Andalusian Party

The Andalusian Party (Template:Langx, PA) was an Andalusian nationalist<ref name="AnttiroikoMälkiä">Template:Cite book</ref> centre-left political party from Andalusia (Spain), with an important presence in provinces such as Cádiz and Seville although in the past they have stood in other provinces and even won seats in Barcelona to the Parliament of Catalonia.<ref>Election Resources on the Internet: Elections to the Catalan Parliament - Results Lookup</ref>

History

The party was founded as the Socialist Alliance of Andalusia ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}) in 1965 by Alejandro Rojas-Marcos. In 1976 it took the name Socialist Party of Andalusia ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}).Template:Citation needed In 1979 the name was changed to Socialist Party of Andalusia - Andalusian Party ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}).Template:Citation needed The PA party name was adopted in 1984. Its last Secretary-General was Antonio Jesús Ruiz.

A splinter group, led by former leader Pedro Pacheco, was formed in 2001, under the name Socialist Party of Andalusia ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), later rejoined Partido Andalucista.

Historically, the party had been strong in the capital city of Andalusia, Seville, as well as other big cities like Jerez de la Frontera or Algeciras, obtaining the cities' mayorship in several times in all three cities. At their 17th Congress on 12 September 2015, the party dissolved.<ref name="diariosur">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Electoral performance

Parliament of Andalusia

Parliament of Andalusia
Election	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Leading candidate	Government
1982	153,709	5.39 (#5)	Template:Composition bar	—	Luis Uruñuela	Template:No2
1986	196,947	5.86 (#4)	Template:Composition bar	File:Red Arrow Down.svg1		Template:No2
1990	296,613	10.75 (#4)	Template:Composition bar	File:Green Arrow Up Darker.svg8	Pedro Pacheco	Template:No2
1994	Within PA–PAP		Template:Composition bar	File:Red Arrow Down.svg7		Template:No2
1996	287,764	6.66 (#4)	Template:Composition bar	File:Green Arrow Up Darker.svg1		Template:Yes2
2000	300,356	7.43 (#4)	Template:Composition bar	File:Green Arrow Up Darker.svg1	Antonio Ortega	Template:Yes2
2004	276,674	6.16 (#4)	Template:Composition bar	File:Arrow Blue Right 001.svg0		Template:No2
2008	Within CA		Template:Composition bar	File:Red Arrow Down.svg5	Julián Álvarez	Template:N/a
2012	96,770	2.51 (#5)	Template:Composition bar	File:Arrow Blue Right 001.svg0	Pilar González	Template:N/a
2015	60,645	1.52 (#7)	Template:Composition bar	File:Arrow Blue Right 001.svg0	Antonio Jesús Ruiz	Template:N/a

Parliament of Catalonia

Parliament of Catalonia
Election	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Leading candidate	Government
1980	71,841	2.66 (#6)	Template:Composition bar	—	Francisco Hidalgo	Template:No2

See also

• Andalucista Youth, the party's youth wing
• Andalusian nationalism

External links

• Partido Andalucista Official website Template:In lang
• Grupo Parlamentario Andalucista Website of PA representatives Template:In lang