Zaragoza (Cortes of Aragon constituency) explained

Zaragoza
Type:Cortes of Aragon
Electoral
District Label:Province
District:Zaragoza
Region Label:Autonomous community
Region:Aragon
Population:967,452 (2021)[1]
Electorate:739,340 (2023)
Towns:Zaragoza
Year:1983
Seats:32 (1983–1987)
33 (1987–1999)
34 (1999–2003)
35 (2003–present)

Zaragoza is one of the three constituencies (es|circunscripciones) represented in the Cortes of Aragon, the regional legislature of the Autonomous Community of Aragon. The constituency currently elects 35 deputies. Its boundaries correspond to those of the Spanish province of Zaragoza. The electoral system uses the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation, with a minimum threshold of three percent.

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 (es|Voto rogado).[5] Seats are elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral 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 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
CortesElectionDistribution
1st1983
116177
2nd1987
1133115
3rd1991
21597
4th1995
328713
5th1999
1411414
6th2003
1614311
7th2007
1315412
8th2011
2311217
9th2015
12882311
10th2019
123111782
11th2023
12112154

Elections

2023 regional election

Summary of the 28 May 2023 Cortes of Aragon election results in Zaragoza
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
People's Party (PP)175,274 36.24 +15.9015 +7
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)147,267 30.45 +0.3812 +1
Vox (Vox)56,209 11.62 +5.174 +2
Aragonese Union (CHA)26,580 5.50 –1.422 ±0
We Can–Green Alliance (Podemos–AV)21,104 4.36 –4.051 –2
United Left of Aragon (IU)16,409 3.39 –0.191 ±0
Aragon Exists–Exists Coalition (Existe)14,270 2.95 New0 ±0
Citizens–You Aragon (CS–Tú Aragón)6,483 1.34 –16.440 –7
Aragonese Party (PAR)5,446 1.13 –2.470 –1
Animalist Party with the Environment (PACMA)13,343 0.69 –0.020 ±0
Blank Seats to Leave Empty Seats (EB)2,120 0.44 +0.210 ±0
Communist Party of the Workers of Spain (PCTE)878 0.18 +0.060 ±0
Federation of Independents of Aragon (FIA)821 0.17 +0.030 ±0
Blank ballots7,399 1.53 +0.64
Total483,603 35 ±0
Valid votes483,603 98.88 –0.56
Invalid votes5,482 1.12 +0.56
Votes cast / turnout489,085 66.15 +0.51
Abstentions250,255 33.85 –0.51
Registered voters739,340
Sources[9]

2019 regional election

Summary of the 26 May 2019 Cortes of Aragon election results in Zaragoza
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)144,888 30.07 +9.9311 +3
People's Party (PP)98,014 20.34 –7.478 –3
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs)85,681 17.78 +7.777 +4
We Can–Equo (Podemos–Equo)140,508 8.41 –13.503 –5
Aragonese Union (CHA)33,323 6.92 +1.802 ±0
Vox (Vox)31,103 6.45 New2 +2
Aragonese Party (PAR)17,333 3.60 –1.631 –1
United Left of Aragon (IU)17,246 3.58 –0.791 ±0
Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)3,404 0.71 –0.120 ±0
Ñ Platform (PAÑ)3,008 0.62 New0 ±0
Blank Seats (EB)1,126 0.23 –0.690 ±0
Federation of Independents of Aragon (FIA)694 0.14 +0.040 ±0
Communist Party of the Workers of Spain (PCTE)564 0.12 New0 ±0
Aragonese Land (TA)364 0.08 New0 ±0
Social Aragonese Movement (MAS)338 0.07 New0 ±0
Blank ballots4,265 0.89 –0.95
Total481,859 35 ±0
Valid votes481,859 99.44 +0.58
Invalid votes2,724 0.56 –0.58
Votes cast / turnout484,583 65.64 –0.15
Abstentions253,666 34.36 +0.15
Registered voters738,249
Sources[10] [11]

2015 regional election

Summary of the 24 May 2015 Cortes of Aragon election results in Zaragoza
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
People's Party (PP)132,866 27.81 –13.0311 –6
We Can (Podemos)103,873 21.74 New8 +8
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)96,229 20.14 –8.038 –3
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)47,849 10.01 New3 +3
Aragonese Party (PAR)24,997 5.23 –1.942 ±0
Aragonese Union (CHA)24,470 5.12 –4.152 –1
United Left of Aragon (IU)20,903 4.37 –2.091 –1
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)5,073 1.06 –1.720 ±0
Blank Seats (EB)4,419 0.92 New0 ±0
Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)3,946 0.83 +0.500 ±0
Commitment with Aragon (CCA)1,290 0.27 +0.010 ±0
Equo (Equo)818 0.17 New0 ±0
Zero Cuts (Recortes Cero)815 0.17 +0.090 ±0
Aragonese Bloc (BAR)520 0.11 New0 ±0
Federation of Independents of Aragon (FIA)496 0.10 –0.060 ±0
Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)495 0.10 New0 ±0
Blank ballots8,781 1.84 –1.41
Total477,840 35 ±0
Valid votes477,840 98.61 +0.31
Invalid votes5,500 1.14 –0.31
Votes cast / turnout483,340 65.79 –1.05
Abstentions251,382 34.21 +1.05
Registered voters734,722
Sources[12] [13]

2011 regional election

Summary of the 22 May 2011 Cortes of Aragon election results in Zaragoza
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
People's Party (PP)195,724 40.84 +9.3117 +5
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)135,013 28.17 –13.0411 –4
Aragonese Union (CHA)44,443 9.27 +0.543 ±0
Aragonese Party (PAR)34,342 7.17 –3.462 –2
United Left of Aragon (IU)30,983 6.46 +1.532 +1
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)13,345 2.78 New0 ±0
Greens–Ecolo (V–Ecolo)13,014 0.63 –0.060 ±0
Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)1,591 0.33 New0 ±0
Commitment with Aragon (CCA)1,245 0.26 New0 ±0
Federation of Independents of Aragon (FIA)746 0.16 New0 ±0
Aragonese Land (TA)698 0.15 New0 ±0
Aragon United Citizens Party (pCUA)573 0.12 –0.280 ±0
Family and Life Party (PFyV)525 0.11 –0.060 ±0
Humanist Party (PH)440 0.09 –0.030 ±0
Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)398 0.08 New0 ±0
Liberal Democratic Centre (CDL)386 0.08 New0 ±0
The Independent Voice of Aragon (L'VIA)249 0.05 New0 ±0
Blank ballots15,559 3.25 +0.91
Total479,274 35 ±0
Valid votes479,274 98.55 –0.80
Invalid votes7,043 1.45 +0.80
Votes cast / turnout486,317 66.84 +2.26
Abstentions241,317 33.16 –2.26
Registered voters727,634
Sources[14] [15]

2007 regional election

Summary of the 27 May 2007 Cortes of Aragon election results in Zaragoza
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)191,962 41.21 +3.8515 +1
People's Party (PP)146,882 31.53 +1.0312 +1
Aragonese Party (PAR)49,508 10.63 +0.944 +1
Aragonese Union (CHA)40,642 8.73 –6.993 –3
United Left of Aragon (IU)19,450 4.18 +1.011 ±0
The Greens–Federation of Independents of Aragon (LV–FIA)13,221 0.69 +0.080 ±0
Aragon United Citizens Party (pCUA)1,872 0.40 New0 ±0
Family and Life Party (PFyV)784 0.17 –0.030 ±0
Humanist Party (PH)577 0.12 +0.060 ±0
Blank ballots10,884 2.34 +0.14
Total465,782 35 ±0
Valid votes465,782 99.35 –0.08
Invalid votes3,065 0.65 +0.08
Votes cast / turnout468,847 64.58 –4.77
Abstentions257,144 35.42 +4.77
Registered voters725,991
Sources[16] [17]

2003 regional election

Summary of the 25 May 2003 Cortes of Aragon election results in Zaragoza
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)187,087 37.36 +7.5914 +3
People's Party (PP)152,708 30.50 –8.5211 –3
Aragonese Union (CHA)78,698 15.72 +2.906 +2
Aragonese Party (PAR)48,511 9.69 –2.003 –1
United Left of Aragon (IU)15,363 3.07 –0.831 ±0
The Greens–SOS Nature (LV–SOS)13,070 0.61 +0.010 ±0
Aragonese Initiative (INAR)1,434 0.29 New0 ±0
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)1,056 0.21 New0 ±0
Family and Life Party (PFyV)996 0.20 New0 ±0
Republican Left (IR)519 0.10 New0 ±0
Humanist Party (PH)280 0.06 –0.100 ±0
Blank ballots10,996 2.20 +0.15
Total500,718 35 +1
Valid votes500,718 99.43 +0.06
Invalid votes2,873 0.57 –0.06
Votes cast / turnout503,591 69.35 +6.42
Abstentions222,529 30.65 –6.42
Registered voters726,120
Sources[18] [19]

1999 regional election

Summary of the 13 June 1999 Cortes of Aragon election results in Zaragoza
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
People's Party (PP)175,792 39.02 +1.0014 +1
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)134,113 29.77 +6.6511 +3
Aragonese Union (CHA)57,763 12.82 +7.294 +2
Aragonese Party (PAR)52,662 11.69 –8.874 –3
United Left of Aragon (IU)17,558 3.90 –6.561 –2
SOS Nature (SOS)2,709 0.60 New0 ±0
Humanist Party (PH)701 0.16 New0 ±0
Blank ballots9,224 2.05 +0.46
Total450,522 34 +1
Valid votes450,522 99.37 –0.07
Invalid votes2,841 0.63 +0.07
Votes cast / turnout453,363 62.93 –7.37
Abstentions267,030 37.07 +7.37
Registered voters720,393
Sources[20]

1995 regional election

Summary of the 28 May 1995 Cortes of Aragon election results in Zaragoza
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
People's Party (PP)186,240 38.02 +19.3513 +6
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)113,254 23.12 –17.968 –7
Aragonese Party (PAR)100,693 20.56 –4.947 –2
United Left of Aragon (IU)51,220 10.46 +2.943 +1
Aragonese Union (CHA)27,106 5.53 +3.332 +2
Platform of Independents of Spain (PIE)1,980 0.40 New0 ±0
Aragonese Unity (UA)1,058 0.22 New0 ±0
Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)445 0.09 New0 ±0
Blank ballots7,797 1.59 +0.22
Total489,793 33 ±0
Valid votes489,793 99.44 +0.10
Invalid votes2,741 0.56 –0.10
Votes cast / turnout492,534 70.30 +7.78
Abstentions208,074 29.70 –7.78
Registered voters700,608
Sources[21]

1991 regional election

Summary of the 26 May 1991 Cortes of Aragon election results in Zaragoza
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)170,139 41.08 +5.5415 +2
Aragonese Party (PAR)105,643 25.50 –5.439 –2
People's Party (PP)177,348 18.67 +4.597 +2
Aragon Alternative Convergence–United Left (CAA–IU)31,140 7.52 +2.302 +1
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)10,699 2.58 –7.220 –3
Aragonese Union (CHA)9,128 2.20 +1.360 ±0
Independent Aragonese Party (PAI)1,882 0.45 New0 ±0
Workers' Socialist Party (PST)1,549 0.37 New0 ±0
Social Aragonese Movement (MAS)1,032 0.25 New0 ±0
Blank ballots5,655 1.37 –0.05
Total414,215 33 ±0
Valid votes414,215 99.34 +0.53
Invalid votes2,755 0.66 –0.53
Votes cast / turnout416,970 62.27 –7.00
Abstentions252,668 37.73 +7.00
Registered voters669,638
Sources[22] [23]

1987 regional election

Summary of the 10 June 1987 Cortes of Aragon election results in Zaragoza
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)155,566 35.54 –12.2913 –3
Regionalist Aragonese Party (PAR)135,412 30.93 +8.8911 +4
People's Alliance (AP)158,161 13.29 –6.485 –2
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)42,887 9.80 +6.783 +2
Aragon Alternative Convergence–United Left (CAA–IU)222,868 5.22 +0.981 ±0
Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC)6,614 1.51 New0 ±0
Aragonese Union (UA/CHA)3,695 0.84 New0 ±0
People's Democratic Party–Centrists of Aragon (PDP)3,437 0.79 New0 ±0
Humanist Platform (PH)1,782 0.41 New0 ±0
Republican Popular Unity (UPR)1,116 0.25 New0 ±0
Blank ballots6,209 1.42 +0.81
Total437,747 33 +1
Valid votes437,747 98.81 +0.13
Invalid votes5,255 1.19 –0.13
Votes cast / turnout443,002 69.27 +3.06
Abstentions196,537 30.73 –3.06
Registered voters639,539
Sources[24] [25]

1983 regional election

Summary of the 8 May 1983 Cortes of Aragon election results in Zaragoza
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppTotal+/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)195,215 47.83 n/a16 n/a
Regionalist Aragonese Party (PAR)89,970 22.04 n/a7 n/a
People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)80,694 19.77 n/a7 n/a
Communist Party of Spain (PCE)17,305 4.24 n/a1 n/a
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)12,307 3.02 n/a1 n/a
United Left of Aragon (MCA–LCR)4,100 1.00 n/a0 n/a
Workers' Socialist Party (PST)3,406 0.83 n/a0 n/a
Social Aragonese Movement (MAS)1,381 0.34 n/a0 n/a
Communist Party of Aragon (PCA)1,285 0.31 n/a0 n/a
Blank ballots2,481 0.61 n/a
Total408,144 32 n/a
Valid votes408,144 98.68 n/a
Invalid votes5,462 1.32 n/a
Votes cast / turnout413,606 66.21 n/a
Abstentions211,053 33.79 n/a
Registered voters624,659
Sources[26]

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 8/1982, de 10 de agosto, de Estatuto de Autonomía de Aragón . Organic Law . 8 . . es . 10 August 1982 . 17 September 2017.
  3. Ley Orgánica 5/2007, de 20 de abril, de reforma del Estatuto de Autonomía de Aragón . Organic Law . 5 . Boletín Oficial del Estado . es . 20 April 2007 . 17 September 2017.
  4. Ley 2/1987, de 16 de febrero, Electoral de la Comunidad Autónoma de Aragón . Law . 2 . Boletín Oficial del Estado . es . 12 February 1987 . 30 January 2020.
  5. Web site: Reig Pellicer . Naiara . 16 December 2015 . Spanish elections: Begging for the right to vote . cafebabel.co.uk . 17 July 2017.
  6. Web site: Gallagher . Michael . 30 July 2012 . Effective threshold in electoral systems . https://web.archive.org/web/20170730092518/http://www.tcd.ie/Political_Science/staff/michael_gallagher/ElSystems/Docts/effthresh.php . dead . 30 July 2017 . Trinity College, Dublin . 22 July 2017.
  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. Gobierno de Aragón . Boletín Oficial de Aragón . 115 . 19 June 2023 . es . Acuerdo de la Junta Electoral de Aragón, de 9 de junio de 2023, por el que se ordena la publicación del resumen de los resultados de las elecciones a las Cortes de Aragón . 9941-3256 . 24835–24864.
  10. Web site: Cortes of Aragon election results, 26 May 2019 . 6 June 2019 . es . www.juntaelectoralcentral.es . Electoral Commission of Aragon . 29 November 2019.
  11. Web site: Aragon Electoral Archive. Cortes of Aragon election, 2019. Constituency of Zaragoza . es . servicios.aragon.es . Government of Aragon . 29 November 2019.
  12. Web site: Cortes of Aragon election results, 24 May 2015 . 9 June 2015 . es . www.juntaelectoralcentral.es . Electoral Commission of Aragon . 26 September 2017.
  13. Web site: Aragon Electoral Archive. Cortes of Aragon election, 2015. Constituency of Zaragoza . es . servicios.aragon.es . Government of Aragon . 26 September 2017.
  14. Web site: Cortes of Aragon election results, 22 May 2011 . 6 June 2011 . es . www.juntaelectoralcentral.es . Electoral Commission of Aragon . 26 September 2017.
  15. Web site: Aragon Electoral Archive. Cortes of Aragon election, 2011. Constituency of Zaragoza . es . servicios.aragon.es . Government of Aragon . 26 September 2017.
  16. Web site: Cortes of Aragon election results, 27 May 2007 . 18 June 2007 . es . www.juntaelectoralcentral.es . Electoral Commission of Aragon . 26 September 2017.
  17. Web site: Aragon Electoral Archive. Cortes of Aragon election, 2007. Constituency of Zaragoza . es . servicios.aragon.es . Government of Aragon . 26 September 2017.
  18. Web site: Cortes of Aragon election results, 25 May 2003 . 20 June 2003 . es . www.juntaelectoralcentral.es . Electoral Commission of Aragon . 26 September 2017.
  19. Web site: Aragon Electoral Archive. Cortes of Aragon election, 2003. Constituency of Zaragoza . es . servicios.aragon.es . Government of Aragon . 26 September 2017.
  20. Web site: Cortes of Aragon election results, 13 June 1999 . 2 July 1999 . es . www.juntaelectoralcentral.es . Electoral Commission of Aragon . 26 September 2017.
  21. Web site: Cortes of Aragon election results, 28 May 1995 . 21 June 1995 . es . www.juntaelectoralcentral.es . Electoral Commission of Aragon . 26 September 2017.
  22. Web site: Cortes of Aragon election results, 26 May 1991 . 1 July 1991 . es . www.juntaelectoralcentral.es . Electoral Commission of Aragon . 26 September 2017.
  23. Web site: Number 156. Report-declaration of the Cortes of Aragon election of 26 May 1991 . es . tcu.es . Court of Auditors . 8 December 2019.
  24. Web site: Cortes of Aragon election results, 10 June 1987 . 5 August 1987 . es . www.juntaelectoralcentral.es . Electoral Commission of Aragon . 8 December 2019.
  25. 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.
  26. Web site: Cortes of Aragon election results in the province of Zaragoza, 8 May 1983 . 7 June 1983 . es . www.juntaelectoralcentral.es . Electoral Commission of Zaragoza . 8 December 2019.

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