Asturias (Senate constituency)

For the Congress of Deputies constituency, see Asturias (Congress of Deputies constituency).

Asturias
Senate of Spain Electoral constituency
Location of Asturias within Spain
Province	Asturias
Autonomous community	Principality of Asturias
Population	1,008,028 (2024)[1]
Electorate	959,023 (2023)
Major settlements	Gijón, Oviedo, Avilés, Siero, Langreo, Mieres
Current constituency
Created	1977
Seats	4
Member(s)	PP (3)   PSOE (1)

Asturias—Oviedo until 1986—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 Asturias. 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 Asturias 1977–
Key to parties   SD   PSOE   ID   UCD   PP   CP   AP
Legislature	Election	Distribution
Constituent	1977	3 1
	1978	2 1 1
1st	1979	3 1
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	3 1
10th	2011	1 3
11th	2015	1 3
12th	2016	1 3
13th	2019 (Apr)	3 1
14th	2019 (Nov)	3 1
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 Pablo González Menéndez		PP	210,598	36.59
Y María Fernández Álvarez		PSOE	209,566	36.41
Y María Teresa Mallada de Castro		PP	208,085	36.15
Y José Manuel Fernández Díaz (Chami)		PP	203,691	35.39
• Fernando Lastra Valdés		PSOE	201,954	35.09
• María Jesús Álvarez González		PSOE	196,866	34.20
• Faustino Sabio López		Sumar	78,071	13.56
• María Lluisa Nogueiro Cereigido		Sumar	73,631	12.79
• Francisco Javier Martínez Andrade		Sumar	65,889	11.44
• María Aránzazu Martínez Riola		Vox	60,819	10.56
• Juan José Merino Rodríguez		Vox	56,955	9.89
• Daniel Martínez Buelga		Vox	54,523	9.47
• Sandra Antonia Álvarez Martínez		PACMA	5,514	0.95
• Raúl Martínez Turrero		PCTE	3,524	0.61
• Joaquín Arce Fernández		PACMA	3,516	0.61
• María Silvia Alonso Soldado		PACMA	3,207	0.55
• Lorenzo Rodríguez Rivero		PUM+J	1,758	0.30
• José Manuel Cancio Martínez		Recortes Cero	953	0.16
• María Antonia Prado González		Recortes Cero	595	0.10
• Ángel Fernández Santos		PUEDE	477	0.08
• Jaime Madroñal Menéndez		Recortes Cero	450	0.07
Blank ballots			11,579	2.01
Total			1,663,627
Valid votes			575,465	98.05
Invalid votes			11,407	1.94
Votes cast / turnout			586,872	70.98
Abstentions			239,825	29.01
Registered voters			826,697
Sources[16]

November 2019 general election

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

Candidates	Parties and coalitions		Popular vote
			Votes	%
Y Francisco Antonio Blanco Ángel		PSOE	189,325	34.36
Y María Fernández Álvarez		PSOE	186,063	33.77
Y Fernando Lastra Valdés		PSOE	180,622	32.78
Y María Mercedes Fernández González		PP–Foro	156,799	28.45
• José Ramón García Cañal		PP–Foro	156,440	28.39
• María del Camino Gutiérrez Gutiérrez		PP–Foro	135,554	24.60
• Mar García González		Podemos–IX	86,085	15.62
• Francisco Benavente Meléndez de Arvas		Vox	81,519	14.79
• Juan Carlos Hevia Lozano		Podemos–IX	77,979	14.15
• José Ovidio Álvarez Rozada		Podemos–IX	72,255	13.11
• Nicanor García Fernández		Cs	41,184	7.47
• María Victoria Rubio Prieto		Cs	33,218	6.03
• Joaquín Merediz Vidal		Cs	27,425	4.98
• Eva del Fresno Díaz		Más País–Equo	16,704	3.03
• Cristina Eugenia Abella Novo		PACMA	8,706	1.58
• Alberto Pérez Arroyo		PACMA	5,510	1.00
• Rosa María Rubio Domínguez		PACMA	4,935	0.90
• Ana Fernández Marqués		Andecha	2,262	0.41
• Saúl Fernández Garrote		PCTE	1,973	0.36
• José Antonio Lobato González		Recortes Cero–GV	1,788	0.32
• Javier Ortega Serra		PCPE	1,451	0.26
• Noemí Roca Barrio		PUM+J	1,386	0.25
• María Dolores Suárez Vallina		Andecha	1,239	0.22
• Mariano Suárez Rodríguez		Andecha	1,017	0.18
• Rosa María Navarrete Sehnert		Recortes Cero–GV	974	0.18
• Eduardo Madroñal Pedraza		Recortes Cero–GV	934	0.17
• Jesús Fernando Rodríguez Roiz		PH	796	0.14
• Concepción Martínez Miguel		PH	568	0.10
Blank ballots			14,770	2.68
Total			551,049
Valid votes			551,049	97.90
Invalid votes			11,832	2.10
Votes cast / turnout			562,881	57.88
Abstentions			409,699	42.12
Registered voters			972,580
Sources[17]

April 2019 general election

Summary of the 28 April 2019 Senate of Spain election results in Asturias

Candidates	Parties and coalitions		Popular vote
			Votes	%
Y Francisco Antonio Blanco Ángel		PSOE	209,215	33.74
Y María Fernández Álvarez		PSOE	205,332	33.11
Y Fernando Lastra Valdés		PSOE	198,863	32.07
Y José Ramón García Cañal		PP–Foro	140,683	22.69
• Nicanor García Fernández		Cs	122,675	19.78
• José Manuel Rodríguez González		PP–Foro	107,871	17.40
• María del Camino Gutiérrez Gutiérrez		PP–Foro	106,022	17.10
• Mar García González		Podemos–IX–Equo	104,710	16.89
• Juan Carlos Hevia Lozano		Podemos–IX–Equo	94,740	15.28
• María Victoria Rubio Prieto		Cs	91.263	14.72
• José Ovidio Álvarez Rozada		Podemos–IX–Equo	89,048	14.36
• Joaquín Merediz Vidal		Cs	85,413	13.77
• Juan Fernández Baños		Vox	80,322	12.95
• Carlota Cueto-Felgueroso Landeira		Vox	49,614	8.00
• Luis Andrés Cleominio Sánchez Caveda		Vox	46,139	7,44
• Walter Sánchez Suárez		PACMA	10,408	1.68
• Sandra María Serrano García		PACMA	9,692	1.56
• David Cienfuegos Cereijo		PACMA	7,034	1.13
• Saúl Fernández Garrote		PCTE	3,216	0.52
• Eduardo Madroñal Pedraza		Recortes Cero–GV	2,695	0.43
• Arturu Xosé Bermeyu García		Andecha	2,550	0.41
• Agustín Garrido Acera		PUM+J	2,138	0.34
• Rosa María Navarrete Sehnert		Recortes Cero–GV	1,792	0.29
• Ana Fernández Marqués		Andecha	1,739	0.28
• María Beatriz Rivero Infiesta		Recortes Cero–GV	1,389	0.22
• Jesús Fernando Rodríguez Roiz		PH	1,381	0.22
• Mario Arbesú Iglesias		Andecha	1,311	0.21
Blank ballots			13,252	2.14
Total			620,103
Valid votes			620,103	97.95
Invalid votes			13,005	2.05
Votes cast / turnout			633,108	64.97
Abstentions			341,383	35.03
Registered voters			974,491
Sources[18]

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

Summary of the 1 March 1979 Senate of Spain election results in Oviedo

Candidates	Parties and coalitions		Popular vote
			Votes	%
Y Honorio Díaz Díaz		PSOE	198,437	37.56
Y Rafael Luis Fernández Álvarez		PSOE	194,768	36.86
Y Fernando Morán López		PSOE	185,667	35.14
Y Enrique López González		UCD	170,493	32.27
• Luis Riera Posada		UCD	161,805	30.62
• Celestino de Nicolás Prieto		UCD	156,801	29.68
• Silvino Lantero Vallina		PCE	79,951	15.13
• Manuel Nevado Madrid		PCE	70,594	13.36
• Carlos Suárez Nieto		PCE	68,600	12.98
• Juan Eladio Llaneza Fernández		CD	43,310	8.20
• Román Suárez Blanco		CD	42,028	7.95
• Sergio Marqués Fernández		CD	40,947	7.75
• Alejandro Felgueroso Ruiz de la Peña		UN	13,735	2.60
• José Luis López-Sela Díaz-Faes		UN	13,177	2.49
• José Manuel Bolado García		MC–OIC	11,056	2.09
• María Luisa de Noriega y Vega		UN	10,188	1.93
• Manuel Ángel González Zapico		CNA	8,309	1.57
• Anita Aldeano Brasas		PCT	7,666	1.45
• Justo José García Menéndez		PSOEh	5,134	0.97
• Jorge Luis García Palacios		IR	4,420	0.84
• Juan José de la Roz Concha		PCT	3,629	0.69
• Julián Francisco Herrojo Rodríguez		FE–JONS(A)	3,344	0.63
• Pedro Suárez García		PCT	3,102	0.59
• María Amparo Carreno Díaz		FE–UF	3,028	0.57
• Concepción Álvarez Lobato		FE–UF	2,923	0.55
• Luis Molleda Álvarez		FE–UF	1,817	0.34
• José Antonio Mesa García		FE–JONS(A)	1,742	0.33
Blank ballots			7,493	1.42
Total			528,387
Valid votes			528,387	96.92
Invalid votes			16,792	3.08
Votes cast / turnout			545,179	62.74
Abstentions			323,714	37.26
Registered voters			868,893
Sources[19]

1978 by-election

After the resignation of Wenceslao Roces due to disagreement with the direction of the Communist Party of Spain, a by-election was called to elect a new senator in Asturias.^[20] This election was held concurrently with a by-election in Alicante.

Summary of the 17 May 1978 Senate of Spain by-election results in Oviedo

Candidates	Parties and coalitions		Popular vote
			Votes	%
Y Fernando Morán López		PSOE	121,729	32.57
• Adolfo Barthe Aza		UCD	87,491	23.41
• Horacio Fernández Inguanzo		PCE	86,671	23.19
• Luis Fernández-Vega Diego		AP	55,120	14.75
• Jesús Evaristo Casariego Fernández-Noriega		CT	8,846	2.37
• Cristina Mosquera Tenreiro		MC	6,076	1.63
• Luis Molleda Álvarez		FEI	3,576	0.96
• Francisco Roza Postigo		ORT	3,348	0.90
• Bernardo Santaeugenia Bastián		LCR	1,033	0.28
Blank ballots			0	0.00
Total			373,740
Valid votes			373,740	100.00
Invalid votes			0	0.00
Votes cast / turnout			373,740	47.72
Abstentions			408,326	52.28
Registered voters			782,066
Sources[21][22][23]

1977 general election

Summary of the 15 June 1977 Senate of Spain election results in Oviedo

Candidates	Parties and coalitions		Popular vote
			Votes	%
Y Atanasio Corte Zapico		SD	230,968	40.09
Y Wenceslao Roces Suárez		SD	224,414	38.95
Y Rafael Luis Fernández Álvarez		SD	224,208	38.92
Y José María Alonso-Vega Suárez		UCD	177,077	30.74
• Adolfo Barthe Aza		UCD	174,359	30.27
• Agustín José Antuña Alonso		UCD	167,414	29.06
• José María Casielles Aguadé		AP	77,208	13.40
• Juan Manuel Junceda Avello		AP	73,473	12.75
• Román Suárez Blanco		AP	70,626	12.26
• Jesús Cadavieco Hevia		PSP–US	62,846	10.91
• Marcelo Palacios Alonso		PSP–US	62,689	10.88
• Xuan Xosé Sánchez Vicente		PSP–US	52,260	9.07
• Jesús Evaristo Casariego Fernández-Noriega		CT	21,641	3.76
• Francisco Fernández Corte		UR	16,441	2.85
• Ramón Fernández-Rañada Menéndez de Luarca		UR	16,057	2.79
• José Luis López-Sela Díaz-Faes		AN18	11,426	1.98
• Carlos Hidalgo Schumann		AN18	11,009	1.91
• Manuel Fernández-Pello García		UR	10,256	1.78
• Julio Mangas Manjarrés		UR	7,974	1.38
• Enrique Rubio Sañudo		FL	7,446	1.29
• Lorenzo Velasco Castaño		FL	5,663	0.98
Blank ballots
Total			576,100
Valid votes			576,100
Invalid votes
Votes cast / turnout
Abstentions
Registered voters			783,206
Sources[24][25]

References

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6. RDL 20/1977 (1977), tit. I, art. 2.
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