Ourense (Parliament of Galicia constituency)

Ourense
Parliament of Galicia Electoral Constituency
Location of Ourense within Galicia
Province	Ourense
Autonomous community	Galicia
Population	318,391 (2016)
Electorate	364,469 (2016)
Major settlements	Ourense
Current constituency
Created	1981
Seats	15 (1981–1997) 14 (1997–)
Member(s)	PP (9) PSdeG (2) En Marea (2) BNG (1)

Ourense (Spanish: Orense) is one of the four constituencies (Spanish: circunscripciones) represented in the Parliament of Galicia—the regional legislature of the Autonomous Community of Galicia—. The constituency currently elects 14 deputies. Its boundaries correspond to those of the Spanish province of Ourense. The electoral system uses the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation, with a minimum threshold of 5 percent.

Electoral system

The constituency was created as per the Statute of Autonomy for Galicia of 1981 and was first contested in the 1981 regional election. The Statute provided for the four provinces in Galicia—A Coruña, Lugo, Ourense and Pontevedra—to be established as multi-member districts in the Parliament of Galicia, with this regulation being maintained under the 1985 regional electoral law.^[1]^[2]

Voting is on the basis of universal suffrage, with all nationals over eighteen, registered in Galicia and in full enjoyment of all political rights entitled to vote. Amendments to the electoral law in 2011 required for Galicians abroad to apply for voting before being permitted to vote, a system known as "begged" or expat vote (Spanish: Voto rogado).^[3] Seats are elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with a threshold of 5 per 100 of valid votes—which includes blank ballots; until a 1993 reform, the threshold was set at 3 per 100—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 five percent, dependant on the district magnitude.^[4]

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—. 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.^[2]^[5]^[6]^[7]

Deputies

Deputies for Lugo 1981–

Key to parties
BNG AGE En Marea PSdeG CG UCD PP CP AP

Parliament

Election

Distribution

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

7th

8th

9th

10th

Elections

2016 regional election

Summary of the 25 September 2016 Parliament of Galicia election results in Ourense
Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
Parties and coalitions		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	93,487	53.13	+3.96	9	+1
	Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE)	31,006	17.62	–6.05	2	–2
	In Tide (En Marea)¹	24,222	13.77	+5.99	2	+1
	Galician Nationalist Bloc–We–Galician Candidacy (BNG–Nós)	10,558	6.00	–2.46	1	±0

	Ourensan Democracy (DO)	7,723	4.39	+2.07	0	±0
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	4,864	2.76	New	0	±0

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		2,749	1.56	—	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	1,375	0.78	+0.39	±0
	Commitment to Galicia (CxG)	529	0.30	–1.49	±0
	Anti-Corruption and Justice Party (PAyJ)	202	0.11	New	±0
	Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV)	190	0.11	New	±0
	Let's Win Galicia: Yes We Can (Gañemos)	187	0.11	New	±0
	Galicia New Way (VN)	152	0.09	New	±0
	Communists of Galicia (PCPE–CdG)	114	0.06	New	±0

Blank ballots

1,335

0.76

–1.44

Total

175,944

100.00

±0

Valid votes

175,944

99.14

+1.46

Invalid votes

1,524

0.86

–1.46

Votes cast / turnout

177,468

48.70

–2.80

Abstentions

186,930

51.30

+2.80

Registered voters

364,398

Source: Xunta of Galicia

Notes:
¹ En Marea results are compared to Galician Left Alternative totals in the 2012 election.

2012 regional election

Summary of the 21 October 2012 Parliament of Galicia election results in Ourense
Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
Parties and coalitions		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	90,026	49.17	+0.64	8	+1
	Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE)	43,340	23.67	–8.20	4	–1
	Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)	15,492	8.46	–7.50	1	–1
	Galician Left Alternative (United Left–Anova) (AGE)¹	14,245	7.78	+7.25	1	+1

	Ourensan Democracy (DO)	4,245	2.32	+1.85	0	±0
	Commitment to Galicia (CxG)²	3,270	1.79	+1.54	0	±0
	Civil Society and Democracy (SCD)	2,938	1.60	New	0	±0
	Blank Seats (EB)	2,079	1.14	New	0	±0

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		3,429	1.87	—	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	1,151	0.63	–0.05	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	720	0.39	New	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	386	0.21	–0.07	±0
	Pirates of Galicia (Pirata.gal)	336	0.18	New	±0
	Land Party (PT)	260	0.14	New	±0
	Liberal Democratic Centre (CDL)	187	0.10	New	±0
	Spanish Falange of the JONS (FE–JONS)	123	0.07	+0.02	±0
	XXI Convergence (C.XXI)	115	0.06	New	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	98	0.05	New	±0
	Community Integration Party (PYC)	53	0.03	New	±0

Blank ballots

4,033

2.20

+1.13

Total

183,097

100.00

±0

Valid votes

183,097

97.68

–1.57

Invalid votes

4,340

2.32

+1.57

Votes cast / turnout

187,437

51.50

–12.63

Abstentions

176,553

48.50

+12.63

Registered voters

363,990

Source: Argos Information Portal

Notes:
¹ Galician Left Alternative results are compared to United Left totals in the 2012 election. ² Commitment to Galicia results are compared to Terra Galega totals in the 2012 election.

2009 regional election

Summary of the 1 March 2009 Parliament of Galicia election results in Ourense
Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
Parties and coalitions		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	109,852	48.53	–2.29	7	–1
	Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE)	72,144	31.87	+1.01	5	+1
	Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)	36,126	15.96	–0.36	2	±0

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		5,824	2.57	—	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	1,539	0.68	New	±0
	United Left (EU–IU)	1,202	0.53	+0.19	±0
	Ourensan Democracy (DO)	1,066	0.47	+0.20	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	625	0.28	New	±0
	Galician Land (TeGa)	575	0.25	New	±0
	Galician People's Front (FPG)	242	0.11	+0.01	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	136	0.06	–0.04	±0
	United Galicia (GU)	122	0.05	New	±0
	Spanish Falange of the JONS (FE–JONS)	121	0.05	±0.00	±0
	We–People's Unity (Nós–UP)	113	0.05	–0.03	±0
	Liberal Centrist Union (UCL)	83	0.04	New	±0

	Blank ballots	2,429	1.07	+0.22

Total		226,375	100.00		14	±0

Valid votes		226,375	99.25	–0.31
Invalid votes		1,704	0.75	+0.31
Votes cast / turnout		228,079	64.13	–0.32
Abstentions		127,587	35.87	+0.32
Registered voters		355,666

Source: Argos Information Portal

2005 regional election

Summary of the 19 June 2005 Parliament of Galicia election results in Ourense
Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
Parties and coalitions		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	115,684	50.82	–6.55	8	±0
	Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE)	70,251	30.86	+11.58	4	+1
	Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)	37,141	16.32	–3.95	2	–1

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		2,619	1.15	—	±0
	United Left (EU–IU)	766	0.34	–0.09	±0
	Ourensan Democracy (DO)	623	0.27	New	±0
	Party of Self-employed and Professionals (AUTONOMO)	241	0.11	–0.07	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	239	0.10	–0.10	±0
	Galician People's Front (FPG)	238	0.10	–0.09	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	214	0.09	New	±0
	We–People's Unity (Nós–UP)	186	0.08	New	±0
	Spanish Falange of the JONS (FE–JONS)	112	0.05	New	±0

	Blank ballots	1,944	0.85	–0.31

Total		227,639	100.00		14	±0

Valid votes		227,639	99.56	+0.16
Invalid votes		1,008	0.44	–0.16
Votes cast / turnout		228,647	64.45	+3.90
Abstentions		126,133	35.55	–3.90
Registered voters		354,780

Source: Argos Information Portal

2001 regional election

Summary of the 21 October 2001 Parliament of Galicia election results in Ourense
Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
Parties and coalitions		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	121,073	57.37	+0.71	8	±0
	Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)	42,780	20.27	–1.03	3	±0
	Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE)	40,695	19.28	–0.30	3	±0

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		4,036	1.91	—	±0
	Galician Progressive Democracy (DPG)	1,561	0.74	+0.13	±0
	United Left (EU–IU)	910	0.43	–0.14	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	426	0.20	+0.06	±0
	Galician People's Front (FPG)	392	0.19	±0.00	±0
	Party of Self-employed and Professionals (AUTONOMO)	388	0.18	New	±0
	Left of Galicia (EdeG)	359	0.17	New	±0

	Blank ballots	2,440	1.16	+0.21

Total		211,024	100.00		14	±0

Valid votes		211,024	99.40	–0.11
Invalid votes		1,268	0.60	+0.11
Votes cast / turnout		212,292	60.55	–3.12
Abstentions		138,340	39.45	+3.12
Registered voters		350,632

Source: Argos Information Portal

1997 regional election

Summary of the 19 October 1997 Parliament of Galicia election results in Orense
Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
Parties and coalitions		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	123,697	56.66	+2.20	8	–1
	Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)	46,502	21.30	+4.34	3	+1
	Socialists' Party of Galicia–Galician Left–The Greens (PSdeG–EG–OV)¹	42,757	19.58	–7.07	3	–1

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		3,295	1.51	—	±0
	Galician Democracy (DG)	1,325	0.61	New	±0
	United Left (IU)	1,251	0.57	New	±0
	Galician People's Front (FPG)	418	0.19	New	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	301	0.14	–0.01	±0

Blank ballots

2,078

0.95

+0.33

Total

218,329

100.00

–1

Valid votes

218,329

99.51

–0.08

Invalid votes

1,077

0.49

+0.08

Votes cast / turnout

219,406

63.67

+0.02

Abstentions

125,198

36.33

–0.02

Registered voters

344,604

Source: Argos Information Portal

Notes:
¹ Socialists' Party of Galicia–Galician Left–The Greens results are compared to the combined totals of the Socialists' Party of Galicia, United Left–Galician Unity and The Greens of Galicia in the 1993 election.

1993 regional election

Summary of the 17 October 1993 Parliament of Galicia election results in Orense
Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
Parties and coalitions		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	108,932	54.46	+10.04	9	+1
	Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE)	50,865	25.43	–7.37	4	–2
	Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)	33,914	16.96	+11.51	2	+2

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		5,058	2.53	—	–1
	United Left–Galician Unity (EU–UG)¹	1,990	0.99	–4.95	±0
	Galician Coalition (CG)	1,006	0.50	–5.89	–1
	Ruiz-Mateos Group–European Democratic Alliance (ARM–ADE)	784	0.39	–0.45	±0
	The Greens of Galicia (OVG)	454	0.23	New	±0
	Humanist Citizen Platform (PCH)	302	0.15	+0.10	±0
	The Ecologists (LE)	231	0.12	–0.06	±0
	United People's Assembly (APU)	180	0.09	New	±0
	Galician Alternative (AG)	111	0.06	New	±0

Blank ballots

1,250

0.62

+0.32

Total

200,019

100.00

±0

Valid votes

200,019

99.59

+0.30

Invalid votes

820

0.41

–0.30

Votes cast / turnout

200,839

63.65

+9.43

Abstentions

114,709

36.35

–9.43

Registered voters

315,548

Source: Argos Information Portal

Notes:
¹ United Left–Galician Unity results are compared to the combined totals of United Left, Galician Socialist Party–Galician Left and Galician Nationalist Party–Galicianist Party totals in the 1989 election.

1989 regional election

Summary of the 17 December 1989 Parliament of Galicia election results in Orense
Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
Parties and coalitions		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	People's Party (PP)¹	81,563	44.06	+3.93	8	+1
	Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdG–PSOE)	60,712	32.80	+7.15	6	+2
	Galician Coalition (CG)	11,827	6.39	–16.42	1	–3
	Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)	10,086	5.45	+2.42	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	6,349	3.43	+0.54	0	±0
	Galician Nationalist Party–Galicianist Party (PNG–PG)	5,564	3.01	New	0	±0

	Galician Socialist Party–Galician Left (PSG–EG)	3,881	2.10	–0.86	0	±0

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		4,582	2.48	—	±0
	Ruiz-Mateos Group (ARM)	1,555	0.84	New	±0
	United Left (EU)²	1,533	0.83	+0.33	±0
	Galician People's Front (FPG)	435	0.23	New	±0
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	357	0.19	–0.39	±0
	The Ecologist Greens (OVE)	340	0.18	New	±0
	Alliance for the Republic (AxR)	126	0.07	New	±0
	Humanist Platform (PH)	91	0.05	–0.29	±0
	Communist Party of Spain (Marxist–Leninist) (PCE (m–l))	73	0.04	New	±0
	Spanish Falange of the JONS (FE–JONS)	72	0.04	–0.16	±0

Blank ballots

547

0.30

–0.24

Total

185,111

100.00

±0

Valid votes

185,111

99.29

+0.34

Invalid votes

1,321

0.71

–0.34

Votes cast / turnout

186,432

54.22

+3.98

Abstentions

157,382

45.78

–3.98

Registered voters

343,814

Source: Argos Information Portal

Notes:
¹ People's Party results are compared to People's Coalition totals in the 1985 election. ² United Left results are compared to Communist Party of Galicia totals in the 1985 election.

1985 regional election

Summary of the 24 November 1985 Parliament of Galicia election results in Orense
Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
Parties and coalitions		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–PL–CdG)¹	68,945	40.13	+12.12	7	+2
	Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdG–PSOE)	44,075	25.65	+9.26	4	+1
	Galician Coalition (CG)	39,186	22.81	New	4	+4
	Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)²	5,210	3.03	–2.13	0	±0

	Galician Socialist Party–Galician Left (PSG–EG)³	5,080	2.96	+2.44	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	4,973	2.89	New	0	±0

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		3,424	1.99	—	–7
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	995	0.58	–0.50	±0
	Communist Party of Galicia (PCE–PCG)	861	0.50	–1.51	±0
	Humanist Platform (PH)	592	0.34	New	±0
	Communist Party of Galicia (Revolutionary Marxist) (PCG (m–r))	471	0.27	New	±0
	Spanish Falange of the JONS (FE–JONS)	344	0.20	New	±0
	Communist Movement of Galicia (MCG)	161	0.09	–0.26	±0
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	N/A		–42.71	–7

Blank ballots

924

0.54

+0.54

Total

171,817

100.00

±0

Valid votes

171,817

98.95

+1.93

Invalid votes

1,831

1.05

–1.93

Votes cast / turnout

173,648

50.24

+8.76

Abstentions

172,002

49.76

–8.76

Registered voters

345,650

Source: Argos Information Portal

Notes:
¹ People's Coalition results are compared to People's Alliance totals in the 1981 election. ² Galician Nationalist Bloc results are compared to Galician National-Popular Bloc–Galician Socialist Party totals in the 1981 election. ³ Galician Socialist Party–Galician Left results are compared to Galician Left totals in the 1981 election.

1981 regional election

Summary of the 20 October 1981 Parliament of Galicia election results in Orense
Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
Parties and coalitions		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	61,103	42.71	—	7	—
	People's Alliance (AP)	40,077	28.01	—	5	—
	Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdG–PSOE)	23,448	16.39	—	3	—
	Galician National-Popular Bloc–Galician Socialist Party (BNPG–PSG)	7,377	5.16	—	0	—

	Galicianist Party (PG)	3,314	2.32	—	0	—
	Communist Party of Galicia (PCG–PCE)	2,871	2.01	—	0	—
	Galician Socialist Unity–PSOE (USG–PSOE)	1,651	1.15	—	0	—
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	1,542	1.08	—	0	—

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		1,686	1.18	—	—
	Galician Left (EG)	748	0.52	—	—
	Revolutionary Communist League–Communist Movement (LCR–MCG)	505	0.35	—	—
	Spanish Ruralist Party (PRE)	433	0.30	—	—

	Blank ballots	0	0.00	—

Total		143,069	100.00		15	—

Valid votes		143,069	97.02	—
Invalid votes		4,397	2.98	—
Votes cast / turnout		147,466	41.48	—
Abstentions		208,042	58.52	—
Registered voters		355,508

Source: Argos Information Portal

References

↑ Statute of Autonomy for Galicia of 1981, Organic Law No. 1 of April 6, 1981 Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved on 8 August 2017.
1 2 Parliament of Galicia Elections Law of 1985, Law No. 2 of August 13, 1985 Official Journal of Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved on 8 August 2017.
↑ 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.
↑ Electoral Rules Decree of 1977, Royal Decree-Law No. 20 of March 18, 1977 Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved on 27 December 2016.
↑ 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.
↑ "Representation of the people Institutional Act". juntaelectoralcentral.es. Central Electoral Commission. Retrieved 16 June 2017.

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Galicia (Parliament; 1981–present)	A Coruña Lugo Ourense Pontevedra
Valencian Community (Corts; 1982–present)	Alicante Castellón Valencia

Coordinates: 42°10′N 7°30′W / 42.167°N 7.500°W / 42.167; -7.500

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