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Lugo
Congress of Deputies Electoral constituency
Location of Lugo within Spain
Province	Lugo
Autonomous community	Galicia
Population	329,587 (2019)
Electorate	344,446 (Nov 2019)
Major settlements	Lugo
Current constituency
Created	1977
Seats	5 (1977–1996) 4 (1996–present)
Member(s)	PP (2)   PSOE (2)

Lugo is one of the 52 constituencies (Template:Lang-es) represented in the Congress of Deputies, the lower chamber of the Spanish parliament, the Cortes Generales. The constituency currently elects four deputies. Its boundaries correspond to those of the Spanish province of Lugo. The electoral system uses the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation, with a minimum threshold of three percent.

Electoral system

The constituency was created as per the Political Reform Act 1977 and was first contested in the 1977 general election. The Act 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 on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprises all nationals over eighteen and in full enjoyment of their political rights. The only exception was in 1977, when this was limited to nationals over twenty-one and in full enjoyment of their political and civil rights. Amendments to the electoral law in 2011 required for Spaniards abroad to apply for voting before being permitted to vote, a system known as "begged" or expat vote (Template:Lang-es). 348 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. Each provincial constituency is entitled to an initial minimum of two seats, with the remaining 248 being distributed in proportion to their populations. Ceuta and Melilla are allocated the two remaining seats, which are elected using plurality voting. 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. Also since 2011, parties, federations or coalitions that have not obtained a mandate in either chamber of the Cortes at the preceding election are required to secure the signature of at least 0.1 percent of electors in the aforementioned constituencies.

Deputies

Elections

November 2019 general election

April 2019 general election

2016 general election

2015 general election

2011 general election

2008 general election

2004 general election

2000 general election

1996 general election

1993 general election

1989 general election

1986 general election

1982 general election

1979 general election

1977 general 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. Ley 1/1977, de 4 de enero, para la Reforma Política. Boletín Oficial del Estado (Law 1) (in Spanish). 4 January 1977. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
3. ^ Constitución Española. Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). 29 December 1978. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
4. Reig Pellicer, Naiara (16 December 2015). "Spanish elections: Begging for the right to vote". cafebabel.co.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
5. ^ 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.
6. ^ 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.
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. "Electoral Results Consultation. Congress. November 2019. Lugo". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 February 2020.
9. "Electoral Results Consultation. Congress. April 2019. Lugo". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 July 2019.
10. "Electoral Results Consultation. Congress. June 2016. Lugo". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2017.
11. "Electoral Results Consultation. Congress. December 2015. Lugo". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2017.
12. "Electoral Results Consultation. Congress. November 2011. Lugo". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2017.
13. "Electoral Results Consultation. Congress. March 2008. Lugo". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2017.
14. "Electoral Results Consultation. Congress. March 2004. Lugo". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2017.
15. "Electoral Results Consultation. Congress. March 2000. Lugo". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2017.
16. "Electoral Results Consultation. Congress. March 1996. Lugo". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2017.
17. "Electoral Results Consultation. Congress. June 1993. Lugo". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2017.
18. "Electoral Results Consultation. Congress. October 1989. Lugo". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2017.
19. "Electoral Results Consultation. Congress. June 1986. Lugo". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2017.
20. "Electoral Results Consultation. Congress. October 1982. Lugo". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2017.
21. "Electoral Results Consultation. Congress. March 1979. Lugo". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2017.
22. "Electoral Results Consultation. Congress. June 1977. Lugo". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2017.

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