Biscay (Spanish Congress electoral district)
Biscay | |
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Congress of Deputies Electoral Constituency | |
Location of Biscay within Spain. | |
Province | Province of Biscay |
Autonomous community | Basque Country |
Population | 1,148,775 (2016) |
Electorate | 948,080 (2016) |
Major settlements | Bilbao, Barakaldo, Getxo |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1977 |
Seats |
10 (1977–1989) 9 (1993–2004) 8 (2008–) |
Biscay (Basque: Bizkaia, Spanish: Vizcaya) is one of the 52 electoral districts (Spanish: circunscripciones) used for the Congress of Deputies—the lower chamber of the Spanish Parliament, the Cortes Generales. It is situated in the Basque Country and the largest city is Bilbao where around 30% of the electorate of almost a million live. At the time of the 2008 election, Barakaldo and Getxo were the only other large municipalities with electorates over 50,000.[1]
Overview
Boundaries and electoral system
Under Article 68 of the Spanish constitution [2] the boundaries must be the same as the province of Vizcaya and under Article 140 this can only be altered with the approval of congress. Voting is on the basis of universal suffrage in a secret ballot. The electoral system used is closed list proportional representation with seats allocated using the D'Hondt method. Only lists which poll 3% or more of all valid votes cast, including votes "en blanco" i.e. for "none of the above" can be considered for seats. Under article 12 of the constitution, the minimum voting age is 18.
Electoral procedures
The laws regulating the conduct and administration of elections are laid out in detail in the 1985 electoral law. (Ley Orgánica del Régimen Electoral General.[3]) Under this law, the elections in Vizcaya, as in other districts, are supervised by the Electoral Commission (Junta Electoral), a permanent body composed of eight Supreme Court judges and five political scientists or sociologists appointed by the Congress of Deputies. The Electoral commission is supported in its work by the Interior Ministry. On election day, polling stations are run by electoral boards which consist of groups of citizens selected by lottery.[4]
The format of the ballot paper is designed by the Spanish state, however, the law allows political parties to produce and distribute their own ballot papers, either by mailing them to voters or by other means such as street distribution, provided that they comply with the official model. The government then covers the cost of all printed ballot papers. These must then be marked by voters, either in the polling station or outside the polling station and placed inside sealed envelopes which are then placed inside ballot boxes in the polling station. Following the close of polls, the ballots are then counted in each individual polling station in the presence of representatives of the political parties and candidates. The ballots are then immediately destroyed, with the exception of those considered invalid or challenged by the candidates' representatives, which are retained for further scrutiny. The result is that full recounts are impossible.[5]
Eligibility
Article 67.3 of the Spanish Constitution prohibits dual membership of both chambers of the Cortes or of the Cortes and regional assemblies, meaning that candidates must resign from regional assemblies if elected. Article 70 also makes active judges, magistrates, public defenders, serving military personnel, active police officers and members of constitutional and electoral tribunals ineligible.[2] Additionally, under Article 11 of the Political Parties Law, June 2002 (Ley Orgánica 6/2002, de 27 de junio, de Partidos Políticos), parties and individual candidates may be prevented from standing by the Spanish Supreme Court (Tribunal Supremo), if they are judged to have violated Article 9 of that law which prohibits parties which are perceived to discriminate against people on the basis of ideology, religion, beliefs, nationality, race, gender or sexual orientation (Article 9a), foment or organise violence as a means of achieving political objectives (Article 9b) or support or compliment the actions of "terrorist organisations" (Article 9c).[6] Article 55, Section 2 of the 1985 electoral law also disqualifies director generals or equivalent leaders of state monopolies and public bodies such as the Spanish state broadcaster RTVE.[3] Lastly, following changes to the electoral law which took effect for the 2007 municipal elections, candidates' lists must be composed of at least 40% of candidates of either gender and each group of five candidates must contain at least two males and two females.[4]
Number of members
In the general elections from 1977 until 1989 Vizcaya returned 10 members. That figure was reduced to 9 members for the 1993 General Election onwards. Vizcaya was one of the few districts whose electorate fell between 2000 and 2004 and it returns one member more than Asturias despite the latter now having a larger electorate.[7] As a result it lost a seat at the 2008 General Election being reduced to eight members.[8]
Under Spanish electoral law, all provinces are entitled to a minimum of 2 seats with a remaining 248 seats apportioned according to population.[9] These laws are laid out in detail in the 1985 electoral law. (Ley Orgánica del Régimen Electoral General) The practical effect of this law has been to overrepresent smaller provinces at the expense of larger provinces.
Vizcaya had a ratio of 109,064 voters per deputy in 2004 [10] above the Spanish average of 98,777 voters per deputy.[11]
Seat summary (1977–2016)
1977 | 1979 | 1982 | 1986 | 1989 | 1993 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2011 | 2015 | 2016 | |
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Seats | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Podemos/UP | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||
PCE/IU | 1 | ||||||||||||
PNV | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
PSE | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
EE | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
HB/Amaiur/EH Bildu | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
EA | 1 | ||||||||||||
AP/CD/CP/PP | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
UCD | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
General elections
2016
Party | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
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Votes | % | ±pp | Won | +/− | ||
United We Can (Podemos/Ahal Dugu–IU–eQuo)[lower-alpha 1] | 179,347 | 28.87 | –0.05 | 3 | +1 | |
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 175,296 | 28.22 | +0.31 | 2 | –1 | |
Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 86,425 | 13.91 | +0.93 | 1 | ±0 | |
People's Party (PP) | 78,965 | 12.71 | +1.31 | 1 | ±0 | |
Basque Country Unite (EH Bildu) | 67,653 | 10.89 | –1.60 | 1 | ±0 | |
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) | 20,685 | 3.33 | –0.51 | 0 | ±0 | |
Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote | 8,941 | 1.44 | — | 0 | ±0 | |
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Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) | 4,865 | 0.78 | +0.12 | 0 | ±0 | |
Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV) | 1,176 | 0.19 | +0.02 | 0 | ±0 | |
Blank Seats (EB/AZ) | 1,026 | 0.17 | +0.01 | 0 | ±0 | |
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) | 766 | 0.12 | –0.19 | 0 | ±0 | |
Vox (Vox) | 641 | 0.10 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE) | 467 | 0.08 | +0.02 | 0 | ±0 |
Blank ballots | 3,907 | 0.63 | –0.11 | |||
Total | 621,219 | 100.00 | 8 | ±0 | ||
Valid votes | 621,219 | 98.32 | +0.03 | |||
Invalid votes | 4,225 | 0.68 | –0.03 | |||
Votes cast / turnout | 625,444 | 65.97 | –3.44 | |||
Abstentions | 322,636 | 34.03 | +3.44 | |||
Registered voters | 948,080 | |||||
Source: Ministry of the Interior | ||||||
2015
Party | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
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Votes | % | ±pp | Won | +/− | ||
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 182,604 | 27.91 | –4.70 | 3 | ±0 | |
We Can (Podemos/Ahal Dugu) | 170,728 | 26.10 | New | 2 | +2 | |
Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 84,893 | 12.98 | –8.41 | 1 | –1 | |
Basque Country Unite (EH Bildu)[lower-alpha 1] | 81,704 | 12.49 | –6.70 | 1 | –1 | |
People's Party (PP) | 74,560 | 11.40 | –6.32 | 1 | ±0 | |
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) | 25,148 | 3.84 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
United Left–Popular Unity in Common (IU–UPeC) | 18,466 | 2.82 | –0.96 | 0 | ±0 |
Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote | 11,234 | 1.72 | — | 0 | ±0 | |
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Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) | 4,342 | 0.66 | +0.15 | 0 | ±0 | |
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) | 2,012 | 0.31 | –1.39 | 0 | ±0 | |
Left–For the Left (Ezkerra) | 1,447 | 0.22 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV) | 1,089 | 0.17 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Blank Seats (EB/AZ) | 1,045 | 0.16 | –0.29 | 0 | ±0 | |
For a Fairer World (PUM+J) | 479 | 0.07 | –0.19 | 0 | ±0 | |
Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE) | 414 | 0.06 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Social Justice, Citizen Participation (JS,PC) | 406 | 0.06 | New | 0 | ±0 |
Blank ballots | 4,840 | 0.74 | –0.40 | |||
Total | 654,177 | 100.00 | 8 | ±0 | ||
Valid votes | 654,177 | 99.29 | +0.30 | |||
Invalid votes | 4,647 | 0.71 | –0.30 | |||
Votes cast / turnout | 658,824 | 69.41 | +1.33 | |||
Abstentions | 290,353 | 30.59 | –1.33 | |||
Registered voters | 949,177 | |||||
Source: Ministry of the Interior | ||||||
2011
Party | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
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Votes | % | ±pp | Won | +/− | ||
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 208,683 | 32.61 | +1.51 | 3 | ±0 | |
Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 136,853 | 21.39 | –15.60 | 2 | –2 | |
Amaiur (Amaiur)[lower-alpha 1] | 122,796 | 19.19 | +14.54 | 2 | +2 | |
People's Party (PP) | 113,401 | 17.72 | –0.68 | 1 | ±0 | |
United Left–The Greens: Plural Left (IU–LV)[lower-alpha 2] | 24,205 | 3.78 | –0.57 | 0 | ±0 | |
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) | 10,886 | 1.70 | +0.75 | 0 | ±0 | |
Equo (eQuo) | 7,387 | 1.15 | New | 0 | ±0 |
Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote | 8,384 | 1.31 | — | 0 | ±0 | |
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Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) | 3,278 | 0.51 | +0.14 | 0 | ±0 | |
Blank Seats (EB) | 2,886 | 0.45 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
For a Fairer World (PUM+J) | 1,670 | 0.26 | +0.03 | 0 | ±0 | |
Communist Unification of Spain (UCE) | 550 | 0.09 | New | 0 | ±0 |
Blank ballots | 7,285 | 1.14 | –0.54 | |||
Total | 639,880 | 100.00 | 8 | ±0 | ||
Valid votes | 639,880 | 98.99 | –0.04 | |||
Invalid votes | 6,552 | 1.01 | +0.04 | |||
Votes cast / turnout | 646,432 | 68.08 | +1.49 | |||
Abstentions | 303,039 | 31.92 | –1.49 | |||
Registered voters | 949,471 | |||||
Source: Ministry of the Interior | ||||||
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2008
Party | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
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Votes | % | ±pp | Won | +/− | ||
Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 233,371 | 36.99 | +10.23 | 4 | +1 | |
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 196,242 | 31.10 | –6.19 | 3 | –1 | |
People's Party (PP) | 116,110 | 18.40 | –0.34 | 1 | –1 | |
United Left–Greens–Alternative (EB–B) | 27,471 | 4.35 | –4.23 | 0 | ±0 | |
Basque Solidarity (EA) | 19,605 | 3.11 | –1.23 | 0 | ±0 | |
Aralar (Aralar) | 9,740 | 1.54 | –0.31 | 0 | ±0 |
Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote | 17,797 | 2.82 | — | 0 | ±0 | |
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Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) | 5,997 | 0.95 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
The Greens (B–LV) | 3,351 | 0.53 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) | 2,343 | 0.37 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
For a Fairer World (PUM+J) | 1,466 | 0.23 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI) | 998 | 0.16 | –0.08 | 0 | ±0 | |
Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain–Basque Communists (PCPE–EK) | 799 | 0.13 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Engine and Sports Alternative (AMD) | 617 | 0.10 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Family and Life Party (PFyV) | 589 | 0.09 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Humanist Party (PH) | 435 | 0.07 | –0.20 | 0 | ±0 | |
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) | 426 | 0.07 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Spanish Falange of the JONS (FE–JONS) | 219 | 0.03 | +0.01 | 0 | ±0 | |
National Democracy (DN) | 191 | 0.03 | –0.02 | 0 | ±0 | |
Carlist Party of the Basque Country–Carlist Party (EKA–PC) | 166 | 0.03 | –0.01 | 0 | ±0 | |
Spanish Alternative (AES) | 113 | 0.02 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
National Alliance (AN) | 87 | 0.01 | New | 0 | ±0 |
Blank ballots | 10,581 | 1.68 | +0.42 | |||
Total | 630,917 | 100.00 | 8 | –1 | ||
Valid votes | 630,917 | 99.03 | +5.25 | |||
Invalid votes | 6,177 | 0.97 | –5.25 | |||
Votes cast / turnout | 637,094 | 66.59 | –9.24 | |||
Abstentions | 319,615 | 33.41 | +9.24 | |||
Registered voters | 956,709 | |||||
Source: Ministry of the Interior |
2004
Party | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
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Votes | % | ±pp | Won | +/− | ||
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 258,488 | 37.29 | +3.08 | 4 | ±0 | |
Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 185,514 | 26.76 | +3.90 | 3 | +1 | |
People's Party (PP) | 129,889 | 18.74 | –8.52 | 2 | –1 | |
United Left (EB–IU) | 59,493 | 8.58 | +2.79 | 0 | ±0 | |
Basque Solidarity (EA) | 30,096 | 4.34 | –0.74 | 0 | ±0 | |
Aralar–Standing (Aralar–Zutik) | 12,791 | 1.85 | New | 0 | ±0 |
Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote | 8,160 | 1.18 | — | 0 | ±0 | |
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Party of the Democratic Karma (PKD) | 2,300 | 0.33 | –0.09 | 0 | ±0 | |
Humanist Party (PH) | 1,846 | 0.27 | +0.03 | 0 | ±0 | |
Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI) | 1,682 | 0.24 | +0.14 | 0 | ±0 | |
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 789 | 0.11 | +0.06 | 0 | ±0 | |
Republican Left (IR) | 407 | 0.06 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
National Democracy (DN) | 348 | 0.05 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Republican Social Movement (MSR) | 264 | 0.04 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Carlist Party of the Basque Country–Carlist Party (EKA–PC) | 243 | 0.04 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
The Falange (FE) | 147 | 0.02 | –0.02 | 0 | ±0 | |
Spanish Falange of the JONS (FE–JONS) | 134 | 0.02 | –0.01 | 0 | ±0 |
Blank ballots | 8,754 | 1.26 | –1.44 | |||
Total | 693,185 | 100.00 | 9 | ±0 | ||
Valid votes | 693,185 | 93.78 | –5.13 | |||
Invalid votes | 45,979 | 6.22 | +5.13 | |||
Votes cast / turnout | 739,164 | 75.83 | +8.84 | |||
Abstentions | 235,578 | 24.17 | –8.84 | |||
Registered voters | 974,742 | |||||
Source: Ministry of the Interior |
2000
Party | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
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Votes | % | ±pp | Won | +/− | ||
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 222,479 | 34.21 | +5.01 | 4 | +1 | |
People's Party (PP) | 177,272 | 27.26 | +8.82 | 3 | +1 | |
Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 148,670 | 22.86 | –0.93 | 2 | ±0 | |
United Left (EB–IU) | 37,677 | 5.79 | –3.93 | 0 | –1 | |
Basque Solidarity (EA) | 33,047 | 5.08 | –0.10 | 0 | ±0 | |
Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote | 13,658 | 2.10 | — | 0 | –1 | |
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The Greens (B–LV) | 5,469 | 0.84 | +0.40 | 0 | ±0 | |
Party of the Democratic Karma (PKD) | 2,759 | 0.42 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Humanist Party (PH) | 1,579 | 0.24 | +0.18 | 0 | ±0 | |
Natural Law Party (PLN) | 1,025 | 0.16 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI) | 662 | 0.10 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE) | 534 | 0.08 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Democratic and Social Centre–Centrist Union (CDS–UC) | 348 | 0.05 | –0.01 | 0 | ±0 | |
Republican Action (AR) | 281 | 0.04 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Spain 2000 Platform (ES2000) | 246 | 0.04 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
The Falange (FE) | 243 | 0.04 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Carlist Party (EKA/PC) | 182 | 0.03 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Independent Spanish Falange–Falange 2000 (FEI–FE 2000) | 179 | 0.03 | +0.01 | 0 | ±0 | |
Internationalist Struggle (LI (LIT–CI)) | 151 | 0.02 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Basque Citizens (EH)[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0.00 | –9.94 | 0 | –1 |
Blank ballots | 17,584 | 2.70 | +1.40 | |||
Total | 650,387 | 100.00 | 9 | ±0 | ||
Valid votes | 650,387 | 98.91 | –0.41 | |||
Invalid votes | 7,138 | 1.09 | +0.41 | |||
Votes cast / turnout | 657,525 | 66.99 | –5.50 | |||
Abstentions | 324,046 | 33.01 | +5.50 | |||
Registered voters | 981,571 | |||||
Source: Ministry of the Interior | ||||||
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1996
Party | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
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Votes | % | ±pp | Won | +/− | ||
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 204,056 | 29.20 | –0.34 | 3 | ±0 | |
Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 166,293 | 23.79 | –1.08 | 2 | –1 | |
People's Party (PP) | 128,904 | 18.44 | +3.15 | 2 | ±0 | |
Popular Unity (HB) | 69,472 | 9.94 | –2.58 | 1 | ±0 | |
United Left (IU–EB) | 67,954 | 9.72 | +2.67 | 1 | +1 | |
Basque Solidarity (EA) | 36,234 | 5.18 | –1.13 | 0 | ±0 | |
Basque Citizen Initiative (ICV–Gorordo) | 11,833 | 1.69 | New | 0 | ±0 |
Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote | 5,050 | 0.72 | — | 0 | ±0 | |
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European Greens–Basque Country Greens (VE–EHB) | 774 | 0.44 | –0.57 | 0 | ±0 | |
Workers' Revolutionary Party (PRT) | 560 | 0.08 | –0.38 | 0 | ±0 | |
Centrist Union (UC) | 430 | 0.06 | –0.73 | 0 | ±0 | |
Humanist Party (PH) | 394 | 0.06 | +0.01 | 0 | ±0 | |
Republican Coalition (CR) | 331 | 0.05 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Authentic Spanish Falange (FEA) | 139 | 0.02 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Independent Spanish Falange (FEI) | 138 | 0.02 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Revolutionary Workers' Party (POR) | 0 | 0.00 | –0.06 | 0 | ±0 |
Blank ballots | 9,063 | 1.30 | +0.09 | |||
Total | 698,859 | 100.00 | 9 | ±0 | ||
Valid votes | 698,859 | 99.32 | +0.14 | |||
Invalid votes | 4,770 | 0.68 | –0.14 | |||
Votes cast / turnout | 703,629 | 72.49 | +1.41 | |||
Abstentions | 266,963 | 27.51 | –1.41 | |||
Registered voters | 970,592 | |||||
Source: Ministry of the Interior |
1993
Party | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | ±pp | Won | +/− | ||
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 197,392 | 29.54 | +1.63 | 3 | ±0 | |
Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))[lower-alpha 1] | 166,172 | 24.87 | –3.81 | 3 | ±0 | |
People's Party (PP) | 102,172 | 15.29 | +5.59 | 2 | +1 | |
Popular Unity (HB) | 83,644 | 12.52 | –2.53 | 1 | –1 | |
United Left (IU–EB) | 47,091 | 7.05 | +3.44 | 0 | ±0 | |
Basque Solidarity–Basque Left (EA–EUE) | 42,175 | 6.31 | –1.56 | 0 | –1 | |
The Greens (B–LV) | 6,769 | 1.01 | New | 0 | ±0 |
Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote | 14,716 | 2.20 | — | 0 | ±0 | |
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Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 5,285 | 0.79 | –2.65 | 0 | ±0 | |
The Ecologists (LE) | 3,215 | 0.48 | –0.59 | 0 | ±0 | |
Workers' Socialist Party (PST) | 3,053 | 0.46 | +0.12 | 0 | ±0 | |
Ruiz-Mateos Group–European Democratic Alliance (ARM–ADE) | 1,359 | 0.20 | –0.56 | 0 | ±0 | |
Referendum Tolerant Independent Political Party (PITRCG) | 408 | 0.06 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Revolutionary Workers' Party (POR) | 405 | 0.06 | –0.02 | 0 | ±0 | |
Natural Law Party (PLN) | 387 | 0.06 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Humanist Party (PH) | 353 | 0.05 | –0.03 | 0 | ±0 | |
New Socialist Party (NPS) | 251 | 0.04 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Communist Unification of Spain (UCE) | 0 | 0.00 | New | 0 | ±0 |
Blank ballots | 8,060 | 1.21 | +0.53 | |||
Total | 668,191 | 100.00 | 9 | –1 | ||
Valid votes | 668,191 | 99.18 | +0.15 | |||
Invalid votes | 5,495 | 0.82 | –0.15 | |||
Votes cast / turnout | 673,686 | 71.08 | +3.79 | |||
Abstentions | 274,085 | 28.92 | –3.79 | |||
Registered voters | 947,771 | |||||
Source: Ministry of the Interior | ||||||
1989
Party | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | ±pp | Won | +/− | ||
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 171,582 | 27.91 | –1.40 | 3 | ±0 | |
Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE) | 127,744 | 20.78 | –5.78 | 2 | –1 | |
Popular Unity (HB) | 92,493 | 15.05 | –0.86 | 2 | ±0 | |
People's Party (PP)[lower-alpha 1] | 59,632 | 9.70 | –0.97 | 1 | ±0 | |
Basque Country Left (EE) | 48,559 | 7.90 | –0.46 | 1 | ±0 | |
Basque Solidarity (EA) | 48,355 | 7.87 | New | 1 | +1 | |
United Left (IU–EB) | 22,169 | 3.61 | +2.03 | 0 | ±0 | |
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 21,144 | 3.44 | –1.51 | 0 | ±0 | |
The Ecologist Greens (LVE) | 6,589 | 1.07 | New | 0 | ±0 |
Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote | 12,281 | 2.00 | — | 0 | ±0 | |
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Ruiz-Mateos Group (Ruiz-Mateos) | 4,682 | 0.76 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Workers' Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Workers (PTE–EL)[lower-alpha 2] | 3,125 | 0.51 | –0.61 | 0 | ±0 | |
Workers' Socialist Party (PST) | 2,099 | 0.34 | –0.10 | 0 | ±0 | |
Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE) | 546 | 0.09 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Humanist Party (PH) | 521 | 0.08 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Revolutionary Workers' Party of Spain (PORE) | 510 | 0.08 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Spanish Falange of the JONS (FE–JONS) | 400 | 0.07 | –0.05 | 0 | ±0 | |
Alliance for the Republic (AR) | 398 | 0.06 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Communist Party of Spain (Marxist–Leninist) (PCE (m–l)) | 0 | 0.00 | –0.12 | 0 | ±0 | |
Revolutionary Communist League–Communist Movement (LKI–EMK) | 0 | 0.00 | ±0.00 | 0 | ±0 |
Blank ballots | 4,176 | 0.68 | +0.20 | |||
Total | 614,724 | 100.00 | 10 | ±0 | ||
Valid votes | 614,724 | 99.03 | +1.04 | |||
Invalid votes | 6,044 | 0.97 | –1.04 | |||
Votes cast / turnout | 620,768 | 67.29 | –1.03 | |||
Abstentions | 301,825 | 32.71 | +1.03 | |||
Registered voters | 922,593 | |||||
Source: Ministry of the Interior | ||||||
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1986
Party | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
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Votes | % | ±pp | Won | +/− | ||
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 179,130 | 29.31 | –4.07 | 3 | –1 | |
Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE) | 162,323 | 26.56 | –3.08 | 3 | –1 | |
Popular Unity (HB) | 97,252 | 15.91 | +2.80 | 2 | +1 | |
People's Coalition (AP–PDP–PL)[lower-alpha 1] | 65,212 | 10.67 | –1.35 | 1 | ±0 | |
Basque Country Left (EE) | 51,090 | 8.36 | +1.80 | 1 | +1 | |
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 30,286 | 4.95 | +3.47 | 0 | ±0 | |
United Left (IU) | 9,638 | 1.58 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK) | 6,863 | 1.12 | –1.07 | 0 | ±0 |
Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote | 6,492 | 1.06 | — | 0 | ±0 | |
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Workers' Socialist Party (PST) | 2,659 | 0.44 | –0.13 | 0 | ±0 | |
Communist Unification of Spain (UCE) | 1,397 | 0.23 | +0.05 | 0 | ±0 | |
Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI) | 981 | 0.16 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Spanish Falange of the JONS (FE–JONS) | 751 | 0.12 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Republican People's Unity (UPR) | 704 | 0.12 | +0.05 | 0 | ±0 | |
Communist Movement of the Basque Country (EMK) | 0 | 0.00 | ±0.00 | 0 | ±0 | |
Revolutionary Communist League (LKI) | 0 | 0.00 | ±0.00 | 0 | ±0 | |
Communists' Party of Catalonia (PCC) | 0 | 0.00 | New | 0 | ±0 |
Blank ballots | 2,935 | 0.48 | –0.02 | |||
Total | 611,221 | 100.00 | 10 | ±0 | ||
Valid votes | 611,221 | 97.99 | +0.16 | |||
Invalid votes | 12,549 | 2.01 | –0.16 | |||
Votes cast / turnout | 623,770 | 68.32 | –11.20 | |||
Abstentions | 289,194 | 31.68 | +11.20 | |||
Registered voters | 912,964 | |||||
Source: Ministry of the Interior | ||||||
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1982
Party | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
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Votes | % | ±pp | Won | +/− | ||
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 221,801 | 33.38 | +4.20 | 4 | ±0 | |
Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE) | 196,974 | 29.64 | +10.58 | 4 | +2 | |
Popular Unity (HB) | 87,100 | 13.11 | –1.40 | 1 | –1 | |
People's Alliance Coalition (AP–PDP–PDL–UCD)[lower-alpha 1] | 79,866 | 12.02 | –8.20 | 1 | –1 | |
Basque Country Left–Left for Socialism (EE) | 43,591 | 6.56 | +0.71 | 0 | ±0 | |
Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK) | 14,537 | 2.19 | –3.58 | 0 | ±0 | |
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 9,815 | 1.48 | New | 0 | ±0 |
Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote | 7,568 | 1.14 | — | 0 | ±0 | |
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Workers' Socialist Party (PST) | 3,815 | 0.57 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
New Force (FN)[lower-alpha 2] | 1,289 | 0.19 | –1.17 | 0 | ±0 | |
Communist Unification of Spain (UCE) | 1,225 | 0.18 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Communist Unity Candidacy (CUC) | 761 | 0.11 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Communist Party of Spain (Marxist–Leninist) (PCE (m–l)) | 478 | 0.07 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Revolutionary Communist League (LKI) | 0 | 0.00 | –0.55 | 0 | ±0 | |
Socialist Party (PS) | 0 | 0.00 | –0.75 | 0 | ±0 | |
Communist League–Internationalist Socialist Workers' Coalition (LC (COSI)) | 0 | 0.00 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Communist Movement of the Basque Country (EMK) | 0 | 0.00 | –1.32 | 0 | ±0 |
Blank ballots | 3,318 | 0.50 | +0.30 | |||
Total | 664,570 | 100.00 | 10 | ±0 | ||
Valid votes | 664,570 | 97.83 | +0.04 | |||
Invalid votes | 14,728 | 2.17 | –0.04 | |||
Votes cast / turnout | 679,298 | 79.52 | +14.19 | |||
Abstentions | 174,906 | 20.48 | –14.19 | |||
Registered voters | 854,204 | |||||
Source: Ministry of the Interior | ||||||
|
1979
Party | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | ±pp | Won | +/− | ||
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 161,480 | 29.18 | –1.74 | 4 | ±0 | |
Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE)[lower-alpha 1] | 105,481 | 19.06 | –8.38 | 2 | –1 | |
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | 88,431 | 15.98 | –0.43 | 2 | ±0 | |
Popular Unity (HB)[lower-alpha 2] | 80,280 | 14.51 | +10.97 | 2 | +2 | |
Basque Country Left (EE) | 32,363 | 5.85 | +0.42 | 0 | ±0 | |
Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK) | 31,942 | 5.77 | +0.38 | 0 | ±0 | |
Basque Country Foral Union (UFV)[lower-alpha 3] | 23,484 | 4.24 | –2.40 | 0 | –1 | |
National Union (UN) | 7,521 | 1.36 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Communist Movement–Communist Left Organization (MC–OIC) | 7,292 | 1.32 | New | 0 | ±0 |
Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote | 14,006 | 2.53 | — | 0 | ±0 | |
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Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (historical) (PSOEh)[lower-alpha 4] | 4,131 | 0.75 | –0.37 | 0 | ±0 | |
Revolutionary Communist League (LCR) | 3,039 | 0.55 | –0.26 | 0 | ±0 | |
Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) | 2,932 | 0.53 | +0.02 | 0 | ±0 | |
Carlist Party (PC) | 1,380 | 0.25 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Republican Left of the Basque Country (IR–E) | 1,229 | 0.22 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Authentic Spanish Falange of the JONS (FE–JONS(A)) | 795 | 0.14 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Proverist Party (PPR) | 500 | 0.09 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Union for the Freedom of Speech (ULE) | 0 | 0.00 | New | 0 | ±0 |
Blank ballots | 1,127 | 0.20 | –0.01 | |||
Total | 553,407 | 100.00 | 10 | ±0 | ||
Valid votes | 553,407 | 97.79 | +0.64 | |||
Invalid votes | 12,478 | 2.21 | –0.64 | |||
Votes cast / turnout | 565,885 | 65.33 | –11.05 | |||
Abstentions | 300,300 | 34.67 | +11.05 | |||
Registered voters | 866,185 | |||||
Source: Ministry of the Interior | ||||||
|
1977
Party | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | ±pp | Won | +/− | ||
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 171,991 | 30.92 | — | 4 | — | |
Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE) | 140,643 | 25.28 | — | 3 | — | |
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | 91,262 | 16.41 | — | 2 | — | |
People's Alliance (AP) | 36,934 | 6.64 | — | 1 | — | |
Basque Country Left (EE) | 30,209 | 5.43 | — | 0 | — | |
Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK) | 29,968 | 5.39 | — | 0 | — | |
Basque Socialist Party (ESB/PSV) | 15,079 | 2.71 | — | 0 | — | |
People's Socialist Party–Socialist Unity (PSP–US) | 12,038 | 2.16 | — | 0 | — | |
Democratic Socialist Alliance (ASDCI) | 6,224 | 1.12 | — | 0 | — | |
Basque Christian Democracy (DCV) | 6,034 | 1.08 | — | 0 | — |
Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote | 14,687 | 2.64 | — | 0 | — | |
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Basque Nationalist Action (EAE/ANV) | 4,617 | 0.83 | — | 0 | — | |
Workers' Unity Front (FUT) | 4,478 | 0.81 | — | 0 | — | |
Workers' Electoral Group (AET) | 2,825 | 0.51 | — | 0 | — | |
Democratic Left Front (FDI) | 2,767 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — |
Blank ballots | 1,166 | 0.21 | — | |||
Total | 556,235 | 100.00 | 10 | — | ||
Valid votes | 556,235 | 97.15 | — | |||
Invalid votes | 16,313 | 2.85 | — | |||
Votes cast / turnout | 572,548 | 76.38 | — | |||
Abstentions | 177,024 | 23.62 | — | |||
Registered voters | 749,572 | |||||
Source: Ministry of the Interior |
References
- ↑ "Number of voters by municipality 2008". Spanish census office. Archived from the original on December 14, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-27.
- 1 2 Spanish Constitution Archived September 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
- 1 2 "Law governing electoral procedures". Retrieved 2008-08-06.
- 1 2 "OSCE observers task force report on 2008 Spanish election" (PDF). Organisation for security and cooperation in Europe OSCE. Retrieved 2009-08-27.
- ↑ "OSCE observers task force report on 2004 Spanish election" (PDF). Organisation for security and cooperation in Europe, OSCE. Retrieved 2009-08-27.
- ↑ "Law regarding registration of political parties". Retrieved 2009-08-27.
- ↑ Asturias 2004 electorate
- ↑ Vizcaya representation reduced
- ↑ General features of Spanish electoral system
- ↑ Vizcaya election result 2004
- ↑ 2004 Spanish election
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