Abruzzo is one of the 29 constituencies ( it, circoscrizioni) represented in the

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, the lower house of the Italian parliament. The constituency currently elects 14

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. Its boundaries correspond to those of the Italian region of

Abruzzo Abruzzo (, , ; nap, label=Neapolitan language, Abruzzese Neapolitan, Abbrùzze , ''Abbrìzze'' or ''Abbrèzze'' ; nap, label=Sabino dialect, Aquilano, Abbrùzzu; #History, historically Abruzzi) is a Regions of Italy, region of Southern Italy wi ...

. The

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uses a parallel voting system, which act as a mixed system, with 37% of seats allocated using a

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and 61% using a proportional method, with one round of voting. The constituency was first established by the ''

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'' on 4 August 1993 and later confirmed by the '' Calderoli law'' on 21 December 2005 and by the '' Rosato law'' on 3 November 2017.

Elected members

Legislature XVIII (2018–present)

Legislature XVII (2013–2018)

References

{{Chamber of Deputies constituencies in Italy Chamber of Deputies constituencies in Italy 1993 establishments in Italy Constituencies established in 1993 Politics of Abruzzo