Teruel (Cortes of Aragon constituency)

Teruel is one of the three constituencies (Spanish: circunscripciones) represented in the Cortes of Aragon, the regional legislature of the Autonomous Community of Aragon. The constituency currently elects 14 deputies. Its boundaries correspond to those of the Spanish province of Teruel. The electoral system uses the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation, with a minimum threshold of three percent.

Teruel
Cortes of Aragon Electoral Constituency
Location of Teruel within Aragon
Province	Teruel
Autonomous community	Aragon
Population	134,137 (2019)[1]
Electorate	107,694 (2019)
Major settlements	Teruel
Current constituency
Created	1983
Seats	16 (1983–1999) 15 (1999–2003) 14 (2003–present)
Member(s)	PSOE (6)   PP (4)   Cs (2)   PAR (1)   Podemos (1)

Electoral system

The constituency was created as per the Statute of Autonomy of Aragon of 1982 and was first contested in the 1983 regional election. The Statute provided for the three provinces in Aragon—Huesca, Teruel and Zaragoza—to be established as multi-member districts in the Cortes of Aragon, with this regulation being maintained under the 1987 regional electoral law. Each constituency is entitled to an initial minimum of 13 seats, with the remaining 28 being distributed in proportion to their populations (provided that the seat-to-population ratio in the most populated province did not exceed 2.75 times that of the least populated one). The exception was the 1983 election, when each constituency was allocated a fixed number of seats: 18 for Huesca, 16 for Teruel and 32 for Zaragoza.[2][3][4]

Voting is on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprises all nationals over eighteen, registered in Aragon and in full enjoyment of their political rights. Amendments to the electoral law in 2011 required for Aragonese 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. Parties not reaching the threshold are not taken into consideration for seat distribution.[2][3][4] The use of the D'Hondt method may 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 two 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]

Deputies

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

Elections

2019 regional election

Summary of the 26 May 2019 Cortes of Aragon election results in Teruel

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	23,327	31.46	+9.48	6	+2
	People's Party (PP)	17,852	24.08	–3.44	4	–1
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs)	10,152	13.69	+6.49	2	+1
	Aragonese Party (PAR)	7,685	10.36	–3.38	1	–1
	We Can–Equo (Podemos–Equo)	4,392	5.92	–10.16	1	–1
	Vox (Vox)	3,525	4.75	New	0	±0
	Aragonese Union (CHA)	3,396	4.58	+1.15	0	±0
	United Left of Aragon (IU)	2,282	3.08	–1.56	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	337	0.45	–0.02	0	±0
	Blank Seats (EB)	116	0.16	–0.21	0	±0
	Ñ Platform (PAÑ)	64	0.09	New	0	±0
	Federation of Independents of Aragon (FIA)	53	0.07	–0.04	0	±0
	Social Aragonese Movement (MAS)	40	0.05	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		925	1.25	–1.17
Total		74,146			14	±0
Valid votes		74,146	98.82	+1.00
Invalid votes		883	1.18	–1.00
Votes cast / turnout		75,029	69.67	+0.33
Abstentions		32,665	30.33	–0.33
Registered voters		107,694
Sources[9][10]

2015 regional election

Summary of the 24 May 2015 Cortes of Aragon election results in Teruel

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	20,653	27.52	–9.46	5	–1
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	16,493	21.98	–5.39	4	±0
	We Can (Podemos)	12,065	16.08	New	2	+2
	Aragonese Party (PAR)	10,311	13.74	–2.78	2	–1
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	5,402	7.20	New	1	+1
	United Left of Aragon (IU)	3,479	4.64	–1.88	0	–1
	Aragonese Union (CHA)	2,575	3.43	–1.63	0	±0
	Commitment with Aragon (CCA)	1,418	1.89	–1.09	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	353	0.47	+0.22	0	±0
	Blank Seats (EB)	281	0.37	New	0	±0
	Zero Cuts (Recortes Cero)	120	0.16	+0.06	0	±0
	Federation of Independents of Aragon (FIA)	80	0.11	+0.02	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,819	2.42	–1.04
Total		75,049			14	±0
Valid votes		75,049	97.82	–0.53
Invalid votes		1,676	2.18	+0.53
Votes cast / turnout		76,725	69.34	–3.14
Abstentions		33,927	30.66	+3.14
Registered voters		110,652
Sources[11][12]

2011 regional election

Summary of the 22 May 2011 Cortes of Aragon election results in Teruel

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	29,685	36.98	+5.92	6	+1
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	21,967	27.37	–8.77	4	–2
	Aragonese Party (PAR)	13,264	16.52	–2.63	3	±0
	United Left of Aragon (IU)	5,236	6.52	+1.54	1	+1
	Aragonese Union (CHA)	4,059	5.06	–0.85	0	±0
	Commitment with Aragon (CCA)	2,389	2.98	New	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	792	0.99	New	0	±0
	Greens–Ecolo (V–Ecolo)^1	341	0.42	+0.11	0	±0
	Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	204	0.25	New	0	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	78	0.10	New	0	±0
	Federation of Independents of Aragon (FIA)	75	0.09	New	0	±0
	Aragonese Land (TA)	54	0.07	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		2,130	2.65	+0.96
Total		80,274			14	±0
Valid votes		80,274	98.35	–0.82
Invalid votes		1,344	1.65	+0.82
Votes cast / turnout		81,618	72.48	–1.25
Abstentions		30,986	27.52	+1.25
Registered voters		112,604
Sources[13][14]

2007 regional election

Summary of the 27 May 2007 Cortes of Aragon election results in Teruel

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	30,325	36.14	+1.38	6	+1
	People's Party (PP)	26,066	31.06	–2.51	5	±0
	Aragonese Party (PAR)	16,067	19.15	+0.94	3	±0
	Aragonese Union (CHA)	4,959	5.91	–1.66	0	–1
	United Left of Aragon (IU)	4,178	4.98	+1.30	0	±0
	Aragon United Citizens Party (pCUA)	591	0.70	New	0	±0
	The Greens–Federation of Independents of Aragon (LV–FIA)^1	229	0.31	–0.06	0	±0
	Family and Life Party (PFyV)	83	0.10	–0.01	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,419	1.69	+0.09
Total		83,917			14	±0
Valid votes		83,917	99.17	+0.10
Invalid votes		706	0.83	–0.10
Votes cast / turnout		84,623	73.73	–0.78
Abstentions		30,148	26.27	+0.78
Registered voters		114,771
Sources[15][16]

2003 regional election

Summary of the 25 May 2003 Cortes of Aragon election results in Teruel

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	29,895	34.76	+3.11	5	±0
	People's Party (PP)	28,871	33.57	–6.60	5	–2
	Aragonese Party (PAR)	15,662	18.21	+0.51	3	±0
	Aragonese Union (CHA)	6,515	7.57	+3.24	1	+1
	United Left of Aragon (IU)	3,163	3.68	–0.43	0	±0
	The Greens–SOS Nature (LV–SOS)	315	0.37	New	0	±0
	Family and Life Party (PFyV)	98	0.11	New	0	±0
	Aragonese Initiative (INAR)	62	0.07	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	50	0.06	–0.10	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,379	1.60	–0.22
Total		86,010			14	–1
Valid votes		86,010	99.07	+0.02
Invalid votes		809	0.93	–0.02
Votes cast / turnout		86,819	74.51	+3.72
Abstentions		29,707	25.49	–3.72
Registered voters		116,526
Sources[17][18]

1999 regional election

Summary of the 13 June 1999 Cortes of Aragon election results in Teruel

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	33,373	40.17	–0.58	7	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	26,295	31.65	+0.03	5	±0
	Aragonese Party (PAR)	14,707	17.70	–0.56	3	±0
	Aragonese Union (CHA)	3,599	4.33	+2.22	0	±0
	United Left of Aragon (IU)	3,417	4.11	–1.47	0	–1
	Humanist Party (PH)	132	0.16	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,564	1.88	+0.47
Total		83,087			15	–1
Valid votes		83,087	99.05	–0.25
Invalid votes		795	0.95	+0.25
Votes cast / turnout		83,882	70.79	–3.23
Abstentions		34,617	29.21	+3.23
Registered voters		118,499
Sources[19]

1995 regional election

Summary of the 28 May 1995 Cortes of Aragon election results in Teruel

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	35,406	40.75	+9.49	7	+1
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	27,477	31.62	–6.29	5	–2
	Aragonese Party (PAR)	15,863	18.26	–1.41	3	±0
	United Left of Aragon (IU)	4,847	5.58	+2.56	1	+1
	Aragonese Union (CHA)	1,830	2.11	+0.46	0	±0
	Aragonese Unity (UA)	133	0.15	New	0	±0
	Platform of Independents of Spain (PIE)	105	0.12	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,223	1.41	+0.35
Total		86,884			16	±0
Valid votes		86,884	99.30	–0.01
Invalid votes		616	0.70	+0.01
Votes cast / turnout		87,500	74.02	+3.87
Abstentions		30,705	25.98	–3.87
Registered voters		118,205
Sources[20]

1991 regional election

Summary of the 26 May 1991 Cortes of Aragon election results in Teruel

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	31,570	37.91	+2.09	7	±0
	People's Party (PP)^1	26,037	31.26	+1.11	6	+1
	Aragonese Party (PAR)	16,386	19.67	+1.94	3	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	4,175	5.01	–5.17	0	–1
	Aragon Alternative Convergence–United Left (CAA–IU)	2,517	3.02	+0.14	0	±0
	Aragonese Union (CHA)	1,372	1.65	+1.17	0	±0
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	344	0.41	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		885	1.06	–0.42
Total		83,286			16	±0
Valid votes		83,286	99.31	+0.33
Invalid votes		579	0.69	–0.33
Votes cast / turnout		83,865	70.15	–1.19
Abstentions		35,680	29.85	+1.19
Registered voters		119,545
Sources[21][22]

1987 regional election

Summary of the 10 June 1987 Cortes of Aragon election results in Teruel

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	30,507	35.82	–2.70	7	±0
	People's Alliance (AP)^1	23,246	27.29	–3.41	5	±0
	Regionalist Aragonese Party (PAR)	15,101	17.73	–5.65	3	–1
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	8,668	10.18	+6.02	1	+1
	Aragon Alternative Convergence–United Left (CAA–IU)^2	2,454	2.88	+1.12	0	±0
	People's Democratic Party (PDP)	2,433	2.86	New	0	±0
	Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC)	860	1.01	New	0	±0
	Aragonese Union (UA–CHA)	412	0.48	New	0	±0
	Humanist Platform (PH)	232	0.27	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,263	1.48	+0.67
Total		85,176			16	±0
Valid votes		85,176	98.98	+0.52
Invalid votes		876	1.02	–0.52
Votes cast / turnout		86,052	71.34	+5.35
Abstentions		34,562	28.66	–5.35
Registered voters		120,614
Sources[23][24]

1983 regional election

Summary of the 8 May 1983 Cortes of Aragon election results in Teruel

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	30,978	38.52	n/a	7	n/a
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)	24,689	30.70	n/a	5	n/a
	Regionalist Aragonese Party (PAR)	18,806	23.38	n/a	4	n/a
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	3,343	4.16	n/a	0	n/a
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	1,412	1.76	n/a	0	n/a
	United Left of Aragon (MCA–LCR)	545	0.68	n/a	0	n/a
Blank ballots		650	0.81	n/a
Total		80,423			16	n/a
Valid votes		80,423	98.46	n/a
Invalid votes		1,254	1.54	n/a
Votes cast / turnout		81,677	65.99	n/a
Abstentions		42,100	34.01	n/a
Registered voters		123,777
Sources[25]

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