Gran Canaria (Senate constituency)

Gran Canaria is one of the 59 constituencies (Spanish: circunscripciones) represented in the Senate of Spain, the upper chamber of the Spanish parliament, the Cortes Generales. The constituency elects three senators. Its boundaries correspond to those of the island of Gran Canaria. The electoral system uses an open list partial block voting, with electors voting for individual candidates instead of parties. Electors can vote for up to two candidates.

For the Parliament of the Canary Islands constituency, see Gran Canaria (Parliament of the Canary Islands constituency).

Gran Canaria
Senate of Spain Electoral Constituency
Location of Gran Canaria within Spain
Island	Gran Canaria
Autonomous community	Canary Islands
Population	851,231 (2019)[1]
Electorate	704,506 (Nov 2019)
Major settlements	Las Palmas, Telde, Santa Lucía de Tirajana, San Bartolomé de Tirajana
Current constituency
Created	1977
Seats	3
Member(s)	PSOE (2)      PP (1)

Senators

Senators for Gran Canaria 1977–
Legislature	Election	Distribution
Constituent	1977	3
1st	1979	3
2nd	1982	2 1
3rd	1986	2 1
4th	1989	2 1
5th	1993	1 2
6th	1996	1 2
7th	2000	1 2
8th	2004	1 2
9th	2008	2 1
10th	2011	1 2
11th	2015	1 2
12th	2016	1 2
13th	2019 (Apr)	2 1
14th	2019 (Nov)	2 1

Elections

November 2019 general election

Summary of the 10 November 2019 Senate of Spain election results in Gran Canaria

Candidates	Parties and coalitions		Popular vote
			Votes	%
Y Ramón Morales Quesada		PSOE	117,441	30.12
Y Saturnina Santana Dumpierrez		PSOE	111,576	28.62
Y Sergio Ramos Acosta		PP	97,298	24.96
• Rosa Faustina Viera Fernández		PP	88,644	22.74
• Carlos Carmelo Reyes Lima		Podemos–IU	49,864	12.79
• Laura Saz Almazán		Podemos–IU	49,085	12.59
• Carlos Manuel Ruiz de Galarreta Hernández		Vox	41,967	10.76
• Heriberto José Dávila Ojeda		NC–CCa–PNC	41,039	10.53
• María Ángeles Batista Perdomo		NC–CCa–PNC	38,917	9.98
• Rafael Juan Medina Jaber		Cs	23,449	6.01
• Alicia Esther Díaz Álamo		Cs	21,850	5.60
• Raquel Díaz Santana		PACMA	7,358	1.89
• Jesús Alberto Rosales Falcón		Más País–Equo	5,201	1.33
• María Teresa Bañobre Nebot		Más País–Equo	4,811	1.23
• Daniel Romero Vecino		PACMA	4,714	1.21
• Luz Carmen Rodríguez Gangura		ANC–UP	1,720	0.44
• Ramón Francisco González Hernández		Verdes	1,693	0.43
• José Echedey "CANARIONASOS" Santana Morán		ANC–UP	1,489	0.38
• Laura Rodríguez Álvarez		PUM+J	953	0.24
• Abisai Melián Ramírez		Recortes Cero–GV	884	0.23
• Juana María Ruiz Suárez		Recortes Cero–GV	662	0.17
• Javier Delgado Pérez		PCPC	537	0.14
• Judit Duque Suárez		PCPC	457	0.12
• Guayarmina Méndez Laguna		Contigo	211	0.05
• María Dolores Blanco López		PH	199	0.05
• Luis Bodoque Gómez		PH	181	0.05
• José Miguel Yánez Ramírez		Contigo	141	0.04
Blank ballots			6,765	1.74
Total			389,860
Valid votes			389,860	96.90
Invalid votes			12,471	3.10
Votes cast / turnout			402,331	57.11
Abstentions			302,175	42.89
Registered voters			704,506
Sources[2]

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 islas y por sexo". ine.es (in Spanish). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
2. "Electoral Results Consultation. Senate. November 2019. Gran Canaria". www.infoelectoral.mir.es (in Spanish). Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 11 August 2020.