2007 Basque foral elections

The 2007 Basque foral elections were held on Sunday, 27 May 2007, to elect the 8th General Assemblies of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa. All 153 seats in the three General Assemblies were up for election. The elections were held simultaneously with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

Overall

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Summary of the 27 May 2007 Basque General Assemblies election results
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)1 320,087 34.05 n/a 53 +1
Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) 245,996 26.17 +4.60 44 +9
People's Party (PP) 159,645 16.98 –2.62 29 –5
United Left–GreensAralar (EB–B–Aralar)2 88,112 9.37 –1.89 12 +2
Basque Solidarity (EA)1 69,945 7.44 n/a 10 –11
Basque Nationalist Action (EAE/ANV) 28,227 3.00 New 5 +5
The Greens (B/LV) 4,895 0.52 New 0 ±0
We, the Women of the Plaza (Plazandreok) 1,533 0.16 +0.07 0 ±0
Humanist Party (PH) 1,068 0.11 +0.03 0 ±0
Carlist Party of the Basque Country–Carlist Party (EKA–PC) 464 0.05 ±0.00 0 ±0
Democratic Innovation (InnDe) 136 0.01 New 0 ±0
Alavese Unity (UA) n/a n/a –0.56 0 –1
Blank ballots 19,810 2.11 +0.65
Total 939,918 153 ±0
Valid votes 939,918 87.47 –2.11
Invalid votes 134,604 12.53 +2.11
Votes cast / turnout 1,074,522 60.65 –9.32
Abstentions 697,250 39.35 +9.32
Registered voters 1,771,772
Sources[1][2]
Footnotes:
Popular vote
EAJ/PNV
34.05%
PSE–EE (PSOE)
26.17%
PP
16.98%
EB–BAralar
9.37%
EA
7.44%
EAE/ANV
3.00%
Others
0.86%
Blank ballots
2.11%

Foral deputation control

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The following table lists party control in the foral deputations.[2] Gains for a party are displayed with the cell's background shaded in that party's colour.

Deputation Previous control New control
Álava People's Party (PP) 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

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Álava

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Summary of the 27 May 2007 Álava General Assembly election results
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 39,765 25.93 –2.55 15 –1
Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) 39,596 25.82 +4.32 14 +2
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)1 39,055 25.46 n/a 14 ±0
Basque Nationalist Action (EAE/ANV) 13,151 8.57 New 4 +4
United Left–GreensAralar (EB–B–Aralar)2 10,201 6.65 –2.66 2 –1
Basque Solidarity (EA)1 8,692 5.67 n/a 2 –3
Democratic Innovation (InnDe) 136 0.09 New 0 ±0
Alavese Unity (UA) n/a n/a –3.83 0 –1
Blank ballots 2,772 1.81 +0.46
Total 153,368 51 ±0
Valid votes 153,368 96.99 +3.43
Invalid votes 4,756 3.01 –3.43
Votes cast / turnout 158,124 63.82 –8.20
Abstentions 89,634 36.18 +8.20
Registered voters 247,758
Sources[1][2]
Footnotes:

Biscay

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Summary of the 27 May 2007 Biscay General Assembly election results
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)1 209,237 40.08 n/a 23 +1
Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) 129,532 24.81 +4.30 14 +3
People's Party (PP) 84,863 16.26 –3.36 8 –2
United Left–GreensAralar (EB–B–Aralar)2 41,122 7.88 –3.21 4 +1
Basque Solidarity (EA)1 27,104 5.19 n/a 1 –4
Basque Nationalist Action (EAE/ANV) 15,076 2.89 New 1 +1
The Greens (B/LV) 3,881 0.74 New 0 ±0
Humanist Party (PH) 1,068 0.20 +0.06 0 ±0
Carlist Party of the Basque Country–Carlist Party (EKA–PC) 464 0.09 +0.03 0 ±0
Blank ballots 9,704 1.86 +0.39
Total 522,051 51 ±0
Valid votes 522,051 90.17 –1.65
Invalid votes 56,885 9.83 +1.65
Votes cast / turnout 578,936 60.35 –10.06
Abstentions 380,339 39.65 +10.06
Registered voters 959,275
Sources[1][2]
Footnotes:

Gipuzkoa

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Summary of the 27 May 2007 Gipuzkoa General Assembly election results
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) 76,868 29.06 +5.46 16 +4
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)1 71,795 27.14 n/a 16 ±0
United Left–GreensAralar (EB–B–Aralar)2 36,789 13.91 +1.35 6 +2
People's Party (PP) 35,017 13.24 –1.87 6 –2
Basque Solidarity (EA)1 34,149 12.91 n/a 7 –4
We, the Women of the Plaza (Plazandreok) 1,533 0.58 +0.29 0 ±0
The Greens (B/LV) 1,014 0.38 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots 7,334 2.77 +1.26
Total 264,499 51 ±0
Valid votes 264,499 78.59 –5.33
Invalid votes 72,063 21.41 +5.33
Votes cast / turnout 336,562 59.60 –8.75
Abstentions 228,177 40.40 +8.75
Registered voters 564,739
Sources[1][2]
Footnotes:

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Election Results Archive". euskadi.eus (in Spanish). Basque Government. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Elecciones a las Juntas Generales (1979 - 2015)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 February 2020.