Central District | |
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General Junta of the Principality of Asturias Electoral Constituency |
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Location of the Central District within Asturias
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Province | Asturias |
Autonomous community | Principality of Asturias |
Electorate | 779,382 (2015) |
Major settlements | Gijón, Oviedo, Avilés, Siero, Langreo, Mieres |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1983 |
Seats | 32 (1983–1995) 33 (1995–2007) 34 (2007–) |
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Central District is one of the three constituencies (Spanish: circunscripciones) represented in the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias, the regional legislature of the Principality of Asturias. The constituency currently elects 34 deputies. It comprises the municipalities of Aller, Avilés, Bimenes, Carreño, Caso, Castrillón, Corvera de Asturias, Gijón, Gozón, Illas, Las Regueras, Langreo, Laviana, Lena, Llanera, Mieres, Morcín, Noreña, Oviedo, Proaza, Quirós, Ribera de Arriba, Riosa, San Martín del Rey Aurelio, Santo Adriano, Sariego, Siero, Sobrescobio and Soto del Barco. The electoral system uses the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation, with a minimum threshold of 3 percent.