General Assembly of Álava explained

General Assemblies of Álava
Native Name:
Coa Pic:File:Coat of Arms of Álava.svg
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House Type:Spanish regional legislature
Houses:Unicameral
Members:51
Structure1:File:Juntas Generales de Álava 2023.svg
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Leader1 Type:President
Leader1:Irma Basterra
Party1:EAJ-PNV
Election1:19 June 2023
Voting System1:Party-list proportional representation,
D'Hondt method
Political Groups1:Government (24)

Opposition (27)

Last Election1:28 May 2023
Session Room:Diputación Foral de Álava.jpg
Meeting Place:Province Palace, Vitoria-Gasteiz
Website:www.jjggalava.eus

The General Assemblies of Álava (in Basque: Arabako Batzar Nagusiak, in Spanish: Juntas Generales de Álava) are the parliament of Álava, a province of Spain and a historical territory of the Basque Country.

The General Assemblies are integrated by 51 members for a period of four years. The General Assembly meets at the Province Palace in Vitoria-Gasteiz.

Functions

Among the powers of the General Assemblies are:

Election

The General Assemblies have 51 members, elected by proportional representation for each constituency, which in this case corresponds to the comarcas of the province. 39 members are returned for Vitoria-Gasteiz, which contains the largest municipality of the province. Five members are returned for Ayala, and seven for Tierras Esparsas, which contains the five remanining comarcas: Gorbeialdea, Llanada Alavesa, Añana, Montaña Alavesa and Rioja Alavesa. A threshold of the 3% is established for having any seats.[1]

Elections to General Assembly are called by the General Deputy (in Spanish: Diputado General). The election date and period from calling elections to polling day always coincide with local election periods.

Candidates to General Assembly are subject to the same requirements as those presenting their candidatures to other elections: i.e., to the stipulations of the Spanish law governing elections. Candidates are announced 27 days after the call to elections, provided of course they comply with the regulations. The campaign begins 38 days after elections are announced, by which time the political parties have to provide their lists of candidates. The campaign lasts 15 days and ends at midnight on the penultimate day before polling.

Presidents of the General Assembly

The President of the General Assembly of Álava is the presiding officer of that legislature.[2] [3]

NameTerm of officeLegislature
Political Party
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Emilio Guevara Saleta7 May 197916 February 1980I Basque Nationalist Party
Francisco José Ormazábal Zamakona16 February 198023 May 1983
24 May 198330 September 1986II
Juan José Ibarretxe Markuartu30 September 19863 July 1987
3 July 198726 June 1991III
Juan Pastor Álvarez17 June 199122 June 1995IV Socialist Party of the Basque Country
José Manuel López de Juan Abad22 June 19953 April 1999V Independent
Mikel Martínez Martínez de Lizarduy12 April 19996 July 1999Basque Nationalist Party
Xesqui Castañer López6 July 199913 June 2003VI Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left
María Teresa Rodríguez Barahona13 June 200322 June 2007VII
Juan Antonio Zárate Pérez de Arrilucea20 June 200715 June 2011VIII People's Party of the Basque Country
15 June 201118 June 2015IX
Pedro Ignacio Elósegui González de Gamarra18 June 201514 June 2019X Basque Nationalist Party
14 June 201919 June 2023XI
Irma María Basterra Ugarriza19 June 2023IncumbentXII

Results of the elections to the General Assembly of Álava

Members in the General Assembly of Álava
ElectionDistributionGeneral Deputy
1979
7102614
Emilio Guevara (EAJ-PNV)
1983
4114239
Juan María Ollora (EAJ-PNV)
1987
8311121034
Fernando Buesa (PSE)
1991
7211314311
Alberto Ansola (EAJ-PNV)
1995
43741599
Félix Ormazabal (EAJ-PNV)
1999
62916162
Ramón Rabanera (PP)
2003
31219161
2007
421421415
Xabier Agirre (EAJ-PNV)
2011
11291316
Javier de Andrés (PP)
2015
1118513112
Ramiro González (EAJ-PNV)
2019
12410178
2023
14391591

Sources

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The General Assembly . www.basquecountry.eus . 25 July 2023 . en . 16 July 2004.
  2. Web site: La presidenta . www.jjggalava.eus . 25 July 2023 . es.
  3. Web site: Histórico de presidentes/as . www.jjggalava.eus . 25 July 2023 . es.