Zamora is one of the 52 constituencies (Spanish: circunscripciones) represented in the Congress of Deputies, the lower chamber of the Spanish parliament, the Cortes Generales. The constituency currently elects four deputies. Its boundaries correspond to those of the Spanish province of Zamora. 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 Political Reform Act 1977 and was first contested in the 1977 general election. The Act provided for the provinces of Spain to be established as multi-member districts in the Congress of Deputies,[2] with this regulation being maintained under the Spanish Constitution of 1978. Additionally, the Constitution requires for any modification of the provincial limits to be approved under an organic law, needing an absolute majority in the Cortes Generales.[3]
Voting is on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprises all nationals over eighteen and in full enjoyment of their political rights. The only exception was in 1977, when this was limited to nationals over twenty-one and in full enjoyment of their political and civil rights. Amendments to the electoral law in 2011 required for Spaniards abroad to apply for voting before being permitted to vote, a system known as “begged” or expat vote (Spanish: Voto rogado).[4] 348 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. Each provincial constituency is entitled to an initial minimum of two seats, with the remaining 248 being distributed in proportion to their populations. Ceuta and Melilla are allocated the two remaining seats, which are elected using plurality voting.[3][5][6] The use of the D’Hondt method may result in a higher effective threshold, depending on the district magnitude.[7]
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. Also since 2011, parties, federations or coalitions that have not obtained a mandate in either chamber of the Cortes at the preceding election are required to secure the signature of at least 0.1 percent of electors in the aforementioned constituencies.[5][6]
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Deputies[edit]
Elections[edit]
November 2019 general election[edit]
Summary of the 10 November 2019 Congress of Deputies election results in Zamora
Parties and alliances
Popular vote
Seats
Votes
%
±pp
Total
+/−
People’s Party (PP)
33,495
33.57
+3.97
1
±0
Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE)
32,747
32.82
+1.52
1
±0
Vox (Vox)
17,036
17.07
+5.42
1
+1
United We Can (Podemos–IU)
7,001
7.02
–1.28
0
±0
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs)
6,835
6.85
–10.08
0
–1
Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)
432
0.43
–0.10
0
±0
Leonese People’s Union (UPL)
369
0.37
New
0
±0
Regionalist Party of the Leonese Country (PREPAL)
278
0.28
–0.09
0
±0
For a Fairer World (PUM+J)
143
0.14
+0.01
0
±0
Zero Cuts–Green Group–PCAS–TC (Recortes Cero–GV–PCAS–TC)
129
0.13
±0.00
0
±0
Communist Party of the Workers of Spain (PCTE)
120
0.12
+0.02
0
±0
Blank ballots
1,206
1.21
+0.24
Total
99,791
3
±0
Valid votes
99,791
98.48
–0.04
Invalid votes
1,543
1.52
+0.04
Votes cast / turnout
101,334
60.22
–6.15
Abstentions
66,934
39.78
+6.15
Registered voters
168,268
Sources[8]
April 2019 general election[edit]
Summary of the 28 April 2019 Congress of Deputies election results in Zamora
Parties and alliances
Popular vote
Seats
Votes
%
±pp
Total
+/−
Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE)
34,628
31.30
+7.38
1
±0
People’s Party (PP)
32,750
29.60
–18.66
1
–1
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs)
18,729
16.93
+5.52
1
+1
Vox (Vox)
12,887
11.65
New
0
±0
United We Can (Podemos–IU–Equo)
9,187
8.30
–5.85
0
±0
Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)
585
0.53
+0.04
0
±0
Regionalist Party of the Leonese Country (PREPAL)
405
0.37
+0.22
0
±0
Zero Cuts–Green Group–PCAS–TC (Recortes Cero–GV–PCAS–TC)
147
0.13
–0.03
0
±0
For a Fairer World (PUM+J)
141
0.13
New
0
±0
Communist Party of the Workers of Spain (PCTE)
116
0.10
New
0
±0
Blank ballots
1,070
0.97
+0.04
Total
110,645
3
±0
Valid votes
110,645
98.52
–0.17
Invalid votes
1,660
1.48
+0.17
Votes cast / turnout
112,305
66.37
+2.71
Abstentions
56,895
33.63
–2.71
Registered voters
169,200
Sources[9]
2016 general election[edit]
Summary of the 26 June 2016 Congress of Deputies election results in Zamora
Parties and alliances
Popular vote
Seats
Votes
%
±pp
Total
+/−
People’s Party (PP)
52,555
48.26
+5.70
2
±0
Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE)
26,045
23.92
+0.96
1
±0
United We Can (Podemos–IU–Equo–CLI–AS)1
15,403
14.15
–4.74
0
±0
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C’s)
12,423
11.41
–1.50
0
±0
Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)
537
0.49
+0.05
0
±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)
256
0.24
–0.42
0
±0
Leonese People’s Union (UPL)
201
0.18
New
0
±0
Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV)
174
0.16
–0.01
0
±0
Regionalist Party of the Leonese Country (PREPAL)
158
0.15
–0.07
0
±0
Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)
131
0.12
+0.01
0
±0
Blank ballots
1,010
0.93
–0.15
Total
108,893
3
±0
Valid votes
108,893
98.69
+0.03
Invalid votes
1,446
1.31
–0.03
Votes cast / turnout
110,339
63.66
–2.09
Abstentions
62,981
36.34
+2.09
Registered voters
173,320
Sources[10]
2015 general election[edit]
Summary of the 20 December 2015 Congress of Deputies election results in Zamora
Parties and alliances
Popular vote
Seats
Votes
%
±pp
Total
+/−
People’s Party (PP)
48,160
42.56
–15.20
2
±0
Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE)
25,985
22.96
–6.72
1
±0
We Can (Podemos)
15,865
14.02
New
0
±0
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C’s)
14,608
12.91
New
0
±0
United Left–Popular Unity in Common (IU–UPeC)
5,514
4.87
–0.35
0
±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)
747
0.66
–3.27
0
±0
Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)
502
0.44
+0.11
0
±0
Regionalist Party of the Leonese Country (PREPAL)
246
0.22
–0.14
0
±0
Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV)
187
0.17
New
0
±0
Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)
128
0.11
New
0
±0
Blank ballots
1,227
1.08
–0.66
Total
113,169
3
±0
Valid votes
113,169
98.66
+0.03
Invalid votes
1,534
1.34
–0.03
Votes cast / turnout
114,703
65.75
–1.39
Abstentions
59,742
34.25
+1.39
Registered voters
174,445
Sources[11]
2011 general election[edit]
Summary of the 20 November 2011 Congress of Deputies election results in Zamora
Parties and alliances
Popular vote
Seats
Votes
%
±pp
Total
+/−
People’s Party (PP)
68,228
57.76
+6.34
2
±0
Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE)
35,059
29.68
–13.10
1
±0
United Left of Castile and León: Plural Left (IUCyL)
6,161
5.22
+2.96
0
±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)
4,641
3.93
+3.00
0
±0
Blank Seats (EB)
649
0.55
New
0
±0
Regionalist Party of the Leonese Country (PREPAL)
429
0.36
–0.01
0
±0
Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)
395
0.33
+0.17
0
±0
For a Fairer World (PUM+J)
298
0.25
+0.14
0
±0
Anti-capitalists (Anticapitalistas)
205
0.17
New
0
±0
Blank ballots
2,057
1.74
+0.55
Total
118,122
3
±0
Valid votes
118,122
98.63
–0.23
Invalid votes
1,637
1.37
+0.23
Votes cast / turnout
119,759
67.14
–7.74
Abstentions
58,606
32.86
+7.74
Registered voters
178,365
Sources[12]
2008 general election[edit]
Summary of the 9 March 2008 Congress of Deputies election results in Zamora
Parties and alliances
Popular vote
Seats
Votes
%
±pp
Total
+/−
People’s Party (PP)
68,276
51.42
–1.93
2
±0
Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE)
56,793
42.78
+2.85
1
±0
United Left–Alternative (IU)
3,002
2.26
–0.25
0
±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)
1,234
0.93
New
0
±0
Regionalist Party of the Leonese Country (PREPAL)
491
0.37
–0.06
0
±0
The Greens of Europe (LVdE)
381
0.29
New
0
±0
Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)
211
0.16
New
0
±0
For a Fairer World (PUM+J)
152
0.11
New
0
±0
Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)
92
0.07
+0.02
0
±0
Communist Party of the Castilian People (PCPC–PCPE)
90
0.07
+0.03
0
±0
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C’s)
89
0.07
New
0
±0
National Democracy (DN)
80
0.06
+0.02
0
±0
Liberal Centrist Union (UCL)
80
0.06
–0.04
0
±0
Humanist Party (PH)
76
0.06
New
0
±0
Commoners’ Land (TC)
68
0.05
–0.02
0
±0
Centrist Party (PCTR)
40
0.03
New
0
±0
Spanish Alternative (AES)
36
0.03
New
0
±0
Blank ballots
1,580
1.19
–0.69
Total
132,771
3
±0
Valid votes
132,771
98.86
–0.30
Invalid votes
1,526
1.14
+0.30
Votes cast / turnout
134,297
74.88
+0.44
Abstentions
45,058
25.12
–0.44
Registered voters
179,355
Sources[13]
2004 general election[edit]
Summary of the 14 March 2004 Congress of Deputies election results in Zamora
Parties and alliances
Popular vote
Seats
Votes
%
±pp
Total
+/−
People’s Party (PP)
71,821
53.35
–5.48
2
±0
Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE)
53,757
39.93
+7.49
1
±0
United Left (IU)
3,375
2.51
–0.33
0
±0
United Zamora (ZU)
754
0.56
New
0
±0
Leonese People’s Union (UPL)
754
0.56
New
0
±0
Salamanca–Zamora–León–PREPAL (PREPAL)
578
0.43
–0.37
0
±0
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)
194
0.14
–0.74
0
±0
Citizens for Blank Votes (CenB)
190
0.14
New
0
±0
Liberal Centrist Union (UCL)
140
0.10
New
0
±0
Family and Life Party (PFyV)
122
0.09
New
0
±0
Commoners’ Land–Castilian Nationalist Party (TC–PNC)
92
0.07
–0.07
0
±0
Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)
62
0.05
New
0
±0
Authentic Phalanx (FA)
62
0.05
New
0
±0
Communist Party of the Castilian People (PCPC–PCPE)
55
0.04
New
0
±0
National Democracy (DN)
55
0.04
New
0
±0
The Phalanx (FE)
52
0.04
–0.08
0
±0
Republican Social Movement (MSR)
38
0.03
New
0
±0
Blank ballots
2,525
1.88
+0.16
Total
134,626
3
±0
Valid votes
134,626
99.16
+0.18
Invalid votes
1,142
0.84
–0.18
Votes cast / turnout
135,768
74.44
+4.71
Abstentions
46,611
25.56
–4.71
Registered voters
182,379
Sources[14]
2000 general election[edit]
Summary of the 12 March 2000 Congress of Deputies election results in Zamora
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