Apulia is one of the 29 constituencies (Italian: circoscrizioni) represented in the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the Italian parliament.[2] The constituency currently elects 43 deputies, being the second largest after Emilia-Romagna. Its boundaries correspond to those of the Italian region of Apulia. The electoral system uses a parallel voting system, which act as a mixed system, with 37% of seats allocated using a first-past-the-post electoral system and 61% using a proportional method, with one round of voting.[3]
| Apulia | |
|---|---|
| Chamber of Deputies Electoral constituency | |
 | |
| Region | Apulia |
| Electorate | 3,268,164 (2018)[1] |
| Major settlements | Bari, Brindisi, Foggia, Lecce, Taranto |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1993 |
| Seats | 43 |
| Member(s) | |
The constituency was first established by the Mattarella law on 4 August 1993 and later confirmed by the Calderoli law on 21 December 2005 and by the Rosato law on 3 November 2017.
Members of the Parliament
edit2018–present
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References
edit- ^ "Circoscrizione Puglia". Ministero dell'Interno. 4 March 2018.
- ^ "Conoscere la Camera – Scheda illustrativa". Camera dei Deputati. 4 March 2018.
- ^ "Come funziona la legge elettorale e cosa prevede". Corriere della Sera. 2017.