2005 Spanish regional elections
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17 April 2005
19 June 2005 | |
150 seats in the regional parliaments of the Basque Country and Galicia | |
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Regional elections were held in Spain during 2005 to elect the regional parliaments of two of the seventeen autonomous communities: the Basque Country and Galicia. 150 of 1,186 seats in the regional parliaments were up for election. The elections were held on 17 April in the Basque Country, and on 19 June in Galicia.
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), the Basque Country (1981), Catalonia (1985) and Galicia (1985)—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 and cities. Gains for a party are highlighted in that party's colour.
| Election day | Region | Previous control | New control | ||
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| 17 April | Basque Country | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | ||
| 19 June | Galicia | People's Party (PP) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | ||
Summary by region
April (Basque Country)
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| Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Seats | +/− | |
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| PNV–EA | 468,117 | 38.38 | −4.00 | 29 | −4 | |
| PSE–EE (PSOE) | 274,546 | 22.51 | +4.75 | 18 | +5 | |
| PP | 210,614 | 17.27 | −5.66 | 15 | −4 | |
| PCTV/EHAK | 150,644 | 12.35 | +2.31 | 9 | +2 | |
| EB–B | 65,023 | 5.33 | −0.20 | 3 | ±0 | |
| Aralar | 28,180 | 2.31 | New | 1 | +1 | |
| Others | 13,474 | 1.10 | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Blank ballots | 9,001 | 0.74 | −0.07 | |||
| Valid votes | 1,219,599 | 99.67 | +0.10 | |||
| Invalid votes | 4,035 | 0.33 | −0.10 | |||
| Votes cast / turnout | 1,223,634 | 68.00 | −10.97 | |||
| Registered voters | 1,799,523 | |||||
June (Galicia)
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| Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Seats | +/− | |
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| PP | 756,562 | 45.23 | −6.39 | 37 | −4 | |
| PSdeG–PSOE | 555,603 | 33.22 | +11.39 | 25 | +8 | |
| BNG | 311,954 | 18.65 | −3.93 | 13 | −4 | |
| Others | 27,525 | 1.65 | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Blank ballots | 20,912 | 1.25 | −0.44 | |||
| Valid votes | 1,672,556 | 99.54 | +0.24 | |||
| Invalid votes | 7,646 | 0.46 | −0.24 | |||
| Votes cast / turnout | 1,680,202 | 64.21 | +4.05 | |||
| Registered voters | 2,616,811 | |||||
