The 2019 Basque foral elections were held on Sunday, 26 May 2019, to elect the 11th General Assemblies of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa. All 153 seats in the three General Assemblies were up for election. The elections were held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain, as well as the 2019 European Parliament election.
Opinion polls
editOverall
edit| Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | ||
| Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 434,239 | 38.68 | +5.43 | 62 | +8 | |
| Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu) | 266,946 | 23.78 | +1.40 | 39 | ±0 | |
| Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 191,054 | 17.02 | +3.41 | 27 | +6 | |
| United We Can (Podemos, Ezker Anitza–IU, Equo Berdeak)1 | 111,315 | 9.92 | –6.49 | 14 | –7 | |
| People's Party (PP) | 80,743 | 7.19 | –2.14 | 11 | –6 | |
| Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs) | 14,440 | 1.29 | –0.76 | 0 | –1 | |
| Vox (Vox) | 7,807 | 0.70 | +0.51 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Omnia (Omnia) | 1,206 | 0.11 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| European Solidarity Action Party (Solidaria) | 1,183 | 0.11 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Free for the Basque Country (LxE) | 952 | 0.08 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Bilbaine People, Initiative for Bilbao (BIB) | 933 | 0.08 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Blank Seats (EB/AZ) | 602 | 0.05 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Let's Win Bilbao (GGB) | 557 | 0.05 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Humanist Party (PH) | 507 | 0.05 | ±0.00 | 0 | ±0 | |
| For a Fairer World (PUM+J) | 328 | 0.03 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Communist Party of the Workers of the Basque Country (PCTE/ELAK) | 285 | 0.03 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Blank ballots | 9,512 | 0.85 | –0.70 | |||
| Total | 1,122,609 | 153 | ±0 | |||
| Valid votes | 1,122,609 | 99.17 | +0.40 | |||
| Invalid votes | 9,423 | 0.83 | –0.40 | |||
| Votes cast / turnout | 1,132,032 | 65.95 | +2.19 | |||
| Abstentions | 584,576 | 34.05 | –2.19 | |||
| Registered voters | 1,716,608 | |||||
| Sources[1][2] | ||||||
Footnotes:
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Foral deputation control
editThe following table lists party control in the foral deputations.[2] Gains for a party are displayed with the cell's background shaded in that party's colour.
| Deputation | Previous control | New control | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Álava | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | ||
| Biscay | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | ||
| Gipuzkoa | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | ||
Historical territories
editÁlava
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| Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | ||
| Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 47,686 | 29.43 | +7.83 | 17 | +4 | |
| Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu) | 33,954 | 20.96 | +0.60 | 12 | +1 | |
| Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 30,555 | 18.86 | +7.66 | 10 | +5 | |
| People's Party (PP) | 24,256 | 14.97 | –7.02 | 8 | –4 | |
| United We Can (Podemos, Ezker Anitza–IU, Equo Berdeak)1 | 16,027 | 9.89 | –8.37 | 4 | –5 | |
| Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs) | 3,721 | 2.30 | –0.80 | 0 | –1 | |
| Vox (Vox) | 2,272 | 1.40 | +1.33 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Omnia (Omnia) | 1,206 | 0.74 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Free for the Basque Country (LxE) | 952 | 0.59 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Blank ballots | 1,402 | 0.87 | –0.78 | |||
| Total | 162,031 | 51 | ±0 | |||
| Valid votes | 162,031 | 98.96 | +0.56 | |||
| Invalid votes | 1,696 | 1.04 | –0.56 | |||
| Votes cast / turnout | 163,727 | 65.26 | –0.39 | |||
| Abstentions | 87,155 | 34.74 | +0.39 | |||
| Registered voters | 250,882 | |||||
| Sources[1] | ||||||
Footnotes:
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Biscay
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| Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | ||
| Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 255,754 | 43.12 | +5.49 | 25 | +2 | |
| Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu) | 116,794 | 19.69 | +0.83 | 10 | –1 | |
| Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 97,653 | 16.46 | +4.01 | 8 | +1 | |
| United We Can (Podemos, Ezker Anitza–IU, Equo Berdeak)1 | 62,430 | 10.53 | –6.61 | 6 | ±0 | |
| People's Party (PP) | 39,197 | 6.61 | –1.59 | 2 | –2 | |
| Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs) | 7,034 | 1.19 | –0.94 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Vox (Vox) | 5,535 | 0.93 | +0.58 | 0 | ±0 | |
| European Solidarity Action Party (Solidaria) | 1,183 | 0.20 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Bilbaine People, Initiative for Bilbao (BIB) | 933 | 0.16 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Let's Win Bilbao (GGB) | 557 | 0.09 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Humanist Party (PH) | 507 | 0.09 | –0.01 | 0 | ±0 | |
| For a Fairer World (PUM+J) | 328 | 0.06 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Communist Party of the Workers of the Basque Country (PCTE/ELAK) | 285 | 0.05 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Blank ballots | 4,905 | 0.83 | –0.75 | |||
| Total | 593,095 | 51 | ±0 | |||
| Valid votes | 593,095 | 99.23 | +0.56 | |||
| Invalid votes | 4,613 | 0.77 | –0.56 | |||
| Votes cast / turnout | 597,708 | 65.71 | +3.14 | |||
| Abstentions | 311,956 | 34.29 | –3.14 | |||
| Registered voters | 909,664 | |||||
| Sources[1] | ||||||
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Gipuzkoa
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| Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | ||
| Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 130,799 | 35.59 | +4.02 | 20 | +2 | |
| Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu) | 116,198 | 31.62 | +2.78 | 17 | ±0 | |
| Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 62,846 | 17.10 | +0.58 | 9 | ±0 | |
| United We Can (Podemos, Ezker Anitza–IU, Equo Berdeak)1 | 32,858 | 8.94 | –5.47 | 4 | –2 | |
| People's Party (PP) | 17,290 | 4.70 | –0.72 | 1 | ±0 | |
| Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs) | 3,685 | 1.00 | –0.47 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Blank Seats (EB/AZ) | 602 | 0.16 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Blank ballots | 3,205 | 0.87 | –0.58 | |||
| Total | 367,483 | 51 | ±0 | |||
| Valid votes | 367,483 | 99.16 | +0.06 | |||
| Invalid votes | 3,114 | 0.84 | –0.06 | |||
| Votes cast / turnout | 370,597 | 66.65 | +1.77 | |||
| Abstentions | 185,465 | 33.35 | –1.77 | |||
| Registered voters | 556,062 | |||||
| Sources[1] | ||||||
Footnotes:
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References
edit- Opinion poll sources
- Other
- ^ a b c d "Election Results Archive". euskadi.eus (in Spanish). Basque Government. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Elecciones a las Juntas Generales (1979 - 2019)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 February 2020.