Socialist Party of the Canaries
The Socialist Party of the Canaries (Spanish: Partido Socialista de Canarias, PSC-PSOE) is the Canarian federation of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), the main centre-left party in Spain since the 1970s.
Socialist Party of the Canaries Partido Socialista de Canarias | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Leader | José Miguel Rodríguez Fraga (head of the temporary caretaker committee) |
| President | Caretaker committee |
| Secretary-General | Caretaker committee |
| Headquarters | Av. Islas Canarias, 136, 38007 Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| Youth wing | Socialist Youth of the Canaries |
| Membership (2017) | 6,338[1] |
| Ideology | Social democracy[2] Progressivism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| National affiliation | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party |
| Congress of Deputies (Canarian seats) | 5 / 15 |
| Spanish Senate (Canarian seats) | 8 / 14 |
| Canarian Parliament | 25 / 70 |
| Island councils | 38 / 155 |
| Town councillors (2015-2019) | 375 / 1,337 |
| Website | |
| psoecanarias | |
Electoral performance
Parliament of the Canary Islands
| Parliament of the Canary Islands | |||||||
| Election | Votes | % | # | Seats | +/– | Leading candidate | Status in legislature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 233,991 | 41.18% | 1st | 27 / 60 |
— | Jerónimo Saavedra | Minority |
| 1987 | 185,749 | 27.77% | 1st | 21 / 60 |
 2 |
Jerónimo Saavedra | Opposition |
| 1991 | 229,692 | 33.03% | 1st | 23 / 60 |
 2 |
Jerónimo Saavedra | Majority (PSOE–AIC) |
| Opposition (from Apr. 1993) | |||||||
| 1995 | 183,969 | 23.08% | 3rd | 16 / 60 |
7 |
Augusto Brito | Opposition |
| 1999 | 199,503 | 24.03% | 3rd | 19 / 60 |
3 |
Jerónimo Saavedra | Opposition |
| 2003 | 235,234 | 25.42% | 3rd | 17 / 60 |
2 |
Juan Carlos Alemán | Opposition |
| 2007 | 322,833 | 34.51% | 1st | 26 / 60 |
9 |
Juan Fernando López Aguilar | Opposition |
| 2011 | 190,028 | 20.98% | 3rd | 15 / 60 |
11 |
José Miguel Pérez García | Coalition (CC–PSOE) |
| 2015 | 182,006 | 19.89% | 1st | 15 / 60 |
 0 |
Patricia Hernández | Coalition (CC–PSOE) |
| Opposition (from Dec. 2016) | |||||||
| 2019 | 258,255 | 28.88% | 1st | 25 / 70 |
10 |
Ángel Víctor Torres | Coalition (PSOE–NC–Podemos–ASG) |
Cortes Generales
| Cortes Generales | |||||||
| Election | Canary Islands | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congress | Senate | ||||||
| Votes | % | # | Seats | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
| 1977 | 90,567 | 16.55% | 2nd | 3 / 13 |
— | 1 / 10 |
— |
| 1979 | 95,220 | 17.82% | 2nd | 3 / 13 |
0 |
1 / 11 |
0 |
| 1982 | 239,615 | 36.65% | 1st | 7 / 13 |
4 |
5 / 11 |
4 |
| 1986 | 241,197 | 36.06% | 1st | 6 / 13 |
1 |
7 / 11 |
2 |
| 1989 | 242,035 | 36.10% | 1st | 7 / 14 |
1 |
6 / 11 |
1 |
| 1993 | 241,648 | 29.85% | 2nd | 5 / 14 |
2 |
4 / 11 |
2 |
| 1996 | 263,249 | 29.97% | 2nd | 5 / 14 |
0 |
5 / 11 |
1 |
| 2000 | 186,363 | 22.19% | 3rd | 3 / 14 |
2 |
1 / 11 |
4 |
| 2004 | 333,084 | 34.45% | 2nd | 6 / 15 |
3 |
5 / 11 |
4 |
| 2008 | 395,182 | 39.57% | 1st | 7 / 15 |
1 |
7 / 11 |
2 |
| 2011 | 231,086 | 24.85% | 2nd | 4 / 15 |
3 |
3 / 11 |
4 |
| 2015[lower-alpha 1] | 218,413 | 21.97% | 3rd | 4 / 15 |
0 |
1 / 11 |
2 |
| 2016[lower-alpha 1] | 220,471 | 22.52% | 2nd | 3 / 15 |
1 |
1 / 11 |
0 |
| 2019 (Apr) | 295,474 | 27.83% | 1st | 5 / 15 |
2 |
8 / 11 |
7 |
| 2019 (Nov) | 273,596 | 28.88% | 1st | 5 / 15 |
0 |
7 / 11 |
1 |
Notes
- Electoral alliance with New Canaries.
References
- 1.100.000 papeletas, 5.000 urnas y 187.949 militantes: todo listo para las primarias. El Confidencial, 19/05/2017.
- Nordsieck, Wolfram (2003). "Canary Islands/Spain". Archived from the original on 9 February 2005.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.