Ciudad Real is one of the five constituencies (Spanish: circunscripciones) represented in the Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha, the regional legislature of the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha. The constituency currently elects eight deputies. Its boundaries correspond to those of the Spanish province of Ciudad Real. The electoral system uses the D’Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation, with a minimum threshold of three percent.
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Electoral system[edit]
The constituency was created as per the Statute of Autonomy of Castilla–La Mancha of 1982 and was first contested in the 1983 regional election. The Statute provided for the five provinces in Castilla–La Mancha—Albacete, Ciudad Real, Cuenca, Guadalajara and Toledo—to be established as multi-member districts in the Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha, with this regulation being maintained under the 1986 regional electoral law. Each constituency is entitled to an initial minimum of three seats, with the remaining 18—22 from 1986 to 1998—being distributed in proportion to their populations. In 1983 and from 1998 to 2014, each constituency was allocated a fixed number of seats: 9 for Albacete (10 from 1998 to 2014), 10 for Ciudad Real (11 from 1998 to 2012; 12 until 2014), 8 for Cuenca (8 from 2012 to 2014), 7 for Guadalajara (8 from 2007 to 2012; 9 until 2014) and 10 for Toledo (11 from 1998 to 2007; 12 from 2007 to 2012; 13 until 2014).[2][3]
Voting is on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprises all nationals over eighteen, registered in Castilla–La Mancha and in full enjoyment of their political rights. Amendments to the electoral law in 2011 required for Castilian-Manchegan people abroad to apply for voting before being permitted to vote, a system known as “begged” or expat vote (Spanish: Voto rogado).[4] Seats are elected using the D’Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of three percent of valid votes—which includes blank ballots—being applied in each constituency. The only exception was in 1983, when a five percent threshold was applied regionally.[2][3] The use of the D’Hondt method might result in a higher effective threshold, depending on the district magnitude.[5]
The electoral law allows for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, coalitions and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form a coalition ahead of an election are required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election call—fifteen before 1985—whereas groupings of electors need to secure the signature of at least one percent of the electorate in the constituencies for which they seek election—one-thousandth of the electorate, with a compulsory minimum of 500 signatures, until 1985—disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates.[3][6][7]
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Deputies[edit]
Elections[edit]
2019 regional election[edit]
Summary of the 26 May 2019 Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha election results in Ciudad Real
Parties and alliances
Popular vote
Seats
Votes
%
±pp
Total
+/−
Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE)
124,028
46.26
+7.42
4
±0
People’s Party (PP)
76,569
28.56
–8.52
2
–2
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs)
30,196
11.26
+3.79
1
+1
United We Can–United Left–Equo CLM (Podemos–IU–Equo)1
16,480
6.15
–5.35
0
±0
Vox (Vox)
16,032
5.98
+5.63
0
±0
Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)
1,862
0.69
±0.00
0
±0
For a Fairer World (PUM+J)
342
0.13
New
0
±0
Traditions and Rural World (ANATUR–UDEC)
269
0.10
New
0
±0
Blank ballots
2,308
0.86
–1.11
Total
268,086
7
–1
Valid votes
268,086
98.88
+1.29
Invalid votes
3,044
1.12
–1.29
Votes cast / turnout
271,130
68.43
–2.01
Abstentions
125,109
31.57
+2.01
Registered voters
396,239
Sources[8]
2015 regional election[edit]
Summary of the 24 May 2015 Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha election results in Ciudad Real
Parties and alliances
Popular vote
Seats
Votes
%
±pp
Total
+/−
Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE)
107,829
38.84
–7.50
4
–2
People’s Party (PP)
102,940
37.08
–9.05
4
–1
We Can (Podemos)
23,423
8.44
New
0
±0
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C’s)
20,741
7.47
New
0
±0
Let’s Win Castilla–La Mancha–The Greens–United Left (Ganemos–LV–IU)1
8,502
3.06
–0.28
0
±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)
3,182
1.15
–0.43
0
±0
Union of Independent Citizens (UCIN)
2,058
0.74
New
0
±0
Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)
1,918
0.69
+0.30
0
±0
Vox (Vox)
983
0.35
New
0
±0
Castilian Party–Castilian Unity (PCAS–UdCa)2
293
0.11
–0.28
0
±0
Independents and Liberals for Manzanares (LIM)
287
0.10
New
0
±0
Blank ballots
5,483
1.97
+0.32
Total
277,639
8
–3
Valid votes
277,639
97.59
–1.19
Invalid votes
6,860
2.41
+1.19
Votes cast / turnout
284,499
70.44
–4.48
Abstentions
119,405
29.56
+4.48
Registered voters
403,904
Sources[9][10]
2011 regional election[edit]
Summary of the 22 May 2011 Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha election results in Ciudad Real
Parties and alliances
Popular vote
Seats
Votes
%
±pp
Total
+/−
Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE)
138,372
46.34
–9.35
6
–1
People’s Party (PP)
137,739
46.13
+6.89
5
+1
United Left of Castilla–La Mancha (IUCLM)
9,972
3.34
+0.44
0
±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)
4,719
1.58
New
0
±0
Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)
1,170
0.39
New
0
±0
Castilian Unity (UdCa)
745
0.25
–0.18
0
±0
Citizens of Democratic Centre (CCD)
507
0.17
New
0
±0
Castilian Party (PCAS)1
430
0.14
–0.03
0
±0
Blank ballots
4,917
1.65
+0.29
Total
298,571
11
±0
Valid votes
298,571
98.78
–0.50
Invalid votes
3,692
1.22
+0.50
Votes cast / turnout
302,263
74.92
+3.09
Abstentions
101,175
25.08
–3.09
Registered voters
403,438
Sources[11][12]
2007 regional election[edit]
Summary of the 27 May 2007 Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha election results in Ciudad Real
Parties and alliances
Popular vote
Seats
Votes
%
±pp
Total
+/−
Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE)
156,721
55.69
–4.72
7
±0
People’s Party (PP)
110,411
39.24
+4.64
4
±0
United Left–Left of Castilla–La Mancha (IU–ICAM)
8,164
2.90
+0.14
0
±0
Castilian Unity (UdCa)
1,213
0.43
–0.04
0
±0
The Phalanx (FE)
588
0.21
+0.05
0
±0
Commoners’ Land (TC)
490
0.17
–0.06
0
±0
Blank ballots
3,818
1.36
+0.08
Total
281,405
11
±0
Valid votes
281,405
99.28
±0.00
Invalid votes
2,037
0.72
±0.00
Votes cast / turnout
283,442
71.53
–2.27
Abstentions
112,831
28.47
+2.27
Registered voters
396,273
Sources[13][14]
2003 regional election[edit]
Summary of the 25 May 2003 Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha election results in Ciudad Real
Parties and alliances
Popular vote
Seats
Votes
%
±pp
Total
+/−
Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE)
173,455
60.41
+5.92
7
+1
People’s Party (PP)
99,350
34.60
–5.40
4
–1
United Left–Left of Castilla–La Mancha (IU–ICAM)
7,922
2.76
–0.40
0
±0
Castilian Unity (UdCa)
1,344
0.47
New
0
±0
Commoners’ Land–Castilian Nationalist Party (TC–PNC)
667
0.23
+0.08
0
±0
The Phalanx (FE)
472
0.16
New
0
±0
Castilian Left (IzCa)
234
0.08
New
0
±0
Blank ballots
3,674
1.28
+0.01
Total
287,118
11
±0
Valid votes
287,118
99.28
–0.05
Invalid votes
2,070
0.72
+0.05
Votes cast / turnout
289,188
73.80
+1.66
Abstentions
102,667
26.20
–1.66
Registered voters
391,855
Sources[15][16]
1999 regional election[edit]
Summary of the 13 June 1999 Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha election results in Ciudad Real
^ ab“Ley Orgánica 9/1982, de 10 de agosto, de Estatuto de Autonomía de Castilla-La Mancha”. Organic Law No. 9 of 10 August 1982. Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 September 2017.
^ abc“Ley 5/1986, de 23 de diciembre, electoral de Castilla-La Mancha”. Law No. 5 of 23 December 1986. Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 September 2017.
^“Real Decreto-ley 20/1977, de 18 de marzo, sobre Normas Electorales”. Royal Decree-Law No. 20 of 18 March 1977. Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 December 2019.
^“Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General”. Organic Law No. 5 of 19 June 1985. Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 January 2020.
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