Fuerteventura (Senate constituency)

For the Parliament of the Canary Islands constituency, see Fuerteventura (Parliament of the Canary Islands constituency).

Fuerteventura
Senate of Spain Electoral constituency
Location of Fuerteventura within Spain
Island	Fuerteventura
Autonomous community	Canary Islands
Population	116,886 (2019)
Electorate	67,854 (Nov 2019)
Major settlements	Puerto del Rosario
Current constituency
Created	1977
Seats	1
Member(s)	PSOE (1)

Fuerteventura 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 one senator. Its boundaries correspond to those of the island of Fuerteventura. The electoral system uses an open list partial block voting, with electors voting for individual candidates instead of parties.

Senators

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

Elections

2023 general election

Summary of the 23 July 2023 Senate of Spain election results

Candidates	Parties and coalitions		Popular vote
			Votes	%
Y Paloma Hernández Cerezo		PSOE	10,737	27.77
• Jorge Cándido Marante Martín		PP	8,848	22.88
• Isaí Blanco Marrero		CC	7,980	20.64
• Miguel Felipe Rastrero Martín		Vox	4,341	11.22
• Fernando Letang Velarde		Sumar	3,345	8.65
• María de la Peña Armas Hernández		NC	2,646	6.84
• María Ángeles Encabo López		PACMA	285	0.73
• María del Carmen Talavera Quevedo (Menchi)		PCPC	78	0.20
• Gregoria Teresa Peña Luzardo		Recortes Cero	22	0.05
Blank ballots			380	0.98
Total			38662
Valid votes			38,662	95.99
Invalid votes			1,611	4.00
Votes cast / turnout			40,273	57.62
Abstentions			29,613	42.37
Registered voters			69886
Sources

November 2019 general election

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

Candidates	Parties and coalitions		Popular vote
			Votes	%
Y Paloma Hernández Cerezo		PSOE	9,336	27.22
• Dolores Alicia García Martínez		CCa–PNC–NC	6,941	20.24
• Jéssica del Carmen de León Verdugo		PP	6,716	19.58
• Rafael Méndez Quintela		Podemos–IU	4,336	12.64
• Francisco Sánchez Fernández		Vox	4,118	12.01
• Ignacio López de Vicuña Artola		Cs	1,499	4.37
• María Ángeles Encabo López		PACMA	483	1.41
• José Manuel Vázquez Rodríguez		ANC–UP	118	0.34
• Elena Nasima Santana Salsouli		Recortes Cero–GV	106	0.31
• María del Carmen Talavera Quevedo		PCPC	65	0.19
• María Eugenia Boán Álvarez		Contigo	50	0.15
Blank ballots			525	1.53
Total			34,295
Valid votes			34,295	96.09
Invalid votes			1,397	3.91
Votes cast / turnout			35,692	52.60
Abstentions			32,162	47.40
Registered voters			67,854
Sources