Biscay (Senate constituency)

Biscay 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 Biscay. 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.

Biscay
Senate of Spain
Electoral constituency
Location of Biscay within Spain
ProvinceBiscay
Autonomous communityBasque Country
Population1,152,651 (2019)[1]
Electorate949,598 (Nov 2019)
Major settlementsBilbao, Barakaldo, Getxo
Current constituency
Created1977
Seats4 (1977–)
Member(s)
  •   PNV (3)
  •   PSOE (1)

Senators
Senators for Biscay 1977–
Key to parties
  U.Podemos
  Podemos
  PSOE
  FA
  PNV
  UCD
  PP
Legislature Election Distribution
Constituent 1977
3 1
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
3 1
8th 2004
1 3
9th 2008
3 1
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  %
checkY Nerea Ahedo Ceza EAJ/PNV 174,283 29.29
checkY María Dolores Etxano Varela EAJ/PNV 165,504 27.81
checkY Igotz Lopez Torre EAJ/PNV 162,494 27.31
checkY Txema Oleaga Zalvidea PSE-EE 151,893 25.53
• Teresa Fernández García PSE-EE 145,791 24.50
• Juan Andrades García PSE-EE 139,768 23.49
• Jasone Agirre Garitaonandia EH Bildu 131,450 22.09
• Pello Zabarte Narbaiza EH Bildu 123,198 20.70
• Natalia Gardeazabal Diez EH Bildu 120,375 20.23
• Cristina Martínez Ruiz PP 68,567 11.52
• Jon Albisu Seoane PP 66,734 11.21
• Pablo Egusquiaguirre Martin PP 65,087 10.93
• Andeka Larrea Larrondo Sumar 60,679 10.19
• Carmen Muñoz Lopez Sumar 52,344 8.79
• Ana Saiz Quintano Sumar 48,847 8.21
• María Pérez Fernández Vox 13,395 2.25
• Jesús Varela Gómez Vox 12,508 2.10
• Eva María Rodríguez Martin Vox 11,870 1.99
• María López Galán PACMA 4,656 0.78
• Luis Alberto Real De Las Heras PACMA 2,761 0.46
• Esther Begoña Rodríguez PACMA 2,645 0.44
• Iratxe Hernández Simón PUM+J 2,186 0.36
• Igone Bastida Esteban PCTE 1,662 0.27
• Jesús Ángel Gómez Esteban Recortes Cero 1,434 0.24
Blank ballots 6,0271.01
Total 1,736,158
Valid votes 594,95598.17
Invalid votes 11,0661.82
Votes cast / turnout 606,02167.79
Abstentions 287,86032.20
Registered voters 893,881
Sources[2]

November 2019 general election
Summary of the 10 November 2019 Senate of Spain election results in Biscay
Candidates Parties and coalitions Popular vote
Votes  %
checkY Nerea Ahedo Ceza EAJ/PNV 230,30436.99
checkY María Dolores Etxano Varela EAJ/PNV 222,90435.80
checkY Imanol Landa Jauregi EAJ/PNV 220,15635.36
checkY Txema OIeaga Zalvidea PSE–EE (PSOE) 120,37119.34
• Idoia Agorría Martínez PSE–EE (PSOE) 117,48318.87
• Carlos Fernández Martínez PSE–EE (PSOE) 113,88518.29
• Arantza Gutiérrez Paz EH Bildu 101,74116.34
• Edriga Aranburu Agirre EH Bildu 96,57315.51
• María Jesús Etxeandia Cirión EH Bildu 94,62115.20
• José Antonio Martín Acosta Podemos–IU 81,74313.13
• Amaia Hernández Rodríguez Podemos–IU 76,84112.34
• Xabier Jiménez López Podemos–IU 76,12212.23
• Raquel González Diez-Andino PP 59,7619.60
• Luis Miguel Arroyo Millán PP 57,5649.25
• María Carmen Sánchez Sequeros PP 54,0088.68
• María Pérez Fernández Vox 12,7282.04
• Pascual Blanco Peña Más País–C. Ecologista 10,0541.61
• Armán Basurto Barrio Cs 8,3501.34
• Blanca Amelia Gozalo Martínez Cs 7,1141.14
• Santiago Orozco García Cs 6,5421.05
• María Izaskun Almazán Ledesma PACMA 6,1850.99
• Unai de Zarraolandia Salas PACMA 4,1830.67
• Rocío Hernández Clares PACMA 3,7720.61
• Pablo Setién Pascual Recortes Cero–GV 1,2770.21
• Javier Martínez Bárbara PUM+J 1,1030.18
• Unai Vidaurrazaga Sola PCTE/ELAK 1,0850.17
• María Soraya Urrutia Santos Recortes Cero–GV 9490.15
• Jesús Ángel Gómez Esteban "Kendall Maison" Recortes Cero–GV 6160.10
• Unai Ortúzar Barrenechea Solidaria 4110.07
• María Pilar Vivar Ramos Solidaria 3250.05
• Javier López Galiana Solidaria 2380.04
Blank ballots 7,8861.27
Total 622,554
Valid votes 622,55498.38
Invalid votes 10,2471.62
Votes cast / turnout 632,80166.64
Abstentions 316,79733.36
Registered voters 949,598
Sources[3]

1977 general election
Summary of the 15 June 1977 Senate of Spain election results in Biscay
Candidates Parties and coalitions Popular vote
Votes  %
checkY Ramón Rubial Cavia FA 324,64858.37
checkY Juan María Vidarte de Ugarte FA 323,08158.08
checkY Mitxel Unzueta Uzcanga FA 231,61941.64
checkY Martín Fernández Palacio UCD 111,04119.96
• Pedro de Zubiría y Garnica AP 51,6339.28
• Pablo Lucas Verdú PSP–US 48,6928.75
• José María González Barandiarán AP 48,1408.65
• Jaime Cibrián Saiz AP 47,8008.59
• Luis Arana Zubiria PCE/EPK 46,5838.37
• José Unanue Ruiz PCE/EPK 45,1568.12
• Juan Miguel Moreno Lombardero PSP–US 41,1337.39
• José Rodríguez Martínez PCE/EPK 40,1227.21
• Pedro María Carmelo de Irujo Ollo EAE/ANV 31,5345.67
• Adolfo Careaga Fontecha DCV 26,5174.77
• Isidro Infante Olarte DCV 23,1264.16
• Jose Luis Mintegui Iraizoz ASDCI 18,7533.37
• Paloma Rodríguez-Escudero Sánchez DCV 18,5033.33
• José Luis Pedro Barrado Ibarra CJA 5,3460.96
• Manuel García Antuñano CJA 5,2170.94
• Armando González Fernández CJA 5,0880.91
• Carlos Umaran García-Iturri CJA 3,0620.55
Blank ballots
Total 556,235
Valid votes 556,235
Invalid votes
Votes cast / turnout
Abstentions
Registered voters 749,572
Sources[4][5]

See also

References
  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.
  3. "Electoral Results Consultation. Senate. November 2019. Biscay". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  4. "Electoral Results Consultation. Senate. June 1977. Biscay". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  5. "Senate election 15 June 1977". historiaelectoral.com (in Spanish). Electoral History. Retrieved 27 July 2020.

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