▁Parliament ▁of ▁Cant ab ria ▁is ▁set ▁to ▁a ▁fixed - number ▁of ▁ 3 5 . ▁All ▁Parliament ▁members ▁are ▁elected ▁to ▁a ▁four - year ▁term ▁in ▁a ▁single ▁multi - member ▁district , ▁consisting ▁of ▁the ▁Community ' s ▁territory ▁( the ▁province ▁of ▁Cant ab ria ), ▁using ▁the ▁D ' H ond t ▁method ▁and ▁a ▁closed - list ▁proportional ▁representation ▁system . ▁ ▁V oting ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁universal ▁suff rage ▁in ▁a ▁secret ▁ball ot . ▁Only ▁lists ▁pol ling ▁above ▁ 5 % ▁of ▁valid ▁votes ▁in ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁community ▁( which ▁include ▁blank ▁ball ots — for ▁none ▁of ▁the ▁above ) ▁are ▁entitled ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁seat ▁distribution . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁elections ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁when ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Co al ition ▁won ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁seats ▁and ▁José ▁Antonio ▁Rodríguez ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁regional ▁president . ▁In ▁the ▁most ▁recent ▁elections , ▁held ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁the ▁Regional ist ▁Party ▁of ▁Cant ab ria ▁won ▁ 4 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁seats , ▁need ing ▁the ▁Social ist ▁Party ▁to ▁govern . ▁The ▁next ▁elections ▁are ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁in ▁ 2 0 2 3 . ▁ ▁Building ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁where ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Cant ab ria ▁is ▁placed ▁is ▁the ▁old ▁Hospital ▁of ▁Saint ▁Rap ha el , ▁in ▁the ▁High ▁Street ▁( old ▁district ) ▁of ▁Sant ander , ▁Spain .