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2019 Basque foral elections

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Foral elections were held in the Basque Country on 26 May 2019 to elect the 11th General Assemblies of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa. All 153 seats in the three General Assemblies were up for election. They were held concurrently with regional elections in twelve autonomous communities and local elections all across Spain, as well as the 2019 European Parliament election.

Opinion polls

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Overall

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← Summary of the 26 May 2019 Basque foral election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) 434,23938.68+5.43 62+8
Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu) 266,94623.78+1.40 39±0
Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) 191,05417.02+3.41 27+6
United We Can (Podemos, Ezker Anitza–IU, Equo Berdeak)1 111,3159.92−6.49 14−7
People's Party (PP) 80,7437.19−2.14 11−6
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs) 14,4401.29−0.76 0−1
Vox (Vox) 7,8070.70+0.51 0±0
Omnia (Omnia) 1,2060.11New 0±0
European Solidarity Action Party (Solidaria) 1,1830.11New 0±0
Free for the Basque Country (LxE) 9520.08New 0±0
Bilbaine People, Initiative for Bilbao (BIB) 9330.08New 0±0
Blank Seats (EB/AZ) 6020.05New 0±0
Let's Win Bilbao (GGB) 5570.05New 0±0
Humanist Party (PH) 5070.05±0.00 0±0
For a Fairer World (PUM+J) 3280.03New 0±0
Communist Party of the Workers of the Basque Country (PCTE/ELAK) 2850.03New 0±0
Blank ballots 9,5120.85−0.70
Total 1,122,609 153±0
Valid votes 1,122,60999.17+0.40
Invalid votes 9,4230.83−0.40
Votes cast / turnout 1,132,03265.95+2.19
Abstentions 584,57634.05−2.19
Registered voters 1,716,608
Sources[1][2]
Footnotes:
  • 1 United We Can results are compared to the combined totals of We Can and Winning in the 2015 elections.
Popular vote
EAJ/PNV
 
 38.68%
EH Bildu
 
 23.78%
PSE–EE (PSOE)
 
 17.02%
E. Podemos
 
 9.92%
PP
 
 7.19%
Cs
 
 1.29%
Others
 
 1.28%
Blank ballots
 
 0.85%

Deputation control

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The following table lists party control in the foral deputations.[1] Gains for a party are highlighted in that party's colour.

Province Population Previous control New control
Álava 328,868 Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)
Biscay 1,149,628 Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)
Gipuzkoa 720,592 Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)

Historical territories

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Álava

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← Summary of the 26 May 2019 General Assembly of Álava election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) 47,68629.43+7.83 17+4
Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu) 33,95420.96+0.60 12+1
Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) 30,55518.86+7.66 10+5
People's Party (PP) 24,25614.97−7.02 8−4
United We Can (Podemos, Ezker Anitza–IU, Equo Berdeak)1 16,0279.89−8.37 4−5
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs) 3,7212.30−0.80 0−1
Vox (Vox) 2,2721.40+1.33 0±0
Omnia (Omnia) 1,2060.74New 0±0
Free for the Basque Country (LxE) 9520.59New 0±0
Blank ballots 1,4020.87−0.78
Total 162,031 51±0
Valid votes 162,03198.96+0.56
Invalid votes 1,6961.04−0.56
Votes cast / turnout 163,72765.26−0.39
Abstentions 87,15534.74+0.39
Registered voters 250,882
Sources[1][2]
Footnotes:
  • 1 United We Can results are compared to the combined totals of We Can and Winning in the 2015 election.

Biscay

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← Summary of the 26 May 2019 General Assembly of Biscay election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) 255,75443.12+5.49 25+2
Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu) 116,79419.69+0.83 10−1
Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) 97,65316.46+4.01 8+1
United We Can (Podemos, Ezker Anitza–IU, Equo Berdeak)1 62,43010.53−6.61 6±0
People's Party (PP) 39,1976.61−1.59 2−2
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs) 7,0341.19−0.94 0±0
Vox (Vox) 5,5350.93+0.58 0±0
European Solidarity Action Party (Solidaria) 1,1830.20New 0±0
Bilbaine People, Initiative for Bilbao (BIB) 9330.16New 0±0
Let's Win Bilbao (GGB) 5570.09New 0±0
Humanist Party (PH) 5070.09−0.01 0±0
For a Fairer World (PUM+J) 3280.06New 0±0
Communist Party of the Workers of the Basque Country (PCTE/ELAK) 2850.05New 0±0
Blank ballots 4,9050.83−0.75
Total 593,095 51±0
Valid votes 593,09599.23+0.56
Invalid votes 4,6130.77−0.56
Votes cast / turnout 597,70865.71+3.14
Abstentions 311,95634.29−3.14
Registered voters 909,664
Sources[1][2]
Footnotes:
  • 1 United We Can results are compared to the combined totals of We Can and Winning in the 2015 election.

Gipuzkoa

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← Summary of the 26 May 2019 General Assembly of Gipuzkoa election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) 130,79935.59+4.02 20+2
Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu) 116,19831.62+2.78 17±0
Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) 62,84617.10+0.58 9±0
United We Can (Podemos, Ezker Anitza–IU, Equo Berdeak)1 32,8588.94−5.47 4−2
People's Party (PP) 17,2904.70−0.72 1±0
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs) 3,6851.00−0.47 0±0
Blank Seats (EB/AZ) 6020.16New 0±0
Blank ballots 3,2050.87−0.58
Total 367,483 51±0
Valid votes 367,48399.16+0.06
Invalid votes 3,1140.84−0.06
Votes cast / turnout 370,59766.65+1.77
Abstentions 185,46533.35−1.77
Registered voters 556,062
Sources[1][2]
Footnotes:
  • 1 United We Can results are compared to the combined totals of We Can and Winning in the 2015 election.

References

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Opinion poll sources
Other
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Lozano, Carles. "Elecciones a las Juntas Generales (desde 1979)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Resultados Electorales" (in Spanish). Basque Government. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
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