Guipúzcoa (Spanish Congress Electoral District)

Gipuzkoa is one of the 52 electoral districts used for the Spanish Congress of Deputies - the lower chamber of the Spanish

Spain

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Parliament, the Cortes Generales

Cortes Generales

The Cortes Generales is the legislature of Spain. It is a bicameral parliament, composed of the Congress of Deputies and the Senate . The Cortes has power to enact any law and to amend the constitution...

. It is situated in the Basque Country

Basque Country (autonomous community)

The Basque Country is an autonomous community of northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa, also called Historical Territories....

and the largest city is Donostia-San Sebastián.

Boundaries and electoral system

Under Article 68 of the Spanish constitution
the boundaries must be the same as the province of Gipuzkoa and under Article 140 this can only be altered with the approval of congress. Voting is on the basis of universal suffrage

Universal suffrage

Universal suffrage consists of the extension of the right to vote to adult citizens as a whole, though it may also mean extending said right to minors and non-citizens...

in a secret ballot

Secret ballot

The secret ballot is a voting method in which a voter's choices in an election or a referendum are anonymous. The key aim is to ensure the voter records a sincere choice by forestalling attempts to influence the voter by intimidation or bribery. The system is one means of achieving the goal of...

. The electoral system used is closed list

Closed list

Closed list describes the variant of party-list proportional representation where voters can only vote for political parties as a whole and thus have no influence on the party-supplied order in which party candidates are elected...

proportional representation

Proportional representation

Proportional representation is a concept in voting systems used to elect an assembly or council. PR means that the number of seats won by a party or group of candidates is proportionate to the number of votes received. For example, under a PR voting system if 30% of voters support a particular...

with seats allocated using the D'Hondt method

D'Hondt method

The d'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method described is named after Belgian mathematician Victor D'Hondt who described it in 1878...

. Only lists which poll 3% or more of all valid votes cast, including votes "en blanco" i.e. for "none of the above" can be considered for seats. Under article 12 of the constitution, the minimum voting age is 18.

Eligibility

Article 67.3 of the Spanish Constitution prohibits dual membership of the Cortes and regional assemblies, meaning that candidates must resign from Regional Assemblies if elected. Article 70 also makes active judges, magistrates, public defenders, serving military personnel, active police officers and members of constitutional and electoral tribunals ineligible.

Number of members

In the general elections from 1977

Spanish general election, 1977

The Spanish general election of 1977 took place on 15 June 1977. It was the first election since the death of Francisco Franco.Voting was on the basis of universal suffrage in a secret ballot. The elections were held using closed list proportional representation in 52 electoral districts...

until 1989

Spanish general election, 1989

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Gipuzkoareturned seven members. That figure was reduced to six members from the 1993 General Election

Spanish general election, 1993

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onwards. Gipuzkoa was one of the few districts whose electorate fell between 2000 and 2004.

Under Spanish electoral law, all provinces are entitled to a minimum of 2 seats with a remaining 248 seats apportioned according to population. These laws are laid out in detail in the 1985 electoral law. (Ley Orgánica del Régimen Electoral General) Gipuzkoa had a ratio of 96,970 voters per deputy in 2004 a figure very close to the Spanish average of 98,777 voters per deputy.

Summary of seats won 1977–2008

	1977	1979	1982	1986	1989	1993	1996	2000	2004	2008
Basque Nationalist Party Basque Nationalist Party The Basque National Party is the largest and oldest Basque nationalist party. It is currently the largest political party in the Basque Autonomous Community also with a minor presence in Navarre and a marginal one in the French Basque Country... (EAJ-PNV)	3	2	3	2	1	1	1	2	2	2
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party Spanish Socialist Workers' Party The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party is a social-democratic political party in Spain. Its political position is Centre-left. The PSOE is the former ruling party of Spain, until beaten in the elections of November 2011 and the second oldest, exceeded only by the Partido Carlista, founded in... (PSOE)	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	3
Euskadiko Ezkerra Euskadiko Ezkerra Euskadiko Ezkerra or EE was a Basque socialist political organisation. It was founded as a coalition of Euskal Iraultzarako Alderdia and other Basque Marxist forces in 1977 to present lists for the Spanish general elections in the constituencies of Vizcaya,... (EE)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	3
Democratic Centre Union (UCD)		1
Batasuna Batasuna Batasuna was a Basque nationalist political party based mainly in Spain, where it was outlawed in 2003, after a court ruling declared proven that the party was financing ETA with public money. Batasuna is included in the "European Union list of terrorist persons and organizations" as a component... (HB)		1	1	2	2	1	1
Eusko Alkartasuna Eusko Alkartasuna Eusko Alkartasuna is a Basque nationalist political party operating in Spain and France. The Basque language name means Basque Solidarity and abbreviated as EA. The party describes itself as a Basque nationalist, democratic, popular, progressive and non-denominational party... (EA)					1	1	1	1	1
People's Party People's Party (Spain) The People's Party is a conservative political party in Spain.The People's Party was a re-foundation in 1989 of the People's Alliance , a party led and founded by Manuel Fraga Iribarne, a former Minister of Tourism during Francisco Franco's dictatorship... (PP)						1	1	2	1	1

Note: Seats shown for the PP include seats won by their predecessors, the Popular Alliance and Popular Coalition before 1989. Euskadiko Ezkerra merged with the PSOE after 1989.

Vote share summary 1977–2008

	1977	1979	1982	1986	1989	1993	1996	2000	2004	2008
Basque Nationalist Party Basque Nationalist Party The Basque National Party is the largest and oldest Basque nationalist party. It is currently the largest political party in the Basque Autonomous Community also with a minor presence in Navarre and a marginal one in the French Basque Country... (EAJ-PNV)	30.9	26.5	32.6	28.7	16.2	17.3	19.7	27.7	31.0	23.8
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party Spanish Socialist Workers' Party The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party is a social-democratic political party in Spain. Its political position is Centre-left. The PSOE is the former ruling party of Spain, until beaten in the elections of November 2011 and the second oldest, exceeded only by the Partido Carlista, founded in... (PSOE)	28.1	18.2	26.0	23.1	19.8	23.2	22.7	23.7	26.3	39.0
Euskadiko Ezkerra Euskadiko Ezkerra Euskadiko Ezkerra or EE was a Basque socialist political organisation. It was founded as a coalition of Euskal Iraultzarako Alderdia and other Basque Marxist forces in 1977 to present lists for the Spanish general elections in the constituencies of Vizcaya,... (EE)	9.4	12.9	9.9	10.7	10.4	23.2	22.7	23.7	26.3	39.0
People's Party People's Party (Spain) The People's Party is a conservative political party in Spain.The People's Party was a re-foundation in 1989 of the People's Alliance , a party led and founded by Manuel Fraga Iribarne, a former Minister of Tourism during Francisco Franco's dictatorship... (PP)	8.2^a	4.2	8.1	8.1	7.0	11.5	14.3	24.6	15.3	14.6
Democratic Centre Union (UCD)		15.4	8.1
Batasuna Batasuna Batasuna was a Basque nationalist political party based mainly in Spain, where it was outlawed in 2003, after a court ruling declared proven that the party was financing ETA with public money. Batasuna is included in the "European Union list of terrorist persons and organizations" as a component... (HB)	5.5^b	17.6	19.3	23.0	22.1	20.5	18.4
Basque Christian Democracy (DCV)	5.0
Independent Basque Democrats (DIV)	4.7
United Left United Left (Spain) The United Left is a political coalition that was organized in 1986 bringing together several political organisations opposed to Spain joining NATO. It was formed by a number of groups of leftists, greens, left-wing socialists and republicans, but was dominated by the Communist Party of Spain... (IU)	3.6	3.1	1.3	0.8	2.0	4.8	7.3	4.7	7.7	4.8
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)			1.7	3.6	2.2	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.1
Eusko Alkartasuna Eusko Alkartasuna Eusko Alkartasuna is a Basque nationalist political party operating in Spain and France. The Basque language name means Basque Solidarity and abbreviated as EA. The party describes itself as a Basque nationalist, democratic, popular, progressive and non-denominational party... (EA)					17.9	17.9	14.7	14.1	11.5	7.8
Aralar Aralar Party Aralar is a Basque socialist and separatist political party in Spain. The party is led by Patxi Zabaleta. It is opposed to the violent struggle of ETA....									6.0	5.3

^aThe results correspond to those for the United Gipuzkoa (Guipúzcoa Unida) coalition.

^bThe results correspond to those of the Basque Socialist Party (Euskadiko Alderdi Sozialista-Partido Socialista Vasco) which later became a major part of the Batasuna electoral coalition.

Results

The 2008 election was overshadowed by the killing of a former PSOE councillor by ETA

ETA

ETA , an acronym for Euskadi Ta Askatasuna is an armed Basque nationalist and separatist organization. The group was founded in 1959 and has since evolved from a group promoting traditional Basque culture to a paramilitary group with the goal of gaining independence for the Greater Basque Country...

in the town of Mondragón

Mondragón

Arrasate or Mondragón - is a town and municipality in Gipuzkoa province, Basque Country, Spain...

in the district which led to a suspension of campaigning. This appeared to have an impact on the results as PSOE had their largest increase of all 52 districts here, while their next biggest came in the neighbouring districts of Álava and Biscay. Consequently they won three seats for the first time and gained the seat held by Eusko Alkartasuna, who lost their individual representation in Congress (although they are represented in Navarre as part of the coalition Navarra Yes.)

2008 General Election

Summary of the 11 March 2008 Congress of Deputies election results in Gipuzkoa.
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|align=left|Spanish Socialist Workers' Party

Spanish Socialist Workers' Party

The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party is a social-democratic political party in Spain. Its political position is Centre-left. The PSOE is the former ruling party of Spain, until beaten in the elections of November 2011 and the second oldest, exceeded only by the Partido Carlista, founded in...

Basque Nationalist Party

The Basque National Party is the largest and oldest Basque nationalist party. It is currently the largest political party in the Basque Autonomous Community also with a minor presence in Navarre and a marginal one in the French Basque Country...

People's Party (Spain)

The People's Party is a conservative political party in Spain.The People's Party was a re-foundation in 1989 of the People's Alliance , a party led and founded by Manuel Fraga Iribarne, a former Minister of Tourism during Francisco Franco's dictatorship...

Eusko Alkartasuna

Eusko Alkartasuna is a Basque nationalist political party operating in Spain and France. The Basque language name means Basque Solidarity and abbreviated as EA. The party describes itself as a Basque nationalist, democratic, popular, progressive and non-denominational party...

Aralar Party

Aralar is a Basque socialist and separatist political party in Spain. The party is led by Patxi Zabaleta. It is opposed to the violent struggle of ETA....

United Left (Spain)

The United Left is a political coalition that was organized in 1986 bringing together several political organisations opposed to Spain joining NATO. It was formed by a number of groups of leftists, greens, left-wing socialists and republicans, but was dominated by the Communist Party of Spain...

Union, Progress and Democracy

Union, Progress and Democracy is a Spanish political party founded in September 2007.It is a progressivist party, between social democracy and social liberalism. One of its goals is to build a federal system for Spain and European Union, with clear responsibilities distributed among local...

|align="right" |2,620
|align="right" |0.80
|align="right" |0
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|align=left|Others
|align="right" |5,482
|align="right" |1.70
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2004 General Election

Summary of the 14 March 2004 Congress of Deputies election results

Spanish legislative election, 2004

Legislative elections were held in Spain on 14 March 2004. At stake were all 350 seats in the lower house of the Cortes Generales, the Congress of Deputies, and 208 seats in upper house, the Senate. The governing People's Party was led into the campaign by Mariano Rajoy, successor to outgoing...

Basque Nationalist Party

Spanish Socialist Workers' Party

People's Party (Spain)

Eusko Alkartasuna

United Left (Spain)

Aralar Party

Aralar is a Basque socialist and separatist political party in Spain. The party is led by Patxi Zabaleta. It is opposed to the violent struggle of ETA....

|align="right" valign=top|22,352
|align="right" valign=top|6.00
|align="right" valign=top|0
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|align=left|Others
|align="right" |2,886
|align="right" |0.80
|align="right" |0
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2000 General Election

Basque Nationalist Party

People's Party (Spain)

Spanish Socialist Workers' Party

Eusko Alkartasuna

United Left (Spain)

|align="right" |15,107
|align="right" |4.67
|align="right" |0
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|align=left|Others
|align="right" |5,349
|align="right" |1.70
|align="right" |0
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