Ourense (Senate constituency)

For the Congress of Deputies constituency, see Ourense (Congress of Deputies constituency). For the Parliament of Galicia constituency, see Ourense (Parliament of Galicia constituency).

Ourense
Senate of Spain Electoral constituency
Location of Ourense within Spain
Province	Ourense
Autonomous community	Galicia
Population	304,592 (2024)[1]
Electorate	355,765 (2023)
Major settlements	Ourense
Current constituency
Created	1977
Seats	4
Member(s)	PP (3)   PSOE (1)

Ourense 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 Ourense. 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 Ourense 1977–
Key to parties   CDG   PSOE   UCD   PP   CP   AP
Legislature	Election	Distribution
Constituent	1977	1 3
1st	1979	1 3
2nd	1982	1 3
3rd	1986	1 3
4th	1989	1 3
5th	1993	1 3
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)	1 3
14th	2019 (Nov)	1 3
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 María del Carmen Leyte Coello		PP	84,654	48.92
Y Luis Menor Pérez		PP	83,530	48.27
Y Rosa María Sánchez Gándara		PP	81,727	47.23
Y Rafael Rodríguez Villarino		PSOE	50,579	29.23
• Miguel Bautista Carballo		PSOE	47,648	27.53
• María Alida Iglesias Gil		PSOE	46,404	26.81
• María Cristina Cid Fernández		BNG	19,813	11.45
• Xurxo Rodríguez Méndez		BNG	15,720	9.08
• Xosé Carballido Presas		BNG	14,321	8.27
• Manuel Nogueira Pérez		Sumar	10,482	6.05
• Lidia López Arteaga		Sumar	8,569	4.95
• Lilian Cerdeira Mosquera		Vox	6,848	3.95
• Carlos Alberto Garrido López		Sumar	6,485	3.74
• Domingo Benito Otero Besteiro		Vox	6,175	3.56
• Miguel Ángel Rojas Silva		Vox	5,881	3.39
• Margarita Pascal Misiti		PACMA	1,793	1.03
• Quique Rodríguez Portabales		PUM+J	457	0.26
• Adrián Nido García		PCTG	387	0.22
• Juan Diego Conde Eguileta		Recortes Cero	312	0.18
• María del Mar Fernández Dibuja		CCD	169	0.09
• Manuel Álvarez Fernández		CCD	97	0.05
• Bruno Blanco Tourón		CCD	68	0.03
Blank ballots			3,221	1.86
Total			495340
Valid votes			173,026	97.38
Invalid votes			4,642	2.61
Votes cast / turnout			177,668	71.25
Abstentions			71,686	28.74
Registered voters			249354
Sources[16]

November 2019 general election

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

Candidates	Parties and coalitions		Popular vote
			Votes	%
Y Miguel Ángel Viso Diéguez		PP	68,349	41.03
Y María del Carmen Leyte Coello		PP	66,682	40.03
Y Francisco José Fernández Pérez		PP	64,233	38.56
Y Juan Carlos Francisco Rivera		PSdeG–PSOE	53,572	32.16
• Marina Tallón Núñez		PSdeG–PSOE	51,248	30.76
• José Antonio Pérez Domínguez		PSdeG–PSOE	48,727	29.25
• Gloria María Viana Rivera		BNG	14,339	8.61
• Xosé Lois González Vázquez "O Carrabouxo"		BNG	12,944	7.77
• Alfonso Victor Ferreiro Outomuro		Podemos–EU	11,954	7.18
• Celsa Ferreiro Varela		Podemos–EU	10,759	6.46
• Julio Rodríguez Garrido		Vox	10,577	6.35
• Celso Sánchez González		BNG	10,362	6.22
• Manuel Nogueira Pérez		Podemos–EU	8,903	5.34
• Montserrat Lama Novoa		Cs	7,756	4.66
• Luis Garayzábal Pedrosa		Cs	5,888	3.53
• Marcos Chao Amaro		Cs	5,407	3.25
• Natalia Conde Gestido		PACMA	2,758	1.66
• Daniel Carrascosa Díez		PACMA	1,636	0.98
• Celia Rodríguez Rodríguez		Recortes Cero–GV	757	0.45
• Quique Rodríguez Portabales		PUM+J	728	0.44
• José Jesús Ramos Martínez		PCTG	615	0.37
Blank ballots			4,353	2.61
Total			166,599
Valid votes			166,599	96.87
Invalid votes			5,383	3.13
Votes cast / turnout			171,982	47.73
Abstentions			188,320	52.27
Registered voters			360,302
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. Ourense". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 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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