Tarragona is one of the 59 constituencies represented in the Senate of Spain, the upper chamber of the Spanish parliament, the . The constituency (whose boundaries correspond to those of the homonymous province) elects four senators. The electoral system uses open list partial block voting, with electors voting for individual candidates instead of parties. Electors can vote for up to three candidates.

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 Senate,. 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. 209 Senate seats (207 in 1977, 208 from 1978 to 2026) are elected using open-list partial block voting: voters in constituencies electing four seats can choose up to three candidates; in those with two or three seats, up to two; and in single-member districts, one. Each of the 47 peninsular provinces is allocated four seats, while in insular provinces—such as the Balearic and Canary Islands—the districts are the islands themselves, with the larger ones (Mallorca, Gran Canaria and Tenerife) being allocated three seats each, and the smaller ones (Menorca, Ibiza, Formentera, Fuerteventura, La Gomera, El Hierro, Lanzarote and La Palma) one each. Ceuta and Melilla elect two seats each.; ; . Until 1985, the law also provided for by-elections to fill Senate seats vacated up to two years into the legislature; subsequently, 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..

Senators Senators for Tarragona 1977– Legislature Election Distribution Constituent 1977 3 1 1st 1979 3 1 2nd 1982 3 1 3rd 1986 3 1 4th 1989 1 3 5th 1993 1 3 6th 1996 3 1 7th 2000 3 1 8th 2004 3 1 9th 2008 3 1 10th 2011 2 2 11th 2015 1 2 1 12th 2016 1 3 13th 2019 (Apr) 3 1 14th 2019 (Nov) 3 1 15th 2023 1 3

General elections 2023 + Summary of the 23 July 2023 Senate of Spain election results Candidates Parties and coalitions Popular vote Votes % Manel de la Vega Carrera PSC 106,923 30.80 Núria Rovira Costas PSC 104,351 30.06 Mario Soler Santos PSC 97,356 28.04 Jordi Gaseni Blanch ERC 70,175 20.21 • Laura Castel Fort ERC 65,250 18.79 • Josep Rufà Gràcia ERC 59,705 17.19 • Rafael Luna Vivas PP 49,398 14.23 • Montserrat Duch Cartañá PP 48,019 13.83 • Miguel Ángel Cilleruelo Andrés PP 46,302 13.33 • Josep Andreu Domingo Junts 46,301 13.33 • María Elena Queral Castellà Junts 42,563 12.26 • Eugeni Sedano Monasterio Junts 39,014 11.23 • Nazaret Troya Cala Sumar 37,274 10.73 • Tibor Rius Gerecz Vox 28,592 8.23 • Francisco Pizarro Fernández Sumar 28,346 8.16 • Antònia García Bascuñana Sumar 28,188 8.12 • Isabel María Lorenzo Medina Vox 27,671 7.97 • David Gracia Martínez Vox 26,417 7.61 • Iñigo Manrique Romero PACMA 7,254 2.08 • Debora Sebastian Marquez PACMA 6,118 1.76 • Xavier Lopez Roure PACMA 4,527 1.30 • Josepa Loos Maynou PDeCAT 3,909 1.12 • Albert Sabate Altisent PCTC 2,183 0.62 • Juan Francisco Martínez Ten Recortes Cero 920 0.26 • Valentín Rodríguez Bonillo EVC 752 0.21 • Esperanza Torrijos González EVC 546 0.15 • Antonio Raya Ruiz EVC 364 0.10 Blank ballots 6,502 1.87 Total 984920 Valid votes 347,126 96.51 Invalid votes 12,550 3.48 Votes cast / turnout 359,676 63.25 Abstentions 208,947 36.74 Registered voters 568623 Sources November 2019 + Summary of the 10 November 2019 Senate of Spain election results in Tarragona Candidates Parties and coalitions Popular vote Votes % Miquel Aubà i Fleix ERC–Sobiranistes 120,622 32.12 Laura Castel i Fort ERC–Sobiranistes 113,512 30.23 Josep Rufà i Gràcia ERC–Sobiranistes 104,835 27.92 Santiago José Castellà Surribas PSC–PSOE 71,199 18.96 • Joan Castor Gonell Agramunt PSC–PSOE 67,132 17.88 • Maria Jesús Sequera Garcia PSC–PSOE 66,353 17.67 • Hèctor López i Bofill JxCat–Junts 58,176 15.49 • Assumpció Castellví i Auví JxCat–Junts 50,942 13.56 • Anna Magrinyà i Vinyes JxCat–Junts 46,460 12.37 • Carles Fuxet Garcia ECP–Guanyem el Canvi 42,922 11.43 • Angeles Aguilera Méndez ECP–Guanyem el Canvi 37,931 10.10 • José Juan Acero de Dios PP 37,110 9.88 • Nuria Gómez Granès PP 34,106 9.08 • Juan Vicente Martínez Navarro ECP–Guanyem el Canvi 32,677 8.70 • Juan Manuel Sánchez Ramírez PP 29,576 7.88 • Patricia Faura Fernández Cs 25,857 6.89 • Alejandro Soler Baiget Vox 25,604 6.82 • Cristina Satué Vallvé Cs 22,266 5.93 • José Patiño Ribera Cs 20,299 5.41 • Esther Cuadrado Jaro PACMA 9,747 2.60 • Jordi Martínez Latorre PACMA 6,021 1.60 • Estela Pascual Chamizo PACMA 5,754 1.53 • José Juan Ferré Fornos PCPC 1,662 0.44 • Juan Francisco Martínez Ten Recortes Cero–GV 1,344 0.36 • Alicia Garrido Muñiz PUM+J 1,135 0.30 • Anton Guerrero Calvo PCTC 1,033 0.28 • José Ruiz Arana IZQP 583 0.16 Blank ballots 6,449 1.72 Total 375,545 Valid votes 375,545 97.68 Invalid votes 8,935 2.32 Votes cast / turnout 384,480 66.88 Abstentions 190,386 33.12 Registered voters 574,866 Sources

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