Girona (Senate constituency)

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Girona
Senate of Spain
Electoral constituency
SpanishCongressDistricts(Girona).png
Location of Girona within Spain
Province Girona
Autonomous community Catalonia
Population Green Arrow Up Darker.svg 822,952 (2024) [1]
Electorate Green Arrow Up Darker.svg 546,370 (2023)
Major settlements Girona
Current constituency
Created 1977
Seats4
Member(s)
  •   PSC (3)
  •   Junts (1)

Girona 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 Girona. 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.

Contents

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 Girona 1977–
Key to parties
   EdC
   ERC
   NE
   ECdP
   PSC
   CatSen
   DiC
   Junts
   JxCat
   CDC
   DiL
   CiU
LegislatureElectionDistribution
Constituent 1977
31
1st 1979
31
2nd 1982
13
3rd 1986
13
4th 1989
13
5th 1993
13
6th 1996
13
7th 2000
13
8th 2004
31
9th 2008
31
10th 2011
13
11th 2015
22
12th 2016
31
13th 2019 (Apr)
31
14th 2019 (Nov)
22
15th 2023
31

Elections

Value

2023 general election

Summary of the 23 July 2023 Senate of Spain election results
CandidatesParties and coalitionsPopular vote
Votes %
Yes check.svg Consol Canteny Arbolí PSC 81,73826.64
Yes check.svg Martí Sans Pairuto PSC 74,85724.40
Yes check.svg Lluïsa Blanch Fulcarà PSC 73,01323.80
Yes check.svg Joan Bagué Roura Junts 71,61723.34
• Jordi Martí Deulofeu ERC 65,56821.37
• Albert Piñeira Brosel Junts 63,97820.85
• Montserrat Mindan Cortada Junts 63,08020.56
• Josep María Terricabras i Nogueras ERC 61,61420.08
• Susanna Pagés Jutglar ERC 54,56517.78
• Jordi Lloveras Avellí Sumar 32,32310.53
• Alfonso Sánchez Fisac PP 30,1699.83
• Vanesa Mányik Jiménez PP 28,6889.35
• Anna Portillo Cuberes Sumar 28,4709.28
• Juan Ramón Iturriagagoitia Bassas PP 27,4418.94
• Rubén Paz Martín Sumar 22,4217.30
• Ana María Catalán Martínez Vox 17,7465.78
• Jordi Vivo Fernández Vox 16,4255.35
• Cristina Ruz Navarro Vox 15,6115.08
• Elena Costa Farré PACMA 9,4063.06
• Alicia Fuentes Company PDeCAT 5,3841.75
• Ramon Torredemer Turu PACMA 5,3491.74
• Camila Fernanda Parra Alvarado PACMA 4,9921.62
• Tomás Ferreira Crubellati PCTC 2,4990.81
• Sandra Barba Olaiz Recortes Cero 1,1070.36
Blank ballots6,2802.04
Total864341
Valid votes306,75197.03
Invalid votes9,3782.96
Votes cast / turnout316,12961.28
Abstentions199,73238.71
Registered voters515861
Sources [16]

November 2019 general election

Summary of the 10 November 2019 Senate of Spain election results in Girona
CandidatesParties and coalitionsPopular vote
Votes %
Yes check.svg Jordi Martí Deulofeu ERC–Sobiranistes 116,66433.61
Yes check.svg Josep Maria "Jami" Matamala Alsina JxCat–Junts 110,35131.79
Yes check.svg Elisenda Pérez Esteve ERC–Sobiranistes 104,52930.12
Yes check.svg Josep Maria Cervera Pinart JxCat–Junts 94,23627.15
• Josep Quintana Caralt ERC–Sobiranistes 90,28226.01
• Laura Karina Corsunsky Zeitune JxCat–Junts 87,66425.26
• Ferran Camas Roda PSC–PSOE 50,03814.42
• María Josefa "Pepa" Celaya Armisen PSC–PSOE 47,93713.81
• Xavier Rangel Martínez PSC–PSOE 46,23613.32
• Gemma Triedo Salvador ECP–Guanyem el Canvi 35,30810.17
• Marta Domènech Gràcia ECP–Guanyem el Canvi 28,8738.32
• Wilder Alfonso Palacio Pineda ECP–Guanyem el Canvi 24,2146.98
• Maria Àngels Olmedo Delestal PP 21,9386.32
• Daniel Ruíz Pérez PP 19,7315.68
• Sebastián Mateo Herrero PP 17,6335.08
• Miriam Pujola Romero Cs 15,8434.56
• Francisco Javier Domínguez García Vox 14,9114.30
• María Paz García Moreno Cs 13,6453.93
• Vito Vicente García Galán Cs 12,2713.54
• Albert Benítez Hugas PACMA 8,5432.46
• María Rosa Blasco Prim PACMA 6,5321.88
• Esteve Huguet Pardo PCPC 1,8290.53
• Francesc Sergio Ibáñez Laffort Recortes Cero–GV 1,3220.38
• Àlex Martínez Ramos PCTC 1,3010.37
• Elisabet Requena López PUM+J 1,1830.34
• Jesús Osorio HernándezIZQP5790.17
Blank ballots4,7731.38
Total347,091
Valid votes347,09198.23
Invalid votes6,2491.77
Votes cast / turnout353,34067.31
Abstentions171,63832.69
Registered voters524,978
Sources [17]

April 2019 general election

2016 general election

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1996 general election

1993 general election

1989 general election

1986 general election

1982 general election

1979 general election

1977 general election

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