24 May 2015 2019 → Turnout 931,876 (56.1%)
2.8 pp 6 March 2015 12 September 2014 | Registered 1,661,272 5.1% 19 October 2014 6 March 2015 15 seats, 21.0% 21 seats, 31.9% | |
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The 2015 Canarian parliamentary election was held on Sunday, 24 May 2015, to elect the 9th Canarian Parliament, the unicameral regional legislature of the Spanish autonomous community of the Canary Islands. At stake were all 60 seats in the Parliament, determining the President of the Canary Islands.
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The election was held concurrently with the regional elections for 12 other autonomous communities, as well as the 2015 municipal elections.
Electoral system
The 60 members of the Canarian Parliament are elected in 7 multi-member districts using the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation system. Unlike other regions, districts do not coincide with provincial limits, being determined by law for each of the main islands to become a district of its own. The electoral system came regulated under the Autonomous Statute of Autonomy. Each district is assigned a fixed set of seats, distributed as follows: El Hierro (3), Fuerteventura (7), Gran Canaria (15), La Gomera (4), La Palma (8), Lanzarote (8) and Tenerife (15).
Voting is on the basis of universal suffrage in a secret ballot. Only lists polling above 30% of the total vote in each district, being the most voted in a district or polling above 6% in all of the community (which include blank ballots—for none of the above) are entitled to enter the seat distribution.
Vote
Poll results are listed in the table below in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed in bold, and the background shaded in the leading party's colour. In the instance that there is a tie, then no figure is shaded. The lead column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the two parties with the highest figures. Poll results use the date the survey's fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. However, if such date is unknown, the date of publication will be given instead.
Seat projections
Opinion polls showing seat projections are displayed in the table below. The highest seat figures in each polling survey have their background shaded in the leading party's colour. In the instance that there is a tie, then no figure is shaded. 31 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of Canarias.