Murcia (Senate constituency)

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Murcia
Senate of Spain
Electoral constituency
SpanishCongressDistricts(Murcia).png
Location of Murcia within Spain
Province Murcia
Autonomous community Region of Murcia
Population Green Arrow Up Darker.svg 1,571,933 (2024) [1]
Electorate Green Arrow Up Darker.svg 1,099,703 (2023)
Major settlements Murcia, Cartagena, Lorca, Molina de Segura
Current constituency
Created 1977
Seats4
Member(s)
  •   PP (3)
  •   PSOE (1)

Murcia 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 Murcia. 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 Murcia 1977–
Key to parties
   SD
   PSOE
   UCD
   PP
   CP
   AP
LegislatureElectionDistribution
Constituent 1977
13
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)
22
14th 2019 (Nov)
31
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 Francisco Martín Bernabé Pérez PP 300,05741.03
Yes check.svg Antonio Luengo Zapata PP 292,23139.96
Yes check.svg Antonia López Moya PP 289,28139.56
Yes check.svg Inmaculada Sánchez Roca PSOE 196,83126.91
• Caridad Rubio Martínez PSOE 186,94725.56
• Juan Carlos Contreras Martínez PSOE 178,66924.43
• José Francisco Garre Izquierdo Vox 157,28821.51
• María Ángela Berzal Sánchez Vox 149,47220.44
• Juana María Navarro Aguilera Vox 145,56819.90
• Helena Vidal Brazales Sumar 68,0679.30
• Antonio Campillo Meseguer Sumar 55,7737.62
• Ángel Luis Hernández García Sumar 51,3257.01
• José Francisco Michelena Gil PACMA 7,6031.03
• Ana María Espinosa Belenguer PACMA 6,9500.95
• Oscar Pastor Bárcenas PACMA 5,0390.68
• Joaquín de Domingo López Por Mi Región 3,3070.45
• Verónica Guillén Serrano EB 2,4740.33
• Juana María Rocamora Lillo Por Mi Región 2,1880.29
• José Luis Duarte Fustero Por Mi Región 2,1290.29
• Manuel Luis Pérez Ramos EB 1,8710.25
• Manuela Pedreño López EB 1,7740.24
• Sergio Sánchez Nicolás Recortes Cero 1,0020.13
• Rafael Yago Torregrosa FE de las JONS 8480.11
• Jenifer Nicolás Álvarez Recortes Cero 6490.08
• Alejandro Urteaga de Manuel CJ 6170.08
• María Ainhoa Martín Chamorro CJ 4490.06
Blank ballots9,1291.24
Total2117538
Valid votes731,21097.98
Invalid votes15,0402.01
Votes cast / turnout746,25070.81
Abstentions307,61229.18
Registered voters1053862
Sources [16]

November 2019 general election

Summary of the 10 November 2019 Senate of Spain election results in Murcia
CandidatesParties and coalitionsPopular vote
Votes %
Yes check.svg Violante Tomás Olivares PP 247,09835.17
Yes check.svg Juan María Vázquez Rojas PP 235,70833.55
Yes check.svg Francisco Martín Bernabé Pérez PP 196,81028.01
Yes check.svg José Manuel Marín Gascón Vox 182,63826.00
• Joaquín López Pagán PSOE 182,34725.96
• Susana Hernández Ruiz PSOE 177,93925.33
• Emilio Martínez Martínez PSOE 168,25323.95
• Francisco José Caparrós Fernández Cs 66,5909.48
• María Trinidad Espinosa Mira Podemos–IU 62,3608.88
• María Pilar Muñoz Sánchez Cs 57,0948.13
• Tania Rojo Gómez Podemos–IU 55,7127.93
• Carlos Rodríguez Ibáñez Podemos–IU 47,7166.79
• José Luis Ros Medina Cs 47,6956.79
• María López Montalbán Más País–Equo 16,3242.32
• Mónica Fátima Vozmediano Domínguez PACMA 13,7061.95
• Francisco José Rivas Nadal PACMA 8,6751.23
• Ángela Soler Lloret PACMA 7,5381.07
• Juana María Rocamora Lillo Somos Región 6,0050.85
• María Rosario Segura Perez Muelas Somos Región 4,0940.58
• Jesús Rodríguez Madrid Somos Región 2,7890.40
• Sergio Sánchez Nicolás Recortes Cero–GV 1,7660.25
• Alejandro Navarro Fuentes PCPE 1,4670.21
• María Teresa Hernández Sánchez PUM+J 1,2830.18
• José Guerrero VillarIZQP9310.13
• María de los Desamparados Estellés Carrasco Recortes Cero–GV 9150.13
• Rafael Ordinas Montojo Recortes Cero–GV 9010.13
• José Moreno MadridContigo7020.10
• María Cristina Fernández LópezContigo4910.07
• Pedro Caraballo GarridoDPL4280.06
Blank ballots10,8151.54
Total702,544
Valid votes702,54497.47
Invalid votes18,2212.53
Votes cast / turnout720,76567.88
Abstentions341,07632.12
Registered voters1,061,841
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

1977 general election

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