Badajoz (Spanish Congress Electoral District)
Badajoz is one of the 52 electoral districts (Spanish: circunscripciones) used for the Spanish Congress of Deputies - the lower chamber of the Spanish Parliament, the Cortes Generales. It was first contested in modern times in the 1977 General Election. Located in Extremadura in south west Spain, it is the largest electoral district in Congress in terms of geographical area. At the time of the 2011 election, Badajoz was the largest town with 116,000 voters out of the total electorate of just over 557,000. Mérida (45,000 voters), Don Benito (28,000) voters and Almendralejo (24,000) voters were the next largest municipalities.
Read more about Badajoz (Spanish Congress Electoral District): Boundaries and Electoral System, Eligibility, Number of Members, Summary of Seats Won 1977-2011, Vote Share Summary 1977-2011
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