Pontevedra is one of the four constituencies () represented in the Parliament of Galicia, the regional legislature of the autonomous community of Galicia. The constituency currently elects 22 deputies. Its boundaries correspond to those of the Spanish province of Pontevedra. The electoral system uses the D'Hondt method and closed-list proportional representation, with a minimum threshold of five percent.

Electoral system The constituency was created as per the Statute of Autonomy for Galicia of 1981 and was first contested in the 1981 regional election. The Statute provided for the four provinces in Galicia—A Coruña, Lugo, Ourense and Pontevedra—to be established as multi-member districts in the Parliament of Galicia, with this regulation being maintained under the 1985 regional electoral law. Each constituency is entitled to an initial minimum of 10 seats, with the remaining 35 being distributed in proportion to their populations. In the 1981 and 1985 elections, each constituency was allocated a fixed number of seats: 22 for A Coruña, 15 for Lugo, 15 for Ourense and 19 for Pontevedra.

Voting is on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprises all nationals over eighteen, registered in Galicia and in full enjoyment of their political rights. Amendments to the electoral law in 2011 required for Galicians abroad to apply for voting before being permitted to vote, a system known as "begged" or expat vote () which was abolished in 2022. Seats are elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of five percent of valid votes—which includes blank ballots; until a 1993 reform, the threshold was set at three percent—being applied in each constituency. The use of the D'Hondt method may result in a higher effective threshold, depending on the district magnitude.

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 1981–present Parliament Election Distribution 1st 1981 1 1 4 6 7 2nd 1985 2 6 2 9 3rd 1989 2 1 7 11 4th 1993 4 5 12 5th 1997 6 4 12 6th 2001 5 5 12 7th 2005 4 8 10 8th 2009 4 7 11 9th 2012 3 3 5 11 10th 2016 2 5 4 11 11th 2020 6 5 11 12th 2024 8 3 11

Regional elections 2024 + Summary of the 18 February 2024 Parliament of Galicia election results in Pontevedra Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP) 230,245 44.04 +1.67 11 ±0 Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 180,068 34.44 +9.77 8 +2 Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) 77,112 14.75 –8.34 3 –2 Unite Galicia (Sumar Galicia)1 12,818 2.45 n/a 0 ±0 Vox (Vox) 12,168 2.33 +0.37 0 ±0 Animalist Party with the Environment (PACMA)2 2,404 0.46 –0.08 0 ±0 We Can Galicia (Podemos–AV)1 1,731 0.33 n/a 0 ±0 Blank Seats (EB) 962 0.18 +0.08 0 ±0 For a Fairer World (PUM+J) 542 0.10 +0.04 0 ±0 Galicianist Common Space (ECG) 378 0.07 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 4,346 0.83 +0.03 Total 522,774 22 ±0 Valid votes 522,774 98.96 –0.15 Invalid votes 5,469 1.04 +0.15 Votes cast / turnout 528,243 57.94 +7.50 Abstentions 383,466 42.06 –7.50 Registered voters 911,709 Sources

2020 + Summary of the 12 July 2020 Parliament of Galicia election results in Pontevedra Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP) 192,187 42.37 –0.92 11 ±0 Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 111,901 24.67 +15.72 6 +4 Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) 104,734 23.09 +4.73 5 +1 Galicia in Common–Renewal–Tides (Podemos–EU–Anova)1 20,772 4.58 –17.39 0 –5 Vox (Vox) 8,867 1.96 New 0 ±0 Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs) 4,748 1.05 –2.84 0 ±0 Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) 2,459 0.54 –0.69 0 ±0 Galicianist Tide (En Marea–CxG–PG)2 1,039 0.23 –0.02 0 ±0 Citizens of Galicia Democratic Action (ADCG) 559 0.12 +0.05 0 ±0 United for the Future! (Unidos SI–UDP–DEF) 533 0.12 New 0 ±0 Blank Seats (EB) 460 0.10 –0.13 0 ±0 Zero Cuts–Common Space–The Greens–Municipalists (RC–EsCo–OV–M) 427 0.09 –0.09 0 ±0 Equo Galicia (Equo) 368 0.08 New 0 ±0 Communist Party of the Workers of Galicia (PCTG) 350 0.08 New 0 ±0 For a Fairer World (PUM+J) 273 0.06 New 0 ±0 Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 230 0.05 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 3,647 0.80 –0.07 Total 453,554 22 ±0 Valid votes 453,554 99.11 +0.17 Invalid votes 4,059 0.89 –0.17 Votes cast / turnout 457,613 50.44 –4.70 Abstentions 449,574 49.56 +4.70 Registered voters 907,187 Sources

2016 + Summary of the 25 September 2016 Parliament of Galicia election results in Pontevedra Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP) 213,045 43.29 +0.48 11 ±0 In Tide (En Marea)1 108,123 21.97 +7.55 5 +2 Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) 90,342 18.36 –2.45 4 –1 Galician Nationalist Bloc–We–Galician Candidacy (BNG–Nós) 44,063 8.95 –2.92 2 –1 Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) 19,153 3.89 New 0 ±0 Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) 6,071 1.23 +0.62 0 ±0 Commitment to Galicia (CxG) 1,243 0.25 –0.70 0 ±0 Blank Seats (EB) 1,111 0.23 –0.77 0 ±0 Anti-Corruption and Justice Party (PAyJ) 1,019 0.21 New 0 ±0 Let's Win Galicia: Yes We Can (Gañemos) 971 0.20 New 0 ±0 Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV) 865 0.18 New 0 ±0 Citizens–Centrum (C–C) 694 0.14 New 0 ±0 Communists of Galicia (PCPE–CdG) 520 0.11 –0.04 0 ±0 Citizens of Galicia Democratic Action (ADCG) 362 0.07 New 0 ±0 XXI Convergence (C21) 228 0.05 –0.05 0 ±0 Blank ballots 4,276 0.87 –1.56 Total 492,086 22 ±0 Valid votes 492,086 98.94 +1.71 Invalid votes 5,287 1.06 –1.71 Votes cast / turnout 497,373 55.14 –1.24 Abstentions 404,624 44.86 +1.24 Registered voters 901,997 Sources

2012 + Summary of the 21 October 2012 Parliament of Galicia election results in Pontevedra Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP) 209,804 42.81 –4.08 11 ±0 Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) 101,988 20.81 –9.71 5 –2 Galician Left Alternative (United Left–Anova) (AGE)1 70,666 14.42 +13.28 3 +3 Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 58,197 11.87 –5.07 3 –1 Civil Society and Democracy (SCD) 9,605 1.96 New 0 ±0 Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 8,016 1.64 +0.17 0 ±0 Blank Seats (EB) 4,913 1.00 New 0 ±0 Commitment to Galicia (CxG)2 4,640 0.95 +0.81 0 ±0 Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) 3,006 0.61 New 0 ±0 Pirates of Galicia (Pirata.gal) 1,215 0.25 New 0 ±0 Land Party (PT) 868 0.18 New 0 ±0 Communists of Galicia (PCPE–CdG) 735 0.15 New 0 ±0 For a Fairer World (PUM+J) 710 0.14 –0.07 0 ±0 Humanist Party (PH) 600 0.12 +0.04 0 ±0 Liberal Democratic Centre (CDL) 590 0.12 New 0 ±0 Communist Unification of Spain (UCE) 505 0.10 New 0 ±0 XXI Convergence (C.XXI) 503 0.10 New 0 ±0 Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS) 435 0.09 +0.02 0 ±0 Let us Give the Change (DeC) 432 0.09 New 0 ±0 Social Democratic Party of Law (SDD) 412 0.08 +0.03 0 ±0 Centre Democratic Action of Galicia (ADCG) 360 0.07 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 11,890 2.43 +0.87 Total 490,090 22 ±0 Valid votes 490,090 97.23 –1.80 Invalid votes 13,961 2.77 +1.80 Votes cast / turnout 504,051 56.38 –8.93 Abstentions 389,934 43.62 +8.93 Registered voters 893,985 Sources

2009 + Summary of the 1 March 2009 Parliament of Galicia election results in Pontevedra Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP) 265,222 46.89 +2.78 11 +1 Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) 172,616 30.52 –3.12 7 –1 Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 95,827 16.94 –2.22 4 ±0 Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 8,333 1.47 New 0 ±0 United Left (EU–IU) 6,427 1.14 +0.38 0 ±0 The Greens–Green Group (OV–GV) 2,802 0.50 New 0 ±0 Galician People's Front (FPG) 1,533 0.27 –0.03 0 ±0 For a Fairer World (PUM+J) 1,177 0.21 New 0 ±0 Galician Land (TeGa) 809 0.14 New 0 ±0 We–People's Unity (Nós–UP) 567 0.10 –0.03 0 ±0 Humanist Party (PH) 460 0.08 New 0 ±0 Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS) 408 0.07 –0.01 0 ±0 More Galicia (+G) 398 0.07 New 0 ±0 Social Democratic Party of Law (SDD) 262 0.05 +0.01 0 ±0 Blank ballots 8,814 1.56 +0.25 Total 565,655 22 ±0 Valid votes 565,655 99.03 –0.49 Invalid votes 5,531 0.97 +0.49 Votes cast / turnout 571,186 65.31 +1.73 Abstentions 303,333 34.69 –1.73 Registered voters 874,519 Sources

2005 + Summary of the 19 June 2005 Parliament of Galicia election results in Pontevedra Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP) 238,950 44.11 –6.74 10 –2 Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) 182,207 33.64 +11.96 8 +3 Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 103,767 19.16 –3.94 4 –1 United Left (EU–IU) 4,126 0.76 –0.06 0 ±0 Galician People's Front (FPG) 1,630 0.30 +0.03 0 ±0 Party of Self-employed and Professionals (AUTONOMO) 872 0.16 –0.08 0 ±0 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 839 0.15 New 0 ±0 We–People's Unity (Nós–UP) 678 0.13 New 0 ±0 Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS) 452 0.08 New 0 ±0 People's Spanish Social Party (PSEP) 420 0.08 New 0 ±0 Republican Left–Galician Republican Left (IR–ERG) 405 0.07 New 0 ±0 Social Democratic Party of Law (SDD) 239 0.04 –0.09 0 ±0 Blank ballots 7,113 1.31 –0.61 Total 541,698 22 ±0 Valid votes 541,698 99.52 +0.25 Invalid votes 2,606 0.48 –0.25 Votes cast / turnout 544,304 63.58 +4.02 Abstentions 311,812 36.42 –4.02 Registered voters 856,116 Sources

2001 + Summary of the 21 October 2001 Parliament of Galicia election results in Pontevedra Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP) 250,036 50.85 +0.05 12 ±0 Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 113,582 23.10 –3.56 5 –1 Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) 106,624 21.68 +2.84 5 +1 United Left (EU–IU) 4,048 0.82 –0.18 0 ±0 Left of Galicia (EdeG) 1,703 0.35 New 0 ±0 Galician Progressive Democracy (DPG) 1,695 0.34 –0.16 0 ±0 Humanist Party (PH) 1,444 0.29 +0.10 0 ±0 Galician People's Front (FPG) 1,313 0.27 +0.03 0 ±0 Party of Self-employed and Professionals (AUTONOMO) 1,182 0.24 New 0 ±0 Social Democratic Party of Law (SDD) 646 0.13 –0.09 0 ±0 Blank ballots 9,444 1.92 +0.45 Total 491,717 22 ±0 Valid votes 491,717 99.27 –0.27 Invalid votes 3,609 0.73 +0.27 Votes cast / turnout 495,326 59.56 –3.19 Abstentions 336,317 40.44 +3.19 Registered voters 831,643 Sources

1997 + Summary of the 19 October 1997 Parliament of Galicia election results in Pontevedra Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP) 261,781 50.80 –2.19 12 ±0 Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 137,385 26.66 +8.29 6 +2 Socialists' Party–Galician Left–The Greens (PSdeG–PSOE/EU–EG/Os Verdes)1 97,082 18.84 –7.41 4 –1 United Left (IU) 5,146 1.00 New 0 ±0 Galician Democracy (DG) 2,599 0.50 New 0 ±0 Galician People's Front (FPG) 1,236 0.24 New 0 ±0 Social Democratic Party of Law (SDD) 1,129 0.22 New 0 ±0 Humanist Party (PH) 970 0.19 +0.01 0 ±0 Galician Phalanx of the CNSO (FG–JONS) 392 0.08 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 7,558 1.47 +0.50 Total 515,278 22 +1 Valid votes 515,278 99.54 –0.07 Invalid votes 2,393 0.46 +0.07 Votes cast / turnout 517,671 62.75 –2.78 Abstentions 307,290 37.25 +2.78 Registered voters 824,961 Sources

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