Valladolid (Spanish Congress Electoral District)
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Valladolid is one of the 52 electoral districts (circunscripciones) used for the Spanish Congress of Deputies - the lower chamber of the Spanish Parliament, the Cortes Generales. It is one of the nine electoral districts which correspond to the provinces of Castile and León. Valladolid is the largest municipality accounting for 275,000 voters - nearly two thirds of the total electorate. Medina del Campo and Laguna de Duero are the next largest municipalities although both have less than 20,000 voters.
Valladolid produced a close result in 2004 and is a key PSOE target seat in the forthcoming election.
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[edit] Boundaries and electoral system
Under Article 68 of the Spanish constitution [1] the boundaries must be the same as the province of Valladolid and under Article 140 this can only be altered with the approval of congress. Voting is on the basis of universal suffrage in a secret ballot. The electoral system used is closed list proportional representation with seats allocated using the D'Hondt method. Only lists which poll 3% or more of all valid votes cast, including votes "en blanco" i.e. for "none of the above" can be considered for seats. Under article 12 of the constitution, the minimum voting age is 18.
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[edit] Eligibility
Article 67.3 of the Spanish Constitution prohibits dual membership of the Cortes and regional assemblies, meaning that candidates must resign from Regional Assemblies if successfully elected. Article 70 also makes active judges, magistrates, public defenders, serving military personnel, active police officers and members of constitutional and electoral tribunals ineligible. [2]
[edit] Number of members
Valladolid has returned four members at every election since the restoration of democracy.
Under Spanish electoral law, all provinces are entitled to a minimum of 2 seats with a remaining 248 seats apportioned according to population. [3] These laws are laid out in detail in the 1985 electoral law. (Ley Orgánica del Régimen Electoral General) The practical effect of this has been to overrepreseent smaller provinces at the expense of larger provinces. Valladolid had a ratio of 86,355 voters per deputy in 2004 [4] a figure below the Spanish average of 98,777 voters per deputy. [5]
[edit] Summary of seats won 1977–2008
| 1977 | 1979 | 1982 | 1986 | 1989 | 1993 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | |
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| Democratic Centre Union (UCD) | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| People's Party (PP) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 1 |
Seats shown for the Peoples Party include seats won by their predecessors the Popular Alliance in 1982 and the Popular Coalition in 1986.
[edit] Results
[edit] 2008 General Election
| Parties and alliances | Votes | % | Seats | Members elected |
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| People's Party (Partido Popular) | 171,188 | 49.39 | 3 | |
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (Partido Socialista Obrero Español) | 147,461 | 42.54 | 2 | |
| United Left | 10,988 | 3.17 | 0 | |
| Others | 13,192 | 2.70 | 0 |
Source: [6]
Valladolid has usually favoured the parties of the right. The PSOE were only able to top the poll in their best election years of 1982 and 1986. IU have always failed to make an impact here and their vote share declined by 2.4% in the most recent election, their second biggest decline after Madrid.
[edit] 2004 General Election
| Parties and alliances | Votes | % | Seats | Members elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's Party (Partido Popular) | 163,009 | 46,79 | 3 | |
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (Partido Socialista Obrero Español) | 155,401 | 44.60 | 2 | |
| United Left | 13,029 | 3.74 | 0 | |
| Others | 9,385 | 2.70 | 0 |
Source: [7]
[edit] 2000 General Election
| Parties and alliances | Votes | % | Seats | Members elected |
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| People's Party (Partido Popular) | 168,780 | 58.14 | 3 | |
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (Partido Socialista Obrero Español) | 111,588 | 35.13 | 2 | |
| United Left | 19,246 | 6.06 | 0 | |
| Others | 10,869 | 3.40 | 0 |
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Spanish Constitution
- ^ Spanish Constitution
- ^ General features of Spanish electoral system
- ^ Valladolid election result 2004
- ^ 2004 Spanish election
- ^ Interior ministry link to election results
- ^ Interior ministry link to election results
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