2019 Basque foral elections

Elections in the Spanish region of the Basque Country

The 2019 Basque foral elections were held on Sunday, 26 May 2019, to elect the 11th 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 twelve autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain, as well as the 2019 European Parliament election.

## Opinion polls

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Main article: Opinion polling for the 2019 Spanish local elections (Basque Country) § General Assemblies

## Overall

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← Summary of the 26 May 2019 Basque General Assemblies election results → Parties and alliances  | Popular vote  | Seats

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Votes  | %  | ±pp | Total  | +/−
| Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)  | 434,239 | 38.68 | +5.43  | 62 | +8
| Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)  | 266,946 | 23.78 | +1.40  | 39 | ±0
| Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))  | 191,054 | 17.02 | +3.41  | 27 | +6
| United We Can (Podemos, Ezker Anitza–IU, Equo Berdeak)1 | 111,315 | 9.92 | −6.49  | 14 | −7
| People's Party (PP)  | 80,743 | 7.19 | −2.14  | 11 | −6
| Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs)  | 14,440 | 1.29 | −0.76  | 0 | −1
| Vox (Vox)  | 7,807 | 0.70 | +0.51  | 0 | ±0
| Omnia (Omnia)  | 1,206 | 0.11 | New | 0 | ±0
| European Solidarity Action Party (Solidaria)  | 1,183 | 0.11 | New | 0 | ±0
| Free for the Basque Country (LxE)  | 952 | 0.08 | New | 0 | ±0
| Bilbaine People, Initiative for Bilbao (BIB)  | 933 | 0.08 | New | 0 | ±0
| Blank Seats (EB/AZ)  | 602 | 0.05 | New | 0 | ±0
| Let's Win Bilbao (GGB)  | 557 | 0.05 | New | 0 | ±0
| Humanist Party (PH)  | 507 | 0.05 | ±0.00  | 0 | ±0
| For a Fairer World (PUM+J)  | 328 | 0.03 | New | 0 | ±0
| Communist Party of the Workers of the Basque Country (PCTE/ELAK)  | 285 | 0.03 | New | 0 | ±0
Blank ballots  | 9,512 | 0.85 | −0.70  |
Total  | 1,122,609 |  | 153 | ±0
Valid votes  | 1,122,609 | 99.17 | +0.40  |
Invalid votes  | 9,423 | 0.83 | −0.40
Votes cast / turnout  | 1,132,032 | 65.95 | +2.19
Abstentions  | 584,576 | 34.05 | −2.19
Registered voters  | 1,716,608 |
Sources[1][2]

Footnotes:

* 1 United We Can results are compared to the combined totals of We Can and Winning in the 2015 elections.

| Popular vote

|  |
EAJ/PNV |

| 38.68%
EH Bildu |

| 23.78%
PSE–EE (PSOE) |

| 17.02%
E. Podemos |

| 9.92%
PP |

| 7.19%
Cs |

| 1.29%
Others |

| 1.28%
Blank ballots |

| 0.85%

## Foral deputation control

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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.

Deputation  | Previous control  | New control

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Álava |  | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)  |  | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)
Biscay |  | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)  |  | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)
Gipuzkoa |  | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)  |  | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)

## Historical territories

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### Álava

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← Summary of the 26 May 2019 Álava General Assembly election results →

Parties and alliances  | Popular vote  | Seats
Votes  | %  | ±pp | Total  | +/−
| Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)  | 47,686 | 29.43 | +7.83  | 17 | +4
| Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)  | 33,954 | 20.96 | +0.60  | 12 | +1
| Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))  | 30,555 | 18.86 | +7.66  | 10 | +5
| People's Party (PP)  | 24,256 | 14.97 | −7.02  | 8 | −4
| United We Can (Podemos, Ezker Anitza–IU, Equo Berdeak)1 | 16,027 | 9.89 | −8.37  | 4 | −5
| Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs)  | 3,721 | 2.30 | −0.80  | 0 | −1
| Vox (Vox)  | 2,272 | 1.40 | +1.33  | 0 | ±0
| Omnia (Omnia)  | 1,206 | 0.74 | New | 0 | ±0
| Free for the Basque Country (LxE)  | 952 | 0.59 | New | 0 | ±0
Blank ballots  | 1,402 | 0.87 | −0.78  |
Total  | 162,031 |  | 51 | ±0
Valid votes  | 162,031 | 98.96 | +0.56  |
Invalid votes  | 1,696 | 1.04 | −0.56
Votes cast / turnout  | 163,727 | 65.26 | −0.39
Abstentions  | 87,155 | 34.74 | +0.39
Registered voters  | 250,882 |
Sources[1]

Footnotes:

* 1 United We Can results are compared to the combined totals of We Can and Winning in the 2015 election.

### Biscay

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← Summary of the 26 May 2019 Biscay General Assembly election results →

Parties and alliances  | Popular vote  | Seats
Votes  | %  | ±pp | Total  | +/−
| Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)  | 255,754 | 43.12 | +5.49  | 25 | +2
| Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)  | 116,794 | 19.69 | +0.83  | 10 | −1
| Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))  | 97,653 | 16.46 | +4.01  | 8 | +1
| United We Can (Podemos, Ezker Anitza–IU, Equo Berdeak)1 | 62,430 | 10.53 | −6.61  | 6 | ±0
| People's Party (PP)  | 39,197 | 6.61 | −1.59  | 2 | −2
| Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs)  | 7,034 | 1.19 | −0.94  | 0 | ±0
| Vox (Vox)  | 5,535 | 0.93 | +0.58  | 0 | ±0
| European Solidarity Action Party (Solidaria)  | 1,183 | 0.20 | New | 0 | ±0
| Bilbaine People, Initiative for Bilbao (BIB)  | 933 | 0.16 | New | 0 | ±0
| Let's Win Bilbao (GGB)  | 557 | 0.09 | New | 0 | ±0
| Humanist Party (PH)  | 507 | 0.09 | −0.01  | 0 | ±0
| For a Fairer World (PUM+J)  | 328 | 0.06 | New | 0 | ±0
| Communist Party of the Workers of the Basque Country (PCTE/ELAK)  | 285 | 0.05 | New | 0 | ±0
Blank ballots  | 4,905 | 0.83 | −0.75  |
Total  | 593,095 |  | 51 | ±0
Valid votes  | 593,095 | 99.23 | +0.56  |
Invalid votes  | 4,613 | 0.77 | −0.56
Votes cast / turnout  | 597,708 | 65.71 | +3.14
Abstentions  | 311,956 | 34.29 | −3.14
Registered voters  | 909,664 |
Sources[1]

Footnotes:

* 1 United We Can results are compared to the combined totals of We Can and Winning in the 2015 election.

### Gipuzkoa

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← Summary of the 26 May 2019 Gipuzkoa General Assembly election results →

Parties and alliances  | Popular vote  | Seats
Votes  | %  | ±pp | Total  | +/−
| Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)  | 130,799 | 35.59 | +4.02  | 20 | +2
| Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)  | 116,198 | 31.62 | +2.78  | 17 | ±0
| Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))  | 62,846 | 17.10 | +0.58  | 9 | ±0
| United We Can (Podemos, Ezker Anitza–IU, Equo Berdeak)1 | 32,858 | 8.94 | −5.47  | 4 | −2
| People's Party (PP)  | 17,290 | 4.70 | −0.72  | 1 | ±0
| Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs)  | 3,685 | 1.00 | −0.47  | 0 | ±0
| Blank Seats (EB/AZ)  | 602 | 0.16 | New | 0 | ±0
Blank ballots  | 3,205 | 0.87 | −0.58  |
Total  | 367,483 |  | 51 | ±0
Valid votes  | 367,483 | 99.16 | +0.06  |
Invalid votes  | 3,114 | 0.84 | −0.06
Votes cast / turnout  | 370,597 | 66.65 | +1.77
Abstentions  | 185,465 | 33.35 | −1.77
Registered voters  | 556,062 |
Sources[1]

Footnotes:

* 1 United We Can results are compared to the combined totals of We Can and Winning in the 2015 election.

## References

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Opinion poll sources

Other

1. ^ a b c d "Election Results Archive". euskadi.eus (in Spanish). Basque Government. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
2. ^ a b "Elecciones a las Juntas Generales (1979 - 2019)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 February 2020.

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