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Tarragona (Senate constituency)

Coordinates: 41°10′N 1°00′W / 41.167°N 1.000°W / 41.167; -1.000
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Tarragona
Senate of Spain
Electoral constituency
Location of Tarragona within Spain
ProvinceTarragona
Autonomous communityCatalonia
PopulationGreen arrow up861,531 (2024)[1]
ElectorateGreen arrow up596,689 (2023)
Major settlementsTarragona, Reus
Current constituency
Created1977
Seats4
Member(s)
  •   PSC (3)
  •   ERC (1)

Tarragona is one of the 59 constituencies (Spanish: 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 Tarragona. 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.

Electoral system

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The constituency was created as per the Political Reform Act 1977 and was first contested in the 1977 general election. The Act provided for the provinces of Spain to be established as multi-member districts in the Senate of Spain,[2] with this regulation being maintained under the Spanish Constitution of 1978.[3] Additionally, the Constitution requires for any modification of the provincial limits to be approved under an organic law, needing an absolute majority in the Cortes Generales.[4]

Voting is on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprises all nationals over 18 years of age and in full enjoyment of their political rights.[5] The only exception was in 1977, when this was limited to nationals over 21 years of age and in full enjoyment of their political and civil rights.[6][7] Amendments to the electoral law in 2011 required for Spaniards abroad to apply for voting before being permitted to vote, a system known as "begged" or expat vote (Spanish: Voto rogado),[8][9] which was abolished in 2022.[10] 208 seats are elected using an open list partial block voting system, with electors voting for individual candidates instead of parties. In constituencies electing four seats, electors can vote for up to three candidates; in those with two or three seats, for up to two candidates; and for one candidate in single-member districts. Each of the 47 peninsular provinces is allocated four seats, whereas for insular provinces, such as the Balearic and Canary Islands, districts are the islands themselves, with the larger—Mallorca, Gran Canaria and Tenerife—being allocated three seats each, and the smaller—Menorca, IbizaFormentera, Fuerteventura, La Gomera and El Hierro (which comprised a single constituency only for the 1977 election), Lanzarote and La Palma—one each. Ceuta and Melilla elect two seats each.[2][3][11][12] Until 1985, the law also provided for by-elections to fill Senate seats vacated up to two years into the legislature.[13]

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 permille of the electorate, with a compulsory minimum of 500 signatures, until 1985—disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates. Also since 2011, parties, federations or coalitions that have not obtained a mandate in either chamber of the Cortes at the preceding election are required to secure the signature of at least 0.1 percent of electors in the aforementioned constituencies.[14][15]

Senators

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Senators for Tarragona 1977–
Key to parties
  EdC
  ECP
  ERC
  NE
  ECdP
  PSC
  CatSen
  DiL
  CiU
  UCD
Legislature Election Distribution
Constituent 1977
3 1
1st 1979
3 1
2nd 1982
3 1
3rd 1986
3 1
4th 1989
1 3
5th 1993
1 3
6th 1996
3 1
7th 2000
3 1
8th 2004
3 1
9th 2008
3 1
10th 2011
2 2
11th 2015
1 2 1
12th 2016
1 3
13th 2019 (Apr)
3 1
14th 2019 (Nov)
3 1
15th 2023
1 3

Elections

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2023 general election

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Summary of the 23 July 2023 Senate of Spain election results
Candidates Parties and coalitions Popular vote
Votes %
checkY Manel de la Vega Carrera PSC 106,923 30.80
checkY Núria Rovira Costas PSC 104,351 30.06
checkY Mario Soler Santos PSC 97,356 28.04
checkY Jordi Gaseni Blanch ERC 70,175 20.21
Laura Castel Fort ERC 65,250 18.79
Josep Rufà Gràcia ERC 59,705 17.19
Rafael Luna Vivas PP 49,398 14.23
Montserrat Duch Cartañá PP 48,019 13.83
Miguel Ángel Cilleruelo Andrés PP 46,302 13.33
Josep Andreu Domingo Junts 46,301 13.33
María Elena Queral Castellà Junts 42,563 12.26
Eugeni Sedano Monasterio Junts 39,014 11.23
Nazaret Troya Cala Sumar 37,274 10.73
Tibor Rius Gerecz Vox 28,592 8.23
Francisco Pizarro Fernández Sumar 28,346 8.16
Antònia García Bascuñana Sumar 28,188 8.12
Isabel María Lorenzo Medina Vox 27,671 7.97
David Gracia Martínez Vox 26,417 7.61
Iñigo Manrique Romero PACMA 7,254 2.08
Debora Sebastian Marquez PACMA 6,118 1.76
Xavier Lopez Roure PACMA 4,527 1.30
Josepa Loos Maynou PDeCAT 3,909 1.12
Albert Sabate Altisent PCTC 2,183 0.62
Juan Francisco Martínez Ten Recortes Cero 920 0.26
Valentín Rodríguez Bonillo EVC 752 0.21
Esperanza Torrijos González EVC 546 0.15
Antonio Raya Ruiz EVC 364 0.10
Blank ballots 6,502 1.87
Total 984920
Valid votes 347,126 96.51
Invalid votes 12,550 3.48
Votes cast / turnout 359,676 63.25
Abstentions 208,947 36.74
Registered voters 568623
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November 2019 general election

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Summary of the 10 November 2019 Senate of Spain election results in Tarragona
Candidates Parties and coalitions Popular vote
Votes %
checkY Miquel Aubà i Fleix ERC–Sobiranistes 120,622 32.12
checkY Laura Castel i Fort ERC–Sobiranistes 113,512 30.23
checkY Josep Rufà i Gràcia ERC–Sobiranistes 104,835 27.92
checkY Santiago José Castellà Surribas PSC–PSOE 71,199 18.96
• Joan Castor Gonell Agramunt PSC–PSOE 67,132 17.88
• Maria Jesús Sequera Garcia PSC–PSOE 66,353 17.67
• Hèctor López i Bofill JxCat–Junts 58,176 15.49
• Assumpció Castellví i Auví JxCat–Junts 50,942 13.56
• Anna Magrinyà i Vinyes JxCat–Junts 46,460 12.37
• Carles Fuxet Garcia ECP–Guanyem el Canvi 42,922 11.43
• Angeles Aguilera Méndez ECP–Guanyem el Canvi 37,931 10.10
• José Juan Acero de Dios PP 37,110 9.88
• Nuria Gómez Granès PP 34,106 9.08
• Juan Vicente Martínez Navarro ECP–Guanyem el Canvi 32,677 8.70
• Juan Manuel Sánchez Ramírez PP 29,576 7.88
• Patricia Faura Fernández Cs 25,857 6.89
• Alejandro Soler Baiget Vox 25,604 6.82
• Cristina Satué Vallvé Cs 22,266 5.93
• José Patiño Ribera Cs 20,299 5.41
• Esther Cuadrado Jaro PACMA 9,747 2.60
• Jordi Martínez Latorre PACMA 6,021 1.60
• Estela Pascual Chamizo PACMA 5,754 1.53
• José Juan Ferré Fornos PCPC 1,662 0.44
• Juan Francisco Martínez Ten Recortes CeroGV 1,344 0.36
• Alicia Garrido Muñiz PUM+J 1,135 0.30
• Anton Guerrero Calvo PCTC 1,033 0.28
• José Ruiz Arana IZQP 583 0.16
Blank ballots 6,449 1.72
Total 375,545
Valid votes 375,545 97.68
Invalid votes 8,935 2.32
Votes cast / turnout 384,480 66.88
Abstentions 190,386 33.12
Registered voters 574,866
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April 2019 general election

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2016 general election

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2015 general election

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2011 general election

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2008 general election

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2004 general election

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2000 general election

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1996 general election

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1993 general election

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1989 general election

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1986 general election

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1982 general election

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1979 general election

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1977 general election

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References

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  1. ^ "Real Decreto 1210/2024, de 28 de noviembre, por el que se declaran oficiales las cifras de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal referidas al 1 de enero de 2024". Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b Law 1/1977 (1977), trans. prov. 1.
  3. ^ a b Const. Esp. (1978), tit. III, ch. I, art. 69.
  4. ^ Const. Esp. (1978), tit. VIII, ch. II, art. 141.
  5. ^ LOREG (1985), tit. I, ch. I, art. 2.
  6. ^ RDL 20/1977 (1977), tit. I, art. 2.
  7. ^ Carreras de Odriozola & Tafunell Sambola 2005, p. 1077.
  8. ^ LOREG (1985), tit. I, ch. VI, art. 75.
  9. ^ Reig Pellicer, Naiara (16 December 2015). "Spanish elections: Begging for the right to vote". cafebabel.co.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  10. ^ Araque Conde, Pilar (8 June 2022). "El Congreso acaba con el voto rogado: diez años de trabas burocráticas para los residentes en el extranjero". Público (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  11. ^ RDL 20/1977 (1977), tit. II, ch. II, art. 19 & 21.
  12. ^ LOREG (1985), tit. II, ch. III, art. 162 & 165–166.
  13. ^ RDL 20/1977 (1977), tit. III, art. 29.
  14. ^ RDL 20/1977 (1977), tit. IV, art. 30–31 & 34.
  15. ^ LOREG (1985), tit. I, ch. VI, art. 44 & tit. II, ch. V, art. 169.
  16. ^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Senate. 2023". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  17. ^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Senate. November 2019. Tarragona". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 August 2020.

Bibliography

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