Lanzarote (Parliament of the Canary Islands constituency) being called—fifteen before 1985. Lanzarote (Parliament of the Canary Islands constituency) Lanzarote is one of the seven constituencies () represented in the Parliament of the Canary Islands, the regional legislature of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands. The constituency currently elects 8 deputies. Its boundaries correspond to those of the island of Lanzarote. The electoral system uses the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation, with a minimum threshold of 30 percent in the constituency or 6 percent regionally. The constituency was created as per the Statute of Autonomy of the Canary Islands of 1982 and was first contested
Lanzarote after the Genoese navigator Lancelotto Malocello, from which the modern name is derived. The island's name in the native language was Tyterogaka or Tytheroygaka, which may mean "one that is all ochre" (referring to the island's predominant colour). Lanzarote is located north-east of Fuerteventura and just over from Graciosa. The dimensions of the island are from north to south and from west to east. Lanzarote has of coastline, of which are sand, are beach, and the remainder is rocky. Its landscape includes the mountain ranges of Famara (671 metres or 2,201 feet) in the north and Ajaches () to the