A Coruña (, ) 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 8 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 6 1 1st 1979 2 6 1 2nd 1982 4 1 4 3rd 1986 4 1 4 4th 1989 4 1 4 5th 1993 4 5 6th 1996 1 3 5 7th 2000 2 2 5 8th 2004 1 4 4 9th 2008 1 3 4 10th 2011 1 2 5 11th 2015 2 2 1 3 12th 2016 2 2 4 13th 2019 (Apr) 1 3 1 3 14th 2019 (Nov) 1 1 3 3 15th 2023 1 1 2 4
General elections 2023 + Summary of the 23 July 2023 Congress of Deputies election results in A Coruña Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP) 292,272 43.13 +12.63 4 +1 Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) 190,897 28.17 –1.85 2 –1 Unite Galicia (Sumar)1 82,618 12.19 –2.43 1 ±0 Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 67,653 9.98 +0.50 1 ±0 Vox (Vox) 34,410 5.08 –3.12 0 ±0 Animalist Party with the Environment (PACMA)2 3,096 0.46 –0.29 0 ±0 Workers' Front (FO) 1,011 0.15 New 0 ±0 Zero Cuts (Recortes Cero) 548 0.08 –0.07 0 ±0 Blank ballots 5,197 0.77 –0.42 Total 677,702 8 ±0 Valid votes 677,702 99.20 +0.34 Invalid votes 5,485 0.80 –0.34 Votes cast / turnout 683,187 62.93 +5.89 Abstentions 402,486 37.07 –5.89 Registered voters 1,085,673 Sources
November 2019 + Summary of the 10 November 2019 Congress of Deputies election results in A Coruña Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP) 187,127 30.50 +4.99 3 ±0 Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) 184,178 30.02 –1.38 3 ±0 In Common–United We Can (Podemos–EU) 77,069 12.56 –2.21 1 ±0 Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 58,135 9.48 +2.82 1 +1 Vox (Vox) 50,325 8.20 +2.56 0 ±0 Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs) 28,469 4.64 –7.42 0 –1 More Country–Equo (Más País–Equo) 12,619 2.06 New 0 ±0 Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) 4,572 0.75 –0.31 0 ±0 Spanish Communist Workers' Party (PCOE) 1,689 0.28 +0.01 0 ±0 Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV) 925 0.15 –0.05 0 ±0 For a Fairer World (PUM+J) 607 0.10 New 0 ±0 Communist Party of the Workers of Galicia (PCTG) 472 0.08 –0.01 0 ±0 Blank ballots 7,307 1.19 +0.02 Total 613,494 8 ±0 Valid votes 613,494 98.86 +0.18 Invalid votes 7,056 1.14 –0.18 Votes cast / turnout 620,550 57.04 –6.06 Abstentions 467,289 42.96 +6.06 Registered voters 1,087,839 Sources
April 2019 + Summary of the 28 April 2019 Congress of Deputies election results in A Coruña Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) 212,665 31.40 +9.64 3 +1 People's Party (PP) 172,799 25.51 –14.57 3 –1 In Common–United We Can (Podemos–EU–Mareas en Común–Equo)1 100,019 14.77 –8.32 1 –1 Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs) 81,677 12.06 +2.68 1 +1 Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 45,095 6.66 +3.65 0 ±0 Vox (Vox) 38,187 5.64 +5.48 0 ±0 Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) 7,176 1.06 –0.01 0 ±0 In Tide (En Marea) 6,806 1.00 New 0 ±0 Spanish Communist Workers' Party (PCOE) 1,814 0.27 New 0 ±0 Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV) 1,331 0.20 –0.05 0 ±0 Commitment to Galicia (CxG) 1,272 0.19 New 0 ±0 Communist Party of the Workers of Galicia (PCTG) 600 0.09 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 7,901 1.17 +0.13 Total 677,342 8 ±0 Valid votes 677,342 98.68 –0.14 Invalid votes 9,067 1.32 +0.14 Votes cast / turnout 686,409 63.10 +3.23 Abstentions 401,447 36.90 –3.23 Registered voters 1,087,856 Sources
2016 + Summary of the 26 June 2016 Congress of Deputies election results in A Coruña Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP) 257,855 40.08 +4.58 4 +1 In Tide (Podemos–Anova–EU) 148,566 23.09 –3.25 2 ±0 Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) 139,973 21.76 +1.33 2 ±0 Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) 60,347 9.38 –0.53 0 –1 Galician Nationalist Bloc–We–Galician Candidacy (BNG–Nós)1 19,343 3.01 –1.53 0 ±0 Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) 6,857 1.07 +0.30 0 ±0 Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV) 1,583 0.25 +0.02 0 ±0 Vox (Vox) 1,026 0.16 –0.02 0 ±0 Communists of Galicia (PCPE–CdG) 754 0.12 –0.09 0 ±0 Internationalist Solidarity and Self-Management (SAIn) 392 0.06 ±0.00 0 ±0 Blank ballots 6,693 1.04 –0.10 Total 643,389 8 ±0 Valid votes 643,389 98.82 +0.07 Invalid votes 7,676 1.18 –0.07 Votes cast / turnout 651,065 59.87 –2.83 Abstentions 436,407 40.13 +2.83 Registered voters 1,087,472 Sources
2015 + Summary of the 20 December 2015 Congress of Deputies election results in A Coruña Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP) 239,303 35.50 –16.02 3 –2 In Tide (Podemos–Anova–EU)1 177,581 26.34 +21.03 2 +2 Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) 137,734 20.43 –6.89 2 ±0 Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) 66,784 9.91 New 1 +1 We–Galician Candidacy (Nós)2 30,618 4.54 –7.16 0 –1 Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) 5,169 0.77 +0.36 0 ±0 Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 3,531 0.52 –0.80 0 ±0 Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV) 1,548 0.23 New 0 ±0 Communists of Galicia (PCPE–CdG) 1,447 0.21 +0.01 0 ±0 Vox (Vox) 1,246 0.18 New 0 ±0 Land Party (PT) 1,119 0.17 New 0 ±0 Internationalist Solidarity and Self-Management (SAIn) 429 0.06 –0.01 0 ±0 Blank ballots 7,674 1.14 –0.69 Total 674,183 8 ±0 Valid votes 674,183 98.75 +0.30 Invalid votes 8,562 1.25 –0.30 Votes cast / turnout 682,745 62.70 +0.33 Abstentions 406,077 37.30 –0.33 Registered voters 1,088,822 Sources
2011 + Summary of the 20 November 2011 Congress of Deputies election results in A Coruña Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP) 343,270 51.52 +8.85 5 +1 Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) 182,056 27.32 –13.69 2 –1 Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 77,945 11.70 –0.27 1 ±0 United Left–The Greens: Plural Left (EU–V) 30,557 4.59 +3.02 0 ±0 Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 8,812 1.32 +0.72 0 ±0 Equo (Equo) 4,802 0.72 New 0 ±0 Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) 2,709 0.41 +0.22 0 ±0 For a Fairer World (PUM+J) 1,241 0.19 +0.09 0 ±0 Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE) 776 0.12 New 0 ±0 Humanist Party (PH) 694 0.10 +0.05 0 ±0 XXI Convergence (C.XXI) 487 0.07 New 0 ±0 Internationalist Solidarity and Self-Management (SAIn) 476 0.07 +0.03 0 ±0 Communist Unification of Spain (UCE) 319 0.05 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 12,173 1.83 +0.65 Total 666,317 8 ±0 Valid votes 666,317 98.45 –0.85 Invalid votes 10,520 1.55 +0.85 Votes cast / turnout 676,837 62.37 –7.59 Abstentions 408,395 37.63 +7.59 Registered voters 1,085,232 Sources
2008 + Summary of the 9 March 2008 Congress of Deputies election results in A Coruña Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP) 316,688 42.67 –1.92 4 ±0 Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) 304,398 41.01 +2.11 3 –1 Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 88,830 11.97 +0.27 1 ±0 United Left–Alternative (EU–IU) 11,669 1.57 –0.34 0 ±0 Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 4,468 0.60 New 0 ±0 The Greens of Europe (LVdE) 1,800 0.24 New 0 ±0 Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) 1,410 0.19 New 0 ±0 Social Democratic Party (PSD) 1,060 0.14 New 0 ±0 For a Fairer World (PUM+J) 773 0.10 New 0 ±0 Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) 496 0.07 New 0 ±0 Humanist Party (PH) 381 0.05 –0.10 0 ±0 Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE de las JONS) 341 0.05 +0.02 0 ±0 National Democracy (DN) 288 0.04 –0.02 0 ±0 Family and Life Party (PFyV) 288 0.04 New 0 ±0 Internationalist Solidarity and Self-Management (SAIn) 287 0.04 New 0 ±0 Electronic Voting Assembly (AVE) 144 0.02 New 0 ±0 Spanish Alternative (AES) 127 0.02 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 8,783 1.18 –0.63 Total 742,231 8 –1 Valid votes 742,231 99.30 +0.01 Invalid votes 5,232 0.70 –0.01 Votes cast / turnout 747,463 69.96 –0.64 Abstentions 320,970 30.04 +0.64 Registered voters 1,068,433 Sources
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