Gran Canaria (Senate constituency) explained

Gran Canaria
Type:Senate of Spain
Electoral
District Label:Island
District:Gran Canaria
Region Label:Autonomous community
Region:Canary Islands
Population:851,231 (2019)[1]
Electorate:704,506 (Nov 2019)
Towns:Las Palmas, Telde, Santa Lucía de Tirajana, San Bartolomé de Tirajana
Year:1977
Seats:3

Gran Canaria 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 . The constituency elects three senators. Its boundaries correspond to those of the island of Gran Canaria. 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 two candidates.

Senators

Senators for Gran Canaria 1977–
LegislatureElectionDistribution
Constituent1977
3
1st1979
3
2nd1982
21
3rd1986
21
4th1989
21
5th1993
12
6th1996
12
7th2000
12
8th2004
12
9th2008
21
10th2011
12
11th2015
12
12th2016
12
13th2019 (Apr)
21
14th2019 (Nov)
21
15th2023
21

Elections

2023 general election

Summary of the 23 July 2023 Senate of Spain election results
CandidatesParties and coalitionsPopular vote
Votes%
Ramón Morales QuesadaPSOE147,95935.82
Marta Jorgina Saavedra DoménechPSOE142,12534.41
Sergio Ramos AcostaPP123,05729.79
• María del Mar Arévalo ArayaPP114,21327.65
• Yeray Antonio Suárez SalemVox50,56012.24
• Beatriz Calzada OjedaCC30,3827.35
• José María Santana Suárez (Txema)NC29,4297.12
• María Celeste Martel MartínezSumar27,2436.59
• Minerva Carmen Alonso SantanaNC26,3176.37
• José Joaquín O'Shanahan JuanSumar25,8476.25
• Jafeth David Alonso EstupiñánCC23,6395.72
• Hiurma Castejón SuárezSumar7,4291.79
• Carmen Nieves Martín PlataPACMA3,6900.89
• Luis Alberto Pardillos FrailePACMA1,5650.37
• Raquel Díaz SantanaPACMA1,2510.30
• Luz Rodríguez Gangura (Lucy)PCPC1,0420.25
• Javier Vázquez De la Torre SalinasPUM+J8500.20
• Antonio F. Mata GutiérrezPCPC5290.12
• Francisca Dolores Artiles HernándezRecortes Cero5230.12
Blank ballots4,970 1.20
Total762620
Valid votes412,959 95.62
Invalid votes18,876 4.37
Votes cast / turnout431,835 64.46
Abstentions237,990 35.53
Registered voters669825
Sources[2]

November 2019 general election

Summary of the 10 November 2019 Senate of Spain election results in Gran Canaria
CandidatesParties and coalitionsPopular vote
Votes%
Ramón Morales QuesadaPSOE117,441 30.12
Saturnina Santana DumpierrezPSOE111,576 28.62
Sergio Ramos AcostaPP97,298 24.96
• Rosa Faustina Viera FernándezPP88,644 22.74
• Carlos Carmelo Reyes LimaPodemos–IU49,864 12.79
• Laura Saz AlmazánPodemos–IU49,085 12.59
• Carlos Manuel Ruiz de Galarreta HernándezVox41,967 10.76
• Heriberto José Dávila OjedaNC–CCa–PNC41,039 10.53
• María Ángeles Batista PerdomoNC–CCa–PNC38,917 9.98
• Rafael Juan Medina JaberCs23,449 6.01
• Alicia Esther Díaz ÁlamoCs21,850 5.60
• Raquel Díaz SantanaPACMA7,358 1.89
• Jesús Alberto Rosales FalcónMás PaísEquo5,201 1.33
• María Teresa Bañobre NebotMás PaísEquo4,811 1.23
• Daniel Romero VecinoPACMA4,714 1.21
• Luz Carmen Rodríguez GanguraANC–UP1,720 0.44
• Ramón Francisco González HernándezVerdes1,693 0.43
• José Echedey "CANARIONASOS" Santana MoránANC–UP1,489 0.38
• Laura Rodríguez ÁlvarezPUM+J953 0.24
• Abisai Melián RamírezRecortes CeroGV884 0.23
• Juana María Ruiz SuárezRecortes CeroGV662 0.17
• Javier Delgado PérezPCPC537 0.14
• Judit Duque SuárezPCPC457 0.12
• Guayarmina Méndez LagunaContigo211 0.05
• María Dolores Blanco LópezPH199 0.05
• Luis Bodoque GómezPH181 0.05
• José Miguel Yánez RamírezContigo141 0.04
Blank ballots6,765 1.74
Total389,860
Valid votes389,860 96.90
Invalid votes12,471 3.10
Votes cast / turnout402,331 57.11
Abstentions302,175 42.89
Registered voters704,506
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 islas y por sexo . es . ine.es . National Institute of Statistics . 11 August 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. Gran Canaria . es . Ministry of the Interior . 11 August 2020.