2015 Basque foral elections explained
The 2015 Basque foral elections were held on Sunday, 24 May 2015, to elect the 10th 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 thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.
Overall
← Summary of the 24 May 2015 Basque General Assemblies election results →Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats |
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Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
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| Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 360,279 | 33.25 | +2.32 | 54 | +5 |
| Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)1 | 242,431 | 22.38 | –6.41 | 39 | –7 |
| We Can (Podemos/Ahal Dugu) | 148,626 | 13.72 | New | 20 | +20 |
| Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 147,432 | 13.61 | –3.17 | 21 | –7 |
| People's Party (PP) | 101,084 | 9.33 | –4.99 | 17 | –11 |
| Winning (Irabazi) | 29,148 | 2.69 | New | 1 | +1 |
| Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) | 22,256 | 2.05 | New | 1 | +1 |
| Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) | 5,595 | 0.52 | –0.28 | 0 | ±0 |
| Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA/ATTKAA) | 3,377 | 0.31 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Joint Initiative (IKune) | 3,288 | 0.30 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Vox–Family and Life Party (Vox–PFyV) | 2,093 | 0.19 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Humanist Party (PH) | 561 | 0.05 | +0.04 | 0 | ±0 |
| Basque Communists–Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (EK–PCPE) | 515 | 0.05 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| United Left–Greens (EB–B) | n/a | n/a | –3.32 | 0 | –2 |
Blank ballots | 16,779 | 1.55 | –0.74 | |
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Total | 1,083,464 | | 153 | ±0 |
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Valid votes | 1,083,464 | 98.77 | +0.23 | |
Invalid votes | 13,520 | 1.23 | –0.23 |
Votes cast / turnout | 1,096,984 | 63.76 | +0.21 |
Abstentions | 623,387 | 36.24 | –0.21 |
Registered voters | 1,720,371 | |
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Sources[1] [2] |
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Foral deputation control
The 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.
Historical territories
Álava
← Summary of the 24 May 2015 Álava General Assembly election results → |
Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats |
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Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
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| People's Party (PP) | 35,335 | 21.99 | –3.97 | 12 | –4 |
| Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 34,705 | 21.60 | –2.12 | 13 | ±0 |
| Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)1 | 32,716 | 20.36 | –3.32 | 11 | ±0 |
| We Can (Podemos/Ahal Dugu) | 23,393 | 14.56 | New | 8 | +8 |
| Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 17,991 | 11.20 | –5.11 | 5 | –4 |
| Winning (Irabazi) | 5,953 | 3.70 | New | 1 | +1 |
| Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) | 4,982 | 3.10 | New | 1 | +1 |
| Joint Initiative (IKune) | 1,764 | 1.10 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) | 1,079 | 0.67 | –1.13 | 0 | ±0 |
| Vox (Vox) | 118 | 0.07 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| United Left–Greens (EB–B) | n/a | n/a | –4.09 | 0 | –2 |
Blank ballots | 2,653 | 1.65 | –1.09 | |
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Total | 160,689 | | 51 | ±0 |
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Valid votes | 160,689 | 98.40 | +0.74 | |
Invalid votes | 2,621 | 1.60 | –0.74 |
Votes cast / turnout | 163,310 | 65.65 | +2.02 |
Abstentions | 85,450 | 34.35 | –2.02 |
Registered voters | 248,760 | |
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Biscay
← Summary of the 24 May 2015 Biscay General Assembly election results → |
Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats |
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Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
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| Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 212,656 | 37.63 | +0.41 | 23 | +1 |
| Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)1 | 106,575 | 18.86 | –4.87 | 11 | –1 |
| We Can (Podemos/Ahal Dugu) | 82,107 | 14.53 | New | 6 | +6 |
| Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 70,361 | 12.45 | –4.23 | 7 | –2 |
| People's Party (PP) | 46,354 | 8.20 | –5.59 | 4 | –4 |
| Winning (Irabazi) | 14,773 | 2.61 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) | 12,012 | 2.13 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) | 3,389 | 0.60 | +0.02 | 0 | ±0 |
| Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA/ATTKAA) | 3,377 | 0.60 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Vox–Family and Life Party (Vox–PFyV) | 1,975 | 0.35 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Joint Initiative (IKune) | 1,524 | 0.27 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Humanist Party (PH) | 561 | 0.10 | +0.08 | 0 | ±0 |
| Basque Communists–Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (EK–PCPE) | 515 | 0.09 | New | 0 | ±0 |
Blank ballots | 8,923 | 1.58 | –0.64 | |
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Total | 565,102 | | 51 | ±0 |
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Valid votes | 565,102 | 98.67 | +0.08 | |
Invalid votes | 7,644 | 1.33 | –0.08 |
Votes cast / turnout | 572,746 | 62.57 | –1.45 |
Abstentions | 342,598 | 37.43 | +1.45 |
Registered voters | 915,344 | |
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Gipuzkoa
← Summary of the 24 May 2015 Gipuzkoa General Assembly election results → |
Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats |
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Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
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| Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 112,918 | 31.57 | +8.07 | 18 | +4 |
| Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)1 | 103,140 | 28.84 | –10.79 | 17 | –6 |
| Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 59,080 | 16.52 | –0.63 | 9 | –1 |
| We Can (Podemos/Ahal Dugu) | 43,126 | 12.06 | New | 6 | +6 |
| People's Party (PP) | 19,395 | 5.42 | –4.61 | 1 | –3 |
| Winning (Irabazi) | 8,422 | 2.35 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) | 5,262 | 1.47 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) | 1,127 | 0.32 | –0.40 | 0 | ±0 |
Blank ballots | 5,203 | 1.45 | –0.76 | |
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Total | 357,673 | | 51 | ±0 |
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Valid votes | 357,673 | 99.10 | +0.26 | |
Invalid votes | 3,255 | 0.90 | –0.26 |
Votes cast / turnout | 360,928 | 64.88 | +2.15 |
Abstentions | 195,339 | 35.12 | –2.15 |
Registered voters | 556,267 | |
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Notes and References
- Web site: Election Results Archive . es . euskadi.eus . . 23 February 2020.
- Web site: Elecciones a las Juntas Generales (1979 - 2015) . es . Historia Electoral.com . 23 February 2020.