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Pontevedra
Parliament of Galicia Electoral constituency
Location of Pontevedra within Galicia
Province	Pontevedra
Autonomous community	Galicia
Population	942,665 (2019)
Electorate	907,088 (2020)
Major settlements	Vigo, Pontevedra
Current constituency
Created	1981
Seats	19 (1981–1989) 21 (1989–1997) 22 (1997–present)
Member(s)	PP (11)   BNG (8)   PSdeG (3)

Pontevedra is one of the four constituencies (Spanish: circunscripciones) represented in the Parliament of Galicia, the regional legislature of the autonomous community of Galicia. The constituency currently elects 22 deputies. Its boundaries correspond to those of the Spanish province of Pontevedra. The electoral system uses the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation, with a minimum threshold of five percent.

Electoral system

The constituency was created as per the Statute of Autonomy for Galicia of 1981 and was first contested in the 1981 regional election. The Statute provided for the four provinces in Galicia—A Coruña, Lugo, Ourense and Pontevedra—to be established as multi-member districts in the Parliament of Galicia, with this regulation being maintained under the 1985 regional electoral law. Each constituency is entitled to an initial minimum of 10 seats, with the remaining 35 being distributed in proportion to their populations. In the 1981 and 1985 elections, each constituency was allocated a fixed number of seats: 22 for A Coruña, 15 for Lugo, 15 for Ourense and 19 for Pontevedra.

Voting is on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprises all nationals over eighteen, registered in Galicia and in full enjoyment of their political rights. Amendments to the electoral law in 2011 required for Galicians abroad to apply for voting before being permitted to vote, a system known as "begged" or expat vote (Spanish: Voto rogado) which was abolished in 2022. Seats are elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of five percent of valid votes—which includes blank ballots; until a 1993 reform, the threshold was set at three percent—being applied in each constituency. The use of the D'Hondt method may result in a higher effective threshold, depending on the district magnitude.

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 one 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.

Deputies

Elections

2024 regional election

2020 regional election

2016 regional election

2012 regional election

2009 regional election

2005 regional election

2001 regional election

1997 regional election

1993 regional election

1989 regional election

1985 regional election

1981 regional election

References

1. "Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero. Población por provincias y por sexo". ine.es (in Spanish). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
2. "Elecciones al Parlamento del País Vasco y al Parlamento de Galicia del 12 de julio de 2020" (PDF). www.ine.es (in Spanish). National Institute of Statistics. 22 May 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
3. ^ Ley Orgánica 1/1981, de 6 de abril, de Estatuto de Autonomía para Galicia. Boletín Oficial del Estado (Organic Law 1) (in Spanish). 6 April 1981. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
4. ^ Ley 8/1985, de 13 de agosto, de elecciones al Parlamento de Galicia. Boletín Oficial del Estado (Law 2) (in Spanish). 13 August 1985. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
5. Reig Pellicer, Naiara (16 December 2015). "Spanish elections: Begging for the right to vote". cafebabel.co.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
6. Araque Conde, Pilar (8 June 2022). "El Congreso acaba con el voto rogado: diez años de trabas burocráticas para los residentes en el extranjero". Público (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
7. Gallagher, Michael (30 July 2012). "Effective threshold in electoral systems". Trinity College, Dublin. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
8. Real Decreto-ley 20/1977, de 18 de marzo, sobre Normas Electorales. Boletín Oficial del Estado (Royal Decree-Law 20) (in Spanish). 18 March 1977. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
9. Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General. Boletín Oficial del Estado (Organic Law 5) (in Spanish). 19 June 1985. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
10. "ACORDO do 4 de marzo de 2024 polo que se fan públicos os resultados xerais e por circunscricións e a relación de deputadas e deputados proclamados electos nas eleccións ao Parlamento de Galicia do día 18 de febreiro de 2024" (PDF). Diario Oficial de Galicia (in Galician) (47). Xunta de Galicia: 17322-17329. 6 March 2024. ISSN 1130-9229.
11. "Parliament of Galicia election results, 12 July 2020" (PDF). www.juntaelectoralcentral.es (in Spanish). Central Electoral Commission. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
12. "Parliament of Galicia election results, 25 September 2016" (PDF). www.juntaelectoralcentral.es (in Spanish). Central Electoral Commission. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
13. "Parliament of Galicia election results, 21 October 2012" (PDF). www.juntaelectoralcentral.es (in Spanish). Central Electoral Commission. 7 November 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
14. "Parliament of Galicia election results, 1 March 2009" (PDF). www.juntaelectoralcentral.es (in Spanish). Central Electoral Commission. 27 March 2009. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
15. "Parliament of Galicia election results, 19 June 2005" (PDF). www.juntaelectoralcentral.es (in Spanish). Central Electoral Commission. 13 July 2005. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
16. "Parliament of Galicia election results, 21 October 2001" (PDF). www.juntaelectoralcentral.es (in Spanish). Central Electoral Commission. 13 November 2001. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
17. "Parliament of Galicia election results, 21 October 2001. Error correction" (PDF). www.juntaelectoralcentral.es (in Spanish). Central Electoral Commission. 11 December 2001. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
18. "Parliament of Galicia election results, 19 October 1997" (PDF). www.juntaelectoralcentral.es (in Spanish). Central Electoral Commission. 11 November 1997. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
19. "Parliament of Galicia election results, 17 October 1993" (PDF). www.juntaelectoralcentral.es (in Spanish). Central Electoral Commission. 11 November 1993. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
20. "Parliament of Galicia election results, 17 December 1989" (PDF). www.juntaelectoralcentral.es (in Spanish). Central Electoral Commission. 8 February 1990. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
21. "Parliament of Galicia election results, 24 November 1985" (PDF). www.juntaelectoralcentral.es (in Spanish). Central Electoral Commission. 17 January 1986. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
22. "Parliament of Galicia election, 1981. Pontevedra". www.datoselecciones.com (in Spanish). Election Data. Retrieved 26 September 2017.

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• Parliament of Galicia constituencies
• Province of Pontevedra
• Constituencies established in 1981
• 1981 establishments in Spain