Huelva (Senate constituency)

For the Congress of Deputies constituency, see Huelva (Congress of Deputies constituency). For the Parliament of Andalusia constituency, see Huelva (Parliament of Andalusia constituency).

Huelva
Senate of Spain Electoral constituency
Location of Huelva within Spain
Province	Huelva
Autonomous community	Andalusia
Population	533,448 (2024)[1]
Electorate	402,504 (2023)
Major settlements	Huelva
Current constituency
Created	1977
Seats	4
Member(s)	PP (2)   PSOE (2)

Huelva 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 Huelva. 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 Huelva 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	3 1
7th	2000	3 1
8th	2004	3 1
9th	2008	3 1
10th	2011	1 3
11th	2015	3 1
12th	2016	3 1
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 Carmelo Romero Hernández		PP	92,451	37.33
Y María Eugenia Limón Bayo		PSOE	91,142	36.81
Y Juan Manuel González Camacho		PP	88,823	35.87
Y Amaro Huelva Betanzos		PSOE	86,525	34.94
• Ángela María Ramírez Del Toro		PP	86,274	34.84
• Syra Senra Zarza		PSOE	84,068	33.95
• Rafael Segovia Brome		Vox	32,595	13.16
• Carlos Bermejo Martins		Vox	28,599	11.55
• Amalia Josefa Ballester Goytia		Vox	27,226	10.99
• David Domingo Fernández Calderón		Sumar	25,057	10.11
• María Amaya De Llanos Hernández		Sumar	22,906	9.25
• María Pereira Yáñez		Sumar	20,864	8.42
• María Virginia Pereira Hidalgo		XH	4,251	1.71
• María del Mar Coello García		PACMA	3,129	1.26
• Luis Delgado García		XH	2,775	1.12
• Belén María Martín Suárez		XH	2,561	1.03
• José Rodríguez Valle		PACMA	1,873	0.75
• Josefa María Mesa Gallardo		PACMA	1,704	0.68
• Manuel Martínez Villegas		PUM+J	725	0.29
• José Antonio González Vaz		Recortes Cero	616	0.24
Blank ballots			4,933	1.99
Total			709,097
Valid votes			247,600	96.80
Invalid votes			8,183	3.19
Votes cast / turnout			255,783	65.64
Abstentions			133,835	34.35
Registered voters			389,618
Sources[16]

November 2019 general election

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

Candidates	Parties and coalitions		Popular vote
			Votes	%
Y Amaro Huelva Betanzos		PSOE	91,662	37.64
Y Josefa Inmaculada González Bayo		PSOE	88,887	36.50
Y Jesús González Márquez		PSOE	85,727	35.20
Y José Enrique Sánchez Núñez		PP	54,564	22.40
• Andrés Aragón Bejarano		Vox	51,144	21.00
• María Álvarez Bermejo		PP	49,818	20.45
• Juan José Cortés Fernández		PP	46,855	19.24
• Luis Alberto Zambrano Arenas		Podemos–IULV–CA	27,393	11.25
• María del Pilar Díaz Guerrero		Podemos–IULV–CA	26,721	10.97
• Néstor Manuel Santos		Cs	25,289	10.38
• Daniel Hernando Berger		Podemos–IULV–CA	23,439	9.62
• Israel Medina Pereles		Cs	19,823	8.14
• Tamara Vargas Jiménez		Cs	18,742	7.70
• Iván Tomás Sánchez Rubio		PACMA	4,684	1.92
• María del Carmen Ledesma Cabrera		PACMA	4,258	1.75
• José Ángel Brizo Álvarez		AxSí	2,278	0.94
• Sixto Manuel Blanco Núñez		Recortes Cero–GV	1,232	0.51
• Susana Rodríguez Huertas		PUM+J	1,177	0.48
• Gregorio Bermejo Sánchez		PCPA	848	0.35
Blank ballots			6,947	2.85
Total			243,553
Valid votes			243,553	95.93
Invalid votes			10,323	4.07
Votes cast / turnout			253,876	63.63
Abstentions			145,143	36.37
Registered voters			399,019
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. Huelva". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 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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