Catalan regional elections

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Catalan regional elections are periodic democratic contests in Catalonia to choose representatives to its autonomous parliament and determine the region’s government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf election
regional election
administeredBy Electoral Commission of Catalonia NERFINISHED
appliesToJurisdiction Catalonia NERFINISHED
ballotType secret ballot
constituencies Barcelona province NERFINISHED
Girona province NERFINISHED
Lleida province NERFINISHED
Tarragona province NERFINISHED
country Spain
determines Government of Catalonia NERFINISHED
President of the Government of Catalonia NERFINISHED
electoralThreshold 3% of valid votes in each constituency
electorate Spanish citizens resident in Catalonia
elects Parliament of Catalonia NERFINISHED
members of the Parliament of Catalonia
firstElectionDate 1980
hasTypeOfGovernmentFormed parliamentary government
higherLevelElection Spanish regional elections
isPeriodic true
languageOfBallots Catalan NERFINISHED
Spanish
legalBasis Spanish Constitution of 1978 NERFINISHED
Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia NERFINISHED
legislativeBody Parliament of Catalonia NERFINISHED
levelOfGovernment autonomous community
mainIssue Catalan independence
autonomy and self-government
economic policy
language policy
notablePartyFamily left-wing parties GENERATED
pro-independence parties GENERATED
right-wing parties GENERATED
unionist parties GENERATED
numberOfChambers unicameral
partOf politics of Catalonia
politics of Spain
relatedProcess formation of the Government of Catalonia
investiture of the President of Catalonia
termLength 4 years
typicalTurnoutRange 60–80%
usesElectoralFormula D'Hondt method NERFINISHED
votingAge 18
votingMethod in-person voting at polling stations
votingSystem closed party list
proportional representation

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Junts per Catalunya electoralActivity Catalan regional elections