Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha

The Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha (Spanish: Cortes de Castilla-La Mancha) is the unicameral legislature of Castilla–La Mancha, an autonomous community of Spain. The Cortes consists of 33 elected deputies. The Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha represent the popular will through 33 deputies elected by universal adult suffrage through the secret ballot.

Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha

Cortes de Castilla-La Mancha
Castile–La Mancha unicameral legislature
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
HousesUnicameral
Leadership
President
Structure
Seats33
Composition of the Cortes of Castile–La Mancha
Political groups
Government (17)
  •   PSOE (17)

Opposition (16)

Length of term
4 years
Elections
Last election
28 May 2023
Meeting place
The chamber of the Cortes of Castile–La Mancha
Toledo, Castile–La Mancha
Website
Cortes de Castilla–La Mancha

Electoral system

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Deputies are elected for a term of four years under a proportional system intended to guarantee representation to the various territorial zones of Castile–La Mancha. The electoral constituency is at the level of each province, with provinces being assigned the following number of deputies as of 2015: Albacete, 6; Ciudad Real, 8; Cuenca, 5; Guadalajara, 5; and Toledo, 9.

Article 10 of the Statute of Autonomy states that elections will be convoked by the President of the Junta of Communities, following the General Electoral Regime (Régimen Electoral General), on the fourth Sunday in May every four years. This stands in contrast to the autonomous communities of the Basque Country, Catalonia, Galicia, Andalusia and the Valencian Community where the president has the power to call elections at any time.

Composition

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Since the 28 May 2023 election, the Cortes of Castile–La Mancha has consisted of 12 deputies from the conservative People's Party, 17 from the social-democratic PSOE and 4 from the far-right Vox. The Cortes sits in the former Franciscan convent in Toledo, the Convento de San Gil.

Results of the elections to the Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha

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Deputies in Regional Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha since 1983
Key to parties
  IU
  PSOE
  Cs
  CDS
  PP
  CP
  AP
  Vox
Election Distribution President
1983
23 21
José Bono (PSOE)
1987
25 4 18
1991
1 27 19
1995
1 24 22
1999
26 21
2003
29 18
José Bono (PSOE) (2003-2004)
José María Barreda (PSOE) (2004-2007)
2007
26 21
José María Barreda (PSOE)
2011
24 25
María Dolores de Cospedal (PP)
2015
2 15 16
Emiliano García-Page (PSOE)
2019
19 4 10
2023
17 12 4

List of presidents of the Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha

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The meeting place of the Cortes of Castilla-La Mancha

References

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