| Election Name: | 2007 Extremaduran regional election |
| Country: | Extremadura |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2003 Extremaduran regional election |
| Previous Year: | 2003 |
| Next Election: | 2011 Extremaduran regional election |
| Next Year: | 2011 |
| Seats For Election: | All 65 seats in the Assembly of Extremadura |
| Majority Seats: | 33 |
| Opinion Polls: |
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| Registered: | 893,547 |
| Turnout: | 669,752 (75.0%) 0.6 pp |
| Election Date: | 27 May 2007 |
| Leader1: | Guillermo Fernández Vara |
| Party1: | PSOE–r |
| Colour1: | EF1C27 |
| Leader Since1: | 20 September 2006 |
| Leaders Seat1: | Badajoz |
| Last Election1: | 36 seats, 51.7% |
| Seats1: | 38 |
| Seat Change1: | 2 |
| Popular Vote1: | 352,342 |
| Percentage1: | 53.0% |
| Swing1: | 1.3 pp |
| Leader2: | Carlos Floriano |
| Party2: | PP–EU |
| Colour2: | 1D84CE |
| Leader Since2: | 13 October 2000 |
| Leaders Seat2: | Cáceres |
| Last Election2: | 26 seats, 40.5% |
| Seats2: | 27 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 257,392 |
| Percentage2: | 38.7% |
| Swing2: | 1.8 pp |
| Leader3: | Víctor Casco |
| Party3: | IU–SIEx |
| Colour3: | 732021 |
| Leader Since3: | 30 November 2003 |
| Leaders Seat3: | Cáceres (lost) |
| Last Election3: | 3 seats, 6.3% |
| Seats3: | 0 |
| Seat Change3: | 3 |
| Popular Vote3: | 41,448 |
| Percentage3: | 4.5% |
| Swing3: | 1.8 pp |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Juan Carlos Rodríguez Ibarra |
| Before Party: | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Extremadura |
| After Election: | Guillermo Fernández Vara |
| After Party: | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Extremadura |
The 2007 Extremaduran regional election was held on Sunday, 27 May 2007, to elect the 7th Assembly of the autonomous community of Extremadura. All 65 seats in the Assembly were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) leader Guillermo Fernández Vara, who replaced Juan Carlos Rodríguez Ibarra as his party's candidate after 25 years of rule in the region, went on to win a comfortable absolute majority with 38 out of 65 seats, almost equalling the party's best result in the region in 1991. The opposition People's Party (PP), which for this election ran in coalition with regionalist United Extremadura (EU) party, was unable to make any significant gains, winning 1 seat to 2003 but losing ground when compared with the combined PP-EU vote share of that year's election.
United Left (IU), for the first time in its history, was unable to meet the 5% party threshold either regionally or in any of the provinces and was left out of the Assembly, this being the only time that just two parties had parliamentary representation in the Extremaduran Assembly.
The Assembly of Extremadura was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Extremadura, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Extremaduran Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a regional president.[1]
Voting for the Assembly was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over 18 years of age, registered in Extremadura and in full enjoyment of their political rights. The 65 members of the Assembly of Extremadura were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of five percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied in each constituency. Alternatively, parties failing to reach the threshold in one of the constituencies were also entitled to enter the seat distribution as long as they ran candidates in both districts and reached five percent regionally. Seats were allocated to constituencies, corresponding to the provinces of Badajoz and Cáceres, with each being allocated an initial minimum of 20 seats and the remaining 25 being distributed in proportion to their populations.[1] [2]
The electoral law provided that parties, federations, coalitions and groupings of electors were allowed to present lists of candidates. However, groupings of electors were required to secure the signature of at least 2 percent of the electors registered in the constituency for which they sought election. Electors were barred from signing for more than one list of candidates. Concurrently, parties and federations intending to enter in coalition to take part jointly at an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election being called.[2] [3]
The term of the Assembly of Extremadura expired four years after the date of its previous election. Elections to the Assembly were fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years. The previous election was held on 25 May 2003, setting the election date for the Assembly on Sunday, 27 May 2007.[1] [2] [3]
The president had the prerogative to dissolve the Assembly of Extremadura and call a snap election, provided that no motion of no confidence was in process, no nationwide election was due and some time requirements were met: namely, that dissolution did not occur either during the first legislative session or within the legislature's last year ahead of its scheduled expiry, nor before one year had elapsed since a previous dissolution under this procedure. 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. Any snap election held as a result of these circumstances would not alter the period to the next ordinary election, with elected deputies merely serving out what remained of their four-year terms.[1] [4] [5]
The table below lists voting intention estimates 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. When available, seat projections determined by the polling organisations are displayed below (or in place of) the percentages in a smaller font; 33 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Assembly of Extremadura.
| Polling firm/Commissioner | Fieldwork date | Sample size | Turnout | Lead | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 regional election | 27 May 2007 | 75.0 | 53.0 | 38.7 | 4.5 | 14.3 | ||
| Ipsos/RTVE–FORTA[6] [7] | 27 May 2007 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Celeste-Tel/Terra[8] [9] | 9–15 May 2007 | ? | ? | 50.9 | 39.8 | 6.2 | 11.1 | |
| TNS Demoscopia/Antena 3[10] | 14 May 2007 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Opinòmetre/El Periódico[11] | 10–14 May 2007 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| CEPS/PP[12] [13] | 8 May 2007 | 2,761 | 71.9 | 46.6 | 48.5 | 4.9 | 1.9 | |
| Sigma Dos/El Mundo[14] [15] | 27 Apr–8 May 2007 | 700 | ? | 50.1 | 42.3 | 3.4 | 7.8 | |
| CIS[16] [17] | 9 Apr–6 May 2007 | 1,199 | ? | 52.1 | 39.0 | 6.0 | 13.1 | |
| Synovate/PSOE[18] [19] | 27 Apr 2007 | 1,000 | ? | 50.3– 52.0 | 41.0– 41.6 | 5.5 | 9.3– 10.4 | |
| Investiga/Canal Extremadura[20] | 10–23 Apr 2007 | 1,021 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| CEPS/PP[21] [22] | 17 Apr 2007 | 1,100 | 69.8 | 48.3 | 46.7 | 5.0 | 1.6 | |
| Opina/PSOE[23] [24] [25] | 25–29 Nov 2006 | 1,200 | ? | 50.1 | 40.8 | 5.0 | 9.3 | |
| Sigma Dos/El Mundo[26] [27] [28] | 16–24 Nov 2006 | ? | ? | 49.3 | 41.4 | 5.5 | 7.9 | |
| Opinòmetre/El Periódico[29] | 2–10 Nov 2006 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Synovate/PSOE[30] [31] | 8–10 Mar 2006 | 813 | ? | 51.1 | 40.5 | 5.2 | 10.6 | |
| 2004 EP election | 13 Jun 2004 | 49.5 | 52.2 | 43.2 | 2.6 | 9.0 | ||
| 2004 general election | 14 Mar 2004 | 79.3 | 51.2 | 42.4 | 3.5 | 8.8 | ||
| 2003 regional election | 25 May 2003 | 75.6 | 51.7 | 38.7 | 6.3 | 13.0 | ||
| Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | |||
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party–Regionalists (PSOE–regionalistas) | 352,342 | 53.00 | +1.34 | 38 | +2 | ||
| People's Party–United Extremadura (PP–EU)1 | 257,392 | 38.71 | –1.83 | 27 | +1 | ||
| United Left–Independent Socialists of Extremadura (IU–SIEx) | 30,028 | 4.52 | –1.75 | 0 | –3 | ||
| Independents for Extremadura (IPEx) | 8,389 | 1.26 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||
| The Greens of Extremadura (LV) | 4,082 | 0.61 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Extremaduran People's Union (UPEx) | 1,520 | 0.23 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Living Initiative (IH) | 958 | 0.14 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE) | 903 | 0.14 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Citizens for Blank Votes (CenB) | 499 | 0.08 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 445 | 0.07 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Humanist Party (PH) | 370 | 0.06 | –0.10 | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Blank ballots | 7,926 | 1.19 | –0.18 | ||||
| Total | 664,854 | 65 | ±0 | ||||
| Valid votes | 664,854 | 99.27 | +0.08 | ||||
| Invalid votes | 4,898 | 0.73 | –0.08 | ||||
| Votes cast / turnout | 669,752 | 74.95 | –0.68 | ||||
| Abstentions | 223,795 | 25.05 | +0.68 | ||||
| Registered voters | 893,547 | ||||||
| Sources[32] [33] | |||||||
| Constituency | PSOE–r | PP–EU | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| data-sort-type="number" | % | data-sort-type="number" | S | data-sort-type="number" | % | data-sort-type="number" | S |
| Badajoz | 53.8 | 21 | 37.7 | 14 | |||
| Cáceres | 51.8 | 17 | 40.2 | 13 | |||
| Total | 53.0 | 38 | 38.7 | 27 | |||
| Sources | |||||||
| Investiture Guillermo Fernández Vara (PSOE) | |||
| Ballot → | 27 June 2007 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Required majority → | 33 out of 65 | ||
| Abstentions | |||
| Sources | |||