9th General Junta of the Principality of Asturias

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Overview
Legislative body General Junta of the Principality of Asturias
Term27 April 2012 (2012-04-27) – 16 June 2015 (2015-06-16)
Election 25 March 2012
Government Fernández I
Website jgpa.es
Deputies
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Members45
President Pedro Sanjurjo (PSOE)
First Vice-President Pelayo Roces (FAC)
Second Vice-President José Agustín Cuervas-Mons (PP)
First Secretary Aurelio Martín (IU/IX, until 26 June 2014)
Emilia Vázquez (IU/IX, since 26 June 2014)
Second Secretary Ignacio Prendes (UPyD)

The 9th General Junta was the meeting of the General Junta, the parliament of the Principality of Asturias, with the membership determined by the results of the regional snap election held on 25 March 2012. The congress met for the first time on 27 April 2012.

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Election

The 9th Asturian regional election was held on 25 March 2012, as a snap election. At the election, the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) passed Asturias Forum (FAC) as the most voted party. Finally, a draw between left and right was broken by the only member of Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) that gave back the government to the left. [1]

AllianceVotes %Seats+/–
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)161,15932.10%17Increase2.svg2
Forum of Citizens (FAC)124,51824.80%12Decrease2.svg4
People's Party (PP)108,09121.53%10Steady2.svg
United Left of Asturias (IU/IX)69,11813.77%5Increase2.svg1
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)18,8013.74%1Increase2.svg1
Others/blanks20,3864.06%0
Total502,073100.00%45Steady2.svg

History

The new parliament met for the first time on 27 April 2012. After two rounds, Pedro Sanjurjo (PSOE) was elected as the president of the General Junta, in a parliament composed provisionally by 44 members out of the 45 possibles, as Foro Asturias (FAC) challenged the result of the western district to the justice court of Asturias. [2]

President [2]
CandidateVotes
Round 1Round 2
Pedro Sanjurjo PSOE 2222
Blank2222
Total4444

Deaths, resignations and suspensions

The 9th General Junta has seen the following deaths, resignations and suspensions:

Members

NameConstituencyNo.PartyAllianceGroupTook officeLeft officeNotes
María Pilar Alonso Central 5 FSA PSOE Socialists27 April 201216 June 2015
María Teresa Alonso Central 8 FAC FAC Asturias Forum27 April 201216 June 2015
Luis Manuel Álvarez Central 7 IU/IX IU/IX United Left19 June 201416 June 2015Replaces Ángel González
María Jesús Álvarez Western 1 FSA PSOE Socialists27 April 201216 June 2015
Francisco Álvarez-Cascos Central 1 FAC FAC Asturias Forum27 April 201216 June 2015
Juan Ramón Campo Western 1 FAC FAC Asturias Forum27 April 201216 June 2015
María Dolores Carcedo Central 3 FSA PSOE Socialists27 April 201216 June 2015
Cristina Coto Central 1 FAC FAC Asturias Forum27 April 201216 June 2015
José Agustín Cuervas-Mons Central 4 PPA PP People's27 April 201216 June 2015Second Vice-president
Victoria Delgado Central 6 PPA PP People's27 April 201216 June 2015
Nuria Devesa Central 7 FSA PSOE Socialists27 April 201216 June 2015
José Manuel Felgueres Eastern 1 PPA PP People's27 April 201216 June 2015
Carmen Fernández Central 10 FAC FAC Asturias Forum12 July 201216 June 2015Replaces Isidro Martínez Oblanca
Javier Fernández Central 1 FSA PSOE Socialists27 April 201216 June 2015
Mercedes Fernández Central 1 PPA PP People's27 April 201216 June 2015
Judit Flórez Central 12 FSA PSOE Socialists27 April 201216 June 2015
María del Mar García Poo Eastern 3 FAC FAC Asturias Forum20 December 201216 June 2015Replaces Carmen Sela
Ángel González Central 5 IU/IX IU/IX United Left27 April 201219 June 2014Replaced by Luis Manuel Álvarez
Francisco González Western 3 FSA PSOE Socialists27 April 201216 May 2013Replaced by Elsa Pérez
Fernando Goñi Central 2 PPA PP People's27 April 201216 June 2015
Jesús Gutiérrez Central 6 FSA PSOE Socialists27 April 201216 June 2015
Vicente Herranz Central 10 FSA PSOE Socialists27 April 201216 June 2015
Marina Huerta Eastern 1 FAC FAC Asturias Forum27 April 201216 June 2015
Jesús Iglesias Central 1 IU/IX IU/IX United Left27 April 20125 July 2012Replaced by Marta Pulgar
Esther Landa Central 2 FAC FAC Asturias Forum27 April 201216 June 2015
Adriana Lastra Eastern 1 FSA PSOE Socialists27 April 201216 June 2015
Fernando Lastra Central 2 FSA PSOE Socialists27 April 201216 June 2015
Albano Longo Central 5 FAC FAC Asturias Forum27 April 201216 June 2015
Alfonso López Western 1 PPA PP People's27 April 201216 June 2015
Susana López Ares Central 8 PPA PP People's27 April 201216 June 2015
Marcelino Marcos Western 2 FSA PSOE Socialists27 April 201216 June 2015
Aurelio Martín Central 3 IU/IX IU/IX United Left27 April 201216 June 2015Second secretary until 26 June 2014
Noemí Martín Central 2 IU/IX IU/IX United Left27 April 201216 June 2015
José Antonio Martínez Central 7 FAC FAC Asturias Forum27 April 201216 June 2015
Isidro Martínez Oblanca Central 4 FAC FAC Asturias Forum27 April 201212 July 2012Replaced by Carmen Fernández
Manuel Peña Central 9 FAC FAC Asturias Forum27 April 201216 June 2015
Elsa Pérez Western 4 FSA PSOE Socialists16 May 201316 June 2015Replaces Francisco González
José María Pérez Central 4 FSA PSOE Socialists27 April 201216 June 2015
Marina Pineda Central 9 FSA PSOE Socialists27 April 201216 June 2015
Ignacio Prendes Central 1 UPyD UPyD Mixed27 April 201216 June 2015First Secretary
Marta Pulgar Central 6 IU/IX IU/IX United Left16 July 201216 June 2015Replaces Jesús Iglesias
Emma Ramos Central 3 PPA PP People's27 April 201216 June 2015
Pelayo Roces Central 3 FAC FAC Asturias Forum27 April 201216 June 2015
Matías Rodríguez Western 2 PPA PP People's27 April 201216 June 2015
Pedro Sanjurjo Central 11 FSA PSOE Socialists27 April 201216 June 2015President
Carmen Sela Central 8 FAC FAC Asturias Forum27 April 201220 December 2012Replaced by María del Mar García Poo
Marcelino Torre Central 8 FSA PSOE Socialists27 April 201216 June 2015
Emilia Vázquez Central 4 IU/IX IU/IX United Left27 April 201216 June 2015Second secretary since 26 June 2014
Alejandro Vega Eastern 2 FSA PSOE Socialists27 April 201216 June 2015
Luis Venta Central 7 PPA PP People's27 April 201216 June 2015

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References

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