Pontevedra (Senate constituency)

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Pontevedra
Senate of Spain
Electoral constituency
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Location of Pontevedra within Spain
Province Pontevedra
Autonomous community Galicia
Population Green Arrow Up Darker.svg 945,599 (2024) [1]
Electorate Green Arrow Up Darker.svg 909,434 (2023)
Major settlements Vigo, Pontevedra
Current constituency
Created 1977
Seats4
Member(s)
  •   PP (3)
  •   PSOE (1)

Pontevedra 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 Pontevedra. 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 Pondevedra 1977–
Key to parties
   En Marea
   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)
31
14th 2019 (Nov)
22
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 José Pardo Pumar «Pepa» PP 213,84339.00
Yes check.svg José Crespo Iglesias PP 209,13538.14
Yes check.svg Nidia María Arévalo Gómez PP 206,40437.64
Yes check.svg María del Carmen Silva Rego «Carmela» PSOE 182,04333.20
• Luis López Bueno PSOE 166,21130.31
• Verónica Pichel Guisande PSOE 160,80729.32
• Duarte Correa Piñeiro BNG 67,17712.25
• Roberto Alonso Ucha Sumar 66,79912.18
• María José García Gómez BNG 58,67110.70
• Gloria Alonso Domínguez Sumar 55,84010.18
• Ana Isabel Pérez Simal Sumar 50,3519.18
• Ramón Nicolás Rodríguez BNG 50,1309.14
• José Manuel Torres Corredoira Vox 22,6684.13
• Antonio Ramón Quintana Jato Vox 20,1433.67
• Elisa María López Moldes Vox 19,6293.57
• Alberto De Salazar Viñas PACMA 5,5591.01
• Iria Montenegro García PACMA 4,7400.86
• Juan Ramón Soliño Álvarez PACMA 3,2020.58
• Martín Mascato Galiñanes PCTG 1,9670.35
• José Carlos Vázquez González Recortes Cero 1,3660.24
Blank ballots8,8281.61
Total1575513
Valid votes548,29897.80
Invalid votes12,3182.19
Votes cast / turnout560,61673.15
Abstentions205,67726.84
Registered voters766293
Sources [16]

November 2019 general election

Summary of the 10 November 2019 Senate of Spain election results in Pontevedra
CandidatesParties and coalitionsPopular vote
Votes %
Yes check.svg Modesto Pose Mesura PSdeG–PSOE 164,70532.16
Yes check.svg María Margarita Peregrina Adrio Taracido PSdeG–PSOE 160,44631.33
Yes check.svg Javier Jorge Guerra Fernández PP 158,75531.00
Yes check.svg Pilar Rojo Noguera PP 154,43430.16
• Daniel Chenlo Padín PSdeG–PSOE 151,29929.55
• Santiago Rodríguez Davila PP 146,10228.53
• María Vanessa Angustia Gómez Podemos–EU 74,69814.59
• Óscar González Álvarez Podemos–EU 61,12611.94
• Elsa Liliana Vázquez Lorenzetti Podemos–EU 57,83511.29
• André Vidal Capón BNG 53,14210.38
• Cecilia Pérez Orge BNG 46,8089.14
• Segundo González González BNG 38,8747.59
• Antonio Ramilo Rodríguez de Robles Vox 31,5176.15
• María Elena Posada Gutiérrez Cs 27,6775.40
• Gregorio Revenga Portela Cs 22,3774.37
• Luis Miguel Lamas Pérez Cs 20,6744.04
• Eduardo Alfonso Ortiz Preciado Más País–Equo 14,7852.89
• María Luisa de Ceano-Vivas Hernández PACMA 9,4641.85
• Iria Montenegro García PACMA 5,9361.16
• Francisco Antonio González-Moro Rodríguez PACMA 5,8141.14
• José Feliciano Gallego López PCTG 1,8750.37
• José Carlos Vázquez González Recortes Cero–GV 1,5470.30
• David Troncoso Casal EB 1,3360.26
• Alberto Fernández Armesto PUM+J 1,2210.24
• María Luisa Prado López Recortes Cero–GV 1,1760.23
• Paula García Rodríguez EB 1,0480.20
• Xurxo Fernández Alonso EB 8370.16
Blank ballots11,6922.28
Total512,094
Valid votes512,09497.38
Invalid votes13,7882.62
Votes cast / turnout525,88258.04
Abstentions380,22941.96
Registered voters906,111
Sources [17]

April 2019 general election

2016 general election

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1986 general election

1982 general election

1979 general election

1977 general election

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