Álava (Senate constituency) explained

Álava
Type:Senate of Spain
Electoral
District Label:Province
District:Álava
Region Label:Autonomous community
Region:Basque Country
Population:331,549 (2019)[1]
Electorate:258,495 (Nov 2019)
Towns:Vitoria-Gasteiz
Year:1977
Seats:4

Álava (Basque: Araba) is one of the 59 constituencies (Spanish; Castilian: link=no|circunscripciones) represented in the Senate, 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 Álava. 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.

Senators

Senators for Álava 1977–
LegislatureElectionDistribution
Constituent1977
31
1st1979
22
2nd1982
31
3rd1986
31
4th1989
31
5th1993
31
6th1996
13
7th2000
13
8th2004
31
9th2008
31
10th2011
13
11th2015
31
12th2016
31
13th2019 (Apr)
13
14th2019 (Nov)
13
15th2023
13

Elections

2023 general election

Summary of the 23 July 2023 Senate of Spain election results
CandidatesParties and coalitionsPopular vote
Votes%
Julia María Liberal LiberalPSE-EE45,55927.45
Adolfo Lander VeraPSE-EE42,49025.60
Paula Somalo GarcíaPSE-EE41,90325.24
Josu Estarrona ElizondoEH Bildu35,35321.30
• Aitziber Salazar ArrestiEH Bildu33,93020.44
• Almudena Otaola UrquijoEAJ/PNV31,44918.94
• Pablo Vicente Saenz De UrturiEH Bildu31,35718.89
• Iñaki Oyarzabal De MiguelPP29,48717.76
• Idoia Garmendia TelleriaPP28,90417.41
• Rosa Peral DíezEAJ/PNV28,83717.37
• Jorge Ibarrondo BajoPP28,03916.89
• Juan Carlos Medina MartínezEAJ/PNV27,94216.83
• Leticia Jiménez LozaSumar20,37112.27
• Miguel Burdallo BautistaSumar15,8229.53
• Ester Palacio GarcíaSumar15,5189.35
• Ignacio Cuadrado RubioVox6,0383.63
• María Jesús Fernández RodríguezVox5,5253.32
• Juan Carlos Ochoa HusillosVox5,1613.10
• Susana Robredo OraáPACMA1,7261.03
• Ana María Gil PerdicesNone of the Above1,1130.67
• Markel Arambarri LarrinagaNone of the Above8640.52
• María Concepción Alfajeme DominguezNone of the Above7680.46
• Josu Errasti ForondaRecortes Cero5880.35
• Liher Calleja MonteroPCTE5260.31
Blank ballots1,489 0.89
Total480,759
Valid votes165,964 98.00
Invalid votes3,382 1.99
Votes cast / turnout169,346 67.18
Abstentions82,718 32.81
Registered voters252,064
Sources[2]

November 2019 general election

Summary of the 10 November 2019 Senate of Spain election results in Álava
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)126,270 26.27 +1.993 ±0
Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))107,532 22.37 +0.231 ±0
Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)81,106 16.87 +2.320 ±0
People's Party (PP)76,326 15.88 +1.910 ±0
United We Can (Podemos–IU)67,616 14.07 –2.090 ±0
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs)8,089 1.68 –2.020 ±0
Vox (Vox)5,735 1.19 –1.670 ±0
Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)3,632 0.76 –0.600 ±0
Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV)931 0.19 –0.020 ±0
For a Fairer World (PUM+J)798 0.17 –0.020 ±0
Communist Party of the Workers of the Basque Country (PCTE/ELAK)576 0.12 –0.010 ±0
Blank ballots2,102 1.25 –0.08
Total480,713 4 ±0
Valid votes168,291 97.98 +0.42
Invalid votes3,478 2.02 –0.42
Votes cast / turnout171,769 66.45 –3.04
Abstentions86,726 33.55 +3.04
Registered voters258,495
Sources[3]

April 2019 general election

Summary of the 28 April 2019 Senate of Spain election results in Álava
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)122,558 24.28 +5.993 +3
Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))111,752 22.14 +5.821 +1
United We Can (Podemos–IU–Equo Berdeak)81,548 16.16 –11.760 –3
Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)73,438 14.55 +3.230 ±0
People's Party (PP)70,519 13.97 –7.770 –1
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs)18,660 3.70 +1.990 ±0
Vox (Vox)14,431 2.86 +2.750 ±0
Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)6,849 1.36 –0.140 ±0
Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV)1,082 0.21 –0.080 ±0
For a Fairer World (PUM+J)966 0.19 New0 ±0
Communist Party of the Workers of the Basque Country (PCTE/ELAK)646 0.13 New0 ±0
Blank ballots2,330 1.33 –0.46
Total504,779 4 ±0
Valid votes174,772 97.56 +0.16
Invalid votes4,378 2.44 –0.16
Votes cast / turnout179,150 69.49 +3.31
Abstentions78,647 30.51 –3.31
Registered voters257,797
Sources

2016 general election

Summary of the 26 June 2016 Senate of Spain election results in Álava
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
United We Can (Podemos/Ahal Dugu–IU–Equo)1129,067 27.92 +1.043 ±0
People's Party (PP)100,483 21.74 +2.541 ±0
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)84,567 18.29 +0.750 ±0
Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))75,455 16.32 +2.230 ±0
Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)52,314 11.32 –2.160 ±0
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)7,896 1.71 –3.240 ±0
Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)6,940 1.50 +0.320 ±0
Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV)1,335 0.29 +0.040 ±0
Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)581 0.13 New0 ±0
Vox (Vox)503 0.11 New0 ±0
Navarrese Freedom (Ln)224 0.05 ±0.000 ±0
Blank ballots2,934 1.79 –1.71
Total462,299 4 ±0
Valid votes164,095 97.40 +0.88
Invalid votes4,389 2.60 –0.88
Votes cast / turnout168,484 66.18 –4.26
Abstentions86,095 33.82 +4.26
Registered voters254,579
Sources

2015 general election

Summary of the 20 December 2015 Senate of Spain election results in Álava
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
We Can (Podemos/Ahal Dugu)112,463 22.85 New3 +3
People's Party (PP)94,524 19.20 –9.121 –2
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)86,324 17.54 –2.140 ±0
Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))69,355 14.09 –8.77–1
Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)166,352 13.48 –6.100 ±0
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)24,347 4.95 New0 ±0
United Left–Popular Unity in Common (IU–UPeC)19,824 4.03 +0.280 ±0
Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)5,829 1.18 +0.770 ±0
Blank Seats (EB/AZ)3,093 0.63 New0 ±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)2,629 0.53 –0.460 ±0
Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV)1,247 0.25 New0 ±0
Navarrese Freedom (Ln)231 0.05 New0 ±0
Blank ballots6,050 3.50 –0.97
Total492,268 4 ±0
Valid votes172,908 96.52 +0.99
Invalid votes6,238 3.48 –0.99
Votes cast / turnout179,146 70.44 +2.20
Abstentions75,181 29.56 –2.20
Registered voters254,327
Sources

2011 general election

Summary of the 20 November 2011 Senate of Spain election results in Álava
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
People's Party (PP)129,375 28.32 +1.033 +2
Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))104,427 22.86 –16.261 –2
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)89,921 19.68 –0.660 ±0
Amaiur (Amaiur)189,463 19.58 +14.490 ±0
United Left–The Greens: Plural Left (IU–LV)17,115 3.75 –0.560 ±0
Equo (Equo)9,653 2.11 New0 ±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)4,514 0.99 +0.540 ±0
For a Fairer World (PUM+J)2,666 0.58 +0.080 ±0
Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)1,892 0.41 +0.140 ±0
Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)536 0.12 New0 ±0
Blank ballots7,304 4.47 +1.99
Total456,866 4 ±0
Valid votes163,440 95.53 –4.01
Invalid votes7,655 4.47 +4.01
Votes cast / turnout171,095 68.24 –1.30
Abstentions79,648 31.76 +1.30
Registered voters317,352
Sources

2008 general election

Summary of the 9 March 2008 Senate of Spain election results in Álava
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))182,584 39.12 3 ±0
People's Party (PP)127,361 27.29 1 ±0
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)94,931 20.34 0 ±0
United Left–Greens–Alternative (EB–B)20,133 4.31 0 ±0
Basque Solidarity (EA)15,402 3.30 0 ±0
Aralar (Aralar)8,354 1.79 0 ±0
The Greens (B/LV)4,719 1.01 0 ±0
For a Fairer World (PUM+J)2,342 0.50 0 ±0
Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain–Basque Communists (PCPE–EK)2,146 0.46 0 ±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)2,079 0.45 0 ±0
Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)1,238 0.27 0 ±0
Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI)384 0.08 0 ±0
Humanist Party (PH)286 0.06 0 ±0
Family and Life Party (PFyV)266 0.06 0 ±0
Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)103 0.02 0 ±0
National Democracy (DN)97 0.02 0 ±0
Carlist Party of the Basque Country–Carlist Party (EKA–PC)77 0.02 0 ±0
Spanish Front (Frente)55 0.01 0 ±0
Spanish Alternative (AES)44 0.01 0 ±0
Carlist Traditionalist Communion (CTC)40 0.01 0 ±0
Blank ballots4,100 2.48
Total466,741 4 ±0
Valid votes165,405 95.94
Invalid votes7,001 4.06
Votes cast / turnout172,406 69.54
Abstentions75,524 30.46
Registered voters247,930
Sources

2004 general election

Summary of the 14 March 2004 Senate of Spain election results in Madrid
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
Blank ballots
Total4 ±0
Valid votes
Invalid votes
Votes cast / turnout
Abstentions
Registered voters
Sources

2000 general election

Summary of the 12 March 2000 Senate of Spain election results in Álava
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
Blank ballots
Total4 ±0
Valid votes
Invalid votes
Votes cast / turnout
Abstentions
Registered voters
Sources

1996 general election

Summary of the 3 March 1996 Senate of Spain election results in Álava
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
Blank ballots
Total4 ±0
Valid votes
Invalid votes
Votes cast / turnout
Abstentions
Registered voters
Sources

1993 general election

Summary of the 6 June 1993 Senate of Spain election results in Álava
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
Blank ballots
Total4 ±0
Valid votes
Invalid votes
Votes cast / turnout
Abstentions
Registered voters
Sources

1989 general election

Summary of the 29 October 1989 Senate of Spain election results in Álava
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
Blank ballots
Total4 ±0
Valid votes
Invalid votes
Votes cast / turnout
Abstentions
Registered voters
Sources

1986 general election

Summary of the 22 June 1986 Senate of Spain election results in Álava
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
Blank ballots
Total4 ±0
Valid votes
Invalid votes
Votes cast / turnout
Abstentions
Registered voters
Sources

1982 general election

Summary of the 28 October 1982 Senate of Spain election results in Álava
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE)146,175 35.19 +12.633 +3
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)94,222 22.69 –2.631 –1
Democratic Coalition (AP–PDP–PDL–UCD)179,744 19.20 –12.280 –2
Popular Unity (HB)41,406 9.97 –2.990 ±0
Basque Country Left–Left for Socialism (EE)29,037 6.99 New0 ±0
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)15,404 3.71 New0 ±0
Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK)4,948 1.19 –2.830 ±0
Workers' Socialist Party (PST)1,327 0.32 New0 ±0
Proverist Party (PPr)453 0.11 New0 ±0
Communist Unity Candidacy (CUC)335 0.08 New0 ±0
Revolutionary Communist League (LKI)0 0.00 –0.600 ±0
Socialist Party (PS)20 0.00 –0.390 ±0
Blank ballots2,288 1.59 +0.35
Total415,339 4 ±0
Valid votes143,615 96.22 –0.54
Invalid votes5,641 3.78 +0.54
Votes cast / turnout149,256 81.51 +13.70
Abstentions33,853 18.49 –13.70
Registered voters183,109
Sources

1979 general election

Summary of the 1 March 1979 Senate of Spain election results in Álava
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)83,323 25.70 –6.142 +1
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)182,094 25.32 –23.082 –1
Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE)73,127 22.56 New0 ±0
Popular Unity (HB)42,003 12.96 New0 ±0
Foral Union of the Basque Country (UFPV)218,754 5.78 –1.820 ±0
Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK)13,038 4.02 +1.210 ±0
National Union (UN)3,541 1.09 New0 ±0
Revolutionary Communist League (LCR)1,958 0.60 New0 ±0
Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (MC–OIC)1,875 0.58 New0 ±0
Carlist Party (PC)1,284 0.40 New0 ±0
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (historical) (PSOEh)31,270 0.39 –5.920 ±0
Union for the Freedom of Speech (ULE)515 0.16 New0 ±0
Blank ballots1,421 1.24
Total324,203 4 ±0
Valid votes114,265 96.76
Invalid votes3,828 3.24
Votes cast / turnout118,093 67.81
Abstentions56,052 32.19
Registered voters174,145
Sources

1977 general election

Summary of the 15 June 1977 Senate of Spain election results in Álava
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
Autonomous Front (FA)175,848 48.40 n/a3 n/a
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)115,685 31.84 n/a1 n/a
People's Alliance (AP)27,601 7.60 n/a0 n/a
Democratic Socialist Alliance (ASDCI)22,943 6.31 n/a0 n/a
Basque Christian Democracy (DCV)11,072 3.05 n/a0 n/a
Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK)10,208 2.81 n/a0 n/a
Blank ballotsn/a
Total363,357 4 n/a
Valid votesn/a
Invalid votesn/a
Votes cast / turnoutn/a
Abstentionsn/a
Registered voters153,080
Sources[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero. Población por provincias y por sexo . es . ine.es . National Institute of Statistics . 8 February 2020.
  2. Web site: Electoral Results Consultation. Senate. 2023 . es . Ministry of the Interior . 29 August 2023.
  3. Web site: Elecciones celebradas. Resultados electorales . es . . 15 April 2022.
  4. Web site: Elecciones al Senado 15 de junio de 1977 . es . Historia Electoral.com . 24 September 2017.

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