Lleida (Senate constituency)

For the Congress of Deputies constituency, see Lleida (Congress of Deputies constituency). For the Parliament of Catalonia constituency, see Lleida (Parliament of Catalonia constituency).

Lleida
Senate of Spain Electoral constituency
Location of Lleida within Spain
Province	Lleida
Autonomous community	Catalonia
Population	451,197 (2024)
Electorate	317,225 (2023)
Major settlements	Lleida
Current constituency
Created	1977
Seats	4
Members	PSC (3)   ERC (1)

Lleida is one of the 59 constituencies represented in the Senate of Spain, the upper chamber of the Spanish parliament, the Cortes Generales. The constituency (whose boundaries correspond to those of the homonymous province) elects four senators. The electoral system uses open list partial block voting, with electors voting for individual candidates instead of parties. Electors can vote for up to three candidates.

Electoral system

The constituency was created as per the Political Reform Law and was first contested in the 1977 general election. The Law provided for the provinces of Spain to be established as multi-member districts in the Senate, 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 based on universal suffrage, comprising all Spanish nationals over 18 years of age with full political rights, provided that they have not been deprived of the right to vote by a final sentence. The only exception was in 1977, when this was limited to nationals over 21 years of age and in full enjoyment of their political and civil rights. Amendments in 2011 required non-resident citizens to apply for voting, a system known as "begged" voting (Spanish: Voto rogado). which was abolished in 2022. Further, amendments in 2018 granted the right to vote to those legally incapacitated. 209 Senate seats (207 in 1977, 208 from 1978 to 2026) are elected using open-list partial block voting: voters in constituencies electing four seats can choose up to three candidates; in those with two or three seats, up to two; and in single-member districts, one. Each of the 47 peninsular provinces is allocated four seats, while in insular provinces—such as the Balearic and Canary Islands—the districts are the islands themselves, with the larger ones (Mallorca, Gran Canaria and Tenerife) being allocated three seats each, and the smaller ones (Menorca, Ibiza, Formentera, Fuerteventura, La Gomera, El Hierro, Lanzarote and La Palma) one each. Ceuta and Melilla elect two seats each. Until 1985, the law also provided for by-elections to fill Senate seats vacated up to two years into the legislature; subsequently, any vacancies arising after the proclamation of candidates and during the legislative term are filled by the next candidates on the party lists or, when required, by designated substitutes.

The electoral law allows for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, alliances and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form an alliance are required to inform the relevant electoral commission within 10 days of the election call—15 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 permille of the electorate, with a compulsory minimum of 500 signatures, until 1985—disallowing electors from signing for more than one list. Also since 2011, parties, federations or alliances 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. Amendments in 2007 required a balanced composition of men and women in the electoral lists, so that candidates of either sex made up at least 40 percent of the total composition; further amendments in 2024 required the use of a zipper system.

Senators

Senators for Lleida 1977–
Key to parties   EdC   ERC   NE   ECdP   PSC   CatSen   DiC   JxCat   CDC   DiL   CiU   UCD
Legislature	Election	Distribution
Constituent	1977	3 1
1st	1979	1 3
2nd	1982	2 2
3rd	1986	1 3
4th	1989	1 3
5th	1993	1 3
6th	1996	1 3
7th	2000	1 3
8th	2004	3 1
9th	2008	3 1
10th	2011	1 3
11th	2015	1 3
12th	2016	3 1
13th	2019 (Apr)	3 1
14th	2019 (Nov)	3 1
15th	2023	1 3

General elections

2023

Summary of the 23 July 2023 Senate of Spain election results

Candidates	Parties and coalitions		Popular vote
			Votes	%
Y Dionís Oña Martín		PSC	47,516	27.04
Y Pasión Gador Romero García		PSC	44,763	25.47
Y Jan Pomés López		PSC	43,534	24.77
Y Sara Bailac i Ardanuy		ERC	43,194	24.58
• Carme Lostao i Otero		ERC	37,861	21.54
• María Teresa (Mayte) Rivero Segalàs		Junts	36,665	20.86
• Xavier Castellana i Gamisans		ERC	35,500	20.20
• Marta Gispert Rocasalbas		Junts	33,911	19.29
• Josep María Ribera Currià		Junts	31,669	18.02
• Miguel Ángel Balao García		PP	22,846	13.00
• Manel Parra Cabello		PP	21,762	12.38
• Dolors Roca Curcó		PP	21,451	12.20
• Elena Carmen Motos Hervás		Sumar	14,210	8.08
• Sergio Talamonte Sánchez		Sumar	10,780	6.13
• Isabel Mas Picatoste		Vox	10,212	5.81
• Nessa Molina Cano		Sumar	9,627	5.47
• María Isabel Guzman Cornejo		Vox	9,448	5.37
• Josep María Mirada Profitós		Vox	9,389	5.34
• María Josep (Marisé) Piñol Carrera		PACMA	3,164	1.80
• Ivan Duran Pujol		PDeCAT	2,972	1.69
• José Luís Dolz Fernández		PACMA	1,959	1.11
• Lorena Torrano Bote		PACMA	1,930	1.09
• José Luís López Hernández		PCTC	1,079	0.61
• José Aureliano Fernández Fernández		Recortes Cero	465	0.26
Blank ballots			3,946	2.24
Total			502611
Valid votes			175,720	97.25
Invalid votes			4,963	2.74
Votes cast / turnout			180,683	61.01
Abstentions			115,458	38.98
Registered voters			296141
Sources

November 2019

Summary of the 10 November 2019 Senate of Spain election results in Lleida

Candidates	Parties and coalitions		Popular vote
			Votes	%
Y Sara Bailac i Ardanuy		ERC–Sobiranistes	78,411	38.52
Y Miquel Caminal i Cerdà		ERC–Sobiranistes	71,084	34.92
Y Xavier Castellana i Gamisans		ERC–Sobiranistes	66,067	32.46
Y Maria Teresa "Mayte" Rivero Segalàs		JxCat–Junts	53,691	26.38
• Rosalia Carnicé Farré		JxCat–Junts	47,864	23.51
• Francesc López Solé		JxCat–Junts	43,685	21.46
• Victor Orrit Ambrosio		PSC–PSOE	29,071	14.28
• Montserrat Parra Albà		PSC–PSOE	27,983	13.75
• Pasión-Gador Romero Garcia		PSC–PSOE	26,607	13.07
• Miquel Àngel Balao Garcia		PP	16,936	8.32
• Sonia Martínez Albiñana		ECP–Guanyem el Canvi	16,904	8.30
• Gemma Batalla Casanovas		PP	16,062	7.89
• José Reñé Porté		PP	14,587	7.17
• Blanca Rubio Aner		ECP–Guanyem el Canvi	13,483	6.62
• Lluc Capacete Gallardo		ECP–Guanyem el Canvi	12,023	5.91
• Cristina Daza Requena		Cs	8,414	4.13
• Antonio Ramón López Gómez		Vox	7,879	3.87
• Francisco de Urquia Comas		Cs	6,924	3.40
• Juan Felipe Cordoba Ortega		Cs	6,386	3.14
• Alba Cases Calleja		PACMA	3,804	1.87
• Xavier Santamaría Fumas		PACMA	2,130	1.05
• Francesc Xavier García i Llop		PCPC	988	0.49
• Álvaro Patricio Jaque Jiménez		PCTC	645	0.32
• Wilwardo Belisario M'bande Naluanga		Recortes Cero–GV	594	0.29
• Óscar García Montes		PUM+J	507	0.25
• Luis Bautista Piguave Pilligua		IZQP	205	0.10
Blank ballots			3,573	1.76
Total			203,547
Valid votes			203,547	98.35
Invalid votes			3,423	1.65
Votes cast / turnout			206,970	65.82
Abstentions			107,455	34.18
Registered voters			314,425
Sources

Bibliography

• Ley 1/1977, de 4 de enero, para la Reforma Política (Fundamental Law 1/1977). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). 4 January 1977. BOE-A-1977-165. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
• Real Decreto-ley 20/1977, de 18 de marzo, sobre Normas Electorales (Royal Decree-Law 20/1977). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). 18 March 1977. BOE-A-1977-7445. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
• Constitución Española (Constitution). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). 27 December 1978. BOE-A-1978-31229. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
• Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General (Organic Law 5/1985). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). 19 June 1985. BOE-A-1985-11672. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
• Carreras de Odriozola, Albert; Tafunell Sambola, Xavier (2005) [1989]. Estadísticas históricas de España, siglos XIX-XX (PDF) (in Spanish). Vol. 1 (II ed.). Bilbao: Fundación BBVA. pp. 1072–1097. ISBN 84-96515-00-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015.