2011 Spanish regional elections

2011 Spanish regional elections
22 May 2011
824 seats in the regional parliaments of Aragon, Asturias, Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Cantabria, Castile and León, Castilla–La Mancha, Extremadura, La Rioja, Madrid, Murcia, Navarre and Valencian Community
Regional administrations by leading party in 2011

Regional elections were held in Spain during 2011 to elect the regional parliaments of thirteen of the seventeen autonomous communities: Aragon, Asturias, the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands, Cantabria, Castile and León, Castilla–La Mancha, Extremadura, La Rioja, Madrid, Murcia, Navarre and the Valencian Community. 824 of 1,218 seats in the regional parliaments were up for election. The elections were held on 22 May (concurrently with local elections all across the country).

The week before the elections came dominated under the scope of the 15-M protests which had been held in different cities across Spain. The opposition People's Party (PP) won the elections in a landslide as the ruling Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) lost all regional governments at stake—including Extremadura and Castilla–La Mancha, which it had held since 1983. The PP won outright majorities in eight out of the thirteen communities holding elections, and was able to gain power in a further two either through agreements with other parties.

Election date

Determination of election day varied depending on the autonomous community. Typically, most autonomous communities held their elections on the fourth Sunday of May every four years, concurrently with nationwide local elections, while others had their own, separate electoral cycles. In some cases, regional presidents had the prerogative to dissolve parliament and call for extra elections at a different time, but newly elected assemblies were restricted to serving out what remained of their previous four year-terms without altering the period to their next ordinary election. In other cases—Andalusia (since 1994), Aragon (2007), the Balearic Islands (2007), the Basque Country (1981), Castile and León (2007), Catalonia (1985), Extremadura (2011), Galicia (1985), Navarre (2010) and the Valencian Community (2006)—the law granted regional presidents the power to call snap elections resulting in fresh four-year parliamentary terms.[1][2]

Regional governments

The following table lists party control in autonomous communities. Gains for a party are highlighted in that party's colour.

Election day Region Previous control New control
22 May Aragon Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) People's Party (PP)
Asturias Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Asturias Forum (FAC)
Balearic Islands Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) People's Party (PP)
Canary Islands Canarian Coalition (CC) Canarian Coalition (CC)
Cantabria Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC) People's Party (PP)
Castile and León People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP)
Castilla–La Mancha Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) People's Party (PP)
Extremadura Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) People's Party (PP)
La Rioja People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP)
Madrid People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP)
Murcia People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP)
Navarre Navarrese People's Union (UPN) Navarrese People's Union (UPN)
Valencian Community People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP)

Summary by region

May (13 regions)

Aragon

Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
PP 269,72939.69+8.63 30+7
PSOE 197,18929.02−12.12 22−8
PAR 62,1939.15−2.93 7−2
CHA 55,9328.23+0.08 4±0
IU 41,8746.16+2.08 4+3
UPyD 15,6672.31New 0±0
Others 15,2672.25 0±0
Blank ballots 21,6783.19+0.97
Valid votes 679,52998.50−0.81
Invalid votes 10,3751.50+0.81
Votes cast / turnout 689,90467.90+1.39
Registered voters 1,016,021

Asturias

Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
PSOE 179,61929.92−12.12 15−6
FAC 178,03129.66New 16+16
PP 119,76719.95−21.55 10−10
IU–LV 61,70310.28+0.59 4±0
UPyD 14,6402.44New 0±0
IDEAS 6,3801.06New 0±0
BA–UNA: CxA 6,1911.03New 0±0
Others 18,3323.05 0±0
Blank ballots 15,6112.60+0.19
Valid votes 600,27498.56−0.64
Invalid votes 8,7981.44+0.64
Votes cast / turnout 609,07261.69+0.10
Registered voters 987,305

Balearic Islands

Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
PP 194,86146.36+0.34 35+7
PSIB–PSOE 102,72424.44−7.72 18−3
PSM–IV–ExM 36,1818.61n/a 4+1
EUIB 13,2703.15n/a 0−2
IB–Lliga 12,2942.92New 0±0
CxI 11,9132.83−3.90 0−3
UPyD 8,7312.08New 0±0
esquerra 5,3251.27n/a 0±0
PSM–EN 3,7230.89+0.10 1±0
GxF+PSOE 1,9040.45+0.10 1+1
Sa Unió 1,3530.32−0.11 0−1
Others 15,7563.75 0±0
Blank ballots 12,2932.92+0.86
Valid votes 420,31898.41−1.00
Invalid votes 6,7751.59+1.00
Votes cast / turnout 427,09358.80−1.34
Registered voters 726,287

Canary Islands

Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
PP 289,38131.94+7.90 21+6
CC–PNC–CCN 225,94824.94−3.16 21+2
PSOE 190,02820.98−13.53 15−11
NC 82,1489.07+2.60 3+3
ACSSP 19,0202.10+1.58 0±0
LV 18,8312.08+0.18 0±0
UPyD 9,0691.00New 0±0
Others 46,5175.13 0±0
Blank ballots 25,0172.76+1.34
Valid votes 905,95997.31−2.12
Invalid votes 25,0512.69+2.12
Votes cast / turnout 931,01058.90−1.54
Registered voters 1,580,700

Cantabria

Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
PP 156,49946.09+4.61 20+3
PRC 98,88729.12+0.48 12±0
PSOE 55,54116.36−8.18 7−3
IU–IA 11,2773.32+1.44 0±0
UPyD 5,8351.72New 0±0
Others 4,1851.23 0±0
Blank ballots 7,3282.16+0.45
Valid votes 339,55298.30−0.76
InValid votes 5,8871.70+0.76
Votes cast / turnout 345,43969.79−2.18
Registered voters 494,955

Castile and León

Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
PP 739,50251.55+2.38 53+5
PSOE 425,77729.68−8.05 29−4
IUCyL 69,8724.87+1.79 1+1
UPyD 47,0403.28New 0±0
UPL 26,6601.86−0.87 1−1
Others 78,5535.48 0±0
Blank ballots 47,0083.28+1.30
Valid votes 1,434,41298.09−1.11
Invalid votes 27,9851.91+1.11
Votes cast / turnout 1,462,39767.50−3.20
Registered voters 2,166,385

Castilla–La Mancha

Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
PP 564,95448.11+5.73 25+4
PSOE 509,73843.40−8.56 24−2
IUCLM 44,3023.77+0.35 0±0
UPyD 20,5541.75New 0±0
Others 15,2251.30 0±0
Blank ballots 19,6431.67+0.39
Valid votes 1,174,41698.69−0.56
Invalid votes 15,5701.31+0.56
Votes cast / turnout 1,189,98675.96+2.22
Registered voters 1,566,641

Extremadura

Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
PP–EU 307,97546.13+7.42 32+5
PSOE–r 290,04543.45−9.55 30−8
IU–SIEx 38,1575.72+1.20 3+3
UPyD 7,0581.06New 0±0
Others 14,9702.24 0±0
Blank ballots 9,3941.41+0.22
Valid votes 667,59998.65−0.62
Invalid votes 9,1691.35+0.62
Votes cast / turnout 676,76874.65−0.30
Registered voters 906,551

La Rioja

Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
PP 85,97551.98+3.17 20+3
PSOE 50,16930.33−10.08 11−3
PR 8,9835.43−0.57 2±0
IU 6,1143.70+0.64 0±0
UPyD 5,8913.56New 0±0
Ecolo–V 2,0411.23New 0±0
Others 1,7461.06 0±0
Blank ballots 4,4962.72+1.00
Valid votes 165,41597.98−1.23
InValid votes 3,4112.02+1.23
Votes cast / turnout 168,82669.76−3.54
Registered voters 242,007

Madrid

Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
PP 1,548,30651.73−1.56 72+5
PSOE 786,29726.27−7.30 36−6
IUCM–LV 287,7079.61+0.75 13+2
UPyD 189,0556.32New 8+8
Others 110,4133.69 0±0
Blank ballots 71,4582.39+0.66
Valid votes 2,993,23598.32−1.23
Invalid votes 51,1141.68+1.23
Votes cast / turnout 3,044,34965.86−1.45
Registered voters 4,622,750

Murcia

Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
PP 382,87158.79+0.49 33+4
PSOE 155,50623.88−8.12 11−4
IU–V–RM 50,9887.83+1.58 1±0
UPyD 29,2794.50New 0±0
LV–Ecolo 7,6591.18New 0±0
Others 10,9081.67 0±0
Blank ballots 14,0502.16+0.83
Valid votes 651,26198.37−0.87
Invalid votes 10,8251.63+0.87
Votes cast / turnout 662,08667.91−0.10
Registered voters 974,998
Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
UPN 111,47434.48−7.70 19−3
PSN–PSOE 51,23815.85−6.64 9−3
NaBai 2011 49,82715.41−8.21 8−4
B–EA/AE–EA 42,91613.28New 7+7
PP 23,5517.29New 4+4
I–E 18,4575.71+1.36 3+1
CDN 4,6541.44−2.93 0−2
VN–NB 4,2351.31New 0±0
Others 8,7412.70 0±0
Blank ballots 8,1612.52+1.14
Valid votes 323,25498.77+4.03
Invalid votes 4,0271.23−4.03
Votes cast / turnout 327,28167.43−6.36
Registered voters 485,386

Valencian Community

Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
PP 1,211,11249.42−3.10 55+1
PSPV–PSOE 687,14128.04−6.45 33−5
Compromís 176,2137.19n/a 6+4
EUPV 144,7035.90n/a 5±0
UPyD 60,8592.48New 0±0
VyE 31,8081.30New 0±0
Others 78,3663.20 0±0
Blank ballots 60,6702.48+1.07
Valid votes 2,450,87298.37−0.96
Invalid votes 40,7161.63+0.96
Votes cast / turnout 2,491,58870.19+0.05
Registered voters 3,549,687

References

  1. ↑ LOREG (1985), art. 42.
  2. ↑ "Un paso más hacia la ruptura de la homogeneidad del calendario electoral de las comunidades autónomas: la reforma de la Ley Orgánica 13/1982, de 10 de agosto, de Reintegración y Amejoramiento del Régimen Foral de Navarra" [A further step towards breaking the homogeneity of the electoral calendar of the autonomous communities: the reform of the Organic Law 13/1982, of August 10, on Reintegration and Improvement of the Foral Regime of Navarre] (PDF). Institute of Regional Studies (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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