title: 2019 Basque foral elections
text: # 2019 Basque foral elections
  
  The 2019 Basque foral elections were held on Sunday, 26 May 2019, to elect the 11th Juntas Generales of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa. All 153 seats in the three Juntas Generales 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.
  
  ## Overall
  
  ← Summary of the 26 May 2019 Basque Juntas Generales election results → :
  
  | Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | 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 | Blank ballots | 9,512 | 0.85 | –0.70 | | |
  | Total | Total | 1,122,609 | | | 153 | ±0 |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,122,609 | 99.17 | +0.40 | | |
  | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 9,423 | 0.83 | –0.40 | | |
  | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 1,132,032 | 65.95 | +2.19 | | |
  | Abstentions | Abstentions | 584,576 | 34.05 | –2.19 | | |
  | Registered voters | Registered voters | 1,716,608 | | | | |
  | Sources |||||||
  | 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
  
  The following table lists party control in the foral deputations. Gains for a party are displayed with the cell's background shaded in that party's colour.
  
  | Deputation | Previous control | New control |
  | - | - | - |
  | 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
  
  ### Álava
  
  ← Summary of the 26 May 2019 Álava Juntas Generales election results → :
  
  | Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | 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 | Blank ballots | 1,402 | 0.87 | –0.78 | | |
  | Total | Total | 162,031 | | | 51 | ±0 |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | 162,031 | 98.96 | +0.56 | | |
  | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,696 | 1.04 | –0.56 | | |
  | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 163,727 | 65.26 | –0.39 | | |
  | Abstentions | Abstentions | 87,155 | 34.74 | +0.39 | | |
  | Registered voters | Registered voters | 250,882 | | | | |
  | Sources |||||||
  | Footnotes: $^1$ United We Can results are compared to the combined totals of We Can and Winning in the 2015 election. |||||||
  
  ### Biscay
  
  ← Summary of the 26 May 2019 Biscay Juntas Generales election results → :
  
  | Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | 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 | Blank ballots | 4,905 | 0.83 | –0.75 | | |
  | Total | Total | 593,095 | | | 51 | ±0 |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | 593,095 | 99.23 | +0.56 | | |
  | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 4,613 | 0.77 | –0.56 | | |
  | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 597,708 | 65.71 | +3.14 | | |
  | Abstentions | Abstentions | 311,956 | 34.29 | –3.14 | | |
  | Registered voters | Registered voters | 909,664 | | | | |
  | Sources |||||||
  | Footnotes: $^1$ United We Can results are compared to the combined totals of We Can and Winning in the 2015 election. |||||||
  
  ### Gipuzkoa
  
  ← Summary of the 26 May 2019 Gipuzkoa Juntas Generales election results → :
  
  | Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | 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 | Blank ballots | 3,205 | 0.87 | –0.58 | | |
  | Total | Total | 367,483 | | | 51 | ±0 |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | 367,483 | 99.16 | +0.06 | | |
  | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 3,114 | 0.84 | –0.06 | | |
  | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 370,597 | 66.65 | +1.77 | | |
  | Abstentions | Abstentions | 185,465 | 33.35 | –1.77 | | |
  | Registered voters | Registered voters | 556,062 | | | | |
  | Sources |||||||
  | Footnotes: $^1$ United We Can results are compared to the combined totals of We Can and Winning in the 2015 election. |||||||
  