| has gloss | eng: Palencia is one of the 52 electoral districts (circunscripciones) used for the Spanish Congress of Deputies - the lower chamber of the Spanish Parliament, the Cortes Generales. It is one of the nine electoral districts which correspond to the provinces of Castile and León. With 68,000 voters in 2004, Palencia is by far the largest municipality accounting for 45% of the total electorate. It is the only municipality with more than 10,000 voters. Palencia was one of the relatively few districts where the electorate fell between 2000 and 2004. The electorate fell again between 2004 and 2008. It is currently one of the smallest districts, ranking 45th out of 52 in terms of the size of its electorate. |
