2011 Spanish regional elections
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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).
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22 May 2011
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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 | |
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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 | ||
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| 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
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| Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PP | 269,729 | 39.69 | +8.63 | 30 | +7 | |
| PSOE | 197,189 | 29.02 | −12.12 | 22 | −8 | |
| PAR | 62,193 | 9.15 | −2.93 | 7 | −2 | |
| CHA | 55,932 | 8.23 | +0.08 | 4 | ±0 | |
| IU | 41,874 | 6.16 | +2.08 | 4 | +3 | |
| UPyD | 15,667 | 2.31 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Others | 15,267 | 2.25 | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Blank ballots | 21,678 | 3.19 | +0.97 | |||
| Valid votes | 679,529 | 98.50 | −0.81 | |||
| Invalid votes | 10,375 | 1.50 | +0.81 | |||
| Votes cast / turnout | 689,904 | 67.90 | +1.39 | |||
| Registered voters | 1,016,021 | |||||
Asturias
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| Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSOE | 179,619 | 29.92 | −12.12 | 15 | −6 | |
| FAC | 178,031 | 29.66 | New | 16 | +16 | |
| PP | 119,767 | 19.95 | −21.55 | 10 | −10 | |
| IU–LV | 61,703 | 10.28 | +0.59 | 4 | ±0 | |
| UPyD | 14,640 | 2.44 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| IDEAS | 6,380 | 1.06 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| BA–UNA: CxA | 6,191 | 1.03 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Others | 18,332 | 3.05 | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Blank ballots | 15,611 | 2.60 | +0.19 | |||
| Valid votes | 600,274 | 98.56 | −0.64 | |||
| Invalid votes | 8,798 | 1.44 | +0.64 | |||
| Votes cast / turnout | 609,072 | 61.69 | +0.10 | |||
| Registered voters | 987,305 | |||||
Balearic Islands
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| Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PP | 194,861 | 46.36 | +0.34 | 35 | +7 | |
| PSIB–PSOE | 102,724 | 24.44 | −7.72 | 18 | −3 | |
| PSM–IV–ExM | 36,181 | 8.61 | n/a | 4 | +1 | |
| EUIB | 13,270 | 3.15 | n/a | 0 | −2 | |
| IB–Lliga | 12,294 | 2.92 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| CxI | 11,913 | 2.83 | −3.90 | 0 | −3 | |
| UPyD | 8,731 | 2.08 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| esquerra | 5,325 | 1.27 | n/a | 0 | ±0 | |
| PSM–EN | 3,723 | 0.89 | +0.10 | 1 | ±0 | |
| GxF+PSOE | 1,904 | 0.45 | +0.10 | 1 | +1 | |
| Sa Unió | 1,353 | 0.32 | −0.11 | 0 | −1 | |
| Others | 15,756 | 3.75 | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Blank ballots | 12,293 | 2.92 | +0.86 | |||
| Valid votes | 420,318 | 98.41 | −1.00 | |||
| Invalid votes | 6,775 | 1.59 | +1.00 | |||
| Votes cast / turnout | 427,093 | 58.80 | −1.34 | |||
| Registered voters | 726,287 | |||||
Canary Islands
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| Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PP | 289,381 | 31.94 | +7.90 | 21 | +6 | |
| CC–PNC–CCN | 225,948 | 24.94 | −3.16 | 21 | +2 | |
| PSOE | 190,028 | 20.98 | −13.53 | 15 | −11 | |
| NC | 82,148 | 9.07 | +2.60 | 3 | +3 | |
| ACSSP | 19,020 | 2.10 | +1.58 | 0 | ±0 | |
| LV | 18,831 | 2.08 | +0.18 | 0 | ±0 | |
| UPyD | 9,069 | 1.00 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Others | 46,517 | 5.13 | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Blank ballots | 25,017 | 2.76 | +1.34 | |||
| Valid votes | 905,959 | 97.31 | −2.12 | |||
| Invalid votes | 25,051 | 2.69 | +2.12 | |||
| Votes cast / turnout | 931,010 | 58.90 | −1.54 | |||
| Registered voters | 1,580,700 | |||||
Cantabria
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| Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Seats | +/− | |
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| PP | 156,499 | 46.09 | +4.61 | 20 | +3 | |
| PRC | 98,887 | 29.12 | +0.48 | 12 | ±0 | |
| PSOE | 55,541 | 16.36 | −8.18 | 7 | −3 | |
| IU–IA | 11,277 | 3.32 | +1.44 | 0 | ±0 | |
| UPyD | 5,835 | 1.72 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Others | 4,185 | 1.23 | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Blank ballots | 7,328 | 2.16 | +0.45 | |||
| Valid votes | 339,552 | 98.30 | −0.76 | |||
| InValid votes | 5,887 | 1.70 | +0.76 | |||
| Votes cast / turnout | 345,439 | 69.79 | −2.18 | |||
| Registered voters | 494,955 | |||||
Castile and León
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| Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PP | 739,502 | 51.55 | +2.38 | 53 | +5 | |
| PSOE | 425,777 | 29.68 | −8.05 | 29 | −4 | |
| IUCyL | 69,872 | 4.87 | +1.79 | 1 | +1 | |
| UPyD | 47,040 | 3.28 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| UPL | 26,660 | 1.86 | −0.87 | 1 | −1 | |
| Others | 78,553 | 5.48 | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Blank ballots | 47,008 | 3.28 | +1.30 | |||
| Valid votes | 1,434,412 | 98.09 | −1.11 | |||
| Invalid votes | 27,985 | 1.91 | +1.11 | |||
| Votes cast / turnout | 1,462,397 | 67.50 | −3.20 | |||
| Registered voters | 2,166,385 | |||||
Castilla–La Mancha
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| Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PP | 564,954 | 48.11 | +5.73 | 25 | +4 | |
| PSOE | 509,738 | 43.40 | −8.56 | 24 | −2 | |
| IUCLM | 44,302 | 3.77 | +0.35 | 0 | ±0 | |
| UPyD | 20,554 | 1.75 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Others | 15,225 | 1.30 | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Blank ballots | 19,643 | 1.67 | +0.39 | |||
| Valid votes | 1,174,416 | 98.69 | −0.56 | |||
| Invalid votes | 15,570 | 1.31 | +0.56 | |||
| Votes cast / turnout | 1,189,986 | 75.96 | +2.22 | |||
| Registered voters | 1,566,641 | |||||
Extremadura
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| Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Seats | +/− | |
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| PP–EU | 307,975 | 46.13 | +7.42 | 32 | +5 | |
| PSOE–r | 290,045 | 43.45 | −9.55 | 30 | −8 | |
| IU–SIEx | 38,157 | 5.72 | +1.20 | 3 | +3 | |
| UPyD | 7,058 | 1.06 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Others | 14,970 | 2.24 | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Blank ballots | 9,394 | 1.41 | +0.22 | |||
| Valid votes | 667,599 | 98.65 | −0.62 | |||
| Invalid votes | 9,169 | 1.35 | +0.62 | |||
| Votes cast / turnout | 676,768 | 74.65 | −0.30 | |||
| Registered voters | 906,551 | |||||
La Rioja
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| Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PP | 85,975 | 51.98 | +3.17 | 20 | +3 | |
| PSOE | 50,169 | 30.33 | −10.08 | 11 | −3 | |
| PR | 8,983 | 5.43 | −0.57 | 2 | ±0 | |
| IU | 6,114 | 3.70 | +0.64 | 0 | ±0 | |
| UPyD | 5,891 | 3.56 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Ecolo–V | 2,041 | 1.23 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Others | 1,746 | 1.06 | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Blank ballots | 4,496 | 2.72 | +1.00 | |||
| Valid votes | 165,415 | 97.98 | −1.23 | |||
| InValid votes | 3,411 | 2.02 | +1.23 | |||
| Votes cast / turnout | 168,826 | 69.76 | −3.54 | |||
| Registered voters | 242,007 | |||||
Madrid
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| Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PP | 1,548,306 | 51.73 | −1.56 | 72 | +5 | |
| PSOE | 786,297 | 26.27 | −7.30 | 36 | −6 | |
| IUCM–LV | 287,707 | 9.61 | +0.75 | 13 | +2 | |
| UPyD | 189,055 | 6.32 | New | 8 | +8 | |
| Others | 110,413 | 3.69 | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Blank ballots | 71,458 | 2.39 | +0.66 | |||
| Valid votes | 2,993,235 | 98.32 | −1.23 | |||
| Invalid votes | 51,114 | 1.68 | +1.23 | |||
| Votes cast / turnout | 3,044,349 | 65.86 | −1.45 | |||
| Registered voters | 4,622,750 | |||||
Murcia
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| Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Seats | +/− | |
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| PP | 382,871 | 58.79 | +0.49 | 33 | +4 | |
| PSOE | 155,506 | 23.88 | −8.12 | 11 | −4 | |
| IU–V–RM | 50,988 | 7.83 | +1.58 | 1 | ±0 | |
| UPyD | 29,279 | 4.50 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| LV–Ecolo | 7,659 | 1.18 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Others | 10,908 | 1.67 | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Blank ballots | 14,050 | 2.16 | +0.83 | |||
| Valid votes | 651,261 | 98.37 | −0.87 | |||
| Invalid votes | 10,825 | 1.63 | +0.87 | |||
| Votes cast / turnout | 662,086 | 67.91 | −0.10 | |||
| Registered voters | 974,998 | |||||
Navarre
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| Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Seats | +/− | |
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| UPN | 111,474 | 34.48 | −7.70 | 19 | −3 | |
| PSN–PSOE | 51,238 | 15.85 | −6.64 | 9 | −3 | |
| NaBai 2011 | 49,827 | 15.41 | −8.21 | 8 | −4 | |
| B–EA/AE–EA | 42,916 | 13.28 | New | 7 | +7 | |
| PP | 23,551 | 7.29 | New | 4 | +4 | |
| I–E | 18,457 | 5.71 | +1.36 | 3 | +1 | |
| CDN | 4,654 | 1.44 | −2.93 | 0 | −2 | |
| VN–NB | 4,235 | 1.31 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Others | 8,741 | 2.70 | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Blank ballots | 8,161 | 2.52 | +1.14 | |||
| Valid votes | 323,254 | 98.77 | +4.03 | |||
| Invalid votes | 4,027 | 1.23 | −4.03 | |||
| Votes cast / turnout | 327,281 | 67.43 | −6.36 | |||
| Registered voters | 485,386 | |||||
Valencian Community
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| Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Seats | +/− | |
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| PP | 1,211,112 | 49.42 | −3.10 | 55 | +1 | |
| PSPV–PSOE | 687,141 | 28.04 | −6.45 | 33 | −5 | |
| Compromís | 176,213 | 7.19 | n/a | 6 | +4 | |
| EUPV | 144,703 | 5.90 | n/a | 5 | ±0 | |
| UPyD | 60,859 | 2.48 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| VyE | 31,808 | 1.30 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Others | 78,366 | 3.20 | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Blank ballots | 60,670 | 2.48 | +1.07 | |||
| Valid votes | 2,450,872 | 98.37 | −0.96 | |||
| Invalid votes | 40,716 | 1.63 | +0.96 | |||
| Votes cast / turnout | 2,491,588 | 70.19 | +0.05 | |||
| Registered voters | 3,549,687 | |||||