Álava (Basque Parliament constituency)

Álava
Basque Parliament Electoral Constituency
Location of Álava within the Basque Country
Province	Álava
Autonomous community	Basque Country
Population	323,648 (2016)
Electorate	254,579 (2016)
Major settlements	Vitoria-Gasteiz
Current constituency
Created	1980
Seats	20 (1980–1984) 25 (1984–)
Member(s)	PNV (8) PP (5) EH Bildu (5) PSE–EE (3) Podemos (2) EA/IU (1) Equo (1)

Álava (Basque: Araba) is one of the three constituencies (Spanish: circunscripciones) represented in the Basque Parliament—the regional legislature of the Basque Autonomous Community—. The constituency currently elects 25 deputies. Its boundaries correspond to those of the Spanish province of Álava. The electoral system uses the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation, with a minimum threshold of 3 percent.

Electoral system

Voting is on the basis of universal suffrage in a secret ballot. Only lists polling above 3% of valid votes (which includes blank ballots—for none of the above) are entitled to enter the seat distribution.^[1] From the 1984 to 1998 elections the threshold was 5%.^[2]

Deputies

Deputies for Álava 1980–

Key to parties
HB EH EHAK EH Bildu EB/IU EB–B Elkarrekin Podemos Aralar EE PSE/PSE–EE EA PNV/PNV–EA UPyD CDS UCD PP CP AP/AP–PL UA

Parliament

Election

Distribution

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

7th

8th

9th

10th

11th

Elections

2016 regional election

Summary of the 25 September 2016 Basque Parliament election results in Álava
Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
Parties and coalitions		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	42,327	28.01	+2.50	8	+1
	People's Party (PP)	27,877	18.45	–0.23	5	±0
	Basque Country Unite (EH Bildu)	26,899	17.80	–3.94	5	–1
	United We Can (Podemos–IU–eQuo) (Elkarrekin Podemos)¹	24,339	16.11	+10.47	4	+4
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	19,489	12.90	–6.13	3	–3
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	4,784	3.17	New	0	±0

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		4,298	2.84	—	–1
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA/ATTKAA)	1,498	0.99	+0.56	±0
	Let's Win the Basque Country: Yes We Can (Ganemos Irabazi)	856	0.57	New	±0
	Vox (Vox)	771	0.51	New	±0
	Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV)	664	0.44	New	±0
	Blank Seats (EB/AZ)	385	0.25	–1.22	±0
	Welcome (Ongi Etorri)	124	0.08	+0.02	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	N/A		–3.47	–1

Blank ballots

1,078

0.71

–0.73

Total

151,091

100.00

±0

Valid votes

151,091

99.27

–0.74

Invalid votes

1,113

0.73

+0.74

Votes cast / turnout

152,204

59.74

–3.85

Abstentions

102,557

40.26

+3.85

Registered voters

254,761

Source: Basque Government

Notes:
¹ Elkarrekin Podemos results are compared to the combined totals of United Left–The Greens: Plural Left and Equo Greens–Basque Ecologists in the 2012 election.

2012 regional election

Summary of the 21 October 2012 Basque Parliament election results in Álava
Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
Parties and coalitions		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	40,116	25.51	–4.51	7	–1
	Basque Country Unite (EH Bildu)¹	34,193	21.74	+13.94	6	+5
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	30,358	19.30	–11.87	6	–3
	People's Party (PP)	29,374	18.68	–2.43	5	–1
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	5,453	3.47	–0.46	1	±0

	United Left–The Greens: Plural Left (IU–LV)	4,579	2.91	New	0	±0
	Equo Greens–Basque Ecologists (EB–EE)	4,287	2.73	New	0	±0
	United Left–Greens (EB–B)	2,488	1.58	–1.73	0	±0
	Blank Seats (EB/AZ)	2,309	1.47	New	0	±0

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		1,844	1.17	—	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA/ATTKAA)	669	0.43	New	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	638	0.41	–0.11	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	223	0.14	New	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	154	0.10	New	±0
	Welcome (Ongi Etorri)	101	0.06	New	±0
	Community Integration Party (PYC)	59	0.04	New	±0

Blank ballots

2,270

1.44

+0.26

Total

157,271

100.00

±0

Valid votes

157,271

98.53

+4.14

Invalid votes

2,348

1.47

–4.14

Votes cast / turnout

159,619

63.59

–1.48

Abstentions

91,375

36.41

+1.48

Registered voters

250,994

Source: Basque Government

Notes:
¹ Basque Country Unite results are compared to the combined totals of Aralar and Basque Solidarity in the 2009 election.

2009 regional election

Summary of the 1 March 2009 Basque Parliament election results in Álava
Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
Parties and coalitions		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	47,523	31.17	+5.87	9	+2
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)¹	45,767	30.02	+7.19	8	+2
	People's Party (PP)	32,188	21.11	–4.64	6	–1
	Aralar (Aralar)	6,613	4.34	+2.85	1	+1
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	5,990	3.93	New	1	+1
	Basque Solidarity (EA)¹	5,280	3.46	–4.15	0	–2
	United Left–Greens (EB–B)	5,053	3.31	–1.61	0	–1

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		2,247	1.48	—	–2
	The Greens (B–LV)	1,246	0.82	New	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	792	0.52	New	±0
	Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI)	209	0.14	±0.00	±0
	Communist Party of the Basque Homelands (PCTV/EHAK)	N/A		–13.16	–2

Blank ballots

1,797

1.18

+0.43

Total

152,458

100.00

±0

Valid votes

152,458

94.39

–5.21

Invalid votes

9,060

5.61

+5.21

Votes cast / turnout

161,518

65.07

–4.18

Abstentions

86,713

34.93

+4.18

Registered voters

248,231

Source: Basque Government

Notes:
¹ Due to the impossibility of direct comparison as a result of the dissolution of the PNV–EA alliance, an unofficial comparison is calculated using the strength ratio (6:2) of both parties in Parliament after the 2005 election.

2005 regional election

Summary of the 17 April 2005 Basque Parliament election results in Álava
Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
Parties and coalitions		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA)	51,986	30.44	–3.11	8	–1
	People's Party (PP)	43,989	25.75	–6.72	7	–2
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	43,216	25.30	+4.87	7	+2
	Communist Party of the Basque Homelands (PCTV/EHAK)¹	14,187	13.16	+7.03	2	+1
	United Left–Greens (EB–B)²	8,409	4.92	–1.00	1	±0

	Alavese Unity (UA)	3,765	2.20	New	0	±0
	Aralar (Aralar)	2,542	1.49	New	0	±0

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		1,425	0.84	—	±0
	Greens–Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (B–PACMA)	851	0.50	New	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	340	0.20	–0.37	±0
	Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI)	234	0.14	New	±0

Blank ballots

1,284

0.75

–0.13

Total

170,803

100.00

±0

Valid votes

170,803

99.60

+0.15

Invalid votes

689

0.40

–0.15

Votes cast / turnout

171,492

69.25

–9.79

Abstentions

76,153

30.75

+9.79

Registered voters

247,645

Source: Basque Government

Notes:
¹ Communist Party of the Basque Homelands results are compared to Basque Citizens totals in the 2001 election. ² United Left–Greens results are compared to United Left totals in the 2001 election.

2001 regional election

Summary of the 13 May 2001 Basque Parliament election results in Álava
Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
Parties and coalitions		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA)¹	64,832	33.55	+5.62	9	+2
	People's Party (PP)¹	62,737	32.47	–2.58	9	±0
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	39,469	20.43	+3.62	5	±0
	Basque Citizens (EH)	11,836	6.13	–5.93	1	–2
	United Left (EB/IU)	11,430	5.92	+0.29	1	±0

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		1,232	0.64	—	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	1,095	0.57	+0.34	±0
	Freedom (Askatasuna)	137	0.07	New	±0

Blank ballots

1,694

0.88

–0.48

Total

193,230

100.00

±0

Valid votes

193,230

99.45

+0.04

Invalid votes

1,070

0.55

–0.04

Votes cast / turnout

194,300

79.04

+8.77

Abstentions

51,503

20.96

–8.77

Registered voters

245,830

Source: Basque Government

Notes:
¹ Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity results are compared to the combined totals of the Basque Nationalist Party and Basque Solidarity in the 1998 election. ² People's Party results are compared to the combined totals of the People's Party and Alavese Unity in the 1998 election.

1998 regional election

Summary of the 25 October 1998 Basque Parliament election results in Álava
Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
Parties and coalitions		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	45,470	26.66	+10.74	7	+3
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	36,923	21.65	–0.10	6	±0
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	28,670	16.81	+1.22	5	+1
	Basque Citizens (EH)¹	20,567	12.06	+1.98	3	+1
	Alavese Unity (UA)	14,305	8.39	–10.13	2	–3
	Basque Solidarity (EA)	10,718	6.28	–0.96	1	–1
	United Left (EB/IU)	9,606	5.63	–3.45	1	–1

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		2,001	1.17	—	±0
	Basque Country Greens (EHB)	864	0.51	New	±0
	Natural Law Party (PLN/LNA)	750	0.44	New	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	387	0.23	New	±0

Blank ballots

2,315

1.36

–0.25

Total

170,575

100.00

±0

Valid votes

170,575

99.41

+0.06

Invalid votes

1,005

0.59

–0.06

Votes cast / turnout

171,580

70.27

+9.58

Abstentions

72,604

29.73

–9.58

Registered voters

244,184

Source: Basque Government

Notes:
¹ Basque Citizens results are compared to Popular Unity totals in the 1994 election.

1994 regional election

Summary of the 23 October 1994 Basque Parliament election results in Álava

Parties and coalitions

Popular vote

Seats

Votes

±pp

Won

+/−

Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)

29,911

21.75

–0.56

±0

Alavese Unity (UA)

25,469

18.52

+7.47

People's Party (PP)

21,885

15.92

+5.09

Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))¹

21,431

15.59

–12.29

–4

Popular Unity (HB)

13,865

10.08

–2.62

–1

United Left (EB/IU)

12,484

9.08

+7.94

Basque Solidarity (EA)

9,958

7.24

–0.89

±0

Coalition for a New Socialist Party (NPS)²

283

0.21

+0.07

±0

Blank ballots

2,214

1.61

+0.81

Total

137,500

100.00

±0

Valid votes

137,500

99.35

+0.03

Invalid votes

898

0.65

–0.03

Votes cast / turnout

138,398

60.69

+0.45

Abstentions

89,633

39.31

–0.45

Registered voters

228,031

Source: Basque Government

Notes:
¹ Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left results are compared to the combined totals of the Socialist Party of the Basque Country and Basque Country Left in the 1990 election. ² Coalition for a New Socialist Party results are compared to Alliance for the Republic totals in the 1990 election.

1990 regional election

Summary of the 28 October 1990 Basque Parliament election results in Álava
Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
Parties and coalitions		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	28,341	22.31	+2.22	6	+1
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE)	26,894	21.17	–3.71	6	–1
	Popular Unity (HB)	16,139	12.70	–0.10	3	±0
	Alavese Unity (UA)	14,034	11.05	New	3	+3
	People's Party (PP)¹	13,758	10.83	+3.98	3	+2
	Basque Solidarity (EA)	10,332	8.13	–6.41	2	–2
	Basque Country Left (EE)	8,526	6.71	–4.21	2	–1

	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	2,436	1.92	–6.08	0	–2
	United Left (EB/IU)	1,451	1.14	+0.83	0	±0

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		4,121	3.24	—	±0
	Ruiz-Mateos Group–European Democratic Alliance (ARM–ADE)	1,213	0.95	New	±0
	Socialist Democracy (DS)	803	0.63	New	±0
	The Ecologist Greens (LVE)	676	0.53	New	±0
	Basque Country Greens (EHB)	542	0.43	New	±0
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	465	0.37	+0.03	±0
	Alliance for the Republic (AxR)²	178	0.14	+0.01	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	130	0.10	–0.07	±0
	Revolutionary Communist League–Communist Movement (LKI–EMK)	114	0.09	New	±0

Blank ballots

1,010

0.80

+0.23

Total

127,042

100.00

±0

Valid votes

127,042

99.32

–0.05

Invalid votes

868

0.68

+0.05

Votes cast / turnout

127,910

60.24

–10.04

Abstentions

84,441

39.76

+10.04

Registered voters

212,351

Source: Basque Government

Notes:
¹ People's Party results are compared to People's Alliance–Liberal Party totals in the 1986 election. ² Alliance for the Republic results are compared to Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party totals in the 1986 election.

1986 regional election

Summary of the 30 November 1986 Basque Parliament election results in Álava
Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
Parties and coalitions		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE)	34,806	24.88	–0.18	7	±0
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	28,103	20.09	–15.40	5	–4
	Basque Solidarity (EA)	20,349	14.54	New	4	+4
	Popular Unity (HB)	17,912	12.80	+2.02	3	±0
	Basque Country Left (EE)	15,277	10.92	+3.25	3	+1
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	11,195	8.00	New	2	+2
	People's Alliance–Liberal Party (AP–PL)¹	9,584	6.85	–9.37	1	–3

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		1,837	1.31	—	±0
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	474	0.34	New	±0
	United Left (EB/IU)	429	0.31	New	±0
	Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK)	389	0.28	–0.62	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	237	0.17	New	±0
	Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI)	182	0.13	New	±0
	Republican Popular Unity (UPR)	126	0.09	New	±0

Blank ballots²

799

0.57

–0.23

Total

139,905

100.00

±0

Valid votes

139,905

99.37

+0.17

Invalid votes

892

0.63

–0.17

Votes cast / turnout

140,797

70.28

+3.09

Abstentions

59,551

29.72

–3.09

Registered voters

200,348

Source: Basque Government

Notes:

¹ People's Alliance–Liberal Party results are compared to People's Coalition totals in the 1984 election.
² The 1983 electoral law provided that blank ballots would not count as valid votes for the application of the 5 per 100 threshold in each district. However, this rule was not determinant in excluding any party from seat distribution during its time of application (the 1984 and 1986 elections). As a result and for comparison purposes, blank ballots are shown here included within valid votes.

1984 regional election

Summary of the 26 February 1984 Basque Parliament election results in Álava

Parties and coalitions

Popular vote

Seats

Votes

±pp

Won

+/−

Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)

44,583

35.49

+5.43

Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE)

31,485

25.06

+11.10

People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)¹

20,380

16.22

+10.49

Popular Unity (HB)

13,539

10.78

–3.28

±0

Basque Country Left (EE)

9,633

7.67

–1.51

±0

Left Socialist Candidacy (CSI)

2,507

2.00

New

±0

Neighborhood Labor (Auzolan)²

1,368

1.09

–0.09

±0

Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK)

1,127

0.90

–2.11

±0

Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)

N/A

–19.68

–4

Blank ballots³

1,001

0.80

+0.22

Total

125,623

100.00

Valid votes

125,623

99.20

+0.12

Invalid votes

1,011

0.80

–0.12

Votes cast / turnout

126,634

67.19

+8.12

Abstentions

61,832

32.81

–8.12

Registered voters

188,466

Source: Basque Government

Notes:

¹ People's Coalition results are compared to People's Alliance totals in the 1980 election.
² Auzolan results are compared to the combined totals of Communist Movement of the Basque Country and Revolutionary Communist League in the 1980 election.
³ The 1983 electoral law provided that blank ballots would not count as valid votes for the application of the 5 per 100 threshold in each district. However, this rule was not determinant in excluding any party from seat distribution during its time of application (the 1984 and 1986 elections). As a result and for comparison purposes, blank ballots are shown here included within valid votes.

1980 regional election

Summary of the 9 March 1980 Basque Parliament election results in Álava
Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
Parties and coalitions		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	31,640	30.06	—	7	—
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	20,716	19.68	—	4	—
	People's Unity (HB)	14,804	14.06	—	3	—
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE)	14,694	13.96	—	3	—
	Basque Country Left (EE)	9,658	9.18	—	2	—
	People's Alliance (AP)	6,029	5.73	—	1	—
	Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK)	3,168	3.01	—	0	—

	Basque Socialists' Unity Force (ESEI)	1,366	1.30	—	0	—

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		2,580	2.45	—	—
	Communist Movement of the Basque Country (EMK/MCE)	797	0.76	—	—
	Workers' Party of the Basque Country (ORT–PTE)	726	0.69	—	—
	Carlist Party (EKA/PC)	461	0.44	—	—
	Revolutionary Communist League (LKI/LCR)	438	0.42	—	—
	Communist Unity (UC)	158	0.15	—	—

	Blank ballots	609	0.58	—

Total		105,264	100.00		20	—

Valid votes		105,264	99.08	—
Invalid votes		975	0.92	—
Votes cast / turnout		106,239	59.07	—
Abstentions		73,605	40.93	—
Registered voters		179,844

Source: Basque Government

References

Autonomous community constituencies in Spain
Andalusia (Parliament; 1981–present)	Almería Cádiz Córdoba Granada Huelva Jaén Málaga Seville
Aragon (Cortes; 1982–present)	Huesca Teruel Zaragoza
Asturias (General Junta; 1981–present)	Central Eastern Western
Balearic Islands (Parliament; 1983–present)	Formentera Ibiza Majorca Minorca
Basque Country (Parliament; 1979–present)	Álava Biscay Gipuzkoa
Castile and León (Cortes; 1983–present)	Ávila Burgos León Palencia Salamanca Segovia Soria Valladolid Zamora
Castilla-La Mancha (Cortes; 1983–present)	Albacete Ciudad Real Cuenca Guadalajara Toledo
Catalonia (Parliament; 1979–present)	Barcelona Girona Lleida Tarragona
Extremadura (Assembly; 1983–present)	Badajoz Cáceres
Galicia (Parliament; 1981–present)	A Coruña Lugo Ourense Pontevedra
Valencian Community (Corts; 1982–present)	Alicante Castellón Valencia

Coordinates: 42°50′N 2°45′W / 42.833°N 2.750°W / 42.833; -2.750

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