Cuenca (Senate constituency)

For the Congress of Deputies constituency, see Cuenca (Congress of Deputies constituency). For the Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha constituency, see Cuenca (Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha constituency).

Cuenca 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 Cuenca. 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.

Cuenca
Senate of Spain Electoral constituency
Location of Cuenca within Spain
Province	Cuenca
Autonomous community	Castilla-La Mancha
Population	196,329 (2019)
Electorate	154,441 (Nov 2019)
Major settlements	Cuenca
Current constituency
Created	1977
Seats	4
Member(s)	PP (3)   PSOE (1)

Senators

Senators for Cuenca 1977–
Key to parties   PSOE   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	1 3
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)	2 2
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	%
Y Benjamín Prieto Valencia		PP	46,617	41.72
Y María Jesús Bonilla Domínguez		PP	45,882	41.06
Y Alejo Joaquín Miranda de Larra Arnaiz		PP	44,601	39.91
Y Carmen Torralba Valiente		PSOE	42,004	37.59
• Alfonso Escudero Ortega		PSOE	40,751	36.47
• Ester Barrios Cañas		PSOE	40,213	35.98
• Rafael Rodríguez Bartolomé		Vox	14,791	13.23
• María José López Beamud		Vox	13,804	12.35
• David Borja Pérez		Vox	13,180	11.79
• Jacobo Medianero Millán		Sumar	7,265	6.50
• Maite Julia Pérez Quiroz		Sumar	6,392	5.72
• María Amparo Merino Segovia		Sumar	5,768	5.16
• Caridad Lledó Perea		PACMA	976	0.87
• José Ángel Camacho Mora		None of the Above	340	0.30
• Mario Martínez Belmar		PUM+J	329	0.29
• Esther Ordóñez Fernández		PCTE	294	0.26
• Cristina Hervás Mediavilla		None of the Above	268	0.23
• Encarnación Serrano Paricio		Recortes Cero	237	0.21
• Eduardo Ros Córcoles		None of the Above	207	0.18
Blank ballots			1,937	1.73
Total			325,856
Valid votes			111,735	97.44
Invalid votes			2,925	2.55
Votes cast / turnout			114,660	76.72
Abstentions			34,779	23.27
Registered voters			149,439
Sources

November 2019 general election

Summary of the 10 November 2019 Senate of Spain election results in Cuenca

Candidates	Parties and coalitions		Popular vote
			Votes	%
Y José Manuel Tortosa Ruiz		PP	41,754	38.81
Y María Pilar Martínez Peñarrubia		PP	40,732	37.86
Y Carmen Torralba Valiente		PSOE	40,372	37.52
Y Alfonso Escudero Ortega		PSOE	39,340	36.56
• María Ángeles López Martínez		PSOE	38,965	36.22
• María Soledad Herrera Arribas		PP	34,774	32.32
• David Borja Pérez		Vox	17,482	16.25
• Beatriz Martínez Valencoso		Podemos–IU	7,969	7.41
• Ana María Navarrete Tudela		Podemos–IU	7,187	6.68
• Jaime Saiz Leal		Cs	6,527	6.07
• Jesús Martínez García		Podemos–IU	6,458	6.00
• Ana María Romero García		Cs	5,474	5.09
• Carlos Gascón García		Cs	4,592	4.27
• Ana Gallego Torres		PACMA	1,265	1.18
• Fernando Muñoz García		R. Cero–GV–PCAS–TC	387	0.36
• Luis Armengot Paradinas		PUM+J	301	0.28
• Andrea Constanza Scarcella González		PCPE	288	0.27
• José Antonio Peña Ramos		P–LIB	134	0.12
Blank ballots			2,053	1.91
Total			107,593
Valid votes			107,593	97.40
Invalid votes			2,869	2.60
Votes cast / turnout			110,462	71.52
Abstentions			43,979	28.48
Registered voters			154,441
Sources