León (Spanish Congress Electoral District)
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León is one of the 52 electoral districts (circunscripciones) used for the Congress of Deputies, the lower chamber of the Spanish Parliament, the Cortes Generales. It was first contested in modern times in the 1977 General Election. Notable former deputies include the current Prime Minister of Spain José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.
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[edit] Boundaries and electoral system
Under Article 68 of the Spanish constitution [1] the boundaries must be the same as the province of León 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.
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[edit] 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 successfully elected. Article 70 also makes active judges, magistrates, public defenders, serving military personnel, active police officers and members of constitutional and electoral tribunals ineligible. [2]
[edit] Number of members
In the general elections of 1977, 1979 and 1982 León returned 6 members. That figure was reduced to 5 members for the 1986 election and it has stayed at that figure since then.
Under Spanish electoral law, all provinces are entitled to a minimum of 2 seats with a remaining 248 seats apportioned according to population. [3] These laws are laid out in detail in the 1985 electoral law. (Ley Orgánica del Régimen Electoral General) The practical effect of this law has been to overrepresent smaller provinces at the expense of larger provinces.
In 2004 Spain had 34,571,831 voters giving an average of 98,777 voters per deputy [4]. In León the ratio was slightly below that at 90,556.[5]
[edit] Summary of seats won 1977–2008
| 1977 | 1979 | 1982 | 1986 | 1989 | 1993 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | |
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| Democratic Centre Union (UCD) | 4 | 4 | 1 | |||||||
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| People's Party (PP) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Note: Seats shown for the PP include seats won by their predecessors, the Popular Alliance and Popular Coalition before 1989.
[edit] Results
[edit] 2004 General Election
The PSOE narrowly outpolled the Popular Party in the 2004 Election. This was the first time since 1989 that this had happened in any of the nine electoral districts in the region of Castile and León.
| Parties and alliances | Votes | % | Seats | Members elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (Partido Socialista Obrero Español) | 156,786 | 46.78 | 3 | José Antonio Alonso, Agustín Turiel, Rosario Velasco |
| People's Party (Partido Popular) | 150,688 | 44.96 | 2 | Juan Morano, Baudilio Tomé |
| Leonese People's Union (Union del Pueblo Leónes) | 13,406 | 4.00 | 0 | |
| United Left | 7,160 | 2.14 | 0 | |
| Others | 2,064 | 0.60 | 0 |
Source: [6]
[edit] 2000 General Election
| Parties and alliances | Votes | % | Seats | Members elected |
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| People's Party (Partido Popular) | 152,268 | 48.75 | 3 | Manuel Núñez,† Juan Morano, Ángel Escuredo Franco |
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (Partido Socialista Obrero Español) | 99,804 | 31.95 | 2 | José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, María Valcarce |
| Leonese People's Union (Union del Pueblo Leónes) | 41,690 | 13.35 | 0 | |
| United Left | 11,316 | 3.62 | 0 | |
| Others | 3,050 | 0.90 | 0 |
† Núñez was replaced by María García Arias on 13th November 2001.
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Spanish Constitution
- ^ Spanish Constitution
- ^ General features of Spanish electoral system
- ^ 2004 Spanish election
- ^ Leon 2004 election results
- ^ Interior ministry link to election results
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