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Coordinates: 42°30′N 8°30′W / 42.500°N 8.500°W / 42.500; -8.500
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Pontevedra
Congress of Deputies
Electoral constituency
Location of Pontevedra within Spain.
ProvinceProvince of Pontevedra
Autonomous communityGalicia
Population947,374 (2016)
Electorate901,233 (2016)
Major settlementsVigo, Pontevedra
Current constituency
Created1977
Seats8 (1977–2000)
7 (2004–)

Pontevedra is one of the 52 electoral districts (Template:Lang-es) used for the Congress of Deputies—the lower chamber of the Spanish Parliament, the Cortes Generales. It is one of the four electoral districts which correspond to the provinces of Galicia. Vigo is the largest city with an electorate of nearly 250,000 while Pontevedra is the only other municipality with more than 50,000 voters.

Overview

Boundaries and electoral system

Under Article 68 of the Spanish constitution [1] the boundaries must be the same as the province of Pontevedra and under Article 140 this can only be altered with the approval of congress. Voting is on the basis of universal suffrage in a secret ballot. The electoral system used is closed list proportional representation with seats allocated using the D'Hondt method. Only lists which poll 3% or more of all valid votes cast, including votes "en blanco" i.e. for "none of the above" can be considered for seats. Under article 12 of the constitution, the minimum voting age is 18.

Eligibility

Article 67.3 of the Spanish Constitution prohibits dual membership of the Cortes and regional assemblies, meaning that candidates must resign from Regional Assemblies if elected. Article 70 also makes active judges, magistrates, public defenders, serving military personnel, active police officers and members of constitutional and electoral tribunals ineligible.[1]

Number of members

Pontevedra returned eight members at every election from 1977 until 2000. For the 2004 election it lost a seat and now elects seven members.

Under Spanish electoral law, all provinces are entitled to a minimum of 2 seats with a remaining 248 seats apportioned according to population.[2] These laws are laid out in detail in the 1985 electoral law. (Ley Orgánica del Régimen Electoral General) The practical effect of this has been to overrepreseent smaller provinces at the expense of larger provinces like Pontevedra. Pontevedra had a ratio of 121,244 voters per deputy in 2004 [3] a figure above the Spanish average of 98,777 voters per deputy.[4]

Seat summary (1977–2016)

1977 1979 1982 1986 1989 1993 1996 2000 2004 2008 2011 2015 2016
Seats 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7
AP/CD/CP/PP 1 1 4 4 4 5 4 5 3 3 4 3 3
Marea 2 2
PSdeG 1 2 3 3 4 3 3 2 3 3 2 2 2
BNPG/BNG 1 1 1 1 1
CDS 1
UCD 6 5 1

General elections

2016

Summary of the 26 June 2016 Congress of Deputies election results in Pontevedra
Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:People's Party (Spain)/meta/color"| People's Party (PP) 208,921 38.36 +3.87 3 ±0
bgcolor="Template:En Marea/meta/color"| In Tide (Podemos–En Marea–Anova–EU) 137,088 25.17 –2.75 2 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Socialists' Party of Galicia/meta/color"| Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) 118,816 21.81 +1.00 2 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Citizens (Spanish political party)/meta/color"| Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) 48,302 8.87 –0.13 0 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Galician Nationalist Bloc/meta/color"| Galician Nationalist Bloc–Us–Galician Candidacy (BNG–Nós) 16,793 3.08 –1.56 0 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals/meta/color"| Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) 6,497 1.19 +0.26 0 ±0
Blank ballots 4,418 0.81 –0.15
Total 544,673 100.00 7 ±0
Valid votes 544,673 98.72 +0.08
Invalid votes 7,089 1.28 –0.08
Votes cast / turnout 551,762 61.22 –3.04
Abstentions 349,471 38.78 +3.04
Registered voters 901,233
Source: Ministry of the Interior

2015

Summary of the 20 December 2015 Congress of Deputies election results in Pontevedra
Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:People's Party (Spain)/meta/color"| People's Party (PP) 197,201 34.49 –16.35 3 –1
bgcolor="Template:En Marea/meta/color"| In Tide (Podemos–En Marea–Anova–EU)[a] 159,638 27.92 +22.56 2 +2
bgcolor="Template:Socialists' Party of Galicia/meta/color"| Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) 118,988 20.81 –7.27 2 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Citizens (Spanish political party)/meta/color"| Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) 51,453 9.00 New 0 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Galician Nationalist Bloc/meta/color"| Us–Galician Candidacy (Nós) 26,537 4.64 –7.39 0 –1
Blank ballots 5,481 0.96 –0.48
Total 571,764 100.00 7 ±0
Valid votes 571,764 98.64 +0.35
Invalid votes 7,883 1.36 –0.35
Votes cast / turnout 579,647 64.26 +0.39
Abstentions 322,323 35.74 –0.39
Registered voters 901,970
Source: Ministry of the Interior
  1. ^ En Marea results are compared to the combined totals of United Left and Equo in the 2011 election.

2011

Summary of the 20 November 2011 Congress of Deputies election results in Pontevedra
Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:People's Party (Spain)/meta/color"| People's Party (PP) 284,079 50.84 +7.15 4 +1
bgcolor="Template:Socialists' Party of Galicia/meta/color"| Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) 156,880 28.08 –12.45 2 –1
bgcolor="Template:Galician Nationalist Bloc/meta/color"| Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 67,227 12.03 +0.52 1 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Plural Left (Spain, 2011)/meta/color"| United Left–The Greens: Plural Left (EU–V) 25,834 4.62 +3.05 0 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Union, Progress and Democracy/meta/color"| Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 7,460 1.34 +0.79 0 ±0
Blank ballots 8,068 1.44 +0.39
Total 558,779 100.00 7 ±0
Valid votes 558,779 98.29 –0.96
Invalid votes 9,706 1.71 +0.96
Votes cast / turnout 568,485 63.87 –7.41
Abstentions 321,569 36.13 +7.41
Registered voters 890,054
Source: Ministry of the Interior

2008

Summary of the 9 March 2008 Congress of Deputies election results in Pontevedra
Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:People's Party (Spain)/meta/color"| People's Party (PP) 268,446 43.69 –2.30 3 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Socialists' Party of Galicia/meta/color"| Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) 249,086 40.53 +3.00 3 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Galician Nationalist Bloc/meta/color"| Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 70,735 11.51 –0.14 1 ±0
bgcolor="Template:United Left (Galicia)/meta/color"| United Left–Alternative (EU–IU) 9,623 1.57 –0.60 0 ±0
Blank ballots 6,471 1.05 –0.60
Total 614,501 100.00 7 ±0
Valid votes 614,501 99.25 –0.01
Invalid votes 4,617 0.75 +0.01
Votes cast / turnout 619,118 71.28 –0.85
Abstentions 249,442 28.72 +0.85
Registered voters 868,560
Source: Ministry of the Interior

2004

Summary of the 14 March 2004 Congress of Deputies election results in Pontevedra
Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:People's Party (Spain)/meta/color"| People's Party (PP) 279,454 45.99 –7.43 3 –2
bgcolor="Template:Socialists' Party of Galicia/meta/color"| Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) 228,016 37.53 +14.50 3 +1
bgcolor="Template:Galician Nationalist Bloc/meta/color"| Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 70,763 11.65 –7.93 1 ±0
bgcolor="Template:United Left (Galicia)/meta/color"| United Left (EU–IU) 13,158 2.17 +0.69 0 ±0
Blank ballots 10,009 1.65 +0.26
Total 607,616 100.00 7 –1
Valid votes 607,616 99.26 –0.01
Invalid votes 4,521 0.74 +0.01
Votes cast / turnout 612,137 72.13 +6.81
Abstentions 236,570 27.87 –6.81
Registered voters 848,707
Source: Ministry of the Interior

2000

Summary of the 12 March 2000 Congress of Deputies election results in Pontevedra
Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:People's Party (Spain)/meta/color"| People's Party (PP) 284,955 53.42 +6.31 5 +1
bgcolor="Template:Socialists' Party of Galicia/meta/color"| Socialists' Party of Galicia–Progressives (PSdeG–PSOE) 122,834 23.03 –9.45 2 –1
bgcolor="Template:Galician Nationalist Bloc/meta/color"| Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 104,453 19.58 +4.99 1 ±0
bgcolor="Template:United Left (Galicia)/meta/color"| United Left (EU–IU) 7,883 1.48 –2.58 0 ±0
Blank ballots 7,419 1.39 +0.39
Total 533,458 100.00 8 ±0
Valid votes 533,458 99.27 –0.04
Invalid votes 3,913 0.73 +0.04
Votes cast / turnout 537,371 65.32 –6.73
Abstentions 285,316 34.68 +6.73
Registered voters 822,687
Source: Ministry of the Interior

1996

Summary of the 3 March 1996 Congress of Deputies election results in Pontevedra
Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:People's Party (Spain)/meta/color"| People's Party (PP) 259,634 47.11 –0.08 4 –1
bgcolor="Template:Socialists' Party of Galicia/meta/color"| Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) 178,981 32.48 –2.09 3 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Galician Nationalist Bloc/meta/color"| Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 80,408 14.59 +5.95 1 +1
bgcolor="Template:United Left (Galicia)/meta/color"| United Left–Galician Left (EU–EG) 22,377 4.06 –1.65 0 ±0
Blank ballots 5,526 1.00 +0.13
Total 551,071 100.00 8 ±0
Valid votes 551,071 99.31 –0.10
Invalid votes 3,856 0.69 +0.10
Votes cast / turnout 554,927 72.05 +1.07
Abstentions 215,312 27.95 –1.07
Registered voters 770,239
Source: Ministry of the Interior

1993

Summary of the 6 June 1993 Congress of Deputies election results in Pontevedra
Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:People's Party (Spain)/meta/color"| People's Party (PP) 239,286 47.19 +8.23 5 +1
bgcolor="Template:Socialists' Party of Galicia/meta/color"| Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) 175,307 34.57 +1.65 3 –1
bgcolor="Template:Galician Nationalist Bloc/meta/color"| Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 43,806 8.64 +4.85 0 ±0
bgcolor="Template:United Left (Galicia)/meta/color"| Galician Unity–United Left (UG–EU) 28,948 5.71 +2.02 0 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)/meta/color"| Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 7,539 1.49 –6.62 0 ±0
Blank ballots 4,388 0.87 –0.06
Total 507,121 100.00 8 ±0
Valid votes 507,121 99.41 +0.29
Invalid votes 2,999 0.59 –0.29
Votes cast / turnout 510,120 70.98 +8.53
Abstentions 208,546 29.02 –8.53
Registered voters 718,666
Source: Ministry of the Interior

1989

Summary of the 29 October 1989 Congress of Deputies election results in Pontevedra
Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:People's Party (Spain)/meta/color"| People's Party (PP)[a] 164,378 38.96 –0.94 4 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Socialists' Party of Galicia/meta/color"| Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdG–PSOE) 138,910 32.92 –2.24 4 +1
bgcolor="Template:Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)/meta/color"| Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 34,230 8.11 –0.80 0 –1
bgcolor="Template:Galician Nationalist Bloc/meta/color"| Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 15,990 3.79 +1.86 0 ±0
bgcolor="Template:United Left (Galicia)/meta/color"| United Left (EU) 15,558 3.69 +2.52 0 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Galician Socialist Party–Galician Left/meta/color"| Galician Socialist Party–Galician Left (PSG–EG) 13,424 3.18 –2.01 0 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Galician Coalition/meta/color"| Galician Coalition (CG) 12,030 2.85 –1.40 0 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Ruiz-Mateos Group/meta/color"| Ruiz-Mateos Group (Ruiz-Mateos) 5,983 1.42 New 0 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Ecologists (Spain)/meta/color"| The Ecologist Greens (LVE) 4,541 1.08 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots 3,906 0.93 +0.41
Total 421,949 100.00 8 ±0
Valid votes 421,949 99.12 +0.23
Invalid votes 3,758 0.88 –0.23
Votes cast / turnout 425,707 62.45 +2.43
Abstentions 255,918 37.55 –2.43
Registered voters 681,625
Source: Ministry of the Interior
  1. ^ People's Party results are compared to People's Coalition totals in the 1986 election.
  2. ^ PTE–UC results are compared to Communists' Unity Board totals in the 1986 election.

1986

Summary of the 22 June 1986 Congress of Deputies election results in Pontevedra
Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:People's Coalition (Spain)/meta/color"| People's Coalition (AP–PDP–PL)[a] 162,434 39.90 +2.37 4 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Socialists' Party of Galicia/meta/color"| Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdG–PSOE) 143,118 35.16 +4.70 3 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)/meta/color"| Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 36,292 8.91 +5.99 1 +1
bgcolor="Template:Galician Socialist Party–Galician Left/meta/color"| Galician Socialist Party–Galician Left (PSG–EG)[b] 21,115 5.19 +2.23 0 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Galician Coalition/meta/color"| Galician Coalition (CG) 17,321 4.25 New 0 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Galician Nationalist Bloc/meta/color"| Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)[c] 7,864 1.93 –0.97 0 ±0
bgcolor="Template:United Left (Galicia)/meta/color"| Galicianist and United Left Platform (PG–EU)[d] 4,754 1.17 –0.78 0 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Communists' Unity Board/meta/color"| Communists' Unity Board (MUC) 4,296 1.06 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots 2,137 0.52 +0.04
Total 407,093 100.00 8 ±0
Valid votes 407,093 98.89 +0.65
Invalid votes 4,570 1.11 –0.65
Votes cast / turnout 411,663 60.02 –8.06
Abstentions 274,238 39.98 +8.06
Registered voters 685,901
Source: Ministry of the Interior
  1. ^ People's Coalition results are compared to AP–PDP totals in the 1982 election.
  2. ^ PSG–EG results are compared to Galician Left totals in the 1982 election.
  3. ^ Galician Nationalist Bloc results are compared to B–PSG totals in the 1982 election.
  4. ^ PG–EU results are compared to the Communist Party of Galicia totals in the 1982 election.

1982

Summary of the 28 October 1982 Congress of Deputies election results in Pontevedra
Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:People's Alliance–People's Democratic Party/meta/color"| People's Alliance–People's Democratic Party (AP–PDP)[a] 155,556 37.53 +24.81 4 +3
bgcolor="Template:Socialists' Party of Galicia/meta/color"| Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdG–PSOE) 126,228 30.46 +13.56 3 +1
bgcolor="Template:Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)/meta/color"| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 76,575 18.48 –28.83 1 –4
bgcolor="Template:Galician Left/meta/color"| Galician Left (EG) 12,262 2.96 New 0 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)/meta/color"| Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 12,099 2.92 New 0 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Galician Nationalist Bloc/meta/color"| Galician Nationalist Bloc–Galician Socialist Party (B–PSG)[b] 12,002 2.90 –10.52 0 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Communist Party of Galicia/meta/color"| Communist Party of Galicia (PCE–PCG) 8,070 1.95 –3.58 0 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Workers' Socialist Party (Spain)/meta/color"| Workers' Socialist Party (PST) 4,487 1.08 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots 1,997 0.48 +0.18
Total 414,468 100.00 8 ±0
Valid votes 414,468 98.24 +0.12
Invalid votes 7,429 1.76 –0.12
Votes cast / turnout 421,897 68.08 +19.99
Abstentions 197,817 31.92 –19.99
Registered voters 619,714
Source: Ministry of the Interior
  1. ^ AP–PDP results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election.
  2. ^ B–PSG results are compared to the combined totals of the BNPG and UG in the 1979 election.
  3. ^ New Force results are compared to National Union totals in the 1979 election.

1979

Summary of the 1 March 1979 Congress of Deputies election results in Pontevedra
Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)/meta/color"| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 137,769 47.31 –9.54 5 –1
bgcolor="Template:Spanish Socialist Workers' Party/meta/color"| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)[a] 49,213 16.90 –3.72 2 +1
bgcolor="Template:Democratic Coalition (Spain)/meta/color"| Democratic Coalition (CD)[b] 37,046 12.72 +1.22 1 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Galician Unity/meta/color"| Galician Unity (PG–POG–PSG)[c] 21,160 7.27 +5.55 0 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Galician National-Popular Bloc/meta/color"| Galician National-Popular Bloc (BNPG) 17,909 6.15 +3.73 0 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Communist Party of Spain/meta/color"| Communist Party of Spain (PCE) 16,111 5.53 +2.14 0 ±0
Blank ballots 884 0.30 +0.04
Total 291,182 100.00 8 ±0
Valid votes 291,182 98.12 –0.15
Invalid votes 5,588 1.88 +0.15
Votes cast / turnout 296,770 48.09 –16.58
Abstentions 320,357 51.91 +16.58
Registered voters 617,127
Source: Ministry of the Interior
  1. ^ Spanish Socialist Workers' Party results are compared to the combined totals of the PSOE and PSP–US in the 1977 election.
  2. ^ Democratic Coalition results are compared to People's Alliance totals in the 1977 election.
  3. ^ Galician Unity results are compared to Galician Socialist Party totals in the 1977 election.
  4. ^ Party of Labour of Spain results are compared to Democratic Left Front totals in the 1977 election.

1977

Summary of the 15 June 1977 Congress of Deputies election results in Pontevedra
Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)/meta/color"| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 198,231 56.85 — 6 —
bgcolor="Template:Spanish Socialist Workers' Party/meta/color"| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 54,642 15.67 — 1 —
bgcolor="Template:People's Alliance (Spain)/meta/color"| People's Alliance (AP) 40,104 11.50 — 1 —
bgcolor="Template:People's Socialist Party (Spain)/meta/color"| People's Socialist Party–Socialist Unity (PSP–US) 17,265 4.95 — 0 —
bgcolor="Template:Communist Party of Spain/meta/color"| Communist Party of Spain (PCE) 11,835 3.39 — 0 —
bgcolor="Template:Galician National-Popular Bloc/meta/color"| Galician National-Popular Bloc (BNPG) 8,423 2.42 — 0 —
bgcolor="Template:Christian Democracy Federation–Christian Democracy Team/meta/color"| Christian Democracy Federation–Christian Democracy Team (FDC–EDC) 6,956 1.99 — 0 —
bgcolor="Template:Galician Socialist Party–Galician Left/meta/color"| Galician Socialist Party (PSG) 5,999 1.72 — 0 —
Blank ballots 898 0.26 —
Total 348,710 100.00 8 —
Valid votes 348,710 98.27 —
Invalid votes 6,154 1.73 —
Votes cast / turnout 354,864 64.67 —
Abstentions 193,847 35.33 —
Registered voters 548,711
Source: Ministry of the Interior

References

  1. ^ a b Spanish Constitution
  2. ^ General features of Spanish electoral system
  3. ^ Pontevedra election result 2004
  4. ^ 2004 Spanish election

42°30′N 8°30′W / 42.500°N 8.500°W / 42.500; -8.500

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