Salamanca (Cortes of Castile and León constituency) explained

Salamanca
Type:Cortes of Castile and León
Electoral
District Label:Province
District:Salamanca
Region Label:Autonomous community
Region:Castile and León
Population:330,119 (2019)[1]
Electorate:305,855 (2019)
Towns:Salamanca
Year:1983
Seats:11 (1983–2019)
10 (2019–present)

Salamanca 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 11 deputies. Its boundaries correspond to those of the Spanish province of Salamanca. 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
65
2nd1987
434
3rd1991
515
4th1995
146
5th1999
47
6th2003
47
7th2007
47
8th2011
47
9th2015
1316
10th2019
424
11th2022
352

Elections

2022 regional election

Summary of the 13 February 2022 Cortes of Castile and León election results in Salamanca
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
People's Party (PP)65,277 38.77 +0.255 +1
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)49,795 29.57 –3.773 –1
Vox (Vox)30,370 18.04 +13.252 +2
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs)8,334 4.95 –10.600 –2
United We Can Castile and León (Podemos–IU–AV)15,832 3.46 –1.890 ±0
Empty Spain (España Vaciada)3,219 1.91 New0 ±0
Leonese People's Union (UPL)1,631 0.97 +0.660 ±0
Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)856 0.51 –0.050 ±0
For a Fairer World (PUM+J)350 0.21 New0 ±0
Regionalist Party of the Leonese Country (PREPAL)299 0.18 –0.050 ±0
Volt Spain (Volt)273 0.16 New0 ±0
Communist Party of the Workers of Spain (PCTE)199 0.12 New0 ±0
You Contribute (TAB)149 0.09 New0 ±0
Castilian Party–Commoners' Land–Zero Cuts (PCAS–TC–RC)123 0.07 New0 ±0
Blank ballots1,684 1.00 –0.02
Total168,391 10 ±0
Valid votes168,391 98.88 –0.14
Invalid votes1,903 1.12 +0.14
Votes cast / turnout170,294 56.37 –6.57
Abstentions131,785 43.63 +6.57
Registered voters302,079
Sources[10]

2019 regional election

Summary of the 26 May 2019 Cortes of Castile and León election results in Salamanca
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
People's Party (PP)73,431 38.52 –2.994 –2
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)63,556 33.34 +8.054 +1
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs)29,648 15.55 +2.282 +1
Vox (Vox)9,137 4.79 +4.020 ±0
We Can–Equo (Podemos–Equo)7,652 4.01 –6.750 –1
United Left–Anticapitalists (IU–Anticapitalistas–PCAS/TC–ALTER)12,554 1.34 –1.880 ±0
Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)1,059 0.56 –0.200 ±0
With You, We Are Democracy (Contigo)614 0.32 New0 ±0
Leonese People's Union (UPL)594 0.31 New0 ±0
Regionalist Party of the Leonese Country (PREPAL)441 0.23 –0.060 ±0
Blank ballots1,942 1.02 –1.42
Total190,628 10 –1
Valid votes190,628 99.02 +1.10
Invalid votes1,884 0.98 –1.10
Votes cast / turnout192,512 62.94 +1.18
Abstentions113,343 37.06 –1.18
Registered voters305,855
Sources[11]

2015 regional election

Summary of the 24 May 2015 Cortes of Castile and León election results in Salamanca
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
People's Party (PP)77,915 41.51 –15.236 –1
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)47,479 25.29 –3.873 –1
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)124,909 13.27 +11.411 +1
We Can (Podemos)20,207 10.76 New1 +1
United Left–Equo: Convergence for Castile and León (IU–Equo)5,612 2.99 –0.230 ±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)2,807 1.50 –1.460 ±0
Vox (Vox)1,444 0.77 New0 ±0
Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)1,429 0.76 +0.450 ±0
Regionalist Party of the Leonese Country (PREPAL)539 0.29 –0.020 ±0
Castilian Party–Commoners' Land: Pact (PCAS–TC–Pacto)430 0.23 +0.060 ±0
Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)370 0.20 New0 ±0
Blank ballots4,577 2.44 –0.69
Total187,718 11 ±0
Valid votes187,718 97.92 –0.23
Invalid votes3,983 2.08 +0.23
Votes cast / turnout191,701 61.76 –3.55
Abstentions118,704 38.24 +3.55
Registered voters310,405
Sources[12] [13]

2011 regional election

Summary of the 22 May 2011 Cortes of Castile and León election results in Salamanca
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
People's Party (PP)113,517 56.74 +3.747 ±0
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)58,339 29.16 –8.444 ±0
United Left of Castile and León (IUCyL)6,449 3.22 +0.980 ±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)5,924 2.96 New0 ±0
Yes for Salamanca (UPSa–C's)13,718 1.86 –1.860 ±0
Greens of Salamanca (LV)2,822 1.41 New0 ±0
Citizens for Blank Votes (CenB)1,063 0.53 New0 ±0
Regionalist Party of the Leonese Country (PREPAL)628 0.31 +0.030 ±0
Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)625 0.31 New0 ±0
Regionalist Unity of Castile and León (URCL)361 0.18 New0 ±0
Party of Castile and León (PCAL)2337 0.17 –0.030 ±0
Blank ballots6,266 3.13 +1.24
Total200,049 11 ±0
Valid votes200,049 98.15 –1.06
Invalid votes3,764 1.85 +1.06
Votes cast / turnout203,813 65.31 –4.07
Abstentions108,280 34.69 +4.07
Registered voters312,093
Sources[14]

2007 regional election

Summary of the 27 May 2007 Cortes of Castile and León election results in Salamanca
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
People's Party (PP)113,509 53.00 +1.297 ±0
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)80,523 37.60 +0.814 ±0
Union of the Salamancan People (UPSa)7,965 3.72 +0.690 ±0
United Left–The Greens–Commitment for Castile and León (IU–LV–CyL)4,802 2.24 +0.200 ±0
The Greens of Europe (LVE)1,271 0.59 New0 ±0
Regionalist Party of the Leonese Country (PREPAL)603 0.28 +0.050 ±0
Commoners' Land–Alternative for Castile and León (TC–ACAL)429 0.20 +0.060 ±0
National Democracy (DN)421 0.20 New0 ±0
Communist Party of the Castilian People (PCPC)310 0.14 New0 ±0
Republican Left (IR)292 0.14 +0.060 ±0
Blank ballots4,043 1.89 –0.02
Total214,168 11 ±0
Valid votes214,168 99.21 –0.02
Invalid votes1,712 0.79 +0.02
Votes cast / turnout215,880 69.38 –1.38
Abstentions95,282 30.62 +1.38
Registered voters311,162
Sources[15]

2003 regional election

Summary of the 25 May 2003 Cortes of Castile and León election results in Salamanca
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
People's Party (PP)113,026 51.71 –3.207 ±0
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)80,401 36.79 +2.724 ±0
Union of the Salamancan People (UPSa)6,630 3.03 New0 ±0
United Left of Castile and León (IUCyL)4,462 2.04 –1.840 ±0
The Greens–Left Forum (LV–FI)4,130 1.89 New0 ±0
Regionalist Unity of Castile and León (URCL)4,039 1.85 –0.540 ±0
Salamancan People for Salamanca–PREPAL (PREPAL)513 0.23 –0.290 ±0
The Phalanx (FE)377 0.17 New0 ±0
Castilian Left (IzCa)335 0.15 New0 ±0
Commoners' Land–Castilian Nationalist Party (TC–PNC)298 0.14 –0.140 ±0
Republican Left (IR)173 0.08 New0 ±0
Blank ballots4,174 1.91 –0.74
Total218,558 11 ±0
Valid votes218,558 99.23 +0.09
Invalid votes1,705 0.77 –0.09
Votes cast / turnout220,263 70.76 +4.75
Abstentions91,007 29.24 –4.75
Registered voters311,270
Sources[16]

1999 regional election

Summary of the 13 June 1999 Cortes of Castile and León election results in Salamanca
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
People's Party (PP)113,537 54.91 +0.617 +1
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)70,449 34.07 +1.164 ±0
United Left of Castile and León (IUCyL)8,013 3.88 –4.380 –1
Regionalist Unity of Castile and León (URCL)4,939 2.39 +1.050 ±0
Independent Salamancan Union (USI)1,851 0.90 New0 ±0
Salamanca–Zamora–León–PREPAL (PREPAL)1,073 0.52 +0.040 ±0
Commoners' Land–Castilian Nationalist Party (TC–PNC)575 0.28 +0.070 ±0
Spanish Democratic Party (PADE)504 0.24 New0 ±0
Humanist Party (PH)342 0.17 New0 ±0
Blank ballots5,487 2.65 +0.94
Total206,770 11 ±0
Valid votes206,770 99.14 ±0.00
Invalid votes1,801 0.86 ±0.00
Votes cast / turnout208,571 66.01 –8.11
Abstentions107,383 33.99 +8.11
Registered voters315,954
Sources[17]

1995 regional election

Summary of the 28 May 1995 Cortes of Castile and León election results in Salamanca
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
People's Party (PP)121,221 54.30 +9.826 +1
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)73,457 32.91 –6.604 –1
United Left of Castile and León (IU)18,428 8.26 +4.281 +1
Regionalist Unity of Castile and León (URCL)12,982 1.34 +0.960 ±0
Platform of Independents of Spain (PIE)1,529 0.68 New0 ±0
Salamancan People for Salamanca–PREPAL (PREPAL)1,078 0.48 –0.020 ±0
Commoners' Land–Castilian Nationalist Party (TC–PNC)472 0.21 New0 ±0
Party of El Bierzo (PB)239 0.11 New0 ±0
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)n/a n/a –7.840 –1
Blank ballots3,825 1.71 +0.32
Total223,231 11 ±0
Valid votes223,231 99.14 –0.11
Invalid votes1,940 0.86 +0.11
Votes cast / turnout225,171 74.12 +5.34
Abstentions78,602 25.88 –5.34
Registered voters303,773
Sources[18]

1991 regional election

Summary of the 26 May 1991 Cortes of Castile and León election results in Salamanca
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
People's Party (PP)189,576 44.48 +8.405 +1
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)79,562 39.51 +4.555 +1
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)15,798 7.84 –13.841 –2
United Left (IU)8,020 3.98 +0.810 ±0
The Greens (LV)3,862 1.92 New0 ±0
Regionalist Party of the Leonese Country (PREPAL)1,015 0.50 +0.020 ±0
Regionalist Democracy of Castile and León (DRCL)762 0.38 New0 ±0
Blank ballots2,800 1.39 –0.93
Total201,395 11 ±0
Valid votes201,395 99.25 +1.44
Invalid votes1,521 0.75 –1.44
Votes cast / turnout202,916 68.78 –7.52
Abstentions92,123 31.22 +7.52
Registered voters295,039
Sources[19] [20]

1987 regional election

Summary of the 10 June 1987 Cortes of Castile and León election results in Salamanca
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
People's Alliance (AP)173,385 35.16 –2.404 –1
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)72,968 34.96 –14.794 –2
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)45,258 21.68 +17.933 +3
United Left (IU)26,606 3.17 +1.410 ±0
People's Democratic Party (PDP)1,913 0.92 New0 ±0
Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC)1,021 0.49 New0 ±0
Regionalist Party of the Leonese Country (PREPAL)1,012 0.48 –5.530 ±0
Humanist Platform (PH)842 0.40 New0 ±0
Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)495 0.24 New0 ±0
Leonesist Union (UNLE)372 0.18 New0 ±0
Blank ballots4,845 2.32 +1.57
Total208,717 11 ±0
Valid votes208,717 97.81 –0.86
Invalid votes4,666 2.19 +0.86
Votes cast / turnout213,383 76.30 +3.40
Abstentions66,281 23.70 –3.40
Registered voters279,664
Sources[21] [22]

1983 regional election

Summary of the 8 May 1983 Cortes of Castile and León election results in Salamanca
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)100,399 49.75 n/a6 n/a
People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)75,792 37.56 n/a5 n/a
Agrarian Bloc–Regionalist Party of the Leonese Country (BAR–PREPAL)12,122 6.01 n/a0 n/a
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)7,561 3.75 n/a0 n/a
Communist Party of Castile and León (PCCL–PCE)3,554 1.76 n/a0 n/a
Spanish Communist Workers' Party–Unified Communist Party (PCOE–PCEU)848 0.42 n/a0 n/a
Blank ballots1,513 0.75 n/a
Total201,789 11 n/a
Valid votes201,789 98.67 n/a
Invalid votes2,720 1.33 n/a
Votes cast / turnout204,509 72.90 n/a
Abstentions76,032 27.10 n/a
Registered voters280,541
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. Salamanca . 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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