Pontevedra (Galician Parliament electoral district)

Pontevedra
Parliament of Galicia
Electoral Constituency

Location of Pontevedra within Galicia.
Province Province of Pontevedra
Autonomous community Galicia
Population 947,374 (2016)
Electorate 901,233 (2016)
Major settlements Vigo, Pontevedra
Current constituency
Created 1981
Seats 19 (1981–1985)
21 (1989–1993)
22 (1997–)

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 ballotsfor 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

Summary of the 25 September 2016 Galician Parliament election results in Pontevedra
Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
People's Party of Galicia (PPdeG) 213,045 43.29 +0.48 11 ±0
In Tide (En Marea)[lower-alpha 1] 108,123 21.97 +7.55 5 +2
Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) 90,342 18.36 –2.45 4 –1
Galician Nationalist Bloc–Us–Galician Candidacy (BNG–Nós) 44,063 8.95 –2.92 2 –1
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) 19,135 3.89 New 0 ±0
Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) 6,071 1.23 +0.62 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
  1. En Marea results are compared to Galician Left Alternative totals in the 2012 election.

2012

Summary of the 21 October 2012 Galician Parliament election results in Pontevedra
Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
People's Party of Galicia (PPdeG) 209,804 42.81 –4.08 11 ±0
Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) 101,988 20.81 –9.71 5 –2
Galician Left Alternative (United LeftAnova) (AGE)[lower-alpha 1] 70,666 14.42 +13.28 3 +3
Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 58,197 11.87 –5.07 3 –1
Civil Society and Democracy (SCD) 9,605 1.96 New 0 ±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 8,016 1.64 +0.17 0 ±0
Blank Seats (EB) 4,913 1.00 New 0 ±0
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
  1. 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 BlocGalician 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

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