# 2023 Basque foral elections

The 2023 Basque foral elections was held on Sunday, 28 May 2023 to elect the 12th General Assemblies of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa. All 153 seats in the three General Assemblies were up for election. The elections were held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

## Overall

← Summary of the 28 May 2023 Basque General Assemblies election results :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 348,484 | 34.43 | –4.25 | 55 | –7 |
| | Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu) | 290,749 | 28.73 | +4.95 | 51 | +12 |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 163,758 | 16.18 | –0.84 | 24 | –3 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 89,697 | 8.86 | +1.67 | 15 | +4 |
| | United We Can (Podemos, Ezker Anitza–IU, Berdeak Equo, AV) | 70,388 | 6.96 | –2.96 | 7 | –7 |
| | Vox (Vox) | 15,139 | 1.50 | +0.80 | 1 | +1 |
| | Stop (Stop) | 4,750 | 0.47 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Blank Seats (EB/AZ) | 4,589 | 0.45 | +0.40 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Encartaciones Exists (Encartaciones Existe/Enkartazioak Bizirik) | 1,826 | 0.18 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Free for the Basque Country (LxE) | 1,674 | 0.17 | +0.09 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Humanist Party (PH) | 538 | 0.05 | ±0.00 | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 18,548 | 1.81 | +0.96 | | |
| Total | Total | 1,012,006 | | | 153 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,012,006 | 98.52 | –0.65 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 15,225 | 1.48 | +0.65 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 1,025,365 | 60.03 | –5.92 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 682,654 | 39.97 | +5.92 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 1,708,019 | | | | |
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Popular vote
EAJ/PNV
34.43%
EH Bildu
28.73%
PSE–EE (PSOE)
16.18%
PP
8.86%
E. Podemos
6.96%
Vox
1.53%
Others
1.32%
Blank ballots
1.81% :

## Foral deputation control

The following table lists party control in the foral deputations. Gains for a party are displayed with the cell's background shaded in that party's colour.
| Deputation | Previous control | New control |
| Álava | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) |
| Biscay | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) |
| Gipuzkoa | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) |

## Historical territories
### Álava

← Summary of the 28 May 2023 Álava General Assembly election results :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 38,467 | 25.90 | –3.53 | 15 | –2 |
| | Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu) | 37,207 | 25.05 | +4.09 | 14 | +2 |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 27,506 | 18.52 | –0.34 | 9 | –1 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 25,223 | 16.98 | +2.01 | 9 | +1 |
| | United We Can (Podemos, Ezker Anitza–IU, Berdeak Equo, AV) | 10,349 | 6.97 | –2.92 | 3 | –1 |
| | Vox (Vox) | 4,503 | 3.03 | +1.63 | 1 | +1 |
| | Free for the Basque Country (LxE) | 1,674 | 1.13 | +0.54 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Blank Seats (EB/AZ) | 1,143 | 0.77 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 2,456 | 1.62 | +0.75 | | |
| Total | Total | 148,528 | | | 51 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 148,528 | 98.15 | –0.81 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,800 | 1.85 | +0.81 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 151,328 | 60.09 | –5.17 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 100,521 | 39.91 | +5.17 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 251,849 | | | | |
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### Biscay

← Summary of the 28 May 2023 Biscay General Assembly election results :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 204,557 | 38.28 | –4.84 | 23 | –2 |
| | Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu) | 132,955 | 24.88 | +5.19 | 15 | +5 |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 84,656 | 15.84 | –0.62 | 8 | ±0 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 43,893 | 8.21 | +1.60 | 3 | +1 |
| | United We Can (Podemos, Ezker Anitza–IU, Berdeak Equo, AV) | 38,756 | 7.25 | –3.28 | 2 | –4 |
| | Vox (Vox) | 10,636 | 1.99 | +1.06 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Stop (Stop) | 2,896 | 0.54 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Encartaciones Exists (Encartaciones Existe/Enkartazioak Bizirik) | 1,826 | 0.34 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Blank Seats (EB/AZ) | 1,675 | 0.31 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Humanist Party (PH) | 538 | 0.10 | +0.01 | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 10,152 | 1.88 | +1.05 | | |
| Total | Total | 534,406 | | | 51 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 534,406 | 98.46 | –0.77 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 8,338 | 1.54 | +0.77 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 540,878 | 60.08 | –5.63 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 359,428 | 39.92 | +5.63 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 900,306 | | | | |
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### Gipuzkoa

← Summary of the 28 May 2023 Gipuzkoa General Assembly election results :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu) | 120,587 | 36.64 | +5.02 | 22 | +5 |
| | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 105,460 | 32.05 | –3.54 | 17 | –3 |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 51,596 | 15.68 | –1.42 | 7 | –2 |
| | United We Can (Podemos, Ezker Anitza–IU, Berdeak Equo, AV) | 21,283 | 6.47 | –2.47 | 2 | –2 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 20,581 | 6.25 | +1.55 | 3 | +2 |
| | Stop (Stop) | 1,854 | 0.56 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Blank Seats (EB/AZ) | 1,771 | 0.54 | +0.38 | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 5,940 | 1.78 | +0.91 | | |
| Total | Total | 329,072 | | | 51 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 329,072 | 98.77 | –0.39 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 4,087 | 1.23 | +0.39 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 333,159 | 59.94 | –6.71 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 222,705 | 40.06 | +6.71 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 555,864 | | | | |
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