2016 Spanish regional elections

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2016 Spanish regional elections
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150 seats in the regional parliaments of the Basque Country and Galicia
Regional administrations by leading party in 2016

Regional elections were held in Spain during 2016 to elect the regional parliaments of two of the seventeen autonomous communities: the Basque Country and Galicia. 150 of 1,198 seats in the regional parliaments were up for election. The elections were held on 25 September in both regions.

Election date

Determination of election day varied depending on the autonomous community. Typically, most autonomous communities held their elections on the fourth Sunday of May every four years, concurrently with nationwide local elections, while others had their own, separate electoral cycles. In some cases, regional presidents had the prerogative to dissolve parliament and call for extra elections at a different time, but newly elected assemblies were restricted to serving out what remained of their previous four year-terms without altering the period to their next ordinary election. In other cases—Andalusia (since 1994), Aragon (2007), the Balearic Islands (2007), the Basque Country (1981), Castile and León (2007), Catalonia (1985), Extremadura (2011), Galicia (1985), Navarre (2010) and the Valencian Community (2006)—the law granted regional presidents the power to call snap elections resulting in fresh four-year parliamentary terms.[1][2]

Regional governments

The following table lists party control in autonomous communities and cities. Gains for a party are highlighted in that party's colour.

Election day Region Previous control New control
25 September Basque Country Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)
Galicia People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP)

Summary by region

September (2 regions)

Basque Country

Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
EAJ/PNV 398,16837.36+3.20 28+1
EH Bildu 225,17221.13−3.54 18−3
Elkarrekin Podemos 157,33414.76+11.04 11+11
PSE–EE (PSOE) 126,42011.86−7.03 9−7
PP 107,77110.11−1.48 9−1
C's 21,4772.02New 0±0
UPyD n/an/a−1.91 0−1
Others 22,6622.13 0±0
Blank ballots 6,6810.63−0.67
Valid votes 1,065,68599.56+0.37
Invalid votes 4,6720.44−0.37
Votes cast / turnout 1,070,35760.02−3.94
Registered voters 1,783,419

Galicia

Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
PP 682,15047.56+1.76 41±0
En Marea 273,52319.07+5.16 14+5
PSdeG–PSOE 256,38117.87−2.74 14−4
BNG–Nós 119,4468.33−1.78 6−1
C's 48,5533.38New 0±0
PACMA 15,1351.06+0.50 0±0
Others 25,1931.76 0±0
Blank ballots 14,0370.98−1.68
Valid votes 1,434,41899.00+1.53
Invalid votes 14,5441.00−1.53
Votes cast / turnout 1,448,96253.63−1.28
Registered voters 2,701,932

References

  1. ↑ LOREG (1985), art. 42.
  2. ↑ "Un paso más hacia la ruptura de la homogeneidad del calendario electoral de las comunidades autónomas: la reforma de la Ley Orgánica 13/1982, de 10 de agosto, de Reintegración y Amejoramiento del Régimen Foral de Navarra" [A further step towards breaking the homogeneity of the electoral calendar of the autonomous communities: the reform of the Organic Law 13/1982, of August 10, on Reintegration and Improvement of the Foral Regime of Navarre] (PDF). Institute of Regional Studies (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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