Alicante (Corts Valencianes constituency) explained

Alicante (ca-valencia|Alacant) is one of the three constituencies (es|circunscripciones) represented in the Corts Valencianes, the regional legislature of the Valencian Community. The constituency currently elects 35 deputies. Its boundaries correspond to those of the Spanish province of Alicante. The electoral system uses the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation, with a minimum threshold of five percent regionally.

Electoral system

The constituency was created as per the Statute of Autonomy of the Valencian Community of 1982 and was first contested in the 1983 regional election. The Statute provided for the three provinces in the Valencian Community—Alicante, Castellón and Valencia—to be established as multi-member districts in the Corts Valencianes, with this regulation being maintained under the 1987 regional electoral law. Each constituency is entitled to an initial minimum of 20 seats, with the remaining 39—29 until 2007—being distributed in proportion to their populations (provided that the seat-to-population ratio in any given province did not exceed three times that of any other). The exception was the 1983 election, when each constituency was allocated a fixed number of seats: 29 for Alicante, 25 for Castellón and 35 for Valencia.^{[2] [3]}

Voting is on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprises all nationals over eighteen, registered in the Valencian Community and in full enjoyment of their political rights. Amendments to the electoral law in 2011 required for Valencians abroad to apply for voting before being permitted to vote, a system known as "begged" or expat vote (es|Voto rogado) which was abolished in 2022.^{[4] [5]} Seats are elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with a threshold of five percent of valid votes—which includes blank ballots—being applied regionally. Parties not reaching the threshold are not taken into consideration for seat distribution.^{[2] [3]}

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.^{[3] [6] [7]}

Deputies

Deputies 1983–present
Corts	Election	Distribution
1st	1983	2 17 10
2nd	1987	2 14 4 9
3rd	1991	2 16 12
4th	1995	3 12 15
5th	1999	2 12 16
6th	2003	2 12 16
7th	2007	2 14 19
8th	2011	2 1 12 20
9th	2015	5 5 9 5 11
10th	2019	3 4 10 7 7 4
11th	2023	4 11 15 5

Elections

2023 regional election

Summary of the 28 May 2023 Corts Valencianes election results in Alicante

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	319,981	39.28	+19.21	15	+8
	Socialist Party of the Valencian Country (PSPV–PSOE)	240,447	29.52	+3.96	11	+1
	Vox (Vox)	100,331	12.32	+1.04	5	+1
	Commitment Més–Initiative–Greens Equo (Compromís)	82,878	10.17	–0.81	4	±0
	United We Can–United Left (Unides Podem–EUPV)	28,540	3.50	–5.75	0	–3
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (CS)	12,531	1.54	–17.60	0	–7
	Animalist Party with the Environment (PACMA)1	7,757	0.95	–0.62	0	±0
	The Eco-pacifist Greens (Centro Moderado)2	4,846	0.59	+0.15	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	1,461	0.18	–0.01	0	±0
	Republican Left of the Valencian Country (ERPV)	1,318	0.16	±0.00	0	±0
	United Coalition (Units)	1,055	0.13	New	0	±0
	Zero Cuts (Recortes Cero)	897	0.11	New	0	±0
	Regionalist Alicantine Party–Citizen Hope (PAR–EsC)	641	0.08	New	0	±0
	Alliance for the Commerce and Housing (AlianzaCV)	598	0.07	New	0	±0
	Valencian Republic–European Valencianist Party (RV–PVE)	532	0.07	–0.03	0	±0
	Decide (Decidix)	377	0.05	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		10,386	1.28	+0.48
Total		814,576			35	±0
Valid votes		814,576	98.68	+0.06
Invalid votes		10,887	1.32	–0.06
Votes cast / turnout		825,463	63.28	–8.87
Abstentions		478,918	36.72	+8.87
Registered voters		1,304,381
Sources[8]

2019 regional election

Summary of the 28 April 2019 Corts Valencianes election results in Alicante

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Socialist Party of the Valencian Country (PSPV–PSOE)	231,662	25.56	+2.88	10	+1
	People's Party (PP)	181,867	20.07	–7.67	7	–4
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs)	173,468	19.14	+4.99	7	+2
	Vox (Vox)	102,239	11.28	+10.92	4	+4
	Commitment Bloc–Initiative–Greens Equo (Compromís)	99,488	10.98	–1.52	4	–1
	United We Can–United Left (Unides Podem–EUPV)1	83,855	9.25	–7.29	3	–2
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	14,271	1.57	+0.66	0	±0
	The Eco-pacifist Greens–Forward (Avant/Adelante–LVEP)	3,980	0.44	New	0	±0
	Seniors in Action (3e en acción)	1,869	0.21	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	1,757	0.19	+0.01	0	±0
	Republican Left of the Valencian Country (ERPV)	1,471	0.16	New	0	±0
	Act (PACT)	1,230	0.14	New	0	±0
	Valencian Republic–European Valencianist Party (RV–PVE)	929	0.10	New	0	±0
	Republican Alternative (ALTER)	620	0.07	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		7,229	0.80	–0.75
Total		906,189			35	±0
Valid votes		906,189	98.62	+0.14
Invalid votes		12,639	1.38	–0.14
Votes cast / turnout		918,828	72.15	+6.20
Abstentions		354,692	27.85	–6.20
Registered voters		1,273,520
Sources[9]

2015 regional election

Summary of the 24 May 2015 Corts Valencianes election results in Alicante

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	224,935	27.74	–21.89	11	–9
	Socialist Party of the Valencian Country (PSPV–PSOE)	183,946	22.68	–7.17	9	–3
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	114,724	14.15	New	5	+5
	Commitment Coalition Bloc–Initiative–Greens (Compromís)	101,368	12.50	+7.93	5	+4
	We Can (Podemos/Podem)	98,792	12.18	New	5	+5
	Citizen Agreement (EUPV–EV–ERPV–AS)1	35,324	4.36	–3.30	0	–2
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	12,003	1.48	–1.62	0	±0
	Let's Win Valencian Country (Ganemos)	8,096	1.00	New	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	7,361	0.91	+0.48	0	±0
	Vox (Vox)	2,958	0.36	New	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	1,615	0.20	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	1,444	0.18	+0.04	0	±0
	Zero Cuts (Recortes Cero)	1,287	0.16	New	0	±0
	Citizen Hope (EsC)	1,129	0.14	New	0	±0
	Spain 2000 (E–2000)	1,011	0.12	–0.08	0	±0
	Democratic Forum (FDEE)	799	0.10	New	0	±0
	Libertarian Party (P–LIB)	597	0.07	New	0	±0
	Together (Junts)	558	0.07	New	0	±0
	The National Coalition (LCN)	407	0.05	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		12,550	1.55	–1.03
Total		810,904			35	±0
Valid votes		810,904	98.48	+0.15
Invalid votes		12,540	1.52	–0.15
Votes cast / turnout		823,444	65.95	–2.25
Abstentions		425,106	34.05	+2.25
Registered voters		1,248,550
Sources[10]

2011 regional election

Summary of the 22 May 2011 Corts Valencianes election results in Alicante

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	405,305	49.63	–2.16	20	+1
	Socialist Party of the Valencian Country (PSPV–PSOE)	243,817	29.85	–6.72	12	–2
	United Left of the Valencian Country (EUPV)1	43,881	5.37	n/a	2	±0
	Bloc–Initiative–Greens: Commitment Coalition (Compromís)1	37,301	4.57	n/a	1	+1
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	25,312	3.10	New	0	±0
	Greens and Eco-pacifists (VyE)	15,328	1.88	New	0	±0
	Liberal Democratic Centre (CDL)	4,579	0.56	+0.46	0	±0
	Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	3,537	0.43	New	0	±0
	Republican Left of the Valencian Country (ERPV)	3,342	0.41	–0.03	0	±0
	Renewal Liberal Centre (CLR)	2,463	0.30	+0.12	0	±0
	Spain 2000 (E–2000)	1,600	0.20	+0.07	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	1,515	0.19	+0.02	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	1,376	0.17	+0.06	0	±0
	Valencian Coalition (CVa)	1,296	0.16	±0.00	0	±0
	Authentic Phalanx (FA)	1,171	0.14	–0.01	0	±0
	Family and Life Party (PFyV)	982	0.12	New	0	±0
	Movement for People's Unity–Republicans (MUP–R)	911	0.11	+0.01	0	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	833	0.10	New	0	±0
	National Democracy (DN)	681	0.08	New	0	±0
	United for Valencia (UxV)	429	0.05	–0.03	0	±0
Blank ballots		21,034	2.58	+1.14
Total		816,693			35	±0
Valid votes		816,693	98.31	–0.91
Invalid votes		14,010	1.69	+0.91
Votes cast / turnout		830,703	68.20	+0.15
Abstentions		387,423	31.80	–0.15
Registered voters		1,218,126
Sources[11]

2007 regional election

Summary of the 27 May 2007 Corts Valencianes election results in Alicante

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	415,016	51.79	+3.47	19	+3
	Socialist Party of the Valencian Country (PSPV–PSOE)	293,073	36.57	–0.62	14	+2
	Commitment for the Valencian Country (Compromís PV)1	54,261	6.77	–3.02	2	±0
	Valencian Union–The Eco-pacifist Greens (UV–LVEP)	8,544	1.07	–0.71	0	±0
	Social Democratic Party (PSD)	4,405	0.55	New	0	±0
	Republican Left of the Valencian Country (ERPV)	3,566	0.44	+0.18	0	±0
	Liberal Centre (CL)	1,511	0.19	New	0	±0
	Renewal Liberal Centre (CLR)	1,461	0.18	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	1,402	0.17	–0.02	0	±0
	Valencian Coalition (CVa)	1,317	0.16	New	0	±0
	Authentic Phalanx (FA)	1,193	0.15	+0.02	0	±0
	Spain 2000 (E–2000)	1,036	0.13	+0.06	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	896	0.11	–0.06	0	±0
	Liberal Democratic Centre (CDL)	785	0.10	New	0	±0
	Movement for People's Unity–Republicans (MUP–R)	780	0.10	New	0	±0
	United for Valencia (UxV)	627	0.08	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		11,531	1.44	–0.15
Total		801,404			35	+5
Valid votes		801,404	99.22	–0.09
Invalid votes		6,317	0.78	+0.09
Votes cast / turnout		807,721	68.05	–1.68
Abstentions		379,313	31.95	+1.68
Registered voters		1,187,034
Sources[12] [13]

2003 regional election

Summary of the 25 May 2003 Corts Valencianes election results in Alicante

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	383,409	48.32	–0.39	16	±0
	Socialist Party of the Valencian Country (PSPV–PSOE)	295,084	37.19	+1.18	12	±0
	United Left–The Greens–Valencian Left: The Agreement (L'Entesa)	46,831	5.90	–0.17	2	±0
	Valencian Nationalist Bloc–Green Left (Bloc–EV)	30,865	3.89	+0.22	0	±0
	Union–Valencian Union (UV)	14,089	1.78	+0.04	0	±0
	Republican Left of the Valencian Country (ERPV)	2,092	0.26	New	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	1,593	0.20	+0.02	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	1,520	0.19	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	1,350	0.17	+0.05	0	±0
	Authentic Phalanx (FA)	1,071	0.13	New	0	±0
	Regional Party of the Valencian Community (PRCV)	904	0.11	New	0	±0
	National Democracy (DN)	798	0.10	New	0	±0
	Federal Republican Party (PRF)	680	0.09	+0.03	0	±0
	Spain 2000 (E–2000)	569	0.07	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		12,638	1.59	+0.01
Total		793,493			30	±0
Valid votes		793,493	99.31	–0.04
Invalid votes		5,551	0.69	+0.04
Votes cast / turnout		799,044	69.73	+2.05
Abstentions		346,896	30.27	–2.05
Registered voters		1,145,940
Sources[14]

1999 regional election

Summary of the 13 June 1999 Corts Valencianes election results in Alicante

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	357,815	48.71	+2.05	16	+1
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party–Progressives (PSOE–p)	264,583	36.01	+0.05	12	±0
	United Left of the Valencian Country (EUPV)	44,583	6.07	–4.87	2	–1
	Valencian Nationalist Bloc–The Greens (BNV–EV)1	26,977	3.67	+1.30	0	±0
	Valencian Union (UV)	12,757	1.74	–0.35	0	±0
	Liberal Centre (CL)	4,813	0.66	New	0	±0
	The Ecologist–Pacifist Greens (LVEP)	4,176	0.57	New	0	±0
	Independent Initiative (II)	2,524	0.34	New	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	1,467	0.20	+0.05	0	±0
	Centrist Union–Democratic and Social Centre (UC–CDS)	1,337	0.18	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	918	0.12	New	0	±0
	Valencian Nationalist Left (ENV)	673	0.09	±0.00	0	±0
	Federal Republican Left–Federal Republican Party (IRF–PRF)	454	0.06	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		11,575	1.58	+0.47
Total		734,652			30	±0
Valid votes		734,652	99.35	–0.04
Invalid votes		4,832	0.65	+0.04
Votes cast / turnout		739,484	67.68	–7.52
Abstentions		353,104	32.32	+7.52
Registered voters		1,092,588
Sources[15]

1995 regional election

Summary of the 28 May 1995 Corts Valencianes election results in Alicante

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	351,329	46.66	+13.58	15	+3
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	270,704	35.96	–8.68	12	–4
	United Left–The Greens (EU–EV)1	82,379	10.94	+2.02	3	+1
	Valencian People's Union–Nationalist Bloc (UPV–BN)	17,864	2.37	–0.45	0	±0
	Valencian Union–Independents–Centrists (UV–FICVA–CCV)	15,706	2.09	+0.37	0	±0
	United Alicante (AU)	2,328	0.31	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	1,746	0.23	+0.04	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	1,092	0.15	New	0	±0
	Autonomist Republican Party (PRA)	718	0.10	New	0	±0
	Valencian Nationalist Left (ENV)2	641	0.09	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		8,373	1.11	+0.06
Total		752,880			30	±0
Valid votes		752,880	99.39	–0.02
Invalid votes		4,633	0.61	+0.02
Votes cast / turnout		757,513	75.20	+7.30
Abstentions		249,773	24.80	–7.30
Registered voters		1,007,286
Sources[16]

1991 regional election

Summary of the 26 May 1991 Corts Valencianes election results in Alicante

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	279,594	44.64	+2.01	16	+2
	People's Party (PP)1	207,159	33.08	+3.08	12	+3
	United Left of the Valencian Country (EUPV)2	45,458	7.26	n/a	2	+1
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	36,675	5.86	–8.47	0	–4
	Valencian People's Union (UPV)2	17,655	2.82	n/a	0	–1
	Valencian Union (UV)	10,794	1.72	+0.92	0	±0
	The Greens (LV)	10,422	1.66	–0.12	0	±0
	The Greens of Alicante–Green Union (LVA–UVE)	5,569	0.89	New	0	±0
	Cantonalist Party of the Alicantine Country (Alicantón)	3,484	0.56	New	0	±0
	Socialist Democracy (DS)	1,632	0.26	New	0	±0
	Left Platform (PCE (m–l)–CRPE)3	1,221	0.19	–0.03	0	±0
Blank ballots		6,600	1.05	–0.11
Total		626,263			30	+1
Valid votes		626,263	99.41	+0.45
Invalid votes		3,721	0.59	–0.45
Votes cast / turnout		629,984	67.90	–4.69
Abstentions		297,828	32.10	+4.69
Registered voters		927,812
Sources[17]

1987 regional election

Summary of the 10 June 1987 Corts Valencianes election results in Alicante

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	262,409	42.63	–12.05	14	–3
	People's Alliance (AP)1	172,380	28.00	n/a	9	+3
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	88,234	14.33	+11.99	4	+4
	United Left–Valencian People's Union (IU–UPV)2	41,729	6.78	–1.58	2	±0
	People's Democratic Party–Valencian Centrists (PDP–CV)1	12,299	2.00	n/a	0	–2
	The Greens (LV)	10,944	1.78	New	0	±0
	Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC)	8,007	1.30	New	0	±0
	Valencian Union (UV)1	4,927	0.80	n/a	0	–2
	Valencian Electoral Coalition (CEV)	2,472	0.40	New	0	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	1,610	0.26	New	0	±0
	Republican Popular Unity (UPR)3	1,324	0.22	±0.00	0	±0
	Humanist Platform (PH)	1,215	0.20	New	0	±0
	Valencian Nationalist Left (ENV–URV)	908	0.15	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		7,127	1.16	+0.46
Total		615,585			29	±0
Valid votes		615,585	98.96	–0.09
Invalid votes		6,483	1.04	+0.24
Votes cast / turnout		622,068	72.59	+1.87
Abstentions		234,918	27.41	–1.87
Registered voters		856,986
Sources[18]

1983 regional election

Summary of the 8 May 1983 Corts Valencianes election results in Alicante

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	313,402	54.68	n/a	17	n/a
	People's Coalition–Valencian Union (AP–PDP–UL–UV)	178,235	31.10	n/a	10	n/a
	Communist Party of the Valencian Country (PCE–PCPV)	38,057	6.64	n/a	2	n/a
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	13,418	2.34	n/a	0	n/a
	Liberal Democratic Party (PDL)	11,000	1.92	n/a	0	n/a
	Valencian People's Union (UPV)	9,883	1.72	n/a	0	n/a
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	3,885	0.68	n/a	0	n/a
	Popular Struggle Coalition (CLP)	1,236	0.22	n/a	0	n/a
Blank ballots		4,018	0.70	n/a
Total		573,134			29	n/a
Valid votes		573,134	99.20	n/a
Invalid votes		4,619	0.80	n/a
Votes cast / turnout		577,753	70.72	n/a
Abstentions		239,230	29.28	n/a
Registered voters		816,983
Sources[19]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero. Población por provincias y por sexo . Spanish . ine.es . . 8 February 2020.
2. Ley Orgánica 5/1982, de 1 de julio, de Estatuto de Autonomía de la Comunidad Valenciana . Organic Law . 1 . . Spanish . 1 July 1982 . 20 January 2020.
3. Ley 1/1987, de 31 de marzo, Electoral Valenciana . Law . 2 . Boletín Oficial del Estado . Spanish . 31 March 1987 . 17 March 2017.
4. Web site: Reig Pellicer . Naiara . 16 December 2015 . Spanish elections: Begging for the right to vote . cafebabel.co.uk . 17 July 2017.
5. News: Araque Conde . Pilar . 8 June 2022 . El Congreso acaba con el voto rogado: diez años de trabas burocráticas para los residentes en el extranjero . es . Público . Madrid . 31 July 2022.
6. Real Decreto-ley 20/1977, de 18 de marzo, sobre Normas Electorales . Royal Decree-Law . 20 . Boletín Oficial del Estado . Spanish . 18 March 1977 . 14 December 2019.
7. Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General . Organic Law . 5 . Boletín Oficial del Estado . Spanish . 19 June 1985 . 30 January 2020.
8. Diari Oficial de la Generalitat Valenciana. 9618. 15 June 2023. es. Publicación de los resultados finales y la relación de diputados y diputadas electos en las elecciones a Les Corts Valencianes celebradas el día 28 de mayo de 2023. 0212-8195. 37374–37376.
9. Web site: Corts Valencianes election results, 28 April 2019 . 7 May 2019 . Spanish . www.juntaelectoralcentral.es . Electoral Commission of the Valencian Community . 7 May 2019.
10. Web site: Corts Valencianes election results, 24 May 2015 . 9 June 2015 . Spanish . www.juntaelectoralcentral.es . Electoral Commission of the Valencian Community . 30 September 2017.
11. Web site: Corts Valencianes election results, 22 May 2011 . 7 June 2011 . Spanish . www.juntaelectoralcentral.es . Electoral Commission of the Valencian Community . 30 September 2017.
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