Almería (Andalusian Parliament electoral district)

Almería
Parliament of Andalusia
Electoral Constituency

Location of Almería within Andalusia.
Province Province of Almería
Autonomous community Andalusia
Population 701,211 (2016)
Electorate 491,496 (2016)
Major settlements Almería, Roquetas de Mar, El Ejido
Current constituency
Created 1982
Seats 11 (1982–2004)
12 (2008–)

Almería is one of the 8 electoral districts (Spanish: circunscripciones) used for the Parliament of Andalusia—the regional legislature of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia.

Electoral system

Voting is on the basis of universal suffrage in a secret ballot. Only lists polling above 3% of valid votes in each district (which includes blank ballotsfor none of the above) are entitled to enter the seat distribution.[1][2]

Seat summary (1982–2015)

1982 1986 1990 1994 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2015
Seats 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12
AP/CP/PP–A 2 3 3 5 5 6 5 7 7 5
PSOE–A 6 7 7 5 5 5 6 5 4 5
Podemos 1
C's 1
PCA/IULV–CA 1 1 1 1 1
UCD 3

Election results

2015

Summary of the 22 March 2015 Andalusian Parliament election results in Almería
Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
People's Party (PP–A) 100,258 36.90 –14.33 5 –2
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia (PSOE–A) 89,369 32.89 –2.48 5 +1
We Can (Podemos) 29,789 10.96 New 1 +1
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) 25,432 9.36 New 1 +1
United Left/The Greens–Assembly for Andalusia (IULV–CA) 11,376 4.19 –2.89 0 –1
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 4,843 1.78 –1.15 0 ±0
Blank ballots 3,507 1.29 +0.46
Total 271,689 100.00 12 ±0
Valid votes 271,689 99.19 –0.35
Invalid votes 2,207 0.81 +0.35
Votes cast / turnout 273,896 60.52 +3.55
Abstentions 178,683 39.48 –3.55
Registered voters 452,579
Source(s):

2012

Summary of the 25 March 2012 Andalusian Parliament election results in Almería
Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
People's Party (PP–A) 136,935 51.23 +1.98 7 ±0
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia (PSOE–A) 94,529 35.37 –3.74 4 –1
United Left/The Greens–Assembly for Andalusia (IULV–CA) 18,922 7.08 +2.52 1 +1
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 7,830 2.93 +2.54 0 ±0
Blank ballots 2,231 0.83 –0.03
Total 267,283 100.00 12 ±0
Valid votes 267,283 99.54 +0.18
Invalid votes 1,238 0.46 –0.18
Votes cast / turnout 268,521 56.97 –15.69
Abstentions 202,784 43.03 +15.69
Registered voters 471,305
Source: Argos Information Portal
  1. Andalusian Party results are compared to Andalusian Coalition totals in the 2008 election.

2008

Summary of the 9 March 2008 Andalusian Parliament election results in Almería
Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
People's Party (PP–A) 160,011 49.25 +7.29 7 +2
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia (PSOE–A) 127,049 39.11 –7.02 5 –1
Party of Almeria (PdeAL) 14,806 4.56 New 0 ±0
United Left/The Greens–Assembly for Andalusia (IULV–CA) 12,476 3.84 –0.01 0 ±0
Andalusian Coalition (CA)[lower-alpha 1] 3,355 1.03 –4.92 0 ±0
Blank ballots 2,783 0.86 –0.31
Total 324,875 100.00 12 +1
Valid votes 324,875 99.36 –0.03
Invalid votes 2,092 0.64 +0.03
Votes cast / turnout 326,967 72.66 +0.83
Abstentions 123,056 27.34 –0.83
Registered voters 450,023
Source: Argos Information Portal
  1. Andalusian Coalition results are compared to the combined totals of the PA, FA and PSA in the 2004 election.

References

Coordinates: 37°10′N 2°20′W / 37.167°N 2.333°W / 37.167; -2.333

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