Number of Members
From the 1977 General Election onwards, Zamora returned four members. For the 1989 General Election this was reduced to three members and it has retained that allocation since then.
Under Spanish electoral law, all provinces are entitled to a minimum of 2 seats with a remaining 248 seats apportioned according to population. These laws are laid out in detail in the 1985 electoral law. (Ley Orgánica del Régimen Electoral General) The practical effect of this has been to overrepresent smaller provinces like Zamora at the expense of larger provinces. Zamora had a ratio of 60,793 voters per deputy in 2004 a figure far below the Spanish average of 98,777 voters per deputy.
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