Ciudad Real (Senate constituency)

For the Congress of Deputies constituency, see Ciudad Real (Congress of Deputies constituency). For the Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha constituency, see Ciudad Real (Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha constituency).

Ciudad Real
Senate of Spain Electoral constituency
Location of Ciudad Real within Spain
Province	Ciudad Real
Autonomous community	Castilla-La Mancha
Population	492,640 (2024) [1]
Electorate	391,495 (2023)
Major settlements	Ciudad Real, Puertollano, Alcázar de San Juan
Current constituency
Created	1977
Seats	4
Member(s)	PP (3)   PSOE (1)

Ciudad Real is one of the 59 constituencies (Spanish: circunscripciones) represented in the Senate of Spain, 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 Ciudad Real. 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 Ciudad Real 1977–
Key to parties    PSOE    UCD    PP    CP    AP
Legislature	Election	Distribution
Constituent	1977	2 2
1st	1979	2 2
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	2 2
10th	2011	1 3
11th	2015	1 3
12th	2016	1 3
13th	2019 (Apr)	3 1
14th	2019 (Nov)	3 1
15th	2023	1 3

Elections

2023 general election

Summary of the 23 July 2023 Senate of Spain election results

Candidates	Parties and coalitions		Popular vote
			Votes	%
Y Rosa María Romero Sánchez		PP	116,965	42.37
Y Leopoldo Jerónimo Sierra Gallardo		PP	115,303	41.77
Y Raúl Dalmacio Valero Mejía		PP	113,187	41.00
Y Julián Nieva Delgado		PSOE	99,736	36.13
• María Del Señor Fresneda Guerra		PSOE	98,240	35.59
• José Fernández Teno		PSOE	94,866	34.36
• Jesús Felipe Sánchez-Crespo Ruiz Del Moral		Vox	37,740	13.67
• María del Carmen Ruiz Bolaños		Vox	35,525	12.87
• Carlos Fernández Ayala		Vox	34,187	12.38
• Juan Garrido Morales		Sumar	17,334	6.27
• Minerva Del Hoyo Ramírez		Sumar	15,859	5.74
• Antonio Moreno Valiente		Sumar	13,420	4.86
• María Antonieta Martín de Almagro López-Menchero		PACMA	2,733	0.99
• Carlos Rodríguez Hervás		PACMA	1,693	0.61
• Iñigo Carrión Echevarría		PUM+J	933	0.33
• Alejandro Cerro De Lara		Recortes Cero	875	0.31
Blank ballots			4,694	1.70
Total			803,290
Valid votes			276,029	97.21
Invalid votes			7,896	2.78
Votes cast / turnout			283,925	74.24
Abstentions			98,483	25.75
Registered voters			382,408
Sources [16]

November 2019 general election

Summary of the 10 November 2019 Senate of Spain election results in Ciudad Real

Candidates	Parties and coalitions		Popular vote
			Votes	%
Y Jesús Martín Rodríguez		PSOE	92,472	35.07
Y María del Carmen Mínguez Sierra		PSOE	90,374	34.27
Y Francisco Cañizares Jiménez		PP	90,261	34.23
Y José Manuel Bolaños Viso		PSOE	87,886	33.33
• Miguel Angel Valverde Menchero		PP	86,748	32.90
• María del Carmen Quintanilla Barba		PP	78,269	29.68
• David Manzanares Fúnez		Vox	48,956	18.56
• Rafael López Sánchez		Cs	21,650	8.21
• Antonio Moreno Valiente		Podemos–IU	21,242	8.06
• Victoria Maroto Barros		Podemos–IU	19,732	7.48
• Luis Benítez de Lugo Enrich		Podemos–IU	19,377	7.35
• Virginia Espinosa Gallego		Cs	19,200	7.28
• Genaro Galán García		Cs	16,333	6.19
• Victoria Pozo Sampedro		PACMA	3,931	1.49
• José Puchol González		PACMA	2,402	0.91
• Alejandro Cerro de Lara		R. Cero–GV–PCAS–TC	1,199	0.45
• Borja Bautista Villalba		PUM+J	1,060	0.40
Blank ballots			5,134	1.95
Total			263,704
Valid votes			263,704	97.07
Invalid votes			7,965	2.93
Votes cast / turnout			271,669	68.64
Abstentions			124,116	31.36
Registered voters			395,785
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. Ciudad Real". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 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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