Parliament of Galicia

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The Parliament of Galicia (Galician: Parlamento de Galicia) is the unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It is formed by 75 deputies (deputados). Deputies are elected every four years in ordinary period, or extraordinarily upon dissolution and call of elections by the President of the Xunta of Galicia, by universal suffrage in proportional lists with the four Galician provinces serving as constituencies.

Parliament of Galicia

Parlamento de Galicia
XII Legislature
Type
Type
Leadership
Miguel Ángel Santalices Vieira, PPdeG
since 26 January 2016
Vice President
María Elena Candia López, PPdeG
since 24 May 2022
Second Vice President
María Montserrat Prado Cores, BNG
since 24 May 2022
Secretary
María Corina Porro Martínez, PPdeG
since 24 May 2022
Vice Secretary
Marina Ortega Otero, PSdeG
since 7 August 2020
Structure
Seats75
Political groups
Government (40)
  •   PP (40)

Opposition (35)

Committees
List
  • Institutional: General Administration, Justice & Interior
  • Territorial Planning, Public Works, Environment & Services
  • Economy, Tax office
  • Education & Culture
  • Health, Social Policy & Employment
  • Industry, Energy, Commerce & Tourism
  • Agriculture, Food Production, Livestock & Forestry
  • Fishing & Shellfish
Elections
Proportional representation
Last election
18 February 2024
Meeting place
Salón de Plenos
Pazo do Hórreo
Santiago de Compostela
Galicia, Spain
Website
https://www.parlamentodegalicia.gal/

Functions

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The Parliament:

Seat

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The Galician Parliament meets at the Pazo do Hórreo in the Galician capital of Santiago de Compostela.

Elections

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The 75 members of the Parliament of Galicia are elected in 4 multi-member districts using the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation for four-year terms. Each district is entitled to an initial minimum of 10 seats, with the remaining 35 seats being allocated among the four provinces in proportion to their populations. Only lists polling above 5% of the total vote in each district (which includes blank ballots—for none of the above) are entitled to enter the seat distribution.[1] However, in some districts there is a higher effective threshold at the constituency level, depending on the district magnitude.[2]

The most recent elections were held on 18 February 2024 with the People's Party of Galicia (PP) remaining the largest party with 40 seats. The Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) won 25 seats, the Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) won 9 and DO won 1.[3] The next election is expected to take place in 2028.

Results of the elections to the Parliament of Galicia

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Deputies in the Parliament of Galicia since 1981
Key to parties
  BNPGPSG
  BNG
  EG
  AGE
  UCD
  CG
  DO
  PP
  AP
Election Distribution President
1981
3 1 1 16 24 26
Gerardo Fernández Albor (AP)
1985
1 3 22 11 34
Gerardo Fernández Albor (CP)
1987 no-confidence motion
1 3 22 5 11 29
Fernando González Laxe (PSdeG-PSOE)
1989
5 2 28 2 38
Manuel Fraga (PP)
1993
13 19 43
1997
18 15 42
2001
17 17 41
2005
13 25 37
Emilio Pérez Touriño (PSdeG–PSOE)
2009
12 25 38
Alberto Núñez Feijóo (PP)
2012
7 9 18 41
2016
6 14 14 41
2020
19 14 42
Alberto Núñez Feijóo (PP) (2020-2022)

Alfonso Rueda (PP) (2022-2024)

2024
25 9 1 40
Alfonso Rueda (PP)

Presidents

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The meeting chamber of the Parliament of Galicia

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Ley 8/1985, de 13 de agosto, de elecciones al Parlamento de Galicia" [Law 8/1985, of 13 August, of elections to the Parliament of Galicia.]. Noticias Juridicas. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Electoral systems: effective threshold - Political Science - Trinity College Dublin". www.tcd.ie. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  3. ^ "ACORDO do 4 de marzo de 2024 polo que se fan públicos os resultados xerais e por circunscricións e a relación de deputadas e deputados proclamados electos nas eleccións ao Parlamento de Galicia do día 18 de febreiro de 2024" (PDF). Diario Oficial de Galicia (in Galician) (47). Xunta de Galicia: 17322–17329. 6 March 2024. ISSN 1130-9229.
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