The 2015 Basque foral elections were held on Sunday, 24 May 2015, to elect the 10th 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 thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.
Opinion polls
Overall ← Summary of the 24 May 2015 Basque General Assemblies election results → Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) 360,279 33.25 +2.32 54 +5 Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)1 242,431 22.38 –6.41 39 –7 We Can (Podemos/Ahal Dugu) 148,626 13.72 New 20 +20 Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) 147,432 13.61 –3.17 21 –7 People's Party (PP) 101,084 9.33 –4.99 17 –11 Winning (Irabazi) 29,148 2.69 New 1 +1 Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) 22,256 2.05 New 1 +1 Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 5,595 0.52 –0.28 0 ±0 Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA/ATTKAA) 3,377 0.31 New 0 ±0 Joint Initiative (IKune) 3,288 0.30 New 0 ±0 Vox–Family and Life Party (Vox–PFyV) 2,093 0.19 New 0 ±0 Humanist Party (PH) 561 0.05 +0.04 0 ±0 Basque Communists–Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (EK–PCPE) 515 0.05 New 0 ±0 United Left–Greens (EB–B) n/a n/a –3.32 0 –2 Blank ballots 16,779 1.55 –0.74 Total 1,083,464 153 ±0 Valid votes 1,083,464 98.77 +0.23 Invalid votes 13,520 1.23 –0.23 Votes cast / turnout 1,096,984 63.76 +0.21 Abstentions 623,387 36.24 –0.21 Registered voters 1,720,371 Sources[ 1] [ 2] Footnotes:
1 Basque Country Gather results are compared to the combined totals of Gather –Basque Solidarity –Alternative and Aralar in the 2011 elections.
Foral deputation control 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.
Historical territories
Álava ← Summary of the 24 May 2015 Álava General Assembly election results → Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP) 35,335 21.99 –3.97 12 –4 Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) 34,705 21.60 –2.12 13 ±0 Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)1 32,716 20.36 –3.32 11 ±0 We Can (Podemos/Ahal Dugu) 23,393 14.56 New 8 +8 Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) 17,991 11.20 –5.11 5 –4 Winning (Irabazi) 5,953 3.70 New 1 +1 Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) 4,982 3.10 New 1 +1 Joint Initiative (IKune) 1,764 1.10 New 0 ±0 Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 1,079 0.67 –1.13 0 ±0 Vox (Vox) 118 0.07 New 0 ±0 United Left–Greens (EB–B) n/a n/a –4.09 0 –2 Blank ballots 2,653 1.65 –1.09 Total 160,689 51 ±0 Valid votes 160,689 98.40 +0.74 Invalid votes 2,621 1.60 –0.74 Votes cast / turnout 163,310 65.65 +2.02 Abstentions 85,450 34.35 –2.02 Registered voters 248,760 Sources[ 1] [ 2]
Biscay ← Summary of the 24 May 2015 Biscay General Assembly election results → Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) 212,656 37.63 +0.41 23 +1 Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)1 106,575 18.86 –4.87 11 –1 We Can (Podemos/Ahal Dugu) 82,107 14.53 New 6 +6 Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) 70,361 12.45 –4.23 7 –2 People's Party (PP) 46,354 8.20 –5.59 4 –4 Winning (Irabazi) 14,773 2.61 New 0 ±0 Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) 12,012 2.13 New 0 ±0 Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 3,389 0.60 +0.02 0 ±0 Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA/ATTKAA) 3,377 0.60 New 0 ±0 Vox–Family and Life Party (Vox–PFyV) 1,975 0.35 New 0 ±0 Joint Initiative (IKune) 1,524 0.27 New 0 ±0 Humanist Party (PH) 561 0.10 +0.08 0 ±0 Basque Communists–Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (EK–PCPE) 515 0.09 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 8,923 1.58 –0.64 Total 565,102 51 ±0 Valid votes 565,102 98.67 +0.08 Invalid votes 7,644 1.33 –0.08 Votes cast / turnout 572,746 62.57 –1.45 Abstentions 342,598 37.43 +1.45 Registered voters 915,344 Sources[ 1] [ 2]
Gipuzkoa ← Summary of the 24 May 2015 Gipuzkoa General Assembly election results → Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) 112,918 31.57 +8.07 18 +4 Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)1 103,140 28.84 –10.79 17 –6 Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) 59,080 16.52 –0.63 9 –1 We Can (Podemos/Ahal Dugu) 43,126 12.06 New 6 +6 People's Party (PP) 19,395 5.42 –4.61 1 –3 Winning (Irabazi) 8,422 2.35 New 0 ±0 Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) 5,262 1.47 New 0 ±0 Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 1,127 0.32 –0.40 0 ±0 Blank ballots 5,203 1.45 –0.76 Total 357,673 51 ±0 Valid votes 357,673 99.10 +0.26 Invalid votes 3,255 0.90 –0.26 Votes cast / turnout 360,928 64.88 +2.15 Abstentions 195,339 35.12 –2.15 Registered voters 556,267 Sources[ 1] [ 2]
References ^ a b c d "Election Results Archive". euskadi.eus (in Spanish). Basque Government . Retrieved 23 February 2020 . ^ a b c d e "Elecciones a las Juntas Generales (1979 - 2015)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 February 2020 .