Next Andalusian regional election explained

Election Name:Next Andalusian regional election
Country:Andalusia
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:yes
Previous Election:2022 Andalusian regional election
Previous Year:2022
Seats For Election:All 109 seats in the Parliament of Andalusia
Majority Seats:55
Election Date:No later than 30 June 2026
Leader1:Juanma Moreno
Party1:People's Party of Andalusia
Leader Since1:1 March 2014
Leaders Seat1:Málaga
Last Election1:58 seats, 43.1%
Seats Before1:58
Seats Needed1:In majority
Leader2:Juan Espadas
Party2:PSOE–A
Leader Since2:17 June 2021
Leaders Seat2:Seville
Last Election2:30 seats, 24.1%
Seats Before2:30
Seats Needed2:25
Leader3:Manuel Gavira
Party3:Vox (political party)
Leader Since3:10 August 2022
Leaders Seat3:Cádiz
Last Election3:14 seats, 13.5%
Seats Before3:14
Seats Needed3:41
Leader4:Inmaculada Nieto
Party4:Por Andalucía
Leader Since4:7 May 2022
Leaders Seat4:Málaga
Last Election4:5 seats, 7.7%
Seats Before4:5
Seats Needed4:50
Leader5:José Ignacio García
Party5:Adelante Andalucía (2021)
Leader Since5:16 March 2024
Leaders Seat5:Cádiz
Last Election5:2 seats, 4.6%
Seats Before5:2
Seats Needed5:53
Map Size:375px
President
Before Election:Juanma Moreno
Before Party:People's Party of Andalusia

The next Andalusian regional election will be held no later than Tuesday, 30 June 2026, to elect the 13th Parliament of the autonomous community of Andalusia. All 109 seats in the Parliament will be up for election.

Overview

Electoral system

The Parliament of Andalusia is the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Andalusia, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Andalusian Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a regional president.[1] Voting for the Parliament is on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprises all nationals over 18 years of age, registered in Andalusia and in full enjoyment of their political rights. Amendments to the electoral law in 2022 abolished the "begged" or expat vote system (Spanish; Castilian: Voto rogado), under which Spaniards abroad were required to apply for voting before being permitted to vote.[2] The expat vote system was attributed responsibility for a major decrease in the turnout of Spaniards abroad during the years it had been in force.[3]

The 109 members of the Parliament of Andalusia are elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of three percent of valid votes—which includes blank ballots—being applied in each constituency. Seats are allocated to constituencies, corresponding to the provinces of Almería, Cádiz, Córdoba, Granada, Huelva, Jaén, Málaga and Seville, with each being allocated an initial minimum of eight seats and the remaining 45 being distributed in proportion to their populations (provided that the number of seats in each province does not exceed two times that of any other).[1] [4]

As a result of the aforementioned allocation, each Parliament constituency is entitled the following seats:

SeatsConstituencies
18Seville
17Málaga
15Cádiz
13Granada
12Almería, Córdoba
11Huelva, Jaén

The use of the D'Hondt method may result in a higher effective threshold, depending on the district magnitude.[5]

Election date

The term of the Parliament of Andalusia expires four years after the date of its previous election, unless it is dissolved earlier. The election decree shall be issued no later than the twenty-fifth day prior to the date of expiry of parliament and published on the following day in the Official Gazette of the Regional Government of Andalusia (BOJA), with election day taking place on the fifty-fourth day from publication barring any date within from 1 July to 31 August. The previous election was held on 19 June 2022, which means that the legislature's term will expire on 19 June 2026. The election decree must be published in the BOJA no later than 26 May 2026, with the election taking place on the fifty-fourth day from publication, setting the latest (theoretical) possible election date for the Parliament on Sunday, 19 July 2026. However, due to the summer temporary ban on elections, the latest real date for an election to be held is Tuesday, 30 June 2026.[1] [4] [6]

The president has the prerogative to dissolve the Parliament of Andalusia and call a snap election, provided that no motion of no confidence is in process and that dissolution does not occur before one year has elapsed since the previous one. In the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional president within a two-month period from the first ballot, the Parliament is to be automatically dissolved and a fresh election called.[1] [7]

Parliamentary composition

The table below shows the composition of the parliamentary groups at the present time.[8]

Current parliamentary composition
GroupsPartiesLegislators
SeatsTotal
Andalusian People's Parliamentary GroupPP5858
Socialist Parliamentary GroupPSOE–A3030
Vox Parliamentary Group in AndalusiaVox1414
For Andalusia Parliamentary GroupPodemos35
IULV–CA1
SMR1
Mixed GroupAdelante22

Parties and candidates

The electoral law allows for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, coalitions and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form a coalition ahead of an election are required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election call, whereas groupings of electors need to secure the signature of at least one percent of the electorate in the constituencies for which they seek election, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates.[4] [6]

Below is a list of the main parties and electoral alliances which will likely contest the election:

CandidacyParties and
alliances
Leading candidateIdeologyPrevious result
Votes (%)Seats
PPJuanma MorenoConservatism
Christian democracy
43.13%
PSOE–AJuan EspadasSocial democracy24.09%
VoxManuel GaviraRight-wing populism
Ultranationalism
National conservatism
13.46%[9]
PorAInmaculada NietoLeft-wing populism
Green politics
7.68%
Adelante
Andalucía
José Ignacio GarcíaAndalusian nationalism
Left-wing populism
Anti-capitalism
4.58%[10]
[11]

Opinion polls

The tables below list opinion polling results in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The "Lead" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a poll.

Voting intention estimates

The table below lists weighted voting intention estimates. Refusals are generally excluded from the party vote percentages, while question wording and the treatment of "don't know" responses and those not intending to vote may vary between polling organisations. When available, seat projections determined by the polling organisations are also displayed below (or in place of) the voting estimates in a smaller font; 55 seats are required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of Andalusia.

Polling firm/CommissionerFieldwork dateSample sizeTurnoutSALFLead
CENTRA/CEA[12] 18 Jun–2 Jul 20243,60057.141.6
23.5
12.0
10.2
3.9
1.2
2.4
18.1
2024 EP election9 Jun 202443.637.9
32.2
10.9
0.7
2.8
5.1
6.2
5.7
CENTRA/CEA[13] 22 Mar–9 Apr 20243,63252.646.1
21.2
13.8
8.6
3.3
2.0
24.9
Sigma Dos/OKDiario[14] 28 Feb 2024??46.4
24.5
10.2
10.5
5.1
21.9
CENTRA/CEA[15] 12–22 Dec 20233,60055.046.2
21.0
12.7
11.9
3.8
1.5
25.2
CENTRA/CEA[16] 11–21 Sep 20233,60059.841.4
24.7
11.7
12.6
4.8
1.3
16.7
2023 general election23 Jul 202366.636.4
33.5
15.3
0.2
0.2
12.0
2.9
CENTRA/CEA[17] 12–23 Jun 20233,60058.944.6
24.1
12.5
8.5
5.3
1.6
20.5
CENTRA/CEA[18] 7–21 Mar 20233,60056.742.2
24.2
13.4
8.5
3.3
4.2
18.0
ElectoPanel/Electomanía[19] 1 Jan–13 Feb 2023854?46.0
23.4
11.2
8.0
4.7
3.0
0.5
22.6
CENTRA/CEA[20] 21 Nov–2 Dec 20223,60058.042.3
19.4
12.8
11.9
5.4
3.1
22.9
CENTRA/CEA[21] 13–26 Sep 20223,60053.245.5
21.1
11.5
11.4
4.9
2.3
24.4
2022 regional election19 Jun 202255.943.1
24.1
13.5
7.7
4.6
3.3
0.5
19.0

Voting preferences

The table below lists raw, unweighted voting preferences.

References

Opinion poll sources
Other

Notes and References

  1. Ley Orgánica 2/2007, de 19 de marzo, de reforma del Estatuto de Autonomía para Andalucía] ]. Organic Law . 2 . es . 19 March 2007 . 25 November 2023.
  2. Web site: Reig Pellicer . Naiara . 16 December 2015 . Spanish elections: Begging for the right to vote . cafebabel.co.uk . 17 July 2017.
  3. News: Araque Conde . Pilar . 8 June 2022 . El Congreso acaba con el voto rogado: diez años de trabas burocráticas para los residentes en el extranjero . es . Público . Madrid . 31 July 2022.
  4. Ley 1/1986, de 2 de enero, Electoral de Andalucía . Law . 1 . es . 2 January 1986 . 30 January 2020 .
  5. Web site: Gallagher . Michael . 30 July 2012 . Effective threshold in electoral systems . https://web.archive.org/web/20170730092518/http://www.tcd.ie/Political_Science/staff/michael_gallagher/ElSystems/Docts/effthresh.php . dead . 30 July 2017 . Trinity College, Dublin . 22 July 2017.
  6. Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General . Organic Law . 5 . es . 19 June 1985 . 25 November 2023.
  7. Ley 6/2006, de 24 de octubre, del Gobierno de la Comunidad Autónoma de Andalucía . Law . 6 . es . 24 October 2006 . 17 September 2017 .
  8. Web site: Parliamentary Groups . es . . 20 June 2022.
  9. News: 10 August 2022 . Manuel Gavira sustituye a Olona como portavoz de Vox en Andalucía . es . El Periódico de España . 19 December 2022.
  10. News: 19 December 2022 . Teresa Rodríguez deja su escaño y vuelve a su plaza de profesora de instituto . es . elDiario.es . 19 December 2022.
  11. News: 17 March 2024 . José Ignacio García releva a Teresa Rodríguez como portavoz de Adelante Andalucía . es . ABC . 17 March 2024.
  12. Web site: Barómetro Andaluz de junio 2024 . es . CEA . 22 July 2024.
  13. Web site: Barómetro Andaluz de marzo 2024 . es . CEA . 29 April 2024.
  14. Web site: El PP sigue reforzando su mayoría absoluta en Andalucía a costa de un PSOE cuesta abajo y sin frenos . es . OKDiario . 28 February 2024.
  15. Web site: Barómetro Andaluz de diciembre 2023 . es . CEA . 15 January 2024.
  16. Web site: Barómetro Andaluz de septiembre 2023 . es . CEA . 2 October 2023.
  17. Web site: Barómetro Andaluz de junio 2023 . es . CEA . 3 July 2023.
  18. Web site: Barómetro Andaluz de marzo 2023 . es . CEA . 10 April 2023.
  19. Web site: EP Andalucía (15F): Aumenta la distancia entre populares y socialistas . es . Electomanía . 15 February 2023.
  20. Web site: Barómetro Andaluz de diciembre 2022 . es . CEA . 19 December 2022.
  21. Web site: Barómetro Andaluz de septiembre 2022 . es . CEA . 24 October 2022.