Sevilla (Spanish Congress Electoral District)

Seville is one of the 52 electoral districts used for the Spanish Congress of Deputies

Spanish Congress of Deputies

The Spanish Congress of Deputies is the lower house of the Cortes Generales, Spain's legislative branch. It has 350 members, elected by popular vote on block lists by proportional representation in constituencies matching the Spanish provinces using the D'Hondt method. Deputies serve four-year terms...

- the lower chamber of the Spanish

Spain

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Parliament, the Cortes Generales

Cortes Generales

The Cortes Generales is the legislature of Spain. It is a bicameral parliament, composed of the Congress of Deputies and the Senate . The Cortes has power to enact any law and to amend the constitution...

. It was first contested in modern times in the 1977 General Election

Spanish general election, 1977

The Spanish general election of 1977 took place on 15 June 1977. It was the first election since the death of Francisco Franco.Voting was on the basis of universal suffrage in a secret ballot. The elections were held using closed list proportional representation in 52 electoral districts...

. It is the fourth largest district in terms of electorate. The largest municipality by far is Seville

Seville

Seville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level...

with 547,000 voters out of the total electorate of 1,469,000 The next largest municipalities were Dos Hermanas

Dos Hermanas

Dos Hermanas is a Spanish city south of Seville in Andalusia, with a population of 125,086 as of 2010.The city's name, which means "two sisters", dates from its founding in 1248 by King Ferdinand III of Castile and honours the sisters of Gonzalo Nazareno, one of the king's principal military...

(91,000), Alcalá de Guadaíra

Alcalá de Guadaira

Alcalá de Guadaíra is a town located approximately 10 km southeast of Seville, Spain; in recent years the expansion of Seville has meant that Alcalá has become a suburb of that city. Alcalá used to be known as Alcalá de los Panaderos because it provided most of Seville's bread...

(52,000), Utrera

Utrera

Utrera is a municipality in south-west Spain. It is in the province of Seville, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. As of 2008 it has a population close to 50,202....

(38,000) and Écija

Écija

Écija is a city belonging to the province of Seville, Spain. It is located in the Andalusian countryside, 85 km east of the city of Seville. According to the 2008 census, Écija has a total population of 40,100 inhabitants, ranking as the fifth most populous city in the province...

(30,000). In the last two General Elections, the district has produced the highest vote share for Spanish Socialist Workers' Party

Spanish Socialist Workers' Party

The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party is a social-democratic political party in Spain. Its political position is Centre-left. The PSOE is the former ruling party of Spain, until beaten in the elections of November 2011 and the second oldest, exceeded only by the Partido Carlista, founded in...

(PSOE), the current governing party, of all 52 districts.

Boundaries and electoral system

Under Article 68 of the Spanish constitution

Spanish Constitution of 1978

-Structure of the State:The Constitution recognizes the existence of nationalities and regions . Preliminary Title As a result, Spain is now composed entirely of 17 Autonomous Communities and two autonomous cities with varying degrees of autonomy, to the extent that, even though the Constitution...

, the boundaries of the electoral district must be the same as the province of Seville and, under Article 140, this can only be altered with the approval of congress.

Voting is on the basis of universal suffrage

Universal suffrage

Universal suffrage consists of the extension of the right to vote to adult citizens as a whole, though it may also mean extending said right to minors and non-citizens...

in a secret ballot

Secret ballot

The secret ballot is a voting method in which a voter's choices in an election or a referendum are anonymous. The key aim is to ensure the voter records a sincere choice by forestalling attempts to influence the voter by intimidation or bribery. The system is one means of achieving the goal of...

. The electoral system used is closed list

Closed list

Closed list describes the variant of party-list proportional representation where voters can only vote for political parties as a whole and thus have no influence on the party-supplied order in which party candidates are elected...

proportional representation

Proportional representation

Proportional representation is a concept in voting systems used to elect an assembly or council. PR means that the number of seats won by a party or group of candidates is proportionate to the number of votes received. For example, under a PR voting system if 30% of voters support a particular...

with seats allocated using the D'Hondt method

D'Hondt method

The d'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method described is named after Belgian mathematician Victor D'Hondt who described it in 1878...

. Only lists which poll 3% of the total vote (which includes votes "en blanco" i.e. for none of the above) can be considered. Under article 12 of the constitution, the minimum voting age is 18.

Electoral procedures

The laws regulating the conduct and administration of elections are laid out in detail in the 1985 electoral law. (Ley Orgánica del Régimen Electoral General.) Under this law, the elections in Sevilla, as in other districts, are supervised by the Electoral Commission (Junta Electoral), a permanent body composed of eight Supreme Court judges and five political scientists or sociologists appointed by the Congress of Deputies. The Electoral commission is supported in its work by the Interior Ministry. On election day, polling station

Polling station

A polling place or polling station is where voters cast their ballots in elections.Since elections generally take place over a one- or two-day span on a periodic basis, often annual or longer, polling places are often located in facilities used for other purposes, such as schools, churches, sports...

s are run by electoral boards which consist of groups of citizens selected by lottery.

The format of the ballot paper is designed by the Spanish state, however, the law allows political parties to produce and distribute their own ballot papers, either by mailing them to voters or by other means such as street distribution, provided that they comply with the official model. The government then covers the cost of all printed ballot papers. These must then be marked by voters, either in the polling station or outside the polling station and placed inside sealed envelopes which are then placed inside ballot box

Ballot box

A ballot box is a temporarily sealed container, usually square box though sometimes a tamper resistant bag, with a narrow slot in the top sufficient to accept a ballot paper in an election but which prevents anyone from accessing the votes cast until the close of the voting period...

es in the polling station. Following the close of polls, the ballots are then counted in each individual polling station in the presence of representatives of the political parties and candidates. The ballots are then immediately destroyed, with the exception of those considered invalid or challenged by the candidates' representatives, which are retained for further scrutiny. The result is that full recounts are impossible.

Eligibility

Article 67.3 of the Spanish Constitution prohibits dual membership of both chambers of the Cortes or of the Cortes and regional assemblies, meaning that candidates must resign from regional assemblies if elected. Article 70 also makes active judges, magistrates, public defenders, serving military personnel, active police officers and members of constitutional and electoral tribunals ineligible. Additionally, under Article 11 of the Political Parties Law, June 2002 (Ley Orgánica 6/2002, de 27 de junio, de Partidos Políticos), parties and individual candidates may be prevented from standing by the Spanish Supreme Court

Supreme Court of Spain

The Supreme Court of Spain is the highest court in Spain for all matters not pertaining to the Spanish Constitution. The court which meets in the Convent of the Salesas Reales in Madrid, consists of a president and an indeterminate number of magistrates appointed to the five chambers of the...

(Tribunal Supremo), if they are judged to have violated Article 9 of that law which prohibits parties which are perceived to discriminate against people on the basis of ideology, religion, beliefs, nationality, race, gender or sexual orientation (Article 9a), foment or organise violence as a means of achieving political objectives (Article 9b) or support or compliment the actions of "terrorist organisations" (Article 9c). Article 55, Section 2 of the 1985 electoral law also disqualifies director generals or equivalent leaders of state monopolies and public bodies such as the Spanish state broadcaster RTVE. Lastly, following changes to the electoral law which took effect for the 2007 municipal elections, candidates' lists must be composed of at least 40% of candidates of either gender and each group of five candidates must contain at least two males and two females.

Presenting candidates

Parties and coalitions of different parties which have registered with the Electoral Commission can present lists of candidates (Article 44, 1985 electoral law). Groups of electors which have not registered with the commission can also present lists, provided that they obtain the signatures of 1% of registered electors in a particular district (Article 169).

Number of members

In the general elections from 1977

Spanish general election, 1977

until 1993

Spanish general election, 1993

-Results:-External links:*...

Sevilla returned 12 members. For the 1996

Spanish general election, 1996

General elections were held in Spain on March 3, 1996. The Prime Minister Felipe González of Spanish Socialist Workers' Party lost the elections to Partido Popular and their leader José María Aznar....

and 2000

Spanish general election, 2000

Legislative elections were held in Spain on 12 March 2000. The incumbent People's Party of Prime Minister José María Aznar was elected to a second term in office, converting its plurality of seats in the Congress of Deputies into a majority, and increasing its lead over the opposition Spanish...

elections it returned 13 members. At the most recent General Election in 2004 it lost a seat and returned to its former representation of 12 members.

Under Spanish electoral law, all provinces are entitled to a minimum of 2 seats with a remaining 248 seats apportioned according to population. 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 over-represent smaller provinces at the expense of larger provinces like Sevilla.

In 2008 Spain had 35,073,179 voters giving an average of 100,209 voters per deputy 2008 Spanish election. In Sevilla the ratio was 122,423. In contrast the ratio was 38,071 and 38,685 respectively in the smallest provinces of Teruel and Soria.

Summary of seats won 1977-2008

	1977	1979	1982	1986	1989	1993	1996	2000	2004	2008
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party Spanish Socialist Workers' Party The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party is a social-democratic political party in Spain. Its political position is Centre-left. The PSOE is the former ruling party of Spain, until beaten in the elections of November 2011 and the second oldest, exceeded only by the Partido Carlista, founded in... (PSOE)	5	4	8	8	8	8	7	7	8	8
Democratic Centre Union (UCD)	5	4
United Left United Left (Spain) The United Left is a political coalition that was organized in 1986 bringing together several political organisations opposed to Spain joining NATO. It was formed by a number of groups of leftists, greens, left-wing socialists and republicans, but was dominated by the Communist Party of Spain... (IU)	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1
Andalusian Party (PA)		2			1
People's Party People's Party (Spain) The People's Party is a conservative political party in Spain.The People's Party was a re-foundation in 1989 of the People's Alliance , a party led and founded by Manuel Fraga Iribarne, a former Minister of Tourism during Francisco Franco's dictatorship... (PP)			3	3	2	3	4	5	4	4
Total Seats	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	12	12

Seats shown for the People's Party include seats won by their predecessors, the Popular Alliance and the Popular Coalition before 1989. Seats shown for United Left include seats won by the Communist Party of Spain before 1986.

Vote share summary 1977-2008

	1977	1979	1982	1986	1989	1993	1996	2000	2004	2008
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party Spanish Socialist Workers' Party The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party is a social-democratic political party in Spain. Its political position is Centre-left. The PSOE is the former ruling party of Spain, until beaten in the elections of November 2011 and the second oldest, exceeded only by the Partido Carlista, founded in... (PSOE)	36.7	29.4	62.0	59.2	54.2	56.0	50.1	49.0	58.3	58.1
Democratic Centre Union (UCD)	32.6	27.6	3.8
United Left United Left (Spain) The United Left is a political coalition that was organized in 1986 bringing together several political organisations opposed to Spain joining NATO. It was formed by a number of groups of leftists, greens, left-wing socialists and republicans, but was dominated by the Communist Party of Spain... (IU)	13.4	16.0	7.2	8.3	11.5	11.7	13.4	8.3	6.7	5.4
People's Party People's Party (Spain) The People's Party is a conservative political party in Spain.The People's Party was a re-foundation in 1989 of the People's Alliance , a party led and founded by Manuel Fraga Iribarne, a former Minister of Tourism during Francisco Franco's dictatorship... (PP)	6.3	4.7	22.0	21.2	19.0	26.0	31.4	35.0	27.9	31.5
Popular Socialist Party Popular Socialist Party (Spain) The People's Socialist Party was a Spanish political party.The origins of the party dated back to 1954 when the University professor, Enrique Tierno Galván published various academic studies of a Marxist character. In 1965, working together with Raúl Morodo, he formed the Castillian Socialist... (PSP)	4.9
Andalusian Party (PA)		14.7	2.9	4.1	9.0	3.1	3.5	5.1	4.1	1.7
Spanish Worker's Party (PTE)		4.0
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)			0.7	3.6	2.3	0.6	0.1	0.0	0.1

Note:Figures for the Andalusian party in 2008 are those for the Andalusian Coalition, which they were part of.

Results

The PSOE has topped the poll at every election since the restoration of democracy in 1977. IU lost their solitary seat in 2004, the first time that they failed to win a seat in the district.

In the largest municipalities PSOE led the PP by 60% to 28% in Dos Hermanas and Alcalá de Guadaíra and by 63% to 27% in Utrera. PSOE had a narrower lead over the PP in Sevilla (52.0% against 38.2%) and Ecija (53% against 37%).

2008 General Election
Spanish general election, 2008
Legislative elections for the Spanish Cortes Generales were held on March 9, 2008. The elections were for 350 seats in the Congress of Deputies, and the 208 directly elected seats in the upper house, the Senate, determining the Prime Minister of Spain...

Summary of the 11 March 2008 Congress of Deputies

Spanish Congress of Deputies

Spanish Socialist Workers' Party

Alfonso Guerra

Alfonso Guerra González is a Spanish politician. A leading member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party , he served as Vice President of the Government of Spain from 1982 to 1991, under the presidency of Felipe González...

, Carmen Hermosín, Antonio Cuevas

Antonio Cuevas

Antonio Cuevas Delgado is a Spanish politician and member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party .Married with three children, studied at the University of Seville and became a technical architect...

, María Pozuelo, Emilio Amuedo, María José Vázquez Morillo, Rafael Herrera Gil, Soledad Cabezón Ruiz
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|align=left|People's Party

People's Party (Spain)

The People's Party is a conservative political party in Spain.The People's Party was a re-foundation in 1989 of the People's Alliance , a party led and founded by Manuel Fraga Iribarne, a former Minister of Tourism during Francisco Franco's dictatorship...

Soledad Becerril

Doña María de la Soledad Becerril y Bustamante, Marquise of Salvatierra is a Spanish noble, politician and long serving member of the Spanish Congress of Deputies who belongs to the People's Party . In 1981 she served as the first female Government Minister in almost 50 years and later became the...

, Ricardo Tarno Blanco, Juan Albendea, Adolfo González
|-
|align=left| United Left

United Left (Spain)

The United Left is a political coalition that was organized in 1986 bringing together several political organisations opposed to Spain joining NATO. It was formed by a number of groups of leftists, greens, left-wing socialists and republicans, but was dominated by the Communist Party of Spain...

Union, Progress and Democracy

Union, Progress and Democracy is a Spanish political party founded in September 2007.It is a progressivist party, between social democracy and social liberalism. One of its goals is to build a federal system for Spain and European Union, with clear responsibilities distributed among local...

|align="right" valign=top|13,467
|align="right" valign=top|1.25
|align="right" valign=top|0
|align="left" |
|-
|align=left|Others
|align="right" |28,763
|align="right" |2.70
|align="right" |0
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Turnout=73.8%

2004 General Election

Summary of the 14 March 2004 Congress of Deputies

Spanish Congress of Deputies

election results

Spanish legislative election, 2004

Legislative elections were held in Spain on 14 March 2004. At stake were all 350 seats in the lower house of the Cortes Generales, the Congress of Deputies, and 208 seats in upper house, the Senate. The governing People's Party was led into the campaign by Mariano Rajoy, successor to outgoing...

Spanish Socialist Workers' Party

Antonio Cuevas

, Susana Díaz, Francisco Garrido Peña

Francisco Garrido Peña

Francisco Garrido Peña is a Spanish politician and member of the Green Party, which has previously supported the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party in the Spanish Congress of Deputies....

, Alfonso Guerra

Alfonso Guerra

, Carmen Hermosín, Miguel Millán, María Pozuelo
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|align=left|People's Party

People's Party (Spain)

United Left (Spain)

(Izquierda Unida)
|align="right" |73,344
|align="right" |6.68
|align="right" |0
|align="left" |
|-
|align=left|Andalusian Party (Partido Andalucista)
|align="right" valign=top|45,005
|align="right" valign=top|4.10
|align="right" valign=top|0
|align="left" |
|-
|align=left|Others
|align="right" |13,090
|align="right" |1.22
|align="right" |0
|align="right" |
|-
|}

Turnout=77.1%

2000 General Election
Spanish general election, 2000
Legislative elections were held in Spain on 12 March 2000. The incumbent People's Party of Prime Minister José María Aznar was elected to a second term in office, converting its plurality of seats in the Congress of Deputies into a majority, and increasing its lead over the opposition Spanish...

Summary of the 12 March 2000 Congress of Deputies

Spanish Congress of Deputies

Spanish Socialist Workers' Party

People's Party (Spain)

United Left (Spain)

|align="right" |80,455
|align="right" |8.28
|align="right" |1
|align="left" |
|-
|align=left|Andalusian Party (Partido Andalucista)
|align="right" valign=top|49,342
|align="right" valign=top|5.08
|align="right" valign=top|0
|align="left" |
|-
|align=left|Others
|align="right" |4,296
|align="right" |0.86
|align="right" |0
|align="right" |
|-
|}

Turnout=69.7%

1996 General Election
Spanish general election, 1996
General elections were held in Spain on March 3, 1996. The Prime Minister Felipe González of Spanish Socialist Workers' Party lost the elections to Partido Popular and their leader José María Aznar....

Summary of the 3 March 1996 Congress of Deputies

Spanish Congress of Deputies

Spanish Socialist Workers' Party

Antonio Cuevas

, Alfonso Guerra

Alfonso Guerra

, Francisco Moreno Franco^*, María Pozuelo, María Rubiales Torrejón, Ramón Rueda Espinar^#, Luis Yáñez-Barnuevo

Luis Yañez-Barnuevo

Luis Yáñez-Barnuevo García is a Spanish politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, part of the Party of European Socialists...

|-
|align=left|People's Party

People's Party (Spain)

United Left (Spain)

Felipe Alcaraz

Felipe Alcaraz is a Spanish politician. He is the current Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Spain....

, María Jesús Aramburu del Río
|-
|align=left|Andalusian Party (Partido Andalucista)
|align="right" valign=top|36,797
|align="right" valign=top|3.53
|align="right" valign=top|0
|align="left" |
|-
|align=left|Others
|align="right" |5,614
|align="right" |0.50
|align="right" |0
|align="right" |
|-
|}

Turnout=79.7%

^*In October 1997, Morenos was replaced by Milagros Frías Navarrete

^#In April 1998, Rueda was replaced by José Navarro Tornay

Source:

External links

List of members by year

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Boundaries and electoral system

Electoral procedures

Eligibility

Presenting candidates

Number of members

Summary of seats won 1977-2008

Vote share summary 1977-2008

Results

2004 General Election

1996 General ElectionSpanish general election, 1996General elections were held in Spain on March 3, 1996. The Prime Minister Felipe González of Spanish Socialist Workers' Party lost the elections to Partido Popular and their leader José María Aznar....

External links

1996 General Election
Spanish general election, 1996
General elections were held in Spain on March 3, 1996. The Prime Minister Felipe González of Spanish Socialist Workers' Party lost the elections to Partido Popular and their leader José María Aznar....