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La Palma is one of the seven constituencies (Spanish : circunscripciones ) represented in the Parliament of the Canary Islands , the regional legislature of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands . The constituency currently elects 8 deputies . Its boundaries correspond to those of the island of La Palma . The electoral system uses the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation , with a minimum threshold of fifteen percent in the constituency or four percent regionally.
Electoral system
The constituency was created as per the Statute of Autonomy of the Canary Islands of 1982 and was first contested in the 1983 regional election . The Statute provides for the seven main islands in the Canarian archipelago —El Hierro , Fuerteventura , Gran Canaria , La Gomera , La Palma , Lanzarote and Tenerife —to be established as multi-member districts in the Parliament of the Canary Islands . Each constituency is allocated a fixed number of seats: 3 for El Hierro, 8 for Fuerteventura—7 until 2018—15 for Gran Canaria, 4 for La Gomera, 8 for La Palma, 8 for Lanzarote and 15 for Tenerife.[ 2] [ 3]
Voting is on the basis of universal suffrage , which comprises all nationals over eighteen, registered in the Canary Islands and in full enjoyment of their political rights. Amendments to the electoral law in 2011 required for Canarian citizens abroad to apply for voting before being permitted to vote, a system known as "begged" or expat vote (Spanish : Voto rogado ).[ 4] D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation , with a threshold of 15 percent of valid votes—which includes blank ballots; until a 1997 reform, the threshold was set at 20 percent; between 1997 and 2018, it was set at 30 percent—being applied in each constituency. Parties not reaching the threshold are not taken into consideration for seat distribution. Alternatively, parties can also enter the seat distribution as long as they reach four percent regionally—three percent until 1997, six percent between 1997 and 2018.[ 2] [ 3]
The electoral law allows 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 are required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election call—fifteen before 1985—whereas groupings of electors need to secure the signature of at least one percent of the electorate in the constituencies for which they seek election—one-thousandth of the electorate, with a compulsory minimum of 500 signatures, until 1985—disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates.[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
Deputies
Elections
2019 regional election
Summary of the 26 May 2019 Parliament of the Canary Islands election results in La Palma
Parties and coalitions
Popular vote
Seats
Votes
%
±pp
Total
+/−
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Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CCa –PNC )
13,248
30.95
+0.69
3 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Socialist Party of the Canaries/meta/color "|
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
11,633
27.17
+2.61
3 +1
bgcolor="Template:People's Party of the Canary Islands/meta/color "|
People's Party (PP)
10,720
25.04
+0.30
2 –1
bgcolor="Template:Sí Podemos Canarias/meta/color "|
Yes We Can Canaries (Podemos–SSP –Equo )1
1,803
4.21
–2.32
0
±0
bgcolor="Template:New Canaries/meta/color "|
New Canaries (NCa)
1,588
3.71
+0.88
0
±0
bgcolor="Template:Citizens (Spanish political party)/meta/color "|
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs)
1,377
3.22
–1.16
0
±0
bgcolor="Template:Canarian United Left/meta/color "|
Canarian United Left (IUC)2
912
2.13
–0.46
0
±0
bgcolor="Template:Vox (political party)/meta/color "|
Vox (Vox)
766
1.79
New
0
±0
bgcolor="Template:Canaries for Progress/meta/color "|
Canaries for Progress (Ci–Progreso)
263
0.61
New
0
±0
Blank ballots
500
1.17
–0.63
Total
42,810
8
±0
Valid votes
42,810
98.44
+1.21
Invalid votes
680
1.56
–1.21
Votes cast / turnout
43,490
51.02
+0.71
Abstentions
41,750
48.98
–0.71
Registered voters
85,240
Sources[ 9]
2015 regional election
Summary of the 24 May 2015 Parliament of the Canary Islands election results in La Palma
Parties and coalitions
Popular vote
Seats
Votes
%
±pp
Total
+/−
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Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CCa –PNC )
12,632
30.26
–9.27
3 –1
bgcolor="Template:People's Party of the Canary Islands/meta/color "|
People's Party (PP)
10,327
24.74
–3.35
3 +1
bgcolor="Template:Socialist Party of the Canaries/meta/color "|
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
10,253
24.56
–0.30
2 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Podemos (Spanish political party)/meta/color "|
We Can (Podemos)
2,725
6.53
New
0
±0
bgcolor="Template:Citizens (Spanish political party)/meta/color "|
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)
1,830
4.38
New
0
±0
bgcolor="Template:New Canaries/meta/color "|
New Canaries (NCa)
1,180
2.83
+1.05
0
±0
bgcolor="Template:Canaries Decides/meta/color "|
Canaries Decides (IUC –LV –UP –ALTER )1
1,080
2.59
–0.50
0
±0
bgcolor="Template:Union, Progress and Democracy/meta/color "|
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)
440
1.05
+0.34
0
±0
bgcolor="Template:Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals/meta/color "|
Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)
366
0.88
+0.54
0
±0
bgcolor="Template:Zero Cuts/meta/color "|
Zero Cuts (Recortes Cero)
94
0.23
New
0
±0
bgcolor="Template:Movement for the Unity of the Canarian People/meta/color "|
Movement for the Unity of the Canarian People (MUPC)
60
0.14
–0.01
0
±0
Blank ballots
753
1.80
+0.34
Total
41,740
8
±0
Valid votes
41,740
97.23
–0.87
Invalid votes
1,190
2.77
+0.87
Votes cast / turnout
42,930
50.31
–6.66
Abstentions
42,408
49.69
+6.66
Registered voters
85,338
Sources[ 10]
2011 regional election
Summary of the 22 May 2011 Parliament of the Canary Islands election results in La Palma
Parties and coalitions
Popular vote
Seats
Votes
%
±pp
Total
+/−
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Canarian Coalition–Nationalist Party –Canarian Centre (CC –PNC –CCN)1
17,700
39.53
–10.68
4 ±0
bgcolor="Template:People's Party of the Canary Islands/meta/color "|
People's Party (PP)
12,577
28.09
+11.08
2 +1
bgcolor="Template:Socialist Party of the Canaries/meta/color "|
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
11,133
24.86
–3.33
2 –1
bgcolor="Template:New Canaries/meta/color "|
New Canaries (NCa)
795
1.78
–0.05
0
±0
bgcolor="Template:Confederation of the Greens/meta/color "|
The Greens (Verdes)
678
1.51
+0.86
0
±0
bgcolor="Template:Canarian United Left/meta/color "|
Canarian United Left (IUC)
631
1.41
+0.87
0
±0
bgcolor="Template:Union, Progress and Democracy/meta/color "|
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)
318
0.71
New
0
±0
bgcolor="Template:Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals/meta/color "|
Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)
153
0.34
New
0
±0
bgcolor="Template:Unity of the People/meta/color "|
Unity of the People (UP)
77
0.17
New
0
±0
bgcolor="Template:Movement for the Unity of the Canarian People/meta/color "|
Movement for the Unity of the Canarian People (MUPC)
66
0.15
–0.35
0
±0
Blank ballots
652
1.46
+0.68
Total
44,780
8
±0
Valid votes
44,780
98.10
–1.46
Invalid votes
869
1.90
+1.46
Votes cast / turnout
45,649
56.97
–7.01
Abstentions
34,481
43.03
+7.01
Registered voters
80,130
Sources[ 11] [ 12]
2007 regional election
2003 regional election
1999 regional election
1995 regional election
1991 regional election
Summary of the 26 May 1991 Parliament of the Canary Islands election results in La Palma
Parties and coalitions
Popular vote
Seats
Votes
%
±pp
Total
+/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Socialist Party of the Canaries/meta/color "|
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
13,809
33.82
+7.64
3 +1
bgcolor="Template:La Palma Group of Independents/meta/color "|
Canarian Independent Groups –La Palma Group of Independents (AIC–API)
11,906
29.16
+3.56
3 +1
bgcolor="Template:People's Party of the Canary Islands/meta/color "|
People's Party (PP)1
7,553
18.50
–1.52
1 –1
bgcolor="Template:Nationalist Canarian Initiative/meta/color "|
Canarian Initiative (ICAN)2
4,286
10.50
–0.58
1 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)/meta/color "|
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)
3,039
7.44
–9.23
0
–1
bgcolor="Template:Workers' Socialist Party (Spain)/meta/color "|
Workers' Socialist Party (PST)
84
0.21
New
0
±0
Blank ballots
154
0.38
–0.07
Total
40,831
8
±0
Valid votes
40,831
99.39
–0.16
Invalid votes
250
0.61
+0.16
Votes cast / turnout
41,081
67.50
+0.63
Abstentions
19,784
32.50
–0.63
Registered voters
60,865
Sources[ 11]
1987 regional election
Summary of the 10 June 1987 Parliament of the Canary Islands election results in La Palma
Parties and coalitions
Popular vote
Seats
Votes
%
±pp
Total
+/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Socialist Party of the Canaries/meta/color "|
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
9,994
26.18
–5.83
2 –1
bgcolor="Template:La Palma Group of Independents/meta/color "|
Canarian Independent Groups –La Palma Group of Independents (AIC–API)
9,771
25.60
New
2 +2
bgcolor="Template:People's Alliance (Spain)/meta/color "|
People's Alliance (AP)1
7,640
20.02
–17.35
2 –1
bgcolor="Template:Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)/meta/color "|
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)
6,364
16.67
+0.83
1 ±0
bgcolor="Template:United Canarian Left/meta/color "|
United Canarian Left (ICU)2
4,230
11.08
–3.69
1 ±0
Blank ballots
171
0.45
+0.45
Total
38,170
8
±0
Valid votes
38,170
99.55
+1.01
Invalid votes
172
0.45
–1.01
Votes cast / turnout
38,342
66.87
+4.13
Abstentions
18,998
33.13
–4.13
Registered voters
57,340
Sources[ 11] [ 19] [ 20]
1983 regional election
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