Ourense (Senate constituency)

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Ourense
Senate of Spain
Electoral constituency
SpanishCongressDistricts(Ourense).png
Location of Ourense within Spain
Province Ourense
Autonomous community Galicia
Population Green Arrow Up Darker.svg 304,592 (2024) [1]
Electorate Red Arrow Down.svg 355,765 (2023)
Major settlements Ourense
Current constituency
Created 1977
Seats4
Member(s)
  •   PP (3)
  •   PSOE (1)

Ourense 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 Ourense. 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 Ourense 1977–
Key to parties
   CDG
   PSOE
   UCD
   PP
   CP
   AP
LegislatureElectionDistribution
Constituent 1977
13
1st 1979
13
2nd 1982
13
3rd 1986
13
4th 1989
13
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)
13
14th 2019 (Nov)
13
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 María del Carmen Leyte Coello PP 84,65448.92
Yes check.svg Luis Menor Pérez PP 83,53048.27
Yes check.svg Rosa María Sánchez Gándara PP 81,72747.23
Yes check.svg Rafael Rodríguez Villarino PSOE 50,57929.23
• Miguel Bautista Carballo PSOE 47,64827.53
• María Alida Iglesias Gil PSOE 46,40426.81
• María Cristina Cid Fernández BNG 19,81311.45
• Xurxo Rodríguez Méndez BNG 15,7209.08
• Xosé Carballido Presas BNG 14,3218.27
• Manuel Nogueira Pérez Sumar 10,4826.05
• Lidia López Arteaga Sumar 8,5694.95
• Lilian Cerdeira Mosquera Vox 6,8483.95
• Carlos Alberto Garrido López Sumar 6,4853.74
• Domingo Benito Otero Besteiro Vox 6,1753.56
• Miguel Ángel Rojas Silva Vox 5,8813.39
• Margarita Pascal Misiti PACMA 1,7931.03
• Quique Rodríguez Portabales PUM+J 4570.26
• Adrián Nido García PCTG 3870.22
• Juan Diego Conde Eguileta Recortes Cero 3120.18
• María del Mar Fernández Dibuja CCD 1690.09
• Manuel Álvarez Fernández CCD 970.05
• Bruno Blanco Tourón CCD 680.03
Blank ballots3,2211.86
Total495340
Valid votes173,02697.38
Invalid votes4,6422.61
Votes cast / turnout177,66871.25
Abstentions71,68628.74
Registered voters249354
Sources [16]

November 2019 general election

Summary of the 10 November 2019 Senate of Spain election results in Ourense
CandidatesParties and coalitionsPopular vote
Votes %
Yes check.svg Miguel Ángel Viso Diéguez PP 68,34941.03
Yes check.svg María del Carmen Leyte Coello PP 66,68240.03
Yes check.svg Francisco José Fernández Pérez PP 64,23338.56
Yes check.svg Juan Carlos Francisco Rivera PSdeG–PSOE 53,57232.16
• Marina Tallón Núñez PSdeG–PSOE 51,24830.76
• José Antonio Pérez Domínguez PSdeG–PSOE 48,72729.25
• Gloria María Viana Rivera BNG 14,3398.61
• Xosé Lois González Vázquez "O Carrabouxo" BNG 12,9447.77
• Alfonso Victor Ferreiro Outomuro Podemos–EU 11,9547.18
• Celsa Ferreiro Varela Podemos–EU 10,7596.46
• Julio Rodríguez Garrido Vox 10,5776.35
• Celso Sánchez González BNG 10,3626.22
• Manuel Nogueira Pérez Podemos–EU 8,9035.34
• Montserrat Lama Novoa Cs 7,7564.66
• Luis Garayzábal Pedrosa Cs 5,8883.53
• Marcos Chao Amaro Cs 5,4073.25
• Natalia Conde Gestido PACMA 2,7581.66
• Daniel Carrascosa Díez PACMA 1,6360.98
• Celia Rodríguez Rodríguez Recortes Cero–GV 7570.45
• Quique Rodríguez Portabales PUM+J 7280.44
• José Jesús Ramos Martínez PCTG 6150.37
Blank ballots4,3532.61
Total166,599
Valid votes166,59996.87
Invalid votes5,3833.13
Votes cast / turnout171,98247.73
Abstentions188,32052.27
Registered voters360,302
Sources [17]

April 2019 general election

2016 general election

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1989 general election

1986 general election

1982 general election

1979 general election

1977 general election

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