IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Basque Country (part of Spain)

Basque Country

2,199,088	8
Population (as of Feb. 8, 2019)	Elections in our database
1,794,316	64.71%
Registered Voters (as of Oct. 23, 2020)	Average Turnout

Name	Official Name	Type
Basque Parliament	Eusko Legebiltzarra	Assembly

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: King JUAN CARLOS I
Head of Government: Prime Minister Pedro SÁNCHEZ
Assembly: Basque Country (part of Spain) has a bicameral Parliament consisting of the Senate (Senado) with 259 seats and the Congress of Deputies (Congreso de los Diputados) with 350 seats.

Description of electoral system:

The King is hereditary N/A.
In the Senate (Senado), 208 members are elected by direct popular vote to serve 4-year terms and 51 members are appointed by regional legislatures. In the Congress of Deputies (Congreso de los Diputados) 350 members are elected by popular vote on block lists by proportional representation to serve 4-year terms.

Elections

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turn Out
Basque Parliament	1994-10-23	1,044,085	1,749,250	59.69
Basque Parliament	1998-10-25	1,275,008	1,821,608	69.99
Basque Parliament	2001-05-13	1,431,996	1,813,356	78.97
Basque Parliament	2005-04-17	1,223,634	1,799,500	68.0
Basque Parliament	2009-03-01	1,148,697	1,776,059	64.68
Basque Parliament	2012-10-21	1,135,568	1,775,351	63.96
Basque Parliament	2016-09-25	1,056,006	1,714,256	61.6
Basque Parliament	2020-07-12	911,089	1,794,316	50.78

Voter Turnout

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