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Asturias (Senate Constituency)
Asturias—Oviedo until 1986—is one of the 59 constituencies (Spanish: circunscripciones) represented in the Senate, 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 Asturias. 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.

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 Senate of Spain, with this regulation being maintained under the Spanish Constitution of 1978. Additionally, 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.

Voting is on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprises all nationals over 18 years of age and in full enjoyment of their political rights. The only exception was in 1977, when this was limited to nationals over 21 years of age and in full enjoyment of their 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), which was abolished in 2022. 208 seats are elected using an open list partial block voting system, with electors voting for individual candidates instead of parties. In constituencies electing four seats, electors can vote for up to three candidates; in those with two or three seats, for up to two candidates; and for one candidate in single-member districts. Each of the 47 peninsular provinces is allocated four seats, whereas for insular provinces, such as the Balearic and Canary Islands, districts are the islands themselves, with the larger—Mallorca, Gran Canaria and Tenerife—being allocated three seats each, and the smaller—Menorca, Ibiza–Formentera, Fuerteventura, La Gomera and El Hierro (which comprised a single constituency only for the 1977 election), Lanzarote and La Palma—one each. Ceuta and Melilla elect two seats each. Until 1985, the law also provided for by-elections to fill Senate seats vacated up to two years into the legislature.

The electoral law allows for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, coalitions and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form a coalition ahead of an election are required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election call—fifteen before 1985—whereas groupings of electors need to secure the signature of at least one percent of the electorate in the constituencies for which they seek election—one permille of the electorate, with a compulsory minimum of 500 signatures, until 1985—disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates. Also since 2011, parties, federations or coalitions that have not obtained a mandate in either chamber of the Cortes at the preceding election are required to secure the signature of at least 0.1 percent of electors in the aforementioned constituencies.

Senators

Senators for Asturias 1977–
Key to parties
  SD
  PSOE
  ID
  UCD
  PP
  CP
  AP
Legislature Election Distribution
Constituent 1977
3 1
1978
2 1 1
1st 1979
3 1
2nd 1982
3 1
3rd 1986
3 1
4th 1989
3 1
5th 1993
3 1
6th 1996
1 3
7th 2000
1 3
8th 2004
1 3
9th 2008
3 1
10th 2011
1 3
11th 2015
1 3
12th 2016
1 3
13th 2019 (Apr)
3 1
14th 2019 (Nov)
3 1
15th 2023
1 3

Elections

2023 general election

Summary of the 23 July 2023 Senate of Spain election results
Candidates Parties and coalitions Popular vote
Votes %
checkY Pablo González Menéndez PP 210,598 36.59
checkY María Fernández Álvarez PSOE 209,566 36.41
checkY María Teresa Mallada de Castro PP 208,085 36.15
checkY José Manuel Fernández Díaz (Chami) PP 203,691 35.39
• Fernando Lastra Valdés PSOE 201,954 35.09
• María Jesús Álvarez González PSOE 196,866 34.20
• Faustino Sabio López Sumar 78,071 13.56
• María Lluisa Nogueiro Cereigido Sumar 73,631 12.79
• Francisco Javier Martínez Andrade Sumar 65,889 11.44
• María Aránzazu Martínez Riola Vox 60,819 10.56
• Juan José Merino Rodríguez Vox 56,955 9.89
• Daniel Martínez Buelga Vox 54,523 9.47
• Sandra Antonia Álvarez Martínez PACMA 5,514 0.95
• Raúl Martínez Turrero PCTE 3,524 0.61
• Joaquín Arce Fernández PACMA 3,516 0.61
• María Silvia Alonso Soldado PACMA 3,207 0.55
• Lorenzo Rodríguez Rivero PUM+J 1,758 0.30
• José Manuel Cancio Martínez Recortes Cero 953 0.16
• María Antonia Prado González Recortes Cero 595 0.10
• Ángel Fernández Santos PUEDE 477 0.08
• Jaime Madroñal Menéndez Recortes Cero 450 0.07
Blank ballots 11,579 2.01
Total 1,663,627
Valid votes 575,465 98.05
Invalid votes 11,407 1.94
Votes cast / turnout 586,872 70.98
Abstentions 239,825 29.01
Registered voters 826,697
Sources

November 2019 general election

Summary of the 10 November 2019 Senate of Spain election results in Asturias
Candidates Parties and coalitions Popular vote
Votes %
checkY Francisco Antonio Blanco Ángel PSOE 189,325 34.36
checkY María Fernández Álvarez PSOE 186,063 33.77
checkY Fernando Lastra Valdés PSOE 180,622 32.78
checkY María Mercedes Fernández González PP–Foro 156,799 28.45
• José Ramón García Cañal PP–Foro 156,440 28.39
• María del Camino Gutiérrez Gutiérrez PP–Foro 135,554 24.60
• Mar García González Podemos–IX 86,085 15.62
• Francisco Benavente Meléndez de Arvas Vox 81,519 14.79
• Juan Carlos Hevia Lozano Podemos–IX 77,979 14.15
• José Ovidio Álvarez Rozada Podemos–IX 72,255 13.11
• Nicanor García Fernández Cs 41,184 7.47
• María Victoria Rubio Prieto Cs 33,218 6.03
• Joaquín Merediz Vidal Cs 27,425 4.98
• Eva del Fresno Díaz Más País–Equo 16,704 3.03
• Cristina Eugenia Abella Novo PACMA 8,706 1.58
• Alberto Pérez Arroyo PACMA 5,510 1.00
• Rosa María Rubio Domínguez PACMA 4,935 0.90
• Ana Fernández Marqués Andecha 2,262 0.41
• Saúl Fernández Garrote PCTE 1,973 0.36
• José Antonio Lobato González Recortes Cero–GV 1,788 0.32
• Javier Ortega Serra PCPE 1,451 0.26
• Noemí Roca Barrio PUM+J 1,386 0.25
• María Dolores Suárez Vallina Andecha 1,239 0.22
• Mariano Suárez Rodríguez Andecha 1,017 0.18
• Rosa María Navarrete Sehnert Recortes Cero–GV 974 0.18
• Eduardo Madroñal Pedraza Recortes Cero–GV 934 0.17
• Jesús Fernando Rodríguez Roiz PH 796 0.14
• Concepción Martínez Miguel PH 568 0.10
Blank ballots 14,770 2.68
Total 551,049
Valid votes 551,049 97.90
Invalid votes 11,832 2.10
Votes cast / turnout 562,881 57.88
Abstentions 409,699 42.12
Registered voters 972,580
Sources

April 2019 general election

Summary of the 28 April 2019 Senate of Spain election results in Asturias
Candidates Parties and coalitions Popular vote
Votes %
checkY Francisco Antonio Blanco Ángel PSOE 209,215 33.74
checkY María Fernández Álvarez PSOE 205,332 33.11
checkY Fernando Lastra Valdés PSOE 198,863 32.07
checkY José Ramón García Cañal PP–Foro 140,683 22.69
• Nicanor García Fernández Cs 122,675 19.78
• José Manuel Rodríguez González PP–Foro 107,871 17.40
• María del Camino Gutiérrez Gutiérrez PP–Foro 106,022 17.10
• Mar García González Podemos–IX–Equo 104,710 16.89
• Juan Carlos Hevia Lozano Podemos–IX–Equo 94,740 15.28
• María Victoria Rubio Prieto Cs 91.263 14.72
• José Ovidio Álvarez Rozada Podemos–IX–Equo 89,048 14.36
• Joaquín Merediz Vidal Cs 85,413 13.77
• Juan Fernández Baños Vox 80,322 12.95
• Carlota Cueto-Felgueroso Landeira Vox 49,614 8.00
• Luis Andrés Cleominio Sánchez Caveda Vox 46,139 7,44
• Walter Sánchez Suárez PACMA 10,408 1.68
• Sandra María Serrano García PACMA 9,692 1.56
• David Cienfuegos Cereijo PACMA 7,034 1.13
• Saúl Fernández Garrote PCTE 3,216 0.52
• Eduardo Madroñal Pedraza Recortes Cero–GV 2,695 0.43
• Arturu Xosé Bermeyu García Andecha 2,550 0.41
• Agustín Garrido Acera PUM+J 2,138 0.34
• Rosa María Navarrete Sehnert Recortes Cero–GV 1,792 0.29
• Ana Fernández Marqués Andecha 1,739 0.28
• María Beatriz Rivero Infiesta Recortes Cero–GV 1,389 0.22
• Jesús Fernando Rodríguez Roiz PH 1,381 0.22
• Mario Arbesú Iglesias Andecha 1,311 0.21
Blank ballots 13,252 2.14
Total 620,103
Valid votes 620,103 97.95
Invalid votes 13,005 2.05
Votes cast / turnout 633,108 64.97
Abstentions 341,383 35.03
Registered voters 974,491
Sources

2016 general election

2015 general election

2011 general election

2008 general election

2004 general election

2000 general election

1996 general election

1993 general election

1989 general election

1986 general election

1982 general election

1979 general election

Summary of the 1 March 1979 Senate of Spain election results in Oviedo
Candidates Parties and coalitions Popular vote
Votes %
checkY Honorio Díaz Díaz PSOE 198,437 37.56
checkY Rafael Luis Fernández Álvarez PSOE 194,768 36.86
checkY Fernando Morán López PSOE 185,667 35.14
checkY Enrique López González UCD 170,493 32.27
• Luis Riera Posada UCD 161,805 30.62
• Celestino de Nicolás Prieto UCD 156,801 29.68
• Silvino Lantero Vallina PCE 79,951 15.13
• Manuel Nevado Madrid PCE 70,594 13.36
• Carlos Suárez Nieto PCE 68,600 12.98
• Juan Eladio Llaneza Fernández CD 43,310 8.20
• Román Suárez Blanco CD 42,028 7.95
• Sergio Marqués Fernández CD 40,947 7.75
• Alejandro Felgueroso Ruiz de la Peña UN 13,735 2.60
• José Luis López-Sela Díaz-Faes UN 13,177 2.49
• José Manuel Bolado García MC–OIC 11,056 2.09
• María Luisa de Noriega y Vega UN 10,188 1.93
• Manuel Ángel González Zapico CNA 8,309 1.57
• Anita Aldeano Brasas PCT 7,666 1.45
• Justo José García Menéndez PSOEh 5,134 0.97
• Jorge Luis García Palacios IR 4,420 0.84
• Juan José de la Roz Concha PCT 3,629 0.69
• Julián Francisco Herrojo Rodríguez FE–JONS(A) 3,344 0.63
• Pedro Suárez García PCT 3,102 0.59
• María Amparo Carreno Díaz FE–UF 3,028 0.57
• Concepción Álvarez Lobato FE–UF 2,923 0.55
• Luis Molleda Álvarez FE–UF 1,817 0.34
• José Antonio Mesa García FE–JONS(A) 1,742 0.33
Blank ballots 7,493 1.42
Total 528,387
Valid votes 528,387 96.92
Invalid votes 16,792 3.08
Votes cast / turnout 545,179 62.74
Abstentions 323,714 37.26
Registered voters 868,893
Sources

1978 by-election

After the resignation of Wenceslao Roces due to disagreement with the direction of the Communist Party of Spain, a by-election was called to elect a new senator in Asturias. This election was held concurrently with a by-election in Alicante.

Summary of the 17 May 1978 Senate of Spain by-election results in Oviedo
Candidates Parties and coalitions Popular vote
Votes %
checkY Fernando Morán López PSOE 121,729 32.57
• Adolfo Barthe Aza UCD 87,491 23.41
• Horacio Fernández Inguanzo PCE 86,671 23.19
• Luis Fernández-Vega Diego AP 55,120 14.75
• Jesús Evaristo Casariego Fernández-Noriega CT 8,846 2.37
• Cristina Mosquera Tenreiro MC 6,076 1.63
• Luis Molleda Álvarez FEI 3,576 0.96
• Francisco Roza Postigo ORT 3,348 0.90
• Bernardo Santaeugenia Bastián LCR 1,033 0.28
Blank ballots 0 0.00
Total 373,740
Valid votes 373,740 100.00
Invalid votes 0 0.00
Votes cast / turnout 373,740 47.72
Abstentions 408,326 52.28
Registered voters 782,066
Sources

1977 general election

Summary of the 15 June 1977 Senate of Spain election results in Oviedo
Candidates Parties and coalitions Popular vote
Votes %
checkY Atanasio Corte Zapico SD 230,968 40.09
checkY Wenceslao Roces Suárez SD 224,414 38.95
checkY Rafael Luis Fernández Álvarez SD 224,208 38.92
checkY José María Alonso-Vega Suárez UCD 177,077 30.74
• Adolfo Barthe Aza UCD 174,359 30.27
• Agustín José Antuña Alonso UCD 167,414 29.06
• José María Casielles Aguadé AP 77,208 13.40
• Juan Manuel Junceda Avello AP 73,473 12.75
• Román Suárez Blanco AP 70,626 12.26
• Jesús Cadavieco Hevia PSP–US 62,846 10.91
• Marcelo Palacios Alonso PSP–US 62,689 10.88
• Xuan Xosé Sánchez Vicente PSP–US 52,260 9.07
• Jesús Evaristo Casariego Fernández-Noriega CT 21,641 3.76
• Francisco Fernández Corte UR 16,441 2.85
• Ramón Fernández-Rañada Menéndez de Luarca UR 16,057 2.79
• José Luis López-Sela Díaz-Faes AN18 11,426 1.98
• Carlos Hidalgo Schumann AN18 11,009 1.91
• Manuel Fernández-Pello García UR 10,256 1.78
• Julio Mangas Manjarrés UR 7,974 1.38
• Enrique Rubio Sañudo FL 7,446 1.29
• Lorenzo Velasco Castaño FL 5,663 0.98
Blank ballots
Total 576,100
Valid votes 576,100
Invalid votes
Votes cast / turnout
Abstentions
Registered voters 783,206
Sources

References

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  2. ^ Law 1/1977 (1977), trans. prov. 1.
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  4. ^ Const. Esp. (1978), tit. VIII, ch. II, art. 141.
  5. ^ LOREG (1985), tit. I, ch. I, art. 2.
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