Piedmont 2 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 23 deputies. Its boundaries correspond to those of the provinces of Alessandria, Asti, Biella, Cuneo, Novara, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola and Vercelli, within the Piedmont region. 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]
| Piedmont 2 | |
|---|---|
| Chamber of Deputies Electoral constituency | |
 | |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Electorate | 1,632,591 (2018)[1] |
| Major settlements | Alessandria, Asti, Biella, Cuneo, Novara, Verbania, Vercelli |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1993 |
| Seats | 23 |
| 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.
References
edit- ^ "Circoscrizione Piemonte 2". 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.