Tenerife (Senate constituency)

Tenerife 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 three senators. Its boundaries correspond to those of the island of Tenerife. 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 two candidates.

For the Parliament of the Canary Islands constituency, see Tenerife (Parliament of the Canary Islands constituency).
Tenerife
Senate of Spain
Electoral Constituency
Location of Tenerife within Spain
IslandTenerife
Autonomous communityCanary Islands
Population904,713 (2018)[1]
Electorate733,207 (Nov 2019)[2]
Major settlementsSanta Cruz de Tenerife, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Arona
Current constituency
Created1977
Seats3
Member(s)
  •   PSOE (2)
  •   PP (1)

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

Elections

References
  1. "Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero. Población por islas y por sexo". ine.es (in Spanish). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  2. "Nota de prensa. Elecciones a Cortes Generales de 10 de noviembre de 2019" (PDF). ine.es (in Spanish). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 17 November 2019.

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