People's Party of Asturias explained

People's Party of Asturias
Native Name:Partido Popular de Asturias
President:Teresa Mallada
Founded:1989
Headquarters:
Oviedo, Asturias
Membership Year:2018
Membership:~18,000 (~2,000 active membres)[1]
Ideology:Christian democracy
Neoliberalism
Right-wing populism
Regionalism
Position:Centre-right to right-wing
National:People's Party
Seats1 Title:Asturias General Junta
Seats2 Title:Congress of Deputies
Seats2:(Asturian seats)
Seats3 Title:Spanish Senate
Seats3:(Asturian seats)
Seats4 Title:Mayors[2]
Seats5 Title:Local seats
Country:Spain
State:Asturias

The People's Party of Asturias (Spanish; Castilian: Partido Popular de Asturias, PP; Asturian; Bable; Leonese; Asturleonese: Partíu Popular d'Asturies) is the regional section of the People's Party of Spain (PP) in the Principality of Asturias. It was formed in 1989 from the re-foundation of the People's Alliance.

Electoral performance

General Junta of the Principality of Asturias

General Junta of the Principality of Asturias
ElectionVote%ScoreSeats+/–LeaderStatus in legislature
StatusPeriod
1991161,70330.40%2nd2Isidro FernándezOpposition1991–1995
1995272,49542.00%1st6Sergio MarquésMinority government1995–1998
Opposition1998–present
1999200,16432.31%2nd6Ovidio Sánchez
2003242,39639.18%2nd4
2007248,90741.50%2nd1
2011119,76719.95%3rd10Isabel Pérez-Espinosa
2012108,09121.53%3rd0Mercedes Fernández
2015117,31921.59%2nd1
201993,14717.52%2nd1Teresa Mallada
2023170,331 32.66%2nd7Diego Canga

Cortes Generales

Cortes Generales
ElectionAsturias
CongressSenate
Vote%ScoreSeats+/–Seats+/–
1989162,59026.53%2nd10
1993258,35537.37%2nd10
1996297,07941.03%1st02
2000302,62646.33%1st10
2004307,97743.77%1st10
2008289,30541.58%2nd02
2011223,90635.40%1st12
2015187,56830.11%1st00
2016209,63235.25%1st00
2019 (Apr)112,18017.90%2nd22
2019 (Nov)128,69823.24%2nd10

European Parliament

European Parliament
ElectionAsturias
Vote%Score
1989107,44322.55%2nd
1994231,15142.60%1st
1999243,57639.43%2nd
2004195,97244.37%2nd
2009180,93642.00%2nd
201491,90924.21%2nd
201999,00519.04%2nd

Notes and References

  1. https://www.elperiodico.com/es/politica/20180626/total-2-209-afiliados-pp-6908873 Un total de 2.209 afiliados del PP de Asturias se inscriben para votar en las primarias
  2. https://www.lavozdeasturias.es/noticia/asturias/2023/06/17/seis-diez-alcaldes-asturianos-gobernaran-mayoria-absoluta/00031686994620960215207.htm Pactos y mayorías: estos son los nuevos alcaldes de los concejos de Asturias