Biscay (Senate constituency) explained

Biscay
Type:Senate of Spain
Electoral
District Label:Province
District:Biscay
Region Label:Autonomous community
Region:Basque Country
Population:1,152,651 (2019)[1]
Electorate:949,598 (Nov 2019)
Towns:Bilbao, Barakaldo, Getxo
Year:1977
Seats:4 (1977–)

Biscay is one of the 59 constituencies (Spanish; Castilian: link=no|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 Biscay. 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 Biscay 1977–
LegislatureElectionDistribution
Constituent1977
31
1st1979
13
2nd1982
13
3rd1986
13
4th1989
13
5th1993
13
6th1996
13
7th2000
31
8th2004
13
9th2008
31
10th2011
13
11th2015
13
12th2016
13
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%
Nerea Ahedo CezaEAJ/PNV174,28329.29
María Dolores Etxano VarelaEAJ/PNV165,50427.81
Igotz Lopez TorreEAJ/PNV162,49427.31
Txema Oleaga ZalvideaPSE-EE151,89325.53
• Teresa Fernández GarcíaPSE-EE145,79124.50
• Juan Andrades GarcíaPSE-EE139,76823.49
• Jasone Agirre GaritaonandiaEH Bildu131,45022.09
• Pello Zabarte NarbaizaEH Bildu123,19820.70
• Natalia Gardeazabal DiezEH Bildu120,37520.23
• Cristina Martínez RuizPP68,56711.52
• Jon Albisu SeoanePP66,73411.21
• Pablo Egusquiaguirre MartinPP65,08710.93
• Andeka Larrea LarrondoSumar60,67910.19
• Carmen Muñoz LopezSumar52,3448.79
• Ana Saiz QuintanoSumar48,8478.21
• María Pérez FernándezVox13,3952.25
• Jesús Varela GómezVox12,5082.10
• Eva María Rodríguez MartinVox11,8701.99
• María López GalánPACMA4,6560.78
• Luis Alberto Real De Las HerasPACMA2,7610.46
• Esther Begoña RodríguezPACMA2,6450.44
• Iratxe Hernández SimónPUM+J2,1860.36
• Igone Bastida EstebanPCTE1,6620.27
• Jesús Ángel Gómez EstebanRecortes Cero1,4340.24
Blank ballots6,027 1.01
Total1,736,158
Valid votes594,955 98.17
Invalid votes11,066 1.82
Votes cast / turnout606,021 67.79
Abstentions287,860 32.20
Registered voters893,881
Sources[2]

November 2019 general election

Summary of the 10 November 2019 Senate of Spain election results in Biscay
CandidatesParties and coalitionsPopular vote
Votes%
Nerea Ahedo CezaEAJ/PNV230,304 36.99
María Dolores Etxano VarelaEAJ/PNV222,904 35.80
Imanol Landa JauregiEAJ/PNV220,156 35.36
Txema OIeaga ZalvideaPSE–EE (PSOE)120,371 19.34
• Idoia Agorría MartínezPSE–EE (PSOE)117,483 18.87
• Carlos Fernández MartínezPSE–EE (PSOE)113,885 18.29
• Arantza Gutiérrez PazEH Bildu101,741 16.34
• Edriga Aranburu AgirreEH Bildu96,573 15.51
• María Jesús Etxeandia CiriónEH Bildu94,621 15.20
• José Antonio Martín AcostaPodemos–IU81,743 13.13
• Amaia Hernández RodríguezPodemos–IU76,841 12.34
• Xabier Jiménez LópezPodemos–IU76,122 12.23
• Raquel González Diez-AndinoPP59,761 9.60
• Luis Miguel Arroyo MillánPP57,564 9.25
• María Carmen Sánchez SequerosPP54,008 8.68
• María Pérez FernándezVox12,728 2.04
• Pascual Blanco PeñaMás País–C. Ecologista10,054 1.61
• Armán Basurto BarrioCs8,350 1.34
• Blanca Amelia Gozalo MartínezCs7,114 1.14
• Santiago Orozco GarcíaCs6,542 1.05
• María Izaskun Almazán LedesmaPACMA6,185 0.99
• Unai de Zarraolandia SalasPACMA4,183 0.67
• Rocío Hernández ClaresPACMA3,772 0.61
• Pablo Setién PascualRecortes Cero–GV1,277 0.21
• Javier Martínez BárbaraPUM+J1,103 0.18
• Unai Vidaurrazaga SolaPCTE/ELAK1,085 0.17
• María Soraya Urrutia SantosRecortes Cero–GV949 0.15
• Jesús Ángel Gómez Esteban "Kendall Maison"Recortes Cero–GV616 0.10
• Unai Ortúzar BarrenecheaSolidaria411 0.07
• María Pilar Vivar RamosSolidaria325 0.05
• Javier López GalianaSolidaria238 0.04
Blank ballots7,886 1.27
Total622,554
Valid votes622,554 98.38
Invalid votes10,247 1.62
Votes cast / turnout632,801 66.64
Abstentions316,797 33.36
Registered voters949,598
Sources[3]

1977 general election

Summary of the 15 June 1977 Senate of Spain election results in Biscay
CandidatesParties and coalitionsPopular vote
Votes%
Ramón Rubial CaviaFA324,648 58.37
Juan María Vidarte de UgarteFA323,081 58.08
Mitxel Unzueta UzcangaFA231,619 41.64
Martín Fernández PalacioUCD111,041 19.96
• Pedro de Zubiría y GarnicaAP51,633 9.28
• Pablo Lucas VerdúPSP–US48,692 8.75
• José María González BarandiaránAP48,140 8.65
• Jaime Cibrián SaizAP47,800 8.59
• Luis Arana ZubiriaPCE/EPK46,583 8.37
• José Unanue RuizPCE/EPK45,156 8.12
• Juan Miguel Moreno LombarderoPSP–US41,133 7.39
• José Rodríguez MartínezPCE/EPK40,122 7.21
• Pedro María Carmelo de Irujo OlloEAE/ANV31,534 5.67
• Adolfo Careaga FontechaDCV26,517 4.77
• Isidro Infante OlarteDCV23,126 4.16
• Jose Luis Mintegui IraizozASDCI18,753 3.37
• Paloma Rodríguez-Escudero SánchezDCV18,503 3.33
• José Luis Pedro Barrado IbarraCJA5,346 0.96
• Manuel García AntuñanoCJA5,217 0.94
• Armando González FernándezCJA5,088 0.91
• Carlos Umaran García-IturriCJA3,062 0.55
Blank ballots
Total556,235
Valid votes556,235
Invalid votes
Votes cast / turnout
Abstentions
Registered voters749,572
Sources[4] [5]

See also

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. Biscay . es . Ministry of the Interior . 10 August 2020.
  4. Web site: Electoral Results Consultation. Senate. June 1977. Biscay . es . Ministry of the Interior . 27 July 2020.
  5. Web site: Senate election 15 June 1977 . es . historiaelectoral.com . Electoral History . 27 July 2020.

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