Gipuzkoa is one of the 59 constituencies ( es, link=no, circunscripciones) represented in the
Senate of Spain
The Senate ( es, Senado) is the upper house of the Cortes Generales, which along with the Congress of Deputies – the lower chamber – comprises the Parliament of the Kingdom of Spain. The Senate meets in the Palace of the Senate in Madrid.
Th ...
, the upper chamber of the Spanish parliament, the
Cortes Generales. The constituency elects four
senator
A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...
s. Its boundaries correspond to those of the Spanish
province of Gipuzkoa
Gipuzkoa (, , ; es, Guipúzcoa ; french: Guipuscoa) is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the autonomous community of the Basque Country. Its capital city is Donostia-San Sebastián. Gipuzkoa shares borders with the French depar ...
. 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
Elections
2023 general election
November 2019 general election
April 2019 general election
2016 general election
2015 general election
2011 general election
2008 general election
2004 general election
2000 general election
1996 general election
1993 general election
1989 general election
1986 general election
1982 general election
1979 general election
1977 general election
References
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Senate constituencies in Spain
1977 establishments in Spain
Constituencies established in 1977
Gipuzkoa
Basque politics