Valencia (Senate constituency)

For the Congress of Deputies constituency, see Valencia (Congress of Deputies constituency). For the Corts Valencianes constituency, see Valencia (Corts Valencianes constituency).

Valencia
Senate of Spain Electoral constituency
Location of Valencia within Spain
Province	Valencia
Autonomous community	Valencian Community
Population	2,709,433 (2024)[1]
Electorate	1,999,340 (2023)
Major settlements	Valencia, Torrent, Gandía, Paterna, Sagunto
Current constituency
Created	1977
Seats	4
Member(s)	PP (2)   PSOE (2)

Valencia 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 Valencia. 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 Valencia 1977–
Key to parties   ALV   EEM   PSOE   UCD   PP   CP   AP
Legislature	Election	Distribution
Constituent	1977	3 1
1st	1979	2 2
2nd	1982	3 1
3rd	1986	3 1
4th	1989	3 1
5th	1993	2 2
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 2
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 Estela Del Carmen Darocas Marin		PP	493,999	35.42
Y Juan Antonio Sagredo Marco		PSOE	487,351	34.94
Y Luis Javier Santamaría Ruiz		PP	477,173	34.21
Y Cristina Moreno Fernández		PSOE	473,050	33.92
• Rubén Moreno Palanques		PP	466,658	33.46
• Mario Sánchez González		PSOE	433,375	31.07
• Ignacio Blanco Giner		Sumar	219,787	15.76
• Mariam Varea Grau		Sumar	197,267	14.14
• Marina Dabán Alonso		Vox	182,794	13.10
• Lola Seres García		Sumar	177,204	12.70
• María del Carmen Valero Fauli		Vox	169,453	12.15
• Eduardo Rafael Tellez Ruiz		Vox	164,746	11.81
• María Elena García Pelló		PACMA	21,141	1.51
• Juan Cruz Rodenas		PACMA	11,574	0.82
• Sarita Jaramillo Duque		PACMA	10,741	0.77
• Luis María de Mazarredo Aznar		PUM+J	4,357	0.31
• Ximo Cunyà i Alcover		EVB	3,902	0.27
• Ricardo Puchades Pérez		Recortes Cero	3,153	0.22
• Eva Yolanda Del Amo Davó		Recortes Cero	2,053	0.14
• José Portales Talavera		FE de las JONS	1,717	0.12
• Jorge Molina Salazar		CJ	1,619	0.11
• José Francisco Crespo Albiach		Recortes Cero	1,297	0.09
• María Desamparados Escriba Blasco		CJ	1,134	0.08
• José Manuel Jordán Cervera		CJ	735	0.05
Blank ballots			21,135	1.51
Total			4027415
Valid votes			1,394,533	98.10
Invalid votes			26,921	1.89
Votes cast / turnout			1,421,454	74.66
Abstentions			482,345	25.33
Registered voters			1903799
Sources[16]

November 2019 general election

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

Candidates	Parties and coalitions		Popular vote
			Votes	%
Y Javier de Lucas Martín		PSOE	392,987	28.75
Y Fernando de Rosa Torner		PP	392,210	28.70
Y Mercedes Berenguer Llorens		PSOE	382,882	28.01
Y Rubén Moreno Palanques		PP	369,385	27.03
• Pedro Rodríguez Navarro		PSOE	367,657	26.90
• Susana Camarero Benítez		PP	323,799	23.69
• Ricardo Belda Valiente		Vox	219,548	16.06
• Susana Ruiz Vives		Podemos–EUPV	182,392	13.34
• Ester Roca Laborda		Podemos–EUPV	156,824	11.47
• Luis Escobar de la Paz		Podemos–EUPV	140,331	10.27
• Dolors Pérez Martí		Més Compromís	128,349	9.39
• Fernando Mulas Delgado		Cs	126,072	9.22
• Ignacio Cartagena Sinisterra		Cs	103,984	7.61
• Inmaculada Ester Redondo Cebolla		Cs	101,827	7.45
• Xavier Hervàs Martínez		Més Compromís	100,088	7.32
• Raquel Vallés Navarro		Més Compromís	92,663	6.78
• Valeri Esteban San Julián		PACMA	26,357	1.93
• María Carmen Jachán Sánchez		PACMA	22,175	1.62
• Carlos Naranjo González		PACMA	15,540	1.14
• Roberto José Lázaro del Barrio		Avant/Adelante–LVEP	7,606	0.56
• Manuel Mocholí Aznar		UiG–Som–CUIDES	7,058	0.52
• Vicent Ruiz Navarro		ERPV	5,605	0.41
• Ricardo Puchades Pérez		Recortes Cero–GV	3,477	0.25
• Elodia Veracruz Poquet Victoria		Recortes Cero–GV	1,877	0.14
• Simeón Lezcano Serrano		PCPE	1,782	0.13
• Mario de Juan Alemany		Recortes Cero–GV	1,335	0.10
• Ocran García Martínez		PUM+J	1,246	0.09
• Enrique Terrado Martínez		aUna CV	817	0.06
• Juan José Ramírez Pérez		Contigo	635	0.05
• María del Carmen Marín Pérez		Contigo	523	0.04
• José Manuel Alejos Tordera		Contigo	440	0.03
• Rafael Vélez Romero		Unidos SI–ACPS–DEf	401	0.03
Blank ballots			24,650	1.80
Total			1,366,747
Valid votes			1,366,747	97.86
Invalid votes			29,835	2.14
Votes cast / turnout			1,396,582	70.89
Abstentions			573,614	29.11
Registered voters			1,970,196
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. Valencia". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 August 2020.

Bibliography

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