# La Palma (Parliament of the Canary Islands constituency)

La Palma is one of the seven constituencies (Spanish: circunscripciones) represented in the Parliament of the Canary Islands, the regional legislature of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands. The constituency currently elects 8 deputies. Its boundaries correspond to those of the island of La Palma. The electoral system uses the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation, with a minimum threshold of fifteen percent in the constituency or four percent regionally.

## Electoral system

The constituency was created as per the Statute of Autonomy of the Canary Islands of 1982 and was first contested in the 1983 regional election. The Statute provides for the seven main islands in the Canarian archipelago—El Hierro, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, La Gomera, La Palma, Lanzarote and Tenerife—to be established as multi-member districts in the Parliament of the Canary Islands. Each constituency is allocated a fixed number of seats: 3 for El Hierro, 8 for Fuerteventura—7 until 2018—15 for Gran Canaria, 4 for La Gomera, 8 for La Palma, 8 for Lanzarote and 15 for Tenerife.
Voting is on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprises all nationals over eighteen, registered in the Canary Islands and in full enjoyment of their political rights. Amendments to the electoral law in 2011 required for Canarian citizens abroad to apply for voting before being permitted to vote, a system known as "begged" or expat vote (Spanish: Voto rogado) which was abolished in 2022. Seats are elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of 15 percent of valid votes—which includes blank ballots; until a 1997 reform, the threshold was set at 20 percent; between 1997 and 2018, it was set at 30 percent—being applied in each constituency. Alternatively, parties can also enter the seat distribution as long as they reach four percent regionally—three percent until 1997, six percent between 1997 and 2018.
The electoral law allows for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, coalitions and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form a coalition ahead of an election are required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election call—fifteen before 1985—whereas groupings of electors need to secure the signature of at least one percent of the electorate in the constituencies for which they seek election—one-thousandth of the electorate, with a compulsory minimum of 500 signatures, until 1985—disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates.

## Deputies

Deputies 1983–present :
| Key to parties  PCC  ICU  ICAN  PSOE  CDS  CCa  AIC–API  PP  CP  AP |||
| Cortes | Election | Distribution |
| 1st | 1983 | 1 3 1 3 |
| 2nd | 1987 | 1 2 1 2 2 |
| 3rd | 1991 | 1 3 3 1 |
| 4th | 1995 | 2 4 2 |
| 5th | 1999 | 2 4 2 |
| 6th | 2003 | 2 4 2 |
| 7th | 2007 | 3 4 1 |
| 8th | 2011 | 2 4 2 |
| 9th | 2015 | 2 3 3 |
| 10th | 2019 | 3 3 2 |
| 11th | 2023 | 2 4 2 |

## Elections
### 2023 regional election

Summary of the 28 May 2023 Parliament of the Canary Islands election results in La Palma :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Canarian Coalition (CCa)$^1$ | 18,756 | 42.42 | +11.47 | 4 | +1 |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 10,551 | 23.87 | –3.30 | 2 | –1 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 8,827 | 19.97 | –5.07 | 2 | ±0 |
| | Vox (Vox) | 1,340 | 3.03 | +1.24 | 0 | ±0 |
| | New Canaries–Canarian Bloc (NC–BC) | 1,327 | 3.00 | –0.71 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Drago Greens Canaries (DVC) | 1,036 | 2.34 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | United Yes We Can (Podemos–IUC–SSP)$^2$ | 874 | 1.98 | –4.36 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Electoral Alternative Movement (MAE) | 778 | 1.76 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | More Canaries (+C) | 130 | 0.29 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 592 | 1.34 | +0.17 | | |
| Total | Total | 44,211 | | | 8 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 44,211 | 98.03 | –0.41 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 888 | 1.97 | +0.41 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 45,099 | 51.80 | +0.78 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 41,963 | 48.20 | –0.78 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 87,062 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Canarian Coalition results are compared to Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party totals in the 2019 election.$^2$ United We Can results are compared to the combined totals of Yes We Can Canaries and Canarian United Left in the 2019 election. |||||||

### 2019 regional election

Summary of the 26 May 2019 Parliament of the Canary Islands election results in La Palma :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CCa–PNC) | 13,248 | 30.95 | +0.69 | 3 | ±0 |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 11,633 | 27.17 | +2.61 | 3 | +1 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 10,720 | 25.04 | +0.30 | 2 | –1 |
| | Yes We Can Canaries (Podemos–SSP–Equo)$^1$ | 1,803 | 4.21 | –2.32 | 0 | ±0 |
| | New Canaries (NCa) | 1,588 | 3.71 | +0.88 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs) | 1,377 | 3.22 | –1.16 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Canarian United Left (IUC)$^2$ | 912 | 2.13 | –0.46 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Vox (Vox) | 766 | 1.79 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Canaries for Progress (Ci–Progreso) | 263 | 0.61 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 500 | 1.17 | –0.63 | | |
| Total | Total | 42,810 | | | 8 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 42,810 | 98.44 | +1.21 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 680 | 1.56 | –1.21 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 43,490 | 51.02 | +0.71 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 41,750 | 48.98 | –0.71 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 85,240 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Yes We Can Canaries results are compared to We Can totals in the 2015 election.$^2$ Canarian United Left results are compared to Canaries Decides totals in the 2015 election. |||||||

### 2015 regional election

Summary of the 24 May 2015 Parliament of the Canary Islands election results in La Palma :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CCa–PNC) | 12,632 | 30.26 | –9.27 | 3 | –1 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 10,327 | 24.74 | –3.35 | 3 | +1 |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 10,253 | 24.56 | –0.30 | 2 | ±0 |
| | We Can (Podemos) | 2,725 | 6.53 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) | 1,830 | 4.38 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | New Canaries (NCa) | 1,180 | 2.83 | +1.05 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Canaries Decides (IUC–LV–UP–ALTER)$^1$ | 1,080 | 2.59 | –0.50 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) | 440 | 1.05 | +0.34 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) | 366 | 0.88 | +0.54 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Zero Cuts (Recortes Cero) | 94 | 0.23 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Movement for the Unity of the Canarian People (MUPC) | 60 | 0.14 | –0.01 | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 753 | 1.80 | +0.34 | | |
| Total | Total | 41,740 | | | 8 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 41,740 | 97.23 | –0.87 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,190 | 2.77 | +0.87 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 42,930 | 50.31 | –6.66 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 42,408 | 49.69 | +6.66 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 85,338 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Canaries Decides results are compared to the combined totals of The Greens, Canarian United Left and Unity of the People in the 2011 election. |||||||

### 2011 regional election

Summary of the 22 May 2011 Parliament of the Canary Islands election results in La Palma :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Canarian Coalition–Nationalist Party–Canarian Centre (CC–PNC–CCN)$^1$ | 17,700 | 39.53 | –10.68 | 4 | ±0 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 12,577 | 28.09 | +11.08 | 2 | +1 |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 11,133 | 24.86 | –3.33 | 2 | –1 |
| | New Canaries (NCa) | 795 | 1.78 | –0.05 | 0 | ±0 |
| | The Greens (Verdes) | 678 | 1.51 | +0.86 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Canarian United Left (IUC) | 631 | 1.41 | +0.87 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) | 318 | 0.71 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) | 153 | 0.34 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Unity of the People (UP) | 77 | 0.17 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Movement for the Unity of the Canarian People (MUPC) | 66 | 0.15 | –0.35 | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 652 | 1.46 | +0.68 | | |
| Total | Total | 44,780 | | | 8 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 44,780 | 98.10 | –1.46 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 869 | 1.90 | +1.46 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 45,649 | 56.97 | –7.01 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 34,481 | 43.03 | +7.01 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 80,130 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Canarian Coalition–Nationalist Party–Canarian Centre results are compared to the combined totals of Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party and Canarian Centre in the 2007 election. |||||||

### 2007 regional election

Summary of the 27 May 2007 Parliament of the Canary Islands election results in La Palma :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party (CC–PNC) | 23,002 | 46.16 | –4.57 | 4 | ±0 |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 14,046 | 28.19 | +5.12 | 3 | +1 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 8,479 | 17.01 | –6.42 | 1 | –1 |
| | Canarian Centre (CCN) | 2,017 | 4.05 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Initiative for La Palma–New Canaries (NCa) | 910 | 1.83 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | The Greens (Verdes) | 325 | 0.65 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Canarian United Left (IUC) | 269 | 0.54 | –0.55 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Movement for the Unity of the Canarian People (MUPC) | 248 | 0.50 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Canarian Popular Alternative–25 May Citizens' Alternative (APCa–AC25M)$^1$ | 149 | 0.30 | –0.39 | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 388 | 0.78 | –0.22 | | |
| Total | Total | 49,833 | | | 8 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 49,833 | 99.56 | +0.10 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 218 | 0.44 | –0.10 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 50,051 | 63.98 | +0.19 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 28,174 | 36.02 | –0.19 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 78,225 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Canarian Popular Alternative–25 May Citizens' Alternative results are compared to Canarian Popular Alternative totals in the 2003 election. |||||||

### 2003 regional election

Summary of the 25 May 2003 Parliament of the Canary Islands election results in La Palma :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Canarian Coalition (CC) | 24,022 | 50.73 | +3.45 | 4 | ±0 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 11,094 | 23.43 | +2.14 | 2 | ±0 |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 10,923 | 23.07 | –3.96 | 2 | ±0 |
| | Canarian United Left (IUC) | 518 | 1.09 | –1.05 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Canarian Popular Alternative (APCa) | 326 | 0.69 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 472 | 1.00 | +0.23 | | |
| Total | Total | 47,355 | | | 8 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 47,355 | 99.46 | –0.14 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 255 | 0.54 | +0.14 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 47,610 | 63.79 | +0.34 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 27,022 | 36.21 | –0.34 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 74,632 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||

### 1999 regional election

Summary of the 13 June 1999 Parliament of the Canary Islands election results in La Palma :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Canarian Coalition (CC) | 21,106 | 47.28 | +1.68 | 4 | ±0 |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 12,068 | 27.03 | –0.37 | 2 | ±0 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 9,502 | 21.29 | +1.25 | 2 | ±0 |
| | Canarian United Left (IUC) | 954 | 2.14 | –2.72 | 0 | ±0 |
| | The Greens of the Canaries (Verdes) | 668 | 1.50 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 342 | 0.77 | –0.11 | | |
| Total | Total | 44,640 | | | 8 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 44,640 | 99.60 | –0.01 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 181 | 0.40 | +0.01 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 44,821 | 63.45 | –2.01 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 25,815 | 36.55 | +2.01 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 70,636 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||

### 1995 regional election

Summary of the 28 May 1995 Parliament of the Canary Islands election results in La Palma :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Canarian Coalition (CC)$^1$ | 19,120 | 45.60 | +5.94 | 4 | ±0 |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 11,489 | 27.40 | –6.42 | 2 | –1 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 8,401 | 20.04 | +1.54 | 2 | +1 |
| | Canarian United Left (IUC) | 2,037 | 4.86 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Democratic and Social Centre–Centrist Union (CDS–UC) | 512 | 1.22 | –6.22 | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 369 | 0.88 | +0.50 | | |
| Total | Total | 41,928 | | | 8 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 41,928 | 99.61 | +0.22 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 164 | 0.39 | –0.22 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 42,092 | 65.46 | –2.04 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 22,212 | 34.54 | +2.04 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 64,304 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Canarian Coalition results are compared to the combined totals of Canarian Independent Groups–La Palma Group of Independents and Canarian Initiative in the 1991 election. |||||||

### 1991 regional election

Summary of the 26 May 1991 Parliament of the Canary Islands election results in La Palma :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 13,809 | 33.82 | +7.64 | 3 | +1 |
| | Canarian Independent Groups–La Palma Group of Independents (AIC–API) | 11,906 | 29.16 | +3.56 | 3 | +1 |
| | People's Party (PP)$^1$ | 7,553 | 18.50 | –1.52 | 1 | –1 |
| | Canarian Initiative (ICAN)$^2$ | 4,286 | 10.50 | –0.58 | 1 | ±0 |
| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 3,039 | 7.44 | –9.23 | 0 | –1 |
| | Workers' Socialist Party (PST) | 84 | 0.21 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 154 | 0.38 | –0.07 | | |
| Total | Total | 40,831 | | | 8 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 40,831 | 99.39 | –0.16 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 250 | 0.61 | +0.16 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 41,081 | 67.50 | +0.63 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 19,784 | 32.50 | –0.63 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 60,865 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ People's Party results are compared to People's Alliance totals in the 1987 election.$^2$ Canarian Initiative results are compared to United Canarian Left totals in the 1987 election. |||||||

### 1987 regional election

Summary of the 10 June 1987 Parliament of the Canary Islands election results in La Palma :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 9,994 | 26.18 | –5.83 | 2 | –1 |
| | Canarian Independent Groups–La Palma Group of Independents (AIC–API) | 9,771 | 25.60 | New | 2 | +2 |
| | People's Alliance (AP)$^1$ | 7,640 | 20.02 | –17.35 | 2 | –1 |
| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 6,364 | 16.67 | +0.83 | 1 | ±0 |
| | United Canarian Left (ICU)$^2$ | 4,230 | 11.08 | –3.69 | 1 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 171 | 0.45 | +0.45 | | |
| Total | Total | 38,170 | | | 8 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 38,170 | 99.55 | +1.01 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 172 | 0.45 | –1.01 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 38,342 | 66.87 | +4.13 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 18,998 | 33.13 | –4.13 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 57,340 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ People's Alliance results are compared to People's Coalition totals in the 1983 election.$^2$ United Canarian Left results are compared to Communist Party of the Canaries totals in the 1983 election. |||||||

### 1983 regional election

Summary of the 8 May 1983 Parliament of the Canary Islands election results in La Palma :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL) | 13,069 | 37.37 | n/a | 3 | n/a |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 11,193 | 32.01 | n/a | 3 | n/a |
| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 5,540 | 15.84 | n/a | 1 | n/a |
| | Communist Party of the Canaries (PCC–PCE) | 5,166 | 14.77 | n/a | 1 | n/a |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 0 | 0.00 | n/a | | |
| Total | Total | 34,968 | | | 8 | n/a |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 34,968 | 98.54 | n/a | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 517 | 1.46 | n/a | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 35,485 | 62.74 | n/a | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 21,074 | 37.26 | n/a | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 56,559 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||