Asturias (Senate constituency) explained

Asturias
Type:Senate of Spain
Electoral
District Label:Province
District:Asturias
Region Label:Autonomous community
Region:Principality of Asturias
Population:1,022,800 (2019)[1]
Electorate:972,580 (Nov 2019)
Towns:Gijón, Oviedo, Avilés, Siero, Langreo, Mieres
Year:1977
Seats:4

Asturias—Oviedo until 1986—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 Asturias. 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 Asturias 1977–
LegislatureElectionDistribution
Constituent1977
31
1978
211
1st1979
31
2nd1982
31
3rd1986
31
4th1989
31
5th1993
31
6th1996
13
7th2000
13
8th2004
13
9th2008
31
10th2011
13
11th2015
13
12th2016
13
13th2019 (Apr)
31
14th2019 (Nov)
31
15th2023
13

Elections

2023 general election

Summary of the 23 July 2023 Senate of Spain election results
CandidatesParties and coalitionsPopular vote
Votes%
Pablo González MenéndezPP210,59836.59
María Fernández ÁlvarezPSOE209,56636.41
María Teresa Mallada de CastroPP208,08536.15
José Manuel Fernández Díaz (Chami)PP203,69135.39
• Fernando Lastra ValdésPSOE201,95435.09
• María Jesús Álvarez GonzálezPSOE196,86634.20
• Faustino Sabio LópezSumar78,07113.56
• María Lluisa Nogueiro CereigidoSumar73,63112.79
• Francisco Javier Martínez AndradeSumar65,88911.44
• María Aránzazu Martínez RiolaVox60,81910.56
• Juan José Merino RodríguezVox56,9559.89
• Daniel Martínez BuelgaVox54,5239.47
• Sandra Antonia Álvarez MartínezPACMA5,5140.95
• Raúl Martínez TurreroPCTE3,5240.61
• Joaquín Arce FernándezPACMA3,5160.61
• María Silvia Alonso SoldadoPACMA3,2070.55
• Lorenzo Rodríguez RiveroPUM+J1,7580.30
• José Manuel Cancio MartínezRecortes Cero9530.16
• María Antonia Prado GonzálezRecortes Cero5950.10
• Ángel Fernández SantosPUEDE4770.08
• Jaime Madroñal MenéndezRecortes Cero4500.07
Blank ballots11,579 2.01
Total1,663,627
Valid votes575,465 98.05
Invalid votes11,407 1.94
Votes cast / turnout586,872 70.98
Abstentions239,825 29.01
Registered voters826,697
Sources[2]

November 2019 general election

Candidates! style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2" colspan="2" width="175"
Parties and coalitionsPopular vote
Votes%
Francisco Antonio Blanco ÁngelPSOE189,325 34.36
María Fernández ÁlvarezPSOE186,063 33.77
Fernando Lastra ValdésPSOE180,622 32.78
María Mercedes Fernández GonzálezPP–Foro156,799 28.45
• José Ramón García CañalPP–Foro156,440 28.39
• María del Camino Gutiérrez GutiérrezPP–Foro135,554 24.60
• Mar García GonzálezPodemos–IX86,085 15.62
• Francisco Benavente Meléndez de ArvasVox81,519 14.79
• Juan Carlos Hevia LozanoPodemos–IX77,979 14.15
• José Ovidio Álvarez RozadaPodemos–IX72,255 13.11
• Nicanor García FernándezCs41,184 7.47
• María Victoria Rubio PrietoCs33,218 6.03
• Joaquín Merediz VidalCs27,425 4.98
• Eva del Fresno DíazMás País–Equo16,704 3.03
• Cristina Eugenia Abella NovoPACMA8,706 1.58
• Alberto Pérez ArroyoPACMA5,510 1.00
• Rosa María Rubio DomínguezPACMA4,935 0.90
• Ana Fernández MarquésAndecha2,262 0.41
• Saúl Fernández GarrotePCTE1,973 0.36
• José Antonio Lobato GonzálezRecortes Cero–GV1,788 0.32
• Javier Ortega SerraPCPE1,451 0.26
• Noemí Roca BarrioPUM+J1,386 0.25
• María Dolores Suárez VallinaAndecha1,239 0.22
• Mariano Suárez RodríguezAndecha1,017 0.18
• Rosa María Navarrete SehnertRecortes Cero–GV974 0.18
• Eduardo Madroñal PedrazaRecortes Cero–GV934 0.17
• Jesús Fernando Rodríguez RoizPH796 0.14
• Concepción Martínez MiguelPH568 0.10
Blank ballots14,770 2.68
Total551,049
Valid votes551,049 97.90
Invalid votes11,832 2.10
Votes cast / turnout562,881 57.88
Abstentions409,699 42.12
Registered voters972,580
Sources[3]

April 2019 general election

Candidates! style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2" colspan="2" width="175"
Parties and coalitionsPopular vote
Votes%
Francisco Antonio Blanco ÁngelPSOE209,215 33.74
María Fernández ÁlvarezPSOE205,332 33.11
Fernando Lastra ValdésPSOE198,863 32.07
José Ramón García CañalPP–Foro140,683 22.69
• Nicanor García FernándezCs122,675 19.78
• José Manuel Rodríguez GonzálezPP–Foro107,871 17.40
• María del Camino Gutiérrez GutiérrezPP–Foro106,022 17.10
• Mar García GonzálezPodemos–IX–Equo104,710 16.89
• Juan Carlos Hevia LozanoPodemos–IX–Equo94,740 15.28
• María Victoria Rubio PrietoCs91.263 14.72
• José Ovidio Álvarez RozadaPodemos–IX–Equo89,048 14.36
• Joaquín Merediz VidalCs85,413 13.77
• Juan Fernández BañosVox80,322 12.95
• Carlota Cueto-Felgueroso LandeiraVox49,614 8.00
• Luis Andrés Cleominio Sánchez CavedaVox46,139 7,44
• Walter Sánchez SuárezPACMA10,408 1.68
• Sandra María Serrano GarcíaPACMA9,692 1.56
• David Cienfuegos CereijoPACMA7,034 1.13
• Saúl Fernández GarrotePCTE3,216 0.52
• Eduardo Madroñal PedrazaRecortes Cero–GV2,695 0.43
• Arturu Xosé Bermeyu GarcíaAndecha2,550 0.41
• Agustín Garrido AceraPUM+J2,138 0.34
• Rosa María Navarrete SehnertRecortes Cero–GV1,792 0.29
• Ana Fernández MarquésAndecha1,739 0.28
• María Beatriz Rivero InfiestaRecortes Cero–GV1,389 0.22
• Jesús Fernando Rodríguez RoizPH1,381 0.22
• Mario Arbesú IglesiasAndecha1,311 0.21
Blank ballots13,252 2.14
Total620,103
Valid votes620,103 97.95
Invalid votes13,005 2.05
Votes cast / turnout633,108 64.97
Abstentions341,383 35.03
Registered voters974,491
Sources[4]

1979 general election

Summary of the 1 March 1979 Senate of Spain election results in Oviedo
CandidatesParties and coalitionsPopular vote
Votes%
Honorio Díaz DíazPSOE198,437 37.56
Rafael Luis Fernández ÁlvarezPSOE194,768 36.86
Fernando Morán LópezPSOE185,667 35.14
Enrique López GonzálezUCD170,493 32.27
• Luis Riera PosadaUCD161,805 30.62
• Celestino de Nicolás PrietoUCD156,801 29.68
• Silvino Lantero VallinaPCE79,951 15.13
• Manuel Nevado MadridPCE70,594 13.36
• Carlos Suárez NietoPCE68,600 12.98
• Juan Eladio Llaneza FernándezCD43,310 8.20
• Román Suárez BlancoCD42,028 7.95
• Sergio Marqués FernándezCD40,947 7.75
• Alejandro Felgueroso Ruiz de la PeñaUN13,735 2.60
• José Luis López-Sela Díaz-FaesUN13,177 2.49
• José Manuel Bolado GarcíaMC–OIC11,056 2.09
• María Luisa de Noriega y VegaUN10,188 1.93
• Manuel Ángel González ZapicoCNA8,309 1.57
• Anita Aldeano BrasasPCT7,666 1.45
• Justo José García MenéndezPSOEh5,134 0.97
• Jorge Luis García PalaciosIR4,420 0.84
• Juan José de la Roz ConchaPCT3,629 0.69
• Julián Francisco Herrojo RodríguezFE–JONS(A)3,344 0.63
• Pedro Suárez GarcíaPCT3,102 0.59
• María Amparo Carreno DíazFE–UF3,028 0.57
• Concepción Álvarez LobatoFE–UF2,923 0.55
• Luis Molleda ÁlvarezFE–UF1,817 0.34
• José Antonio Mesa GarcíaFE–JONS(A)1,742 0.33
Blank ballots7,493 1.42
Total528,387
Valid votes528,387 96.92
Invalid votes16,792 3.08
Votes cast / turnout545,179 62.74
Abstentions323,714 37.26
Registered voters868,893
Sources[5]

1978 by-election

After the resignation of Wenceslao Roces due to disagreement with the direction of the Communist Party of Spain, a by-election was called to elect a new senator in Asturias.[6] This election was held concurrently with a by-election in Alicante.

Candidates! style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2" colspan="2" width="175"
Parties and coalitionsPopular vote
Votes%
Fernando Morán LópezPSOE121,729 32.57
• Adolfo Barthe AzaUCD87,491 23.41
• Horacio Fernández InguanzoPCE86,671 23.19
• Luis Fernández-Vega DiegoAP55,120 14.75
• Jesús Evaristo Casariego Fernández-NoriegaCT8,846 2.37
• Cristina Mosquera TenreiroMC6,076 1.63
• Luis Molleda ÁlvarezFEI3,576 0.96
• Francisco Roza PostigoORT3,348 0.90
• Bernardo Santaeugenia BastiánLCR1,033 0.28
Blank ballots0 0.00
Total373,740
Valid votes373,740 100.00
Invalid votes0 0.00
Votes cast / turnout373,740 47.72
Abstentions408,326 52.28
Registered voters782,066
Sources[7] [8] [9]

1977 general election

Summary of the 15 June 1977 Senate of Spain election results in Oviedo
CandidatesParties and coalitionsPopular vote
Votes%
Atanasio Corte ZapicoSD230,968 40.09
Wenceslao Roces SuárezSD224,414 38.95
Rafael Luis Fernández ÁlvarezSD224,208 38.92
José María Alonso-Vega SuárezUCD177,077 30.74
• Adolfo Barthe AzaUCD174,359 30.27
• Agustín José Antuña AlonsoUCD167,414 29.06
• José María Casielles AguadéAP77,208 13.40
• Juan Manuel Junceda AvelloAP73,473 12.75
• Román Suárez BlancoAP70,626 12.26
• Jesús Cadavieco HeviaPSP–US62,846 10.91
• Marcelo Palacios AlonsoPSP–US62,689 10.88
• Xuan Xosé Sánchez VicentePSP–US52,260 9.07
• Jesús Evaristo Casariego Fernández-NoriegaCT21,641 3.76
• Francisco Fernández CorteUR16,441 2.85
• Ramón Fernández-Rañada Menéndez de LuarcaUR16,057 2.79
• José Luis López-Sela Díaz-FaesAN1811,426 1.98
• Carlos Hidalgo SchumannAN1811,009 1.91
• Manuel Fernández-Pello GarcíaUR10,256 1.78
• Julio Mangas ManjarrésUR7,974 1.38
• Enrique Rubio SañudoFL7,446 1.29
• Lorenzo Velasco CastañoFL5,663 0.98
Blank ballots
Total576,100
Valid votes576,100
Invalid votes
Votes cast / turnout
Abstentions
Registered voters783,206
Sources[10] [11]

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. Asturias . es . Ministry of the Interior . 26 July 2020.
  4. Web site: Electoral Results Consultation. Senate. April 2019. Asturias . es . Ministry of the Interior . 26 July 2020.
  5. Web site: Electoral Results Consultation. Senate. March 1979. Oviedo . es . Ministry of the Interior . 27 July 2020.
  6. News: 2 March 2009 . Las elecciones parciales de 1978 . es . La Nueva España . 15 July 2020.
  7. News: 19 May 1978 . En el municipio de Gijón hubo una abstención del 53.01 por ciento . es . El Comercio . 16 July 2020.
  8. Del Castillo Vera . Pilar . 1978 . Elecciones al Senado en Alicante y Asturias . Documentación . UNED . 26 July 2020.
  9. Web site: Senate election 15 June 1977. 17 May 1978 by-elections . es . historiaelectoral.com . Electoral History . 26 July 2020.
  10. Web site: Electoral Results Consultation. Senate. June 1977. Oviedo . es . Ministry of the Interior . 27 July 2020.
  11. Web site: Senate election 15 June 1977 . es . historiaelectoral.com . Electoral History . 27 July 2020.

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