United for Gran Canaria

United for Gran Canaria (Spanish: Unidos por Gran Canaria, UxGC) is a Canary Island-based political party founded by former People's Party leader in Gran Canaria José Miguel Bravo de Laguna. Ahead of the 2015 Canarian regional election, it ran in the United electoral alliance (Spanish: Unidos) formed by Nationalist Canarian Centre, Citizens for Change, Commitment for Gran Canaria, Lanzarote Independents Party, Majorero Progressive Party, Democratic and Progressive Party and Independent Group of Moya.[1][2]

United for Gran Canaria
Unidos por Gran Canaria
Founded2015
Split fromPeople's Party of the Canary Islands
IdeologyLiberalism
Gran Canaria regionalism
Political positionCentre to centre-right
Canarian Parliament
1 / 70
Island councils
1 / 155
Town councillors
0 / 1,382

The party gained its only MP in the Canarian Parliament after Lucas Bravo de Laguna Cabrera, who had run as an independent for the 2019 Canarian regional election within the Canarian Coalition banner, became the General Secretary of the Party.[3]

Member parties

Electoral performance

Parliament of the Canary Islands
Parliament of the Canary Islands
Election Island constituencies Regional constituency Seats +/– Government
Votes  % Votes  %
2015 32,868 3.59 (#7)
0 / 60
 0 Extra-parliamentary
2019 Within CCa–PNC
1 / 70
 1 Opposition
2023 17,153 1.88 (#8) 13,760 1.51 (#8)
0 / 70
 1 Extra-parliamentary

Cabildo de Gran Canaria
Cabildo de Gran Canaria
Election Votes  % Seats +/– Government
2015 44,369 11.32 (#5)
4 / 29
 4 Opposition
2019 Within CCa–UxGC
1 / 29
 3 Opposition
2023 17,872 4.83 (#6)
0 / 29
 1 Extra-parliamentary

References
  1. "Unidos nace para reequilibrar Canarias y potenciar el papel de los cabildos". Canarias Ahora (in Spanish). 7 April 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  2. "Unidos por Gran Canaria irá al Parlamento con CCN, Ciuca, PIL y PPMAJO". Canarias Ahora (in Spanish). 6 April 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  3. "Lucas Bravo de Laguna Cabrera". 8 July 2019.


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