Galician parliamentary election, 2016

25 September 2016

All 75 seats in the Parliament of Galicia 38 seats needed for a majority

Opinion polls
Registered	2,701,837 0.2%
Turnout	1,448,962 (56.6%) 1.3 pp
	First party	Second party	Third party

Leader	Alberto Núñez Feijóo	Luis Villares	Xoaquín Fernández Leiceaga
Party	PPdeG	En Marea	PSdeG–PSOE
Leader since	15 January 2006	19 August 2016	28 May 2016
Leader's seat	Pontevedra	Lugo	A Coruña
Last election	41 seats, 45.8%	9 seats, 13.9%^{[lower-alpha 1]}	18 seats, 20.6%
Seats won	41	14	14
Seat change	±0	5	4
Popular vote	682,150	273,523	256,381
Percentage	47.6%	19.1%	17.9%
Swing	1.8 pp	5.2 pp	2.7 pp

	Fourth party	Fifth party	Sixth party

Leader	Ana Pontón	Cristina Losada	María Luisa de Ceano-Vivas
Party	BNG	C's	PACMA
Leader since	30 April 2016	9 August 2016
Leader's seat	A Coruña	A Coruña	A Coruña
Last election	7 seats, 10.1%	Did not contest	0 seats, 0.6%
Seats won	6	0	0
Seat change	1	±0	±0
Popular vote	119,446	48,553	15,135
Percentage	8.3%	3.4%	1.1%
Swing	1.8	New party	0.5

President before election

Alberto Núñez Feijóo
PPdeG

Elected President

TBD

The 2016 Galician parliamentary election will be held on Sunday, 25 September 2016, to elect the 10th Parliament of Galicia, the regional legislature of the Spanish autonomous community of Galicia. All 75 seats in the Parliament will be up for election. The election will be held simultaneously with a regional election in the Basque Country.

Alberto Núñez Feijóo announced the election would be brought forward to September, after initially scheduling to held it throughout October, after Basque Lehendakari Iñigo Urkullu announced he would held the Basque election on 25 September.^[1] Feijóo argued his decision in that it would make "no sense" to hold the election just mere weeks after the Basque poll, specially considering the state of political instability dominating the national landscape and the possible backlash the regional elections could have on parties' stances during the government formation process.^[2]

The election took place in a situation in which the Spanish political landscape had undergone a major transformation in a short time, with a decrease of PP and PSOE nationally and the emergence of new options such as Podemos and C's.

Electoral system

The 75 members of the Parliament of Galicia are elected in 4 multi-member districts using the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation for four-year terms. Each district is entitled to an initial minimum of 10 seats, with the remaining 35 seats being allocated among the four provinces in proportion to their populations. Only lists polling above 5% of the total vote in each district (which includes blank ballots—for none of the above) are entitled to enter the seat distribution.^[3] However, in some districts there is a higher effective threshold at the constituency level, depending on the district magnitude.^[4]

For the 2016 election, seats are distributed as follows:

Seat distribution for the 2016 election^[5]
Seats	Districts
25 × 1 = 25	A Coruña⁽⁺¹⁾
22 × 1 = 22	Pontevedra
14 × 2 = 28	Lugo^(–1), Ourense
= 75	Total seats

Background

After his defeat in the 2012 election, Pachi Vázquez announced his intention to abandon Socialists' Party of Galicia's leadership within a year and to allow for a primary election to be held to elect his successor.^[6] The primaries were held on 7 September 2013, in which José Ramón Gómez Besteiro emerged as winner with 77% of the votes,^[7] with his appointment ratified at a special party congress held on 29 September.^[8]

However, Gómez Besteiro came under public scrutiny after being indicted on 3 July 2015 for four crimes, including influence peddling, bribery, prevarication and a crime against regional planning, allegedly committed during Besteiro's time in the local government of Lugo in 2005.^[9] On 12 March 2016, with just a few months to go for the next regional election to be held, Besteiro was accused of a further six crimes—new bribery, prevarication and influence peddling crimes, as well as abuse of public administrations, subsidy fraud and embezzlement of public funds^[10]—which prompted him to announce his declination to be the party's candidate to the Xunta de Galicia in the next regional election the following day.^[11] Mounting pressure from his party's colleagues, however, eventually led to Besteiro resigning as party leader on 18 March.^[12] Xoaquín Fernández Leiceaga was elected on 28 May through a primary election to be Besteiro's replacement as candidate to the Xunta,^[13] while a management committee took charge of the party.

Campaign

Parties, leaders and slogans

	Leader/candidate	Campaign slogan(s)
People's Party of Galicia (PPdeG)	Alberto Núñez Feijóo	"In Galicia yes"^[14]
Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE)	Xoaquín Fernández Leiceaga	"A new response"^[14]
In Tide (En Marea)	Luis Villares	"A fair country"^[15]
Galician Nationalist Bloc–Us–Galician Candidacy (BNG–Nós)	Ana Pontón	"Build Galicia. With hope. Galicia with you"^[14]
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	Cristina Losada	"Galicia deserves more"^[16]

Opinion polling

Party vote

Poll results are listed in the tables below in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first, and using the date the survey's fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. If such date is unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed in bold, and the background shaded in the leading party's colour. In the instance that there is a tie, then no figure is shaded. The lead column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the two parties with the highest figures.

Color key:

Poll conducted after legal ban on opinion polls Exit poll

Polling firm/Link	Fieldwork/ publication date	Sample size	TO									Lead
Polling firm/Link	Fieldwork/ publication date	Sample size	TO									Lead
TNS Demoscopia	25.09.16	16,800	?	45.5	18.9	—	19.5	—	8.8	—	4.4	26.0
GAD3	25.09.16	1,450	?	46.7	18.6	—	20.1	—	6.9	—	3.6	26.6
Sondaxe	20.09.16–23.09.16	1,450	?	45.3	19.3	—	21.8	—	6.5	—	3.3	23.5
Sondaxe	15.09.16–18.09.16	1,600	68.3%	45.6	16.9	—	25.6	—	5.4	—	3.6	20.0
Sondaxe	14.09.16–17.09.16	1,600	70.6%	43.8	17.6	—	25.7	—	5.9	—	3.5	18.1
Sondaxe	13.09.16–16.09.16	1,600	?	42.2	18.0	—	26.2	—	5.4	—	4.4	16.0
Celeste-Tel	12.09.16–16.09.16	1,200	?	45.4	18.5	—	21.6	—	5.2	—	3.7	23.8
NC Report	09.09.16–16.09.16	1,000	60.0%	44.7	18.8	—	22.0	—	5.4	—	—	22.7
Sigma Dos	12.09.16–15.09.16	1,400	?	45.7	17.3	—	21.7	—	7.1	—	4.3	24.0
Sondaxe	12.09.16–15.09.16	1,600	?	42.7	19.2	—	24.7	—	5.7	—	4.0	18.0
GAD3	12.09.16–14.09.16	800	?	46.6	20.2	—	19.5	—	5.3	—	3.9	26.4
Sondaxe	11.09.16–14.09.16	1,600	?	41.8	17.7	—	25.8	—	6.3	—	4.3	16.0
Sondaxe	10.09.16–13.09.16	1,600	?	42.6	18.0	—	25.9	—	4.7	—	4.9	16.7
Metroscopia	08.09.16–13.09.16	2,800	63.8%	46.6	17.7	—	21.8	—	6.0	—	4.2	24.8
Sondaxe	09.09.16–12.09.16	1,600	?	42.9	18.7	—	25.9	—	4.5	—	4.5	17.0
JM & Asociados	11.09.16	?	59.3%	43.0	19.0	—	22.8	—	5.7	—	3.2	20.2
Sondaxe	08.09.16–11.09.16	1,600	?	44.1	18.0	—	25.1	—	4.8	—	4.3	19.0
Sondaxe	07.09.16–10.09.16	1,600	?	44.1	19.5	—	24.0	—	5.2	—	3.9	20.1
Sondaxe	06.09.16–09.09.16	1,600	75.3%	44.3	18.3	—	25.4	—	5.7	—	3.1	18.9
Einvenio	01.09.16–09.09.16	1,400	65%	43.6	18.5	—	20.1	—	6.0	—	5.8	23.5
Infortécnica	01.09.16–08.09.16	1,645	?	55.9	21.3	—	15.5	—	5.4	—	1.9	34.6
CIS/TNS	29.08.16–02.09.16	3,454	?	44.9	19.9	—	19.9	—	5.3	—	4.6	25.0
Sondaxe	19.08.16–24.08.16	1,600	?	44.9	18.3	—	23.8	—	7.4	—	1.6	21.1
NC Report	15.08.16–20.08.16	1,000	53.0%	44.6	19.5	—	18.8	—	5.3	—	5.2	25.1
Sondaxe	20.07.16–03.08.16	1,450	?	43.5	17.5	—	23.7	—	7.4	—	4.1	19.8
Sondaxe	20.07.16–03.08.16	1,450	?	43.5	17.5	—	16.3	7.4	7.4	—	4.1	26.0
General Election	26.06.16	N/A	58.2%	41.5	22.2	—	22.2	—	2.9	0.1	8.6	19.3
GAD3	04.04.16–06.04.16	807	?	44.1	19.7	—	17.9	—	6.7	—	5.1	24.4
Redondo & Asociados	16.01.16	?	?	37	21	—	25	—	—	—	9	12
General Election	20.12.15	N/A	61.5%	37.1	21.3	—	25.0	—	4.3	0.5	9.1	12.1
Municipal Elections	24.05.15	N/A	66.0%	35.7	26.3	—	—	—	12.8	—	1.9	9.4
Sondaxe	17.10.14–23.10.14	500	48.4%	44.7	20.3	8.3	—	16.9	5.8	—	—	24.4
EP Election	25.05.14	N/A	38.7%	35.2	21.8	10.5	—	8.4	7.9	3.3	1.6	13.4
Sondaxe	11.10.13–17.10.13	1,600	50.5%	43.5	19.3	16.6	—	—	10.7	—	—	24.2
Sondaxe	05.02.13–07.02.13	1,600	50.4%	42.3	19.5	19.2	—	—	10.0	—	—	22.8

Regional Election	21.10.2012	N/A	54.9%	45.8	20.6	13.9	—	—	10.1	1.5	—	25.2

Seat projections

Opinion polls showing seat projections are displayed in the table below. The highest seat figures in each polling survey have their background shaded in the leading party's colour. In the instance that there is a tie, then no figure is shaded. 38 seats are required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of Galicia.

Color key:

Poll conducted after legal ban on opinion polls Exit poll

Polling firm/Link	Fieldwork/ publication date
Polling firm/Link	Fieldwork/ publication date
TNS Demoscopia	25.09.16	38/41	14/16	—	14/16	—	5/6	—	0/1
GAD3	25.09.16	40/42	14/15	—	14/16	—	2	—	1
Sondaxe	20.09.16–23.09.16	39	16	—	18	—	2	—	0
Sondaxe	15.09.16–18.09.16	39	13	—	20	—	3	—	0
Sondaxe	14.09.16–17.09.16	38	13	—	19	—	4	—	1
Sondaxe	13.09.16–16.09.16	38	13	—	20	—	3	—	1
Celeste-Tel	12.09.16–16.09.16	38/40	15/16	—	17/18	—	2	—	1
NC Report	09.09.16–16.09.16	40/41	15/16	—	17	—	2	—	0
Sigma Dos	12.09.16–15.09.16	38/41	13/14	—	16/17	—	4/6	—	0/1
Sondaxe	12.09.16–15.09.16	38	15	—	18	—	4	—	0
Infortécnica	09.09.16–15.09.16	42/48	13/16	—	12/15	—	2/4	—	0/1
GAD3	12.09.16–14.09.16	39/41	16/17	—	14/16	—	2/3	—	0/2
Sondaxe	11.09.16–14.09.16	37	15	—	19	—	4	—	0
Sondaxe	10.09.16–13.09.16	37	15	—	20	—	1	—	2
Metroscopia	08.09.16–13.09.16	39/41	13/14	—	16/18	—	3/4	—	0/2
Sondaxe	09.09.16–12.09.16	37	15	—	20	—	2	—	1
JM & Asociados	11.09.16	38/40	15	—	18/19	—	2	—	0/1
Sondaxe	08.09.16–11.09.16	38	14	—	20	—	2	—	1
Sondaxe	07.09.16–10.09.16	38	15	—	19	—	2	—	1
Sondaxe	06.09.16–09.09.16	38	15	—	19	—	2	—	1
Einvenio	01.09.16–09.09.16	38/39	15/16	—	16/17	—	2	—	2/3
Infortécnica	01.09.16–08.09.16	40/45	15/17	—	12/14	—	3/5	—	0/1
CIS/TNS	29.08.16–02.09.16	40/41	16	—	15/17	—	2	—	0/1
Sondaxe	19.08.16–24.08.16	37	15	—	18	—	5	—	0
Infortécnica	11.08.16–24.08.16	38/41	17/19	—	11/12	—	5/6	—	0/2
NC Report	15.08.16–20.08.16	39	17	—	15	—	2	—	2
Sondaxe	20.07.16–03.08.16	37	15	—	18	—	5	—	0
Sondaxe	20.07.16–03.08.16	37	15	—	12	6	5	—	0
General Election	26.06.16	(35)	(18)	—	(16)	—	(0)	(0)	(6)
GAD3	04.04.16–06.04.16	36/38	15/17	—	14/16	—	4/5	0	2/3
Redondo & Asociados	16.01.16	32	17	—	20	—	0	0	6
General Election	20.12.15	(32)	(17)	—	(20)	—	(0)	(0)	(6)
EP Election	25.05.14	(34)	(21)	(8)	—	(6)	(6)	(0)	(0)
Sondaxe	11.10.13–17.10.13	38	16	13	—	—	8	0	—
ASCA	07.05.13	31	19	18	—	—	5	2	—
Sondaxe	05.02.13–07.02.13	36	17	15	—	—	7	0	—

Regional Election	21.10.12	41	18	9	—	—	7	0	—

Results

Overall

← Summary of the 25 September 2016 Galician Parliament election results
Party		Popular vote			Seats

Party		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	People's Party of Galicia (PPdeG)	682,150	47.56	+1.76	41	±0
	In Tide (En Marea)^{[lower-alpha 1]}	273,523	19.07	+5.16	14	+5
	Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE)	256,381	17.87	–2.74	14	–4
	Galician Nationalist Bloc–Us–Galician Candidacy (BNG–Nós)	119,446	8.33	–1.78	6	–1
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	48,553	3.38	New	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	15,135	1.06	+0.50	0	±0

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		25,193	1.76	—	±0
	Ourensan Democracy (DO)	7,723	0.54	+0.25	±0
	Commitment to Galicia (CxG)	4,109	0.29	–0.72	±0
	Anti-Corruption and Justice Party (PAyJ)	2,535	0.18	New	±0
	Let's Win Galicia: Yes We Can (Gañemos)	2,344	0.16	New	±0
	Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV)	2,276	0.16	New	±0
	Citizens–Centrum (C–C)	1,534	0.11	New	±0
	Communists of Galicia (PCPE–CdG)	1,263	0.09	–0.03	±0
	Blank Seats (EB)	1,111	0.08	–1.11	±0
	Democratic Action Citizens of Galicia (ADCG)	651	0.05	New	±0
	XXI Convergence (C21)	493	0.03	–0.04	±0
	Independent Alternative of Galicia (AIdG)	367	0.03	New	±0
	United by the Future! (Unidos Sí–DEF)	296	0.02	New	±0
	Galicia New Way (VN)	281	0.02	New	±0
	Libertarian Party (P-LIB)	210	0.01	New	±0

	Blank ballots	14,037	0.98	–1.68

Total		1,434,418	100.00		75	±0

Valid votes		1,434,418	99.00	+1.53
Invalid votes		14,544	1.00	–1.53
Votes cast / turnout		1,448,962	53.63	–1.28
Abstentions		1,252,970	46.37	+1.28
Registered voters		2,701,932

Source: Election Results
1 2 En Marea results are compared to Galician Left Alternative totals in the 2012 election.

Vote share

PPdeG			47.56%
En Marea			19.07%
PSdeG–PSOE			17.87%
BNG			8.33%
C's			3.38%
PACMA			1.06%
Others			1.76%
Blank ballots			0.98%

Parliamentary seats

PPdeG			54.67%
En Marea			18.67%
PSdeG–PSOE			18.67%
BNG			8.00%

Results by district


District	PPdeG		EM		PSdeG		BNG
	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S
A Coruña	47.8	13	19.4	5	17.2	5	8.8	2
Lugo	52.8	8	15.4	2	19.1	3	7.4	1
Ourense	53.1	9	13.8	2	17.6	2	6.0	1
Pontevedra	43.3	11	22.0	5	18.4	4	9.0	2
Total	47.6	41	19.1	14	17.9	14	8.3	6

Aftermath

Investiture vote

First round: 10 November 2016
Absolute majority (38/75) required
Candidate: Alberto Núñez Feijoo
Choice		Vote
Choice		Parties	Votes
	YYes	PP (41)	41 / 75
	No	En Marea (14), PSdeG–PSOE (14), BNG (6)	34 / 75
	Abstentions		0 / 75
Source: Historia Electoral

References

↑ "Urkullu moves forward the Basque election to 25 September" (in Spanish). El Mundo. 2016-07-29.
↑ "Feijóo sets the Galician election for 25 September" (in Spanish). El País. 2016-08-01.
↑ "Law 8/1985, of 13 August, of elections to the Parliament of Galicia.".
↑ "Effective threshold in electoral systems". Trinity College, Dublin. Retrieved 2015-10-21.
↑ "Decree 92/2016, of 1 August, of dissolution of the Parliament of Galicia and of the calling of elections" (PDF). Official Gazette of Galicia (in Spanish) (145): 34008–34009. 2 August 2016. ISSN 1130-9229.
↑ "Pachi Vázquez guarantees that "the whole membership" will elect the new PSdeG leadership "before the summer"" (in Spanish). eldiario.es. 2013-02-28.
↑ "Besteiro will be the new leader of the Galician Socialists" (in Spanish). El Mundo. 2013-09-06.
↑ "Gómez Besteiro takes command of the PSdeG asking for a party "without fissures'" (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 2013-09-29.
↑ "The leader of the Galician PSOE, indicted for influence peddling, bribery and prevarication" (in Spanish). El Mundo. 2015-07-03.
↑ "Trips to Disneyland and India charged to the Deputation of Lugo" (in Spanish). El Mundo. 2016-03-11.
↑ "Besteiro declines his candidacy to the Xunta but will continue leading the Galician PSOE after adding 10 charges" (in Spanish). El Mundo. 2016-03-12.
↑ "The leader of the Galician Socialists, Besteiro, resigns after adding 10 charges" (in Spanish). El País. 2016-03-18.
↑ "The candidate sponsored by Sánchez wins the Galician PSOE primaries to the candidate of the local barons" (in Spanish). infoLibre. 2016-03-18.
1 2 3 "Starts a campaign in which Feijóo fights for the majority and the rest to unseat him" (in Spanish). El Confidencial. 2016-09-09.
↑ "Luis Villares, the judge who leaves the toga to aspire to the Xunta" (in Spanish). RTVE. 2016-09-08.
↑ "Citizens' bus and slogan sparks talk on networks" (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 2016-09-12.

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