Teruel is one of the three constituencies (Spanish : circunscripciones ) represented in the Cortes of Aragon , the regional legislature of the Autonomous Community of Aragon . The constituency currently elects 14 deputies . Its boundaries correspond to those of the Spanish province of Teruel . The electoral system uses the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation , with a minimum threshold of three percent.
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 (Spanish : 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]
2023 regional election [ edit ]
Summary of the 28 May 2023 Cortes of Aragon election results in Teruel
Parties and alliances
Popular vote
Seats
Votes
%
±pp
Total
+/−
People's Party (PP)
23,059
31.15
+7.07
5
+1
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
16,860
22.77
–8.69
4
–2
Teruel Exists –Exists Coalition (Existe)
15,338
20.72
New
3
+3
Vox (Vox)
7,778
10.51
+5.76
1
+1
Aragonese Party (PAR)
4,846
6.55
–3.81
1
±0
United Left of Aragon (IU)
1,634
2.21
–0.87
0
±0
Aragonese Union (CHA)
1,464
1.98
–2.60
0
±0
We Can –Green Alliance (Podemos–AV)
1,409
1.90
–4.02
0
–1
Citizens–You Aragon (CS–Tú Aragón)
389
0.53
–13.16
0
–2
Blank Seats to Leave Empty Seats (EB)
161
0.22
+0.06
0
±0
Federation of Independents of Aragon (FIA)
54
0.07
±0.00
0
±0
Blank ballots
1,038
1.40
+0.15
Total
74,030
14
±0
Valid votes
74,030
98.47
–0.35
Invalid votes
1,147
1.53
+0.35
Votes cast / turnout
75,177
70.71
+1.04
Abstentions
31,141
29.29
–1.04
Registered voters
106,318
Sources[ 9]
2019 regional election [ edit ]
Summary of the 26 May 2019 Cortes of Aragon election results in Teruel
Parties and alliances
Popular vote
Seats
Votes
%
±pp
Total
+/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
23,327
31.46
+9.48
6
+2
People's Party (PP)
17,852
24.08
–3.44
4
–1
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs)
10,152
13.69
+6.49
2
+1
Aragonese Party (PAR)
7,685
10.36
–3.38
1
–1
We Can –Equo (Podemos–Equo)
4,392
5.92
–10.16
1
–1
Vox (Vox)
3,525
4.75
New
0
±0
Aragonese Union (CHA)
3,396
4.58
+1.15
0
±0
United Left of Aragon (IU)
2,282
3.08
–1.56
0
±0
Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)
337
0.45
–0.02
0
±0
Blank Seats (EB)
116
0.16
–0.21
0
±0
Ñ Platform (PAÑ)
64
0.09
New
0
±0
Federation of Independents of Aragon (FIA)
53
0.07
–0.04
0
±0
Social Aragonese Movement (MAS)
40
0.05
New
0
±0
Blank ballots
925
1.25
–1.17
Total
74,146
14
±0
Valid votes
74,146
98.82
+1.00
Invalid votes
883
1.18
–1.00
Votes cast / turnout
75,029
69.67
+0.33
Abstentions
32,665
30.33
–0.33
Registered voters
107,694
Sources[ 10] [ 11]
2015 regional election [ edit ]
Summary of the 24 May 2015 Cortes of Aragon election results in Teruel
Parties and alliances
Popular vote
Seats
Votes
%
±pp
Total
+/−
People's Party (PP)
20,653
27.52
–9.46
5
–1
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
16,493
21.98
–5.39
4
±0
We Can (Podemos)
12,065
16.08
New
2
+2
Aragonese Party (PAR)
10,311
13.74
–2.78
2
–1
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)
5,402
7.20
New
1
+1
United Left of Aragon (IU)
3,479
4.64
–1.88
0
–1
Aragonese Union (CHA)
2,575
3.43
–1.63
0
±0
Commitment with Aragon (CCA)
1,418
1.89
–1.09
0
±0
Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)
353
0.47
+0.22
0
±0
Blank Seats (EB)
281
0.37
New
0
±0
Zero Cuts (Recortes Cero)
120
0.16
+0.06
0
±0
Federation of Independents of Aragon (FIA)
80
0.11
+0.02
0
±0
Blank ballots
1,819
2.42
–1.04
Total
75,049
14
±0
Valid votes
75,049
97.82
–0.53
Invalid votes
1,676
2.18
+0.53
Votes cast / turnout
76,725
69.34
–3.14
Abstentions
33,927
30.66
+3.14
Registered voters
110,652
Sources[ 12] [ 13]
2011 regional election [ edit ]
Summary of the 22 May 2011 Cortes of Aragon election results in Teruel
Parties and alliances
Popular vote
Seats
Votes
%
±pp
Total
+/−
People's Party (PP)
29,685
36.98
+5.92
6
+1
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
21,967
27.37
–8.77
4
–2
Aragonese Party (PAR)
13,264
16.52
–2.63
3
±0
United Left of Aragon (IU)
5,236
6.52
+1.54
1
+1
Aragonese Union (CHA)
4,059
5.06
–0.85
0
±0
Commitment with Aragon (CCA)
2,389
2.98
New
0
±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)
792
0.99
New
0
±0
Greens–Ecolo (V–Ecolo)1
341
0.42
+0.11
0
±0
Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)
204
0.25
New
0
±0
Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)
78
0.10
New
0
±0
Federation of Independents of Aragon (FIA)
75
0.09
New
0
±0
Aragonese Land (TA)
54
0.07
New
0
±0
Blank ballots
2,130
2.65
+0.96
Total
80,274
14
±0
Valid votes
80,274
98.35
–0.82
Invalid votes
1,344
1.65
+0.82
Votes cast / turnout
81,618
72.48
–1.25
Abstentions
30,986
27.52
+1.25
Registered voters
112,604
Sources[ 14] [ 15]
Footnotes:
1 Greens–Ecolo results are compared to The Greens –Federation of Independents of Aragon totals in the 2007 election.
2007 regional election [ edit ]
Summary of the 27 May 2007 Cortes of Aragon election results in Teruel
Parties and alliances
Popular vote
Seats
Votes
%
±pp
Total
+/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
30,325
36.14
+1.38
6
+1
People's Party (PP)
26,066
31.06
–2.51
5
±0
Aragonese Party (PAR)
16,067
19.15
+0.94
3
±0
Aragonese Union (CHA)
4,959
5.91
–1.66
0
–1
United Left of Aragon (IU)
4,178
4.98
+1.30
0
±0
Aragon United Citizens Party (pCUA)
591
0.70
New
0
±0
The Greens –Federation of Independents of Aragon (LV–FIA)1
229
0.31
–0.06
0
±0
Family and Life Party (PFyV)
83
0.10
–0.01
0
±0
Blank ballots
1,419
1.69
+0.09
Total
83,917
14
±0
Valid votes
83,917
99.17
+0.10
Invalid votes
706
0.83
–0.10
Votes cast / turnout
84,623
73.73
–0.78
Abstentions
30,148
26.27
+0.78
Registered voters
114,771
Sources[ 16] [ 17]
Footnotes:
1 The Greens –Federation of Independents of Aragon results are compared to The Greens–SOS Nature totals in the 2003 election.
2003 regional election [ edit ]
Summary of the 25 May 2003 Cortes of Aragon election results in Teruel
Parties and alliances
Popular vote
Seats
Votes
%
±pp
Total
+/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
29,895
34.76
+3.11
5
±0
People's Party (PP)
28,871
33.57
–6.60
5
–2
Aragonese Party (PAR)
15,662
18.21
+0.51
3
±0
Aragonese Union (CHA)
6,515
7.57
+3.24
1
+1
United Left of Aragon (IU)
3,163
3.68
–0.43
0
±0
The Greens–SOS Nature (LV–SOS)
315
0.37
New
0
±0
Family and Life Party (PFyV)
98
0.11
New
0
±0
Aragonese Initiative (INAR)
62
0.07
New
0
±0
Humanist Party (PH)
50
0.06
–0.10
0
±0
Blank ballots
1,379
1.60
–0.22
Total
86,010
14
–1
Valid votes
86,010
99.07
+0.02
Invalid votes
809
0.93
–0.02
Votes cast / turnout
86,819
74.51
+3.72
Abstentions
29,707
25.49
–3.72
Registered voters
116,526
Sources[ 18] [ 19]
1999 regional election [ edit ]
Summary of the 13 June 1999 Cortes of Aragon election results in Teruel
Parties and alliances
Popular vote
Seats
Votes
%
±pp
Total
+/−
People's Party (PP)
33,373
40.17
–0.58
7
±0
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
26,295
31.65
+0.03
5
±0
Aragonese Party (PAR)
14,707
17.70
–0.56
3
±0
Aragonese Union (CHA)
3,599
4.33
+2.22
0
±0
United Left of Aragon (IU)
3,417
4.11
–1.47
0
–1
Humanist Party (PH)
132
0.16
New
0
±0
Blank ballots
1,564
1.88
+0.47
Total
83,087
15
–1
Valid votes
83,087
99.05
–0.25
Invalid votes
795
0.95
+0.25
Votes cast / turnout
83,882
70.79
–3.23
Abstentions
34,617
29.21
+3.23
Registered voters
118,499
Sources[ 20]
1995 regional election [ edit ]
Summary of the 28 May 1995 Cortes of Aragon election results in Teruel
Parties and alliances
Popular vote
Seats
Votes
%
±pp
Total
+/−
People's Party (PP)
35,406
40.75
+9.49
7
+1
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
27,477
31.62
–6.29
5
–2
Aragonese Party (PAR)
15,863
18.26
–1.41
3
±0
United Left of Aragon (IU)
4,847
5.58
+2.56
1
+1
Aragonese Union (CHA)
1,830
2.11
+0.46
0
±0
Aragonese Unity (UA)
133
0.15
New
0
±0
Platform of Independents of Spain (PIE)
105
0.12
New
0
±0
Blank ballots
1,223
1.41
+0.35
Total
86,884
16
±0
Valid votes
86,884
99.30
–0.01
Invalid votes
616
0.70
+0.01
Votes cast / turnout
87,500
74.02
+3.87
Abstentions
30,705
25.98
–3.87
Registered voters
118,205
Sources[ 21]
1991 regional election [ edit ]
Summary of the 26 May 1991 Cortes of Aragon election results in Teruel
Parties and alliances
Popular vote
Seats
Votes
%
±pp
Total
+/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
31,570
37.91
+2.09
7
±0
People's Party (PP)1
26,037
31.26
+1.11
6
+1
Aragonese Party (PAR)
16,386
19.67
+1.94
3
±0
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)
4,175
5.01
–5.17
0
–1
Aragon Alternative Convergence–United Left (CAA–IU)
2,517
3.02
+0.14
0
±0
Aragonese Union (CHA)
1,372
1.65
+1.17
0
±0
Workers' Socialist Party (PST)
344
0.41
New
0
±0
Blank ballots
885
1.06
–0.42
Total
83,286
16
±0
Valid votes
83,286
99.31
+0.33
Invalid votes
579
0.69
–0.33
Votes cast / turnout
83,865
70.15
–1.19
Abstentions
35,680
29.85
+1.19
Registered voters
119,545
Sources[ 22] [ 23]
1987 regional election [ edit ]
Summary of the 10 June 1987 Cortes of Aragon election results in Teruel
Parties and alliances
Popular vote
Seats
Votes
%
±pp
Total
+/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
30,507
35.82
–2.70
7
±0
People's Alliance (AP)1
23,246
27.29
–3.41
5
±0
Regionalist Aragonese Party (PAR)
15,101
17.73
–5.65
3
–1
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)
8,668
10.18
+6.02
1
+1
Aragon Alternative Convergence–United Left (CAA–IU)2
2,454
2.88
+1.12
0
±0
People's Democratic Party–Centrists of Aragon (PDP)
2,433
2.86
New
0
±0
Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC)
860
1.01
New
0
±0
Aragonese Union (UA/CHA)
412
0.48
New
0
±0
Humanist Platform (PH)
232
0.27
New
0
±0
Blank ballots
1,263
1.48
+0.67
Total
85,176
16
±0
Valid votes
85,176
98.98
+0.52
Invalid votes
876
1.02
–0.52
Votes cast / turnout
86,052
71.34
+5.35
Abstentions
34,562
28.66
–5.35
Registered voters
120,614
Sources[ 24] [ 25]
1983 regional election [ edit ]
Summary of the 8 May 1983 Cortes of Aragon election results in Teruel
Parties and alliances
Popular vote
Seats
Votes
%
±pp
Total
+/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
30,978
38.52
n/a
7
n/a
People's Coalition (AP –PDP –UL )
24,689
30.70
n/a
5
n/a
Regionalist Aragonese Party (PAR)
18,806
23.38
n/a
4
n/a
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)
3,343
4.16
n/a
0
n/a
Communist Party of Spain (PCE)
1,412
1.76
n/a
0
n/a
United Left of Aragon (MCA –LCR )
545
0.68
n/a
0
n/a
Blank ballots
650
0.81
n/a
Total
80,423
16
n/a
Valid votes
80,423
98.46
n/a
Invalid votes
1,254
1.54
n/a
Votes cast / turnout
81,677
65.99
n/a
Abstentions
42,100
34.01
n/a
Registered voters
123,777
Sources[ 26]
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