Spanish regional elections, 2011

Spanish regional elections, 2011
Spain
22 May 2011

All 824 seats of the regional parliaments of Aragon, Asturias, Balearic Islands,
Canary Islands, Cantabria, Castile-La Mancha, Castile and León, Extremadura,
Madrid, Murcia, Navarre, La Rioja and Valencia
Registered 19,319,332
Turnout 13,025,799 (67.4%)
Decrease0.9 pp
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Mariano Rajoy José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero Cayo Lara
Party PP PSOE IU
Leader since 2 September 2003 22 July 2000 14 December 2008
Last election 367 seats, 45.5% 327 seats, 37.0% 28 seats, 6.0%
Seats won 410 261 34
Seat change Increase43 Decrease66 Increase6
Popular vote 5,895,839 3,682,916 795,242
Percentage 46.0% 28.8% 6.2%
Swing Increase0.5 pp Decrease8.2 pp Increase0.2 pp

Regional administrations after the 2011 elections.

The 2011 Spanish regional elections were held on Sunday, 22 May 2011 in Spain, to elect the regional parliaments of 13 of the 17 autonomous communities: Aragon, Asturias, the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands, Cantabria, Castile-La Mancha, Castile and León, Extremadura, Madrid, Murcia, Navarre, La Rioja and the Valencian Community. Andalusia, Catalonia, Galicia and the Basque Country did not held elections that day because they had separate electoral cycles. Municipal elections were held throughout Spain the same day.[1]

The days before the elections were marked by the protests which had been held in different cities across Spain since 15 May.

The elections resulted in a landslide victory for the opposition People's Party (PP). The governing Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) was beaten in every region, including Extremadura and Castile-La Mancha, which the party had held since the first regional elections in 1983. The PP won outright majorities in 8 out of the 13 communities, and was able to govern in another 2 through pacts.

Following the election, the PSOE named Deputy Prime Minister Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba as prime ministerial candidate for the incoming general election, initially scheduled for March 2012 but finally held in November 2011.[2]

Election date

The determination of the election date varied depending on the autonomous community, as they had different regulations. Initially, regional presidents didn't have the power to dissolve the regional parliaments and call elections of their own, but this notion evolved over time throughout different reforms of the autonomies' electoral laws and/or Statutes of Autonomy.

The fourth Sunday of May 2011 was 22 May, and elections were set to be held that day.

Regional governments

Region Outgoing government (as of 2011) Incoming government (as of 2011)
Seats Type Composition Seats Type Composition
Autonomous communities
Aragon
39 / 67
Coalition PSOE+PAR
37 / 67
Coalition PP+PAR
Asturias
24 / 45
Coalition PSOE+IU
16 / 45
Minority FAC
Balearic Islands
27 / 59
Coalition PSOE+PSM+IU+ERC
35 / 59
Majority PP
Canary Islands
19 / 60
Minority CC
36 / 60
Coalition CC+PSOE
Cantabria
22 / 39
Coalition PRC+PSOE
20 / 39
Majority PP
Castile and León
48 / 83
Majority PP
53 / 84
Majority PP
Castile-La Mancha
26 / 47
Majority PSOE
25 / 49
Majority PP
Community of Madrid
67 / 120
Majority PP
72 / 129
Majority PP
Extremadura
38 / 65
Majority PSOE
32 / 65
Minority PP
La Rioja
17 / 33
Majority PP
20 / 33
Majority PP
Murcia
29 / 45
Majority PP
33 / 45
Majority PP
Navarre
22 / 50
Minority UPN
28 / 50
Coalition UPN+PSOE
Valencian Community
54 / 99
Majority PP
55 / 99
Majority PP
Autonomous cities
Ceuta
19 / 25
Majority PP
18 / 25
Majority PP
Melilla
15 / 25
Majority PP
15 / 25
Majority PP

National results

Summary of the 22 May 2011 Spanish regional election results
Party Vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
People's Party (PP) 5,932,745 46.10 410
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 3,689,200 28.67 261
United Left (IU) 791,614 6.15 34
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 417,377 3.24 New 8
Canarian Coalition (CC) 225,948 1.76 21
Asturias Forum (FAC) 178,031 1.38 New 16
Commitment Coalition (Compromís) 176,213 1.37 New 6
Navarrese People's Union (UPN) 111,474 0.87 19
Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC) 98,887 0.77 12
New Canarias (NCa) 82,148 0.64 3
Aragonese Party (PAR) 62,193 0.48 7
Aragonese Union (CHA) 55,932 0.43 4
Yes to Navarre 2011 (NaBai 2011) 49,827 0.39 8
Bildu (Bildu) 42,916 0.33 New 7
Socialist Party of Majorca (PSM) 40,472 0.31 5
Leonese People's Union (UPL) 26,660 0.21 1
Riojan Party (PR) 8,983 0.07 2
Others 877,509 6.82 0
Blank ballots 317,657 2.47
Total 12,868,129 100.00 824
Valid votes 12,868,129 98.32
Invalid votes 220,262 1.68
Votes cast / turnout 13,088,391 67.62
Abstentions 6,268,657 32.38
Registered voters 19,357,048
Source: Argos Information Portal

Results

Autonomous communities

Party Votes % Seats
Prev. 2011 ±pp Prev. 2011 +/−
Aragon
People's Party (PP) 269,729 31.1% 39.7% Increase8.6 23 30 Increase7
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 197,189 41.1% 29.0% Decrease12.1 30 22 Decrease8
Aragonese Party (PAR) 62,193 12.1% 9.2% Decrease2.9 9 7 Decrease2
Aragonese Union (CHA) 55,932 8.1% 8.2% Increase0.1 4 4 ±0
United Left (IU) 41,874 4.1% 6.2% Increase2.1 1 4 Increase3
Asturias
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 179,619 42.0% 29.9% Decrease12.1 21 15 Decrease6
Asturias Forum (FAC) 178,031 29.7% New 16 Increase16
People's Party (PP) 119,767 41.5% 20.0% Decrease21.5 20 10 Decrease10
United Left (IU) 61,703 9.7% 10.3% Increase0.6 4 4 ±0
Balearic Islands
People's Party (PP) 196,214 46.5% 46.7% Increase0.2 29 35 Increase6
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 102,724 32.2% 24.4% Decrease7.8 20 18 Decrease2
Socialist Party of Majorca (PSM) 39,904 9.8% 9.5% Decrease0.3 3 5 Increase2
United Left (IU) 13,270 w.BpM 3.2% New 3 0 Decrease3
Convergence for the Isles (CxI) 11,913 6.7% 2.8% Decrease3.9 3 0 Decrease3
Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) 5,325 w.PSOE 1.3% New 1 0 Decrease1
People for Formentera (GxF) 1,904 0.3% 0.5% Increase0.2 0 1 Increase1
Canary Islands
People's Party (PP) 289,381 24.0% 31.9% Increase7.9 15 21 Increase6
Canarian Coalition (CC) 225,948 29.2% 24.9% Decrease4.3 19 21 Increase2
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 190,028 34.5% 21.0% Decrease13.5 26 15 Decrease11
New Canarias (NC) 82,148 5.4% 9.1% Increase3.7 0 3 Increase3
Cantabria
People's Party (PP) 156,499 41.5% 46.1% Increase4.6 17 20 Increase3
Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC) 98,887 28.6% 29.1% Increase0.5 12 12 ±0
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 55,541 24.5% 16.4% Decrease8.1 10 7 Decrease3
Castile and León
People's Party (PP) 739,505 49.2% 51.6% Increase2.4 48 53 Increase5
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 425,777 37.7% 29.7% Decrease8.0 33 29 Decrease4
United Left (IU) 69,872 3.1% 4.9% Increase1.8 0 1 Increase1
Leonese People's Union (UPL) 26,660 2.7% 1.9% Decrease0.8 2 1 Decrease1
Castile-La Mancha
People's Party (PP) 564,954 42.4% 48.1% Increase5.7 21 25 Increase4
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 509,738 52.0% 43.4% Decrease8.6 26 24 Decrease2
Community of Madrid
People's Party (PP) 1,548,306 53.3% 51.7% Decrease1.6 67 72 Increase5
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 786,297 33.6% 26.3% Decrease7.3 42 36 Decrease6
United Left (IU) 287,707 8.9% 9.6% Increase0.7 11 13 Increase2
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 189,055 6.3% New 8 Increase8
Extremadura
People's Party (PP) 307,975 38.7% 46.1% Increase7.4 27 32 Increase5
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 290,045 53.0% 43.4% Decrease9.6 38 30 Decrease8
United Left (IU) 38,157 4.5% 5.7% Increase1.2 0 3 Increase3
La Rioja
People's Party (PP) 85,975 48.8% 52.0% Increase3.3 17 20 Increase3
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 50,169 40.4% 30.3% Decrease10.1 14 11 Decrease3
Riojan Party (PR) 8,983 6.0% 5.4% Decrease0.6 2 2 ±0
Murcia
People's Party (PP) 382,871 58.3% 58.8% Increase0.5 29 33 Increase4
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 155,506 32.0% 23.9% Decrease8.1 15 11 Decrease4
United Left (IU) 50,988 6.3% 7.8% Increase1.5 1 1 ±0
Navarre
Navarrese People's Union (UPN) 111,474 42.2% 34.5% Decrease7.7 22 19 Decrease3
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 51,238 22.5% 15.9% Decrease6.6 12 9 Decrease3
Yes to Navarre (NaBai) 49,827 23.6% 15.4% Decrease8.2 12 8 Decrease4
Unite (Bildu) 42,916 13.3% New 7 Increase7
People's Party (PP) 23,551 7.3% New 4 Increase4
Left (I-E) 18,457 4.3% 5.7% Increase1.4 2 3 Increase1
Democrats Convergence of Navarre (CDN) 4,654 4.4% 1.4% Decrease3.0 2 0 Decrease2
Valencian Community
People's Party (PP) 1,211,112 52.5% 49.4% Decrease3.1 54 55 Increase1
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 687,141 34.5% 28.0% Decrease6.5 38 33 Decrease5
Commitment Coalition (Compromís) 176,213 7.2% New 6 Increase6
United Left (IU) 144,703 8.0% 5.9% Decrease2.1 7 5 Decrease2

Autonomous cities

Party Votes % Seats
2007 2011 ±pp 2007 2011 +/−
Ceuta
People's Party (PP) 20,054 65.2% 65.2% ±0.0 19 18 Decrease1
Caballas Coalition (Caballas) 4,407 16.4% 14.3% Decrease2.1 4 4 ±0
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 3,601 8.7% 11.7% Increase3.0 2 3 Increase1
Melilla
People's Party (PP) 16,852 56.0% 53.9% Decrease2.1 15 15 ±0
Coalition for Melilla (CpM) 7,394 21.7% 23.7% Increase2.0 5 6 Increase1
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 2,683 18.2% 8.6% Decrease9.6 5 2 Decrease3
Freedom People's Party (PPL) 2,128 6.8% New 2 Increase2

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