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2007 Madrilenian regional election

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A regional election was held in the Community of Madrid on 27 May 2007 to elect the 8th Assembly of the autonomous community. All 120 seats in the Assembly were up for election. It was held concurrently with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all across Spain. Because regional elections in Madrid were mandated for the fourth Sunday of May every four years, the October 2003 snap election did not alter the term of the four-year legislature starting in May 2003.

Registered4,458,989 Increase 0.1%
Turnout3,001,200 (67.3%)
Increase 4.7 pp
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2007 Madrilenian regional election

27 May 2007
2011 

All 120 seats in the Assembly of Madrid
61 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered4,458,989 Increase 0.1%
Turnout3,001,200 (67.3%)
Increase 4.7 pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Esperanza Aguirre Rafael Simancas Inés Sabanés
Party PP PSOE IUCM
Leader since 16 October 2002 26 November 2000 26 January 2007
Last election 57 seats, 48.5% 45 seats, 39.0% 9 seats, 8.5%
Seats won 67 42 11
Seat change Increase 10 Decrease 3 Increase 2
Popular vote 1,592,162 1,002,862 264,782
Percentage 53.3% 33.6% 8.9%
Swing Increase 4.8 pp Decrease 5.4 pp Increase 0.4 pp

President before election

Esperanza Aguirre
PP

President after election

Esperanza Aguirre
PP

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Esperanza Aguirre was re-elected for a second term in office, with the People's Party (PP) winning a record absolute majority comprising almost 56% of the seats in the Assembly. The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) obtained one of the worst party results since 1995, resulting in Rafael Simancas resigning as Secretary-General of the Socialist Party of Madrid shortly thereafter. United Left (IU) continued on its rising trend and won 2 additional seats.

Overview

Under the 1983 Statute of Autonomy, the Assembly of Madrid was the unicameral legislature of the homonymous autonomous 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 Assembly of Madrid expired four years after the date of its previous ordinary election, with election day being fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years. 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 the Community of Madrid (BOCM).[3] The previous ordinary election was held on 25 May 2003, setting the 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 Assembly of Madrid at any given time and call a snap election, provided that no motion of no confidence was in process, no nationwide election had been called and 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.[4] In the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional president within a two-month period from the first ballot, the Assembly was to be automatically dissolved and a fresh election called, which was to be held on the first Sunday 54 days after the call.[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 Assembly of Madrid was officially called on 3 April 2007 with the publication of the corresponding decree in the BOCM, setting election day for 27 May and scheduling for the chamber to reconvene on 12 June.[7]

Electoral system

Voting for the Assembly was based on universal suffrage, comprising all Spanish nationals over 18 years of age, registered in the Community of Madrid 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 Assembly of Madrid had one seat per 50,000 inhabitants or fraction above 25,000. All were elected in a single multi-member constituency—corresponding to the autonomous community's territory—using the D'Hondt method and closed-list proportional voting, with a five percent-threshold of valid votes (including blank ballots) regionally.[9] As a result of the aforementioned allocation, the Assembly was entitled to 120 seats, based on the official population figures resulting from the latest revision of the municipal register (as of 1 January 2006).[10]

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.[11]

Outgoing parliament

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

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Parliamentary composition in April 2007
Groups Parties Legislators
Seats Total
People's Parliamentary Group PP 57 57
Socialist Parliamentary Group PSOE 45 45
United Left Parliamentary Group IUCM 9 9
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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 an alliance 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 0.5 percent of the electorate in the Community of Madrid, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list.[13] Amendments 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:

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Candidacy Parties and
alliances
Leading candidate Ideology Previous result Gov. Ref.
Vote % Seats
PP
List
Esperanza Aguirre Conservatism
Christian democracy
48.5% 57 Yes [15]
[16]
[17]
PSOE Rafael Simancas Social democracy 39.0% 45 No [18]
[19]
IUCM Inés Sabanés Socialism
Communism
8.5% 9 No [20]
[21]
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Campaign

Debates

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2007 Madrilenian regional election debates
Date Organizer(s) Moderator(s)     P  Present[a]  
PP PSOE IUCM Audience Ref.
11 May Telemadrid Víctor Arribas P
Aguirre
P
Simancas
P
Sabanés
13.8%
(255,000)
[22]
[23]
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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; 61 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Assembly of Madrid (56 in the October 2003 election).

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  Exit poll

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Voting preferences

The table below lists raw, unweighted voting preferences.

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Victory preferences

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

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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.

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Preferred President

The table below lists opinion polling on leader preferences to become president of the Community of Madrid.

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Predicted President

The table below lists opinion polling on the perceived likelihood for each leader to become president.

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Results

Overall

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Summary of the 27 May 2007 Assembly of Madrid election results
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 1,592,16253.29+4.81 67+10
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 1,002,86233.57−5.43 42−3
United Left of the Community of Madrid (IUCM) 264,7828.86+0.36 11+2
The Greens (LV, LVM, LVCM, LV–GV)1 33,0441.11+0.14 0±0
Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) 6,8770.23New 0±0
Spanish Alternative (AES) 5,0390.17New 0±0
For a Fairer World (PUM+J) 5,0240.17New 0±0
Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE) 4,2310.14+0.07 0±0
National Democracy (DN) 3,5180.12−0.01 0±0
Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS) 3,1230.10+0.03 0±0
The Phalanx (FE) 2,6750.09+0.01 0±0
Citizen Unity (UC) 2,0990.07+0.04 0±0
Madrid is Castile (MEC) 2,0740.07New 0±0
Spanish Democratic Centre (CDEs) 1,8160.06New 0±0
Humanist Party (PH) 1,7570.06+0.01 0±0
Madrid First (PM) 1,6670.06+0.01 0±0
Union for Leganés (ULEG) 1,4220.05New 0±0
Liberal Centrist Union (UCL) 1,3350.04New 0±0
Democratic Innovation (ID) 5740.02New 0±0
Save Telemadrid Party (PSTM) 00.00New 0±0
Blank ballots 51,6651.73−0.01
Total 2,987,746 120+9
Valid votes 2,987,74699.55−0.06
Invalid votes 13,4540.45+0.06
Votes cast / turnout 3,001,20067.31+4.73
Abstentions 1,457,78932.69−4.73
Registered voters 4,458,989
Sources[12][24]
Footnotes:
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Popular vote
PP
53.29%
PSOE
33.57%
IUCM
8.86%
LV
1.11%
Others
1.45%
Blank ballots
1.73%
Seats
PP
55.83%
PSOE
35.00%
IUCM
9.17%

Elected legislators

The following table lists the elected legislators sorted by order of election:[24]

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Aftermath

Government formation

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Investiture
Nomination of Esperanza Aguirre (PP)
Ballot → 19 June 2007
Required majority → 61 out of 120 checkY
Yes
  • PP (67)
67 / 120
No
53 / 120
Abstentions
0 / 120
Absentees
0 / 120
Sources[12][25]
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Notes

  1. Denotes a main invitee attending the event.
  2. Does not include non-resident citizens.

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