Cáceres (Assembly of Extremadura constituency)

Cáceres is one of the two constituencies (Spanish: circunscripciones) represented in the Assembly of Extremadura, the regional legislature of the Autonomous Community of Extremadura. The constituency currently elects 29 deputies. Its boundaries correspond to those of the Spanish province of Cáceres. The electoral system uses the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation, with a minimum threshold of five percent.

For the Congress of Deputies constituency, see Cáceres (Congress of Deputies constituency). For the Senate constituency, see Cáceres (Senate constituency).

Cáceres
Assembly of Extremadura Electoral Constituency
Location of Cáceres within Extremadura
Province	Cáceres
Autonomous community	Extremadura
Population	394,151 (2019)[1]
Electorate	344,878 (2019)
Major settlements	Cáceres, Plasencia
Current constituency
Created	1983
Seats	30 (1983–1999) 29 (1999–2003) 30 (2003–2011) 29 (2011–present)
Member(s)	PSOE (14)      PP (10)      Cs (3)      UpE (2)

Electoral system

The constituency was created as per the Statute of Autonomy of Extremadura of 1983 and was first contested in the 1983 regional election. The Statute provided for the two provinces in Extremadura—Badajoz and Cáceres—to be established as multi-member districts in the Assembly of Extremadura, with this regulation being maintained under the 1987 regional electoral law. Each constituency is entitled to an initial minimum of 20 seats, with the remaining 25 being distributed in proportion to their populations. The exception was the 1983 election, when each constituency was allocated a fixed number of seats: 35 for Badajoz and 30 for Cáceres.[2][3][4]

Voting is on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprises all nationals over eighteen, registered in Extremadura and in full enjoyment of their political rights. Amendments to the electoral law in 2011 required for Extremadurans 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 a threshold of five percent of valid votes—which includes blank ballots—being applied in each constituency. Parties not reaching the threshold are not taken into consideration for seat distribution. Alternatively, parties failing to reach the threshold in one of the constituencies would also be entitled to enter the seat distribution as long as they run candidates in both districts and reach five percent regionally.[2][3][4]

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][6][7]

Deputies

Deputies 1983–present
Assembly	Election	Distribution
1st	1983	1 15 5 9
2nd	1987	15 3 4 8
3rd	1991	1 18 1 10
4th	1995	2 14 1 13
5th	1999	1 15 13
6th	2003	1 16 13
7th	2007	17 13
8th	2011	1 13 15
9th	2015	3 12 1 13
10th	2019	2 14 3 10

Elections

2019 regional election

Summary of the 26 May 2019 Assembly of Extremadura election results in Cáceres

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	104,370	43.95	+5.92	14	+2
	People's Party (PP)	69,906	29.44	–8.71	10	–3
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs)	26,329	11.09	+6.00	3	+2
	United for Extremadura (Podemos–IU–eXtremeños–Equo)^1	18,587	7.83	–7.31	2	–1
	Vox (Vox)	11,012	4.64	+4.38	0	±0
	United Extremadura (EU)	2,440	1.03	+0.19	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	1,552	0.65	+0.04	0	±0
	Act (PACT)	646	0.27	New	0	±0
	With You, We Are Democracy (Contigo)	441	0.19	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		2,184	0.92	–0.34
Total		237,467			29	±0
Valid votes		237,467	98.57	+0.56
Invalid votes		3,438	1.43	–0.56
Votes cast / turnout		240,905	69.85	–2.40
Abstentions		103,973	30.15	+2.40
Registered voters		344,878
Sources[8]

2015 regional election

Summary of the 24 May 2015 Assembly of Extremadura election results in Cáceres

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	94,119	38.15	–9.79	13	–2
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party–Independent Socialists (PSOE–SIEx)	93,812	38.03	–3.38	12	–1
	We Can (Podemos)	22,651	9.18	New	3	+3
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	12,563	5.09	New	1	+1
	Let's Win Extremadura–United Left–The Greens (Ganemos–IU–LV)	8,414	3.41	–1.57	0	–1
	Extremadurans (eX)	5,560	2.25	New	0	±0
	United Extremadura (EU)	2,064	0.84	New	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	1,502	0.61	New	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	1,492	0.60	–0.57	0	±0
	Forward Extremadura (AEx)	740	0.30	New	0	±0
	Vox (Vox)	647	0.26	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		3,115	1.26	–0.27
Total		246,679			29	±0
Valid votes		246,679	98.01	–0.36
Invalid votes		5,016	1.99	+0.36
Votes cast / turnout		251,695	71.57	–3.01
Abstentions		99,976	28.43	+3.01
Registered voters		351,671
Sources[9]

2011 regional election

Summary of the 22 May 2011 Assembly of Extremadura election results in Cáceres

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party–United Extremadura (PP–EU)	123,472	47.94	+7.70	15	+2
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party–Regionalists (PSOE–regionalistas)	106,661	41.41	–10.34	13	–4
	United Left–Independent Socialists of Extremadura (IU–SIEx)	12,826	4.98	+1.11	1	+1
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	3,006	1.17	New	0	±0
	Extremaduran People's Union (UPEx)	2,185	0.85	+0.27	0	±0
	Ecolo–The Greens (Ecolo–LV)^1	1,865	0.72	+0.06	0	±0
	Independents for Extremadura (IPEx)	1,822	0.71	–0.41	0	±0
	Citizens for Blank Votes (CenB)	774	0.30	+0.11	0	±0
	Convergence for Extremadura (CEx)	519	0.20	New	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	510	0.20	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		3,942	1.53	+0.30
Total		257,582			29	–1
Valid votes		257,582	98.37	–0.84
Invalid votes		4,260	1.63	+0.84
Votes cast / turnout		261,842	74.58	–1.02
Abstentions		89,262	25.42	+1.02
Registered voters		351,104
Sources[10]

2007 regional election

Summary of the 27 May 2007 Assembly of Extremadura election results in Cáceres

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party–Regionalists (PSOE–regionalistas)	135,390	51.75	+2.94	17	+1
	People's Party–United Extremadura (PP–EU)^1	105,283	40.24	–4.26	13	±0
	United Left–Independent Socialists of Extremadura (IU–SIEx)	10,112	3.87	–1.43	0	–1
	Independents for Extremadura (IPEx)	2,931	1.12	New	0	±0
	The Greens of Extremadura (LV)	1,714	0.66	New	0	±0
	Extremaduran People's Union (UPEx)	1,520	0.58	New	0	±0
	Living Initiative (IH)	958	0.37	New	0	±0
	Citizens for Blank Votes (CenB)	499	0.19	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		3,207	1.23	–0.16
Total		261,614			30	±0
Valid votes		261,614	99.21	+0.09
Invalid votes		2,070	0.79	–0.09
Votes cast / turnout		263,684	75.60	–0.88
Abstentions		85,110	24.40	+0.88
Registered voters		348,794
Sources[11]

2003 regional election

Summary of the 25 May 2003 Assembly of Extremadura election results in Cáceres

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party–Progressives (PSOE–p)^1	127,779	48.81	+0.21	16	+1
	People's Party (PP)	107,391	41.03	–0.20	13	±0
	United Left–Independent Socialists of Extremadura (IU–SIEx)^2	13,871	5.30	+0.22	1	±0
	United Extremadura (EU)	9,075	3.47	+0.17	0	±0
Blank ballots		3,649	1.39	+0.22
Total		261,765			30	+1
Valid votes		261,765	99.12	–0.16
Invalid votes		2,318	0.88	+0.16
Votes cast / turnout		264,083	76.48	+3.64
Abstentions		81,204	23.52	–3.64
Registered voters		345,287
Sources[12]

1999 regional election

Summary of the 13 June 1999 Assembly of Extremadura election results in Cáceres

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party–Progressives (PSOE–p)	119,153	46.68	+3.53	15	+1
	People's Party (PP)	105,225	41.23	+0.20	13	±0
	United Left–Commitment for Extremadura (IU–CE)	11,263	4.41	–3.72	1	–1
	United Extremadura (EU)	8,415	3.30	New	0	±0
	Extremaduran Coalition (CREx–PREx)	4,907	1.92	–3.97	0	–1
	Independent Socialists of Extremadura (SIEx)	1,708	0.67	–0.18	0	±0
	The Greens of Extremadura (LV)	1,588	0.62	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		2,981	1.17	+0.23
Total		255,240			29	–1
Valid votes		255,240	99.37	+0.05
Invalid votes		1,626	0.63	–0.05
Votes cast / turnout		256,866	72.84	–4.72
Abstentions		95,793	27.16	+4.72
Registered voters		352,659
Sources[13]

1995 regional election

Summary of the 28 May 1995 Assembly of Extremadura election results in Cáceres

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	111,436	43.15	–7.78	14	–4
	People's Party (PP)	105,956	41.03	+11.75	13	+3
	United Left–The Greens–Commitment for Extremadura (IU–LV–CE)^1	20,994	8.13	+2.31	2	+1
	Extremaduran Coalition (CEx)^2	15,218	5.89	–1.65	1	+1
	Independent Socialists of Extremadura (SIEx)	2,203	0.85	New	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	n/a	n/a	–5.45	0	–1
Blank ballots		2,436	0.94	+0.16
Total		258,243			30	±0
Valid votes		258,243	99.32	–0.09
Invalid votes		1,763	0.68	+0.09
Votes cast / turnout		260,006	77.56	+6.46
Abstentions		75,232	22.44	–6.46
Registered voters		335,238
Sources[14]

1991 regional election

Summary of the 26 May 1991 Assembly of Extremadura election results in Cáceres

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	117,637	50.93	+5.86	18	+3
	People's Party (PP)^1	67,641	29.28	+2.78	10	+2
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	12,593	5.45	–5.61	1	–2
	United Left (IU)	11,012	4.77	+1.77	1	+1
	United Extremadura (EU)	10,388	4.50	–7.69	0	–4
	Extremaduran Regionalist Party (PREx)	7,016	3.04	New	0	±0
	The Greens (LV)	2,421	1.05	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	467	0.20	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,812	0.78	+0.01
Total		230,987			30	±0
Valid votes		230,987	99.41	+0.33
Invalid votes		1,360	0.59	–0.33
Votes cast / turnout		232,347	71.10	–3.59
Abstentions		94,429	28.90	+3.59
Registered voters		326,776
Sources[15][16]

1987 regional election

Summary of the 10 June 1987 Assembly of Extremadura election results in Cáceres

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	106,182	45.07	–2.45	15	±0
	People's Alliance (AP)^1	58,567	24.86	–4.10	8	–1
	United Extremadura (EU)	28,725	12.19	–4.13	4	–1
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	26,052	11.06	+9.07	3	+3
	United Left (IU)^2	7,057	3.00	–0.70	0	–1
	Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC)	2,735	1.16	New	0	±0
	Liberal Party (PL)	2,286	0.97	New	0	±0
	People's Democratic Party (PDP)	1,578	0.67	New	0	±0
	Humanist Platform (PH)	619	0.26	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,818	0.77	+0.27
Total		235,619			30	±0
Valid votes		235,619	99.08	–0.05
Invalid votes		2,178	0.92	+0.05
Votes cast / turnout		237,797	74.69	+3.07
Abstentions		80,580	25.31	–3.07
Registered voters		318,377
Sources[17][18]

1983 regional election

Summary of the 8 May 1983 Assembly of Extremadura election results in Cáceres

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	105,260	47.52	n/a	15	n/a
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)	64,157	28.96	n/a	9	n/a
	United Extremadura (EU)	36,153	16.32	n/a	5	n/a
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	8,187	3.70	n/a	1	n/a
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	4,414	1.99	n/a	0	n/a
	Extremaduran Popular Bloc (BPEx)	2,249	1.02	n/a	0	n/a
Blank ballots		1,110	0.50	n/a
Total		221,530			30	n/a
Valid votes		221,530	99.13	n/a
Invalid votes		1,934	0.87	n/a
Votes cast / turnout		223,464	71.62	n/a
Abstentions		88,568	28.38	n/a
Registered voters		312,032
Sources[19][20]

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