Álava (Senate constituency)

Álava
Álava
Senate of Spain; Electoral constituency
	Location of Álava within Spain
Province	Álava
Autonomous community	Basque Country
Population	331,549 (2019)
Electorate	258,495 (Nov 2019)
Major settlements	Vitoria-Gasteiz
Current constituency
Created	1977
Seats	4
Member(s)	EH Bildu (1); PSOE (3);

Álava (Basque: Araba) is one of the 59 constituencies (Spanish: circunscripciones) represented in the Senate, 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 Álava. 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.

Senators

Senators for Álava 1977–

Key to parties

UP

Pod.

PSOE

FA

PNV

UCD

PP

Legislature

Election

Distribution

Constituent

1977

3

1

1st

1979

2

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

3

1

9th

2008

3

1

10th

2011

1

3

11th

2015

3

1

12th

2016

3

1

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
Candidates	Parties and coalitions		Votes	%
Y Julia María Liberal Liberal		PSE-EE	45,559	27.45
Y Adolfo Lander Vera		PSE-EE	42,490	25.60
Y Paula Somalo García		PSE-EE	41,903	25.24
Y Josu Estarrona Elizondo		EH Bildu	35,353	21.30
• Aitziber Salazar Arresti		EH Bildu	33,930	20.44
• Almudena Otaola Urquijo		EAJ/PNV	31,449	18.94
• Pablo Vicente Saenz De Urturi		EH Bildu	31,357	18.89
• Iñaki Oyarzabal De Miguel		PP	29,487	17.76
• Idoia Garmendia Telleria		PP	28,904	17.41
• Rosa Peral Díez		EAJ/PNV	28,837	17.37
• Jorge Ibarrondo Bajo		PP	28,039	16.89
• Juan Carlos Medina Martínez		EAJ/PNV	27,942	16.83
• Leticia Jiménez Loza		Sumar	20,371	12.27
• Miguel Burdallo Bautista		Sumar	15,822	9.53
• Ester Palacio García		Sumar	15,518	9.35
• Ignacio Cuadrado Rubio		Vox	6,038	3.63
• María Jesús Fernández Rodríguez		Vox	5,525	3.32
• Juan Carlos Ochoa Husillos		Vox	5,161	3.10
• Susana Robredo Oraá		PACMA	1,726	1.03
• Ana María Gil Perdices		None of the Above	1,113	0.67
• Markel Arambarri Larrinaga		None of the Above	864	0.52
• María Concepción Alfajeme Dominguez		None of the Above	768	0.46
• Josu Errasti Foronda		Recortes Cero	588	0.35
• Liher Calleja Montero		PCTE	526	0.31
Blank ballots			1,489	0.89

Total			480,759

Valid votes			165,964	98.00
Invalid votes			3,382	1.99
Votes cast / turnout			169,346	67.18
Abstentions			82,718	32.81
Registered voters			252,064

Sources^[2]

November 2019 general election

Summary of the 10 November 2019 Senate of Spain election results in Álava
Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	126,270	26.27	+1.99	3	±0
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	107,532	22.37	+0.23	1	±0
	Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)	81,106	16.87	+2.32	0	±0
	People's Party (PP)	76,326	15.88	+1.91	0	±0
	United We Can (Podemos–IU)	67,616	14.07	–2.09	0	±0
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs)	8,089	1.68	–2.02	0	±0
	Vox (Vox)	5,735	1.19	–1.67	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	3,632	0.76	–0.60	0	±0
	Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV)	931	0.19	–0.02	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	798	0.17	–0.02	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Workers of the Basque Country (PCTE/ELAK)	576	0.12	–0.01	0	±0
Blank ballots^[a]		2,102	1.25	–0.08

Total		480,713			4	±0

Valid votes		168,291	97.98	+0.42
Invalid votes		3,478	2.02	–0.42
Votes cast / turnout		171,769	66.45	–3.04
Abstentions		86,726	33.55	+3.04
Registered voters		258,495

Sources^[3]

April 2019 general election

Summary of the 28 April 2019 Senate of Spain election results in Álava
Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	122,558	24.28	+5.99	3	+3
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	111,752	22.14	+5.82	1	+1
	United We Can (Podemos–IU–Equo Berdeak)	81,548	16.16	–11.76	0	–3
	Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)	73,438	14.55	+3.23	0	±0
	People's Party (PP)	70,519	13.97	–7.77	0	–1
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs)	18,660	3.70	+1.99	0	±0
	Vox (Vox)	14,431	2.86	+2.75	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	6,849	1.36	–0.14	0	±0
	Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV)	1,082	0.21	–0.08	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	966	0.19	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Workers of the Basque Country (PCTE/ELAK)	646	0.13	New	0	±0
Blank ballots^[a]		2,330	1.33	–0.46

Total		504,779			4	±0

Valid votes		174,772	97.56	+0.16
Invalid votes		4,378	2.44	–0.16
Votes cast / turnout		179,150	69.49	+3.31
Abstentions		78,647	30.51	–3.31
Registered voters		257,797

Sources^[3]

2016 general election

Summary of the 26 June 2016 Senate of Spain election results in Álava
Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	United We Can (Podemos/Ahal Dugu–IU–Equo)¹	129,067	27.92	+1.04	3	±0
	People's Party (PP)	100,483	21.74	+2.54	1	±0
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	84,567	18.29	+0.75	0	±0
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	75,455	16.32	+2.23	0	±0
	Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)	52,314	11.32	–2.16	0	±0
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	7,896	1.71	–3.24	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	6,940	1.50	+0.32	0	±0
	Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV)	1,335	0.29	+0.04	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	581	0.13	New	0	±0
	Vox (Vox)	503	0.11	New	0	±0
	Navarrese Freedom (Ln)	224	0.05	±0.00	0	±0
Blank ballots^[a]		2,934	1.79	–1.71

Total		462,299			4	±0

Valid votes		164,095	97.40	+0.88
Invalid votes		4,389	2.60	–0.88
Votes cast / turnout		168,484	66.18	–4.26
Abstentions		86,095	33.82	+4.26
Registered voters		254,579

Sources^[3]
Footnotes: ¹ United We Can results are compared to the combined totals of We Can and United Left–Popular Unity in Common in the 2015 election.

2015 general election

Summary of the 20 December 2015 Senate of Spain election results in Álava
Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	We Can (Podemos/Ahal Dugu)	112,463	22.85	New	3	+3
	People's Party (PP)	94,524	19.20	–9.12	1	–2
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	86,324	17.54	–2.14	0	±0
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	69,355	14.09	–8.77		–1
	Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)¹	66,352	13.48	–6.10	0	±0
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	24,347	4.95	New	0	±0
	United Left–Popular Unity in Common (IU–UPeC)	19,824	4.03	+0.28	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	5,829	1.18	+0.77	0	±0
	Blank Seats (EB/AZ)	3,093	0.63	New	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	2,629	0.53	–0.46	0	±0
	Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV)	1,247	0.25	New	0	±0
	Navarrese Freedom (Ln)	231	0.05	New	0	±0
Blank ballots^[a]		6,050	3.50	–0.97

Total		492,268			4	±0

Valid votes		172,908	96.52	+0.99
Invalid votes		6,238	3.48	–0.99
Votes cast / turnout		179,146	70.44	+2.20
Abstentions		75,181	29.56	–2.20
Registered voters		254,327

Sources^[3]
Footnotes: ¹ Basque Country Gather results are compared to Amaiur totals in the 2011 election.

2011 general election

Summary of the 20 November 2011 Senate of Spain election results in Álava
Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	129,375	28.32	+1.03	3	+2
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	104,427	22.86	–16.26	1	–2
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	89,921	19.68	–0.66	0	±0
	Amaiur (Amaiur)¹	89,463	19.58	+14.49	0	±0
	United Left–The Greens: Plural Left (IU–LV)	17,115	3.75	–0.56	0	±0
	Equo (Equo)	9,653	2.11	New	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	4,514	0.99	+0.54	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	2,666	0.58	+0.08	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	1,892	0.41	+0.14	0	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	536	0.12	New	0	±0
Blank ballots^[a]		7,304	4.47	+1.99

Total		456,866			4	±0

Valid votes		163,440	95.53	–4.01
Invalid votes		7,655	4.47	+4.01
Votes cast / turnout		171,095	68.24	–1.30
Abstentions		79,648	31.76	+1.30
Registered voters		317,352

Sources^[3]
Footnotes: ¹ Amaiur results are compared to the combined totals of Basque Solidarity and Aralar in the 2008 election.

2008 general election

Summary of the 9 March 2008 Senate of Spain election results in Álava
Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	182,584	39.12		3	±0
	People's Party (PP)	127,361	27.29		1	±0
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	94,931	20.34		0	±0
	United Left–Greens–Alternative (EB–B)	20,133	4.31		0	±0
	Basque Solidarity (EA)	15,402	3.30		0	±0
	Aralar (Aralar)	8,354	1.79		0	±0
	The Greens (B/LV)	4,719	1.01		0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	2,342	0.50		0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain–Basque Communists (PCPE–EK)	2,146	0.46		0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	2,079	0.45		0	±0
	Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	1,238	0.27		0	±0
	Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI)	384	0.08		0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	286	0.06		0	±0
	Family and Life Party (PFyV)	266	0.06		0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	103	0.02		0	±0
	National Democracy (DN)	97	0.02		0	±0
	Carlist Party of the Basque Country–Carlist Party (EKA–PC)	77	0.02		0	±0
	Spanish Front (Frente)	55	0.01		0	±0
	Spanish Alternative (AES)	44	0.01		0	±0
	Carlist Traditionalist Communion (CTC)	40	0.01		0	±0
Blank ballots^[a]		4,100	2.48

Total		466,741			4	±0

Valid votes		165,405	95.94
Invalid votes		7,001	4.06
Votes cast / turnout		172,406	69.54
Abstentions		75,524	30.46
Registered voters		247,930

Sources^[3]

2004 general election

Summary of the 14 March 2004 Senate of Spain election results in Madrid
Parties and alliances	Popular vote			Seats
Parties and alliances	Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
Blank ballots^[a]

Total				4	±0

Valid votes
Invalid votes
Votes cast / turnout
Abstentions
Registered voters

Sources^[3]

2000 general election

Summary of the 12 March 2000 Senate of Spain election results in Álava
Parties and alliances	Popular vote			Seats
Parties and alliances	Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
Blank ballots^[a]

Total				4	±0

Valid votes
Invalid votes
Votes cast / turnout
Abstentions
Registered voters

Sources^[3]

1996 general election

Summary of the 3 March 1996 Senate of Spain election results in Álava
Parties and alliances	Popular vote			Seats
Parties and alliances	Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
Blank ballots^[a]

Total				4	±0

Valid votes
Invalid votes
Votes cast / turnout
Abstentions
Registered voters

Sources^[3]

1993 general election

Summary of the 6 June 1993 Senate of Spain election results in Álava
Parties and alliances	Popular vote			Seats
Parties and alliances	Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
Blank ballots^[a]

Total				4	±0

Valid votes
Invalid votes
Votes cast / turnout
Abstentions
Registered voters

Sources^[3]

1989 general election

Summary of the 29 October 1989 Senate of Spain election results in Álava
Parties and alliances	Popular vote			Seats
Parties and alliances	Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
Blank ballots^[a]

Total				4	±0

Valid votes
Invalid votes
Votes cast / turnout
Abstentions
Registered voters

Sources^[3]

1986 general election

Summary of the 22 June 1986 Senate of Spain election results in Álava
Parties and alliances	Popular vote			Seats
Parties and alliances	Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
Blank ballots^[a]

Total				4	±0

Valid votes
Invalid votes
Votes cast / turnout
Abstentions
Registered voters

Sources^[3]

1982 general election

Summary of the 28 October 1982 Senate of Spain election results in Álava
Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE)	146,175	35.19	+12.63	3	+3
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	94,222	22.69	–2.63	1	–1
	Democratic Coalition (AP–PDP–PDL–UCD)¹	79,744	19.20	–12.28	0	–2
	Popular Unity (HB)	41,406	9.97	–2.99	0	±0
	Basque Country Left–Left for Socialism (EE)	29,037	6.99	New	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	15,404	3.71	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK)	4,948	1.19	–2.83	0	±0
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	1,327	0.32	New	0	±0
	Proverist Party (PPr)	453	0.11	New	0	±0
	Communist Unity Candidacy (CUC)	335	0.08	New	0	±0
	Revolutionary Communist League (LKI)	0	0.00	–0.60	0	±0
	Socialist Party (PS)²	0	0.00	–0.39	0	±0
Blank ballots		2,288	1.59	+0.35

Total		415,339			4	±0

Valid votes		143,615	96.22	–0.54
Invalid votes		5,641	3.78	+0.54
Votes cast / turnout		149,256	81.51	+13.70
Abstentions		33,853	18.49	–13.70
Registered voters		183,109

Sources^[3]
Footnotes: ¹ AP–PDP–PDL–UCD results are compared to the combined totals of the Foral Union of the Basque Country and Union of the Democratic Centre in the 1979 election. ² Socialist Party results are compared to Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (historical) totals in the 1979 election.

1979 general election

Summary of the 1 March 1979 Senate of Spain election results in Álava
Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	83,323	25.70	–6.14	2	+1
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)¹	82,094	25.32	–23.08	2	–1
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE)	73,127	22.56	New	0	±0
	Popular Unity (HB)	42,003	12.96	New	0	±0
	Foral Union of the Basque Country (UFPV)²	18,754	5.78	–1.82	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK)	13,038	4.02	+1.21	0	±0
	National Union (UN)	3,541	1.09	New	0	±0
	Revolutionary Communist League (LCR)	1,958	0.60	New	0	±0
	Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (MC–OIC)	1,875	0.58	New	0	±0
	Carlist Party (PC)	1,284	0.40	New	0	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (historical) (PSOEh)³	1,270	0.39	–5.92	0	±0
	Union for the Freedom of Speech (ULE)	515	0.16	New	0	±0
Blank ballots^[a]		1,421	1.24

Total		324,203			4	±0

Valid votes		114,265	96.76
Invalid votes		3,828	3.24
Votes cast / turnout		118,093	67.81
Abstentions		56,052	32.19
Registered voters		174,145

Sources^[3]
Footnotes: ¹ Basque Nationalist Party results are compared to Autonomous Front totals in the 1977 election. ² Foral Union of the Basque Country results are compared to People's Alliance totals in the 1977 election. ³ Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (historical) results are compared to Democratic Socialist Alliance totals in the 1977 election.

1977 general election

Summary of the 15 June 1977 Senate of Spain election results in Álava
Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Autonomous Front (FA)	175,848	48.40	n/a	3	n/a
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	115,685	31.84	n/a	1	n/a
	People's Alliance (AP)	27,601	7.60	n/a	0	n/a
	Democratic Socialist Alliance (ASDCI)	22,943	6.31	n/a	0	n/a
	Basque Christian Democracy (DCV)	11,072	3.05	n/a	0	n/a
	Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK)	10,208	2.81	n/a	0	n/a
Blank ballots^[a]				n/a

Total		363,357			4	n/a

Valid votes				n/a
Invalid votes				n/a
Votes cast / turnout				n/a
Abstentions				n/a
Registered voters		153,080

Sources^[3]^[4]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ The percentage of blank ballots is calculated over the official number of valid votes cast, irrespective of the total number of votes shown as a result of adding up the individual results for each party.

References

^ "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.
^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Senate. 2023". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 August 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o "Elecciones celebradas. Resultados electorales". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
^ "Elecciones al Senado 15 de junio de 1977". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2017.

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[Blank-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ The percentage of blank ballots is calculated over the official number of valid votes cast, irrespective of the total number of votes shown as a result of adding up the individual results for each party.

[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.

[InfoE-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o "Elecciones celebradas. Resultados electorales". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2022.

[5] "Elecciones al Senado 15 de junio de 1977". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2017.

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