Las Palmas (Spanish Congress Electoral District)
Las Palmas is one of the 52 electoral districts (circunscripciónes) 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 and covers the Eastern part of the Canary Islands. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is the largest municipality, accounting for over 40% of the electorate
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