# 2015 Markina-Xemein municipal election

[Spain](https://electionsarchive.com/es.md) / [País Vasco](https://electionsarchive.com/es/pais-vasco.md) / [Markina-Xemein](https://electionsarchive.com/es/pais-vasco/markina-xemein.md), May 24, 2015

Turnout: 2,458 of 3,687 registered voters (66.7%). −3.4 points since 2011.

## [Municipal council of Markina-Xemein](https://electionsarchive.com/es/pais-vasco/markina-xemein/2015-05-24-local/ayuntamiento.md)

Juan Jose Txurruka Txurruka won 6 of the 11 seats, with 49.9% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Juan Jose Txurruka Txurruka | EH Bildu | 1,191 | 49.9% | 6 |
| Andoni Malaxetxebarria Kalzakorta | EAJ-PNV | 1,156 | 48.4% | 5 |
| Victor Manuel Fernandez Hidalgo | PP | 24 | 1.0% |  |
| Mónica Amaia Arteche Revilla | PSE-EE (PSO | 16 | 0.7% |  |

These results come from Ministerio del Interior.

## Also on the ballot

### [País Vasco](https://electionsarchive.com/es/pv/2015-05-24-juntas-generales.md)

| Name | Leader | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Bizkaia: Bilbo / Bilbao](https://electionsarchive.com/es/pv/2015-05-24-juntas-generales/bizkaia/bilbo-bilbao.md) | EAJ-PNV | 37.6% |
| [Bizkaia: Busturia - Uribe](https://electionsarchive.com/es/pv/2015-05-24-juntas-generales/bizkaia/busturia-uribe.md) | EAJ-PNV | 42.6% |
| [Bizkaia: Durango - Arratia](https://electionsarchive.com/es/pv/2015-05-24-juntas-generales/bizkaia/durango-arratia.md) | EAJ-PNV | 37.2% |
| [Bizkaia: Enkarterriak / Encartaciones](https://electionsarchive.com/es/pv/2015-05-24-juntas-generales/bizkaia/enkarterriak-encartaciones.md) | EAJ-PNV | 35.4% |

## Contests

- [2015 Markina-Xemein municipal election](https://electionsarchive.com/es/pais-vasco/markina-xemein/2015-05-24-local/ayuntamiento.md)

## Party system indices

[How these indices are computed](https://electionsarchive.com/indices.md)

| Chamber | Effective parties by votes | Effective parties by seats | Gallagher index | Loosemore–Hanby index | Volatility | Nationalization |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Municipal council of Markina-Xemein | 2.07 | 1.98 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 99.0 | 0.96 |

- From 2,387 votes and 11 seats.
- Compared with [2011 Markina-Xemein municipal election](https://electionsarchive.com/es/pais-vasco/markina-xemein/2011-05-22-local.md).
- Measured over 3 census sections.
- A large party has no recorded predecessor or successor, so its whole share counts as change.
- Measured over fewer than ten places, so read it loosely.

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/es/pais-vasco/markina-xemein/2015-05-24-local and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/es/pais-vasco/markina-xemein/2015-05-24-local.json.