Alicante (Senate constituency)

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Alicante
Senate of Spain
Electoral constituency
SpanishCongressDistricts(Alicante).png
Location of Alicante within Spain
Province Alicante
Autonomous community Valencian Community
Population Green Arrow Up Darker.svg 1,991,259 (2024) [1]
Electorate Green Arrow Up Darker.svg 1,306,311 (2023)
Major settlements Alicante, Elche, Alcoy, Elda, Benidorm, Orihuela
Current constituency
Created 1977
Seats4
Member(s)
  •   PP (3)
  •   PSOE (1)

Alicante (Valencian : Alacant) is one of the 59 constituencies (Spanish: circunscripciones) represented in the Senate, the upper chamber of the Spanish parliament, the Cortes Generales. The constituency elects four senators. Its boundaries correspond to those of the Spanish province of Alicante. The electoral system uses an open list partial block voting, with electors voting for individual candidates instead of parties. Electors can vote for up to three candidates.

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Electoral system

The constituency was created as per the Political Reform Act 1977 and was first contested in the 1977 general election. The Act provided for the provinces of Spain to be established as multi-member districts in the Senate of Spain, [2] with this regulation being maintained under the Spanish Constitution of 1978. [3] Additionally, the Constitution requires for any modification of the provincial limits to be approved under an organic law, needing an absolute majority in the Cortes Generales. [4]

Voting is on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprises all nationals over 18 years of age and in full enjoyment of their political rights. [5] The only exception was in 1977, when this was limited to nationals over 21 years of age and in full enjoyment of their political and civil rights. [6] [7] Amendments to the electoral law in 2011 required for Spaniards abroad to apply for voting before being permitted to vote, a system known as "begged" or expat vote (Spanish : Voto rogado), [8] [9] which was abolished in 2022. [10] 208 seats are elected using an open list partial block voting system, with electors voting for individual candidates instead of parties. In constituencies electing four seats, electors can vote for up to three candidates; in those with two or three seats, for up to two candidates; and for one candidate in single-member districts. Each of the 47 peninsular provinces is allocated four seats, whereas for insular provinces, such as the Balearic and Canary Islands, districts are the islands themselves, with the larger—Mallorca, Gran Canaria and Tenerife—being allocated three seats each, and the smaller—Menorca, Ibiza–Formentera, Fuerteventura, La Gomera and El Hierro (which comprised a single constituency only for the 1977 election), Lanzarote and La Palma—one each. Ceuta and Melilla elect two seats each. [2] [3] [11] [12] Until 1985, the law also provided for by-elections to fill Senate seats vacated up to two years into the legislature. [13]

The electoral law allows for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, coalitions and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form a coalition ahead of an election are required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election call—fifteen before 1985—whereas groupings of electors need to secure the signature of at least one percent of the electorate in the constituencies for which they seek election—one permille of the electorate, with a compulsory minimum of 500 signatures, until 1985—disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates. Also since 2011, parties, federations or coalitions that have not obtained a mandate in either chamber of the Cortes at the preceding election are required to secure the signature of at least 0.1 percent of electors in the aforementioned constituencies. [14] [15]

Senators

Senators for Alicante 1977–
Key to parties
   ALV
   PSP
   PSOE
   UCD
   PP
   CP
   AP
LegislatureElectionDistribution
Constituent 1977
121
1978
121
1st 1979
31
2nd 1982
31
3rd 1986
31
4th 1989
31
5th 1993
13
6th 1996
13
7th 2000
13
8th 2004
13
9th 2008
13
10th 2011
13
11th 2015
13
12th 2016
13
13th 2019 (Apr)
31
14th 2019 (Nov)
22
15th 2023
13

Elections

2023 general election

Summary of the 23 July 2023 Senate of Spain election results
CandidatesParties and coalitionsPopular vote
Votes %
Yes check.svg Eva Ortiz Vilella PP 335,83438.22
Yes check.svg Agustín Almodóbar Barceló PP 324,36336.91
Yes check.svg María Dolores Esteve Juan PP 319,69236.38
Yes check.svg Ana Martínez Zaragoza PSOE 297,95633.91
• Antonia Moreno Ruiz PSOE 282,31132.13
• Ángel Franco Gutiez PSOE 265,62830.23
• Irene Lisarte Villalba Vox 123,59714.06
• David Moreno Narganes Vox 115,92613.19
• Manuel Alcaraz Ramos Sumar 109,82512.50
• Lesmy Menéndez González Vox 108,39912.33
• Llum Quiñonero Hernández Sumar 96,34310.96
• Pau Francesc Torregrosa i Coloma Sumar 85,6019.74
• Obdulia Pérez Cerdán PACMA 12,7691.45
• Teresa Muñoz Armentia PACMA 8,8341.00
• Ángel Olmedo Sáez PACMA 8,7961.00
• Adrián Martínez Ramos Recortes Cero 3,0190.34
• María José Molina Martínez CJ 2,2260.25
• Javier Antonio Ramírez Fernández CJ 1,1420.12
• Elisa Pérez-Marsá Mira CJ 1,0760.12
Blank ballots13,9951.59
Total2517332
Valid votes878,59297.71
Invalid votes20,5782.28
Votes cast / turnout899,17071.66
Abstentions355,56128.33
Registered voters1254731
Sources [16]

November 2019 general election

Summary of the 10 November 2019 Senate of Spain election results in Alicante
CandidatesParties and coalitionsPopular vote
Votes %
Yes check.svg Pablo Ruz Villanueva PP 262,25631.29
Yes check.svg María Adela Pedrosa Roldán PP 247,32829.51
Yes check.svg José Asensi Sabater PSOE 244,32729.15
Yes check.svg Ana Martínez Zaragoza PSOE 238,63128.47
• Carlos Giménez Bertomeu PSOE 227,49027.14
• Consuelo Maraver Lora PP 209,80825.03
• Pascual Moxica Pruneda Vox 150,88818.00
• María Asunción Villaverde Zamora Podemos–EUPV 99,52211.87
• María José Gómez-Pimpollo López-Castillo Podemos–EUPV 87,78810.47
• Lucía Granados Alós Cs 86,04310.27
• Roberto Molina Pilosio Podemos–EUPV 79,4819.48
• Domingo Francisco Guillén Fernández Cs 67,1598.01
• Santiago Mira Quiles Cs 60,9507.27
• Llum Quiñonero Hernández Més Compromís 41,5394.96
• Conxa del Ruste Aguilar Més Compromís 32,3343.86
• Vicent Miquel Sansano Belso Més Compromís 28,0463.35
• Paloma Jerez Cabello PACMA 18,5172.21
• Germán Rabasco Mora PACMA 11,0191.31
• Maite Carpintero Pariente PACMA 10,1661.21
• Abelardo Lloret LópezAvant/Adelante–LVEP 5,4930.66
• Juan Francisco Martínez Tortosa ERPV 3,4490.41
• Manuel Serna Oltra PCPE 2,4900.30
• Adrián Martínez Ramos Recortes Cero–GV 1,8830.22
• Francisco de Bartolomé Gisbert PUM+J 1,6900.20
• Rosa Isabel Payá Giménez Recortes Cero–GV 1,4120.17
• José María García CabreraP–LIB1,1460.14
• Rafael Adrián Serrano Recortes Cero–GV 7280.09
Blank ballots14,7171.76
Total838,203
Valid votes838,20397.64
Invalid votes20,2272.36
Votes cast / turnout858,43067.24
Abstentions418,26132.76
Registered voters1,276,691
Sources [17]

April 2019 general election

2016 general election

2015 general election

2011 general election

2008 general election

2004 general election

2000 general election

1996 general election

1993 general election

1989 general election

1986 general election

1982 general election

1979 general election

1978 by-election

1977 general election

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