Huesca (Senate constituency)

For the Congress of Deputies constituency, see Huesca (Congress of Deputies constituency). For the Cortes of Aragon constituency, see Huesca (Cortes of Aragon constituency).

Huesca
Senate of Spain Electoral constituency
Location of Huesca within Spain
Province	Huesca
Autonomous community	Aragon
Population	228,634 (2024) [1]
Electorate	173,391 (2023)
Major settlements	Huesca
Current constituency
Created	1977
Seats	4
Member(s)	PP (3)   PSOE (1)

Huesca 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 Huesca. 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 Huesca 1977–
Key to parties    PSOE    UCD    PP    CP    AP
Legislature	Election	Distribution
Constituent	1977	1 3
1st	1979	2 2
2nd	1982	3 1
3rd	1986	3 1
4th	1989	3 1
5th	1993	3 1
6th	1996	1 3
7th	2000	1 3
8th	2004	3 1
9th	2008	3 1
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 Melania Mur Sangrá		PP	45,779	39.05
Y Javier Campoy Monreal		PP	44,595	38.04
Y Ana María Beltrán Villalba		PP	43,490	37.10
Y Rosa María Serrano Sierra		PSOE	40,764	34.77
• Gonzalo Palacín Guarné		PSOE	39,074	33.33
• María Lourdes Arruebo De Lope		PSOE	37,075	31.62
• María Lorena García López		Vox	12,711	10.84
• Marcos Juan Francoy Foncillas		Vox	11,569	9.86
• Vanessa Polanco Gómez De Agüero		Vox	10,947	9.33
• Valero Aguayos Bestué		Existe	2,705	2.30
• María Jesús Otto Bellosta		Existe	1,975	1.68
• Nuria Pargada Zapater		PAR	1,515	1.29
• Javier Villa Vispe		Existe	1,484	1.26
• Paula María González Ozaez		PACMA	1,283	1.09
• Javier Labat Latorre		PAR	987	0.84
• Nuria Soler Ferrer		PAR	845	0.72
• Juan Atrián Garcés		PCTE	476	0.40
• Francisco Javier Palop Sancho		PUM+J	303	0.25
• Julio Calvo Francés		Recortes Cero	253	0.21
Blank ballots			2,499	2.13
Total			337,813
Valid votes			117,222	97.75
Invalid votes			2,686	2.24
Votes cast / turnout			119,908	72.56
Abstentions			45,345	27.43
Registered voters			165,253
Sources [16]

November 2019 general election

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

Candidates	Parties and coalitions		Popular vote
			Votes	%
Y Antonio José Cosculluela Bergua		PSOE	38,650	34.58
Y Ana Isabel Alós López		PP	37,769	33.79
Y Rosa María Serrano Sierra		PSOE	36,686	32.82
Y Gonzalo Palacín Guarné		PSOE	35,791	32.02
• María Blanca Puyuelo del Val		PP	34,586	30.94
• Carlos Sampériz Enguita		PP	30,405	27.20
• Ricardo Arrudi Cajal		Vox	14,805	13.24
• Juan Rodríguez Bielsa		Podemos–IU–AAeC	12,506	11.19
• María Elena Orejuela Aparicio		Podemos–IU–AAeC	11,614	10.39
• José Miguel Burillo Julián		Cs	10,791	9.65
• Daniel Isábal Rami		Podemos–IU–AAeC	10,285	9.20
• Paula Martínez-Guisasola Cornago		Cs	8,736	7.82
• Noelia Ángeles Folch Villas		Cs	7,651	6.84
• Ana Beatriz Gual Planas		CHA	3,562	3.19
• Fernando Marqués Mancho		CHA	2,119	1.90
• Ana Usieto Pujala		CHA	1,941	1.74
• Cristina Peñarroya Gómez		PACMA	1,835	1.64
• David Martín Barba		PACMA	977	0.87
• Rubén Andrés Gil		EB	709	0.63
• Rosa María Martín Bartolomé		EB	611	0.55
• Francisco Javier Guiu Benito		Recortes Cero–GV	585	0.52
• Javier Martín Vega		EB	516	0.46
• Ana Riestra de Noreña		PUM+J	392	0.35
• Alejandro Nasarre Pique		PYLN	348	0.31
• Luis Ladislao Izquierdo Pradilla		PCPE	338	0.30
• Galaor Gimeno Sánchez		PCTE	291	0.26
• José María Abad Torres		FIA	140	0.13
• María Atocha Angulo Martínez		FIA	73	0.07
• Eduardo Morales Osia		FIA	50	0.04
Blank ballots			2,671	2.39
Total			111,782
Valid votes			111,782	97.80
Invalid votes			2,510	2.20
Votes cast / turnout			114,292	66.17
Abstentions			58,430	33.83
Registered voters			172,722
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. Huesca". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 August 2020.

Bibliography

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• 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.
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