Pontevedra (Galician Parliament electoral district)
Pontevedra is one of the 4 electoral districts (Spanish: circunscripciones) used for the Parliament of Galicia—the regional legislature of the Spanish autonomous community of Galicia.
Electoral system
Voting is on the basis of universal suffrage in a secret ballot. Only lists polling above 5% of valid votes in each district (which includes blank ballots—for none of the above) are entitled to enter the seat distribution.[1]
Seat summary (1981–2016)
| 1981 | 1985 | 1989 | 1993 | 1997 | 2001 | 2005 | 2009 | 2012 | 2016 |
Seats | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
AP/CP/PP | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
AGE/Marea | | | | | | | | | 3 | 5 |
PSdeG | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
BNPG/BNG | 1 | | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
EG/PSG–EG | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | |
CG | | 2 | | | | | | | | |
UCD | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
Election results
2016
Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote |
7,013 |
1.43 |
— |
0 |
±0 |
|
Commitment to Galicia (CxG) |
1,243 | 0.25 | –0.70 |
0 | ±0 |
|
Blank Seats (EB) |
1,111 | 0.23 | –0.77 |
0 | ±0 |
|
Anti-Corruption and Justice Party (PAyJ) |
1,019 | 0.21 | New |
0 | ±0 |
|
Let's Win Galicia: Yes We Can (Gañemos) |
971 | 0.20 | New |
0 | ±0 |
|
Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV) |
865 | 0.18 | New |
0 | ±0 |
|
Citizens–Centrum (C–C) |
694 | 0.14 | New |
0 | ±0 |
|
Communists of Galicia (PCPE–CdG) |
520 | 0.11 | –0.04 |
0 | ±0 |
|
Democratic Action Citizens of Galicia (ADCG) |
362 | 0.07 | New |
0 | ±0 |
|
XXI Convergence (C21) |
228 | 0.05 | –0.05 |
0 | ±0 |
|
Blank ballots |
4,276 | 0.87 | –1.56 |
|
|
Total |
492,086 | 100.00 | |
22 | ±0 |
|
Valid votes |
492,086 | 98.94 | +1.71 |
|
Invalid votes |
5,287 | 1.06 | –1.71 |
Votes cast / turnout |
497,373 | 55.14 | –1.24 |
Abstentions |
404,624 | 44.86 | +1.24 |
Registered voters |
901,997 | |
|
Source: Election results |
|
2012
|
Blank ballots |
11,890 | 2.43 | +0.87 |
|
|
Total |
490,090 | 100.00 | |
22 | ±0 |
|
Valid votes |
490,090 | 97.23 | –1.80 |
|
Invalid votes |
13,961 | 2.77 | +1.80 |
Votes cast / turnout |
504,051 | 56.38 | –8.93 |
Abstentions |
389,934 | 43.62 | +8.93 |
Registered voters |
893,985 | |
|
Source: Argos Information Portal |
- ↑ Galician Left Alternative results are compared to EU–IU totals in the 2012 election.
|
1981
Summary of the 20 October 1981 Galician Parliament election results in Pontevedra
Party |
Popular vote |
Seats |
Votes |
% |
±pp |
Won |
+/− |
|
People's Alliance (AP) |
89,058 | 28.61 | — |
7 | — |
|
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) |
87,764 | 28.19 | — |
6 | — |
|
Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdG–PSOE) |
53,505 | 17.19 | — |
4 | — |
|
Galician Left (EG) |
18,353 | 5.90 | — |
1 | — |
|
Galician National-Popular Bloc–Galician Socialist Party (BNPG–PSG) |
17,015 | 5.47 | — |
1 | — |
|
Galicianist Party (PG) |
12,311 | 3.95 | — |
0 | — |
|
Communist Party of Galicia (PCG–PCE) |
10,529 | 3.38 | — |
0 | — |
|
|
Workers' Socialist Party (PST) |
5,240 | 1.68 | — |
0 | — |
|
Galician Brotherhood (IG) |
4,929 | 1.58 | — |
0 | — |
|
Galician Socialist Unity–PSOE (USG–PSOE) |
3,511 | 1.13 | — |
0 | — |
|
Blank ballots |
0 | 0.00 | — |
|
|
Total |
311,277 | 100.00 | |
19 | — |
|
Valid votes |
311,277 | 98.19 | — |
|
Invalid votes |
5,751 | 1.81 | — |
Votes cast / turnout |
317,028 | 49.43 | — |
Abstentions |
324,302 | 50.57 | — |
Registered voters |
641,330 | |
|
Source: Argos Information Portal |
References
Coordinates: 42°30′N 8°30′W / 42.500°N 8.500°W / 42.500; -8.500