Western District (General Junta of Asturias constituency)

Western District
General Junta of the Principality of Asturias Electoral Constituency
Location of the Western District within Asturias
Province	Asturias
Autonomous community	Principality of Asturias
Electorate	122,880 (2015)
Current constituency
Created	1983
Seats	8 (1983–1995) 7 (1995–2007) 6 (2007–)
Member(s)	PSOE (3) PP (2) Podemos (1)

Western District is one of the three constituencies (Spanish: circunscripciones) represented in the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias—the regional legislature of the Principality of Asturias—. The constituency currently elects six deputies. It comprises the municipalities of Allande, Belmonte de Miranda, Boal, Candamo, Cangas del Narcea, Castropol, Coaña, Cudillero, Degaña, El Franco, Grado, Grandas de Salime, Ibias, Illano, Muros del Nalón, Navia, Pesoz, Pravia, Salas, San Martín de Oscos, Santa Eulalia de Oscos, San Tirso de Abres, Somiedo, Tapia de Casariego, Taramundi, Teverga, Tineo, Valdés, Vegadeo, Villanueva de Oscos, Villayón and Yernes y Tameza. 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 Statute of Autonomy for Asturias of 1981 and was first contested in the 1983 regional election. The Statute provided for sub-provincial divisions of the Principality's territory to be established as multi-member districts in the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias, with this regulation being maintained under the 1986 regional electoral law.^[1]^[2]

Voting is on the basis of universal suffrage, with all nationals over eighteen, registered in Asturias and in full enjoyment of all political rights entitled to vote. Amendments to the electoral law in 2011 required for Asturians 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 3 per 100 of valid votes—which includes blank ballots—being applied in each constituency. The only exception was in 1983, when a 5 per 100 threshold was applied regionally. Parties not reaching the threshold are not taken into consideration for seat distribution.^[2]^[4]^[5] Additionally, the use of the D'Hondt method may result in an effective threshold over three percent, dependant on the district magnitude.^[6]

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]^[4]^[5]

Deputies

Deputies for the Western District 1983–

Key to parties
PCA–PCE Podemos PSOE CDS URAS PP CP AP FAC

Junta

Election

Distribution

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

7th

8th

9th

10th

Elections

2015 regional election

Summary of the 24 May 2015 General Junta of Asturias election results in the Western District
Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
Parties and coalitions		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	22,216	35.47	–0.33	3	±0
	People's Party (PP)	16,643	26.57	+0.24	2	±0
	We Can (Podemos)	8,889	14.19	New	1	+1
	Asturias Forum (FAC)	5,220	8.33	–15.48	0	–1
	United Left of Asturias (IU/IX)	4,821	7.70	–1.59	0	±0
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	2,049	3.27	New	0	±0

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		1,319	2.11	—	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	255	0.41	+0.23	±0
	Asturian Renewal Union (URAS)	249	0.40	+0.02	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	231	0.37	–1.32	±0
	Blank Seats (EB)	224	0.36	±0.00	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	119	0.19	+0.08	±0
	Equo (eQuo)	109	0.17	–0.15	±0
	Andecha Astur (AA)	48	0.08	+0.02	±0
	Zero Cuts (Recortes Cero)	41	0.07	New	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	28	0.04	+0.02	±0
	Republican Social Movement (MSR)	15	0.02	+0.01	±0
	Vox (Vox)	0	0.00	New	±0
	Citizens' Democratic Renewal Movement (RED)	0	0.00	New	±0
	Spanish Falange of the JONS (FE–JONS)	0	0.00	New	±0

	Blank ballots	1,477	2.36	+0.99

Total		62,634	100.00		6	±0

Valid votes		62,634	97.93	–0.92
Invalid votes		1,323	2.07	+0.92
Votes cast / turnout		63,957	52.05	+6.28
Abstentions		58,923	47.95	–6.28
Registered voters		122,880

Source(s): General Junta of the Principality of Asturias, SADEI

2012 regional election

Summary of the 25 March 2012 General Junta of Asturias election results in the Western District
Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
Parties and coalitions		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	20,106	35.80	–0.78	3	+1
	People's Party (PP)	14,787	26.33	+1.27	2	±0
	Asturias Forum (FAC)	13,369	23.81	–0.78	1	–1
	United Left of Asturias (IU/IX)	5,219	9.29	+1.48	0	±0

	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	948	1.69	+0.91	0	±0

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		960	1.71	—	±0
	Asturian Renewal Union (URAS)¹	214	0.38	–0.07	±0
	Blank Seats (EB)	200	0.36	New	±0
	Equo–The Greens of Asturias (eQuo–LV)	181	0.32	New	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	101	0.18	–0.03	±0
	Commitment for Asturias (BA–UNA–LV–GV)²	67	0.12	–0.67	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	59	0.11	–0.04	±0
	Independents of Asturias–Hartos.org (IDEAS–Hartos.org)	35	0.06	–0.59	±0
	Andecha Astur (AA)	34	0.06	New	±0
	Democratic and Constitutional Party (PDyC)	25	0.04	–0.18	±0
	Land Party (PT)	16	0.03	New	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	14	0.02	New	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	9	0.02	New	±0
	Republican Social Movement (MSR)	5	0.01	New	±0
	Internationalist Solidarity and Self-Management (SAIn)	0	0.00	New	±0

Blank ballots

769

1.37

–0.87

Total

56,158

100.00

±0

Valid votes

56,158

98.85

+0.21

Invalid votes

653

1.15

–0.21

Votes cast / turnout

56,811

45.77

–15.71

Abstentions

67,322

54.23

+15.71

Registered voters

124,133

Source(s): General Junta of the Principality of Asturias, SADEI

Notes:
¹ Asturian Renewal Union results are compared to Asturian Renewal Union–Asturianist Party totals in the 2011 election. ² Commitment for Asturias results are compared to the combined totals of Bloc for Asturias–Asturian Nationalist Unity and The Greens–Green Group in the 2011 election.

2011 regional election

Summary of the 22 May 2011 General Junta of Asturias election results in the Western District
Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
Parties and coalitions		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	27,499	36.58	–13.67	2	–1
	People's Party (PP)	18,837	25.06	–13.16	2	–1
	Asturias Forum (FAC)	18,484	24.59	New	2	+2
	United Left of Asturias–The Greens (IU–LV)	5,868	7.81	+0.90	0	±0

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		2,798	3.72	—	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	587	0.78	New	±0
	Independents of Asturias (IDEAS)	489	0.65	New	±0
	Asturian Renewal Union–Asturianist Party (URAS–PAS)	337	0.45	–0.83	±0
	Bloc for Asturias–Asturian Nationalist Unity (BA–UNA)	327	0.44	New	±0
	The Greens–Green Group (LV–GV)	262	0.35	New	±0
	Front of the Left (FDLI)	194	0.26	New	±0
	Constitutional and Democratic Party (PDyC)	167	0.22	New	±0
	Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	160	0.21	New	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	111	0.15	–0.04	±0
	Open Council (Conceyu)	75	0.10	New	±0
	National Democracy (DN)	47	0.06	–0.11	±0
	Liberal and Social Alternative (ALS)	42	0.06	New	±0

	Blank ballots	1,682	2.24	+0.42

Total		75,168	100.00		6	±0

Valid votes		75,168	98.64	–0.38
Invalid votes		1,034	1.36	+0.38
Votes cast / turnout		76,202	61.48	–3.41
Abstentions		47,747	38.52	+3.41
Registered voters		123,949

Source(s): General Junta of the Principality of Asturias, SADEI

2007 regional election

Summary of the 27 May 2007 General Junta of Asturias election results in the Western District
Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
Parties and coalitions		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	40,372	50.25	+4.71	3	–1
	People's Party (PP)	30,710	38.22	–0.16	3	±0
	United Left–Bloc for Asturias–The Greens of Asturias (IU–BA–LV)¹	5,555	6.91	–0.62	0	±0

	Asturian Renewal Union–Asturianist Party (URAS–PAS)²	1,030	1.28	–4.59	0	±0

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		1,221	1.52	—	±0
	Unity (Unidá)	450	0.56	New	±0
	Andecha Astur (AA)	189	0.24	–0.16	±0
	Republican Left (IR)	175	0.22	New	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	152	0.19	+0.01	±0
	National Democracy (DN)	140	0.17	New	±0
	Asturian Council (Conceyu)	115	0.14	New	±0

Blank ballots

1,462

1.82

+0.07

Total

80,350

100.00

–1

Valid votes

80,350

99.02

–0.07

Invalid votes

798

0.98

+0.07

Votes cast / turnout

81,148

64.89

–0.86

Abstentions

43,907

35.11

+0.86

Registered voters

125,055

Source(s): General Junta of the Principality of Asturias, SADEI

Notes:
¹ United Left–Bloc for Asturias–The Greens of Asturias results are compared to the combined totals of United Left–Bloc for Asturias and The Greens–Green Left of Asturias in the 2003 election. ² Asturian Renewal Union–Asturianist Party results are compared to the combined totals of Asturian Renewal Union and Asturianist Party in the 2003 election.

2003 regional election

Summary of the 25 May 2003 General Junta of Asturias election results in the Western District
Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
Parties and coalitions		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	38,173	45.54	+0.24	4	±0
	People's Party (PP)	32,171	38.38	+5.44	3	+1
	United Left–Bloc for Asturias (IU–BA)	5,912	7.05	+2.11	0	±0
	Asturian Renewal Union (URAS)	4,041	4.82	–8.32	0	–1

	Asturianist Party (PAS)	882	1.05	–1.51	0	±0

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		1,185	1.41	—	±0
	The Greens–Green Left of Asturias (Verdes)	399	0.48	+0.08	±0
	Andecha Astur (AA)	333	0.40	+0.15	±0
	Senior Defense Platform (PlaDeTE)	306	0.37	New	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)¹	147	0.18	+0.04	±0

Blank ballots

1,464

1.75

+0.52

Total

83,828

100.00

±0

Valid votes

83,828

99.09

+0.11

Invalid votes

771

0.91

–0.11

Votes cast / turnout

84,599

65.75

+0.97

Abstentions

44,061

34.25

–0.97

Registered voters

128,660

Source(s): General Junta of the Principality of Asturias, SADEI

Notes:
¹ Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain results are compared to Asturian Left Bloc totals in the 1999 election.

1999 regional election

Summary of the 13 June 1999 General Junta of Asturias election results in the Western District
Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
Parties and coalitions		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	38,035	45.30	+1.77	4	±0
	People's Party (PP)	27,660	32.94	–7.80	2	–1
	Asturian Renewal Union (URAS)	11,033	13.14	New	1	+1
	United Left of Asturias (IU)	4,151	4.94	–4.26	0	±0

	Asturianist Party (PAS)	1,312	1.56	+0.12	0	±0

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		737	0.88	—	±0
	The Greens of Asturias (LV)	336	0.40	–0.01	±0
	Andecha Astur (AA)	211	0.25	+0.11	±0
	Asturian Left Bloc (BIA)¹	119	0.14	–0.05	±0
	The Falange (FE)	71	0.08	New	±0

Blank ballots

1,035

1.23

+0.24

Total

83,963

100.00

±0

Valid votes

83,963

98.98

–0.27

Invalid votes

867

1.02

+0.27

Votes cast / turnout

84,830

64.78

–3.10

Abstentions

46,127

35.22

+3.10

Registered voters

130,957

Source(s): General Junta of the Principality of Asturias, SADEI

Notes:
¹ Asturian Left Bloc results are compared to Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain totals in the 1995 election.

1995 regional election

Summary of the 28 May 1995 General Junta of Asturias election results in the Western District
Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
Parties and coalitions		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	37,066	43.53	–4.60	4	–1
	People's Party (PP)	34,694	40.74	+9.46	3	±0
	United Left (IU)	7,832	9.20	–0.11	0	±0

	Asturian Centre–Democratic and Social Centre (CA–CDS)	2,533	2.97	–4.86	0	±0
	Asturianist Party (PAS)¹	1,224	1.44	+0.41	0	±0

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		967	1.14	—	±0
	The Greens of Asturias (LV)	349	0.41	–0.38	±0
	Asturian League (LA)	336	0.39	New	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	164	0.19	–0.14	±0
	Andecha Astur (AA)	118	0.14	–0.02	±0

Blank ballots

839

0.99

+0.15

Total

85,155

100.00

–1

Valid votes

85,155

99.25

+0.05

Invalid votes

645

0.75

–0.05

Votes cast / turnout

85,800

67.88

+5.67

Abstentions

40,594

32.12

–5.67

Registered voters

126,394

Source(s): General Junta of the Principality of Asturias, SADEI

Notes:
¹ Asturianist Party results are compared to Asturian Coalition totals in the 1991 election.

1991 regional election

Summary of the 26 May 1991 General Junta of Asturias election results in the Western District
Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
Parties and coalitions		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	38,944	48.13	+2.26	5	+1
	People's Party (PP)¹	25,308	31.28	+1.84	3	±0
	United Left (IU)	7,530	9.31	+0.61	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	6,335	7.83	–6.01	0	–1

	Asturian Coalition (PAS–UNA)²	832	1.03	+0.68	0	±0

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		1,301	1.61	—	±0
	The Greens (LV)	638	0.79	New	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	271	0.33	New	±0
	Andecha Astur (AA)	132	0.16	New	±0
	Independent Council of Asturias (Conceyu)	130	0.16	New	±0
	Gijonese Garments Workers (TGC)	130	0.16	New	±0

Blank ballots

670

0.83

+0.07

Total

80,920

100.00

±0

Valid votes

80,920

99.20

+0.46

Invalid votes

655

0.80

–0.46

Votes cast / turnout

81,575

62.21

–1.86

Abstentions

49,548

37.79

+1.86

Registered voters

131,123

Source(s): General Junta of the Principality of Asturias, SADEI

Notes:
¹ People's Party results are compared to the combined totals of People's Alliance and People's Democratic Party in the 1987 election. ² Asturian Coalition results are compared to Asturianist Party totals in the 1987 election.

1987 regional election

Summary of the 10 June 1987 General Junta of Asturias election results in the Western District
Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
Parties and coalitions		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	37,550	45.87	+3.29	4	±0
	People's Alliance (AP)¹	22,832	27.89	–9.32	3	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	11,329	13.84	+7.73	1	+1
	United Left (IU)²	7,121	8.70	–1.74	0	–1

	People's Democratic Party (PDP)	1,268	1.55	New	0	±0

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		1,140	1.39	—	±0
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	449	0.55	–0.35	±0
	Asturianist Party (PAS)	289	0.35	New	±0
	Asturian Nationalist Ensame (ENA)	209	0.26	–0.43	±0
	Humanist Platform (PH)	193	0.24	New	±0

Blank ballots

623

0.76

+0.20

Total

81,863

100.00

±0

Valid votes

81,863

98.74

–0.27

Invalid votes

1,028

1.26

+0.27

Votes cast / turnout

82,891

64.07

+6.75

Abstentions

46,489

35.93

–6.75

Registered voters

129,380

Source(s): General Junta of the Principality of Asturias, SADEI

Notes:
¹ People's Alliance results are compared to People's Coalition totals in the 1983 election. ² United Left results are compared to Communist Party of Asturias totals in the 1983 election.

1983 regional election

Summary of the 8 May 1983 General Junta of Asturias election results in the Western District
Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
Parties and coalitions		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	33,314	42.58	—	4	—
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)	29,111	37.21	—	3	—
	Communist Party of Asturias (PCA–PCE)	8,165	10.44	—	1	—
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	4,780	6.11	—	0	—

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		2,431	3.11	—	—
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	708	0.90	—	—
	Communist Candidacy (PRUC–PCPE)	613	0.78	—	—
	Asturian Nationalist Ensame (ENA)	538	0.69	—	—
	Asturian Left (MC–LCR)	368	0.47	—	—
	Popular Struggle Coalition (CLP)	204	0.26	—	—

	Blank ballots	439	0.56	—

Total		78,240	100.00		8	—

Valid votes		78,240	99.01	—
Invalid votes		785	0.99	—
Votes cast / turnout		79,025	57.32	—
Abstentions		58,853	42.68	—
Registered voters		137,878

Source(s): General Junta of the Principality of Asturias, SADEI

References

↑ Statute of Autonomy for Asturias of 1981, Organic Law No. 7 of December 30, 1981 Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved on 14 March 2017.
1 2 3 General Junta of the Principality of Asturias Elections System Law of 1986, Law No. 14 of December 26, 1986 Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved on 14 March 2017.
↑ Reig Pellicer, Naiara (16 December 2015). "Spanish elections: Begging for the right to vote". cafebabel.co.uk. Retrieved 17 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.
1 2 "Representation of the people Institutional Act". juntaelectoralcentral.es. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
↑ "Effective threshold in electoral systems". Trinity College, Dublin. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2017.

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