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2023 Basque foral elections

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The 2023 Basque foral elections was held on Sunday, 28 May 2023 to elect the 12th 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 twelve autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

Opinion polls

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Overall

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Summary of the 28 May 2023 Basque General Assemblies election results
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) 348,484 34.43 –4.25 55 –7
Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu) 290,749 28.73 +4.95 51 +12
Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) 163,758 16.18 –0.84 24 –3
People's Party (PP) 89,697 8.86 +1.67 15 +4
United We Can (Podemos, Ezker Anitza–IU, Berdeak Equo, AV) 70,388 6.96 –2.96 7 –7
Vox (Vox) 15,139 1.50 +0.80 1 +1
Stop (Stop) 4,750 0.47 New 0 ±0
Blank Seats (EB/AZ) 4,589 0.45 +0.40 0 ±0
Encartaciones Exists (Encartaciones Existe/Enkartazioak Bizirik) 1,826 0.18 New 0 ±0
Free for the Basque Country (LxE) 1,674 0.17 +0.09 0 ±0
Humanist Party (PH) 538 0.05 ±0.00 0 ±0
Blank ballots 18,548 1.81 +0.96
Total 1,012,006 153 ±0
Valid votes 1,012,006 98.52 –0.65
Invalid votes 15,225 1.48 +0.65
Votes cast / turnout 1,025,365 60.03 –5.92
Abstentions 682,654 39.97 +5.92
Registered voters 1,708,019
Sources[1]
Popular vote
EAJ/PNV
34.43%
EH Bildu
28.73%
PSE–EE (PSOE)
16.18%
PP
8.86%
E. Podemos
6.96%
Vox
1.53%
Others
1.32%
Blank ballots
1.81%

Foral deputation control

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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

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Álava

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Summary of the 28 May 2023 Álava General Assembly election results
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) 38,467 25.90 –3.53 15 –2
Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu) 37,207 25.05 +4.09 14 +2
Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) 27,506 18.52 –0.34 9 –1
People's Party (PP) 25,223 16.98 +2.01 9 +1
United We Can (Podemos, Ezker Anitza–IU, Berdeak Equo, AV) 10,349 6.97 –2.92 3 –1
Vox (Vox) 4,503 3.03 +1.63 1 +1
Free for the Basque Country (LxE) 1,674 1.13 +0.54 0 ±0
Blank Seats (EB/AZ) 1,143 0.77 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots 2,456 1.62 +0.75
Total 148,528 51 ±0
Valid votes 148,528 98.15 –0.81
Invalid votes 2,800 1.85 +0.81
Votes cast / turnout 151,328 60.09 –5.17
Abstentions 100,521 39.91 +5.17
Registered voters 251,849
Sources[1]

Biscay

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Summary of the 28 May 2023 Biscay General Assembly election results
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) 204,557 38.28 –4.84 23 –2
Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu) 132,955 24.88 +5.19 15 +5
Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) 84,656 15.84 –0.62 8 ±0
People's Party (PP) 43,893 8.21 +1.60 3 +1
United We Can (Podemos, Ezker Anitza–IU, Berdeak Equo, AV) 38,756 7.25 –3.28 2 –4
Vox (Vox) 10,636 1.99 +1.06 0 ±0
Stop (Stop) 2,896 0.54 New 0 ±0
Encartaciones Exists (Encartaciones Existe/Enkartazioak Bizirik) 1,826 0.34 New 0 ±0
Blank Seats (EB/AZ) 1,675 0.31 New 0 ±0
Humanist Party (PH) 538 0.10 +0.01 0 ±0
Blank ballots 10,152 1.88 +1.05
Total 534,406 51 ±0
Valid votes 534,406 98.46 –0.77
Invalid votes 8,338 1.54 +0.77
Votes cast / turnout 540,878 60.08 –5.63
Abstentions 359,428 39.92 +5.63
Registered voters 900,306
Sources[1]

Gipuzkoa

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Summary of the 28 May 2023 Gipuzkoa General Assembly election results
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu) 120,587 36.64 +5.02 22 +5
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) 105,460 32.05 –3.54 17 –3
Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) 51,596 15.68 –1.42 7 –2
United We Can (Podemos, Ezker Anitza–IU, Berdeak Equo, AV) 21,283 6.47 –2.47 2 –2
People's Party (PP) 20,581 6.25 +1.55 3 +2
Stop (Stop) 1,854 0.56 New 0 ±0
Blank Seats (EB/AZ) 1,771 0.54 +0.38 0 ±0
Blank ballots 5,940 1.78 +0.91
Total 329,072 51 ±0
Valid votes 329,072 98.77 –0.39
Invalid votes 4,087 1.23 +0.39
Votes cast / turnout 333,159 59.94 –6.71
Abstentions 222,705 40.06 +6.71
Registered voters 555,864
Sources[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Procesos electorales. Resultados electorales". euskadi.eus (in Spanish). Basque Government. Retrieved 15 March 2024.