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
appliesToJurisdiction Catalonia
ballotType secret ballot
constituencies Barcelona province
Girona province
linked to: Province of Girona

Lleida province
linked to: Province of Lleida

Tarragona province
country Spain
determines Government of Catalonia
President of the Government of Catalonia
electoralThreshold 3% of valid votes in each constituency
electorate Spanish citizens resident in Catalonia
elects Parliament of Catalonia
members of the Parliament of Catalonia
firstElectionDate 1980
hasTypeOfGovernmentFormed parliamentary government
higherLevelElection Spanish regional elections
isPeriodic true
languageOfBallots Catalan
Spanish
legalBasis Spanish Constitution of 1978
Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia
legislativeBody Parliament of Catalonia
levelOfGovernment autonomous community
mainIssue Catalan independence
autonomy and self-government
economic policy
language policy
notablePartyFamily left-wing parties
pro-independence parties
right-wing parties
unionist parties
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
linked to: d’Hondt method
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