Cuenca (Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha constituency) explained

Cuenca
Type:	Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha Electoral
District Label:	Province
District:	Cuenca
Region Label:	Autonomous community
Region:	Castilla–La Mancha
Population:	195,516 (2021)^[1]
Electorate:	153,474 (2023)
Towns:	Cuenca
Year:	1983
Seats:	8 (1983–2012) 9 (2012–2014) 5 (2014–present)

Cuenca 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 five deputies. Its boundaries correspond to those of the Spanish province of Cuenca. 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
Cortes	Election	Distribution
1st	1983	4 4
2nd	1987	4 4
3rd	1991	5 3
4th	1995	4 4
5th	1999	4 4
6th	2003	5 3
7th	2007	4 4
8th	2011	4 4
9th	2015	2 3
10th	2019	3 2
11th	2023	3 2

Elections

2023 regional election

Summary of the 28 May 2023 Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha election results in Cuenca

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	53,531	47.41	+0.96	3	±0
	People's Party (PP)	37,884	33.55	+0.77	2	±0
	Vox (Vox)	11,816	10.47	+4.88	0	±0
	United We Can Castilla–La Mancha (Unidas Podemos CLM)	3,624	3.21	–2.27	0	±0
	+CUENCA Now–Empty Spain (+CU–EV)	1,984	1.76	New	0	±0
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (CS)	771	0.68	–7.19	0	±0
	Animalist Party with the Environment (PACMA)^1	645	0.57	+0.05	0	±0
	Your Fatherland (TÚpatria)	585	0.52	New	0	±0
	Castilian Party–Commoners' Land–Zero Cuts (PCAS–TC–RC)	155	0.14	+0.01	0	±0
	Country with Managers (País con Gestores)	136	0.12	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,773	1.57	+0.60
Total		112,904			5	±0
Valid votes		112,904	98.43	–0.45
Invalid votes		1,804	1.57	+0.45
Votes cast / turnout		114,708	74.74	–1.27
Abstentions		38,766	25.26	+1.27
Registered voters		153,474
Sources^[9]

2019 regional election

Summary of the 26 May 2019 Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha election results in Cuenca

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	54,160	46.45	+8.82	3	+1
	People's Party (PP)	38,226	32.78	–8.74	2	–1
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs)	9,174	7.87	+1.21	0	±0
	Vox (Vox)	6,521	5.59	+5.22	0	±0
	United We Can–United Left–Equo CLM (Podemos–IU–Equo)^1	6,391	5.48	–4.61	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	607	0.52	+0.06	0	±0
	Castilian Party–Commoners' Land (PCAS–TC)	156	0.13	–0.10	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	126	0.11	New	0	±0
	Traditions and Rural World (ANATUR–UDEC)	113	0.10	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,130	0.97	–0.94
Total		116,604			5	±0
Valid votes		116,604	98.88	+0.97
Invalid votes		1,325	1.12	–0.97
Votes cast / turnout		117,929	76.01	–0.73
Abstentions		37,228	23.99	+0.73
Registered voters		155,157
Sources^[10]

2015 regional election

Summary of the 24 May 2015 Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha election results in Cuenca

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	49,816	41.52	–5.92	3	–1
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	45,151	37.63	–8.96	2	–2
	We Can (Podemos)	9,566	7.97	New	0	±0
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	7,997	6.66	New	0	±0
	Let's Win Castilla–La Mancha–The Greens–United Left (Ganemos–LV–IU)^1	2,544	2.12	–0.48	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	647	0.54	–0.82	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	549	0.46	New	0	±0
	The Greens–Green Group (LV–GV)	439	0.37	New	0	±0
	Vox (Vox)	439	0.37	New	0	±0
	Union of Independent Citizens (UCIN)	273	0.23	New	0	±0
	Castilian Party–Castilian Unity (PCAS–UdCa)^2	273	0.23	–0.18	0	±0
Blank ballots		2,293	1.91	+0.31
Total		119,987			5	–3
Valid votes		119,987	97.91	–0.80
Invalid votes		2,559	2.09	+0.80
Votes cast / turnout		122,546	76.74	–4.55
Abstentions		37,138	23.26	+4.55
Registered voters		159,684
Sources^[11] ^[12]

2011 regional election

Summary of the 22 May 2011 Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha election results in Cuenca

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	62,318	47.44	+2.77	4	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	61,196	46.59	–4.32	4	±0
	United Left of Castilla–La Mancha (IUCLM)	3,409	2.60	–0.14	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	1,784	1.36	New	0	±0
	Castilian Party (PCAS)^1	540	0.41	–0.01	0	±0
Blank ballots		2,102	1.60	+0.34
Total		131,349			8	±0
Valid votes		131,349	98.71	–0.38
Invalid votes		1,714	1.29	+0.38
Votes cast / turnout		133,063	81.29	+1.81
Abstentions		30,635	18.71	–1.81
Registered voters		163,698
Sources^[13] ^[14]

2007 regional election

Summary of the 27 May 2007 Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha election results in Cuenca

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	66,164	50.91	–3.05	4	–1
	People's Party (PP)	58,059	44.67	+3.98	4	+1
	United Left–Left of Castilla–La Mancha (IU–ICAM)	3,557	2.74	–0.58	0	±0
	Commoners' Land (TC)	543	0.42	+0.22	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,638	1.26	–0.17
Total		129,961			8	±0
Valid votes		129,961	99.09	–0.02
Invalid votes		1,196	0.91	+0.02
Votes cast / turnout		131,157	79.48	–1.74
Abstentions		33,871	20.52	+1.74
Registered voters		165,028
Sources^[15] ^[16]

2003 regional election

Summary of the 25 May 2003 Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha election results in Cuenca

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	71,909	53.96	+3.89	5	+1
	People's Party (PP)	54,219	40.69	–3.84	3	–1
	United Left–Left of Castilla–La Mancha (IU–ICAM)	2,872	2.16	–0.41	0	±0
	Independents for Cuenca (ixC)	1,658	1.24	New	0	±0
	Republican Left (IR)	272	0.20	New	0	±0
	Commoners' Land–Castilian Nationalist Party (TC–PNC)	271	0.20	–0.23	0	±0
	National Democracy (DN)	149	0.11	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,911	1.43	–0.06
Total		133,261			8	±0
Valid votes		133,261	99.11	–0.01
Invalid votes		1,199	0.89	+0.01
Votes cast / turnout		134,460	81.22	+0.18
Abstentions		31,083	18.78	–0.18
Registered voters		165,543
Sources^[17] ^[18]

1999 regional election

Summary of the 13 June 1999 Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha election results in Cuenca

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party–Progressives (PSOE–p)	67,244	50.07	+4.35	4	±0
	People's Party (PP)	59,809	44.53	–2.94	4	±0
	United Left–Left of Castilla–La Mancha (IU–ICAM)	3,450	2.57	–2.09	0	±0
	Centrist Union–Democratic and Social Centre (UC–CDS)	739	0.55	+0.03	0	±0
	Commoners' Land–Castilian Nationalist Party (TC–PNC)	582	0.43	+0.16	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	199	0.15	New	0	±0
	Regionalist Party of Castilla–La Mancha (PRCM)	168	0.13	–0.09	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	123	0.09	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,995	1.49	+0.43
Total		134,309			8	±0
Valid votes		134,309	99.12	–0.21
Invalid votes		1,199	0.88	+0.21
Votes cast / turnout		135,508	81.04	–1.33
Abstentions		31,708	18.96	+1.33
Registered voters		167,216
Sources^[19] ^[20]

1995 regional election

Summary of the 28 May 1995 Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha election results in Cuenca

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	65,121	47.47	+7.67	4	+1
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	62,718	45.72	–4.61	4	–1
	United Left–Left of Castilla–La Mancha (IU–ICAM)	6,393	4.66	+1.34	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre–Cuencan People's Union (CDS–UPCo)	720	0.52	–4.07	0	±0
	Commoners' Land–Castilian Nationalist Party (TC–PNC)	374	0.27	–0.44	0	±0
	Regionalist Party of Castilla–La Mancha (PRCM)	303	0.22	New	0	±0
	Action for Talavera Region (ACTAL)	87	0.06	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,458	1.06	+0.04
Total		137,174			8	±0
Valid votes		137,174	99.33	+0.05
Invalid votes		922	0.67	–0.05
Votes cast / turnout		138,096	82.37	+6.54
Abstentions		29,560	17.63	–6.54
Registered voters		167,656
Sources^[21] ^[22]

1991 regional election

Summary of the 26 May 1991 Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha election results in Cuenca

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	64,828	50.33	+6.20	5	+1
	People's Party (PP)^1	51,268	39.80	–2.37	3	–1
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	5,909	4.59	–4.12	0	±0
	United Left (IU)	4,277	3.32	+0.74	0	±0
	Commoners' Land (TC)	918	0.71	New	0	±0
	Alliance for the Republic (AxR)	294	0.23	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,318	1.02	–0.06
Total		128,812			8	±0
Valid votes		128,812	99.28	+0.47
Invalid votes		930	0.72	–0.47
Votes cast / turnout		129,742	75.83	–1.31
Abstentions		41,348	24.17	+1.31
Registered voters		171,090
Sources^[23] ^[24] ^[25]

1987 regional election

Summary of the 10 June 1987 Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha election results in Cuenca

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	56,445	44.13	+2.28	4	±0
	People's Alliance (AP)^1	48,731	38.10	–6.00	4	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	11,142	8.71	+6.87	0	±0
	People's Democratic Party (PDP)	3,750	2.93	New	0	±0
	United Left (IU)^2	3,304	2.58	–2.89	0	±0
	Liberal Party (PL)	1,459	1.14	New	0	±0
	Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC)	1,329	1.04	New	0	±0
	Humanist Platform (PH)	360	0.28	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,384	1.08	+0.36
Total		127,904			8	±0
Valid votes		127,904	98.81	+0.11
Invalid votes		1,546	1.19	–0.11
Votes cast / turnout		129,450	77.14	+1.88
Abstentions		38,353	22.86	–1.88
Registered voters		167,803
Sources^[26] ^[27] ^[28]

1983 regional election

Summary of the 8 May 1983 Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha election results in Cuenca

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)	54,080	44.10	n/a	4	n/a
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	51,327	41.85	n/a	4	n/a
	Liberal Democratic Party (PDL)	7,391	6.03	n/a	0	n/a
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	6,706	5.47	n/a	0	n/a
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	2,259	1.84	n/a	0	n/a
Blank ballots		878	0.72	n/a
Total		122,641			8	n/a
Valid votes		122,641	98.70	n/a
Invalid votes		1,610	1.30	n/a
Votes cast / turnout		124,251	75.26	n/a
Abstentions		40,844	24.74	n/a
Registered voters		165,095
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. Cuenca . 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.