15th_Senate_of_Spain

15th Senate of Spain

15th Senate of Spain

Senate of Spain following the 2023 Spanish general election


208 (of 266) members of the Senate of Spain were elected in the 2023 Spanish general election to sit in the 15th Cortes Generales.[1]

Background

Election process

Most members of the senate (currently 208 of 266) are directly elected by the people. Each province elects four senators without regard to population. Insular provinces are treated specially. The larger islands of the Balearics (Baleares) and Canaries (Canarias)—Mallorca, Gran Canaria, and Tenerife—are assigned three seats each, and the smaller islands—Menorca, Ibiza–Formentera, Fuerteventura, Gomera, Hierro, Lanzarote and La Palma—one each; Ceuta and Melilla are assigned two seats each.[2][3]

This allocation is heavily weighted in favour of small provinces; as the most populated province Madrid, with its 6.5 million people, and Soria, with 90,000 inhabitants, are each represented by four senators.[4]

Composition

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Members by province

Andalusia

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Aragon

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Asturias

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Balearic Islands

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Basque Country

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Canary Islands

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Cantabria

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Castilla–La Mancha

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Castile and León

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Catalonia

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Extremadura

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Galicia

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Madrid

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Murcia

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La Rioja

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Valencian Community

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Ceuta

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Melilla

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References

  1. Clarke, Seán; Voce, Antonio; Gutiérrez, Pablo. "Spain election 2023: full results". the Guardian. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
  2. Jefatura del Estado (1985-06-20), Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General, pp. 19110–19134, retrieved 2023-08-19
  3. "The Most Populated Provinces in Spain". WorldAtlas. 2017-09-01. Retrieved 2023-08-23.

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