2015 FC Barcelona presidential election

Election in Barcelona 2015 FC Barcelona presidential election presidential no 2010 FC Barcelona presidential election 2010 18 July 2015 2021 43.1% 5 pp 150x150px Josep_Maria_Bartomeu_(cropped).jpg Josep Maria Bartomeu 25,823 54.6% Joan_Laporta_-_001.jpg Joan Laporta 15,615 33.0% Agustí Benedito.jpg Agustí Benedito 3,386 7.1% Toni Freixa.jpg Toni Freixa 1,750 3.7% President Josep Maria Bartomeu Josep Maria Bartomeu The 2015 FC Barcelona presidential election was the thirteenth FC Barcelona presidential election, held on Saturday 18 July 2015. The interim president Josep Maria Bartomeu's candidacy got re-elected by defeating the three other main challengers: Joan Laporta, former President of the club, Toni Freixa, a former executive, and Agustí Benedito, an entrepreneur. The voters of the election were the 109,637 FC Barcelona socis (members)https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/elecciones-barca/109637-socios-tendran-derecho-voto-las-elecciones-del-barcelona-4282458 109.637 socios tendrán derecho al voto en las elecciones del FC Barcelona Sport 7 July 2019 at the Camp Nou, who voted through a universal suffrage system and elected their new president for 6 years. The final turnout was 43.12%, a decrease of a 5% since the last election.https://www.ccma.cat/esport3/josep-maria-bartomeu-guanya-les-eleccions-i-sera-el-president-del-barca-els-proxims-sis-anys/noticia/2676324/ Josep Maria Bartomeu guanya les eleccions i serà el president del Barça els pròxims sis anys TV3 7 July 2019 Electoral calendar The electoral calendar was the following:https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/elecciones-barca/arranca-carrera-electoral-por-presidencia-del-barcelona-4265373 Arranca la carrera electoral por la presidencia del FC Barcelona Sport 7 July 2019 11 June: Election called 24-26 June: Census collected 29 June - 4 July: Candidacy announcements and signatures 6-8 July: Proclamation of the valid candidacies 9-16 July: Electoral campaign 17 July: Election silence 18 July: Election Candidacies There were 7 pre-candidacies: Josep Maria Bartomeu,https://www.ccma.cat/esport3/bartomeu-presenta-la-precandidatura-per-a-la-presidencia-del-barca-defensant-el-llegat-de-lultim-any-i-mig/noticia/2671581/ Bartomeu presenta la precandidatura per a la presidència del Barça defensant el llegat de l'últim any i mig TV3 7 July 2019 Agustí Benedito, Jordi Farré,https://www.ccma.cat/esport3/jordi-farre-confirma-que-es-presentara-a-les-eleccions-i-demana-a-bartomeu-que-es-convoquin-en-un-dia-de-partit/noticia/2630905/ Jordi Farré confirma que es presentarà a les eleccions i demana a Bartomeu que es convoquin en un dia de partit TV3 7 July 2019 Toni Freixa,https://www.naciodigital.cat/FCBarcelona/noticia/119/toni/freixa/presenta/seva/precandidatura/presidencia Toni Freixa presenta la seva precandidatura a la presidència NacióDigital 7 July 2019 7 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190707175755/https://www.naciodigital.cat/FCBarcelona/noticia/119/toni/freixa/presenta/seva/precandidatura/presidencia dead Joan Laporta, Jordi Majó, and Joan Batiste.https://www.ccma.cat/esport3/es-presenta-la-setena-precandidatura-a-les-eleccions-del-barca-seguiment-fcb/noticia/2671931/ Es presenta la setena precandidatura a les eleccions del Barça: Seguiment FCB TV3 7 July 2019 Even when the club has more than 140,000 members, the only people who could vote were the 109,637 members who had the age to do so. Each candidate had to get 2,534 butlletes de suport (support tickets) before 4 July.https://www.naciodigital.cat/FCBarcelona/noticia/136/dificil/repte/2534/signatures El difícil repte de les 2.534 signatures NacióDigital 7 July 2019 8 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190708004435/https://www.naciodigital.cat/FCBarcelona/noticia/136/dificil/repte/2534/signatures dead As the day arrived, Josep Maria Bartomeu, Joan Laporta, Toni Freixa and Agustí Benedito were able to collect the tickets, effectively making them formal and official candidates to the presidency. Results With the final participation of 47,270 socis (43.12% of the census), Josep Maria Bartomeu got 25,823 votes (54.63%) and won the election, Joan Laporta got 15,615 votes (33.03%), and finally Agustí Benedito with 3,386 votes (7.16%) and Toni Freixa with 1,750 votes (3.70%). See also FC Barcelona History of FC Barcelona List of FC Barcelona presidents La Liga Football in Spain References Category:FC Barcelona Category:2015–16 in Catalan football Category:July 2015 in Spain