Badajoz (Senate constituency)

For the Congress of Deputies constituency, see Badajoz (Congress of Deputies constituency). For the Assembly of Extremadura constituency, see Badajoz (Assembly of Extremadura constituency).

Badajoz
Senate of Spain Electoral constituency
Location of Badajoz within Spain
Province	Badajoz
Autonomous community	Extremadura
Population	664,970 (2024) [1]
Electorate	550,702 (2023)
Major settlements	Badajoz, Mérida, Don Benito, Almendralejo
Current constituency
Created	1977
Seats	4
Member(s)	PSOE (2)   PP (2)

Badajoz 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 Badajoz. 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.

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 Badajoz 1977–
Key to parties    SD    PSOE    UCD    PP    CP    AP
Legislature	Election	Distribution
Constituent	1977	2 2
1st	1979	1 3
2nd	1982	3 1
3rd	1986	3 1
4th	1989	3 1
5th	1993	3 1
6th	1996	3 1
7th	2000	1 3
8th	2004	3 1
9th	2008	3 1
10th	2011	1 3
11th	2015	3 1
12th	2016	1 3
13th	2019 (Apr)	3 1
14th	2019 (Nov)	3 1
15th	2023	2 2

Elections

2023 general election

Summary of the 23 July 2023 Senate of Spain election results

Candidates	Parties and coalitions		Popular vote
			Votes	%
Y Rafael Damián Lemus Rubiales		PSOE	150,585	39.26
Y María Teresa Macías Mateos		PSOE	150,232	39.17
Y José Antonio Monago Terraza		PP	148,167	38.63
Y Carmen Pagador López		PP	146,748	38.26
• Manuel Borrego Rodríguez		PSOE	145,967	38.05
• María Natividad Fuentes Del Puerto		PP	144,175	37.59
• Gonzalo Pozo Guisado		Vox	44,916	11.71
• Marta Gervasia Garrido Moreno		Vox	42,292	11.02
• José Félix Quintana Barona		Vox	40,519	10.56
• Salud Ángel Ramos Vergeles		Sumar	26,583	6.93
• María Del Carmen Ibarlucea Paredes		Sumar	22,611	5.89
• Adrián Rodríguez Santos		Sumar	22,451	5.85
• Diego José Albardonedo Díez-Ochoa		BQEx	6,123	1.59
• María Dolores Díez-Madroñero González		BQEx	5,303	1.38
• José María Fernández Chavero		BQEx	4,926	1.28
• Olga Lama Rodríguez		PACMA	2,911	0.75
• Fernando Jaramillo Expósito		PACMA	1,718	0.44
• María Guadalupe Cascón Pérez		PUM+J	1,201	0.31
• Ainhoa Pérez Noguera		Recortes Cero	599	0.15
Blank ballots			6,306	1.64
Total			1114333
Valid votes			383,522	96.76
Invalid votes			12,812	3.23
Votes cast / turnout			396,334	73.65
Abstentions			141,739	26.34
Registered voters			538073
Sources [16]

November 2019 general election

Summary of the 10 November 2019 Senate of Spain election results in Badajoz

Candidates	Parties and coalitions		Popular vote
			Votes	%
Y María Teresa Macías Mateos		PSOE	141,687	39.19
Y Baldomero Espinosa Moreno		PSOE	136,687	37.80
Y María Ascensión Godoy Tena		PSOE	136,389	37.72
Y Francisco Javier Fragoso Martínez		PP	110,538	30.57
• Pedro Acedo Penco		PP	104,625	28.94
• María Auxiliadora Correa Zamora		PP	95,196	26.33
• Ángel Pelayo Gordillo Moreno		Vox	56,066	15.51
• Isidro Fernández Fernández		Cs	34,191	9.46
• Salud Ángel Ramos Vergeles		Podemos–IU	31,394	8.68
• María del Carmen Matos Muñoz		Cs	30,636	8.47
• Juan Valor Murillo		Podemos–IU	28,452	7.87
• Antonia Fernández Blanco		Cs	27,434	7.59
• José María González Fernández		Podemos–IU	26,952	7.45
• Olga Lama Rodríguez		PACMA	4,790	1.32
• Manuel Ramos Benedito		PACMA	2,967	0.82
• Mario Cano Paredes		PUM+J	1,815	0.50
• Antonio José Corts Piris		Recortes Cero–GV	1,675	0.46
Blank ballots			8,707	2.41
Total			361,560
Valid votes			361,560	96.13
Invalid votes			14,569	3.87
Votes cast / turnout			376,129	67.77
Abstentions			178,865	32.23
Registered voters			554,994
Sources [17]

References

1. "Real Decreto 1210/2024, de 28 de noviembre, por el que se declaran oficiales las cifras de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal referidas al 1 de enero de 2024". Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 December 2024.
2. Law 1/1977 (1977) , trans. prov. 1.
3. Const. Esp. (1978) , tit. III, ch. I, art. 69.
4. Const. Esp. (1978) , tit. VIII, ch. II, art. 141.
5. LOREG (1985) , tit. I, ch. I, art. 2.
6. RDL 20/1977 (1977) , tit. I, art. 2.
7. Carreras de Odriozola & Tafunell Sambola 2005, p. 1077.
8. LOREG (1985) , tit. I, ch. VI, art. 75.
9. Reig Pellicer, Naiara (16 December 2015). "Spanish elections: Begging for the right to vote". cafebabel.co.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
10. Araque Conde, Pilar (8 June 2022). "El Congreso acaba con el voto rogado: diez años de trabas burocráticas para los residentes en el extranjero". Público (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
11. RDL 20/1977 (1977) , tit. II, ch. II, art. 19 & 21.
12. LOREG (1985) , tit. II, ch. III, art. 162 & 165–166.
13. RDL 20/1977 (1977) , tit. III, art. 29.
14. RDL 20/1977 (1977) , tit. IV, art. 30–31 & 34.
15. LOREG (1985) , tit. I, ch. VI, art. 44 & tit. II, ch. V, art. 169.
16. "Electoral Results Consultation. Senate. 2023". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 August 2023.
17. "Electoral Results Consultation. Senate. November 2019. Badajoz". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 August 2020.

Bibliography

• Ley 1/1977, de 4 de enero, para la Reforma Política (Law 1/1977). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Vol. 4. 4 January 1977. ISSN   0212-033X. BOE-A-1977-165. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
• Real Decreto-ley 20/1977, de 18 de marzo, sobre Normas Electorales (Royal Decree-Law 20/1977). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Vol. 70. 18 March 1977. ISSN   0212-033X. BOE-A-1977-7445. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
• Constitución Española (Spanish Constitution). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Vol. 311. 29 December 1978 [latest version]. ISSN   0212-033X. BOE-A-1978-31229. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
• Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General (Organic Law 5/1985). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Vol. 147. 19 June 1985 [latest version]. ISSN   0212-033X. BOE-A-1985-11672. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
• Carreras de Odriozola, Albert; Tafunell Sambola, Xavier (2005) [1989]. Estadísticas históricas de España, siglos XIX-XX (PDF) (in Spanish). Vol. 1 (II ed.). Bilbao: Fundación BBVA. pp. 1072–1097. ISBN   84-96515-00-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015.

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