Pontevedra is one of the 52 constituencies represented in the Congress of Deputies, the lower chamber of the Spanish parliament, the . The constituency (whose boundaries correspond to those of the homonymous province) currently elects seven deputies. The electoral system uses the D'Hondt method and closed-list proportional voting, with a minimum threshold of three percent.

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 Congress of Deputies,. 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 ().. which was abolished in 2022. Further, amendments in 2018 granted the right to vote to those legally incapacitated. The Congress of Deputies has a minimum of 300 and a maximum of 400 seats, with electoral provisions fixing its size at 350. Of these, 348 are elected in 50 multi-member constituencies corresponding to the provinces of Spain—each of which is assigned an initial minimum of two seats and the remaining 248 distributed in proportion to population—using the D'Hondt method and closed-list proportional voting, with a three percent-threshold of valid votes (including blank ballots) in each constituency. The remaining two seats are allocated to Ceuta and Melilla as single-member districts elected by plurality voting.; ; ; . The use of this electoral method may result in a higher effective threshold depending on district magnitude and vote distribution. The law does not provide for by-elections to fill vacant seats; instead, 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 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..

Deputies Deputies 1977–present Legislature Election Distribution Constituent 1977 1 6 1 1st 1979 2 5 1 2nd 1982 3 1 4 3rd 1986 3 1 4 4th 1989 4 4 5th 1993 3 5 6th 1996 1 3 4 7th 2000 1 2 5 8th 2004 1 3 3 9th 2008 1 3 3 10th 2011 1 2 4 11th 2015 2 2 3 12th 2016 2 2 3 13th 2019 (Apr) 1 3 1 2 14th 2019 (Nov) 1 3 3 15th 2023 1 3 3

General elections 2023 + Summary of the 23 July 2023 Congress of Deputies election results in Pontevedra Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP) 227,658 39.72 +10.66 3 ±0 Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) 179,737 31.36 –0.45 3 ±0 Unite Galicia (Sumar)1 75,615 13.19 –4.26 1 ±0 Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 53,828 9.39 +1.91 0 ±0 Vox (Vox) 27,539 4.81 –2.48 0 ±0 Animalist Party with the Environment (PACMA)2 3,003 0.52 –0.36 0 ±0 Workers' Front (FO) 884 0.15 New 0 ±0 Zero Cuts (Recortes Cero) 510 0.09 –0.06 0 ±0 Communist Party of the Workers of Galicia (PCTG) 485 0.08 –0.01 0 ±0 Blank ballots 3,865 0.67 –0.31 Total 573,124 7 ±0 Valid votes 573,124 98.96 +0.30 Invalid votes 6,001 1.04 –0.30 Votes cast / turnout 579,125 63.68 +5.18 Abstentions 330,309 36.32 –5.18 Registered voters 909,434 Sources

November 2019 + Summary of the 10 November 2019 Congress of Deputies election results in Pontevedra Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) 166,377 31.81 –0.43 3 ±0 People's Party (PP) 151,961 29.06 +4.02 3 +1 In Common–United We Can (Podemos–EU) 81,041 15.50 –1.95 1 ±0 Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 39,125 7.48 +1.90 0 ±0 Vox (Vox) 38,119 7.29 +2.53 0 ±0 Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs) 23,984 4.59 –6.49 0 –1 More Country–Equo (Más País–Equo) 10,207 1.95 New 0 ±0 Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) 4,619 0.88 –0.31 0 ±0 Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV) 790 0.15 –0.02 0 ±0 Blank Seats (EB) 692 0.13 –0.02 0 ±0 Communist Party of the Workers of Galicia (PCTG) 493 0.09 –0.01 0 ±0 For a Fairer World (PUM+J) 447 0.09 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 5,142 0.98 +0.07 Total 522,997 7 ±0 Valid votes 522,997 98.66 +0.13 Invalid votes 7,080 1.34 –0.13 Votes cast / turnout 530,077 58.50 –6.12 Abstentions 376,034 41.50 +6.12 Registered voters 906,111 Sources

April 2019 + Summary of the 28 April 2019 Congress of Deputies election results in Pontevedra Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) 185,785 32.24 +10.43 3 +1 People's Party (PP) 144,290 25.04 –13.32 2 –1 In Common–United We Can (Podemos–EU–Mareas en Común–Equo)1 100,547 17.45 –7.72 1 –1 Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs) 63,867 11.08 +2.21 1 +1 Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 32,132 5.58 +2.50 0 ±0 Vox (Vox) 27,426 4.76 New 0 ±0 Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) 6,859 1.19 ±0.00 0 ±0 In Tide (En Marea) 6,705 1.16 New 0 ±0 Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV) 1,007 0.17 –0.08 0 ±0 Blank Seats (EB) 886 0.15 +0.01 0 ±0 Commitment to Galicia (CxG) 825 0.14 New 0 ±0 Communist Party of the Workers of Galicia (PCTG) 601 0.10 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 5,257 0.91 +0.10 Total 576,187 7 ±0 Valid votes 576,187 98.53 –0.19 Invalid votes 8,609 1.47 +0.19 Votes cast / turnout 584,796 64.62 +3.40 Abstentions 320,245 35.38 –3.40 Registered voters 905,041 Sources

2016 + Summary of the 26 June 2016 Congress of Deputies election results in Pontevedra Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP) 208,921 38.36 +3.87 3 ±0 In Tide (Podemos–Anova–EU) 137,088 25.17 –2.75 2 ±0 Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) 118,816 21.81 +1.00 2 ±0 Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) 48,302 8.87 –0.13 0 ±0 Galician Nationalist Bloc–We–Galician Candidacy (BNG–Nós)1 16,793 3.08 –1.56 0 ±0 Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) 6,497 1.19 +0.26 0 ±0 Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV) 1,360 0.25 ±0.00 0 ±0 Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 975 0.18 –0.38 0 ±0 Blank Seats (EB) 785 0.14 New 0 ±0 Communists of Galicia (PCPE–CdG) 718 0.13 –0.11 0 ±0 Blank ballots 4,418 0.81 –0.15 Total 544,673 7 ±0 Valid votes 544,673 98.72 +0.08 Invalid votes 7,089 1.28 –0.08 Votes cast / turnout 551,762 61.22 –3.04 Abstentions 349,471 38.78 +3.04 Registered voters 901,233 Sources

2015 + Summary of the 20 December 2015 Congress of Deputies election results in Pontevedra Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP) 197,201 34.49 –16.35 3 –1 In Tide (Podemos–Anova–EU)1 159,638 27.92 +22.56 2 +2 Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) 118,988 20.81 –7.27 2 ±0 Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) 51,453 9.00 New 0 ±0 We–Galician Candidacy (Nós)2 26,537 4.64 –7.39 0 –1 Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) 5,315 0.93 +0.41 0 ±0 Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 3,177 0.56 –0.78 0 ±0 Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV) 1,439 0.25 New 0 ±0 Communists of Galicia (PCPE–CdG) 1,377 0.24 +0.01 0 ±0 Land Party (PT) 1,158 0.20 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 5,481 0.96 –0.48 Total 571,764 7 ±0 Valid votes 571,764 98.64 +0.35 Invalid votes 7,883 1.36 –0.35 Votes cast / turnout 579,647 64.26 +0.39 Abstentions 322,323 35.74 –0.39 Registered voters 901,970 Sources

2011 + Summary of the 20 November 2011 Congress of Deputies election results in Pontevedra Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP) 284,079 50.84 +7.15 4 +1 Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) 156,880 28.08 –12.45 2 –1 Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 67,227 12.03 +0.52 1 ±0 United Left–The Greens: Plural Left (EU–V) 25,834 4.62 +3.05 0 ±0 Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 7,460 1.34 +0.79 0 ±0 Equo (Equo) 4,132 0.74 New 0 ±0 Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) 2,932 0.52 +0.29 0 ±0 Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE) 809 0.14 New 0 ±0 XXI Convergence (C.XXI) 518 0.09 New 0 ±0 Communist Unification of Spain (UCE) 432 0.08 New 0 ±0 Internationalist Solidarity and Self-Management (SAIn) 408 0.07 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 8,068 1.44 +0.39 Total 558,779 7 ±0 Valid votes 558,779 98.29 –0.96 Invalid votes 9,706 1.71 +0.96 Votes cast / turnout 568,485 63.87 –7.41 Abstentions 321,569 36.13 +7.41 Registered voters 890,054 Sources

2008 + Summary of the 9 March 2008 Congress of Deputies election results in Pontevedra Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP) 268,446 43.69 –2.30 3 ±0 Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) 249,086 40.53 +3.00 3 ±0 Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 70,735 11.51 –0.14 1 ±0 United Left–Alternative (EU–IU) 9,623 1.57 –0.60 0 ±0 Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 3,373 0.55 New 0 ±0 Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) 1,444 0.23 New 0 ±0 The Greens–Green Group (OV–GV) 1,030 0.17 New 0 ±0 The Greens of Europe (LVdE) 943 0.15 New 0 ±0 Social Democratic Party (PSD) 865 0.14 New 0 ±0 For a Fairer World (PUM+J) 575 0.09 New 0 ±0 Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) 396 0.06 New 0 ±0 Humanist Party (PH) 386 0.06 –0.12 0 ±0 Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE de las JONS) 380 0.06 +0.01 0 ±0 Family and Life Party (PFyV) 321 0.05 New 0 ±0 National Democracy (DN) 213 0.03 –0.03 0 ±0 Spanish Front (Frente) 114 0.02 New 0 ±0 Spanish Alternative (AES) 100 0.02 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 6,471 1.05 –0.60 Total 614,501 7 ±0 Valid votes 614,501 99.25 –0.01 Invalid votes 4,617 0.75 +0.01 Votes cast / turnout 619,118 71.28 –0.85 Abstentions 249,442 28.72 +0.85 Registered voters 868,560 Sources

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