Tarragona 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 Tarragona. The electoral system uses open list partial block voting, with electors voting for individual candidates instead of parties. Electors can vote for up to three candidates.
| Tarragona | |
|---|---|
| Senate of Spain Electoral constituency | |
.png) Location of Tarragona within Spain | |
| Province | Tarragona |
| Autonomous community | Catalonia |
| Population |  861,531 (2024)[1] |
| Electorate | 596,689 (2023) |
| Major settlements | Tarragona, Reus |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1977 |
| Seats | 4 |
| Members | |
Electoral system
editThe constituency was created as per the Political Reform Law and was first contested in the 1977 general election. The Law provided for the provinces of Spain to be established as multi-member districts in the Senate,[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
editElections
edit2023 general election
editNovember 2019 general election
edit| Candidates | Parties and coalitions | Popular vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |||
 Miquel Aubà i Fleix |
ERC–Sobiranistes | 120,622 | 32.12 | |
| Laura Castel i Fort |
ERC–Sobiranistes | 113,512 | 30.23 | |
| Josep Rufà i Gràcia |
ERC–Sobiranistes | 104,835 | 27.92 | |
| Santiago José Castellà Surribas |
PSC–PSOE | 71,199 | 18.96 | |
| • Joan Castor Gonell Agramunt | PSC–PSOE | 67,132 | 17.88 | |
| • Maria Jesús Sequera Garcia | PSC–PSOE | 66,353 | 17.67 | |
| • Hèctor López i Bofill | JxCat–Junts | 58,176 | 15.49 | |
| • Assumpció Castellví i Auví | JxCat–Junts | 50,942 | 13.56 | |
| • Anna Magrinyà i Vinyes | JxCat–Junts | 46,460 | 12.37 | |
| • Carles Fuxet Garcia | ECP–Guanyem el Canvi | 42,922 | 11.43 | |
| • Angeles Aguilera Méndez | ECP–Guanyem el Canvi | 37,931 | 10.10 | |
| • José Juan Acero de Dios | PP | 37,110 | 9.88 | |
| • Nuria Gómez Granès | PP | 34,106 | 9.08 | |
| • Juan Vicente Martínez Navarro | ECP–Guanyem el Canvi | 32,677 | 8.70 | |
| • Juan Manuel Sánchez Ramírez | PP | 29,576 | 7.88 | |
| • Patricia Faura Fernández | Cs | 25,857 | 6.89 | |
| • Alejandro Soler Baiget | Vox | 25,604 | 6.82 | |
| • Cristina Satué Vallvé | Cs | 22,266 | 5.93 | |
| • José Patiño Ribera | Cs | 20,299 | 5.41 | |
| • Esther Cuadrado Jaro | PACMA | 9,747 | 2.60 | |
| • Jordi Martínez Latorre | PACMA | 6,021 | 1.60 | |
| • Estela Pascual Chamizo | PACMA | 5,754 | 1.53 | |
| • José Juan Ferré Fornos | PCPC | 1,662 | 0.44 | |
| • Juan Francisco Martínez Ten | Recortes Cero–GV | 1,344 | 0.36 | |
| • Alicia Garrido Muñiz | PUM+J | 1,135 | 0.30 | |
| • Anton Guerrero Calvo | PCTC | 1,033 | 0.28 | |
| • José Ruiz Arana | IZQP | 583 | 0.16 | |
| Blank ballots | 6,449 | 1.72 | ||
| Total | 375,545 | |||
| Valid votes | 375,545 | 97.68 | ||
| Invalid votes | 8,935 | 2.32 | ||
| Votes cast / turnout | 384,480 | 66.88 | ||
| Abstentions | 190,386 | 33.12 | ||
| Registered voters | 574,866 | |||
| Sources[17] | ||||
April 2019 general election
edit2016 general election
edit2015 general election
edit2011 general election
edit2008 general election
edit2004 general election
edit2000 general election
edit1996 general election
edit1993 general election
edit1989 general election
edit1986 general election
edit1982 general election
edit1979 general election
edit1977 general election
editReferences
edit- ↑ "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.
- 1 2 Law 1/1977 (1977), trans. prov. 1.
- 1 2 Const. Esp. (1978), tit. III, ch. I, art. 69.
- ↑ Const. Esp. (1978), tit. VIII, ch. II, art. 141.
- ↑ LOREG (1985), tit. I, ch. I, art. 2.
- ↑ RDL 20/1977 (1977), tit. I, art. 2.
- ↑ Carreras de Odriozola & Tafunell Sambola 2005, p. 1077.
- ↑ LOREG (1985), tit. I, ch. VI, art. 75.
- ↑ Reig Pellicer, Naiara (16 December 2015). "Spanish elections: Begging for the right to vote". cafebabel.co.uk. Archived from the original on April 15, 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ RDL 20/1977 (1977), tit. II, ch. II, art. 19 & 21.
- ↑ LOREG (1985), tit. II, ch. III, art. 162 & 165–166.
- ↑ RDL 20/1977 (1977), tit. III, art. 29.
- ↑ RDL 20/1977 (1977), tit. IV, art. 30–31 & 34.
- ↑ LOREG (1985), tit. I, ch. VI, art. 44 & tit. II, ch. V, art. 169.
- ↑ "Electoral Results Consultation. Senate. 2023". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ↑ "Electoral Results Consultation. Senate. November 2019. Tarragona". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 August 2020.
Bibliography
edit- Ley 1/1977, de 4 de enero, para la Reforma Política (Law 1/1977). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Vol. 4. 4 January 1977. ISSN 0212-033X. BOE-A-1977-165. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- 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.
- Constitución Española (Spanish Constitution). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Vol. 311. 29 December 1978 [latest version]. ISSN 0212-033X. BOE-A-1978-31229. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
- Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General (Organic Law 5/1985). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Vol. 147. 19 June 1985 [latest version]. ISSN 0212-033X. BOE-A-1985-11672. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
- Carreras de Odriozola, Albert; Tafunell Sambola, Xavier (2005) [1989]. Estadísticas históricas de España, siglos XIX-XX (PDF) (in Spanish). Vol. 1 (II ed.). Bilbao: Fundación BBVA. pp. 1072–1097. ISBN 84-96515-00-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015.