Ourense (Senate constituency)

For the Congress of Deputies constituency, see Ourense (Congress of Deputies constituency). For the Parliament of Galicia constituency, see Ourense (Parliament of Galicia constituency).

Ourense 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 Ourense. 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.

Ourense
Senate of Spain Electoral constituency
Location of Ourense within Spain
Province	Ourense
Autonomous community	Galicia
Population	307,651 (2019)
Electorate	360,302 (Nov 2019)
Major settlements	Ourense
Current constituency
Created	1977
Seats	4
Member(s)	PP (3)   PSOE (1)

Senators

Senators for Ourense 1977–
Key to parties   CDG   PSOE   UCD   PP   CP   AP
Legislature	Election	Distribution
Constituent	1977	1 3
1st	1979	1 3
2nd	1982	1 3
3rd	1986	1 3
4th	1989	1 3
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)	1 3
14th	2019 (Nov)	1 3
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 María del Carmen Leyte Coello		PP	84,654	48.92
Y Luis Menor Pérez		PP	83,530	48.27
Y Rosa María Sánchez Gándara		PP	81,727	47.23
Y Rafael Rodríguez Villarino		PSOE	50,579	29.23
• Miguel Bautista Carballo		PSOE	47,648	27.53
• María Alida Iglesias Gil		PSOE	46,404	26.81
• María Cristina Cid Fernández		BNG	19,813	11.45
• Xurxo Rodríguez Méndez		BNG	15,720	9.08
• Xosé Carballido Presas		BNG	14,321	8.27
• Manuel Nogueira Pérez		Sumar	10,482	6.05
• Lidia López Arteaga		Sumar	8,569	4.95
• Lilian Cerdeira Mosquera		Vox	6,848	3.95
• Carlos Alberto Garrido López		Sumar	6,485	3.74
• Domingo Benito Otero Besteiro		Vox	6,175	3.56
• Miguel Ángel Rojas Silva		Vox	5,881	3.39
• Margarita Pascal Misiti		PACMA	1,793	1.03
• Quique Rodríguez Portabales		PUM+J	457	0.26
• Adrián Nido García		PCTG	387	0.22
• Juan Diego Conde Eguileta		Recortes Cero	312	0.18
• María del Mar Fernández Dibuja		CCD	169	0.09
• Manuel Álvarez Fernández		CCD	97	0.05
• Bruno Blanco Tourón		CCD	68	0.03
Blank ballots			3,221	1.86
Total			495340
Valid votes			173,026	97.38
Invalid votes			4,642	2.61
Votes cast / turnout			177,668	71.25
Abstentions			71,686	28.74
Registered voters			249354
Sources

November 2019 general election

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

Candidates	Parties and coalitions		Popular vote
			Votes	%
Y Miguel Ángel Viso Diéguez		PP	68,349	41.03
Y María del Carmen Leyte Coello		PP	66,682	40.03
Y Francisco José Fernández Pérez		PP	64,233	38.56
Y Juan Carlos Francisco Rivera		PSdeG–PSOE	53,572	32.16
• Marina Tallón Núñez		PSdeG–PSOE	51,248	30.76
• José Antonio Pérez Domínguez		PSdeG–PSOE	48,727	29.25
• Gloria María Viana Rivera		BNG	14,339	8.61
• Xosé Lois González Vázquez "O Carrabouxo"		BNG	12,944	7.77
• Alfonso Victor Ferreiro Outomuro		Podemos–EU	11,954	7.18
• Celsa Ferreiro Varela		Podemos–EU	10,759	6.46
• Julio Rodríguez Garrido		Vox	10,577	6.35
• Celso Sánchez González		BNG	10,362	6.22
• Manuel Nogueira Pérez		Podemos–EU	8,903	5.34
• Montserrat Lama Novoa		Cs	7,756	4.66
• Luis Garayzábal Pedrosa		Cs	5,888	3.53
• Marcos Chao Amaro		Cs	5,407	3.25
• Natalia Conde Gestido		PACMA	2,758	1.66
• Daniel Carrascosa Díez		PACMA	1,636	0.98
• Celia Rodríguez Rodríguez		Recortes Cero–GV	757	0.45
• Quique Rodríguez Portabales		PUM+J	728	0.44
• José Jesús Ramos Martínez		PCTG	615	0.37
Blank ballots			4,353	2.61
Total			166,599
Valid votes			166,599	96.87
Invalid votes			5,383	3.13
Votes cast / turnout			171,982	47.73
Abstentions			188,320	52.27
Registered voters			360,302
Sources