Granada (Spanish Congress electoral district)

Granada
Congress of Deputies
Electoral Constituency

Location of Granada within Spain.
Province Province of Granada
Autonomous community Andalusia
Population 917,297 (2016)
Electorate 748,579 (2016)
Major settlements Granada, Motril
Current constituency
Created 1977
Seats 7 (1977–)

Granada is one of the 52 electoral districts (Spanish: circunscripciones) used for the Congress of Deputies—the lower chamber of the Spanish Parliament, the Cortes Generales. The method of election is the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation, with a minimum threshold of 3%.

It is one of eight districts which correspond to the provinces of Andalusia. The largest municipalities are Granada, with a population of over 200,000, and Motril, with a population of over 60,000.

Overview

Boundaries and electoral system

Under Article 68 of the Spanish constitution [1] the boundaries must be the same as the province of Granada 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.

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 elected. Article 70 also makes active judges, magistrates, public defenders, serving military personnel, active police officers and members of constitutional and electoral tribunals ineligible.[1]

Number of members

Granada has returned seven members at every election from 1977 onwards.

In 2004 Spain had 34,571,831 voters giving an average of 98,777 voters per deputy.[2] In Granada the ratio was very close to that being 99,186.[3]

Seat summary (1977–2016)

1977 1979 1982 1986 1989 1993 1996 2000 2004 2008 2011 2015 2016
Seats 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
AP/CD/CP/PP 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3
PSOE 3 3 5 5 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 2 2
Podemos/UP 1 1
PCE/IU 1 1 1
C's 1 1
UCD 4 3

General elections

2016

Summary of the 26 June 2016 Congress of Deputies election results in Granada
Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
People's Party (PP) 172,721 35.28 +4.18 3 ±0
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 151,445 30.94 –0.03 2 ±0
United We Can for Andalusia (PodemosIUeQuo)[lower-alpha 1] 86,975 17.77 –3.72 1 ±0
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) 66,000 13.48 –0.40 1 ±0
Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) 5,228 1.07 +0.32 0 ±0
Blank ballots 3,424 0.70 +0.03
Total 489,540 100.00 7 ±0
Valid votes 489,540 99.06 –0.12
Invalid votes 4,631 0.94 +0.12
Votes cast / turnout 494,171 66.01 –2.75
Abstentions 254,408 33.99 +2.75
Registered voters 748,579
Source: Ministry of the Interior
  1. Unidos Podemos results are compared to the combined totals of Podemos and IULV–CAUPeC in the 2015 election.

2015

Summary of the 20 December 2015 Congress of Deputies election results in Granada
Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
People's Party (PP) 158,693 31.10 –15.64 3 –1
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 158,027 30.97 –5.56 2 –1
We Can (Podemos) 83,650 16.39 New 1 +1
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) 70,845 13.88 New 1 +1
United Left/Greens–Assembly for AndalusiaPopular Unity (IULV–CA–UPeC) 26,022 5.10 –2.83 0 ±0
Blank ballots 3,442 0.67 –0.37
Total 510,243 100.00 7 ±0
Valid votes 510,243 99.18 +0.20
Invalid votes 4,235 0.82 –0.20
Votes cast / turnout 514,478 68.76 –1.16
Abstentions 233,711 31.24 +1.16
Registered voters 748,189
Source: Ministry of the Interior

2011

Summary of the 20 November 2011 Congress of Deputies election results in Granada
Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
People's Party (PP) 237,785 46.74 +5.66 4 +1
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 185,867 36.53 –13.43 3 –1
United Left/The Greens–Assembly for Andalusia: Plural Left (IULV–CA) 40,360 7.93 +2.91 0 ±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 26,255 5.16 +4.16 0 ±0
Blank ballots 5,294 1.04 +0.17
Total 508,782 100.00 7 ±0
Valid votes 508,782 98.98 –0.50
Invalid votes 5,252 1.02 +0.50
Votes cast / turnout 514,034 69.92 –4.39
Abstentions 221,167 30.08 +4.39
Registered voters 735,201
Source: Ministry of the Interior
  1. Andalusian Party results are compared to Andalusian Coalition totals in the 2008 election.

2008

Summary of the 9 March 2008 Congress of Deputies election results in Granada
Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 264,974 49.96 –1.51 4 ±0
People's Party (PP) 217,874 41.08 +4.04 3 ±0
United Left/The Greens–Assembly for Andalusia–Alternative (IULV–CA) 26,615 5.02 –0.96 0 ±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 5,308 1.00 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots 4,600 0.87 –0.71
Total 530,323 100.00 7 ±0
Valid votes 530,323 99.48 +0.11
Invalid votes 2,766 0.52 –0.11
Votes cast / turnout 533,089 74.31 –1.41
Abstentions 184,298 25.69 +1.41
Registered voters 717,387
Source: Ministry of the Interior
  1. Andalusian Coalition results are compared to the combined totals of the PA and PSA in the 2004 election.

2004

Summary of the 14 March 2004 Congress of Deputies election results in Granada
Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 268,870 51.47 +7.11 4 ±0
People's Party (PP) 193,484 37.04 –5.62 3 ±0
United Left/The Greens–Assembly for Andalusia (IULV–CA) 31,227 5.98 –1.27 0 ±0
Andalusian Party (PA) 14,030 2.69 –0.77 0 ±0
Blank ballots 8,276 1.58 +0.33
Total 522,422 100.00 7 ±0
Valid votes 522,422 99.37 +0.09
Invalid votes 3,300 0.63 –0.09
Votes cast / turnout 525,722 75.72 +6.12
Abstentions 168,582 24.28 –6.12
Registered voters 694,304
Source: Ministry of the Interior

2000

Summary of the 12 March 2000 Congress of Deputies election results in Granada
Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party–Progressives (PSOE) 213,019 44.36 –2.13 4 +1
People's Party (PP) 204,875 42.66 +4.28 3 ±0
United Left/The Greens–Assembly for Andalusia (IULV–CA) 34,809 7.25 –4.73 0 –1
Andalusian Party (PA) 16,594 3.46 +1.53 0 ±0
Blank ballots 5,994 1.25 +0.52
Total 480,242 100.00 7 ±0
Valid votes 480,242 99.28 –0.25
Invalid votes 3,489 0.72 +0.25
Votes cast / turnout 483,731 69.60 –9.09
Abstentions 211,237 30.40 +9.09
Registered voters 694,968
Source: Ministry of the Interior

1996

Summary of the 3 March 1996 Congress of Deputies election results in Granada
Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia (PSOE–A) 237,446 46.49 –2.91 3 –1
People's Party (PP) 196,049 38.38 +3.74 3 ±0
United Left/The Greens–Assembly for Andalusia (IULV–CA) 61,214 11.98 +1.09 1 +1
Andalusian Party (PA)[lower-alpha 1] 9,878 1.93 +0.05 0 ±0
Blank ballots 3,749 0.73 +0.26
Total 510,793 100.00 7 ±0
Valid votes 510,793 99.53 –0.13
Invalid votes 2,431 0.47 +0.13
Votes cast / turnout 513,224 78.69 +2.68
Abstentions 139,027 21.31 –2.68
Registered voters 652,251
Source: Ministry of the Interior
  1. Andalusian Party results are compared to the combined totals of the PA and PAP in the 1993 election.

1993

Summary of the 6 June 1993 Congress of Deputies election results in Granada
Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia (PSOE–A) 229,537 49.40 –0.65 4 ±0
People's Party (PP) 160,955 34.64 +10.03 3 +1
United Left–Assembly for Andalusia (IU–CA) 50,588 10.89 –0.62 0 –1
Andalusian Party (PA) 6,978 1.50 –1.15 0 ±0
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 5,324 1.15 –4.87 0 ±0
Blank ballots 2,167 0.47 –0.08
Total 464,645 100.00 7 ±0
Valid votes 464,645 99.66 +0.23
Invalid votes 1,608 0.34 –0.23
Votes cast / turnout 466,253 76.01 +6.89
Abstentions 147,156 23.99 –6.89
Registered voters 613,409
Source: Ministry of the Interior

1989

Summary of the 29 October 1989 Congress of Deputies election results in Granada
Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia (PSOE–A) 204,596 50.05 –2.93 4 –1
People's Party (PP)[lower-alpha 1] 100,619 24.61 –1.66 2 ±0
United Left–Assembly for Andalusia (IU–CA) 47,067 11.51 +4.46 1 +1
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 24,619 6.02 –0.83 0 ±0
Andalusian Party (PA) 10,824 2.65 +1.36 0 ±0
Ruiz-Mateos Group (Ruiz-Mateos) 5,613 1.37 New 0 ±0
Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC)[lower-alpha 2] 4,310 1.05 –1.42 0 ±0
Blank ballots 2,253 0.55 +0.15
Total 408,799 100.00 7 ±0
Valid votes 408,799 99.43 +0.49
Invalid votes 2,362 0.57 –0.49
Votes cast / turnout 411,161 69.12 –0.27
Abstentions 183,651 30.88 +0.27
Registered voters 594,812
Source: Ministry of the Interior
  1. People's Party results are compared to People's Coalition totals in the 1986 election.
  2. PTE–UC results are compared to Communists' Unity Board totals in the 1986 election.

1986

Summary of the 22 June 1986 Congress of Deputies election results in Granada
Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 212,031 52.98 –4.81 5 ±0
People's Coalition (APPDPPL)[lower-alpha 1] 105,156 26.27 +2.19 2 ±0
United Left (IU)[lower-alpha 2] 28,198 7.05 –0.02 0 ±0
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 27,398 6.85 +5.05 0 ±0
Communists' Unity Board (MUC) 9,890 2.47 New 0 ±0
Andalusian Party (PA) 5,165 1.29 +0.07 0 ±0
Socialist Party of the Andalusian People (PSPA) 4,303 1.08 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots 1,604 0.40 +0.13
Total 400,245 100.00 7 ±0
Valid votes 400,245 98.94 –0.11
Invalid votes 4,288 1.06 +0.11
Votes cast / turnout 404,533 69.39 –7.38
Abstentions 178,434 30.61 +7.38
Registered voters 582,967
Source: Ministry of the Interior
  1. People's Coalition results are compared to AP–PDP totals in the 1982 election.
  2. United Left results are compared to the Communist Party of Andalusia totals in the 1982 election.

1982

Summary of the 28 October 1982 Congress of Deputies election results in Granada
Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia (PSA–PSOE) 234,154 57.79 +22.04 5 +2
People's Alliance–People's Democratic Party (APPDP)[lower-alpha 1] 97,554 24.08 +19.34 2 +2
Communist Party of Andalusia (PCA–PCE) 28,636 7.07 –5.60 0 –1
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 27,897 6.88 –29.73 0 –3
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 7,276 1.80 New 0 ±0
Socialist Party of Andalusia–Andalusian Party (PSA–PA) 4,939 1.22 –4.96 0 ±0
Blank ballots 1,079 0.27 +0.15
Total 405,204 100.00 7 ±0
Valid votes 405,204 99.05 –0.21
Invalid votes 3,905 0.95 +0.21
Votes cast / turnout 409,109 76.77 +8.03
Abstentions 123,773 23.23 –8.03
Registered voters 532,882
Source: Ministry of the Interior
  1. AP–PDP results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election.
  2. New Force results are compared to National Union totals in the 1979 election.

1979

Summary of the 1 March 1979 Congress of Deputies election results in Granada
Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 131,107 36.61 –7.16 3 –1
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)[lower-alpha 1] 128,002 35.75 +0.07 3 ±0
Communist Party of Spain (PCE) 45,384 12.67 +2.95 1 +1
Socialist Party of Andalusia–Andalusian Party (PSA–PA) 22,136 6.18 New 0 ±0
Democratic Coalition (CD)[lower-alpha 2] 16,958 4.74 –2.31 0 ±0
National Union (UN) 4,381 1.22 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots 440 0.12 –0.13
Total 358,073 100.00 7 ±0
Valid votes 358,073 99.26 +0.17
Invalid votes 2,660 0.74 –0.17
Votes cast / turnout 360,733 68.74 –8.20
Abstentions 164,064 31.26 +8.20
Registered voters 524,797
Source: Ministry of the Interior
  1. Spanish Socialist Workers' Party results are compared to the combined totals of the PSOE and PSP–US in the 1977 election.
  2. Democratic Coalition results are compared to People's Alliance totals in the 1977 election.
  3. Party of Labour of Spain results are compared to Democratic Left Front totals in the 1977 election.
  4. Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (historical) results are compared to Democratic Socialist Alliance totals in the 1977 election.

1977

Summary of the 15 June 1977 Congress of Deputies election results in Granada
Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 152,498 43.77 4
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 111,746 32.07 3
Communist Party of Spain (PCE) 33,879 9.72 0
People's Alliance (AP) 24,573 7.05 0
People's Socialist Party–Socialist Unity (PSP–US) 12,567 3.61 0
Democratic Left Front (FDI) 4,235 1.22 0
Blank ballots 875 0.25
Total 348,393 100.00 7
Valid votes 348,393 99.09
Invalid votes 3,202 0.91
Votes cast / turnout 351,595 76.94
Abstentions 105,357 23.06
Registered voters 456,952
Source: Ministry of the Interior

References

Coordinates: 37°15′N 3°15′W / 37.250°N 3.250°W / 37.250; -3.250

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