Badajoz (Assembly of Extremadura constituency) explained

Badajoz is one of the two constituencies (es|circunscripciones) represented in the Assembly of Extremadura, the regional legislature of the Autonomous Community of Extremadura. The constituency currently elects 36 deputies. Its boundaries correspond to those of the Spanish province of Badajoz. The electoral system uses the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation, with a minimum threshold of five percent.

Electoral system

The constituency was created as per the Statute of Autonomy of Extremadura of 1983 and was first contested in the 1983 regional election. The Statute provided for the two provinces in Extremadura—Badajoz and Cáceres—to be established as multi-member districts in the Assembly of Extremadura, 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 25 being distributed in proportion to their populations. The exception was the 1983 election, when each constituency was allocated a fixed number of seats: 35 for Badajoz and 30 for Cáceres.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Voting is on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprises all nationals over eighteen, registered in Extremadura and in full enjoyment of their political rights. Amendments to the electoral law in 2011 required for Extremadurans 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.^{[5] [6]} Seats are elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of five percent of valid votes—which includes blank ballots—being applied in each constituency. Alternatively, parties failing to reach the threshold in one of the constituencies are also entitled to enter the seat distribution as long as they run candidates in both districts and reach five percent regionally.^{[2] [3] [4]}

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
Assembly	Election	Distribution
1st	1983	3 20 1 11
2nd	1987	2 19 5 9
3rd	1991	3 21 2 9
4th	1995	4 17 14
5th	1999	2 19 15
6th	2003	2 20 13
7th	2007	21 14
8th	2011	2 17 17
9th	2015	3 18 15
10th	2019	2 20 4 10
11th	2023	2 16 15 3

Elections

2023 regional election

Summary of the 28 May 2023 Assembly of Extremadura election results in Badajoz

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	157,071	41.24	–7.30	16	–4
	People's Party (PP)	144,595	37.96	+11.72	15	+5
	Vox (Vox)	30,297	7.95	+3.19	3	+3
	United for Extremadura We Can–United Left–Green Alliance (Podemos–IU–AV)	22,717	5.96	–0.85	2	±0
	Together for Extremadura (JUEx)	12,376	3.25	New	0	±0
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (CS)	3,538	0.93	–10.20	0	–4
	Raise Extremadura (Levanta)1	1,491	0.39	–0.02	0	±0
	A Worthy Extremadura (UED)	1,450	0.38	New	0	±0
	Extremennist Party–Extremennists–Party of Extremadurans (PEx–EXT)	948	0.25	New	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	798	0.21	+0.06	0	±0
Blank ballots		5,593	1.47	+0.56
Total		380,874			36	±0
Valid votes		380,874	97.74	–1.00
Invalid votes		8,814	2.26	+1.00
Votes cast / turnout		389,688	70.77	+1.88
Abstentions		160,954	29.23	–1.88
Registered voters		550,642
Sources[9]

2019 regional election

Summary of the 26 May 2019 Assembly of Extremadura election results in Badajoz

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	183,249	48.54	+4.86	20	+2
	People's Party (PP)	99,076	26.24	–10.03	10	–5
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs)	42,014	11.13	+7.19	4	+4
	United for Extremadura (Podemos–IU–eXtremeños–Equo)1	25,722	6.81	–6.41	2	–1
	Vox (Vox)	17,980	4.76	+4.47	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	1,908	0.51	New	0	±0
	United Extremadura (EU)	1,530	0.41	+0.14	0	±0
	Public Defense Organization (ODP)	1,422	0.38	New	0	±0
	Act (PACT)	665	0.18	New	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	555	0.15	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		3,427	0.91	–0.48
Total		377,548			36	±0
Valid votes		377,548	98.74	+0.52
Invalid votes		4,835	1.26	–0.52
Votes cast / turnout		382,383	68.89	–2.40
Abstentions		172,669	31.11	+2.40
Registered voters		555,052
Sources[10]

2015 regional election

Summary of the 24 May 2015 Assembly of Extremadura election results in Badajoz

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party–Independent Socialists (PSOE–SIEx)	171,203	43.68	–1.05	18	+1
	People's Party (PP)	142,147	36.27	–8.73	15	–2
	We Can (Podemos)	28,565	7.29	New	3	+3
	Let's Win Extremadura–United Left–The Greens (Ganemos–IU–LV)	18,708	4.77	–1.41	0	–2
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	15,447	3.94	New	0	±0
	Extremadurans (eXtremeños)1	3,745	0.96	+0.83	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	2,455	0.63	–0.36	0	±0
	Forward Badajoz (BA)	1,245	0.32	New	0	±0
	Vox (Vox)	1,139	0.29	New	0	±0
	United Extremadura (EU)	1,063	0.27	New	0	±0
	Forward Extremadura (AEx)	798	0.20	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		5,446	1.39	+0.06
Total		391,961			36	±0
Valid votes		391,961	98.22	–0.60
Invalid votes		7,118	1.78	+0.60
Votes cast / turnout		399,079	71.29	–3.41
Abstentions		160,683	28.71	+3.41
Registered voters		559,762
Sources[11]

2011 regional election

Summary of the 22 May 2011 Assembly of Extremadura election results in Badajoz

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party–United Extremadura (PP–EU)	184,503	45.00	+7.28	17	+3
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party–Regionalists (PSOE–regionalistas)	183,384	44.73	–9.07	17	–4
	United Left–Independent Socialists of Extremadura (IU–SIEx)	25,331	6.18	+1.20	2	+2
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	4,052	0.99	New	0	±0
	Independents for Extremadura (IPEx)	2,837	0.69	–0.66	0	±0
	Ecolo–The Greens (Ecolo–LV)1	2,022	0.49	–0.10	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	1,063	0.26	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	836	0.20	–0.02	0	±0
	Convergence for Extremadura (CEx)	537	0.13	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		5,452	1.33	+0.16
Total		410,017			36	+1
Valid votes		410,017	98.82	–0.48
Invalid votes		4,909	1.18	+0.48
Votes cast / turnout		414,926	74.70	+0.16
Abstentions		140,521	25.30	–0.16
Registered voters		555,447
Sources[12]

2007 regional election

Summary of the 27 May 2007 Assembly of Extremadura election results in Badajoz

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party–Regionalists (PSOE–regionalistas)	216,952	53.80	+0.27	21	+1
	People's Party–United Extremadura (PP–EU)1	152,109	37.72	–0.23	14	+1
	United Left–Independent Socialists of Extremadura (IU–SIEx)	19,916	4.94	–1.97	0	–2
	Independents for Extremadura (IPEx)	5,458	1.35	New	0	±0
	The Greens of Extremadura (LV)	2,368	0.59	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	903	0.22	New	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	445	0.11	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	370	0.09	–0.18	0	±0
Blank ballots		4,719	1.17	–0.18
Total		403,240			35	±0
Valid votes		403,240	99.30	+0.07
Invalid votes		2,828	0.70	–0.07
Votes cast / turnout		406,068	74.54	–0.54
Abstentions		138,685	25.46	+0.54
Registered voters		544,753
Sources[13]

2003 regional election

Summary of the 25 May 2003 Assembly of Extremadura election results in Badajoz

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party–Progressives (PSOE–p)1	213,743	53.53	+3.23	20	+1
	People's Party (PP)	148,417	37.17	–2.05	13	–2
	United Left–Independent Socialists of Extremadura (IU–SIEx)2	27,577	6.91	–1.37	2	±0
	United Extremadura (EU)	3,096	0.78	+0.17	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	1,082	0.27	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		5,384	1.35	+0.22
Total		399,299			35	–1
Valid votes		399,299	99.23	–0.16
Invalid votes		3,086	0.77	+0.16
Votes cast / turnout		402,385	75.08	+1.24
Abstentions		133,556	24.92	–1.24
Registered voters		535,941
Sources[14]

1999 regional election

Summary of the 13 June 1999 Assembly of Extremadura election results in Badajoz

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party–Progressives (PSOE–p)	194,264	49.65	+5.20	19	+2
	People's Party (PP)	153,432	39.22	+0.77	15	+1
	United Left–Commitment to Extremadura (IU–CE)	27,869	7.12	–4.98	2	–2
	Independent Socialists of Extremadura (SIEx)	4,530	1.16	–0.22	0	±0
	Extremaduran Coalition (CREx–PREx)	2,530	0.65	–1.84	0	±0
	United Extremadura (EU)	2,368	0.61	New	0	±0
	The Greens of Extremadura (LV)	1,822	0.47	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		4,427	1.13	+0.29
Total		391,242			36	+1
Valid votes		391,242	99.39	+0.04
Invalid votes		2,419	0.61	–0.04
Votes cast / turnout		393,661	73.84	–4.99
Abstentions		139,433	26.16	+4.99
Registered voters		533,094
Sources[15]

1995 regional election

Summary of the 28 May 1995 Assembly of Extremadura election results in Badajoz

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	177,713	44.45	–11.84	17	–4
	People's Party (PP)	153,747	38.45	+13.32	14	+5
	United Left–The Greens–Commitment to Extremadura (IU–LV–CE)1	48,393	12.10	+2.41	4	+1
	Extremaduran Coalition (CEx)2	9,950	2.49	+0.84	0	±0
	Independent Socialists of Extremadura (SIEx)	5,519	1.38	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	1,136	0.28	–0.27	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	n/a	n/a	–5.91	0	–2
Blank ballots		3,368	0.84	+0.07
Total		399,826			35	±0
Valid votes		399,826	99.35	+0.06
Invalid votes		2,612	0.65	–0.06
Votes cast / turnout		402,438	78.83	+8.15
Abstentions		108,052	21.17	–8.15
Registered voters		510,490
Sources[16]

1991 regional election

Summary of the 26 May 1991 Assembly of Extremadura election results in Badajoz

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	196,747	56.29	+4.42	21	+2
	People's Party (PP)1	87,844	25.13	+0.36	9	±0
	United Left (IU)	30,278	8.66	+1.67	3	+1
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	20,698	5.91	–7.28	2	–3
	United Extremadura (EU)	4,115	1.18	–0.45	0	±0
	The Greens (LV)	3,590	1.03	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	1,912	0.55	New	0	±0
	Extremaduran Regionalist Party (PREx)	1,644	0.47	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		2,696	0.77	–0.05
Total		349,524			35	±0
Valid votes		349,524	99.29	+0.32
Invalid votes		2,507	0.71	–0.32
Votes cast / turnout		352,031	70.68	–3.52
Abstentions		146,059	29.32	+3.52
Registered voters		498,090
Sources[17] [18]

1987 regional election

Summary of the 10 June 1987 Assembly of Extremadura election results in Badajoz

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	186,753	51.87	–4.75	19	–1
	People's Alliance (AP)1	85,550	23.76	–7.09	9	–2
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	47,502	13.19	New	5	+5
	United Left (IU)2	25,183	6.99	–1.31	2	–1
	United Extremadura (EU)	5,881	1.63	–1.72	0	–1
	People's Democratic Party (PDP)	3,625	1.01	New	0	±0
	Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC)	2,582	0.72	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		2,967	0.82	+0.37
Total		360,043			35	±0
Valid votes		360,043	98.97	–0.09
Invalid votes		3,757	1.03	+0.09
Votes cast / turnout		363,800	74.20	+2.12
Abstentions		126,477	25.80	–2.12
Registered voters		490,277
Sources[19] [20]

1983 regional election

Summary of the 8 May 1983 Assembly of Extremadura election results in Badajoz

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	191,679	56.62	n/a	20	n/a
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)	104,449	30.85	n/a	11	n/a
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	28,107	8.30	n/a	3	n/a
	United Extremadura (EU)	11,351	3.35	n/a	1	n/a
	Spanish Communist Workers' Party–Unified Communist Party (PCOE–PCEU)	1,463	0.43	n/a	0	n/a
Blank ballots		1,512	0.45	n/a
Total		338,561			35	n/a
Valid votes		338,561	99.06	n/a
Invalid votes		3,219	0.94	n/a
Votes cast / turnout		341,780	72.08	n/a
Abstentions		132,388	27.92	n/a
Registered voters		474,168
Sources[21]

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 . es . ine.es . . 8 February 2020.
2. Ley Orgánica 1/1983, de 25 de febrero, de Estatuto de Autonomía de Extremadura . Organic Law . 1 . . es . 25 February 1983 . 17 March 2017.
3. Ley Orgánica 1/2011, de 28 de enero, de reforma del Estatuto de Autonomía de la Comunidad Autónoma de Extremadura . Organic Law . 1 . Boletín Oficial del Estado . es . 28 January 2011 . 17 March 2017.
4. Ley 2/1987, de 16 de marzo, de Elecciones a la Asamblea de Extremadura . Law . 2 . Boletín Oficial del Estado . es . 16 March 1987 . 17 March 2017.
5. Web site: Reig Pellicer . Naiara . 16 December 2015 . Spanish elections: Begging for the right to vote . cafebabel.co.uk . 17 July 2017.
6. 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.
7. Real Decreto-ley 20/1977, de 18 de marzo, sobre Normas Electorales . Royal Decree-Law . 20 . Boletín Oficial del Estado . es . 18 March 1977 . 14 December 2019.
8. Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General . Organic Law . 5 . Boletín Oficial del Estado . es . 19 June 1985 . 30 January 2020.
9. Junta de Extremadura . Diario Oficial de Extremadura . 112 . 13 June 2023 . es . Acuerdo de 7 de junio de 2023, de la Junta Electoral de Extremadura, por la que se hacen públicos los resultados del escrutinio general y proclamación de diputados y diputadas electos a la Asamblea de Extremadura . 796228808 . 36880–36885.
10. Web site: Assembly of Extremadura election results, 26 May 2019 . 10 June 2019 . es . www.juntaelectoralcentral.es . Electoral Commission of Extremadura . 29 November 2019.
11. Web site: Assembly of Extremadura election results, 24 May 2015. Badajoz . 10 June 2015 . es . www.juntaelectoralcentral.es . Electoral Commission of Extremadura . 26 September 2017.
12. Web site: Assembly of Extremadura election results, 22 May 2011. Badajoz and Cáceres . 3 June 2011 . es . www.juntaelectoralcentral.es . Electoral Commission of Extremadura . 26 September 2017.
13. Web site: Assembly of Extremadura election results, 27 May 2007. Badajoz and Cáceres . 7 June 2007 . es . www.juntaelectoralcentral.es . Electoral Commission of Extremadura . 26 September 2017.
14. Web site: Assembly of Extremadura election results, 25 May 2003. Badajoz and Cáceres . 5 June 2003 . es . www.juntaelectoralcentral.es . Electoral Commission of Extremadura . 26 September 2017.
15. Web site: Assembly of Extremadura election results, 13 June 1999. Badajoz and Cáceres . 26 June 1999 . es . www.juntaelectoralcentral.es . Electoral Commission of Extremadura . 26 September 2017.
16. Web site: Assembly of Extremadura election results, 28 May 1995. Badajoz and Cáceres . 10 June 1995 . es . www.juntaelectoralcentral.es . Electoral Commission of Extremadura . 26 September 2017.
17. Web site: Assembly of Extremadura election results, 26 May 1991. Badajoz and Cáceres . 13 June 1991 . es . www.juntaelectoralcentral.es . Electoral Commission of Extremadura . 26 September 2017.
18. Web site: Number 152. Report-declaration of the Assembly of Extremadura election of 26 May 1991 . es . tcu.es . Court of Auditors . 8 December 2019.
19. Web site: Assembly of Extremadura election results, 10 June 1987. Badajoz and Cáceres . 21 July 1987 . es . www.juntaelectoralcentral.es . Electoral Commission of Extremadura . 26 September 2017.
20. Web site: Number 75. Audit report on the regularity of electoral accounting derived from the elections held on June 10, 1987 . es . tcu.es . Court of Auditors . 8 December 2019.
21. Web site: Assembly of Extremadura election results, 8 May 1983. Badajoz and Cáceres . 12 September 1983 . es . www.juntaelectoralcentral.es . Central Electoral Commission . 26 September 2017.