León (Cortes of Castile and León constituency) explained

León
Type:Cortes of Castile and León
Electoral
District Label:Province
District:León
Region Label:Autonomous community
Region:Castile and León
Population:460,001 (2019)[1]
Electorate:433,250 (2019)
Towns:León, Ponferrada
Year:1983
Seats:15 (1983–1999)
14 (1999–2019)
13 (2019–present)

León is one of the nine constituencies (Spanish; Castilian: circunscripciones) represented in the Cortes of Castile and León, the regional legislature of the Autonomous Community of Castile and León. The constituency currently elects 14 deputies. Its boundaries correspond to those of the Spanish province of León. 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 Castile and León of 1983 and was first contested in the 1983 regional election. The Statute provided for the nine provinces in Castile and León—Ávila, Burgos, León, Palencia, Salamanca, Segovia, Soria, Valladolid and Zamora—to be established as multi-member districts in the Cortes of Castile and León, with this regulation being maintained under the 1987 regional electoral law. Each constituency is entitled to an initial minimum of three seats, with one additional member per each 45,000 inhabitants or fraction greater than 22,500.[2] [3] [4]

Voting is on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprises all nationals over eighteen, registered in Castile and León and in full enjoyment of their political rights. Amendments to the electoral law in 2011 required for Castilian-Leonese 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.[5] [6] 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.[2] [3] [4] The use of the D'Hondt method might result in a higher effective threshold, depending on the district magnitude.[7]

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.[4] [8] [9]

Procurators

Procurators 1983–present
CortesElectionDistribution
1st1983
96
2nd1987
726
3rd1991
717
4th1995
1527
5th1999
536
6th2003
626
7th2007
626
8th2011
518
9th2015
25115
10th2019
16114
11th2022
4342

Elections

2022 regional election

Summary of the 13 February 2022 Cortes of Castile and León election results in León
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)64,342 28.46 –6.794 –2
People's Party (PP)56,462 24.97 –2.384 ±0
Leonese People's Union (UPL)48,144 21.30 +11.103 +2
Vox (Vox)34,789 15.39 +11.172 +2
United We Can Castile and León (Podemos–IU–AV)111,329 5.01 –2.170 –1
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs)4,973 2.20 –8.780 –1
Coalition for El Bierzo–El Bierzo Exists (CBierzo–BEX)2,521 1.12 –0.300 ±0
Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)1,063 0.47 –0.120 ±0
Regionalist Party of the Leonese Country (PREPAL)373 0.16 –0.050 ±0
Communist Party of the Workers of Spain (PCTE)298 0.13 +0.020 ±0
Castilian Party–Commoners' Land–Zero Cuts (PCAS–TC–RC)110 0.05 New0 ±0
Blank ballots1,675 0.74 –0.34
Total226,079 13 ±0
Valid votes226,079 99.17 +0.13
Invalid votes1,884 0.83 –0.13
Votes cast / turnout227,963 53.50 –7.52
Abstentions198,145 46.50 +7.52
Registered voters426,108
Sources[10]

2019 regional election

Summary of the 26 May 2019 Cortes of Castile and León election results in León
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)92,282 35.25 +7.916 +1
People's Party (PP)71,607 27.35 –4.794 –1
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs)28,755 10.98 +2.081 ±0
Leonese People's Union (UPL)126,705 10.20 +2.471 ±0
We Can–Equo (Podemos–Equo)14,469 5.53 –7.081 –1
Vox (Vox)11,052 4.22 +4.820 ±0
United Left–Anticapitalists (IU–Anticapitalistas–PCAS/TC–ALTER)24,320 1.65 –1.800 ±0
Coalition for El Bierzo (CB)3,725 1.42 –0.490 ±0
Regionalist Party of El Bierzo (PRB)1,602 0.61 +0.330 ±0
Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)1,543 0.59 –0.080 ±0
Social Unity of Bierzo Electors (USE Bierzo)1,259 0.48 New0 ±0
Regionalist Party of the Leonese Country (PREPAL)549 0.21 +0.030 ±0
Grouped Rural Citizens (CRA)472 0.18 –0.460 ±0
Communist Party of the Workers of Spain (PCTE)291 0.11 New0 ±0
With You, We Are Democracy (Contigo)149 0.06 New0 ±0
Regionalist Union of Castile and León (Unión Regionalista)3141 0.05 +0.010 ±0
Democratic Centre Coalition (CCD)65 0.02 New0 ±0
Blank ballots2,828 1.08 –1.48
Total261,814 13 –1
Valid votes261,814 99.04 +1.11
Invalid votes2,547 0.96 –1.11
Votes cast / turnout264,361 61.02 +0.38
Abstentions168,889 38.98 –0.38
Registered voters433,250
Sources[11]

2015 regional election

Summary of the 24 May 2015 Cortes of Castile and León election results in León
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
People's Party (PP)84,752 32.14 –12.575 –3
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)72,110 27.34 –4.485 ±0
We Can (Podemos)33,254 12.61 New2 +2
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)23,461 8.90 New1 +1
Leonese People's Union (UPL)18,431 6.99 –0.451 ±0
United Left–Equo: Convergence for Castile and León (IU–Equo)9,027 3.42 –0.380 ±0
Coalition for El Bierzo (CB)15,032 1.91 +1.060 ±0
Leonese Autonomist Party–Leonesist Unity (PAL–UL)1,963 0.74 –0.650 ±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)1,899 0.72 –0.950 ±0
Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)1,772 0.67 +0.310 ±0
Grouped Rural Citizens (CRA)1,698 0.64 New0 ±0
Vox (Vox)1,205 0.46 New0 ±0
Regionalist Party of El Bierzo (PRB)732 0.28 +0.050 ±0
Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)535 0.20 +0.040 ±0
Regionalist Party of the Leonese Country (PREPAL)471 0.18 –0.110 ±0
National Democracy (DN)450 0.17 New0 ±0
Regionalist Democracy of Castile and León (DRCyL)97 0.04 New0 ±0
Castilian Party–Commoners' Land: Pact (PCAS–TC–Pacto)78 0.03 –0.020 ±0
Blank ballots6,762 2.56 –0.67
Total263,729 14 ±0
Valid votes263,729 97.93 –0.08
Invalid votes5,563 2.07 +0.08
Votes cast / turnout269,292 60.64 –3.88
Abstentions174,797 39.36 +3.88
Registered voters444,089
Sources[12] [13]

2011 regional election

Summary of the 22 May 2011 Cortes of Castile and León election results in León
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
People's Party (PP)126,483 44.71 +5.128 +2
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)90,014 31.82 –7.855 –1
Leonese People's Union (UPL)25,212 8.91 –4.461 –1
United Left of Castile and León (IUCyL)10,754 3.80 +1.700 ±0
Social Alternative Movement (MASS)4,777 1.69 New0 ±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)4,719 1.67 New0 ±0
Leonese Autonomist Party–Leonesist Unity (PAL–UL)3,925 1.39 –0.240 ±0
Party of El Bierzo (PB)2,401 0.85 +0.380 ±0
Civiqus (Civiqus)1,527 0.54 New0 ±0
Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)1,018 0.36 New0 ±0
Independents for San Andrés (IxSA)859 0.30 New0 ±0
Regionalist Party of the Leonese Country (PREPAL)812 0.29 +0.130 ±0
Regionalist Party of El Bierzo (PRB)657 0.23 –0.110 ±0
Communist Party of the Castilian People (PCPC)460 0.16 New0 ±0
Party of Castile and León (PCAL)150 0.05 New0 ±0
Blank ballots9,147 3.23 +1.51
Total282,915 14 ±0
Valid votes282,915 98.01 –1.31
Invalid votes5,755 1.99 +1.31
Votes cast / turnout288,670 64.52 –4.00
Abstentions158,734 35.48 +4.00
Registered voters447,404
Sources[14]

2007 regional election

Summary of the 27 May 2007 Cortes of Castile and León election results in León
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)120,988 39.67 +3.696 ±0
People's Party (PP)120,749 39.59 +0.736 ±0
Leonese People's Union (UPL)40,781 13.37 –4.442 ±0
United Left–The Greens–Commitment for Castile and León (IU–LV–CyL)6,395 2.10 –0.980 ±0
Leonese Autonomist Party–Leonesist Unity (PAL–UL)4,972 1.63 New0 ±0
The Greens of Europe (LVE)1,861 0.61 New0 ±0
Party of El Bierzo–Alternative for Castile and León (PB–ACAL)1,427 0.47 –0.250 ±0
Regionalist Party of El Bierzo (PRB)1,028 0.34 +0.010 ±0
Republican Left (IR)485 0.16 +0.040 ±0
Regionalist Party of the Leonese Country (PREPAL)473 0.16 +0.040 ±0
The Phalanx (FE)294 0.10 ±0.000 ±0
Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)271 0.09 New0 ±0
Blank ballots5,237 1.72 +0.12
Total304,961 14 ±0
Valid votes304,961 99.32 –0.07
Invalid votes2,095 0.68 +0.07
Votes cast / turnout307,056 68.52 –2.36
Abstentions141,055 31.48 +2.36
Registered voters448,111
Sources[15]

2003 regional election

Summary of the 25 May 2003 Cortes of Castile and León election results in León
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
People's Party (PP)123,043 38.86 –3.666 ±0
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)113,906 35.98 +4.986 +1
Leonese People's Union (UPL)56,389 17.81 –0.632 –1
United Left of Castile and León (IUCyL)9,767 3.08 –0.900 ±0
Party of El Bierzo (PB)2,286 0.72 –0.590 ±0
Leonese United Independent Citizens (CiuLe)2,051 0.65 New0 ±0
The Greens (LV)1,835 0.58 New0 ±0
Regionalist Party of El Bierzo (PRB)1,041 0.33 New0 ±0
Leonese People for León–PREPAL (PREPAL)394 0.12 –0.070 ±0
Republican Left (IR)386 0.12 New0 ±0
The Phalanx (FE)321 0.10 New0 ±0
Commoners' Land–Castilian Nationalist Party (TC–PNC)122 0.04 –0.010 ±0
Blank ballots5,064 1.60 –0.36
Total316,605 14 ±0
Valid votes316,605 99.39 +0.13
Invalid votes1,928 0.61 –0.13
Votes cast / turnout318,533 70.88 +5.13
Abstentions130,865 29.12 –5.13
Registered voters449,398
Sources[16]

1999 regional election

Summary of the 13 June 1999 Cortes of Castile and León election results in León
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
People's Party (PP)124,877 42.52 –2.586 –1
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)91,058 31.00 +0.605 ±0
Leonese People's Union (UPL)54,158 18.44 +5.723 +1
United Left of Castile and León (IUCyL)11,693 3.98 –2.750 –1
Party of El Bierzo (PB)3,851 1.31 –0.180 ±0
Centrist Union–Democratic and Social Centre (UC–CDS)836 0.28 New0 ±0
Salamanca–Zamora–León–PREPAL (PREPAL)558 0.19 +0.030 ±0
Spanish Democratic Party (PADE)432 0.15 New0 ±0
Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)331 0.11 New0 ±0
Commoners' Land–Castilian Nationalist Party (TC–PNC)157 0.05 –0.020 ±0
Blank ballots5,770 1.96 +0.43
Total293,721 14 –1
Valid votes293,721 99.26 –0.01
Invalid votes2,191 0.74 +0.01
Votes cast / turnout295,912 65.75 –6.72
Abstentions154,134 34.25 +6.72
Registered voters450,046
Sources[17]

1995 regional election

Summary of the 28 May 1995 Cortes of Castile and León election results in León
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
People's Party (PP)139,810 45.10 +5.277 ±0
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)94,238 30.40 –8.465 –2
Leonese People's Union (UPL)39,425 12.72 +8.542 +2
United Left of Castile and León (IU)20,864 6.73 +1.841 +1
Party of El Bierzo (PB)4,617 1.49 –0.140 ±0
Independents for León (IPL)3,290 1.06 New0 ±0
The Alternative Greens (LVA)1,374 0.44 New0 ±0
Provincialist Party of El Bierzo (PPB)909 0.29 New0 ±0
Leonese People for León–PREPAL (PREPAL)484 0.16 New0 ±0
Commoners' Land–Castilian Nationalist Party (TC–PNC)209 0.07 New0 ±0
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)n/a n/a –5.460 –1
Blank ballots4,747 1.53 –0.39
Total309,967 15 ±0
Valid votes309,967 99.27 +0.20
Invalid votes2,281 0.73 –0.20
Votes cast / turnout312,248 72.47 +7.24
Abstentions118,642 27.53 –7.24
Registered voters430,980
Sources[18]

1991 regional election

Summary of the 26 May 1991 Cortes of Castile and León election results in León
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
People's Party (PP)1108,883 39.83 +3.597 +1
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)106,225 38.86 +0.677 ±0
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)14,915 5.46 –8.291 –1
United Left (IU)13,369 4.89 +0.990 ±0
Leonese People's Union (UPL)11,432 4.18 +1.540 ±0
Party of El Bierzo (PB)4,465 1.63 –0.280 ±0
Bercian Left (IB)3,407 1.25 New0 ±0
The Greens (LV)3,303 1.21 New0 ±0
Independent Progressive Union (UPI)2,127 0.78 New0 ±0
Blank ballots5,257 1.92 +0.22
Total273,383 15 ±0
Valid votes273,383 99.07 +0.51
Invalid votes2,554 0.93 –0.51
Votes cast / turnout275,937 65.23 –4.38
Abstentions147,085 34.77 +4.38
Registered voters423,022
Sources[19] [20]

1987 regional election

Summary of the 10 June 1987 Cortes of Castile and León election results in León
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)107,791 38.19 –9.547 –2
People's Alliance (AP)195,351 33.79 –1.416 ±0
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)38,794 13.75 +11.392 +2
United Left (IU)211,009 3.90 +0.540 ±0
Leonesist Union (UNLE)7,443 2.64 New0 ±0
Party of El Bierzo (PB)5,387 1.91 +0.260 ±0
People's Democratic Party (PDP)4,725 1.67 New0 ±0
Liberal Party (PL)2,213 0.78 New0 ±0
Regionalist Party of the Leonese Country (PREPAL)2,078 0.74 –3.490 ±0
Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC)1,475 0.52 New0 ±0
Humanist Platform (PH)640 0.23 New0 ±0
Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)510 0.18 New0 ±0
Blank ballots4,799 1.70 +0.52
Total282,215 15 ±0
Valid votes282,215 98.56 –0.15
Invalid votes4,109 1.44 +0.15
Votes cast / turnout286,324 69.61 +4.88
Abstentions125,028 30.39 –4.88
Registered voters411,352
Sources[21] [22]

1983 regional election

Summary of the 8 May 1983 Cortes of Castile and León election results in León
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)124,750 47.73 n/a9 n/a
People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)91,990 35.20 n/a6 n/a
Liberal Democratic Party (PDL)11,219 4.29 n/a0 n/a
Agrarian Bloc–Regionalist Party of the Leonese Country (BAR–PREPAL)11,048 4.23 n/a0 n/a
Communist Party of Castile and León (PCCL–PCE)8,777 3.36 n/a0 n/a
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)6,177 2.36 n/a0 n/a
Party of El Bierzo (PB)4,301 1.65 n/a0 n/a
Blank ballots3,095 1.18 n/a
Total261,357 15 n/a
Valid votes261,357 98.71 n/a
Invalid votes3,424 1.29 n/a
Votes cast / turnout264,781 64.73 n/a
Abstentions144,243 35.27 n/a
Registered voters409,024
Sources[23] [24]

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 4/1983, de 25 de febrero, de Estatuto de Autonomía de Castilla-León . Organic Law . 4 . . es . 25 February 1983 . 16 September 2017.
  3. Ley Orgánica 14/2007, de 30 de noviembre, de reforma del Estatuto de Autonomía de Castilla y León . Organic Law . 14 . Boletín Oficial del Estado . es . 30 November 2007 . 15 September 2017.
  4. Ley 3/1987, de 30 de marzo, Electoral de Castilla y León . Law . 3 . Boletín Oficial del Estado . es . 30 March 1987 . 15 September 2017.
  5. Web site: Reig Pellicer . Naiara . 16 December 2015 . Spanish elections: Begging for the right to vote . cafebabel.co.uk . 17 July 2017.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. Web site: Resolución de 7 de marzo de 2022, de la Junta Electoral de Castilla y León, por la que se publica el resumen de los resultados de las elecciones a las Cortes de Castilla y León convocadas por Decreto 2/2021, de 21 de diciembre, y celebradas el 13 de febrero de 2022, conforme a las actas de escrutinio general y de proclamación de electos remitidas por las Juntas Electorales Provinciales . es . Boletín Oficial de Castilla y León . 9 March 2022.
  11. Web site: Cortes of Castile and León election results, 26 May 2019 . 20 June 2019 . es . www.juntaelectoralcentral.es . Electoral Commission of Castile and León . 20 June 2019.
  12. Web site: Elections to the Cortes of Castile and León . es . servicios.jcyl.es . Junta of Castile and León . 14 January 2018.
  13. Web site: Cortes of Castile and León election results, 24 May 2015 . 6 July 2015 . es . www.juntaelectoralcentral.es . Electoral Commission of Castile and León . 24 September 2017.
  14. Web site: Cortes of Castile and León election results, 22 May 2011 . 9 August 2011 . es . www.juntaelectoralcentral.es . Electoral Commission of Castile and León . 24 September 2017.
  15. Web site: Cortes of Castile and León election results, 27 May 2007 . 30 July 2007 . es . www.juntaelectoralcentral.es . Electoral Commission of Castile and León . 24 September 2017.
  16. Web site: Cortes of Castile and León election results, 25 May 2003 . 9 July 2003 . es . www.juntaelectoralcentral.es . Electoral Commission of Castile and León . 24 September 2017.
  17. Web site: Cortes of Castile and León election results, 13 June 1999 . 6 August 1999 . es . www.juntaelectoralcentral.es . Electoral Commission of Castile and León . 24 September 2017.
  18. Web site: Cortes of Castile and León election results, 28 May 1995 . 12 July 1995 . es . www.juntaelectoralcentral.es . Electoral Commission of Castile and León . 24 September 2017.
  19. Web site: Cortes of Castile and León election results, 26 May 1991 . 3 July 1991 . es . www.juntaelectoralcentral.es . Electoral Commission of Castile and León . 24 September 2017.
  20. Web site: Number 153. Report-declaration of the Cortes of Castile and León election of 26 May 1991 . es . tcu.es . Court of Auditors . 8 December 2019.
  21. Web site: Cortes of Castile and León election results, 10 June 1987 . 12 August 1987 . es . www.juntaelectoralcentral.es . Electoral Commission of Castile and León . 24 September 2017.
  22. 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.
  23. Web site: Cortes of Castile and León election, 1983. León . es . www.datoselecciones.com . Election Data . 26 September 2017.
  24. Web site: Cortes of Castile and León election results, 8 May 1983 . 28 October 1983 . es . www.juntaelectoralcentral.es . Central Electoral Commission . 24 September 2017.

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