2019 Valencian regional election

The 2019 Valencian regional election was held on Sunday, 28 April 2019, to elect the 10th Corts of the Valencian Community. All 99 seats in the Corts were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with the April 2019 Spanish general election. This was the first early regional election ever held in the Valencian Community, as well as the first Valencian election to not be held concurrently with other regional elections.

2019 Valencian regional election

28 April 2019

All 99 seats in the Corts Valencianes
50 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered3,659,514 1.4%
Turnout2,697,934 (73.7%)
4.1 pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Ximo Puig Isabel Bonig Toni Cantó
Party PSPV–PSOE PP Cs
Leader since 31 March 2012 28 July 2015 2 March 2019
Leader's seat Castellón Valencia Valencia
Last election 23 seats, 20.6% 31 seats, 26.6% 13 seats, 12.5%
Seats won 27 19 18
Seat change 4 12 5
Popular vote 643,909 508,534 470,676
Percentage 24.2% 19.1% 17.7%
Swing 3.6 pp 7.5 pp 5.2 pp

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Mónica Oltra José María Llanos Rubén Martínez Dalmau
Party Compromís Vox Unides Podem–EUPV
Leader since 31 January 2015 26 March 2019 27 November 2018
Leader's seat Valencia Valencia Alicante
Last election 19 seats, 18.5% 0 seats, 0.4% 13 seats, 15.7%
Seats won 17 10 8
Seat change 2 10 5
Popular vote 443,640 281,608 215,392
Percentage 16.7% 10.6% 8.1%
Swing 1.8 pp 10.2 pp 7.6 pp

Constituency results map for the Corts Valencianes

President before election

Ximo Puig
PSPV–PSOE

Elected President

Ximo Puig
PSPV–PSOE

The Socialist Party of the Valencian Country (PSPV) and Coalició Compromís formed a minority coalition government in 2015, relying on confidence and supply support from Podemos, an arrangement which was dubbed the "Botànic Agreement" and forced the governing People's Party (PP) into opposition after dominating Valencian politics during the previous 20 years. The political landscape experienced some changes during the next four years, with the PP losing support to the emerging liberal Citizens (Cs) party and the right-wing populist Vox, while on the left, United Left of the Valencian Country (EUPV) formed an electoral alliance with Podemos called Unides Podem.

The election resulted in a reduced majority for the left-wing parties. The PSPV emerged as the largest party for the first time since 1991, whereas the PP suffered the worst result in its history. Cs and Vox benefited from the PP's losses, the latter entering the Corts for the first time. Compromís and Unides Podem had disappointing finishes, losing seats and ending up in fourth and sixth place, respectively. These results led to a continuation of the 2015 Botànic Agreement, though this time Podemos and EUPV joined the government as full coalition partners.

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