The final electoral register for 2015 is 5,510,798 people, 96,930 more than in the Parliamentary election three years ago
There are 196,062 people living abroad who can vote
The Electoral Register Office at the National Institute of Statistics (INE) has closed the final electoral register for the election of 27 September and a total of 5,510,798 people are eligible to vote. 164,247 of them are new voters. In Barcelona province there are 121,960 who will vote for the first time in elections for the Parliament of Catalonia, in Girona province 16,078, in Lleida province 9,119 and in Tarragona province 17,090.
There are 96,930 more people registered on the electoral register for this election compared with the previous election held in 2012. There are 196,062 people on the Electoral Register of Residents Abroad (CERA), 39,545 more than in the previous election.
Out of this total 4,124,321 people are in the Barcelona province constituency (151,546 of whom are registered abroad), 510,823 in the Girona province constituency (15,266 abroad), 313,736 in the Lleida province constituency (14,623 abroad), and 561,918 in the Tarragona province constituency (14,627 abroad). In the last election for the Parliament of Catalonia in 2012, the electoral register contained 5,413,868 people, 96,930 Catalans fewer than in the election being held this September.
Final electoral register by constituencies
|
2015 |
2012 |
2010 |
|
|
Registered population |
7.518.903 |
7.539.618 |
7.475.420 |
|
Barcelona |
5.523.784 |
5.529.099 |
5.487.935 |
|
Girona |
756.156 |
756.810 |
747.782 |
|
Lleida |
438.001 |
442.308 |
436.402 |
|
Tarragona |
800.962 |
811.401 |
803.301 |
|
2015 |
2012 |
2010 |
|
|
Total electoral register in Catalonia |
5.510.798 |
5.413.868 |
5.363.688 |
|
Barcelona |
4.124.321 |
4.041.910 |
4.003.751 |
|
Girona |
510.823 |
502.082 |
496.421 |
|
Lleida |
313.736 |
313.174 |
312.605 |
|
Tarragona |
561.918 |
556.702 |
550.911 |
|
Electoral register of residents in Catalonia (CER) |
5.314.736 |
5.257.351 |
5.229.873 |
|
Barcelona |
3.972.775 |
3.921.452 |
3.901.096 |
|
Girona |
495.557 |
490.290 |
486.679 |
|
Lleida |
299.113 |
300.525 |
301.190 |
|
Tarragona |
547.291 |
545.084 |
540.908 |
|
Electoral register of residents abroad (CERA) |
196.062 |
156.517 |
133.815 |
|
Barcelona |
151.546 |
120.458 |
102.655 |
|
Girona |
15.266 |
11.792 |
9.742 |
|
Lleida |
14.623 |
12.649 |
11.415 |
|
Tarragona |
14.627 |
11.618 |
10.003 |
Over 3,500 queries dealt with
The Catalan Government has provided the public with a number of channels where they can get information about the election. In one month these channels have received more than 3,500 enquiries. Most of them have been about voting by post in Spain and from abroad and the electoral register.
The main channel is the website www.parlament2015.cat, which brings together full information about the electoral calendar, FAQs, regulations, the makeup of the electoral commissions, the directory of the commissions, statistics, etc. As a new feature this time round the website includes seven video tutorials on the following topics: members of polling stations committees, voting in person, voting by post, voting by Catalans who live abroad on a permanent basis, voting by Catalans who are temporarily abroad, accessible voting for the blind and voting for disabled or ill people who cannot travel. The website is available in four languages: Catalan, Occitan, Spanish and English.
In addition to the election website, the public can learn about electoral procedures and have their questions answered on social media and by email (eleccions.governacio@gencat.cat), mobile phone and landline.
Another new feature is the option of using the Telegram instant messaging app for mobile devices to request information and ask questions about the election. Furthermore, and as on other occasions, enquires are also being answered on the 012 helpline and by the Call Centre set up by the Ministry of Governance and Institutional Relations on 93 551 59 90.