2007 Navarrese regional election

2007 Navarrese regional election
27 May 2007
All 50 seats in the Parliament of Navarre
26 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered471,653 Increase 1.5%
Turnout348,039 (73.8%)
Increase 3.1 pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Miguel Sanz Patxi Zabaleta Fernando Puras
Party UPN NaBai PSN–PSOE
Leader since 17 January 1995 16 September 2006 30 September 2006
Last election 23 seats, 41.5% 8 seats, 17.8%[a] 11 seats, 21.2%
Seats won 22 12 12
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 4 Increase 1
Popular vote 139,132 77,872 74,158
Percentage 42.2% 23.6% 22.5%
Swing Increase 0.7 pp Increase 5.8 pp Increase 1.3 pp
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Juan Cruz Alli Jon Erro
Party CDN IUN/NEB
Leader since 10 April 1995 February 2004
Last election 4 seats, 7.7% 4 seats, 8.8%
Seats won 2 2
Seat change Decrease 2 Decrease 2
Popular vote 14,412 14,337
Percentage 4.4% 4.3%
Swing Decrease 3.3 pp Decrease 4.5 pp
President before election

Miguel Sanz
UPN

 President after election

Miguel Sanz
UPN

A regional election was held in Navarre on 27 May 2007 to elect the 8th Parliament of the chartered community. All 50 seats in the Parliament were up for election. It was held concurrently with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all across Spain.

The election saw the ruling coalition formed by the Navarrese People's Union (UPN) and Convergence of Democrats of Navarre (CDN) losing the absolute majority it had enjoyed in the previous legislature, with the newly-formed Navarre Yes (NaBai) alliance—formed by Aralar, Basque Solidarity (EA), the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) and Assembly (Batzarre)—emerging as the second political force in the region, with the Socialist Party of Navarre (PSN–PSOE) coming in a close third place with its best result since 1991. Negotiations for a coalition government between NaBai, PSN–PSOE and United Left (IUN) ensued, with PSN's candidate Fernando Puras being expected to head the cabinet, but the talks were thwarted by decision from the PSOE's national leadership. As a result, Miguel Sanz was able to be re-elected as president of Navarre for a fourth term thanks to the PSN not opposing his investiture.

Overview

Under the 1982 Reintegration and Improvement of the Chartered Regime, the Parliament of Navarre was the unicameral legislature of the homonymous chartered community, having legislative power in devolved matters, as well as the ability to grant or withdraw confidence from a regional president.[1] The electoral and procedural rules were supplemented by national law provisions.[2]

Date

The term of the Parliament of Navarre expired four years after the date of its previous ordinary election, unless it was dissolved earlier. If no snap election was called before the last year of the legislative term, the election decree was required to be issued no later than 54 days before the scheduled election date and published on the following day in the Official Gazette of Navarre (BON), with election day taking place on the fourth Sunday of May four years after the previous election.[3] The previous election was held on 25 May 2003, setting the latest possible date for election day on the fourth Sunday of May four years later, which was 27 May 2007.

The regional president had the prerogative to dissolve the Parliament of Navarre at any given time and call a snap election, provided that no motion of no confidence was in process, no nationwide election was due and some time requirements are met: namely, that dissolution did not occur either during the first legislative session or during the last year of parliament before its planned expiration, nor before one year after a previous one under this procedure.[4] In the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional president within a 30-day period from the first ballot, the Parliament was to be automatically dissolved and a fresh election called.[5] Any snap election held as a result of these circumstances did not alter the date of the chamber's next ordinary election, with elected lawmakers serving the remainder of its original four-year term.[6]

The election to the Parliament of Navarre was officially called on 3 April 2007 with the publication of the corresponding decree in the BON, setting election day for 27 May and scheduling for the chamber to reconvene on 20 June.[7]

Electoral system

Voting for the Parliament was based on universal suffrage, comprising all Spanish nationals over 18 years of age, registered in Navarre and with full political rights, provided that they had not been deprived of the right to vote by a final sentence, nor were legally incapacitated.[8]

The Parliament of Navarre had a minimum of 40 and a maximum of 60 seats, with electoral provisions fixing its size at 50. All were elected in a single multi-member constituency—corresponding to the chartered community's territory—using the D'Hondt method and closed-list proportional voting, with a three percent-threshold of valid votes (including blank ballots) regionally.[9]

The law did not provide for by-elections to fill vacant seats; instead, any vacancies arising after the proclamation of candidates and during the legislative term were filled by the next candidates on the party lists or, when required, by designated substitutes.[10]

Outgoing parliament

The table below shows the composition of the parliamentary groups in the chamber at the time of the election call.[11][12]

Parliamentary composition in April 2007
Groups Parties Legislators
Seats Total
Navarrese People's Union Parliamentary Group UPN 23 23
Socialists of the Parliament of Navarre
Parliamentary Group		 PSN–PSOE 11 11
United Left of Navarre Parliamentary Group IU 4 4
Aralar Parliamentary Group Aralar 4 4
Convergence of Democrats of Navarre
Parliamentary Group		 CDN 4 4
Basque Solidarity Parliamentary Group EA 3 3
Mixed Group EAJ/PNV 1 1

Parties and candidates

The electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, alliances and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form a coalition ahead of an election were required to inform the relevant electoral commission within 10 days of the election call, whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of at least one percent of the electorate in Navarre, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list.[13] mendments earlier in 2007 required a balanced composition of men and women in the electoral lists, so that candidates of either sex made up at least 40 percent of the total composition.[14]

Below is a list of the main parties and alliances which contested the election:

Candidacy Parties and
alliances		 Leading candidate Ideology Previous result Gov. Ref.
Vote % Seats
UPN Miguel Sanz Conservatism
Christian democracy
Regionalism		 41.5% 23 Yes
PSN–PSOE
List
 Fernando Puras Social democracy 21.2% 11 No
NaBai
List
 Patxi Zabaleta Basque nationalism
Progressivism
17.8%
[a]		 8 No
IUN/NEB Jon Erro Socialism
Communism		 8.8% 4 No
CDN Juan Cruz Alli Christian democracy
Regionalism		 7.7% 4 Yes

Opinion polls

The tables below list opinion polling results in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The "Lead" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a poll.

Voting intention estimates

The table below lists weighted voting intention estimates. Refusals are generally excluded from the party vote percentages, while question wording and the treatment of "don't know" responses and those not intending to vote may vary between polling organisations. When available, seat projections determined by the polling organisations are displayed below (or in place of) the percentages in a smaller font; 26 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of Navarre.

Color key:

  Exit poll

Voting preferences

The table below lists raw, unweighted voting preferences.

Victory preferences

The table below lists opinion polling on the victory preferences for each party in the event of a regional election taking place.

Victory likelihood

The table below lists opinion polling on the perceived likelihood of victory for each party in the event of a regional election taking place.

Preferred President

The table below lists opinion polling on leader preferences to become president of the Government of Navarre.

Results

← Summary of the 27 May 2007 Parliament of Navarre election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Navarrese People's Union (UPN) 139,13242.19+0.71 22−1
Navarre Yes (NaBai)1 77,87223.62+5.80 12+4
Socialist Party of Navarre (PSN–PSOE) 74,15822.49+1.34 12+1
Convergence of Democrats of Navarre (CDN) 14,4124.37−3.28 2−2
United Left of Navarre (IUN/NEB) 14,3374.35−4.43 2−2
Navarrese Cannabis Representation (RCN/NOK) 4,7051.43New 0±0
Carlist Party (EKA) 5410.16−0.17 0±0
Blank ballots 4,5811.39−0.99
Total 329,738 50±0
Valid votes 329,73894.74+1.22
Invalid votes 18,3015.26−1.22
Votes cast / turnout 348,03973.79+3.09
Abstentions 123,61426.21−3.09
Registered voters 471,653
Sources[11][15][16]
Footnotes:
Popular vote
UPN
 
 42.19%
NaBai
 
 23.62%
PSN–PSOE
 
 22.49%
CDN
 
 4.37%
IUN/NEB
 
 4.35%
RCN/NOK
 
 1.43%
EKA
 
 0.16%
Blank ballots
 
 1.39%
Seats
UPN
 
 44.00%
NaBai
 
 24.00%
PSN–PSOE
 
 24.00%
CDN
 
 4.00%
IUN/NEB
 
 4.00%

Aftermath

Government formation

Investiture
Nomination of Miguel Sanz (UPN)
Ballot → 10 August 2007[e] 11 August 2007[e]
Required majority → 26 out of 50 X mark Simple check
Yes
24 / 50
24 / 50
No
25 / 50
14 / 50
Abstentions
  • • PSN (1) (on 12 Aug)
0 / 50
1 / 50
Absentees
0 / 50
0 / 50
Sources[11]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Results for Aralar (7.8%, 4 seats), EA–PNV (7.4%, 4 seats) and Batzarre (2.6%, 0 seats) in the 2003 election.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 Within NaBai.
  3. 1 2 3 Within EA.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Does not include non-resident citizens.
  5. 1 2 1 PSN MP cast an invalid ballot in the 10 August vote; 11 PSN MPs cast blank ballots on 12 August.

References

Opinion poll sources
  1. ↑ "Navarra y Baleares podrían cambiar de gobierno". Expansión (in Spanish). 27 May 2007.
  2. ↑ "Sondeo de EiTB". Auzolan (in Spanish). 27 May 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 ""Elecciones 2007: Análisis en caliente"" (PDF). Auzolan (in Spanish). 11 June 2007.
  4. ↑ "Rajoy saca peor nota que Zapatero en los bastiones electorales del PP". El País (in Spanish). 20 May 2007.
  5. ↑ "UPN se tambalea en Navarra por el ascenso de PSN y Nafarroa Bai". El País (in Spanish). 20 May 2007.
  6. ↑ "Vuelco electoral en Navarra, Baleares y Canarias y aplastante victoria del PP en Madrid". Terra (in Spanish). 17 May 2007. Archived from the original on 20 May 2007. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  7. ↑ "Encuestas autonómicas". Celeste-Tel (in Spanish). 17 May 2007. Archived from the original on 11 May 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  8. ↑ "UPN-CDN tienen difícil repetir la mayoría y hay casi un empate técnico con la oposición". Diario de Navarra (in Spanish). 19 May 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.
  9. ↑ "Sondeos electorales CIES" (PDF). CIES (in Spanish). 22 May 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  10. ↑ "El PP navarro, UPN, perderá la mayoría absoluta". Cadena SER (in Spanish). 12 May 2007.
  11. 1 2 3 "Informe Navarra. Mayo 2007". Cadena SER (in Spanish). 12 May 2007. Archived from the original on 26 May 2007.
  12. ↑ "Sondeo de Sigma Dos: El PP renovaría siete autonomías y podría perder dos". El Mundo (in Spanish). 12 May 2007.
  13. ↑ "Comunidades en las que ganaría el PP". El Mundo (in Spanish). 12 May 2007.
  14. ↑ ""Sigma-dos" otorga hasta 24 escaños a UPN y "Opina" los reduce a 21". Diario de Navarra (in Spanish). 13 May 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 "Preelectoral elecciones autonómicas, 2007. Comunidad Foral de Navarra (Estudio nº 2698. Abril-Mayo 2007)". CIS (in Spanish). 11 May 2007.
  16. ↑ "La aritmética juega en contra del PSOE sólo en las islas Canarias". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 12 May 2007.
  17. ↑ "UPN y CDN perderían la mayoría absoluta en Navarra por un solo escaño". Libertad Digital (in Spanish). 8 May 2007.
  18. ↑ "UPN y CDN perderían la mayoría absoluta en el Gobierno navarro". Diario Vasco (in Spanish). 20 May 2007.
  19. ↑ "Primera encuesta electora: mayoría absoluta UPN-CDN". Navarra Confidencial (in Spanish). 23 March 2007.
  20. ↑ "El PP y el PSOE mantendrán sus gobiernos autonómicos, aunque los socialistas bajan". El Mundo (in Spanish). 27 November 2006.
  21. ↑ "El voto en las comunidades. Elecciones autonómicas 2007" (PDF). El Mundo (in Spanish). 27 November 2006.
  22. ↑ "UPN y CDN pierden la mayoría absoluta (24) y el PSN continúa en su suelo electoral (11)". Diario de Navarra (in Spanish). 12 November 2006. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
  23. ↑ "Estudio sobre la actualidad de Navarra 2006" (PDF). CIES (in Spanish). 12 June 2006.
  24. ↑ "UPN y CDN perderían la mayoría si hoy hubiera elecciones forales". Foro Diario de Noticias (in Spanish). 9 October 2005. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
Other
  1. ↑ LORAFNA (1982), arts. 11–13 & 19–22.
  2. ↑ LFEPN (1986), art. 2.
  3. ↑ LORAFNA (1982), art. 15; LFEPN (1986), arts. 12–14 (suppl. by LOREG (1985), art. 42).
  4. ↑ LORAFNA (1982), art. 30; LFGNP (2004), arts. 7, 22 & 30.
  5. ↑ LORAFNA (1982), art. 29.
  6. ↑ LORAFNA (1982), art. 30.
  7. ↑ Foral Decree 4/2007 (2007), arts. 1 & 3.
  8. ↑ LORAFNA (1982), art. 15; LFEPN (1986), art. 3 (suppl. by LOREG (1985), arts. 2–3).
  9. ↑ LORAFNA (1982), art. 15; LFEPN (1986), arts. 1 & 9–10.
  10. ↑ LFEPN (1986), art. 11 (suppl. by LOREG (1985), arts. 46 & 48).
  11. 1 2 3 Lozano, Carles. "Elecciones al Parlamento de Navarra (Nafarroako Parlamentua) (desde 1979)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  12. ↑ "Parlamento de Navarra. VI Legislatura. Memoria de Actividades (25-mayo-2006 a 25-mayo-2007)" (PDF) (in Spanish). Parliament of Navarre. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  13. ↑ LFEPN (1986), art. 18 (suppl. by LOREG (1985), art. 44).
  14. ↑ LOREG (1985), art. 44 bis.
  15. ↑ "Resultados Electorales y Composición del Parlamento de Navarra. VII Legislatura (2007-2011)" (in Spanish). Parliament of Navarre. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  16. ↑ "Resolución 340/2007, de 25 de junio, del Director General de Presidencia, por la que se procede a la publicación del resumen de los resultados de las elecciones al Parlamento de Navarra celebradas el 27 de mayo de 2007, conforme al acta de proclamación remitida por la Junta Electoral Provincial de Navarra" (PDF). Official Gazette of Navarre (in Spanish) (94): 8885–8886. 1 August 2007. ISSN 2253-9646. Retrieved 4 May 2026.

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