La Rioja (Senate constituency)

Not to be confused with La Rioja (Congress of Deputies constituency).

La Rioja
Senate of Spain Electoral Constituency
Location of La Rioja within Spain
Province	La Rioja
Autonomous community	La Rioja
Population	316,798 (2019)
Electorate	250,213 (Nov 2019)
Major settlements	Logroño
Current constituency
Created	1977
Seats	4
Member(s)	PP (2)   PSOE (2)

La Rioja 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 four senators. Its boundaries correspond to those of the Spanish province of La Rioja. 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 three candidates.

Senators

Senators for La Rioja 1977–
Key to parties   RD   PSOE   UCD   PP   CP   AP
Legislature	Election	Distribution
Constituent	1977	1 3
1st	1979	1 3
2nd	1982	3 1
3rd	1986	3 1
4th	1989	1 3
5th	1993	1 3
6th	1996	1 3
7th	2000	1 3
8th	2004	1 3
9th	2008	1 3
10th	2011	1 3
11th	2015	1 3
12th	2016	1 3
13th	2019 (Apr)	3 1
14th	2019 (Nov)	2 2

Elections

November 2019 general election

Summary of the 10 November 2019 Senate of Spain election results in La Rioja

Candidates	Parties and coalitions		Popular vote
			Votes	%
Y Ana Lourdes González García		PP	61,779	37.87
Y Carlos Yécora Roca		PP	59,582	36.52
Y María Victoria de Pablo Dávila		PSOE	58,009	35.56
Y Pedro Antonio Montalvo Íñigo		PSOE	55,876	34.25
• Rosa María Ortega Martínez		PP	55,172	33.82
• María del Carmen Arana Álvarez		PSOE	55,038	33.73
• Silvia Garrido Rivas		Vox	17,196	10.54
• Guillermo Robles Martínez		Podemos–IU	15,352	9.41
• Miriam González Blanco		Podemos–IU	14,686	9.00
• Diego Ubis López		Cs	13,529	8.29
• Xavier Capellares Sesé		Podemos–IU	12,951	7.94
• Cristina Moreno Martínez		Cs	11,785	7.22
• José Javier Garijo Sánchez		Cs	10,204	6.25
• María Pilar Blanco Daroca		PACMA	2,296	1.41
• Ignacio Hourcade Bellocq Varela		PACMA	1,383	0.85
• Isabel Padilla Aragües		Recortes Cero–GV	1,063	0.65
• Martina Mazorra Huerta		PUM+J	813	0.50
• María del Carmen Andrés Domínguez		EB	780	0.48
• José Carlos Palacio Miguel		EB	585	0.36
Blank ballots			3,318	2.03
Total			163,151
Valid votes			163,151	97.31
Invalid votes			4,515	2.69
Votes cast / turnout			167,666	67.01
Abstentions			82,547	32.99
Registered voters			250,213
Sources