Segovia (Cortes of Castile and León constituency)

Segovia is one of the nine constituencies (Spanish: circunscripciones) represented in the Cortes of Castile and León, the regional legislature of the Autonomous Community of Castile and León. The constituency currently elects seven deputies. Its boundaries correspond to those of the Spanish province of Segovia. The electoral system uses the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation, with a minimum threshold of three percent.

Segovia
Cortes of Castile and León Electoral Constituency
Location of Segovia within Castile and León
Province	Segovia
Autonomous community	Castile and León
Population	153,129 (2019)[1]
Electorate	119,757 (2019)
Major settlements	Segovia
Current constituency
Created	1983
Seats	6 (1983–2011) 7 (2011–2019) 6 (2019–present)
Member(s)	PSOE (3)   PP (2)   Cs (1)

Electoral system

The constituency was created as per the Statute of Autonomy of Castile and León of 1983 and was first contested in the 1983 regional election. The Statute provided for the nine provinces in Castile and León—Ávila, Burgos, León, Palencia, Salamanca, Segovia, Soria, Valladolid and Zamora—to be established as multi-member districts in the Cortes of Castile and León, with this regulation being maintained under the 1987 regional electoral law. Each constituency is entitled to an initial minimum of three seats, with one additional member per each 45,000 inhabitants or fraction greater than 22,500.[2][3][4]

Voting is on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprises all nationals over eighteen, registered in Castile and León and in full enjoyment of their political rights. Amendments to the electoral law in 2011 required for Castilian-Leonese people abroad to apply for voting before being permitted to vote, a system known as "begged" or expat vote (Spanish: Voto rogado).[5] Seats are elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with a threshold of three percent of valid votes—which includes blank ballots—being applied in each constituency.[2][3][4] The use of the D'Hondt method might result in a higher effective threshold, depending on the district magnitude.[6]

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.[4][7][8]

Procurators

Procurators 1983–present
Cortes	Election	Distribution
1st	1983	3 3
2nd	1987	2 2 1 1
3rd	1991	2 4
4th	1995	2 4
5th	1999	2 4
6th	2003	2 4
7th	2007	2 4
8th	2011	2 5
9th	2015	1 2 4
10th	2019	3 1 2

Elections

2019 regional election

Summary of the 26 May 2019 Cortes of Castile and León election results in Segovia

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	29,056	33.79	+6.31	3	+1
	People's Party (PP)	28,822	33.51	–6.50	2	–2
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs)	14,068	16.36	+7.29	1	+1
	Vox (Vox)	4,790	5.57	+4.85	0	±0
	We Can–Equo (Podemos–Equo)	4,564	5.31	–5.95	0	–1
	United Left–Anticapitalists (IU–Anticapitalistas–PCAS/TC–ALTER)^1	2,011	2.34	–1.96	0	±0
	Centered (centrados)	920	1.07	New	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	596	0.69	–0.07	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	148	0.17	New	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	94	0.11	–0.23	0	±0
Blank ballots		929	1.08	–1.29
Total		85,998			6	–1
Valid votes		85,998	98.78	+1.30
Invalid votes		1,060	1.22	–1.30
Votes cast / turnout		87,058	72.70	+1.99
Abstentions		32,699	27.30	–1.99
Registered voters		119,757
Sources[9]

2015 regional election

Summary of the 24 May 2015 Cortes of Castile and León election results in Segovia

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	33,632	40.01	–14.25	4	–1
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	23,097	27.48	–4.07	2	±0
	We Can (Podemos)	9,467	11.26	New	1	+1
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	7,626	9.07	New	0	±0
	United Left–Equo: Convergence for Castile and León (IU–Equo)	3,005	3.58	–0.75	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	2,220	2.64	–1.09	0	±0
	Spanish Democratic Segovian Party (PSeDE)	874	1.04	New	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	637	0.76	+0.25	0	±0
	Castilian Party–Commoners' Land: Pact (PCAS–TC–Pacto)	606	0.72	New	0	±0
	Vox (Vox)	606	0.72	New	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	288	0.34	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,995	2.37	–0.68
Total		84,053			7	±0
Valid votes		84,053	97.48	–0.38
Invalid votes		2,177	2.52	+0.38
Votes cast / turnout		86,230	70.71	–3.84
Abstentions		35,725	29.29	+3.84
Registered voters		121,955
Sources[10][11]

2011 regional election

Summary of the 22 May 2011 Cortes of Castile and León election results in Segovia

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	48,886	54.26	+1.32	5	+1
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	28,425	31.55	–5.93	2	±0
	United Left of Castile and León (IUCyL)	3,899	4.33	+1.21	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	3,361	3.73	New	0	±0
	Greens and Castilians (LV–PCAL)^1	1,553	1.72	–0.97	0	±0
	Left Segovia (SdI)	760	0.84	New	0	±0
	Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	463	0.51	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		2,752	3.05	+0.94
Total		90,099			7	+1
Valid votes		90,099	97.86	–1.09
Invalid votes		1,971	2.14	+1.09
Votes cast / turnout		92,070	74.55	–1.46
Abstentions		31,436	25.45	+1.46
Registered voters		123,506
Sources[10][12]

2007 regional election

Summary of the 27 May 2007 Cortes of Castile and León election results in Segovia

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	49,525	52.94	+2.17	4	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	35,067	37.48	+1.07	2	±0
	United Left–The Greens–Commitment for Castile and León (IU–LV–CyL)	2,923	3.12	–0.72	0	±0
	The Greens (LV)	1,524	1.63	New	0	±0
	Independent Segovian Alternative (ASí)	1,214	1.30	–0.10	0	±0
	Commoners' Land–Alternative for Castile and León (TC–ACAL)	992	1.06	–0.01	0	±0
	Republican Left (IR)	331	0.35	+0.17	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,975	2.11	–0.32
Total		93,551			6	±0
Valid votes		93,551	98.95	+0.08
Invalid votes		997	1.05	–0.08
Votes cast / turnout		94,548	76.01	–0.23
Abstentions		29,842	23.99	+0.23
Registered voters		124,390
Sources[10][13]

2003 regional election

Summary of the 25 May 2003 Cortes of Castile and León election results in Segovia

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	47,636	50.77	–2.95	4	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	34,157	36.41	+4.33	2	±0
	United Left of Castile and León (IUCyL)	3,601	3.84	–1.92	0	±0
	The Greens–Green Group (LV–GV)	2,196	2.34	+0.77	0	±0
	Independent Segovian Alternative (ASí)	1,314	1.40	New	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	1,034	1.10	–0.44	0	±0
	Commoners' Land–Castilian Nationalist Party (TC–PNC)	1,001	1.07	+0.50	0	±0
	Castilian Left (IzCa)	304	0.32	New	0	±0
	Republican Left (IR)	170	0.18	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	125	0.13	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		2,281	2.43	–0.87
Total		93,819			6	±0
Valid votes		93,819	98.87	+0.02
Invalid votes		1,070	1.13	–0.02
Votes cast / turnout		94,889	76.24	+5.68
Abstentions		29,568	23.76	–5.68
Registered voters		124,457
Sources[10][14]

1999 regional election

Summary of the 13 June 1999 Cortes of Castile and León election results in Segovia

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	47,391	53.72	–2.99	4	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	28,302	32.08	+5.61	2	±0
	United Left of Castile and León (IUCyL)	5,082	5.76	–4.79	0	±0
	The Greens–Green Group (LV–GV)	1,383	1.57	+0.01	0	±0
	Centrist Union–Democratic and Social Centre (UC–CDS)	1,356	1.54	New	0	±0
	Spanish Democratic Party (PADE)	576	0.65	New	0	±0
	Commoners' Land–Castilian Nationalist Party (TC–PNC)	503	0.57	+0.04	0	±0
	Nationalist Party of Castile and León (PANCAL)	276	0.31	New	0	±0
	Regionalist Unity of Castile and León (URCL)	230	0.26	New	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	203	0.23	–0.02	0	±0
Blank ballots		2,913	3.30	+1.10
Total		88,215			6	±0
Valid votes		88,215	98.85	–0.06
Invalid votes		1,030	1.15	+0.06
Votes cast / turnout		89,245	70.56	–4.72
Abstentions		37,240	29.44	+4.72
Registered voters		126,485
Sources[10][15]

1995 regional election

Summary of the 28 May 1995 Cortes of Castile and León election results in Segovia

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	51,842	56.71	+10.66	4	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	24,195	26.47	–5.93	2	±0
	United Left of Castile and León (IU)	9,644	10.55	+4.73	0	±0
	Platform of Independents of Spain (PIE)	1,430	1.56	New	0	±0
	The Greens–Green Group (LV–GV)	1,423	1.56	New	0	±0
	Commoners' Land–Castilian Nationalist Party (TC–PNC)	482	0.53	New	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	230	0.25	New	0	±0
	Party of El Bierzo (PB)	161	0.18	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		2,014	2.20	+0.23
Total		91,421			6	±0
Valid votes		91,421	98.91	+0.11
Invalid votes		1,010	1.09	–0.11
Votes cast / turnout		92,431	75.28	+4.87
Abstentions		30,352	24.72	–4.87
Registered voters		122,783
Sources[10][16]

1991 regional election

Summary of the 26 May 1991 Cortes of Castile and León election results in Segovia

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)^1	38,663	46.05	+5.90	4	+2
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	27,199	32.40	+5.62	2	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	9,204	10.96	–11.62	0	–2
	United Left (IU)	4,888	5.82	–1.24	0	±0
	The Greens (LV)	1,457	1.74	New	0	±0
	Castilian Regionalist Party (PREC)	679	0.81	New	0	±0
	Castilianist Union (UC)	211	0.25	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,657	1.97	–0.17
Total		83,958			6	±0
Valid votes		83,958	98.80	+0.27
Invalid votes		1,023	1.20	–0.27
Votes cast / turnout		84,981	70.41	–4.41
Abstentions		35,714	29.59	+4.41
Registered voters		120,695
Sources[10][17][18]

1987 regional election

Summary of the 10 June 1987 Cortes of Castile and León election results in Segovia

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	23,165	26.78	–12.98	2	–1
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	19,532	22.58	+16.86	2	+2
	People's Alliance (AP)^1	19,418	22.45	–23.34	1	–2
	People's Democratic Party (PDP)	15,310	17.70	New	1	+1
	United Left (IU)^2	6,104	7.06	+4.60	0	±0
	Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC)	402	0.46	New	0	±0
	Nationalist Party of Castile and León (PNCL–PANCAL)	326	0.38	New	0	±0
	Humanist Platform (PH)	259	0.30	New	0	±0
	Leonesist Union (UNLE)	134	0.15	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,852	2.14	+0.59
Total		86,502			6	±0
Valid votes		86,502	98.53	+0.20
Invalid votes		1,287	1.47	–0.20
Votes cast / turnout		87,789	74.82	–0.23
Abstentions		29,549	25.18	+0.23
Registered voters		117,338
Sources[10][19][20]

1983 regional election

Summary of the 8 May 1983 Cortes of Castile and León election results in Segovia

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)	38,893	45.79	n/a	3	n/a
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	33,772	39.76	n/a	3	n/a
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	4,862	5.72	n/a	0	n/a
	Liberal Democratic Party (PDL)	4,019	4.73	n/a	0	n/a
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	2,087	2.46	n/a	0	n/a
Blank ballots		1,314	1.55	n/a
Total		84,947			6	n/a
Valid votes		84,947	98.33	n/a
Invalid votes		1,447	1.67	n/a
Votes cast / turnout		86,394	75.05	n/a
Abstentions		28,728	24.95	n/a
Registered voters		115,122
Sources[10][21][22]

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