Parliament of Cantabria

Last updated
Parliament of Cantabria

Parlamento de Cantabria
10th Parliament of Cantabria
Logo Parlamento de Cantabria.jpg
Type
Type
Houses Unicameral
Structure
Seats35
2023-2027 parlamento.png
Political groups
Government (15)
  •   PP (15)

Opposition (20)

Length of term
4 years
Elections
Last election
 May 28, 2023
Meeting place
Intervencion de Buruaga en el pleno del Parlamento de Cantabria (49127212927).jpg
Hemicycle
Website
http://www.parlamento-cantabria.es

The Parliament of Cantabria is the unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Cantabria. It consists of 35 members called "deputies" which are freely elected by the citizens of the region. The Parliament convenes at the Saint Raphael Hospital, an 18th-century building in the city of Santander rehabilitated in the 1980s to house the Regional Assembly.

Contents

Prior to 1998, the Parliament was called Regional Assembly of Cantabria.

Following the 2023 Cantabrian regional election, the People's Party has the plurality of seats and is the governing party.

Elections and voting

The number of seats in the Parliament of Cantabria is set to a fixed-number of 35. All Parliament members are elected to a four-year term in a single multi-member district, consisting of the Community's territory (the province of Cantabria), using the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation system.

Voting is on the basis of universal suffrage in a secret ballot. Only lists polling above 5% of valid votes in all of the community (which include blank ballots—for none of the above) are entitled to enter the seat distribution. [1]

The first elections were held in 1983 when the People's Coalition won a majority of seats and José Antonio Rodríguez became the first regional president. In the 2019 Cantabrian parliamentary election the Regionalist Party of Cantabria won 40% of the seats, needing the Socialist Party to govern. [2]

Building

The building where the Parliament of Cantabria is placed is the old Hospital of Saint Raphael, in the High Street (old district) of Santander, Spain.

The hospital was built in 1791 as a charity hospital for the poor and was the main hospital of Santander. It served during the Independence War and the disaster of the Cabo Machichaco. The hospital closed down in 1928, and in 1982, the regional assembly of Cantabria started the restoration project of the building, which ended in 1984 and won some awards.

Parliamentary bodies

Bureau

The Bureau of the Parliament of Cantabria is formed by the Speaker of the Parliament, two Deputy Speakers and two Secretaries.

Logo Parlamento de Cantabria.jpg
Bureau of the Parliament of Cantabria [3]
OfficeName Party
Speaker Joaquín Gómez Gómez Logo PSOE Cantabria.svg PSC
First Deputy SpeakerEmilia Aguirre Ventosa PRC
Second Deputy SpeakerMaría José González Revuelta Logo PP Cantabria 2019.png PPC
First SecretaryAna Obregón Abascal PRC
Second SecretaryDiego Marañón Logo oficial Ciudadanos.svg Citizens

Board of Spokespersons

The Board of Spokespersons is a parliamentary body consisting of the spokespersons of the parliamentary groups. Its main task is to decide the agenda.

Committees

The committees are formed by a group of deputies appointed by their respective parliamentary groups. Within them, legislative initiatives are known and discussed before they are debated in Parliament's Plenary.

There are different types of committees. They are called standing committees to those that are expressly established in the Standing Rules of the Parliament. The non-standing committees are created to discuss a specific issue or matter during a legislature.

Each committee elects a bureau consisting of a chair, a deputy chair and a secretary.

As of 2019, there are 12 standing committees. There are no non-standing committees.

CommitteeChairDeputy chairRefs
Rural Development, Livestock, Fisheries, Food and EnvironmentPablo Diestro Eguren (PRC)Paz Mercedes de la Cuesta Aguado (PSC) [4]
Economy and FinanceLorenzo Vidal de la Peña López-Tormos (PPC)Paz Mercedes de la Cuesta Aguado (PSC) [5]
Education, Vocational Training and TourismJosé Miguel Fernández Viadero (PRC)Paz Mercedes de la Cuesta Aguado (PSC) [6]
Employment and Social PoliciesJavier García-Oliva Mascarós (PSC)Francisco Ortiz Uriarte (PRC) [7]
Statute of DeputiesPedro José Hernando García (PRC)María José Sáenz de Buruaga Gómez (PPC) [8]
Innovation, Industry, Transport and CommerceAna Obregón Abascal (PRC)Paz Mercedes de la Cuesta Aguado (PSC) [9]
Public Works, Territorial Planning and UrbanismJavier López Estrada (PRC)Pablo Zuloaga Martínez (PSC) [10]
PetitionsJoaquín Gómez Gómez (PSC)Emilia María Aguirre Ventosa (PRC) [11]
Presidency, Interior, Justice and External ActionPedro José Hernando García (PRC)Javier García-Oliva Mascarós (PSC) [12]
RulesJoaquín Gómez Gómez (PSC)Pedro José Hernando García (PRC) [13]
HealthPaz Mercedes de la Cuesta Aguado (PSC)María de los Ángeles Matanzas Rodríguez (PRC) [14]
Universities, Equality, Culture and SportNoelia Cobo Pérez (PSC)María Teresa Noceda Llano (PRC) [15]

Transparency

The Parliament of Cantabria is one of the most transparent regional parliaments in Spain (98.8%). [16]

All the students of Cantabria go to the Parliament at least once on a school trip, where they meet some deputies and usually the president of the Parliament. They are told about the history of the building, how the Parliament works and how they can participate in democracy. Sessions are retransmitted by the regional television broadcaster Tele Bahía.

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cantabria</span> Autonomous community and province of Spain

Cantabria is an autonomous community and province in northern Spain with Santander as its capital city. It is called a comunidad histórica, a historic community, in its current Statute of Autonomy. It is bordered on the east by the Basque autonomous community, on the south by Castile and León, on the west by the Principality of Asturias, and on the north by the Cantabrian Sea, which forms part of the Bay of Biscay.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cantabrian labarum</span>

The Cantabrian labarum is a modern interpretation of the ancient military standard known by the Romans as Cantabrum. It consists of a purple cloth on which there is what would be called in heraldry a "saltire voided" made up of curved lines, with knobs at the end of each line.

The Regionalist Party of Cantabria is the second oldest political party in the Spanish Autonomous Community of Cantabria. The PRC originated in the Association in Defense of the Interests of Cantabria (ADIC), founded on 14 May 1976, with the objective of promoting Cantabrian autonomy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cantabria autonomous football team</span> National association football team in Spain

The Cantabria autonomous football team is the regional football team for Cantabria, Spain. They are not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA and therefore are only allowed to play friendly matches.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Flag of Cantabria</span>

The flag of the Spanish region of Cantabria is made up of two horizontal stripes of equal width, white on the top and red on the bottom, and the region's coat of arms in its centre. The design is established in the text of the Autonomy Statute, except for the coat of arms, which was established by a Law of the Regional Assembly approved on 30 December 1981. The design traces its lineage to the ship registration flag of the maritime province of Santander, assigned by Royal Order on 30 July 1845.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2011 Cantabrian regional election</span>

The 2011 Cantabrian regional election was held on Sunday, 22 May 2011, to elect the 8th Parliament of the autonomous community of Cantabria. All 39 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in 12 other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 Cantabrian regional election</span>

The 2015 Cantabrian regional election was held on Sunday, 24 May 2015, to elect the 9th Parliament of the autonomous community of Cantabria. All 35 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in 12 other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1983 Cantabrian regional election</span>

The 1983 Cantabrian regional election was held on Sunday, 8 May 1983, to elect the 1st Regional Assembly of the autonomous community of Cantabria. All 35 seats in the Regional Assembly were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1987 Cantabrian regional election</span>

The 1987 Cantabrian regional election was held on Wednesday, 10 June 1987, to elect the 2nd Regional Assembly of the autonomous community of Cantabria. All 39 seats in the Regional Assembly were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in 12 other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain, as well as the 1987 European Parliament election.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1991 Cantabrian regional election</span>

The 1991 Cantabrian regional election was held on Sunday, 26 May 1991, to elect the 3rd Regional Assembly of the autonomous community of Cantabria. All 39 seats in the Regional Assembly were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in 12 other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1995 Cantabrian regional election</span>

The 1995 Cantabrian regional election was held on Sunday, 28 May 1995, to elect the 4th Regional Assembly of the autonomous community of Cantabria. All 39 seats in the Regional Assembly were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in 12 other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1999 Cantabrian regional election</span>

The 1999 Cantabrian regional election was held on Sunday, 13 June 1999, to elect the 5th Parliament of the autonomous community of Cantabria. All 39 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in 12 other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain, as well as the 1999 European Parliament election.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2003 Cantabrian regional election</span>

The 2003 Cantabrian regional election was held on Sunday, 25 May 2003, to elect the 6th Parliament of the autonomous community of Cantabria. All 39 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in 12 other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2007 Cantabrian regional election</span> Election for parliament of Cantabria, a Spanish region

The 2007 Cantabrian regional election was held on Sunday, 27 May 2007, to elect the 7th Parliament of the autonomous community of Cantabria. All 39 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in 12 other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Íñigo de la Serna</span> Spanish politician

Íñigo Joaquín de la Serna Hernáiz is a Spanish politician and civil engineer. He was the Mayor of Santander between 2007 and 2016 and served as Minister of Public Works from 4 November 2016 to 1 June 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Cantabrian regional election</span>

The 2019 Cantabrian regional election was held on Sunday, 26 May 2019, to elect the 10th Parliament of the autonomous community of Cantabria. All 35 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in eleven other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain, as well as the 2019 European Parliament election.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">María José Sáenz de Buruaga</span> Spanish politician

María José Sáenz de Buruaga Gómez is a Spanish politician from the People's Party (PP) serving as the President of Cantabria since 2023. President of the party's regional branch since 25 March 2017. She previously served as Vice President of Cantabria and Regional Minister of Health and Social Services from 2011 to 2015.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Cantabrian regional election</span> Spanish regional election

The 2023 Cantabrian regional election was held on Sunday, 28 May 2023, to elect the 11th Parliament of the autonomous community of Cantabria. All 35 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in eleven other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gema Igual</span>

Gema Igual Ortiz is a Spanish politician of the People's Party (PP). She was elected to the city council of Santander in Cantabria in 2003 and became mayor in 2016. She was elected to the Parliament of Cantabria in 2023.

References

  1. ↑ "Ley 5/1987, de 27 de marzo, de elecciones al Parlamento de Cantabria" [Law 5/1987, of 27 March, of elections to the Parliament of Cantabria]. Noticias Juridicas (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  2. ↑ "Resultados Electorales detalladoes Canatabria" [Detailed Election Results Cantabria]. www.argos.gva.es. Archivo Histórico Electoral [Electoral History Archive] (in Spanish). ARGOS. 2015. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  3. ↑ "El socialista Joaquín Gómez, elegido presidente del Parlamento de Cantabria". Europa Press. 2019-06-20. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
  4. ↑ "(10L) Comisión de Desarrollo Rural, Ganadería, Pesca, Alimentación y Medio Ambie | Parlamento de Cantabria". parlamento-cantabria.es. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
  5. ↑ "(10L) Comisión de Economía y Hacienda | Parlamento de Cantabria". parlamento-cantabria.es. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
  6. ↑ "(10L) Comisión de Educación, Formación Profesional y Turismo | Parlamento de Cantabria". parlamento-cantabria.es. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
  7. ↑ "(10L) Comisión de Empleo y Políticas Sociales | Parlamento de Cantabria". parlamento-cantabria.es. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
  8. ↑ "(10L) Comisión de Estatuto de los Diputados y Diputadas | Parlamento de Cantabria". parlamento-cantabria.es. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
  9. ↑ "(10L) Comisión de Innovación, Industria, Transporte y Comercio | Parlamento de Cantabria". parlamento-cantabria.es. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
  10. ↑ "(10L) Comisión de Obras Públicas, Ordenación del Territorio y Urbanismo | Parlamento de Cantabria". parlamento-cantabria.es. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
  11. ↑ "(10L) Comisión de Peticiones | Parlamento de Cantabria". parlamento-cantabria.es. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
  12. ↑ "(10L) Comisión de Presidencia, Interior, Justicia y Acción Exterior | Parlamento de Cantabria". parlamento-cantabria.es. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
  13. ↑ "(10L) Comisión de Reglamento | Parlamento de Cantabria". parlamento-cantabria.es. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
  14. ↑ "(10L) Comisión de Sanidad | Parlamento de Cantabria". parlamento-cantabria.es. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
  15. ↑ "(10L) Comisión de Universidades, Igualdad, Cultura y Deporte | Parlamento de Cantabria". parlamento-cantabria.es. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
  16. ↑ "Parlamento de Cantabria. Puntuaciones obtenidas en el IPAR" (PDF). Transparency International España (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.

43°27′35″N3°48′49″W / 43.45972°N 3.81361°W / 43.45972; -3.81361

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.