Cantabria (Senate constituency)

Cantabria 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 Cantabria. The electoral system uses limited voting, with electors voting for individual candidates instead of parties. Electors can vote for up to three candidates.

Cantabria
Senate of Spain
Electoral constituency
Location of Cantabria within Spain
ProvinceCantabria
Autonomous communityCantabria
Population581,078 (2019)[1]
Electorate501,676 (Nov 2019)
Major settlementsSantander, Torrelavega
Current constituency
Created1977
Seats4
Member(s)
  •   PP (3)
  •   PSOE (1)

Senators

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Senators for Cantabria 1977–
Key to parties
  PSOE
  INDEP
  UCD
  PP
  CP
  AP
Legislature Election Distribution
Constituent 1977
1 3
1st 1979
1 3
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
1 3
10th 2011
1 3
11th 2015
1 3
12th 2016
1 3
13th 2019 (Apr)
3 1
14th 2019 (Nov)
1 3
15th 2023
1 3

Elections

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2023 general election

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Summary of the 23 July 2023 Senate of Spain election results
Candidates Parties and coalitions Popular vote
Votes %
 Y Elena Castillo López PP 149,192 43.78
 Y Severiano Ángel Cuesta Alonso PP 145,487 42.70
 Y Juan Carlos García Diego PP 143,804 42.20
 Y Secundino Caso Roiz PSOE 115,215 33.81
Ester Bolado Somavilla PSOE 114,191 33.51
Eugenia Gómez De Diego PSOE 108,825 31.94
Daniel Álvarez Ibáñez Vox 39,566 11.61
Sara María Campos Oceja Vox 37,160 10.90
Marcelino Astobiza Arce Vox 35,638 10.46
Mercedes Boix Rovira Sumar 29,789 8.74
Fernando Agúndez De La Cruz Sumar 23,670 6.94
María Argentina Cabarga Peña Sumar 22,561 6.62
Xose Costa Álvarez PACMA 4,139 1.21
Federico José Saiz Sandoval PCTE 1,757 0.51
Sergio Larredonda González Recortes Cero 1,374 0.40
Blank ballots 6,504 1.90
Total 978,872
Valid votes 340,700 97.36
Invalid votes 9,238 2.63
Votes cast / turnout 349,938 75.28
Abstentions 114,877 24.71
Registered voters 464,815
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November 2019 general election

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Summary of the 10 November 2019 Senate of Spain election results in Cantabria
Candidates Parties and coalitions Popular vote
Votes %
 Y Javier Puente Redondo PP 102,966 32.01
 Y Amaya Landín Díaz de Corcuera PP 97,872 30.42
 Y Félix de las Cuevas Cortés PP 87,274 27.13
 Y María Isabel Fernández Gutiérrez PSOE 83,561 25.98
• José Manuel Cruz Viadero PSOE 79,473 24.70
• María Rocío Rábago Gómez PSOE 77,941 24.23
• Luis Fernando Fernández Fernández PRC 64,339 20.00
• Aurora Cuero Fuentecilla PRC 58,118 18.07
• Ángel Sainz Ruiz PRC 54,283 16.87
• José Luis Temes Ortiz Vox 41,941 13.04
• Rodrigo Romero Jiménez Podemos–IU 25,323 7.87
• Pablo Ángel González de la Riva Podemos–IU 22,968 7.14
• María Rosario Quintana Pantaleón Podemos–IU 22,528 7.00
• Ruth Pérez Higuera Cs 19,580 6.09
• Agustín Prieto Espuñes Cs 14,969 4.65
• Sara Cristina Quintanilla Fernández Cs 14,213 4.42
• Laura Tejedor Bonhome PACMA 4,011 1.25
• Javier Antonio Peña Fernández PACMA 2,522 0.78
• María López Revuelta PCPE 841 0.26
• José Jaime Gómez García Recortes CeroGV 694 0.22
• Lorena García Tabarés PCTE 621 0.19
• Montserrat Barrio López PUM+J 594 0.18
• Arturo Limón Fernández EB 563 0.18
• María Pilar Artigas Manero EB 457 0.14
• Alejandro Ruiz Benito P–LIB 320 0.10
Blank ballots 5,057 1.57
Total 321,694
Valid votes 321,694 97.72
Invalid votes 7,521 2.28
Votes cast / turnout 329,215 65.62
Abstentions 172,461 34.38
Registered voters 501,676
Sources[3]

April 2019 general election

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2016 general election

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2015 general election

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2011 general election

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2008 general election

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2004 general election

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2000 general election

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1996 general election

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1993 general election

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1989 general election

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1986 general election

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1982 general election

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1979 general election

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1977 general election

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Senate. 2023". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Senate. November 2019. Cantabria". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 August 2020.

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