Albacete (Senate constituency)

For the Congress of Deputies constituency, see Albacete (Congress of Deputies constituency). For the Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha constituency, see Albacete (Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha constituency).

Albacete
Senate of Spain Electoral constituency
Location of Albacete within Spain
Province	Albacete
Autonomous community	Castilla–La Mancha
Population	388,599 (2024)[1]
Electorate	307,988 (2023)
Major settlements	Albacete
Current constituency
Created	1977
Seats	4
Member(s)	PP (3)   PSOE (1)

Albacete is one of the 59 constituencies (Spanish: circunscripciones) represented in the Senate, 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 Albacete. 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.

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 Albacete 1977–
Key to parties   PSOE   UCD   PP   CP   AP
Legislature	Election	Distribution
Constituent	1977	1 3
1st	1979	2 2
2nd	1982	3 1
3rd	1986	3 1
4th	1989	3 1
5th	1993	3 1
6th	1996	1 3
7th	2000	1 3
8th	2004	1 3
9th	2008	1 3
10th	2011	1 3
11th	2015	1 3
12th	2016	1 3
13th	2019 (Apr)	3 1
14th	2019 (Nov)	2 2
15th	2023	1 3

Elections

2023 general election

Summary of the 23 July 2023 Senate of Spain election results

Candidates	Parties and coalitions		Popular vote
			Votes	%
Y Simón Valentín Bueno Vargas		PP	89,014	41.56
Y Miriam García Navarro		PP	87,318	40.76
Y Pilar Milagros Rojo Noguera		PP	85,350	39.84
Y Amparo Torres Valencoso		PSOE	75,934	35.45
• Alberto Iglesias Martínez		PSOE	73,045	34.10
• Donelia Roldán Martínez		PSOE	71,040	33.16
• Ginés Luis Núñez Martínez		Vox	30,586	14.28
• María Ángeles Gutiérrez Montañana		Vox	28,806	13.44
• Juan Antonio Gil García		Vox	27,622	12.89
• Iago Vázquez Vázquez		Sumar	15,785	7.37
• María Dolores Serrano Egea		Sumar	13,424	6.26
• Jesús Enrique Plaza Senabre		Sumar	13,104	6.11
• María Josefa Vizcaíno Pina		PACMA	2,812	1.31
• José Serrano Paradinas		PUM+J	1,069	0.49
• Francesc Cremades Gómez		Recortes Cero	723	0.33
Blank ballots			3,493	1.63
Total			619,125
Valid votes			214,179	97.55
Invalid votes			5,364	2.44
Votes cast / turnout			219,543	74.20
Abstentions			76,298	25.79
Registered voters			295,841
Sources[16]

November 2019 general election

Summary of the 10 November 2019 Senate of Spain election results in Albacete

Candidates	Parties and coalitions		Popular vote
			Votes	%
Y Antonio Serrano Aguilar		PP	74,357	35.23
Y Ramón Rodríguez López		PP	70,869	33.58
Y Manuel Miranda Martínez		PSOE	69,892	33.12
Y Donelia Roldán Martínez		PSOE	67,625	32.04
• María Victoria Leal Utiel		PSOE	66,655	31.58
• María del Mar Requena Molla		PP	60,871	28.84
• Ana María Muñoz Antúnez		Vox	39,678	18.80
• Daniel Faura Macía		Cs	19,672	9.32
• Juan Miguel Rodríguez Cuesta		Podemos–IU	19,516	9.25
• Rebeca Cañavate Ayuso		Podemos–IU	17,577	8.33
• Vicente Martínez Zalve		Podemos–IU	17,510	8.30
• Caridad Martínez Calero		Cs	16,461	7.80
• José Antonio Ibáñez López		Cs	14,185	6.72
• Pierre Pérez Silvestre		PACMA	3,251	1.54
• Lara Peris Moral		PACMA	2,711	1.28
• Clara Martínez Rabadán		PUM+J	1,098	0.52
• Jaime Oliver Cortés		PCPE	751	0.36
• Carlos Enrique Marín Bernal		R. Cero–GV–PCAS–TC	725	0.34
Blank ballots			3,987	1.89
Total			211,044
Valid votes			211,044	97.37
Invalid votes			5,691	2.63
Votes cast / turnout			216,735	69.92
Abstentions			93,261	30.08
Registered voters			309,996
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

References

1. "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.
2. Law 1/1977 (1977), trans. prov. 1.
3. Const. Esp. (1978), tit. III, ch. I, art. 69.
4. Const. Esp. (1978), tit. VIII, ch. II, art. 141.
5. LOREG (1985), tit. I, ch. I, art. 2.
6. RDL 20/1977 (1977), tit. I, art. 2.
7. Carreras de Odriozola & Tafunell Sambola 2005, p. 1077.
8. LOREG (1985), tit. I, ch. VI, art. 75.
9. Reig Pellicer, Naiara (16 December 2015). "Spanish elections: Begging for the right to vote". cafebabel.co.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
10. 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.
11. RDL 20/1977 (1977), tit. II, ch. II, art. 19 & 21.
12. LOREG (1985), tit. II, ch. III, art. 162 & 165–166.
13. RDL 20/1977 (1977), tit. III, art. 29.
14. RDL 20/1977 (1977), tit. IV, art. 30–31 & 34.
15. LOREG (1985), tit. I, ch. VI, art. 44 & tit. II, ch. V, art. 169.
16. "Electoral Results Consultation. Senate. 2023". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 August 2023.
17. "Electoral Results Consultation. Senate. November 2019. Albacete". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 2020.

Bibliography

• 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.

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