Transcript WOMEN AND ELECTIONS

ELECTORAL SYSTEM
IN
SPAIN
THE CONGRESS
.
The Spanish Congress of Diputies
has 350 members, elected by
popular vote in block lists.
There are 52 constituencies,
matching the 50 provinces plus
Ceuta and Melilla.
The number of deputies elected
by each province it not the same
but depends on their population.
SEATS DISTRIBUTION
There are 350 seats to
distribute.
2 seats for each province (only
one for Ceuta and Melilla).
The 248 remaining seats are
distributed proportionally,
acording to each province's
population.
Once the votes has been casted,
seats are distributed to the
parties according to the d'Hondt
Method.
D'HONDT METHOD
The d’Hondt method is used in Spain to distribute the seats to the
different parties once the votes have been casted. It is a nonproportional method, itended to favor large parties and coalitions and,
therefore, stability of the government.
The total votes cast for each party in the electoral district is divided,
first by 1, then by 2, then 3, then 4, then... 5.
VOTES %
VOTES
V/2
V/3
V/4
V/5
PSOE
50,71%
243959
121979,5
81319,67
60989,75
48791,8
PP
37,73%
181512
90756
60504
45378
36302,4
IU
7,05%
33912
16956
11304
8478
6782,4
The seats are distributed one by one to the highest number from all
the numbers resulting from these divisions.
CHANGES IN THE
ELECTORAL SYSTEM
The Spanish current electoral system causes some paradoxes that,
after every election, lead to protests and arguments, since the smaller
parties consider themselves to be discriminated byPss.
the system.
V O T ES
%
SEAT S
P SO E
11064524
4 3 ,6 4 %%
169
PP
10169973
4 0 ,1 1 %
153
CiU
774317
3 ,0 5 %
11
PNV
303246
1 ,2 0 %
6
ERC
296473
1 ,1 7 %
3
IU
963040
3 ,8 0 %
2
BN G
209042
0 ,8 2 %
2
CC
164225
0 ,6 5 %
2
U P YD
303535
1 ,2 0 %
1
N a -Ba i
62073
0 ,2 4 %
1
After the past elections, the State Council was summoned to propose
changes to the Electoral Law in order to increase its proportionality
and fairness. Despite its conclusions (“our electoral system is unfair”),
no measures have been taken so far.
WOMEN IN POLITICS
WOMEN'S SUFFRAGES
It was a social
reform
movement,
which
promoted
economic and
political right
WOMEN'S VOTES
In 1906, Finland
was the first
nation in the world
to recognize the
right of full
suffrage.
1917
1918
1918
1918
1919
1938
1944
1946
1931
1931
1931
SPAIN SUFFRAGE
Exercised for the first time in 1933 Election
during the Republic.
Revoked during the dictatorship (1936/391975).
In 1931, gender equality became a real
possibility with the approval of the new
constitution.
The first election in which women
participated, was in the year 1931.
CLARA CAMPOAMOR
Clara was born in Madrid in 1888, was a lawyer
and supported women's suffrage in Spain.
Wrote books like "Women's votes and me: My
mortal sin" in 1935 and was a great success.
He died in 1972 in Lausanne (Switzerland) with
the achievement of getting the right to vote
for women in Spain.
WOMEN IN REGIONAL
PARLIAMENTS
Spain is the European country
with the highest percentage of
elected women in our regional
Parliaments with a 42%. Germany
is the second one (33,8%),
followed by Austria (30,6%),
United Kindong (30%) and
Suitzerland (26,2%).
WOMEN IN NATIONAL
PARLIAMENTS
Regarding the number of women in
national Parliaments, however,
Sweden leads the ranking (46,7%)
followed by Finland (41,5%) and the
Netherlands (41,3%). Spain is next,
with 35,1%, still ahead of Germany
(32,2%), Italy (21,1%), UK (19,8%)
and France (18,5%).
EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENTS
The average percentage of
women in our national
parlaments is only 21,7%, as
most of the countries has a
rate below 20%.