Alicante (Senate constituency) explained

Alicante
Type:Senate of Spain
Electoral
District Label:Province
District:Alicante
Region Label:Autonomous community
Region:Valencian Community
Population:1,858,683 (2019)[1]
Electorate:1,276,691 (Nov 2019)
Towns:Alicante, Elche, Alcoy, Elda, Benidorm, Orihuela
Year:1977
Seats:4

Alicante (Catalan; Valencian: Alacant) 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 Alicante. 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 Alicante 1977–
LegislatureElectionDistribution
Constituent1977
121
1978
121
1st1979
31
2nd1982
31
3rd1986
31
4th1989
31
5th1993
13
6th1996
13
7th2000
13
8th2004
13
9th2008
13
10th2011
13
11th2015
13
12th2016
13
13th2019 (Apr)
31
14th2019 (Nov)
22
15th2023
13

Elections

2023 general election

Summary of the 23 July 2023 Senate of Spain election results
CandidatesParties and coalitionsPopular vote
Votes%
Eva Ortiz VilellaPP335,83438.22
Agustín Almodóbar BarcelóPP324,36336.91
María Dolores Esteve JuanPP319,69236.38
Ana Martínez ZaragozaPSOE297,95633.91
• Antonia Moreno RuizPSOE282,31132.13
• Ángel Franco GutiezPSOE265,62830.23
• Irene Lisarte VillalbaVox123,59714.06
• David Moreno NarganesVox115,92613.19
• Manuel Alcaraz RamosSumar109,82512.50
• Lesmy Menéndez GonzálezVox108,39912.33
• Llum Quiñonero HernándezSumar96,34310.96
• Pau Francesc Torregrosa i ColomaSumar85,6019.74
• Obdulia Pérez CerdánPACMA12,7691.45
• Teresa Muñoz ArmentiaPACMA8,8341.00
• Ángel Olmedo SáezPACMA8,7961.00
• Adrián Martínez RamosRecortes Cero3,0190.34
• María José Molina MartínezCJ2,2260.25
• Javier Antonio Ramírez FernándezCJ1,1420.12
• Elisa Pérez-Marsá MiraCJ1,0760.12
Blank ballots13,995 1.59
Total2517332
Valid votes878,592 97.71
Invalid votes20,578 2.28
Votes cast / turnout899,170 71.66
Abstentions355,561 28.33
Registered voters1254731
Sources[2]

November 2019 general election

Summary of the 10 November 2019 Senate of Spain election results in Alicante
CandidatesParties and coalitionsPopular vote
Votes%
Pablo Ruz VillanuevaPP262,256 31.29
María Adela Pedrosa RoldánPP247,328 29.51
José Asensi SabaterPSOE244,327 29.15
Ana Martínez ZaragozaPSOE238,631 28.47
• Carlos Giménez BertomeuPSOE227,490 27.14
• Consuelo Maraver LoraPP209,808 25.03
• Pascual Moxica PrunedaVox150,888 18.00
• María Asunción Villaverde ZamoraPodemos–EUPV99,522 11.87
• María José Gómez-Pimpollo López-CastilloPodemos–EUPV87,788 10.47
• Lucía Granados AlósCs86,043 10.27
• Roberto Molina PilosioPodemos–EUPV79,481 9.48
• Domingo Francisco Guillén FernándezCs67,159 8.01
• Santiago Mira QuilesCs60,950 7.27
• Llum Quiñonero HernándezMés Compromís41,539 4.96
• Conxa del Ruste AguilarMés Compromís32,334 3.86
• Vicent Miquel Sansano BelsoMés Compromís28,046 3.35
• Paloma Jerez CabelloPACMA18,517 2.21
• Germán Rabasco MoraPACMA11,019 1.31
• Maite Carpintero ParientePACMA10,166 1.21
• Abelardo Lloret LópezAvant/Adelante–LVEP5,493 0.66
• Juan Francisco Martínez TortosaERPV3,449 0.41
• Manuel Serna OltraPCPE2,490 0.30
• Adrián Martínez RamosRecortes CeroGV1,883 0.22
• Francisco de Bartolomé GisbertPUM+J1,690 0.20
• Rosa Isabel Payá GiménezRecortes CeroGV1,412 0.17
• José María García CabreraP–LIB1,146 0.14
• Rafael Adrián SerranoRecortes CeroGV728 0.09
Blank ballots14,717 1.76
Total838,203
Valid votes838,203 97.64
Invalid votes20,227 2.36
Votes cast / turnout858,430 67.24
Abstentions418,261 32.76
Registered voters1,276,691
Sources[3]

1977 general election

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. Web site: Electoral Results Consultation. Senate. 2023 . es . Ministry of the Interior . 29 August 2023.
  3. Web site: Electoral Results Consultation. Senate. November 2019. Alicante . es . Ministry of the Interior . 9 August 2020.