Seville () is one of the 52 constituencies represented in the Congress of Deputies, the lower chamber of the Spanish parliament, the . The constituency (whose boundaries correspond to those of the homonymous province) currently elects 12 deputies. The electoral system uses the D'Hondt method and closed-list proportional voting, with a minimum threshold of three percent.
Electoral system The constituency was created as per the Political Reform Law and was first contested in the 1977 general election. The Law provided for the provinces of Spain to be established as multi-member districts in the Congress of Deputies,. with this regulation being maintained under the Spanish Constitution of 1978.. Additionally, the Constitution requires for any modification of the provincial limits to be approved under an organic law, needing an absolute majority in the Cortes Generales..
Voting is based on universal suffrage, comprising all Spanish nationals over 18 years of age with full political rights, provided that they have not been deprived of the right to vote by a final sentence.. The only exception was in 1977, when this was limited to nationals over 21 years of age and in full enjoyment of their political and civil rights.; . Amendments in 2011 required non-resident citizens to apply for voting, a system known as "begged" voting ().. which was abolished in 2022. Further, amendments in 2018 granted the right to vote to those legally incapacitated. The Congress of Deputies has a minimum of 300 and a maximum of 400 seats, with electoral provisions fixing its size at 350. Of these, 348 are elected in 50 multi-member constituencies corresponding to the provinces of Spain—each of which is assigned an initial minimum of two seats and the remaining 248 distributed in proportion to population—using the D'Hondt method and closed-list proportional voting, with a three percent-threshold of valid votes (including blank ballots) in each constituency. The remaining two seats are allocated to Ceuta and Melilla as single-member districts elected by plurality voting.; ; ; . The use of this electoral method may result in a higher effective threshold depending on district magnitude and vote distribution. The law does not provide for by-elections to fill vacant seats; instead, any vacancies arising after the proclamation of candidates and during the legislative term are filled by the next candidates on the party lists or, when required, by designated substitutes.; .
The electoral law allows for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, alliances and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form an alliance are required to inform the relevant electoral commission within 10 days of the election call—15 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 permille of the electorate, with a compulsory minimum of 500 signatures, until 1985—disallowing electors from signing for more than one list. Also since 2011, parties, federations or alliances that have not obtained a mandate in either chamber of the at the preceding election are required to secure the signature of at least 0.1 percent of electors in the aforementioned constituencies.; . Amendments in 2007 required a balanced composition of men and women in the electoral lists, so that candidates of either sex made up at least 40 percent of the total composition; further amendments in 2024 required the use of a zipper system..
Deputies Deputies 1977–present Legislature Election Distribution Constituent 1977 2 5 5 1st 1979 2 2 4 4 2nd 1982 1 8 3 3rd 1986 1 8 3 4th 1989 1 1 8 2 5th 1993 1 8 3 6th 1996 2 7 4 7th 2000 1 7 5 8th 2004 8 4 9th 2008 8 4 10th 2011 1 6 5 11th 2015 2 5 2 3 12th 2016 3 4 1 4 13th 2019 (Apr) 2 5 2 2 1 14th 2019 (Nov) 2 5 1 2 2 15th 2023 2 5 4 1
General elections 2023 + Summary of the 23 July 2023 Congress of Deputies election results in Seville Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 387,760 36.60 +0.49 5 ±0 People's Party (PP) 353,663 33.38 +15.52 4 +2 Unite Andalusia (Sumar)1 148,745 14.04 –2.65 2 ±0 Vox (Vox) 141,087 13.32 –4.60 1 –1 Animalist Party with the Environment (PACMA)2 9,288 0.88 –0.26 0 ±0 Workers' Front (FO) 1,950 0.18 New 0 ±0 For a Fairer World (PUM+J) 1,765 0.17 +0.04 0 ±0 Communist Party of the Workers of Spain (PCTE) 1,522 0.14 +0.09 0 ±0 Zero Cuts (Recortes Cero) 1,034 0.10 –0.04 0 ±0 Walking Together (CJ) 912 0.09 New 0 ±0 Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE de las JONS) 681 0.06 New 0 ±0 Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs) n/a n/a –7.93 0 –1 Blank ballots 10,951 1.03 –0.28 Total 1,059,358 12 ±0 Valid votes 1,059,358 98.53 +0.18 Invalid votes 15,775 1.47 –0.18 Votes cast / turnout 1,075,133 68.74 –0.47 Abstentions 488,949 31.26 +0.47 Registered voters 1,564,082 Sources
November 2019 + Summary of the 10 November 2019 Congress of Deputies election results in Seville Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 380,385 36.11 –1.00 5 ±0 Vox (Vox) 188,813 17.92 +5.72 2 +1 People's Party (PP) 188,166 17.86 +3.35 2 ±0 United We Can (Podemos–IULV–CA) 153,435 14.56 –1.43 2 ±0 Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs) 83,575 7.93 –8.75 1 –1 More Country–Andalusia (Más País–Andalucía) 22,388 2.13 New 0 ±0 Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) 12,035 1.14 –0.20 0 ±0 Andalusia by Herself (AxSí) 5,183 0.49 +0.20 0 ±0 Spanish Communist Workers' Party (PCOE) 1,495 0.14 +0.02 0 ±0 Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV) 1,456 0.14 ±0.00 0 ±0 For a Fairer World (PUM+J) 1,402 0.13 –0.01 0 ±0 Communist Party of the Andalusian People (PCPA) 842 0.08 +0.01 0 ±0 Communist Party of the Workers of Spain (PCTE) 550 0.05 –0.02 0 ±0 Blank ballots 13,793 1.31 +0.30 Total 1,053,518 12 ±0 Valid votes 1,053,518 98.35 –0.24 Invalid votes 17,729 1.65 +0.24 Votes cast / turnout 1,071,247 69.21 –4.52 Abstentions 476,497 30.79 +4.52 Registered voters 1,547,744 Sources
April 2019 + Summary of the 28 April 2019 Congress of Deputies election results in Seville Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 416,543 37.11 +3.48 5 +1 Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs) 187,243 16.68 +3.31 2 +1 United We Can (Podemos–IULV–CA–Equo) 179,497 15.99 –4.79 2 –1 People's Party (PP) 162,891 14.51 –14.52 2 –2 Vox (Vox) 136,949 12.20 +11.99 1 +1 Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) 15,073 1.34 +0.04 0 ±0 Act (PACT) 3,567 0.32 New 0 ±0 Andalusia by Herself (AxSí) 3,288 0.29 New 0 ±0 Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV) 1,592 0.14 –0.05 0 ±0 For a Fairer World (PUM+J) 1,527 0.14 New 0 ±0 Spanish Communist Workers' Party (PCOE) 1,317 0.12 +0.02 0 ±0 Communist Party of the Workers of Spain (PCTE) 830 0.07 New 0 ±0 Communist Party of the Andalusian People (PCPA) 799 0.07 –0.06 0 ±0 Blank ballots 11,391 1.01 +0.08 Total 1,122,507 12 ±0 Valid votes 1,122,507 98.59 –0.29 Invalid votes 16,056 1.41 +0.29 Votes cast / turnout 1,138,563 73.73 +5.52 Abstentions 405,617 26.27 –5.52 Registered voters 1,544,180 Sources
2016 + Summary of the 26 June 2016 Congress of Deputies election results in Seville Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 347,470 33.63 –0.29 4 –1 People's Party (PP) 299,884 29.03 +3.85 4 +1 United We Can for Andalusia (Podemos–IU–Equo)1 214,663 20.78 –3.97 3 +1 Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) 138,086 13.37 +0.34 1 –1 Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) 13,389 1.30 +0.39 0 ±0 Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 9,932 0.23 –0.29 0 ±0 Vox (Vox) 8,341 0.20 ±0.00 0 ±0 Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV) 7,317 0.17 +0.04 0 ±0 Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE) 5,482 0.13 +0.01 0 ±0 Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE de las JONS) 1,980 0.05 +0.01 0 ±0 We Are Andalusians Party, For Andalusia and the Peoples (AND) 1,727 0.04 New 0 ±0 Spanish Communist Workers' Party (PCOE) 1,696 0.04 ±0.00 0 ±0 Blank Seats (EB) 961 0.02 +0.01 0 ±0 United Free Citizens (CILUS) 830 0.02 –0.01 0 ±0 Revolutionary Anticapitalist Left (IZAR) 687 0.02 New 0 ±0 Libertarian Party (P–LIB) 393 0.01 –0.02 0 ±0 Blank ballots 9,582 0.93 +0.02 Total 1,033,112 12 ±0 Valid votes 1,033,112 98.88 –0.11 Invalid votes 11,739 1.12 +0.11 Votes cast / turnout 1,044,851 68.21 –3.97 Abstentions 486,955 31.79 +3.97 Registered voters 1,531,806 Sources
2015 + Summary of the 20 December 2015 Congress of Deputies election results in Seville Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 371,142 33.92 –7.80 5 –1 People's Party (PP) 275,463 25.18 –13.50 3 –2 We Can (Podemos) 208,408 19.05 New 2 +2 Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) 142,574 13.03 New 2 +2 United Left/Greens–Assembly for Andalusia–Popular Unity (IULV–CA–UPeC) 62,309 5.70 –2.93 0 –1 Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) 9,976 0.91 New 0 ±0 Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 6,421 0.59 –4.93 0 ±0 Vox (Vox) 2,717 0.25 New 0 ±0 Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV) 1,413 0.13 New 0 ±0 Spanish Communist Workers' Party (PCOE) 1,096 0.10 New 0 ±0 Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE de las JONS) 989 0.09 –0.02 0 ±0 Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE) 893 0.08 –0.02 0 ±0 Libertarian Party (P–LIB) 652 0.06 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 9,968 0.91 –0.37 Total 1,094,021 12 ±0 Valid votes 1,094,021 98.99 +0.15 Invalid votes 11,217 1.01 –0.15 Votes cast / turnout 1,105,238 72.18 +0.96 Abstentions 425,923 27.82 –0.96 Registered voters 1,531,161 Sources
2011 + Summary of the 20 November 2011 Congress of Deputies election results in Seville Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 442,267 41.72 –16.37 6 –2 People's Party (PP) 410,046 38.68 +7.19 5 +1 United Left/The Greens–Assembly for Andalusia: Plural Left (IULV–CA) 91,519 8.63 +3.24 1 +1 Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 58,502 5.52 +4.27 0 ±0 Andalusian Party (PA)1 23,302 2.20 +0.51 0 ±0 Equo (Equo) 11,313 1.07 New 0 ±0 Blank Seats (EB) 2,966 0.28 New 0 ±0 For a Fairer World (PUM+J) 1,415 0.13 +0.06 0 ±0 Anti-capitalists (Anticapitalistas) 1,194 0.11 New 0 ±0 Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE de las JONS) 1,160 0.11 +0.07 0 ±0 Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE) 1,077 0.10 +0.05 0 ±0 Humanist Party (PH) 900 0.08 +0.04 0 ±0 Internationalist Solidarity and Self-Management (SAIn) 593 0.06 ±0.00 0 ±0 Communist Unification of Spain (UCE) 332 0.03 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 13,596 1.28 +0.17 Total 1,060,182 12 ±0 Valid votes 1,060,182 98.84 –0.59 Invalid votes 12,464 1.16 +0.59 Votes cast / turnout 1,072,646 71.22 –2.62 Abstentions 433,483 28.78 +2.62 Registered voters 1,506,129 Sources
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