Biscay (Senate constituency)
Biscay 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 Biscay. 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.
| Biscay | |
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| Senate of Spain Electoral Constituency | |
.png.webp) Location of Biscay within Spain | |
| Province | Biscay |
| Autonomous community | Basque Country |
| Population |  1,152,651 (2019)[1] |
| Electorate | 949,598 (Nov 2019) |
| Major settlements | Bilbao, Barakaldo, Getxo |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1977 |
| Seats | 4 (1977–) |
| Member(s) | |
Senators
| Senators for Biscay 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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| 13th | 2019 (Apr) |
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| 14th | 2019 (Nov) |
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Elections
November 2019 general election
| Candidates | Parties and coalitions | Popular vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |||
 Nerea Ahedo Ceza |
EAJ/PNV | 230,304 | 36.99 | |
| María Dolores Etxano Varela |
EAJ/PNV | 222,904 | 35.80 | |
| Imanol Landa Jauregi |
EAJ/PNV | 220,156 | 35.36 | |
| Txema OIeaga Zalvidea |
PSE–EE (PSOE) | 120,371 | 19.34 | |
| • Idoia Agorría Martínez | PSE–EE (PSOE) | 117,483 | 18.87 | |
| • Carlos Fernández Martínez | PSE–EE (PSOE) | 113,885 | 18.29 | |
| • Arantza Gutiérrez Paz | EH Bildu | 101,741 | 16.34 | |
| • Edriga Aranburu Agirre | EH Bildu | 96,573 | 15.51 | |
| • María Jesús Etxeandia Cirión | EH Bildu | 94,621 | 15.20 | |
| • José Antonio Martín Acosta | Podemos–IU | 81,743 | 13.13 | |
| • Amaia Hernández Rodríguez | Podemos–IU | 76,841 | 12.34 | |
| • Xabier Jiménez López | Podemos–IU | 76,122 | 12.23 | |
| • Raquel González Diez-Andino | PP | 59,761 | 9.60 | |
| • Luis Miguel Arroyo Millán | PP | 57,564 | 9.25 | |
| • María Carmen Sánchez Sequeros | PP | 54,008 | 8.68 | |
| • María Pérez Fernández | Vox | 12,728 | 2.04 | |
| • Pascual Blanco Peña | Más País–C. Ecologista | 10,054 | 1.61 | |
| • Armán Basurto Barrio | Cs | 8,350 | 1.34 | |
| • Blanca Amelia Gozalo Martínez | Cs | 7,114 | 1.14 | |
| • Santiago Orozco García | Cs | 6,542 | 1.05 | |
| • María Izaskun Almazán Ledesma | PACMA | 6,185 | 0.99 | |
| • Unai de Zarraolandia Salas | PACMA | 4,183 | 0.67 | |
| • Rocío Hernández Clares | PACMA | 3,772 | 0.61 | |
| • Pablo Setién Pascual | Recortes Cero–GV | 1,277 | 0.21 | |
| • Javier Martínez Bárbara | PUM+J | 1,103 | 0.18 | |
| • Unai Vidaurrazaga Sola | PCTE/ELAK | 1,085 | 0.17 | |
| • María Soraya Urrutia Santos | Recortes Cero–GV | 949 | 0.15 | |
| • Jesús Ángel Gómez Esteban "Kendall Maison" | Recortes Cero–GV | 616 | 0.10 | |
| • Unai Ortúzar Barrenechea | Solidaria | 411 | 0.07 | |
| • María Pilar Vivar Ramos | Solidaria | 325 | 0.05 | |
| • Javier López Galiana | Solidaria | 238 | 0.04 | |
| Blank ballots | 7,886 | 1.27 | ||
| Total | 622,554 | |||
| Valid votes | 622,554 | 98.38 | ||
| Invalid votes | 10,247 | 1.62 | ||
| Votes cast / turnout | 632,801 | 66.64 | ||
| Abstentions | 316,797 | 33.36 | ||
| Registered voters | 949,598 | |||
| Sources[2] | ||||
1977 general election
| Candidates | Parties and coalitions | Popular vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |||
| Ramón Rubial Cavia |
FA | 324,648 | 58.37 | |
| Juan María Vidarte de Ugarte |
FA | 323,081 | 58.08 | |
| Mitxel Unzueta Uzcanga |
FA | 231,619 | 41.64 | |
| Martín Fernández Palacio |
UCD | 111,041 | 19.96 | |
| • Pedro de Zubiría y Garnica | AP | 51,633 | 9.28 | |
| • Pablo Lucas Verdú | PSP–US | 48,692 | 8.75 | |
| • José María González Barandiarán | AP | 48,140 | 8.65 | |
| • Jaime Cibrián Saiz | AP | 47,800 | 8.59 | |
| • Luis Arana Zubiria | PCE/EPK | 46,583 | 8.37 | |
| • José Unanue Ruiz | PCE/EPK | 45,156 | 8.12 | |
| • Juan Miguel Moreno Lombardero | PSP–US | 41,133 | 7.39 | |
| • José Rodríguez Martínez | PCE/EPK | 40,122 | 7.21 | |
| • Pedro María Carmelo de Irujo Ollo | EAE/ANV | 31,534 | 5.67 | |
| • Adolfo Careaga Fontecha | DCV | 26,517 | 4.77 | |
| • Isidro Infante Olarte | DCV | 23,126 | 4.16 | |
| • Jose Luis Mintegui Iraizoz | ASDCI | 18,753 | 3.37 | |
| • Paloma Rodríguez-Escudero Sánchez | DCV | 18,503 | 3.33 | |
| • José Luis Pedro Barrado Ibarra | CJA | 5,346 | 0.96 | |
| • Manuel García Antuñano | CJA | 5,217 | 0.94 | |
| • Armando González Fernández | CJA | 5,088 | 0.91 | |
| • Carlos Umaran García-Iturri | CJA | 3,062 | 0.55 | |
| Blank ballots | ||||
| Total | 556,235 | |||
| Valid votes | 556,235 | |||
| Invalid votes | ||||
| Votes cast / turnout | ||||
| Abstentions | ||||
| Registered voters | 749,572 | |||
| Sources[3][4] | ||||
References
- "Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero. Población por provincias y por sexo". ine.es (in Spanish). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- "Electoral Results Consultation. Senate. November 2019. Biscay". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- "Electoral Results Consultation. Senate. June 1977. Biscay". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- "Senate election 15 June 1977". historiaelectoral.com (in Spanish). Electoral History. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
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