2015 Catalan regional election
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The 2015 Catalan regional election was a pivotal snap election in Catalonia widely viewed as a de facto referendum on independence, reshaping the region’s political landscape around the pro- and anti-independence divide.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
parliamentary election
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regional election ⓘ |
| calledBy | President of the Generalitat of Catalonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignStartContext | failure of agreed independence referendum with Spanish government ⓘ |
| characterization | de facto referendum on Catalan independence ⓘ |
| constituency |
Barcelona
NERFINISHED
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Girona NERFINISHED ⓘ Lleida NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarragona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| date | 27 September 2015 ⓘ |
| electoralBody | Parliament of Catalonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralFormula | D'Hondt method NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralThreshold | 3% of valid votes in each constituency ⓘ |
| endDate | 27 September 2015 ⓘ |
| highestTurnoutInCatalanElections | true ⓘ |
| impact | reconfigured Catalan politics around independence cleavage ⓘ |
| leadingCandidateOfCatalunyaSiQueEsPot | Lluís Rabell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadingCandidateOfCiutadans | Inés Arrimadas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadingCandidateOfCUP | Antonio Baños NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadingCandidateOfJuntsPelSi | Raül Romeva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadingCandidateOfPPC | Xavier García Albiol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadingCandidateOfPSC | Miquel Iceta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leftWingAlternative | Catalunya Sí que es Pot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalFramework | Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislatureTerm | 11th Parliament of Catalonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Catalonia ⓘ |
| mainIssue | Catalan independence ⓘ |
| mainProIndependenceAlliance | Junts pel Sí NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainProIndependenceParty | CUP – Crida Constituent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainUnionistParty |
Ciutadans – Partido de la Ciudadanía
NERFINISHED
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Partit Popular de Catalunya NERFINISHED ⓘ Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextElection | 2017 Catalan regional election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfSeatsContested | 135 ⓘ |
| previousElection | 2012 Catalan regional election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proIndependencePartiesSeatTotal | 72 ⓘ |
| proIndependencePartiesVoteShare | approximately 47.8% ⓘ |
| prominentLeaderInJuntsPelSi |
Artur Mas
NERFINISHED
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Oriol Junqueras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultingGovernmentFormation | Junts pel Sí–CUP agreement ⓘ |
| resultingGovernmentPresident | Carles Puigdemont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultingParliamentaryMajority | pro-independence majority in seats ⓘ |
| seatsWonByCatalunyaSiQueEsPot | 11 ⓘ |
| seatsWonByCiutadans | 25 ⓘ |
| seatsWonByCUP | 10 ⓘ |
| seatsWonByJuntsPelSi | 62 ⓘ |
| seatsWonByPPC | 11 ⓘ |
| seatsWonByPSC | 16 ⓘ |
| startDate | 27 September 2015 ⓘ |
| totalVotes | approximately 4,115,807 ⓘ |
| turnoutPercentage | approximately 74.95% ⓘ |
| votingSystem | proportional representation ⓘ |
| wasSnapElection | true ⓘ |
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2014 Catalan self-determination referendum (non-binding consultation)
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2014 Catalan self-determination referendum