Basilicata (Chamber of Deputies constituency) explained

Basilicata
Type:Chamber of Deputies
Electoral
Region Label:Region
Region:Basilicata
Electorate:462,768 (2018)[1]
Towns:Matera, Potenza
Year:1993
Seats:6

Basilicata 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 6 deputies. Its boundaries correspond to those of the Italian region of Basilicata. 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]

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

2018–present

Single-member districts
width=35% colspan="3" Districtwidth=25% rowspan="2" Deputywidth=15% colspan="2" rowspan="2" Party
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01PotenzaSalvatore CaiataFive Star Movement
02MateraGianluca RospiFive Star Movement
Multi-member districts
width=35% colspan="3" Districtwidth=20% colspan="2" rowspan="2" Partywidth=25% rowspan="2" Deputy
width=1% N.width=18% Namewidth=18% Map
01Basilicata – 01Five Star MovementMirella Liuzzi
Five Star MovementLuciano Cillis
Democratic PartyVito De Filippo
Forza ItaliaMichele Casino

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Circoscrizione Basilicata. 4 March 2018. Ministero dell'Interno.
  2. Web site: Conoscere la Camera – Scheda illustrativa. 4 March 2018. Camera dei Deputati.
  3. Web site: Come funziona la legge elettorale e cosa prevede. 2017. Corriere della Sera.