Ourense (Senate constituency)

For the Congress of Deputies constituency, see Ourense (Congress of Deputies constituency). For the Parliament of Galicia constituency, see Ourense (Parliament of Galicia constituency).
Ourense
Senate of Spain
Electoral constituency
Location of Ourense within Spain
ProvinceOurense
Autonomous communityGalicia
Population307,651 (2019)[1]
Electorate360,302 (Nov 2019)
Major settlementsOurense
Current constituency
Created1977
Seats4
Member(s)
  •   PP (3)
  •   PSOE (1)

Ourense 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 Ourense. 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.

  1. ^ "Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero. Población por provincias y por sexo". ine.es (in Spanish). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 8 February 2020.