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Pontevedra
Pontevedra
Senate of Spain; Electoral constituency
	Location of Pontevedra within Spain
Province	Pontevedra
Autonomous community	Galicia
Population	945,599 (2024)
Electorate	909,434 (2023)
Major settlements	Vigo, Pontevedra
Current constituency
Created	1977
Seats	4
Member(s)	PP (3); PSOE (1);

Pontevedra 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 Pontevedra. 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 Pondevedra 1977–

Key to parties

En Marea

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)

3

1

14th

2019 (Nov)

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
Candidates	Parties and coalitions		Votes	%
Y María José Pardo Pumar «Pepa»		PP	213,843	39.00
Y José Crespo Iglesias		PP	209,135	38.14
Y Nidia María Arévalo Gómez		PP	206,404	37.64
Y María del Carmen Silva Rego «Carmela»		PSOE	182,043	33.20
• Luis López Bueno		PSOE	166,211	30.31
• Verónica Pichel Guisande		PSOE	160,807	29.32
• Duarte Correa Piñeiro		BNG	67,177	12.25
• Roberto Alonso Ucha		Sumar	66,799	12.18
• María José García Gómez		BNG	58,671	10.70
• Gloria Alonso Domínguez		Sumar	55,840	10.18
• Ana Isabel Pérez Simal		Sumar	50,351	9.18
• Ramón Nicolás Rodríguez		BNG	50,130	9.14
• José Manuel Torres Corredoira		Vox	22,668	4.13
• Antonio Ramón Quintana Jato		Vox	20,143	3.67
• Elisa María López Moldes		Vox	19,629	3.57
• Alberto De Salazar Viñas		PACMA	5,559	1.01
• Iria Montenegro García		PACMA	4,740	0.86
• Juan Ramón Soliño Álvarez		PACMA	3,202	0.58
• Martín Mascato Galiñanes		PCTG	1,967	0.35
• José Carlos Vázquez González		Recortes Cero	1,366	0.24
Blank ballots			8,828	1.61

Total			1575513

Valid votes			548,298	97.80
Invalid votes			12,318	2.19
Votes cast / turnout			560,616	73.15
Abstentions			205,677	26.84
Registered voters			766293

Sources^[16]

November 2019 general election

Summary of the 10 November 2019 Senate of Spain election results in Pontevedra
Candidates	Parties and coalitions		Popular vote
Candidates	Parties and coalitions		Votes	%
Y Modesto Pose Mesura		PSdeG–PSOE	164,705	32.16
Y María Margarita Peregrina Adrio Taracido		PSdeG–PSOE	160,446	31.33
Y Javier Jorge Guerra Fernández		PP	158,755	31.00
Y Pilar Rojo Noguera		PP	154,434	30.16
• Daniel Chenlo Padín		PSdeG–PSOE	151,299	29.55
• Santiago Rodríguez Davila		PP	146,102	28.53
• María Vanessa Angustia Gómez		Podemos–EU	74,698	14.59
• Óscar González Álvarez		Podemos–EU	61,126	11.94
• Elsa Liliana Vázquez Lorenzetti		Podemos–EU	57,835	11.29
• André Vidal Capón		BNG	53,142	10.38
• Cecilia Pérez Orge		BNG	46,808	9.14
• Segundo González González		BNG	38,874	7.59
• Antonio Ramilo Rodríguez de Robles		Vox	31,517	6.15
• María Elena Posada Gutiérrez		Cs	27,677	5.40
• Gregorio Revenga Portela		Cs	22,377	4.37
• Luis Miguel Lamas Pérez		Cs	20,674	4.04
• Eduardo Alfonso Ortiz Preciado		Más País–Equo	14,785	2.89
• María Luisa de Ceano-Vivas Hernández		PACMA	9,464	1.85
• Iria Montenegro García		PACMA	5,936	1.16
• Francisco Antonio González-Moro Rodríguez		PACMA	5,814	1.14
• José Feliciano Gallego López		PCTG	1,875	0.37
• José Carlos Vázquez González		Recortes Cero–GV	1,547	0.30
• David Troncoso Casal		EB	1,336	0.26
• Alberto Fernández Armesto		PUM+J	1,221	0.24
• María Luisa Prado López		Recortes Cero–GV	1,176	0.23
• Paula García Rodríguez		EB	1,048	0.20
• Xurxo Fernández Alonso		EB	837	0.16
Blank ballots			11,692	2.28

Total			512,094

Valid votes			512,094	97.38
Invalid votes			13,788	2.62
Votes cast / turnout			525,882	58.04
Abstentions			380,229	41.96
Registered voters			906,111

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

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

[PRL-2] Law 1/1977 (1977), trans. prov. 1.

[Cons-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.

[FOOTNOTECarreras_de_OdriozolaTafunell_Sambola20051077-7] 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. Pontevedra". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 August 2020.

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