Alicante (Congress of Deputies constituency)
| Alicante | |
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Congress of Deputies Electoral Constituency | |
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Location of Alicante within Spain | |
| Province | Alicante |
| Autonomous community | Valencian Community |
| Population | 1,855,047 (2016) |
| Electorate | 1,253,296 (2016) |
| Major settlements | Alicante, Elche, Alcoy, Elda, Benidorm, Orihuela |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1977 |
| Seats |
9 (1977–1986) 10 (1986–1996) 11 (1996–2008) 12 (2008–) |
| Member(s) | |
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Alicante (Valencian: Alacant) is one of the 52 constituencies (Spanish: circunscripciones) represented in the Congress of Deputies—the lower chamber of the Spanish parliament, the Cortes Generales—. The constituency currently elects 12 deputies. Its boundaries correspond to those of the Spanish province of Alicante. The electoral system uses the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation, with a minimum threshold of 3 percent.
Electoral system
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 Congress of Deputies,[1] with this regulation being maintained under Article 68.2 of the Spanish Constitution of 1978. Additionally, Article 141.1 of 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.[2]
Voting is on the basis of universal suffrage, with all nationals over eighteen and in full enjoyment of all political rights entitled to vote. The only exception was in 1977, when this was limited to nationals over twenty-one and in full enjoyment of all political and civil rights. 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).[3] 348 seats are elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with a threshold of 3 per 100 of valid votes—which includes blank ballots—being applied in each constituency. Parties not reaching the threshold are not taken into consideration for seat distribution. Additionally, the use of the D'Hondt method may result in an effective threshold over three percent, dependant on the district magnitude.[4] Each provincial constituency is entitled to an initial minimum of two seats, with the remaining 248 allocated among the constituencies in proportion to their populations. Ceuta and Melilla are allocated the two remaining seats, which are elected using plurality voting.[2][5][6][7]
The electoral law provides that parties, federations, coalitions and groupings of electors are allowed to present lists of candidates. However, groupings of electors are required to secure at least the signature of 1 per 100 of the electors entered in electoral register of the constituency for which they are seeking election—0.1 per 100 and, at least, the signature of 500 electors, until 1985—. Also since 2011, parties, federations or coalitions who have not obtained a mandate in either House of Parliament at the preceding election are required to secure at least the signature of 0.1 per 100 of the electors entered in electoral register of the constituency for which they are seeking election. Electors are barred from signing for more than one list of candidates. Concurrently, parties and federations intending to enter in coalition to take part jointly at an election are required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days from the election call.[5][7]
Deputies
| Deputies for Alicante 1977– | ||||||
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| Legislature | Election | Distribution | ||||
| Constituent | 1977 |
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| 1st | 1979 |
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| 2nd | 1982 |
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| 3rd | 1986 |
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| 4th | 1989 |
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| 5th | 1993 |
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| 6th | 1996 |
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| 7th | 2000 |
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| 8th | 2004 |
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| 9th | 2008 |
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| 10th | 2011 |
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| 11th | 2015 |
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| 12th | 2016 |
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Elections
2016 general election
| Parties and coalitions | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
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| Votes | % | ±pp | Won | +/− | ||
| People's Party (PP) | 329,628 | 37.66 | +4.84 | 5 | +1 | |
| Valencian style (Podemos–Compromís–EUPV)1 | 193,263 | 22.08 | –3.88 | 3 | ±0 | |
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 187,484 | 21.42 | +0.57 | 2 | –1 | |
| Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) | 138,517 | 15.83 | –1.23 | 2 | ±0 | |
| Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) | 10,632 | 1.21 | +0.30 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote | 10,807 | 1.23 | — | 0 | ±0 | |
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| The Eco-pacifist Greens (Centro Moderado) | 3,011 | 0.34 | –0.02 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Vox (Vox) | 2,003 | 0.23 | –0.02 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) | 1,961 | 0.22 | –0.40 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE) | 1,582 | 0.18 | –0.01 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV) | 1,293 | 0.15 | –0.04 | 0 | ±0 | |
| We Are Valencian (SOMVAL) | 554 | 0.06 | +0.02 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Libertarian Party (P–LIB) | 403 | 0.05 | ±0.00 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Blank ballots | 4,838 | 0.55 | –0.03 | ||||||
| Total | 875,169 | 100.00 | 12 | ±0 | |||||
| Valid votes | 875,169 | 99.16 | +0.03 | ||||||
| Invalid votes | 7,432 | 0.84 | –0.03 | ||||||
| Votes cast / turnout | 882,601 | 70.42 | –2.52 | ||||||
| Abstentions | 370,695 | 29.58 | +2.52 | ||||||
| Registered voters | 1,253,296 | ||||||||
| Source: Ministry of the Interior | |||||||||
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2015 general election
| Parties and coalitions | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
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| Votes | % | ±pp | Won | +/− | ||
| People's Party (PP) | 297,083 | 32.82 | –22.39 | 4 | –4 | |
| It is time (Podemos–Compromís)1 | 201,610 | 22.27 | +19.16 | 3 | +3 | |
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 188,711 | 20.85 | –6.12 | 3 | –1 | |
| Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) | 154,397 | 17.06 | New | 2 | +2 | |
| United Left of the Valencian Country–Popular Unity in Common (EUPV–UPeC) | 33,397 | 3.69 | –2.81 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote | 24,722 | 2.73 | — | 0 | ±0 | |
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| Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) | 8,262 | 0.91 | +0.36 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) | 5,570 | 0.62 | –4.98 | 0 | ±0 | |
| The Eco-pacifist Greens (Centro Moderado) | 3,278 | 0.36 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Vox (Vox) | 2,227 | 0.25 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV) | 1,761 | 0.19 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE) | 1,741 | 0.19 | –0.05 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Now, Valencian Country (Ara PV)2 | 608 | 0.07 | –0.19 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Democratic Forum (FDEE) | 456 | 0.05 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Libertarian Party (P–LIB) | 415 | 0.05 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| We Are Valencian (SOMVAL) | 404 | 0.04 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Blank ballots | 5,293 | 0.58 | –0.56 | ||||||
| Total | 905,213 | 100.00 | 12 | ±0 | |||||
| Valid votes | 905,213 | 99.13 | +0.35 | ||||||
| Invalid votes | 7,952 | 0.87 | –0.35 | ||||||
| Votes cast / turnout | 913,165 | 72.94 | –0.57 | ||||||
| Abstentions | 338,776 | 27.06 | +0.57 | ||||||
| Registered voters | 1,251,941 | ||||||||
| Source: Ministry of the Interior | |||||||||
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2011 general election
| Parties and coalitions | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
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| Votes | % | ±pp | Won | +/− | ||
| People's Party (PP) | 489,946 | 55.21 | +2.78 | 8 | +1 | |
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 239,318 | 26.97 | –14.15 | 4 | –1 | |
| United Left of the Valencian Country–The Greens: Plural Left (EUPV–EV) | 57,677 | 6.50 | +4.24 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) | 49,662 | 5.60 | +4.89 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Commitment Coalition–Equo (Compromís–Q)1 | 27,619 | 3.11 | +2.39 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote | 13,081 | 1.47 | — | 0 | ±0 | |
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| Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) | 4,904 | 0.55 | +0.40 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Republican Left of the Valencian Country (ERPV) | 2,301 | 0.26 | +0.05 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE) | 2,122 | 0.24 | +0.16 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Humanist Party (PH) | 1,782 | 0.20 | +0.17 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Republicans (RPS) | 1,078 | 0.12 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Communist Unification of Spain (UCE) | 894 | 0.10 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Blank ballots | 10,124 | 1.14 | +0.33 | ||||||
| Total | 887,427 | 100.00 | 12 | ±0 | |||||
| Valid votes | 887,427 | 98.78 | –0.59 | ||||||
| Invalid votes | 10,975 | 1.22 | +0.59 | ||||||
| Votes cast / turnout | 898,402 | 73.51 | –5.23 | ||||||
| Abstentions | 323,707 | 26.49 | +5.23 | ||||||
| Registered voters | 1,222,109 | ||||||||
| Source: Ministry of the Interior | |||||||||
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2008 general election
| Parties and coalitions | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
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| Votes | % | ±pp | Won | +/− | ||
| People's Party (PP) | 489,831 | 52.43 | +3.55 | 7 | +1 | |
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 384,156 | 41.12 | –1.00 | 5 | ±0 | |
| United and Republican Left (EUPV–IR) | 21,087 | 2.26 | –1.65 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote | 31,704 | 3.39 | — | 0 | ±0 | |
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| Bloc–Initiative–Greens (BNV–IdPV–EV–EE) | 6,711 | 0.72 | –0.11 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) | 6,614 | 0.71 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| The Greens (EV–LV)1 | 3,205 | 0.34 | –0.59 | 0 | ±0 | |
| The Greens–Green Group (LV–GV) | 2,263 | 0.24 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Republican Left of the Valencian Country (Esquerra–PV) | 1,923 | 0.21 | –0.10 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Navarrese Cannabis Representation (RCN/NOK) | 1,837 | 0.20 | –0.41 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) | 1,412 | 0.15 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Social Democratic Party (PSD) | 1,308 | 0.14 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Spanish Falange of the JONS (FE–JONS) | 933 | 0.10 | +0.05 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE) | 708 | 0.08 | –0.03 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) | 685 | 0.07 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Spain 2000 (E–2000) | 601 | 0.06 | +0.02 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Citizens for Blank Votes (CenB) | 594 | 0.06 | –0.11 | 0 | ±0 | |
| For a Fairer World (PUM+J) | 586 | 0.06 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Liberal Democratic Centre (CDL) | 347 | 0.04 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Valencian Coalition (CVa) | 305 | 0.03 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Humanist Party (PH) | 305 | 0.03 | –0.05 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Authentic Falange (FA) | 281 | 0.03 | –0.02 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Family and Life Party (PFyV) | 265 | 0.03 | –0.06 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Valencian Nationalist Option (ONV) | 230 | 0.02 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Centrist Party (PCTR) | 164 | 0.02 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| National Alliance (AN) | 148 | 0.02 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| For the Valencian Republic (plRV) | 140 | 0.01 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Spanish Alternative (AES) | 139 | 0.01 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Blank ballots | 7,535 | 0.81 | –0.58 | ||||||
| Total | 934,313 | 100.00 | 12 | +1 | |||||
| Valid votes | 934,313 | 99.37 | ±0.00 | ||||||
| Invalid votes | 5,878 | 0.63 | ±0.00 | ||||||
| Votes cast / turnout | 940,191 | 78.74 | +1.22 | ||||||
| Abstentions | 253,878 | 21.26 | –1.22 | ||||||
| Registered voters | 1,194,069 | ||||||||
| Source: Ministry of the Interior | |||||||||
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2004 general election
| Parties and coalitions | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
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| Votes | % | ±pp | Won | +/− | ||
| People's Party (PP) | 434,812 | 48.88 | –5.38 | 6 | –1 | |
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 374,631 | 42.12 | +7.33 | 5 | +1 | |
| United Left of the Valencian Country–Republican Left (Entesa) | 34,774 | 3.91 | –1.43 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote | 32,963 | 3.71 | — | 0 | ±0 | |
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| The Eco-pacifist Greens (LVEP) | 8,235 | 0.93 | –0.15 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Valencian Nationalist Bloc–Green Left (BNV–EV) | 7,384 | 0.83 | –0.70 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Cannabis Party for Legalisation and Normalisation (PCLyN) | 5,463 | 0.61 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Republican Left of the Valencian Country (ERPV) | 2,791 | 0.31 | +0.19 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 1,694 | 0.19 | +0.08 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Citizens for Blank Votes (CenB) | 1,513 | 0.17 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE) | 966 | 0.11 | –0.05 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Family and Life Party (PFyV) | 798 | 0.09 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| National Democracy (DN) | 782 | 0.09 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Humanist Party (PH) | 674 | 0.08 | +0.02 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Spanish Falange of the JONS (FE–JONS)1 | 477 | 0.05 | +0.01 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Authentic Falange (FA) | 462 | 0.05 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Spain 2000 (E–2000) | 383 | 0.04 | –0.07 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Spanish Democratic Party (PADE) | 341 | 0.04 | –0.07 | 0 | ±0 | |
| The Falange (FE) | 299 | 0.03 | –0.05 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Republican Party (PRF) | 289 | 0.03 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Liberal Centrist Union (UCL) | 248 | 0.03 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Republican Social Movement (MSR) | 164 | 0.02 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Blank ballots | 12,342 | 1.39 | +0.23 | ||||||
| Total | 889,522 | 100.00 | 11 | ±0 | |||||
| Valid votes | 889,522 | 99.37 | +0.03 | ||||||
| Invalid votes | 5,601 | 0.63 | –0.03 | ||||||
| Votes cast / turnout | 895,123 | 77.52 | +4.18 | ||||||
| Abstentions | 259,606 | 22.48 | –4.18 | ||||||
| Registered voters | 1,154,729 | ||||||||
| Source: Ministry of the Interior | |||||||||
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2000 general election
| Parties and coalitions | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
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| Votes | % | ±pp | Won | +/− | ||
| People's Party (PP) | 436,740 | 54.26 | +8.57 | 7 | +2 | |
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party–Progressives (PSOE–p) | 280,085 | 34.79 | –5.26 | 4 | –1 | |
| United Left of the Valencian Country (EUPV) | 42,998 | 5.34 | –5.27 | 0 | –1 | |
| Valencian Nationalist Bloc–The Greens–Valencians for Change (BNV–EV)1 | 12,353 | 1.53 | +0.06 | 0 | ±0 | |
| The Eco-pacifist Greens (LVEP) | 8,671 | 1.08 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote | 14,802 | 1.84 | — | 0 | ±0 | |
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| Independent Liberal Group (GIL) | 2,727 | 0.34 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Valencian Union (UV) | 2,392 | 0.30 | –0.21 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE) | 1,266 | 0.16 | –0.06 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Front for the Valencian Country–Republican Left of Catalonia (Front–ERC) | 973 | 0.12 | ±0.00 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI) | 968 | 0.12 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Centrist Union–Democratic and Social Centre (UC–CDS) | 913 | 0.11 | –0.04 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Spanish Democratic Party (PADE) | 909 | 0.11 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Spain 2000 Platform (ES2000) | 886 | 0.11 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Self-employed Spanish Party (PEDA) | 774 | 0.10 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| The Falange (FE) | 650 | 0.08 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Humanist Party (PH) | 496 | 0.06 | +0.02 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Independent Initiative (II) | 425 | 0.05 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Natural Law Party (PLN) | 360 | 0.04 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Independent Spanish Falange–Falange 2000 (FEI–FE 2000) | 325 | 0.04 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Republican Action (AR) | 318 | 0.04 | +0.01 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Valencian Nationalist Left (ENV) | 228 | 0.03 | ±0.00 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Catalan State (EC) | 192 | 0.02 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Blank ballots | 9,319 | 1.16 | +0.32 | ||||||
| Total | 804,968 | 100.00 | 11 | ±0 | |||||
| Valid votes | 804,968 | 99.34 | –0.10 | ||||||
| Invalid votes | 5,378 | 0.66 | +0.10 | ||||||
| Votes cast / turnout | 810,346 | 73.34 | –8.53 | ||||||
| Abstentions | 294,594 | 26.66 | +8.53 | ||||||
| Registered voters | 1,104,940 | ||||||||
| Source: Ministry of the Interior | |||||||||
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1996 general election
| Parties and coalitions | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
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| Votes | % | ±pp | Won | +/− | ||
| People's Party (PP) | 382,321 | 45.69 | +2.22 | 5 | ±0 | |
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 335,149 | 40.05 | +0.10 | 5 | +1 | |
| United Left of the Valencian Country (EUPV) | 88,772 | 10.61 | +0.35 | 1 | ±0 | |
| Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote | 23,611 | 2.82 | — | 0 | ±0 | |
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| The Greens of the Valencian Country (EV) | 6,707 | 0.80 | ±0.00 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Valencian People's Union–Nationalist Bloc (UPV–BN) | 5,586 | 0.67 | –0.29 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Valencian Union (UV) | 4,292 | 0.51 | –0.04 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE) | 1,825 | 0.22 | +0.07 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Centrist Union (UC) | 1,239 | 0.15 | –1.79 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) | 1,034 | 0.12 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Authentic Spanish Falange (FEA) | 818 | 0.10 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Alicantine Provincial Union (UPRA) | 651 | 0.08 | –0.01 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Workers' Revolutionary Party (PRT) | 473 | 0.06 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Humanist Party (PH) | 370 | 0.04 | +0.01 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Republican Action (AR) | 324 | 0.04 | ±0.00 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Valencian Nationalist Left (ENV) | 292 | 0.03 | –0.01 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Blank ballots | 6,997 | 0.84 | +0.31 | |||
| Total | 836,850 | 100.00 | 11 | +1 | ||
| Valid votes | 836,850 | 99.44 | –0.04 | |||
| Invalid votes | 4,712 | 0.56 | +0.04 | |||
| Votes cast / turnout | 841,562 | 81.87 | +0.12 | |||
| Abstentions | 186,304 | 18.13 | –0.12 | |||
| Registered voters | 1,027,866 | |||||
| Source: Ministry of the Interior | ||||||
1993 general election
| Parties and coalitions | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
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| Votes | % | ±pp | Won | +/− | ||
| People's Party (PP) | 340,312 | 43.47 | +14.10 | 5 | +2 | |
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 312,754 | 39.95 | –3.85 | 4 | –1 | |
| United Left of the Valencian Country (EU–PV) | 80,339 | 10.26 | +1.30 | 1 | ±0 | |
| Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 15,212 | 1.94 | –8.03 | 0 | –1 | |
| Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote | 30,141 | 3.85 | — | 0 | ±0 | |
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| Valencian People's Union (UPV) | 7,488 | 0.96 | –0.09 | 0 | ±0 | |
| The Greens (LV) | 6,274 | 0.80 | –0.75 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Valencian Union (UV) | 4,328 | 0.55 | –0.05 | 0 | ±0 | |
| The Ecologists (LE) | 2,311 | 0.30 | –0.66 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Ruiz-Mateos Group–European Democratic Alliance (ARM–ADE) | 2,117 | 0.27 | –0.90 | 0 | ±0 | |
| The Greens of the Alicantine Country (PVPA) | 1,375 | 0.18 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE) | 1,148 | 0.15 | –0.10 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Health and Ecology in Solidarity (Eco–Verde) | 821 | 0.10 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Spanish Falange of the JONS (FE–JONS) | 729 | 0.09 | –0.11 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Alicantine Democratic Union (UNIDA) | 715 | 0.09 | –0.07 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Cantonal Party (PCAN) | 685 | 0.09 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Revolutionary Workers' Party (POR) | 522 | 0.07 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Valencian Nationalist Left (ENV) | 327 | 0.04 | –0.01 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Gray Panthers of Spain (ACI) | 294 | 0.04 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Spanish Democratic Republican Action (ARDE) | 292 | 0.04 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Coalition for a New Socialist Party (CNPS)1 | 271 | 0.03 | –0.06 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Humanist Party (PH) | 244 | 0.03 | –0.03 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Natural Law Party (PLN) | 200 | 0.03 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Communist Unification of Spain (UCE) | 0 | 0.00 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Blank ballots | 4,163 | 0.53 | +0.03 | ||||||
| Total | 782,921 | 100.00 | 10 | ±0 | |||||
| Valid votes | 782,921 | 99.48 | +0.13 | ||||||
| Invalid votes | 4,074 | 0.52 | –0.13 | ||||||
| Votes cast / turnout | 786,995 | 81.75 | +7.66 | ||||||
| Abstentions | 175,647 | 18.25 | –7.66 | ||||||
| Registered voters | 962,642 | ||||||||
| Source: Ministry of the Interior | |||||||||
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1989 general election
| Parties and coalitions | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
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| Votes | % | ±pp | Won | +/− | ||
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 290,886 | 43.80 | –5.53 | 5 | –1 | |
| People's Party (PP)1 | 195,031 | 29.37 | –0.16 | 3 | ±0 | |
| Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 66,230 | 9.97 | +0.34 | 1 | ±0 | |
| United Left–United Left of the Valencian Country (IU–EU) | 59,491 | 8.96 | +4.05 | 1 | +1 | |
| The Greens–Green List (LV–LV) | 10,312 | 1.55 | +0.67 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Ruiz-Mateos Group (Ruiz-Mateos) | 7,784 | 1.17 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Valencian People's Union (UPV) | 6,985 | 1.05 | +0.15 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote | 24,010 | 3.62 | — | 0 | ±0 | |
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| The Ecologist Greens (LVE) | 6,348 | 0.96 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Valencian Union (UV) | 3,960 | 0.60 | +0.32 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC)2 | 3,162 | 0.48 | –0.47 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Workers' Socialist Party (PST) | 2,420 | 0.36 | –0.07 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Social Democratic Coalition (CSD) | 1,871 | 0.28 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE) | 1,632 | 0.25 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Spanish Falange of the JONS (FE–JONS) | 1,359 | 0.20 | –0.12 | 0 | ±0 | |
| 'Alicantón' Alicantine Coalition (COA) | 1,041 | 0.16 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Spanish Vertex Ecological Development Revindication (VERDE) | 889 | 0.13 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Alliance for the Republic (AxR)3 | 570 | 0.09 | –0.04 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Humanist Party (PH) | 398 | 0.06 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Valencian Nationalist Left–Valencian Regional Union (ENV–URV) | 360 | 0.05 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Communist Party of Spain (Marxist–Leninist) (PCE (m–l))4 | 0 | 0.00 | –0.16 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Blank ballots | 3,331 | 0.50 | +0.04 | ||||||
| Total | 664,060 | 100.00 | 10 | ±0 | |||||
| Valid votes | 664,060 | 99.35 | +1.38 | ||||||
| Invalid votes | 4,372 | 0.65 | –1.38 | ||||||
| Votes cast / turnout | 668,432 | 74.09 | –0.74 | ||||||
| Abstentions | 233,805 | 25.91 | +0.74 | ||||||
| Registered voters | 902,237 | ||||||||
| Source: Ministry of the Interior | |||||||||
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1986 general election
| Parties and coalitions | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Won | +/− | ||
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 314,763 | 49.33 | –4.81 | 6 | ±0 | |
| People's Coalition (AP–PDP–PL)1 | 188,399 | 29.53 | +0.51 | 3 | ±0 | |
| Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 61,446 | 9.63 | +7.07 | 1 | +1 | |
| United Left (IU)2 | 31,340 | 4.91 | +0.84 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Democratic Reformist Party (PRD) | 11,407 | 1.79 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote | 27,740 | 4.35 | — | 0 | ±0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communists' Unity Board (MUC) | 6,031 | 0.95 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Valencian People's Union (UPV) | 5,735 | 0.90 | +0.53 | 0 | ±0 | |
| The Greens (LV) | 5,638 | 0.88 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Workers' Socialist Party (PST) | 2,730 | 0.43 | –0.13 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Spanish Falange of the JONS (FE–JONS) | 2,071 | 0.32 | +0.32 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Valencian Union (UV) | 1,786 | 0.28 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Communist Unification of Spain (UCE) | 1,351 | 0.21 | +0.10 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Republican Popular Unity (UPR)3 | 1,038 | 0.16 | +0.09 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI) | 827 | 0.13 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Party of the Communists of Catalonia (PCC) | 533 | 0.08 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Blank ballots | 2,954 | 0.46 | +0.01 | ||||||
| Total | 638,049 | 100.00 | 10 | +1 | |||||
| Valid votes | 638,049 | 97.97 | +0.05 | ||||||
| Invalid votes | 13,226 | 2.03 | –0.05 | ||||||
| Votes cast / turnout | 651,275 | 74.83 | –9.62 | ||||||
| Abstentions | 219,072 | 25.17 | +9.62 | ||||||
| Registered voters | 870,347 | ||||||||
| Source: Ministry of the Interior | |||||||||
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1982 general election
| Parties and coalitions | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Won | +/− | ||
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 352,632 | 54.14 | +14.76 | 6 | +2 | |
| People's Alliance–People's Democratic Party–Valencian Union (AP–PDP–UV)1 | 189,040 | 29.02 | +23.80 | 3 | +3 | |
| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | 46,940 | 7.21 | –30.26 | 0 | –4 | |
| Communist Party of the Valencian Country (PCE–PV) | 26,531 | 4.07 | –7.13 | 0 | –1 | |
| Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 16,680 | 2.56 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote | 16,640 | 2.55 | — | 0 | ±0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workers' Socialist Party (PST) | 3,656 | 0.56 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| New Force (FN)2 | 3,461 | 0.53 | –1.41 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Valencian People's Union (UPV)3 | 2,414 | 0.37 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Spanish Communist Workers' Party (PCOE) | 1,327 | 0.20 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| United Left of the Valencian Country (EUPV) | 1,226 | 0.19 | –0.45 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Spanish Solidarity (SE) | 863 | 0.13 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Falangist Movement of Spain (MFE) | 713 | 0.11 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Communist Unification of Spain (UCE) | 688 | 0.11 | –0.06 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Communist League–Internationalist Socialist Workers' Coalition (LC (COSI)) | 636 | 0.10 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Republican Left (IR) | 610 | 0.09 | –0.35 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Communist Unity Candidacy (CUC)4 | 602 | 0.09 | –0.55 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Communist Party of Spain (Marxist–Leninist) (PCE (m–l)) | 444 | 0.07 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Spanish Falange of the JONS (FE–JONS) | 0 | 0.00 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Socialist Party (PS)5 | 0 | 0.00 | –0.94 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Blank ballots | 2,920 | 0.45 | +0.25 | ||||||
| Total | 651,383 | 100.00 | 9 | ±0 | |||||
| Valid votes | 651,383 | 97.92 | –0.87 | ||||||
| Invalid votes | 13,805 | 2.08 | +0.87 | ||||||
| Votes cast / turnout | 665,188 | 84.45 | +10.96 | ||||||
| Abstentions | 122,521 | 15.55 | –10.96 | ||||||
| Registered voters | 787,709 | ||||||||
| Source: Ministry of the Interior | |||||||||
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1979 general election
| Parties and coalitions | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Won | +/− | ||
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)1 | 218,137 | 39.38 | –3.39 | 4 | ±0 | |
| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | 207,570 | 37.47 | +1.58 | 4 | ±0 | |
| Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 62,018 | 11.20 | +2.01 | 1 | ±0 | |
| Democratic Coalition (CD)2 | 28,917 | 5.22 | –1.29 | 0 | ±0 | |
| National Union (UN)3 | 10,759 | 1.94 | +1.04 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote | 25,421 | 4.59 | — | 0 | ±0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (historical) (PSOEh)4 | 5,196 | 0.94 | +0.12 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Workers' Communist Party (PCT) | 3,538 | 0.64 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT)5 | 3,123 | 0.56 | +0.36 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Left Bloc for National Liberation (BEAN) | 2,568 | 0.46 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (MCPV–OIC) | 2,534 | 0.46 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Republican Left (IR) | 2,439 | 0.44 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Party of Labour of Spain (PTE)6 | 1,628 | 0.29 | –0.21 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Spanish Falange of the JONS (authentic) (FE–JONS(A)) | 1,531 | 0.28 | –0.04 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Revolutionary Communist League (LCR) | 1,017 | 0.18 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Carlist Party (PC) | 925 | 0.17 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Communist Organization–Communist Unification (OCEBR–UCE) | 922 | 0.17 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Blank ballots | 1,110 | 0.20 | ±0.00 | ||||||
| Total | 553,932 | 100.00 | 9 | ±0 | |||||
| Valid votes | 553,932 | 98.79 | +0.11 | ||||||
| Invalid votes | 6,782 | 1.21 | –0.11 | ||||||
| Votes cast / turnout | 560,714 | 73.49 | –8.70 | ||||||
| Abstentions | 202,268 | 26.51 | +8.70 | ||||||
| Registered voters | 762,982 | ||||||||
| Source: Ministry of the Interior | |||||||||
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1977 general election
| Parties and coalitions | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Won | +/− | ||
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 213,242 | 38.83 | — | 4 | — | |
| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | 197,100 | 35.89 | — | 4 | — | |
| Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 50,444 | 9.19 | — | 1 | — | |
| People's Alliance (AP) | 35,755 | 6.51 | — | 0 | — | |
| People's Socialist Party–Socialist Unity (PSP–US) | 21,621 | 3.94 | — | 0 | — | |
| Christian Democratic Team of the Spanish State (FDC–UDPV) | 8,160 | 1.49 | — | 0 | — | |
| Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote | 21,791 | 3.97 | — | 0 | — | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish Social Reform (RSE) | 5,240 | 0.95 | — | 0 | — | |
| Democratic Socialist Alliance (ASDCI) | 4,479 | 0.82 | — | 0 | — | |
| National Alliance July 18 (AN18) | 4,028 | 0.73 | — | 0 | — | |
| Democratic Left Front (FDI) | 2,726 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | |
| Spanish Falange of the JONS (authentic) (FE–JONS(A)) | 1,760 | 0.32 | — | 0 | — | |
| Workers' Electoral Group (AET) | 1,101 | 0.20 | — | 0 | — | |
| José Antonio Circles (CJA) | 943 | 0.17 | — | 0 | — | |
| Labour Federation (FL) | 788 | 0.14 | — | 0 | — | |
| Independent Spanish Falange (FEI) | 726 | 0.13 | — | 0 | — | |
| Blank ballots | 1,071 | 0.20 | — | |||
| Total | 549,184 | 100.00 | 9 | — | ||
| Valid votes | 549,184 | 98.68 | — | |||
| Invalid votes | 7,341 | 1.32 | — | |||
| Votes cast / turnout | 556,525 | 82.19 | — | |||
| Abstentions | 120,631 | 17.81 | — | |||
| Registered voters | 677,156 | |||||
| Source: Ministry of the Interior | ||||||
References
- ↑ Political Reform Act of 1977, Law No. 1 of January 4, 1977 Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved on 27 December 2016.
- 1 2 Spanish Constitution of 1978, December 29, 1978 Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved on 27 December 2016.
- ↑ Reig Pellicer, Naiara (16 December 2015). "Spanish elections: Begging for the right to vote". cafebabel.co.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ↑ "Effective threshold in electoral systems". Trinity College, Dublin. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- 1 2 General Electoral System Organic Law of 1985, Organic Law No. 5 of June 19, 1985 Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved on 28 December 2016.
- ↑ "Constitution" (PDF). congreso.es. Congress of Deputies. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- 1 2 "Representation of the people Institutional Act". juntaelectoralcentral.es. Central Electoral Commission. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
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