# 2019 Asturian regional election

The 2019 Asturian regional election was held on Sunday, 26 May 2019, to elect the 11th General Junta of the Principality of Asturias. All 45 seats in the General Junta were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in eleven other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain, as well as the 2019 European Parliament election.

## Overview
### Electoral system

The General Junta of the Principality of Asturias was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Asturias, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Asturian Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a regional president. Voting for the General Junta was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over 18 years of age, registered in Asturias and in full enjoyment of their political rights. Additionally, Asturians abroad were required to apply for voting before being permitted to vote, a system known as "begged" or expat vote (Spanish: Voto rogado).
The 45 members of the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of three percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied in each constituency. Seats were allocated to constituencies, which were established as follows:
* Central District, comprising the municipalities of Aller, Avilés, Bimenes, Carreño, Caso, Castrillón, Corvera de Asturias, Gijón, Gozón, Illas, Las Regueras, Langreo, Laviana, Lena, Llanera, Mieres, Morcín, Noreña, Oviedo, Proaza, Quirós, Ribera de Arriba, Riosa, San Martín del Rey Aurelio, Santo Adriano, Sariego, Siero, Sobrescobio and Soto del Barco.
* Eastern District, comprising the municipalities of Amieva, Cabrales, Cabranes, Cangas de Onís, Caravia, Colunga, Llanes, Nava, Onís, Parres, Peñamellera Alta, Peñamellera Baja, Piloña, Ponga, Ribadedeva, Ribadesella and Villaviciosa.
* Western District, comprising the municipalities of Allande, Belmonte de Miranda, Boal, Candamo, Cangas del Narcea, Castropol, Coaña, Cudillero, Degaña, El Franco, Grado, Grandas de Salime, Ibias, Illano, Muros de Nalón, Navia, Pesoz, Pravia, Salas, San Martín de Oscos, Santa Eulalia de Oscos, San Tirso de Abres, Somiedo, Tapia de Casariego, Taramundi, Teverga, Tineo, Valdés, Vegadeo, Villanueva de Oscos, Villayón and Yernes y Tameza.
Each constituency was allocated an initial minimum of two seats, with the remaining 39 being distributed in proportion to their populations.
As a result of the aforementioned allocation, each General Junta constituency was entitled the following seats:
| Seats | Constituencies |
| 34 | Central District |
| 6 | Western District |
| 5 | Eastern District |
In smaller constituencies, the use of the electoral method resulted in an effective threshold based on the district magnitude and the distribution of votes among candidacies.

### Election date

The term of the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias expired four years after the date of its previous election. Elections to the General Junta were fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years. The previous election was held on 24 May 2015, setting the election date for the General Junta on Sunday, 26 May 2019.
The president had the prerogative to dissolve the General Junta and call a snap election, provided that no motion of no confidence was in process, no nationwide election was due and some time requirements were met: namely, that dissolution did not occur either during the first legislative session or within the legislature's last year ahead of its scheduled expiry, nor before one year had elapsed since a previous dissolution under this procedure. In the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional president within a two-month period from the first ballot, the General Junta was to be automatically dissolved and a fresh election called. Any snap election held as a result of these circumstances would not alter the period to the next ordinary election, with elected deputies merely serving out what remained of their four-year terms.
The election to the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias was officially triggered on 2 April 2019 after the publication of the election decree in the Official Gazette of the Principality of Asturias (BOPA).

## Parliamentary composition

The table below shows the composition of the parliamentary groups in the General Junta at the time of the election call.
Parliamentary composition in April 2019 :
| Groups | Groups | Parties | Parties | Legislators | Legislators |
| Groups | Groups | Parties | Parties | Seats | Total |
| | Socialist Parliamentary Group | | PSOE | 14 | 14 |
| | People's Parliamentary Group | | PP | 11 | 11 |
| | We Can Asturias Parliamentary Group | | Podemos | 9 | 9 |
| | United Left Parliamentary Group | | IU/IX | 5 | 5 |
| | Asturias Forum Parliamentary Group | | FAC | 3 | 3 |
| | Citizens Parliamentary Group | | Cs | 3 | 3 |

## Parties and candidates

The electoral law allowed 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 were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election call, whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of at least one percent of the electorate in the constituencies for which they sought election, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates.
Below is a list of the main parties and electoral alliances which contested the election:
| Candidacy | Candidacy | Parties and alliances | Leading candidate | Leading candidate | Ideology | Previous result | Previous result | Gov. | Ref. |
| Candidacy | Candidacy | Parties and alliances | Leading candidate | Leading candidate | Ideology | Votes (%) | Seats | Gov. | Ref. |
| | PSOE | List Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | | Adrián Barbón | Social democracy | 26.48% | 14 | Y | |
| | PP | List People's Party (PP) | | Teresa Mallada | Conservatism Christian democracy | 21.59% | 11 | N | |
| | Podemos Asturies | List We Can Asturias (Podemos Asturies) | | Lorena Gil | Left-wing populism Direct democracy Democratic socialism | 19.06% | 9 | N | |
| | IU–IAS | List United Left of Asturias (IU/IX) – Communist Party of Asturias (PCAsturias) – The Dawn. Marxist Organization OM (La Aurora (om)) – Republican Left (IR) – Feminist Party of Spain (PFE) Asturian Left (IAS) | | Ángela Vallina | Socialism Communism | 11.94% | 5 | N | [12] [13] |
| | FAC | List Forum of Citizens (FAC) | | Carmen Moriyón | Regionalism Conservatism | 8.19% | 3 | N | |
| | Cs | List Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs) | | Juan Vázquez | Liberalism | 7.12% | 3 | N | |
| | Vox | List Vox (Vox) | | Ignacio Blanco | Right-wing populism Ultranationalism National conservatism | 0.59% | 0 | N | [16] [17] |

## Campaign
### Party slogans

| Party or alliance | Slogan (Spanish) | Slogan (Asturian) | English translation |
| PSOE | « La mejor Asturias » | « La meyor Asturies » | "The best Asturias" |
| PP | « Ilusión por Asturias » « Centrados en tu futuro » | « Ilusión por Asturies » « Centraos nel to futuru » | "Illusion for Asturias" "Focused on your future" |
| Podemos | « Asturias en tus manos » | « Asturies nes tos manes » | "Asturias in your hands" |
| IU–IAS | « Asturias por la izquierda » | « Asturies pela izquierda » | "Asturias by the left" |
| Cs | « La Asturias de las oportunidades » « Sí, tú eres la oportunidad de Asturias » | « L'Asturies de les oportunidaes » « Sí, tu yes la oportunidá d'Asturies » | "The Asturias of opportunities" "Yes, you are the opportunity of Asturias" |
| FAC | « Con Carmen Moriyón, Asturias cambia y avanza » | « Con Carmen Moriyón, Asturies camuda y avanza » | "With Carmen Moriyón, Asturias changes and advances" |
| Vox | « Tu voz en Asturias » | « La to voz n'Asturies » | "Your voice in Asturias" |

### Election debates

2019 Asturian regional election debates :
| Date | Organisers | Moderator(s) | P Present | P Present | P Present | P Present | P Present | P Present | P Present | P Present | P Present | P Present | P Present |
| Date | Organisers | Moderator(s) | PSOE | PP | Podemos | IU–IAS | FAC | Cs | Vox | Audience | Ref. |
| 20 May | TPA | Nacho Monserrat | P Barbón | P Mallada | P Gil | P Vallina | P Moriyón | P Vázquez | P Blanco | 6.9% (24,000) | [26] [27] |

## Opinion polls

The table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The "Lead" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a poll. When available, seat projections determined by the polling organisations are displayed below (or in place of) the percentages in a smaller font; 23 seats were required for an absolute majority in the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias.

### Color key

Poll conducted after legal ban on opinion polls
| Polling firm/Commissioner | Fieldwork date | Sample size | Turnout | | | | | | | | | | Lead |
| 2019 regional election | 26 May 2019 | — | 55.1 | 35.3 20 | 17.5 10 | 11.0 4 | 6.6 2 | 6.5 2 | 14.0 5 | 0.6 0 | 6.4 2 | – | 17.8 |
| ElectoPanel/Electomanía | 22–23 May 2019 | ? | ? | 31.4 17 | 15.5 7 | 14.7 6 | 7.5 3 | 5.7 2 | 16.7 8 | – | 7.1 2 | – | 14.7 |
| ElectoPanel/Electomanía | 21–22 May 2019 | ? | ? | 31.5 18 | 15.6 7 | 14.1 5 | 7.4 3 | 5.9 2 | 16.7 8 | – | 7.0 2 | – | 14.8 |
| ElectoPanel/Electomanía | 20–21 May 2019 | ? | ? | 31.6 18 | 15.7 7 | 14.1 6 | 7.3 2 | 6.0 2 | 16.3 7 | – | 7.4 3 | – | 15.3 |
| ElectoPanel/Electomanía | 19–20 May 2019 | ? | ? | 31.7 18 | 15.8 7 | 14.0 6 | 7.2 3 | 6.0 2 | 16.4 7 | – | 7.1 2 | – | 15.3 |
| NC Report/La Razón | 19 May 2019 | ? | ? | 32.1 16 | 18.5 8 | ? 7 | ? 4 | ? 2 | ? 5 | – | ? 3 | – | 13.6 |
| DYM/La Nueva España | 19 May 2019 | ? | ? | 35.0 18 | 16.0 7/8 | 13.0 6 | 7.0 2/3 | 4.0 0/1 | 15.0 6/7 | – | 9.0 3/4 | – | 19.0 |
| ElectoPanel/Electomanía | 16–19 May 2019 | ? | ? | 31.8 18 | 16.0 7 | 13.0 5 | 7.2 2 | 6.2 2 | 16.0 8 | – | 7.4 3 | – | 15.8 |
| ElectoPanel/Electomanía | 13–16 May 2019 | ? | ? | 31.9 18 | 16.1 7 | 12.5 5 | 7.2 2 | 6.8 2 | 15.7 8 | – | 7.6 3 | – | 15.8 |
| InvesMark/El Comercio | 8–15 May 2019 | 1,100 | ? | 31.2 16/17 | 13.4 6/7 | 15.1 7 | 7.4 2/3 | 5.2 1/2 | 17.6 8 | – | 7.3 2 | – | 13.6 |
| ElectoPanel/Electomanía | 10–13 May 2019 | ? | ? | 30.9 17 | 15.5 7 | 12.4 5 | 7.4 3 | 6.7 2 | 16.4 8 | – | 8.3 3 | – | 14.5 |
| ElectoPanel/Electomanía | 7–10 May 2019 | ? | ? | 30.6 18 | 14.8 7 | 12.0 4 | 7.7 3 | 6.7 2 | 16.2 8 | – | 9.2 3 | – | 14.4 |
| ElectoPanel/Electomanía | 4–7 May 2019 | ? | ? | 29.9 17 | 14.4 7 | 12.1 4 | 7.6 3 | 7.1 2 | 16.6 8 | – | 9.5 4 | – | 13.3 |
| ElectoPanel/Electomanía | 29 Apr–4 May 2019 | ? | ? | 29.6 17 | 14.8 7 | 12.0 5 | 8.0 3 | 7.0 2 | 16.4 8 | – | 8.8 3 | – | 13.2 |
| April 2019 general election | 28 Apr 2019 | — | 65.0 | 33.1 17 | 17.9 8 | | | | 16.7 8 | 1.1 0 | 11.5 4 | 17.1 8 | 15.2 |
| CIS | 21 Mar–23 Apr 2019 | 584 | ? | 30.8 15/18 | 20.4 10/11 | 17.0 7/9 | 11.0 4/5 | 3.7 0/1 | 10.7 4/5 | – | 4.6 1 | – | 10.4 |
| ElectoPanel/Electomanía | 31 Mar–7 Apr 2019 | ? | ? | 27.2 16 | 18.2 10 | 11.9 5 | 7.9 3 | 4.0 1 | 14.4 6 | – | 10.8 4 | – | 9.0 |
| ElectoPanel/Electomanía | 24–31 Mar 2019 | ? | ? | 27.3 17 | 17.7 10 | 11.6 4 | 8.0 3 | 4.2 1 | 14.9 6 | – | 10.9 4 | – | 9.6 |
| ElectoPanel/Electomanía | 17–24 Mar 2019 | ? | ? | 28.2 17 | 17.9 10 | 11.2 4 | 7.7 3 | 4.1 1 | 14.6 6 | – | 10.7 4 | – | 10.3 |
| ElectoPanel/Electomanía | 10–17 Mar 2019 | ? | ? | 26.9 16 | 17.9 10 | 11.3 4 | 7.9 3 | 4.2 1 | 13.8 6 | – | 12.8 5 | – | 9.0 |
| ElectoPanel/Electomanía | 3–10 Mar 2019 | ? | ? | 26.5 15 | 17.5 10 | 11.5 5 | 8.0 3 | 4.3 1 | 14.4 6 | – | 12.7 5 | – | 9.0 |
| ElectoPanel/Electomanía | 22 Feb–3 Mar 2019 | ? | ? | 26.3 15 | 17.6 10 | 11.8 6 | 7.9 3 | 4.1 1 | 14.5 5 | – | 12.7 5 | – | 8.7 |
| Asturbarómetro/La Nueva España | 3 Jan 2019 | 401 | ? | 24.1 14 | 18.2 10 | 12.5 5 | 13.4 5 | 3.2 1 | 13.6 5 | – | 12.6 5 | – | 5.9 |
| ElectoPanel/Electomanía | 16–21 Dec 2018 | 450 | ? | 23.8 13 | 18.8 10 | 13.7 6 | 7.9 3 | 3.8 1 | 17.7 8 | 0.6 0 | 9.2 4 | – | 5.0 |
| SyM Consulting | 10–12 Mar 2018 | 1,078 | 63.2 | 27.6 13/14 | 20.8 10 | 16.1 7/8 | 14.6 7 | 5.9 2 | 10.1 4/5 | – | – | – | 6.8 |
| Asturbarómetro/El Comercio | 4 Feb 2018 | ? | ? | 26.6 15 | 22.4 12 | 14.5 6 | 12.1 5 | 4.2 1 | 15.3 6 | – | – | – | 4.2 |
| NC Report/AsturiasDiario | 12–20 May 2017 | 1,200 | 49.1 | 24.1 12 | 22.0 11 | 19.6 10 | 11.0 5 | 7.2 3 | 9.6 4 | – | – | – | 2.1 |
| 2016 general election | 26 Jun 2016 | — | 61.1 | 24.9 | 35.3 | | | | 12.6 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 23.9 | 10.4 |
| 2015 general election | 20 Dec 2015 | — | 63.8 | 23.3 | 30.1 | 21.3 | 8.4 | | 13.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | – | 6.8 |
| 2015 regional election | 24 May 2015 | — | 55.8 | 26.5 14 | 21.6 11 | 19.1 9 | 11.9 5 | 8.2 3 | 7.1 3 | 0.7 0 | 0.6 0 | – | 4.9 |

## Results
### Overall

← Summary of the 26 May 2019 General Junta of the Principality of Asturias 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 | +/− |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 187,462 | 35.26 | +8.78 | 20 | +6 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 93,147 | 17.52 | –4.07 | 10 | –1 |
| | Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs) | 74,271 | 13.97 | +6.85 | 5 | +2 |
| | We Can Asturias (Podemos Asturies) | 58,674 | 11.04 | –8.02 | 4 | –5 |
| | United Left–Asturian Left: Asturias by the Left (IU–IAS) | 35,174 | 6.62 | –5.32 | 2 | –3 |
| | Forum of Citizens (FAC) | 34,687 | 6.52 | –1.67 | 2 | –1 |
| | Vox (Vox) | 34,210 | 6.43 | +5.84 | 2 | +2 |
| | Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) | 3,426 | 0.64 | –0.09 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Greens–Equo (V–Q) | 2,128 | 0.40 | +0.03 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Andecha Astur (Andecha) | 1,584 | 0.30 | +0.12 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Communist Party of the Workers of Spain (PCTE) | 1,083 | 0.20 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 5,858 | 1.10 | –0.79 | | |
| Total | Total | 531,704 | | | 45 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 531,704 | 99.06 | +0.48 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 5,030 | 0.94 | –0.48 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 536,734 | 55.12 | –0.67 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 437,003 | 44.88 | +0.67 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 973,737 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
Popular vote
PSOE
35.26%
PP
17.52%
Cs
13.97%
Podemos Ast.
11.04%
IU–IAS
6.62%
FAC
6.52%
Vox
6.43%
Others
1.55%
Blank ballots
1.10% :
Seats
PSOE
44.44%
PP
22.22%
Cs
11.11%
Podemos Ast.
8.89%
IU–IAS
4.44%
FAC
4.44%
Vox
4.44% :

### Distribution by constituency

| Constituency | PSOE | PSOE | PP | PP | Cs | Cs | Podemos | Podemos | IU–IAS | IU–IAS | FAC | FAC | Vox | Vox |
| Constituency | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S |
| Central | 33.9 | 13 | 16.1 | 6 | 14.9 | 5 | 11.8 | 4 | 7.2 | 2 | 6.5 | 2 | 6.8 | 2 |
| Eastern | 40.5 | 3 | 22.2 | 2 | 10.5 | − | 7.8 | − | 3.3 | − | 8.9 | − | 5.1 | − |
| Western | 41.5 | 4 | 24.7 | 2 | 9.5 | − | 7.6 | − | 4.9 | − | 5.2 | − | 4.4 | − |
| Total | 35.3 | 20 | 17.5 | 10 | 14.0 | 5 | 11.0 | 4 | 6.6 | 2 | 6.5 | 2 | 6.4 | 2 |
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## Aftermath

Just after the election, Asturias Forum candidate Carmen Moriyón renounced to take her seat in the General Junta, but continued as president of the party.
On 24 June 2019, the day of the constitution of the 11th General Junta, Juan Vázquez resigned as regional Cs spokesman due to divergences with the national leadership of the party.
Investiture :
| Ballot → | Ballot → | 12 July 2019 | 12 July 2019 | 15 July 2019 | 15 July 2019 |
| Required majority → | Required majority → | 23 out of 45 | 23 out of 45 | Simple | Simple |
| | Adrián Barbón (PSOE) • PSOE (20) • IU–IAS (2) | 22 / 45 | N | 22 / 45 | Y |
| | Abstentions • PP (10) • Cs (5) • Podemos (4) • FAC (2) • Vox (2) | 23 / 45 | 23 / 45 | 23 / 45 | 23 / 45 |
| | Absentees | 0 / 45 | 0 / 45 | 0 / 45 | 0 / 45 |
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