2019 Canarian regional election
Regional election of the Canary Islands
2019 Canarian regional election Opinion polls Registered Island : 1,719,596 3.5%Regional : 1,720,724Turnout Island : 904,369 (52.6%) 3.5 pp Regional : 904,093 (52.5%)
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Ángel Víctor Torres
Fernando Clavijo
Asier Antona
Party
PSOE
CCa–PNC
PP
Leader since
23 July 2017
12 September 2014
22 April 2016
Leader's seat
Regional
Regional
La Palma
Last election
15 seats, 19.9%
18 seats, 21.8%[ a]
12 seats, 18.6%
Seats won
25
20
11
Seat change
10
2
1
Island vote
258,255
196,080
135,722
Island %
28.9%
21.9%
15.2%
Island swing
9.0 pp
0.1 pp
3.4 pp
Fourth party
Fifth party
Sixth party
Leader
Román Rodríguez
Noemí Santana
Casimiro Curbelo
Party
NCa
Podemos–SSP–Equo
ASG
Leader since
26 February 2005
1 April 2015
6 March 2015
Leader's seat
Regional
Gran Canaria
La Gomera
Last election
5 seats, 10.4%[ b]
7 seats, 14.5%
3 seats, 0.6%
Seats won
5
4
3
Seat change
0
3
0
Island vote
80,891
78,532
6,222
Island %
9.0%
8.8%
0.7%
Island swing
1.4 pp
5.7 pp
0.1 pp
Seventh party
Leader
Vidina Espino
Party
Cs
Leader since
2 March 2019
Leader's seat
Gran Canaria
Last election
0 seats, 5.9%
Seats won
2
Seat change
2
Island vote
65,854
Island %
7.4%
Island swing
1.5 pp
The 2019 Canarian regional election was held on Sunday, 26 May 2019, to elect the 10th Parliament of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands . All 70 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in eleven other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain , as well as the 2019 European Parliament election .
The election saw the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) under Ángel Víctor Torres becoming the largest force in the islands. Together with New Canaries (NCa), the Yes We Can Canaries alliance led by Podemos and the Gomera Socialist Group (ASG), Torres was able to become regional president , sending Canarian Coalition (CCa) into opposition for the first time since 1993. Support for the People's Party (PP) shrunk, with the party obtaining its worst result since 1991 .
Overview
Electoral system
The Parliament of the Canary Islands was the devolved , unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of the Canary Islands , having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Canarian Statute of Autonomy , as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a regional president .[ 1] Voting for the Parliament was on the basis of universal suffrage , which comprised all nationals over 18 years of age, registered in the Canary Islands and in full enjoyment of their political rights. Additionally, Canarians abroad were required to apply for voting before being permitted to vote, a system known as "begged" or expat vote (Spanish : Voto rogado ).[ 2]
The 70 members of the Parliament of the Canary Islands were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation , with an electoral threshold of 15 percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied in each constituency. Alternatively, parties could also enter the seat distribution as long as they reached four percent regionally. Seats were allocated to constituencies, corresponding to the islands of El Hierro , Fuerteventura , Gran Canaria , La Gomera , La Palma , Lanzarote and Tenerife , as well as an additional constituency comprising the whole archipelago, with each being allocated a fixed number of seats:[ 1]
Election date
The term of the Parliament of the Canary Islands expired four years after the date of its previous election, with elections to the Parliament being fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years. The previous election was held on 24 May 2015, setting the election date for the Parliament on Sunday, 26 May 2019.[ 1] [ 3] [ 4]
After legal amendments in 2018, the president was granted the prerogative to dissolve the Parliament of the Canary Islands and call a snap election , provided that no motion of no confidence was in process and that dissolution did not occur before one year had elapsed since the previous one. In the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional president within a two-month period from the first ballot, the Parliament was to be automatically dissolved and a fresh election called. Any snap election held as a result of these circumstances would not alter the period to the next ordinary election, with elected deputies merely serving out what remained of their four-year terms.[ 1]
The election to the Parliament of the Canary Islands was officially triggered on 2 April 2019 after the publication of the election decree in the Official Gazette of the Canary Islands (BOC).[ 5]
Parties and candidates
The electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry , coalitions and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form a coalition ahead of an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election call, whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of at least one percent of the electorate in the constituencies for which they sought election, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates.[ 4]
Below is a list of the main parties and electoral alliances which contested the election:
Campaign
Election debates
Opinion polls
The table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The "Lead" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a poll. When available, seat projections determined by the polling organisations are displayed below (or in place of) the percentages in a smaller font; 36 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of the Canary Islands (31 until 6 November 2018).
Color key:
Poll conducted after legal ban on opinion polls
Exit poll
Polling firm/Commissioner
Fieldwork date
Sample size
Turnout
Lead
2019 regional election
26 May 2019
—
52.6
28.9 25
15.211
21.920
8.84
9.05
7.42
[ d]
1.00
0.73
2.50
–
7.0
GfK/FORTA[ p 1] [ p 2] [ p 3] [ p 4]
26 May 2019
?
?
29.5 23/26
13.810/12
19.716/18
12.46/7
7.84/5
7.93/4
[ d]
–
0.72/3
?0
–
9.8
ElectoPanel/Electomanía[ p 5]
22–23 May 2019
?
?
24.6 22
13.59
17.515
12.67
11.36
12.98
[ d]
–
0.43
3.60
–
7.1
ElectoPanel/Electomanía[ p 6]
21–22 May 2019
?
?
24.8 23
13.69
17.715
12.47
11.26
12.68
[ d]
–
0.42
3.50
–
7.1
ElectoPanel/Electomanía[ p 7]
20–21 May 2019
?
?
24.9 23
13.59
17.615
12.57
11.06
12.58
[ d]
–
0.42
3.60
–
7.3
ElectoPanel/Electomanía[ p 8]
19–20 May 2019
?
?
24.9 24
13.810
17.715
12.37
10.94
12.68
[ d]
–
0.42
3.50
–
7.2
NC Report/La Razón[ p 9] [ p 10] [ p 11]
19 May 2019
?
?
26.2 20/24
13.19/12
?12/16
?6/9
?4/7
?6/9
[ d]
–
?2/3
?0
–
?
ElectoPanel/Electomanía[ p 12]
16–19 May 2019
?
?
24.7 23
14.010
17.915
12.17
10.54
12.98
[ d]
–
0.43
3.50
–
6.8
Hamalgama Métrica/La Provincia[ 22]
5–17 May 2019
2,400
?
25.3 19/25
13.98/9
18.314/19
13.56/8
9.94/7
10.64/8
[ d]
–
0.32/3
4.70/4
–
7.0
ElectoPanel/Electomanía[ p 13]
13–16 May 2019
?
?
24.8 24
15.111
18.616
11.16
9.74
13.57
[ d]
–
0.42
3.90
–
6.2
TSA/Canarias7[ p 14]
29 Apr–14 May 2019
2,659
?
25.7 21/27
11.87/11
16.713/18
13.87/9
11.16/9
10.67
[ d]
–
0.42/3
3.20
–
9.0
ElectoPanel/Electomanía[ p 15]
10–13 May 2019
?
?
23.7 23
15.211
18.316
11.26
9.03
14.48
[ d]
–
0.33
4.00
–
5.4
ElectoPanel/Electomanía[ p 16]
7–10 May 2019
?
?
23.6 22
14.911
18.716
11.26
8.63
14.79
[ d]
–
0.43
4.10
–
4.9
ElectoPanel/Electomanía[ p 17]
4–7 May 2019
?
?
24.1 22
14.710
18.916
10.96
8.53
15.08
[ d]
–
0.43
4.52
–
5.2
ElectoPanel/Electomanía[ p 18]
29 Apr–4 May 2019
?
?
24.3 22
14.39
18.316
11.06
8.83
15.39
[ d]
–
0.43
4.42
–
6.0
April 2019 general election
28 Apr 2019
—
62.5
27.8 (23)
15.5(13)
13.0(9)
[ e]
3.4(0)
14.7(9)
–
[ e]
–
6.6(3)
15.7(13)
12.1
CIS[ p 19]
21 Mar–23 Apr 2019
924
?
27.8 20/23
15.99/11
16.512/15
11.66/8
8.24/7
11.96/8
[ d]
–
?2/3
3.60/1
–
11.3
ElectoPanel/Electomanía[ p 20]
31 Mar–7 Apr 2019
?
?
22.8 19
16.313
17.416
[ e]
13.37
10.05
[ d]
[ e]
0.43
6.62
8.95
5.4
ElectoPanel/Electomanía[ p 21]
24–31 Mar 2019
?
?
23.0 19
15.912
17.316
[ e]
13.57
10.36
[ d]
[ e]
0.43
6.72
8.85
5.7
ElectoPanel/Electomanía[ p 22]
17–24 Mar 2019
?
?
23.2 20
16.312
17.516
[ e]
13.47
9.95
[ d]
[ e]
0.43
6.62
8.75
5.7
ElectoPanel/Electomanía[ p 23]
10–17 Mar 2019
?
?
22.4 19
16.713
18.016
[ e]
13.17
9.04
[ d]
[ e]
0.53
7.62
9.06
4.4
ElectoPanel/Electomanía[ p 24]
3–10 Mar 2019
?
?
22.1 20
16.412
18.016
[ e]
13.17
9.34
[ d]
[ e]
0.53
7.42
9.16
4.1
ElectoPanel/Electomanía[ p 25]
22 Feb–3 Mar 2019
?
?
21.9 20
16.512
17.916
[ e]
13.17
9.54
[ d]
[ e]
0.53
7.12
9.26
4.0
SyM Consulting[ p 26] [ p 27]
3–6 May 2018
4,400
55.9
22.3 14/17
7.16/9
14.810/13
12.76/7
11.44/5
18.511/13
3.10
1.60
0.62/3
–
–
3.8
PSOE[ p 28]
29 Apr 2018
?
?
?10
?10
?13
?8
?6
?10
–
–
?3
–
–
?
TSA/Canarias7[ p 29] [ p 30]
28 Feb–31 Mar 2018
2,995
?
22.6 16/17
15.37/10
15.812/14
11.96
13.26/7
12.66/7
–
–
0.53
–
–
6.8
Hamalgama Métrica/La Provincia[ p 31]
10–25 Aug 2017
1,980
?
23.8 18/19
20.211
17.315/16
14.26
9.84
7.02
–
–
?3
–
–
3.6
2016 general election
26 Jun 2016
—
59.1
22.5(15)
34.1 (23)
8.0(5)
[ e]
[ f]
12.0(6)
–
[ e]
–
0.1(0)
20.3(11)
11.6
2015 general election
20 Dec 2015
—
60.3
22.0(16)
28.5 (19)
8.2(6)
23.3(12)
[ f]
11.4(7)
–
3.1(0)
–
0.2(0)
–
6.5
2015 regional election
24 May 2015
—
56.1
19.9 15
18.612
18.218
14.57
10.25
5.90
3.60
2.20
0.63
0.20
–
1.3
Results
Overall
← Summary of the 26 May 2019 Parliament of the Canary Islands election results →
Parties and alliances
Island constituencies
Regional constituency
Seats
Votes
%
±pp
Votes
%
±pp
Total
+/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
258,255
28.88
+8.99
264,221
29.53
n/a
25
+10
Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party –United (CCa –PNC )1
196,080
21.93
+0.09
209,150
23.37
n/a
20
+2
People's Party (PP)
135,722
15.18
–3.41
130,617
14.60
n/a
11
–1
New Canaries (NCa)2
80,891
9.05
–1.34
82,980
9.27
n/a
5
±0
Yes We Can Canaries (Podemos–SSP –Equo )3
78,532
8.78
–5.76
76,433
8.54
n/a
4
–3
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs)
65,854
7.36
+1.42
62,115
6.94
n/a
2
+2
Vox (Vox)
22,078
2.47
+2.27
22,178
2.48
n/a
0
±0
Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)
10,029
1.12
–0.11
12,166
1.36
n/a
0
±0
Canarian United Left (IUC)4
9,115
1.02
–1.18
8,598
0.96
n/a
0
±0
Gomera Socialist Group (ASG)
6,222
0.70
+0.14
—
—
n/a
3
±0
The Greens–Green Group (LV–GV)
5,058
0.57
New
6,263
0.70
n/a
0
±0
Canaries Now (ANC –UP )5
2,515
0.28
–0.34
3,163
0.35
n/a
0
±0
More for Telde (+xT)
1,985
0.22
–0.15
—
—
n/a
0
±0
Tenerife Socialist Group (ASTf)
1,512
0.17
New
—
—
n/a
0
±0
Santa Cruz Common Sense (SCSC)
1,379
0.15
New
—
—
n/a
0
±0
Nivaria (Nivaria)
1,153
0.13
New
—
—
n/a
0
±0
Communist Party of the Canarian People (PCPC)
989
0.11
–0.09
1,200
0.13
n/a
0
±0
With You, We Are Democracy (Contigo)
970
0.11
New
794
0.09
n/a
0
±0
Fuerteventura Party (PF)
954
0.11
New
—
—
n/a
0
±0
Seniors in Action (3e en acción)
911
0.10
New
—
—
n/a
0
±0
United for Lanzarote (UPLanzarote)
657
0.07
New
—
—
n/a
0
±0
For a Fairer World (PUM+J)
575
0.06
–0.14
979
0.11
n/a
0
±0
Democratic Union of the Canary Islands (UDC)
522
0.06
New
1,248
0.14
n/a
0
±0
Let's Vote Fuerteventura (Votemos)
387
0.04
New
—
—
n/a
0
±0
Humanist Party (PH)
337
0.04
New
—
—
n/a
0
±0
Canaries for Progress (Ci–Progreso)
263
0.03
New
—
—
n/a
0
±0
Federation Free Socialist Party (PSLF)
224
0.03
New
—
—
n/a
0
±0
Movement for the Unity of the Canarian People (MUPC)
—
—
–0.19
782
0.09
n/a
0
±0
Union of Independent Citizens (UCIN)
—
—
New
450
0.05
n/a
0
±0
Libertarian Party (P–LIB)
—
—
New
436
0.05
n/a
0
±0
Blank ballots
11,111
1.24
–0.59
11,089
1.24
n/a
Total
894,280
894,862
70
+10
Valid votes
894,280
98.88
+0.68
894,862
98.98
n/a
Invalid votes
10,089
1.12
–0.68
9,231
1.02
n/a
Votes cast / turnout
904,369
52.59
–3.50
904,093
52.54
n/a
Abstentions
815,227
47.41
+3.50
816,631
47.46
n/a
Registered voters
1,719,596
1,720,724
Sources[ 23] [ 24]
Popular vote (island constituencies)
PSOE
28.88%
CCa–PNC
21.93%
PP
15.18%
NCa
9.05%
SPC
8.78%
Cs
7.36%
Vox
2.47%
PACMA
1.12%
IUC
1.02%
ASG
0.70%
Others
2.28%
Blank ballots
1.24%
Popular vote (regional constituency)
PSOE
29.53%
CCa–PNC
23.37%
PP
14.60%
NCa
9.27%
SPC
8.54%
Cs
6.94%
Vox
2.48%
PACMA
1.36%
Others
2.67%
Blank ballots
1.24%
Distribution by constituency
Constituency
PSOE
CC–PNC
PP
NCa
SPC
Cs
ASG
%
S
%
S
%
S
%
S
%
S
%
S
%
S
El Hierro
31.5
1
35.4
1
18.2
1
5.0
−
3.7
−
Fuerteventura
26.0
3
25.1
3
13.8
1
11.2
1
7.0
−
5.7
−
Gran Canaria
28.3
5
11.7
2
16.5
3
17.7
3
8.9
1
8.9
1
La Gomera
20.7
1
9.1
−
4.4
−
4.0
−
6.6
−
1.7
−
52.1
3
La Palma
27.2
3
30.9
3
25.0
2
3.7
−
4.2
−
3.2
−
Lanzarote
28.4
3
32.0
3
12.7
1
5.3
−
8.1
1
5.6
−
Tenerife
30.2
6
29.2
5
13.5
2
2.0
−
9.6
1
7.0
1
Regional
29.5
3
23.4
3
14.6
1
9.3
1
8.5
1
6.9
−
Total
28.9
25
21.9
20
15.2
11
9.0
5
8.8
4
7.4
2
0.7
3
Aftermath
Notes
References
Opinion poll sources
Other
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