spanish congress electoral district electoral districts spanish spanish congress deputies lower chamber largest district congress terms numbers deputies elected elected sixteen deputies total number elected members corresponding province electorate resides metropolitan area includes satellite towns political terms district shown long term shift right initially favoured parties left centre left won district seats election election won overall centre right despite fact centre left won election centre right won sixteen seats district smaller parties polled previous elections won seats elections dominated main spanish parties won seats election received votes cast election regained seat won seats district boundaries electoral system article spanish constitution boundaries electoral district province article altered approval congress time election largest municipality voters total electorate largest municipalities municipalities voting basis universal suffrage secret ballot electoral system closed list proportional representation seats allocated method lists poll total vote includes votes considered article constitution minimum voting age electoral procedures laws regulating conduct administration elections laid detail electoral law del electoral general law elections districts supervised permanent body composed supreme_court judges political scientists appointed electoral commission supported work election day polling stations run electoral boards consist groups citizens selected lottery format ballot paper designed spanish state law allows political parties produce distribute ballot papers voters means street distribution provided comply official model government covers cost printed ballot papers marked voters polling station outside polling station placed inside sealed placed inside ballot boxes polling station following close polls ballots counted individual polling station presence representatives political parties candidates ballots immediately destroyed exception considered invalid challenged candidates representatives retained scrutiny result recounts impossible eligibility article spanish constitution prohibits dual membership chambers regional assemblies meaning candidates resign regional assemblies elected article makes active judges public defenders serving military personnel active police officers members constitutional electoral ineligible additionally article political parties law june parties individual candidates prevented standing tribunal judged violated article law prohibits parties perceived people basis ideology religion beliefs race gender sexual orientation article organise violence means achieving political objectives article support compliment actions terrorist organisations article article section electoral law director generals equivalent leaders state public bodies spanish state broadcaster lastly following changes electoral law took effect municipal elections candidates lists composed candidates gender group candidates contain males females presenting candidates parties different parties registered present lists candidates article electoral law groups registered commission present lists provided obtain signatures registered particular district article number members general elections returned members figure increased members general election remained level reduced members returned members general election spanish electoral law provinces awarded initial minimum seats cities single member districts remaining seats allocated provinces according population ignoring minimum seats awarded practical effect law represent smaller provinces expense larger provinces like example spain voters giving average voters deputy number voters deputy contrast smallest provinces ratio respectively political parties following political parties won seats district active parties formed grew earlier described conservative catch party tendencies conservative neo liberal policies regional elections held presidency region elections mayoral position city local election formed social democratic political party party held presidency region mayoral position city local election democratic cds progress democracy inactive defunct parties formed august described variously centre right party nationalist opposed merging region proper regarded different language results municipality recent elections polled best polling best satellite towns particularly immediate west region known election enjoyed lead overall polled strongly led led neighbouring municipality leads nearby towns led strongly concentrated city central districts districts particular polled led neighbourhood level differences pronounced districts close city average polled nearly vote central polled year best performances came outlying neighbourhood led polled parts area adjacent port generally failed break barrier areas seven largest municipalities polled polled best received vote best performances near city best results came outside best result came polled election election saw improve position relative municipalities community extended lead overtook voted party satellite towns lead cut highest vote shares came polled nearly highest came municipalities highest vote shares exceeded vote municipalities vote share declined areas increased vote party exceed barrier municipality achieved highest turnout lowest turnout unusual results relative occurred lowest turnout turnout increased benefited increased vote share dropping summary seats won seats shown include seats won predecessors including won electoral alliance seats shown include seats won formed unofficial electoral pact election leader deputy elected spanish senate ticket proved controversial membership led split party vote share summary del nationalist election deputy prime minister madrid deputy headed list election interpreted attempt gain united left seat possibly advance seats vote share fell controversy repeal plan divert important issue campaign approved government planned divert communities president community moved madrid district deputy congress expelled chamber speaker stood instead reelected mayor turned offer head list selected head list regional federation november replaced result month later citing irregularities membership registration following controversy resigned stood unsuccessfully multi party list included successful gaining final seat previously won seats district decided contest election wake election result prime minister highlighted areas needed improve results results general election turnout general election turnout general election turnout replaced december replaced july july replaced resigned april replaced general election turnout resigned replaced october april named general secretary infrastructure replaced august resigned seat citing personal family reasons replaced september general election turnout resigned april subsequently sat mixed group group consists non party deputies parties unable form parliamentary group deputies turnout april replaced replaced week term deputy shortest period served deputy restoration democracy moved district election representing madrid previous seven years replaced replaced june replaced deputy lost seat election turnout camps replaced february turn replaced august replaced april turnout june replaced deputy lost seat election june replaced october replaced general election turnout replaced june turnout june elected european parliament replaced deputy second election row elected replacement deputy returning deputy election represented cds member brother served legislature deputy turnout replaced february replaced january replaced turnout resigned february replaced female representative restoration democracy general election turnout source
Valencia (Spanish Congress Electoral District)