Basque parliamentary election, 2001
Basque parliamentary election, 2001

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All 75 seats in the Basque Parliament 38 seats needed for a majority |
Registered |
1,813,356 0.5% |
Turnout |
1,431,996 (79.0%)
9.0 pp |
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First party |
Second party |
Third party |
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Leader |
Juan José Ibarretxe |
Jaime Mayor Oreja |
Nicolás Redondo |
Party |
EAJ-PNV |
PP |
PSE-EE (PSOE) |
Leader since |
31 January 1998 |
26 February 2001 |
20 October 1997 |
Last election |
27 seats, 36.2%[lower-alpha 1] |
18 seats, 21.1%[lower-alpha 2] |
14 seats, 17.4% |
Seats won |
33 |
19 |
13 |
Seat change |
6 |
1 |
1 |
Popular vote |
604,222 |
326,933 |
253,195 |
Percentage |
42.4% |
22.9% |
17.8% |
Swing |
6.2 pp |
1.8 pp |
0.4 pp |
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Fourth party |
Fifth party |
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Leader |
Arnaldo Otegi |
Javier Madrazo |
Party |
EH |
IU |
Leader since |
14 February 1998 |
14 May 1994 |
Last election |
14 seats, 17.7% |
2 seats, 5.6% |
Seats won |
7 |
3 |
Seat change |
7 |
1 |
Popular vote |
143,139 |
78,862 |
Percentage |
10.0% |
5.5% |
Swing |
7.7 pp |
0.1 pp |
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The 2001 Basque parliamentary election was held on Sunday, 13 May 2001, to elect the 7th Basque Parliament, the regional legislature of the Spanish autonomous community of the Basque Country. At stake were all 75 seats in the Parliament, determining the Lehendakari (President of the Basque Country).
The electoral coalition Basque Nationalist Party-Basque Solidarity (EAJ-PNV/EA) won 33 seats, the People's Party (PP) came second with 19 seats, the Socialist Party of the Basque Country-Basque Country Left (PSE-EE) came in third with 13 seats. The Basque Citizens (EH) coalition obtained 7 seats.
Electoral system
The 75 members of the Basque Parliament were elected in 3 multi-member districts, corresponding to the Basque Country's three provinces, using the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation system. Each district was assigned a fixed set of seats, distributed as follows: Alava (25), Biscay (25) and Gipuzkoa (25).
Voting was on the basis of universal suffrage in a secret ballot. Only lists polling above 3% of valid votes in each district (which include blank ballots—for none of the above) were entitled to enter the seat distribution.[1]
Opinion polls
Vote
Poll results are listed in the table below in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed in bold, and the background shaded in the leading party's colour. In the instance that there is a tie, then no figure is shaded. The lead column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the two parties with the highest figures. Poll results use the date the survey's fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. However, if such date is unknown, the date of publication will be given instead.
Date |
Polling Firm/Source |
PNV |
PP |
EH |
PSE |
EA |
IU |
UA |
Others |
Lead |
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13 May 2001 |
Regional Election |
42.4 |
22.9 |
10.0 |
17.8 |
w.PNV |
5.5 |
w.PP |
1.4 |
19.5 |
Exit polls |
6 May |
Demoscopia |
39.6 |
23.9 |
10.0 |
20.0 |
w.PNV |
4.2 |
w.PP |
2.3 |
15.7 |
2–3 May |
Ipsos-Eco |
34.5 |
24.3 |
14.9 |
19.1 |
w.PNV |
4.9 |
w.PP |
2.3 |
10.2 |
27 Apr–3 May |
Sigma-2 |
38.2 |
24.7 |
11.5 |
19.0 |
w.PNV |
4.4 |
w.PP |
2.2 |
13.5 |
17–25 Apr |
CIS |
38.7 |
24.7 |
11.6 |
18.6 |
w.PNV |
4.2 |
w.PP |
2.2 |
14.0 |
19–20 Apr |
Opina |
37.0 |
22.5 |
15.5 |
18.5 |
w.PNV |
4.0 |
w.PP |
2.5 |
14.5 |
14–28 Mar |
GPS |
37.5 |
23.3 |
13.2 |
19.5 |
w.PNV |
4.4 |
w.PP |
2.1 |
14.2 |
21–22 Feb |
Ipsos-Eco |
31.7 |
21.4 |
15.7 |
18.9 |
6.5 |
4.3 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
10.3 |
31 Jan–18 Feb |
CIS |
31.3 |
21.6 |
14.4 |
18.4 |
7.0 |
4.5 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
9.7 |
2001 |
27 Nov–15 Dec |
GPS |
29.4 |
21.7 |
14.6 |
19.2 |
7.6 |
4.9 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
7.7 |
2000 |
1999 |
25 Oct 1998 |
Regional Election |
27.6 |
19.9 |
17.7 |
17.4 |
8.6 |
5.6 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
7.7 |
Seat projections
Opinion polls showing seat projections are displayed in the table below. The highest seat figures in each polling survey have their background shaded in the leading party's colour. In the instance that there is a tie, then no figure is shaded. 38 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Basque Parliament.
Results
Overall
← Summary of the 13 May 2001 Basque Parliament election results →
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Party |
Vote |
Seats |
Votes |
% |
±pp |
Won |
+/− |
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Basque Nationalist Party-Basque Solidarity (EAJ-PNV/EA)[lower-alpha 1] |
604,222 | 42.38 | 6.19 |
33 | 6 |
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People's Party (PP)[lower-alpha 2] |
326,933 | 22.93 | 1.84 |
19 | 1 |
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Socialist Party of the Basque Country-Basque Country Left (PSE-EE/PSOE) |
253,195 | 17.76 | 0.41 |
13 | 1 |
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Basque Citizens (EH) |
143,139 | 10.04 | 7.62 |
7 | 7 |
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United Left-Greens (EB-B) |
78,862 | 5.53 | 0.07 |
3 | 1 |
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Humanist Party (PH) |
3,708 | 0.26 | ±0.00 |
0 | ±0 |
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Democratic Karma Party (PKD) |
2,000 | 0.14 | New |
0 | ±0 |
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Workers for Democracy Coalition (TD) |
1,017 | 0.07 | New |
0 | ±0 |
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Freedom (Askatasuna) |
663 | 0.05 | New |
0 | ±0 |
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Carlist Party (EKA-PC) |
530 | 0.04 | New |
0 | ±0 |
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Blank ballots |
11,508 | 0.81 | 0.58 |
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Total |
1,425,777 | 100.00 | |
75 | ±0 |
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Valid votes |
1,425,777 | 99.57 | 0.10 |
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Invalid votes |
6,219 | 0.43 | 0.10 |
Votes cast / turnout |
1,431,996 | 78.97 | 8.98 |
Abstentions |
381,360 | 21.03 | 8.98 |
Registered voters |
1,813,356 | |
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Source: Argos Information Portal |
Vote share |
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EAJ-PNV/EA |
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42.38% |
PP |
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22.93% |
PSE-EE/PSOE |
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17.76% |
EH |
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10.04% |
EB-B |
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5.53% |
Others |
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0.56% |
Blank ballots |
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0.81% |
Parliamentary seats |
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EAJ-PNV/EA |
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44.00% |
PP |
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25.33% |
PSE-EE/PSOE |
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17.33% |
EH |
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9.33% |
EB-B |
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4.00% |
Notes
References