Balearic Islands (Congress of Deputies constituency)
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Location of Balearic Islands within Spain
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| Province | Balearic Islands |
| Autonomous community | Balearic Islands |
| Population | 1,104,479 (2016) |
| Electorate | 772,939 (2016) |
| Major settlements | Palma, Calvià, Ibiza |
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| Created | 1977 |
| Seats | 6 (1977–1993) 7 (1993–2004) 8 (2004–) |
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The Balearic Islands (Catalan: Illes Balears, Spanish: Islas Baleares)—Balearics until 2000 (Spanish: Baleares, Catalan: Balears)—are one of the 52 constituencies (Spanish: circunscripciones) represented in the Congress of Deputies, the lower chamber of the Spanish parliament, the Cortes Generales. The constituency currently elects eight deputies. Its boundaries correspond with those of the Balearic Islands. The electoral system uses the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation, with a minimum threshold of 3 percent.
The constituency was created as per the Political Reform Act 1977 and was first contested in the 1977 general election. The Act provided for the provinces of Spain to be established as multi-member districts in the Congress of Deputies, with this regulation being maintained under the Spanish Constitution of 1978. Additionally, the Constitution requires for any modification of the provincial limits to be approved under an organic law, needing an absolute majority in the Cortes Generales.
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