District Four (Regional Assembly of Murcia constituency)

District Four
Former Regional Assembly of Murcia
Electoral constituency
Location of the District Four within the Region of Murcia
ProvinceMurcia
Autonomous communityRegion of Murcia
Former constituency
Created1983
Abolished2015
Seats4 (1983–1987)
5 (1987–1991)
4 (1991–2015)

District Four was one of the five constituencies (Spanish: circunscripciones) represented in the Regional Assembly of Murcia, the regional legislature of the Region of Murcia. The constituency last elected four deputies in 2015. It comprised the municipalities of Caravaca, Cehegín, Calasparra, Moratalla, Bullas, Pliego, Mula, Albudeite and Campos del Río. The electoral system used the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation, with a minimum threshold of five percent regionally.

Electoral system

The constituency was created as per the Statute of Autonomy for the Region of Murcia of 1982 and was first contested in the 1983 regional election. The Statute provided for sub-provincial divisions of the Principality's territory to be established as multi-member districts in the Regional Assembly of Murcia, with this regulation being maintained under the 1986 regional electoral law. Each constituency was entitled to an initial minimum of one seat, with the remaining 40 being distributed in proportion to their populations. The exception was the 1983 election, when constituencies were allocated one fixed member and one additional member per each 25,000 inhabitants or fraction greater than 12,500.[1][2]

Voting was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered in the Region of Murcia and in full enjoyment of their political rights. Amendments to the electoral law in 2011 required for Murcians abroad to apply for voting before being permitted to vote, a system known as "begged" or expat vote (Spanish: Voto rogado).[3] Seats were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of five percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied regionally.[1][2] The use of the D'Hondt method might result in a higher effective threshold, depending on the district magnitude.[4]

The electoral law allowed 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 were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election call—fifteen before 1985—whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of at least two percent of the electorate in the constituencies for which they sought 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.[2][5][6]

A 2015 legal amendment saw the abolition of the five constituencies and their replacement by a single multi-member district comprising all the municipalities in the autonomous community. The electoral threshold was also lowered from five to three percent.[7]

Deputies

Deputies 1983–2015
Key to parties
  PSOE
  PP
  CP
  AP
Assembly Election Distribution
1st 1983
3 1
2nd 1987
4 1
3rd 1991
3 1
4th 1995
2 2
5th 1999
2 2
6th 2003
2 2
7th 2007
2 2
8th 2011
1 3
9th 2015
2 2

Elections

2015 regional election

Summary of the 24 May 2015 Regional Assembly of Murcia election results in District Four
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 19,758 38.86 +4.98 2 +1
People's Party (PP) 17,518 34.46 –18.70 2 –1
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) 4,787 9.42 New 0 ±0
We Can (Podemos) 4,211 8.28 New 0 ±0
Winning the Region of Murcia: Plural Left (IU–V–RM–CLI–AS)1 2,699 5.31 –3.22 0 ±0
Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) 298 0.59 New 0 ±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 245 0.48 –1.69 0 ±0
Citizens of Democratic Centre (CCD) 243 0.48 New 0 ±0
Vox (Vox) 131 0.26 New 0 ±0
Blank Seats (EB) 74 0.15 New 0 ±0
Zero Cuts (Recortes Cero) 58 0.11 New 0 ±0
Centre and Democracy Forum (CyD) 37 0.07 +0.03 0 ±0
Citizens' Democratic Renewal Movement (RED) 24 0.05 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots 758 1.49 –0.13
Total 50,841 4 ±0
Valid votes 50,841 97.96 –0.69
Invalid votes 1,057 2.04 +0.69
Votes cast / turnout 51,898 70.18 –4.80
Abstentions 29.82 +4.80
Registered voters
Sources[8][9][10]
Footnotes:

2011 regional election

Summary of the 22 May 2011 Regional Assembly of Murcia election results in District Four
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 28,638 53.16 +2.57 3 +1
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 18,253 33.88 –7.97 1 –1
United Left–Greens of the Region of Murcia (IU–V–RM) 4,268 7.92 +1.61 0 ±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 1,169 2.17 New 0 ±0
The Greens of the Region of Murcia–Ecolo (LV–Ecolo) 275 0.51 New 0 ±0
Liberal Democratic Centre (CDL) 204 0.38 –0.39 0 ±0
Renewed United Democratic Centre (CDUR) 50 0.09 New 0 ±0
Employment Business Party (PEE) 42 0.08 New 0 ±0
Party for the Regeneration of Democracy in Spain (PRDE) 34 0.06 New 0 ±0
Communist Unification of Spain (UCE) 31 0.06 New 0 ±0
Centre and Democracy Forum (CyD) 22 0.04 New 0 ±0
State Reform of Nostradamus (REN) 19 0.04 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots 871 1.62 +0.77
Total 53,876 4 ±0
Valid votes 53,876 98.65 –0.62
Invalid votes 736 1.35 +0.62
Votes cast / turnout 54,612 74.98 –2.04
Abstentions 25.02 +2.04
Registered voters
Sources[8][9][11]

2007 regional election

Summary of the 27 May 2007 Regional Assembly of Murcia election results in District Four
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 27,621 50.59 –0.04 2 ±0
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 22,850 41.85 –0.30 2 ±0
United Left–The Greens of the Region of Murcia (IU–LV–RM)1 3,169 5.80 –0.28 0 ±0
Liberal Democratic Centre (CDL) 420 0.77 New 0 ±0
Regional Citizens' Coalition (CCR) 76 0.14 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots 466 0.85 –0.09
Total 54,602 4 ±0
Valid votes 54,602 99.27 –0.01
Invalid votes 400 0.73 +0.01
Votes cast / turnout 55,002 77.02 –0.59
Abstentions 22.98 +0.59
Registered voters
Sources[8][9][12]
Footnotes:

2003 regional election

Summary of the 25 May 2003 Regional Assembly of Murcia election results in District Four
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 27,424 50.63 +3.73 2 ±0
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 22,828 42.15 –2.06 2 ±0
United Left of the Region of Murcia (IURM) 3,037 5.61 –1.41 0 ±0
The Greens (LV) 257 0.47 +0.13 0 ±0
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 79 0.15 +0.01 0 ±0
Citizens' Convergence of the South-East (CCSE) 32 0.06 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots 507 0.94 +0.02
Total 54,164 4 ±0
Valid votes 54,164 99.28 –0.02
Invalid votes 395 0.72 +0.02
Votes cast / turnout 54,559 77.61 +1.31
Abstentions 22.39 –1.31
Registered voters
Sources[8][9][13]

1999 regional election

Summary of the 13 June 1999 Regional Assembly of Murcia election results in District Four
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 24,892 46.90 +3.74 2 ±0
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 23,466 44.21 –0.18 2 ±0
United Left of the Region of Murcia (IURM) 3,728 7.02 –3.48 0 ±0
Spanish Democratic Party (PADE) 199 0.37 New 0 ±0
The Greens (LV) 182 0.34 New 0 ±0
Centrist Union–Democratic and Social Centre (UC–CDS) 73 0.14 –0.25 0 ±0
Union of the Peoples of Murcia (UPM) 51 0.10 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots 487 0.92 +0.05
Total 53,078 4 ±0
Valid votes 53,078 99.30 –0.03
Invalid votes 374 0.70 +0.03
Votes cast / turnout 53,452 76.30 –3.87
Abstentions 23.70 +3.87
Registered voters
Sources[8][9][14]

1995 regional election

Summary of the 28 May 1995 Regional Assembly of Murcia election results in District Four
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 23,367 44.39 –10.96 2 –1
People's Party (PP) 22,719 43.16 +18.28 2 +1
United Left–The Greens of the Region of Murcia (IU–LV–RM)1 5,528 10.50 +2.62 0 ±0
Centrist Union–Democratic and Social Centre (UC–CDS) 204 0.39 –8.84 0 ±0
Spanish Confederation of Independents (CEDI) 156 0.30 New 0 ±0
Regional Murcianist Party (PMR) 112 0.21 New 0 ±0
New Region (NR) 56 0.11 New 0 ±0
Cantonal Party (PCAN) 39 0.07 –1.47 0 ±0
Blank ballots 457 0.87 +0.20
Total 52,638 4 ±0
Valid votes 52,638 99.33 –0.01
Invalid votes 357 0.67 +0.01
Votes cast / turnout 52,995 80.17 +5.28
Abstentions 19.83 –5.28
Registered voters
Sources[8][9][15]
Footnotes:

1991 regional election

Summary of the 26 May 1991 Regional Assembly of Murcia election results in District Four
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 27,000 55.35 +0.84 3 –1
People's Party (PP)1 12,136 24.88 –0.33 1 ±0
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 4,505 9.23 –4.24 0 ±0
United Left (IU) 3,629 7.44 +1.52 0 ±0
Regional Electoral Coalition (PCAN–PRM)2 751 1.54 +1.31 0 ±0
The Greens (LV) 215 0.44 New 0 ±0
The Greens Ecologist–Humanist List (LVLE–H)3 120 0.25 +0.10 0 ±0
Rainbow (Arcoiris) 100 0.20 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots 328 0.67 +0.15
Total 48,784 4 –1
Valid votes 48,784 99.34 –0.01
Invalid votes 322 0.66 +0.01
Votes cast / turnout 49,106 74.89 +0.07
Abstentions 25.11 –0.07
Registered voters
Sources[8][9][16][17]
Footnotes:

1987 regional election

Summary of the 10 June 1987 Regional Assembly of Murcia election results in District Four
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 25,395 54.51 –3.35 4 +1
People's Alliance (AP)1 11,745 25.21 –7.25 1 ±0
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 6,277 13.47 New 0 ±0
United Left (IU)2 2,758 5.92 –0.82 0 ±0
Humanist Platform (PH) 71 0.15 New 0 ±0
Murcian Regionalist Party (PRM) 59 0.13 New 0 ±0
Cantonal Party (PCAN) 46 0.10 –0.60 0 ±0
Blank ballots 240 0.52 –0.26
Total 46,591 5 +1
Valid votes 46,591 99.35 +0.40
Invalid votes 305 0.65 –0.40
Votes cast / turnout 46,896 74.82 +3.93
Abstentions 15,786 25.18 –3.93
Registered voters 62,682
Sources[18][19]
Footnotes:

1983 regional election

Summary of the 8 May 1983 Regional Assembly of Murcia election results in District Four
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 24,759 57.86 n/a 3 n/a
People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL) 13,890 32.46 n/a 1 n/a
Communist Party of Spain (PCE) 2,884 6.74 n/a 0 n/a
Liberal Democratic Party (PDL) 623 1.46 n/a 0 n/a
Cantonal Party (PCAN) 300 0.70 n/a 0 n/a
Blank ballots 334 0.78 n/a
Total 42,790 4 n/a
Valid votes 42,790 98.95 n/a
Invalid votes 455 1.05 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 43,245 70.89 n/a
Abstentions 17,762 29.11 n/a
Registered voters 61,007
Sources[8][20][21]

References

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