This Sunday’s Andalusian elections will determine who governs the community for the next four-years (if the legislature is not exhausted). But how does the vote of citizens translate into seats at the Andalusian Parlament? Spain is governed under the D’Hondt Law. This means that each of Spain’s 50 provinces is a constituency. Each constituency is given a minimum of two deputies. Ceuta, Melilla each choose one. The 248 remaining seats are allocated in proportion to the population entitled. This is determined by the Organic Law of the General Electoral Regime, which is based on the Spanish Constitution.
Andalusia has 109 seats that will be divided among eight constituencies. Each of the provinces is responsible for distributing them. This law prohibits candidates from obtaining less than 3% of valid votes in a constituency. In other words, candidates who receive fewer votes won’t be considered and will therefore be excluded from the Andalusian parliament. What is the percentage of votes that are 3% in the Andalusian elections. 15,780. This is the obstacle to overcome in order to get at least one seat.
Candidates who receive enough votes to be considered for consideration are given a coefficient. It is based on their place on the list. The order of the candidates is based on their total votes, with those who have less than 3% being excluded. The total votes for each candidate is divided by 1, 2, 3, 4, and so forth, however many seats there are. The d’Hondt Law states that the number of votes a party has received must equal 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, which is the sum of the elected positions in each constituency.
Although it has been criticised that the system is unfair in countries such as France, Chile and Argentina, many experts agree that it is fair. It is a fact that candidates with the highest ratios receive the seats in the order they are listed. If there is a tie between two lists of candidates, the seat will go to the party with the highest number of votes. If two candidates have the same number, the first tie will result in the drawing of lots. The next tie will result in the awarding of the seat to the party with the most votes.
Each constituency has a different number of seats. It is determined by the population. For Andalusia the distribution is as follows: Huelva 11; Jaen 11; Almeria 12; Cordoba 12; Grenada 13; Cadiz 15, Malaga 17 and Seville 18.
The Ley D’Hondt
The D’Hondt Law governs the distribution of Andalusia’s parliamentarians.
We have compiled below the application for it, along with the results of the Andalusian parliament in the province of Granada from the last regional elections.
One
13 elected parliamentarians are from the province of Granada.
There were 427 755 valid votes in December 2018.
% of votes valid
Number of votes
Broken
PSOE-A
PP
Cs
Keep an eye out
Andalusia
Vox
PACMA
HORSE-1
AxSI
Canda
ZERO CUTS – M J – GV
PCPA
UPYD
NA
UNITED YES – D.E.
STAR
111,380
95.379
76,176
62,447
47,064
7.375
1,763
1,553
1,189
950
845
748
541
326
280
126.92%
23.05%
18.41%
15.09%
11.37%
1.78%
0.43%
0.38%
0.29%
0.23%
0.20%
0.18%
0.13%
0.08%
0.07%
2
The electoral barrier in Andalusia is 3 valid votes per constituency. In this case, it was Granada.
The lower parties are not eligible to become parliamentarians.
3
Divide the total votes by 1,2,3 ,… to get the number of seats at stake (in our case, 13).
votes/1
Votes / 2
Votes / 3
Votes / 4
PSOE-A
PP
Cs
111,380
95.379
76,176
62,447
55,690
47,690
38,088
31,224
37,127
31,793
25,392
20,816
27,845
23,845
6.348
15,612
Forward Andalusia
Vox
47,064
23,532
15,688
11,766
4
The highest quotients (numbers achieved) are selected until the total number of seats is reached.
5
A parliamentarian is awarded for each of the highest numbers.
This was the 2018 result
Seats
4
3
3
2
One
PSOE-A
PP
Cs
Vox
Forward Andalusia
CARLOS J. VALDEMOROS
The Ley D’Hondt
The D’Hondt Law governs the distribution of Andalusia’s parliamentarians.
We have compiled below the application for it, along with the results of the Andalusian parliament in the province of Granada from the last regional elections.
One
13 elected parliamentarians are from the province of Granada.
There was a December 2018
427,755 valid votes
% of votes valid
Number of votes
Broken
PSOE-A
PP
Cs
Keep an eye out
Andalusia
Vox
PACMA
HORSE-1
AxSI
Canda
ZERO CUTS – M J – GV
PCPA
UPYD
NA
UNITED YES – D.E.
STAR
111,380
95.379
76,176
62,447
47,064
7.375
1,763
1,553
1,189
950
845
748
541
326
280
126.92%
23.05%
18.41%
15.09%
11.37%
1.78%
0.43%
0.38%
0.29%
0.23%
0.20%
0.18%
0.13%
0.08%
0.07%
2
The electoral barrier in Andalusia is 3 valid votes per constituency. In this case, it was Granada.
The lower parties are not eligible to become parliamentarians.
3
Divide the total votes by 1,2,3 ,… to get the number of seats at stake (in our case, 13).
votes/1
Votes / 2
Votes / 3
Votes / 4
PSOE-A
PP
Cs
111,380
95.379
76,176
62,447
55,690
47,690
38,088
31,224
37,127
31,793
25,392
20,816
27,845
23,845
6.348
15,612
Forward Andalusia
Vox
47,064
23,532
15,688
11,766
4
The highest quotients (numbers achieved) are selected until the total number of seats is reached.
5
A parliamentarian is given for each of the highest numbers.
This was the 2018 result
Seats
4
3
3
2
One
PSOE-A
PP
Cs
Vox
Forward Andalusia
CARLOS J. VALDEMOROS
The Ley D’Hondt
The D’Hondt Law governs the distribution of Andalusia’s parliamentarians.
We have compiled below the application for it, along with the results of the Andalusian parliament in the province of Granada from the last regional elections.
One
13 elected parliamentarians are from the province of Granada.
There were 427 755 valid votes in December 2018.
% of votes valid
Number of votes
Broken
PSOE-A
PP
Cs
Keep an eye out
Andalusia
Vox
PACMA
HORSE-1
AxSI
Canda
ZERO CUTS – M J – GV
PCPA
UPYD
NA
UNITED YES – D.E.
STAR
111,380
95.379
76,176
62,447
47,064
7.375
1,763
1,553
1,189
950
845
748
541
326
280
126.92%
23.05%
18.41%
15.09%
11.37%
1.78%
0.43%
0.38%
0.29%
0.23%
0.20%
0.18%
0.13%
0.08%
0.07%
2
The electoral barrier in Andalusia is 3 valid votes per constituency. In this case, it was Granada.
The lower parties are not eligible to become parliamentarians.
3
Divide the total votes by 1,2,3 ,… to get the number of seats at stake (in our case, 13).
votes/1
Votes / 2
Votes / 3
Votes / 4
PSOE-A
PP
Cs
111,380
95.379
76,176
62,447
55,690
47,690
38,088
31,224
37,127
31,793
25,392
20,816
27,845
23,845
6.348
15,612
Forward Andalusia
47,064
23,532
15,688
11,766
Vox
4
The highest quotients (numbers achieved) are selected until the total number of seats is reached.
5
A parliamentarian is an individual who has reached the highest number.
This was the 2018 result
Seats
4
3
3
2
One
PSOE-A
PP
Cs
Vox
Forward Andalusia
CARLOS J. VALDEMOROS
Below you will find a simulator that allows you to see how many seats each party would have in the Andalusian parliament. You can either do it in general with the 109 seats or by districts to see in detail how each party would be distributed in each one of the eight Andalusian provincialities.
