2015 Spanish regional elections

For the local elections held concurrently, see 2015 Spanish local elections.
2015 Spanish regional elections
24 May 2015
27 September 2015
939 seats in the regional parliaments of Aragon, Asturias, Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Cantabria, Castile and León, Castilla–La Mancha, Catalonia, Extremadura, La Rioja, Madrid, Murcia, Navarre and Valencian Community
50 seats in the regional assemblies of Ceuta and Melilla
Regional administrations by leading party in 2015

Regional elections were held in Spain during 2015 to elect the regional parliaments of fourteen of the seventeen autonomous communities: Aragon, Asturias, the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands, Cantabria, Castile and León, Castilla–La Mancha, Catalonia, Extremadura, La Rioja, Madrid, Murcia, Navarre and the Valencian Community; and the two autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla. 939 of 1,198 seats in the regional parliaments were up for election, as well as the 50 seats in the regional assemblies of the autonomous cities. The elections were held on 24 May (concurrently with local elections all across the country) and on 27 September in Catalonia.

The ruling People's Party (PP) suffered one of the harshest loss of votes for any party in the quadrennial regional elections, losing all of its absolute majorities and most of the regional administrations at stake, including notable PP strongholds such as the Valencian Community which it had held continuously since 1995. The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) was unable to capitalize on the PP backlash and kept losing votes from 2011. However, through post-election agreements with other left-wing parties it was able to recapture all of the regional governments it had lost four years previously, as well as gain the Valencian regional government.

The novelty of these elections was the irruption of two new parties: Podemos (Spanish: We can), a party founded in 2014 before the May European Parliament election, and Citizens (C's), a Catalan unionist party created in 2006 to run in the Parliament of Catalonia elections. Podemos obtained a strong third place, close to the two main parties in several regions and entering all regional parliaments—a first for any party aside from PP and PSOE—while C's placed fourth in most regions, being left out of regional assemblies in the Canary Islands, Castilla–La Mancha and Navarre.

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
Autonomous communities
24 May Aragon People's Party (PP) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Asturias Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Balearic Islands People's Party (PP) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Canary Islands Canarian Coalition (CC) Canarian Coalition (CC)
Cantabria People's Party (PP) Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC)
Castile and León People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP)
Castilla–La Mancha People's Party (PP) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Extremadura People's Party (PP) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
La Rioja People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP)
Madrid People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP)
Murcia People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP)
Navarre Navarrese People's Union (UPN) Geroa Bai (GBai)
Valencian Community People's Party (PP) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
27 September Catalonia Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (CDC) Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (CDC)
Autonomous cities
24 May Ceuta People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP)
Melilla People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP)

Summary by region

May (13 regions)

Aragon

Main article: 2015 Aragonese regional election
Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
PP 183,654 27.50 −12.19 21 −9
PSOE 143,096 21.43 −7.59 18 −4
Podemos 137,325 20.56 New 14 +14
C's 62,907 9.42 New 5 +5
PAR 45,846 6.86 −2.29 6 −1
CHA 30,618 4.58 −3.65 2 −2
IU 28,184 4.22 −1.94 1 −3
Others 23,004 3.44 0 ±0
Blank ballots 13,224 1.98 −1.21
Valid votes 667,858 98.70 +0.20
Invalid votes 8,796 1.30 −0.20
Votes cast / turnout 676,654 66.33 −1.57
Registered voters 1,020,106

Asturias

Main article: 2015 Asturian regional election
Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp[a] Seats +/−[a]
PSOE 143,851 26.48 −5.62 14 −3
PP 117,319 21.59 +0.06 11 +1
Podemos 103,571 19.06 New 9 +9
IU/IX 64,868 11.94 −1.83 5 ±0
FAC 44,480 8.19 −16.61 3 −9
C's 38,687 7.12 New 3 +3
UPyD 4,358 0.80 −2.94 0 −1
Others 15,940 2.93 0 ±0
Blank ballots 10,271 1.89 +0.46
Valid votes 543,345 98.58 −0.57
Invalid votes 7,847 1.42 +0.57
Votes cast / turnout 551,192 55.79 +4.64
Registered voters 988,057

Balearic Islands

Main article: 2015 Balearic regional election
Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
PP 123,183 28.52 −18.16 20 −15
PSIB–PSOE 81,798 18.94 −5.50 14 −4
Podemos/Podem 63,489 14.70 New 10 +10
Més 59,617 13.80 +5.19 6 +2
El Pi 34,237 7.93 +1.95 3 +3
C's 25,651 5.94 +5.74 2 +2
Guanyem 8,740 2.02 −1.49 0 ±0
MpM 6,582 1.52 +0.48 3 +2
GxF+PSOE 2,006 0.46 +0.01 1 ±0
Others 18,476 4.28 0 ±0
Blank ballots 8,080 1.87 −1.05
Valid votes 431,859 98.63 +0.22
Invalid votes 5,979 1.37 −0.22
Votes cast / turnout 437,838 57.13 −1.67
Registered voters 766,383

Canary Islands

Main article: 2015 Canarian regional election
Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
PSOE 182,006 19.89 −1.09 15 ±0
PP 170,129 18.59 −13.35 12 −9
CCa–PNC 166,979 18.25 −6.69 18 −3
Podemos 133,044 14.54 New 7 +7
NCa 93,634 10.23 +1.81 5 +3
C's 54,375 5.94 New 0 ±0
Unidos 32,868 3.59 +1.66 0 −1
IUC–LV–UP–ALTER 20,155 2.20 −0.76 0 ±0
PACMA 11,296 1.23 +0.93 0 ±0
ASG 5,090 0.56 New 3 +3
Others 28,761 3.14 0 ±0
Blank ballots 16,769 1.83 −0.93
Valid votes 915,106 98.20 +0.89
Invalid votes 16,770 1.80 −0.89
Votes cast / turnout 931,876 56.09 −2.82
Registered voters 1,661,272

Cantabria

Main article: 2015 Cantabrian regional election
Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
PP 105,944 32.58 −13.51 13 −7
PRC 97,185 29.89 +0.77 12 ±0
PSOE 45,653 14.04 −2.32 5 −2
Podemos 28,895 8.89 New 3 +3
C's 22,552 6.94 New 2 +2
IU 8,246 2.54 −0.78 0 ±0
Others 11,633 3.58 0 ±0
Blank ballots 5,025 1.55 −0.61
Valid votes 325,133 98.27 −0.03
Invalid votes 5,735 1.73 +0.03
Votes cast / turnout 330,868 66.23 −3.56
Registered voters 499,596

Castile and León

Main article: 2015 Castilian-Leonese regional election
Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
PP 514,301 37.73 −13.82 42 −11
PSOE 353,575 25.94 −3.74 25 −4
Podemos 165,475 12.14 New 10 +10
C's 139,954 10.27 +10.01 5 +5
IU–Equo 56,516 4.15 −0.72 1 ±0
UPyD 19,597 1.44 −1.84 0 ±0
UPL 19,176 1.41 −0.45 1 ±0
Others 61,187 4.49 0 ±0
Blank ballots 33,274 2.44 −0.84
Valid votes 1,363,055 97.93 −0.16
Invalid votes 28,742 2.07 +0.16
Votes cast / turnout 1,391,797 64.67 −2.83
Registered voters 2,151,993

Castilla–La Mancha

Main article: 2015 Castilian-Manchegan regional election
Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
PP 413,349 37.49 −10.62 16 −9
PSOE 398,104 36.11 −7.29 15 −9
Podemos 107,463 9.75 New 2 +2
C's 95,230 8.64 New 0 ±0
Ganemos–LV–IU 34,230 3.10 −0.67 0 ±0
Others 34,896 3.17 0 ±0
Blank ballots 19,256 1.75 +0.08
Valid votes 1,102,528 97.82 −0.87
Invalid votes 24,619 2.18 +0.87
Votes cast / turnout 1,127,147 71.50 −4.46
Registered voters 1,576,351

Extremadura

Main article: 2015 Extremaduran regional election
Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
PSOE–SIEx 265,015 41.50 −1.95 30 ±0
PP 236,266 37.00 −9.13 28 −4
Podemos 51,216 8.02 New 6 +6
C's 28,010 4.39 New 1 +1
Ganemos–IU–LV 27,122 4.25 −1.47 0 −3
eX 9,305 1.46 New 0 ±0
Others 13,145 2.06 0 ±0
Blank ballots 8,561 1.34 −0.07
Valid votes 638,640 98.14 −0.51
Invalid votes 12,134 1.86 +0.51
Votes cast / turnout 650,774 71.40 −3.25
Registered voters 911,433

La Rioja

Main article: 2015 Riojan regional election
Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
PP 63,094 38.62 −13.36 15 −5
PSOE 43,689 26.74 −3.59 10 −1
Podemos 18,319 11.21 New 4 +4
C's 17,042 10.43 New 4 +4
PR+ 7,277 4.45 −0.98 0 −2
CR–IU–Equo 6,797 4.16 +0.46 0 ±0
UPyD 2,005 1.23 −2.33 0 ±0
Others 2,211 1.35 0 ±0
Blank ballots 2,933 1.80 −0.92
Valid votes 163,367 98.03 +0.05
Invalid votes 3,282 1.97 −0.05
Votes cast / turnout 166,649 67.29 −2.47
Registered voters 247,663

Madrid

Main article: 2015 Madrilenian regional election
Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
PP 1,050,256 33.08 −18.65 48 −24
PSOE 807,385 25.43 −0.84 37 +1
Podemos 591,697 18.64 New 27 +27
C's 385,836 12.15 +11.99 17 +17
IUCM–LV 132,207 4.16 −5.47 0 −13
UPyD 64,643 2.04 −4.28 0 −8
Vox 37,491 1.18 New 0 ±0
PACMA 32,228 1.02 +0.49 0 ±0
Others 38,115 1.20 0 ±0
Blank ballots 34,856 1.10 −1.29
Valid votes 3,174,714 99.03 +0.71
Invalid votes 31,217 0.97 −0.71
Votes cast / turnout 3,205,931 65.69 −0.17
Registered voters 4,880,495

Murcia

Main article: 2015 Murcian regional election
Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
PP 239,011 37.35 −21.44 22 −11
PSOE 153,231 23.95 +0.07 13 +2
Podemos 84,577 13.22 New 6 +6
C's 80,459 12.57 New 4 +4
GRM (IU–V–RM–CLI–AS) 30,761 4.81 −3.02 0 −1
UPyD 10,422 1.63 −2.87 0 ±0
MCC 8,793 1.37 New 0 ±0
CCD 6,772 1.06 New 0 ±0
Others 15,809 2.47 0 ±0
Blank ballots 10,057 1.57 −0.59
Valid votes 639,892 98.00 −0.37
Invalid votes 13,087 2.00 +0.37
Votes cast / turnout 652,979 63.57 −4.34
Registered voters 1,027,213
Main article: 2015 Navarrese regional election
Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
UPN 92,705 27.44 −7.04 15 −4
GBai 53,497 15.83 +0.42 9 +1
EH Bildu 48,166 14.25 +0.97 8 +1
Podemos 46,207 13.67 New 7 +7
PSN–PSOE 45,164 13.37 −2.48 7 −2
PP 13,289 3.93 −3.36 2 −2
I–E 12,482 3.69 −2.02 2 −1
C's 9,993 2.96 New 0 ±0
Others 9,782 2.89 0 ±0
Blank ballots 6,610 1.96 −0.56
Valid votes 337,895 98.75 −0.02
Invalid votes 4,278 1.25 +0.02
Votes cast / turnout 342,173 68.26 +0.83
Registered voters 501,267

Valencian Community

Main article: 2015 Valencian regional election
Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
PP 658,612 26.61 −22.81 31 −24
PSPV–PSOE 509,098 20.57 −7.47 23 −10
Compromís 456,823 18.46 +11.27 19 +13
C's 309,121 12.49 New 13 +13
Podemos 282,389 11.41 New 13 +13
AC (EUPV–EV–ERPV–AS) 106,917 4.32 −3.33 0 −5
UPyD 28,754 1.16 −1.32 0 ±0
Others 89,461 3.61 0 ±0
Blank ballots 34,083 1.38 −1.10
Valid votes 2,475,258 98.60 +0.23
Invalid votes 35,201 1.40 −0.23
Votes cast / turnout 2,510,459 69.56 −0.63
Registered voters 3,609,265

September (Catalonia)

Main article: 2015 Catalan regional election
Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
JxSí 1,628,714 39.59 −4.82 62 −9
C's 736,364 17.90 +10.33 25 +16
PSC–PSOE 523,283 12.72 −1.67 16 −4
CatSíqueesPot 367,613 8.94 −0.96 11 −2
PP 349,193 8.49 −4.49 11 −8
CUP 337,794 8.21 +4.73 10 +7
unio.cat 103,293 2.51 New 0 ±0
Others 46,095 1.12 0 ±0
Blank ballots 21,895 0.53 −0.93
Valid votes 4,114,244 99.61 +0.51
Invalid votes 15,952 0.39 −0.51
Votes cast / turnout 4,130,196 74.95 +7.19
Registered voters 5,510,853

Autonomous cities

Ceuta

Main article: 2015 Ceuta Assembly election
Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
PP 13,372 45.74 −19.42 13 −5
PSOE 4,104 14.04 +2.34 4 +1
Caballas 3,881 13.27 −1.05 4 ±0
MDyC 3,265 11.17 New 3 +3
C's 1,758 6.01 New 1 +1
PDSC 531 1.82 −0.52 0 ±0
LV–GV 511 1.75 −0.10 0 ±0
IU 461 1.58 New 0 ±0
Vox 356 1.22 New 0 ±0
UPyD 329 1.13 −1.53 0 ±0
PLCeutí 200 0.68 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots 468 1.60 +0.08
Valid votes 29,236 98.53 −0.74
Invalid votes 435 1.47 +0.74
Votes cast / turnout 29,671 48.03 −3.34
Registered voters 61,782

Melilla

Main article: 2015 Melilla Assembly election
Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
PP 13,672 42.73 −11.18 12 −3
CpM 8,450 26.41 +2.75 7 +1
PSOE 4,028 12.59 +4.01 3 +1
C's 2,161 6.75 New 2 +2
PPL 1,734 5.42 −1.39 1 −1
Podemos 835 2.61 New 0 ±0
UPyD 353 1.10 −1.04 0 ±0
Others 447 1.40 0 ±0
Blank ballots 314 0.98 −0.24
Valid votes 31,994 98.77 −0.18
Invalid votes 399 1.23 +0.18
Votes cast / turnout 32,393 56.15 −2.04
Registered voters 57,694

Notes

  1. ^ a b The preceding Asturian regional election was held on 25 March 2012.

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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