Cáceres (Senate constituency)

For the Congress of Deputies constituency, see Cáceres (Congress of Deputies constituency). For the Assembly of Extremadura constituency, see Cáceres (Assembly of Extremadura constituency).

Cáceres
Senate of Spain Electoral constituency
Location of Cáceres within Spain
Province	Cáceres
Autonomous community	Extremadura
Population	387,820 (2024)[1]
Electorate	339,491 (2023)
Major settlements	Cáceres, Plasencia
Current constituency
Created	1977
Seats	4
Member(s)	PP (2)   PSOE (2)

Cáceres 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 Cáceres. 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 Cáceres 1977–
Key to parties   PSOE   UCD   PP   CP   AP
Legislature	Election	Distribution
Constituent	1977	1 3
1st	1979	1 3
2nd	1982	3 1
3rd	1986	3 1
4th	1989	3 1
5th	1993	3 1
6th	1996	3 1
7th	2000	1 3
8th	2004	3 1
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	2 2

Elections

2023 general election

Summary of the 23 July 2023 Senate of Spain election results

Candidates	Parties and coalitions		Popular vote
			Votes	%
Y Mónica Grados Caro		PP	89,052	38.79
Y Miguel Ángel Nacarino Muriel		PSOE	88,048	38.35
Y María Isabel Moreno Duque		PSOE	87,611	38.16
Y María Dolores Marcos Moyano		PP	87,028	37.91
• Óscar Mateos Prieto		PP	85,983	37.45
• Raquel Medina Nuevo		PSOE	85,101	37.07
• Ignacio Javier Gilete Tejero		Vox	26,583	11.57
• Isabel Pilar Vivas Arceredillo		Vox	25,254	11.00
• Santiago Muñoz Martín		Vox	24,724	10.76
• Jon Álvarez Lorenzo		Sumar	16,091	7.00
• Milagros Martínez Morán		Sumar	14,190	6.18
• David Araújo Gómez		Sumar	14,102	6.14
• Jorge Andrade Hurtado		BQEx	3,486	1.51
• María Isabel de la Montaña Guisado González		BQEx	2,588	1.12
• Luis Martín Recuero		BQEx	2,118	0.92
• José Julio Tiemblo Pérez		Somos Caceres	1,963	0.85
• Sara González Sánchez		PACMA	1,818	0.79
• Adelaida Augusto Vaquero		Somos Caceres	1,432	0.62
• Emilia Parrón Campos		Somos Caceres	1,232	0.53
• Francisco Manuel Cobos Serrano		PUM+J	578	0.25
• José Calvo Bru		Recortes Cero	371	0.16
Blank ballots			4,008	1.74
Total			663361
Valid votes			229,564	97.00
Invalid votes			7,078	2.99
Votes cast / turnout			236,642	73.77
Abstentions			84,139	26.22
Registered voters			320781
Sources[16]

November 2019 general election

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

Candidates	Parties and coalitions		Popular vote
			Votes	%
Y Miguel Ángel Nacarino Muriel		PSOE	83,271	37.89
Y María Isabel Moreno Duque		PSOE	82,280	37.44
Y Javier Garcinuño Rama		PSOE	79,738	36.28
Y Carlos Javier Floriano Corrales		PP	70,218	31.95
• María Felisa Cepeda Bravo		PP	68,350	31.10
• Álvaro Arias Rubio		PP	61,609	28.03
• Óscar Arturo Fernández Calle		Vox	31,855	14.49
• María del Carmen Muñoz Donoso		Podemos–IU	19,833	9.02
• María Victoria Mata Moreno		Podemos–IU	18,264	8.31
• José Antonio Villa Cortés		Cs	18,155	8.26
• Gonzalo Ramos Mateos		Podemos–IU	16,703	7.60
• María Francisca García Díaz		Cs	15,477	7.04
• David Redondo Iglesias		Cs	13,868	6.31
• María Guadalupe Victoria Díaz Martín		EU	3,221	1.47
• Beatriz Hernández Jiménez		PACMA	2,864	1.30
• Máxima Gutierro Cuadrado		EU	2,023	0.92
• Antonio Muñoz Sánchez		EU	1,777	0.81
• Iván González Ruiz		PACMA	1,756	0.80
• Ricardo Hurtado Piris		Recortes Cero–GV	816	0.37
• Ismael Moisés Valdivia López		PUM+J	691	0.31
Blank ballots			4,713	2.14
Total			219,790
Valid votes			219,790	96.74
Invalid votes			7,418	3.26
Votes cast / turnout			227,208	65.96
Abstentions			117,237	34.04
Registered voters			344,445
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. Cáceres". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 August 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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