Albacete (Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha constituency) explained

Albacete
Type:Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha
Electoral
District Label:Province
District:Albacete
Region Label:Autonomous community
Region:Castilla–La Mancha
Population:386,464 (2021)[1]
Electorate:308,216 (2023)
Towns:Albacete
Year:1983
Seats:9 (1983–1986)
10 (1986–2014)
6 (2014–2019)
7 (2019–present)

Albacete is one of the five constituencies (Spanish; Castilian: circunscripciones) represented in the Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha, the regional legislature of the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha. The constituency currently elects six deputies. Its boundaries correspond to those of the Spanish province of Albacete. The electoral system uses the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation, with a minimum threshold of three percent.

Electoral system

The constituency was created as per the Statute of Autonomy of Castilla–La Mancha of 1982 and was first contested in the 1983 regional election. The Statute provided for the five provinces in Castilla–La Mancha—Albacete, Ciudad Real, Cuenca, Guadalajara and Toledo—to be established as multi-member districts in the Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha, with this regulation being maintained under the 1986 regional electoral law. Each constituency is entitled to an initial minimum of three seats, with the remaining 18—22 from 1986 to 1998—being distributed in proportion to their populations. In 1983 and from 1998 to 2014, each constituency was allocated a fixed number of seats: 9 for Albacete (10 from 1998 to 2014), 10 for Ciudad Real (11 from 1998 to 2012; 12 until 2014), 8 for Cuenca (8 from 2012 to 2014), 7 for Guadalajara (8 from 2007 to 2012; 9 until 2014) and 10 for Toledo (11 from 1998 to 2007; 12 from 2007 to 2012; 13 until 2014).[2] [3]

Voting is on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprises all nationals over eighteen, registered in Castilla–La Mancha and in full enjoyment of their political rights. Amendments to the electoral law in 2011 required for Castilian-Manchegan people abroad to apply for voting before being permitted to vote, a system known as "begged" or expat vote (Spanish; Castilian: Voto rogado) which was abolished in 2022.[4] [5] Seats are elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of three percent of valid votes—which includes blank ballots—being applied in each constituency. The only exception was in 1983, when a five percent threshold was applied regionally.[2] [3] The use of the D'Hondt method might result in a higher effective threshold, depending on the district magnitude.[6]

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-thousandth of the electorate, with a compulsory minimum of 500 signatures, until 1985—disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates.[3] [7] [8]

Deputies

Deputies 1983–present
CortesElectionDistribution
1st1983
54
2nd1987
613
3rd1991
163
4th1995
154
5th1999
64
6th2003
64
7th2007
64
8th2011
55
9th2015
33
10th2019
412
11th2023
331

Elections

2023 regional election

Summary of the 28 May 2023 Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha election results in Albacete
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)89,054 42.62 +0.703 –1
People's Party (PP)74,179 35.50 +6.443 +1
Vox (Vox)25,915 12.40 +6.721 +1
United We Can Castilla–La Mancha (Unidas Podemos CLM)9,721 4.65 –3.290 ±0
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (CS)3,371 1.61 –11.550 –1
Animalist Party with the Environment (PACMA)12,470 1.18 +0.320 ±0
Country with Managers (País con Gestores)718 0.34 New0 ±0
Blank ballots3,514 1.68 +0.86
Total208,942 7 ±0
Valid votes208,942 98.20 –0.79
Invalid votes3,826 1.80 +0.79
Votes cast / turnout212,768 69.03 +1.70
Abstentions95,448 30.97 –1.70
Registered voters308,216
Sources[9]

2019 regional election

Summary of the 26 May 2019 Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha election results in Albacete
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)86,626 41.92 +8.074 +1
People's Party (PP)60,059 29.06 –7.602 –1
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs)27,191 13.16 +3.531 +1
United We Can–United Left–Equo CLM (Podemos–IU–Equo)116,398 7.94 –7.100 ±0
Vox (Vox)11,744 5.68 +5.310 ±0
Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)1,769 0.86 –0.040 ±0
Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)538 0.26 +0.020 ±0
For a Fairer World (PUM+J)260 0.13 New0 ±0
Traditions and Rural World (ANATUR–UDEC)204 0.10 New0 ±0
Together We Win (JG)149 0.07 New0 ±0
Blank ballots1,704 0.82 –0.92
Total206,642 7 +1
Valid votes206,642 98.99 +0.96
Invalid votes2,113 1.01 –0.96
Votes cast / turnout208,755 67.33 –3.43
Abstentions101,304 32.67 +3.43
Registered voters310,059
Sources[10]

2015 regional election

Summary of the 24 May 2015 Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha election results in Albacete
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
People's Party (PP)79,082 36.66 –11.733 –2
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)73,004 33.85 –7.813 –2
We Can (Podemos)24,235 11.24 New0 ±0
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)20,775 9.63 New0 ±0
Let's Win Castilla–La Mancha–The Greens–United Left (Ganemos–LV–IU)18,193 3.80 –0.920 ±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)2,085 0.97 –0.970 ±0
Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)1,933 0.90 +0.440 ±0
Union of Independent Citizens (UCIN)1,076 0.50 New0 ±0
Vox (Vox)802 0.37 New0 ±0
Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)511 0.24 New0 ±0
Castilian Party–Castilian Unity (PCAS–UdCa)2244 0.11 –0.080 ±0
Blank ballots3,758 1.74 –0.19
Total215,698 6 –4
Valid votes215,698 98.03 –0.60
Invalid votes4,336 1.97 +0.60
Votes cast / turnout220,034 70.76 –3.99
Abstentions90,917 29.24 +3.99
Registered voters310,951
Sources[11] [12]

2011 regional election

Summary of the 22 May 2011 Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha election results in Albacete
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
People's Party (PP)110,255 48.39 +7.645 +1
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)94,910 41.66 –10.995 –1
United Left of Castilla–La Mancha (IUCLM)10,751 4.72 +0.810 ±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)4,412 1.94 New0 ±0
Citizens for Blank Votes (CenB)1,615 0.71 New0 ±0
Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)1,048 0.46 New0 ±0
Castilian Party (PCAS)1442 0.19 +0.070 ±0
Blank ballots4,408 1.93 +0.47
Total227,841 10 ±0
Valid votes227,841 98.63 –0.64
Invalid votes3,163 1.37 +0.64
Votes cast / turnout231,004 74.75 +3.05
Abstentions78,025 25.25 –3.05
Registered voters309,029
Sources[13] [14]

2007 regional election

Summary of the 27 May 2007 Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha election results in Albacete
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)113,295 52.65 –5.386 ±0
People's Party (PP)87,684 40.75 +4.394 ±0
United Left–Left of Castilla–La Mancha (IU–ICAM)8,416 3.91 +0.430 ±0
The Greens of Europe (LVE)1,697 0.79 New0 ±0
Republican Left (IR)410 0.19 New0 ±0
Humanist Party (PH)286 0.13 –0.090 ±0
Commoners' Land (TC)259 0.12 –0.060 ±0
Blank ballots3,140 1.46 –0.09
Total215,187 10 ±0
Valid votes215,187 99.27 –0.11
Invalid votes1,579 0.73 +0.11
Votes cast / turnout216,766 71.70 –2.36
Abstentions85,555 28.30 +2.36
Registered voters302,321
Sources[15] [16]

2003 regional election

Summary of the 25 May 2003 Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha election results in Albacete
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)127,148 58.03 +2.196 ±0
People's Party (PP)79,672 36.36 –0.724 ±0
United Left–Left of Castilla–La Mancha (IU–ICAM)7,635 3.48 –0.690 ±0
Humanist Party (PH)492 0.22 +0.090 ±0
Commoners' Land–Castilian Nationalist Party (TC–PNC)389 0.18 +0.100 ±0
National Democracy (DN)360 0.16 New0 ±0
Blank ballots3,399 1.55 –0.21
Total219,095 10 ±0
Valid votes219,095 99.38 ±0.00
Invalid votes1,375 0.62 ±0.00
Votes cast / turnout220,470 74.06 +1.91
Abstentions77,211 25.94 –1.91
Registered voters297,681
Sources[17] [18]

1999 regional election

Summary of the 13 June 1999 Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha election results in Albacete
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party–Progressives (PSOE–p)117,615 55.84 +11.386 +1
People's Party (PP)78,097 37.08 –6.134 ±0
United Left–Left of Castilla–La Mancha (IU–ICAM)8,785 4.17 –6.180 –1
Manchegan Regionalist Party (PRM)993 0.47 New0 ±0
Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)361 0.17 New0 ±0
Centrist Union–Democratic and Social Centre (UC–CDS)341 0.16 –0.180 ±0
Regionalist Party of Castilla–La Mancha (PRCM)305 0.14 –0.200 ±0
Humanist Party (PH)277 0.13 New0 ±0
Commoners' Land–Castilian Nationalist Party (TC–PNC)161 0.08 –0.030 ±0
Blank ballots3,697 1.76 +0.63
Total210,632 10 ±0
Valid votes210,632 99.38 +0.04
Invalid votes1,316 0.62 –0.04
Votes cast / turnout211,948 72.15 –5.89
Abstentions81,827 27.85 +5.89
Registered voters293,775
Sources[19] [20]

1995 regional election

Summary of the 28 May 1995 Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha election results in Albacete
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)96,565 44.46 –9.585 –1
People's Party (PP)93,843 43.21 +11.694 +1
United Left–Left of Castilla–La Mancha (IU–ICAM)22,475 10.35 +1.641 ±0
Regionalist Party of Castilla–La Mancha (PRCM)747 0.34 New0 ±0
Centrist Union (UC)618 0.28 –3.130 ±0
Commoners' Land–Castilian Nationalist Party (TC–PNC)245 0.11 New0 ±0
Action for Talavera Region (ACTAL)237 0.11 New0 ±0
Blank ballots2,464 1.13 ±0.00
Total217,194 10 ±0
Valid votes217,194 99.34 +0.09
Invalid votes1,449 0.66 –0.09
Votes cast / turnout218,643 78.04 +7.64
Abstentions61,522 21.96 –7.64
Registered voters280,165
Sources[21] [22]

1991 regional election

Summary of the 26 May 1991 Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha election results in Albacete
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)100,420 54.04 +5.506 ±0
People's Party (PP)158,568 31.52 –0.273 ±0
United Left (IU)16,194 8.71 +2.161 +1
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)6,342 3.41 –7.350 –1
The Greens Ecologist–Humanist List (LVLE–H)21,824 0.98 +0.770 ±0
Social Democratic Party of Castilla–La Mancha (PSDCLM)378 0.20 New0 ±0
Blank ballots2,109 1.13 +0.14
Total185,835 10 ±0
Valid votes185,835 99.25 +0.27
Invalid votes1,410 0.75 –0.27
Votes cast / turnout187,245 70.40 –2.79
Abstentions78,732 29.60 +2.79
Registered voters265,977
Sources[23] [24] [25]

1987 regional election

Summary of the 10 June 1987 Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha election results in Albacete
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)87,833 48.54 –4.306 +1
People's Alliance (AP)155,425 30.63 –6.313 –1
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)19,471 10.76 +8.791 +1
United Left (IU)211,854 6.55 –0.720 ±0
People's Democratic Party (PDP)2,090 1.16 New0 ±0
Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC)1,609 0.89 New0 ±0
Manchegan Regionalist Party (PRM)487 0.27 New0 ±0
Humanist Platform (PH)380 0.21 New0 ±0
Blank ballots1,789 0.99 +0.34
Total180,938 10 +1
Valid votes180,938 98.98 +0.15
Invalid votes1,861 1.02 –0.15
Votes cast / turnout182,799 73.19 +2.30
Abstentions66,962 26.81 –2.30
Registered voters249,761
Sources[26] [27] [28]

1983 regional election

Summary of the 8 May 1983 Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha election results in Albacete
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)91,876 52.84 n/a5 n/a
People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)64,235 36.94 n/a4 n/a
Communist Party of Spain (PCE)12,643 7.27 n/a0 n/a
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)3,424 1.97 n/a0 n/a
Spanish Communist Workers' Party–Unified Communist Party (PCOE–PCEU)579 0.33 n/a0 n/a
Blank ballots1,125 0.65 n/a
Total173,882 9 n/a
Valid votes173,882 98.83 n/a
Invalid votes2,064 1.17 n/a
Votes cast / turnout175,946 70.89 n/a
Abstentions72,256 29.11 n/a
Registered voters248,202
Sources[29] [30] [31]

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 . . 8 February 2020.
  2. Ley Orgánica 9/1982, de 10 de agosto, de Estatuto de Autonomía de Castilla-La Mancha . Organic Law . 9 . . es . 10 August 1982 . 15 September 2017.
  3. Ley 5/1986, de 23 de diciembre, electoral de Castilla-La Mancha . Law . 5 . Boletín Oficial del Estado . es . 23 December 1986 . 15 September 2017.
  4. Web site: Reig Pellicer . Naiara . 16 December 2015 . Spanish elections: Begging for the right to vote . cafebabel.co.uk . 17 July 2017.
  5. News: Araque Conde . Pilar . 8 June 2022 . El Congreso acaba con el voto rogado: diez años de trabas burocráticas para los residentes en el extranjero . es . Público . Madrid . 31 July 2022.
  6. Web site: Gallagher . Michael . 30 July 2012 . Effective threshold in electoral systems . https://web.archive.org/web/20170730092518/http://www.tcd.ie/Political_Science/staff/michael_gallagher/ElSystems/Docts/effthresh.php . dead . 30 July 2017 . Trinity College, Dublin . 22 July 2017.
  7. Real Decreto-ley 20/1977, de 18 de marzo, sobre Normas Electorales . Royal Decree-Law . 20 . Boletín Oficial del Estado . es . 18 March 1977 . 14 December 2019.
  8. Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General . Organic Law . 5 . Boletín Oficial del Estado . es . 19 June 1985 . 30 January 2020.
  9. Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha . Diario Oficial de Castilla-La Mancha . 114 . 16 June 2023 . es . Acuerdo de 14/06/2023, de la Junta Electoral de Castilla-La Mancha, por el que se ordena la publicación en el Diario Oficial de Castilla-La Mancha de los resultados generales y por circunscripciones de las elecciones a las Cortes Regionales 2023 . 1575-0051 . 21577–21583.
  10. Web site: Cortes of Castile-La Mancha election results, 26 May 2019 . 14 June 2019 . es . www.juntaelectoralcentral.es . Electoral Commission of Castilla–La Mancha . 29 November 2019.
  11. Web site: Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha election results, 24 May 2015 . 15 June 2015 . es . www.juntaelectoralcentral.es . Electoral Commission of Castilla–La Mancha . 29 September 2017.
  12. Web site: IX Legislature. Regional election, 24 May 2015 . es . www.cortesclm.es . Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha . 29 September 2017.
  13. Web site: Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha election results, 22 May 2011 . 13 June 2011 . es . www.juntaelectoralcentral.es . Electoral Commission of Castilla–La Mancha . 29 September 2017.
  14. Web site: VIII Legislature. Regional election, 22 May 2011 . es . www.cortesclm.es . Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha . 29 September 2017.
  15. Web site: Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha election results, 27 May 2007 . 14 June 2007 . es . www.juntaelectoralcentral.es . Electoral Commission of Castilla–La Mancha . 29 September 2017.
  16. Web site: VII Legislature. Regional election, 27 May 2007 . es . www.cortesclm.es . Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha . 29 September 2017.
  17. Web site: Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha election results, 25 May 2003 . 13 June 2003 . es . www.juntaelectoralcentral.es . Electoral Commission of Castilla–La Mancha . 29 September 2017.
  18. Web site: VI Legislature. Regional election, 25 May 2003 . es . www.cortesclm.es . Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha . 29 September 2017.
  19. Web site: Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha election results, 13 June 1999 . 2 July 1999 . es . www.juntaelectoralcentral.es . Electoral Commission of Castilla–La Mancha . 29 September 2017.
  20. Web site: V Legislature. Regional election, 13 June 1999 . es . www.cortesclm.es . Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha . 29 September 2017.
  21. Web site: Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha election results, 28 May 1995 . 16 June 1995 . es . www.juntaelectoralcentral.es . Electoral Commission of Castilla–La Mancha . 29 September 2017.
  22. Web site: IV Legislature. Regional election, 28 May 1995 . es . www.cortesclm.es . Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha . 29 September 2017.
  23. Web site: Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha election results, 26 May 1991 . 14 June 1991 . es . www.juntaelectoralcentral.es . Electoral Commission of Castilla–La Mancha . 29 September 2017.
  24. Web site: III Legislature. Regional election, 26 May 1991 . es . www.cortesclm.es . Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha . 29 September 2017.
  25. Web site: Number 157. Report-declaration of the Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha election of 26 May 1991 . es . tcu.es . Court of Auditors . 8 December 2019.
  26. Web site: Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha election results, 10 June 1987 . 30 June 1987 . es . www.juntaelectoralcentral.es . Electoral Commission of Castilla–La Mancha . 29 September 2017.
  27. Web site: II Legislature. Regional election, 10 June 1987 . es . www.cortesclm.es . Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha . 29 September 2017.
  28. Web site: Number 75. Audit report on the regularity of electoral accounting derived from the elections held on June 10, 1987 . es . tcu.es . Court of Auditors . 8 December 2019.
  29. Web site: Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha election, 1983. Albacete . es . www.datoselecciones.com . Election Data . 29 September 2017.
  30. Web site: Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha election results, 8 May 1983 . 28 October 1983 . es . www.juntaelectoralcentral.es . Electoral Commission of Castilla–La Mancha . 29 September 2017 . 29 September 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170929232604/http://www.juntaelectoralcentral.es/cs/jec/documentos/CASTILLA_LA_MANCHA_1983_Resultados . dead .
  31. Web site: I Legislature. Regional election, 8 May 1983 . es . www.cortesclm.es . Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha . 29 September 2017.

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