Election Name: | 2023 Madrilenian regional election |
Country: | Madrid |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2021 Madrilenian regional election |
Previous Year: | 2021 |
Next Election: | Next Madrilenian regional election |
Next Year: | Next |
Seats For Election: | All 135 seats in the Assembly of Madrid |
Majority Seats: | 68 |
Opinion Polls: |
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Registered: | 5,211,710 1.9% |
Turnout: | 3,413,819 (65.5%) 6.2 pp |
Election Date: | 28 May 2023 |
Leader1: | Isabel Díaz Ayuso |
Party1: | People's Party of the Community of Madrid |
Leader Since1: | 13 January 2019 |
Last Election1: | 65 seats, 44.8% |
Seats1: | 70 |
Seat Change1: | 5 |
Popular Vote1: | 1,599,186 |
Percentage1: | 47.3% |
Swing1: | 2.5 pp |
Leader2: | Mónica García |
Party2: | MM–VQ |
Leader Since2: | 10 July 2020 |
Last Election2: | 24 seats, 17.0% |
Seats2: | 27 |
Seat Change2: | 3 |
Popular Vote2: | 620,631 |
Percentage2: | 18.4% |
Swing2: | 1.4 pp |
Leader3: | Juan Lobato |
Party3: | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of the Community of Madrid |
Leader Since3: | 23 October 2021 |
Last Election3: | 24 seats, 16.8% |
Seats3: | 27 |
Seat Change3: | 3 |
Popular Vote3: | 614,296 |
Percentage3: | 18.2% |
Swing3: | 1.4 pp |
Leader4: | Rocío Monasterio |
Party4: | Vox (political party) |
Leader Since4: | 18 April 2019 |
Last Election4: | 13 seats, 9.1% |
Seats4: | 11 |
Seat Change4: | 2 |
Popular Vote4: | 248,379 |
Percentage4: | 7.3% |
Swing4: | 1.8 pp |
Leader5: | Alejandra Jacinto |
Party5: | Podemos–IU–AV |
Leader Since5: | 14 December 2022 |
Last Election5: | 10 seats, 7.2% |
Seats5: | 0 |
Seat Change5: | 10 |
Popular Vote5: | 161,032 |
Percentage5: | 4.8% |
Swing5: | 2.4 pp |
President | |
Before Election: | Isabel Díaz Ayuso |
Before Party: | People's Party of the Community of Madrid |
After Election: | Isabel Díaz Ayuso |
After Party: | People's Party of the Community of Madrid |
The 2023 Madrilenian regional election was held on Sunday, 28 May 2023, to elect the 13th Assembly of the Community of Madrid. All 135 seats in the Assembly were up for election. Because regional elections in the Community of Madrid were mandated for the fourth Sunday of May every four years, the 2021 snap election did not alter the term of the four-year legislature starting in 2019. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in eleven other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.
The Assembly of Madrid was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Madrid, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Madrilenian 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 the Community of Madrid and in full enjoyment of their political rights. Amendments to the electoral law in 2022 abolished the "begged" or expat vote system (es|Voto rogado), under which Spaniards abroad were required to apply for voting before being permitted to vote.[2] The expat vote system was attributed responsibility for a major decrease in the turnout of Spaniards abroad during the years it had been in force.[3]
All members of the Assembly of Madrid were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with a threshold of five percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied regionally. The Assembly was entitled to one member per each 50,000 inhabitants or fraction greater than 25,000.[1] [4]
The term of the Assembly of Madrid expired four years after the date of its previous election, with elections to the Assembly being fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years. The previous ordinary election was held on 26 May 2019, setting the election date for the Assembly on Sunday, 28 May 2023.[1] [4] [5]
The president had the prerogative to dissolve the Assembly of Madrid 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.[6] 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]
The election to the Assembly of Madrid was officially triggered on 4 April 2023 after the publication of the election decree in the Official Gazette of the Community of Madrid (BOCM), scheduling for the chamber to convene on 13 June.[7]
The table below shows the composition of the parliamentary groups in the Assembly at the time of dissolution.[8] [9]
Groups | Parties | Legislators | |||
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Seats | Total | ||||
People's Parliamentary Group of the Assembly of Madrid | PP | 65 | 65 | ||
More Madrid Parliamentary Group | MM | 22 | 24 | ||
VQ | 2 | ||||
Socialist Parliamentary Group | PSOE | 24 | 24 | ||
Vox Parliamentary Group in Madrid | Vox | 13 | 13 | ||
United We Can Parliamentary Group | Podemos | 8 | 10 | ||
IU–M | 2 |
The electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, coalitions and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form a coalition ahead of an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten 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 of candidates.[4] [5]
Below is a list of the main parties and electoral alliances which contested the election:
Candidacy | Parties and alliances | Leading candidate | Ideology | Previous result | ||||||
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Votes (%) | Seats | |||||||||
PP | Isabel Díaz Ayuso | Conservatism Christian democracy | 44.76% | [10] | ||||||
MM–VQ | Mónica García | Progressivism Participatory democracy Green politics | 16.99% | [11] [12] | ||||||
PSOE | Juan Lobato | Social democracy | 16.80% | [13] [14] | ||||||
Vox | Rocío Monasterio | Right-wing populism Ultranationalism National conservatism | 9.15% | [15] | ||||||
Podemos– IU–AV | Alejandra Jacinto | Left-wing populism Direct democracy Democratic socialism | 7.24% | [16] [17] |
Party or alliance | Original slogan | English translation | |||
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PP | « Ganas » | "You win" / "Feeling like it" | [18] | ||
MM–VQ | « Lo próximo » | "What comes" | [19] | ||
PSOE | « Madrid da para todos » | "Madrid has for everyone" | [20] | ||
Vox | « Vota seguro » | "Vote safely" | [21] | ||
Podemos–IU | « La llave para Madrid » | "The key to Madrid" | [22] |
Date | Organisers | Moderator(s) | ||||||||
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PP | MM–VQ | PSOE | Vox | UP | Audience | |||||
9 May | Cuatro (Todo es Mentira) | Risto Mejide | S | 4.4% | [23] [24] | |||||
16 May | Telemadrid | Víctor Arribas | 9.7% | [25] | ||||||
24 May | RTVE | Xabier Fortes | S | 8.7% | [26] [27] |
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.
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; 68 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Assembly of Madrid (69 until January 2023).
Polling firm/Commissioner | Fieldwork date | Sample size | Turnout | Lead | |||||||
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2023 regional election | 28 May 2023 | 65.5 | 47.3 | 18.4 | 18.2 | 7.3 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 28.9 | ||
GAD3/RTVE–FORTA[28] | 12–27 May 2023 | ? | ? | 49.5 | 14.3 | 20.2 | 7.1 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 29.3 | |
NC Report/La Razón[29] | 22 May 2023 | ? | ? | 48.3 | 18.4 | 17.3 | 8.7 | 4.9 | – | 29.9 | |
Data10/OKDiario[30] | 19–22 May 2023 | 1,500 | ? | 48.5 | 17.9 | 17.7 | 8.4 | 5.2 | 1.0 | 30.6 | |
Target Point/El Debate[31] | 15–19 May 2023 | 800 | ? | 48.0 | 19.2 | 16.7 | 8.1 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 28.8 | |
KeyData/Público[32] | 18 May 2023 | ? | 67.0 | 47.2 | 18.8 | 17.2 | 8.6 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 28.4 | |
DYM/Henneo[33] | 15–18 May 2023 | ? | ? | 47.6 | 17.9 | 18.1 | 9.0 | 5.2 | – | 29.5 | |
Celeste-Tel/Onda Cero[34] | 12–18 May 2023 | ? | ? | 47.9 | 18.9 | 17.0 | 8.5 | 4.7 | – | 29.0 | |
40dB/Prisa[35] [36] | 12–17 May 2023 | 1,200 | ? | 46.8 | 18.8 | 17.6 | 8.4 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 28.0 | |
ElectoPanel/El Plural[37] [38] | 11–17 May 2023 | 600 | ? | 46.1 | 19.7 | 18.5 | 8.8 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 26.4 | |
Sigma Dos/Antena 3[39] | 14 May 2023 | ? | ? | ? | 17.9 | 17.6 | ? | 6.0 | ? | ? | |
SocioMétrica/El Español[40] | 8–14 May 2023 | ? | ? | 46.6 | 19.2 | 17.1 | 9.0 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 27.4 | |
Hamalgama Métrica/VozPópuli[41] | 8–12 May 2023 | 1,000 | ? | 47.8 | 18.8 | 17.2 | 9.5 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 29.0 | |
Simple Lógica/elDiario.es[42] | 8–12 May 2023 | 903 | ? | 46.7 | 19.8 | 16.6 | 8.5 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 26.9 | |
Sigma Dos/El Mundo[43] | 8–11 May 2023 | 1,068 | ? | 47.1 | 18.3 | 17.5 | 7.5 | 6.2 | 2.5 | 28.8 | |
ElectoPanel/El Plural[44] [45] | 4–10 May 2023 | 600 | ? | 46.3 | 20.4 | 17.1 | 9.2 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 25.9 | |
GAD3/Community of Madrid[46] | 3–4 May 2023 | 1,012 | ? | 47.5 | 16.3 | 19.4 | 8.3 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 28.1 | |
40dB/Prisa[47] [48] | 28 Apr–3 May 2023 | 1,200 | ? | 46.6 | 17.7 | 18.3 | 9.2 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 28.3 | |
ElectoPanel/El Plural[49] [50] | 26 Apr–3 May 2023 | 600 | ? | 46.3 | 20.5 | 17.0 | 9.2 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 25.8 | |
NC Report/La Razón[51] | 2 May 2023 | ? | 69.1 | 48.1 | 18.3 | 17.0 | 8.9 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 29.8 | |
SocioMétrica/El Español[52] | 27–30 Apr 2023 | 1,000 | ? | 45.8 | 20.6 | 16.4 | 8.8 | 4.9 | 1.8 | 25.2 | |
KeyData/Público[53] | 28 Apr 2023 | ? | 66.3 | 46.7 | 18.9 | 17.3 | 8.9 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 27.8 | |
Data10/OKDiario[54] | 26–28 Apr 2023 | 1,500 | ? | 47.2 | 18.9 | 17.0 | 7.9 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 28.3 | |
CIS[55] [56] | 10–26 Apr 2023 | 3,057 | ? | 45.2 | 21.4 | 17.3 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 0.7 | 23.8 | |
ElectoPanel/El Plural[57] [58] | 19–25 Apr 2023 | 600 | ? | 45.4 | 20.3 | 16.6 | 9.6 | 5.1 | 2.0 | 25.1 | |
SocioMétrica/El Español[59] [60] | 17–21 Apr 2023 | 1,200 | ? | 46.0 | 19.2 | 17.1 | 8.8 | 5.1 | 1.9 | 26.8 | |
ElectoPanel/El Plural[61] [62] | 12–18 Apr 2023 | 600 | ? | 45.7 | 21.0 | 16.4 | 9.8 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 24.7 | |
GAD3/ABC[63] [64] | 11–12 Apr 2023 | 1,000 | ? | 48.5 | 16.8 | 18.3 | 8.5 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 30.2 | |
Sigma Dos/El Mundo[65] [66] | 7–12 Apr 2023 | 1,140 | ? | 48.2 | 19.1 | 17.1 | 7.8 | 5.1 | 1.5 | 29.1 | |
ElectoPanel/El Plural[67] [68] | 5–11 Apr 2023 | 600 | ? | 45.8 | 21.4 | 15.8 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 1.9 | 24.4 | |
ElectoPanel/El Plural[69] [70] | 27 Mar–4 Apr 2023 | 600 | ? | 45.9 | 21.3 | 15.8 | 10.1 | 5.0 | 1.8 | 24.6 | |
IMOP/El Confidencial[71] | 21–24 Mar 2023 | 1,213 | ? | 46.4 | 19.0 | 17.3 | 9.0 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 27.4 | |
KeyData/Público[72] | 15 Mar 2023 | ? | 66.5 | 46.4 | 18.6 | 16.7 | 9.4 | 5.4 | 1.9 | 27.8 | |
SocioMétrica/El Español[73] [74] | 27 Feb–3 Mar 2023 | 1,200 | ? | 46.3 | 19.1 | 16.0 | 9.2 | 6.0 | 2.1 | 27.2 | |
ElectoPanel/Electomanía[75] | 15 Jan–26 Feb 2023 | 2,348 | ? | 45.2 | 21.6 | 15.7 | 10.4 | 5.0 | 1.9 | 23.6 | |
Data10/OKDiario[76] | 8–16 Feb 2023 | 1,500 | ? | 46.8 | 18.3 | 17.1 | 8.3 | 5.3 | 1.8 | 28.5 | |
ElectoPanel/Electomanía[77] | 30 Nov–12 Jan 2023 | 1,601 | ? | 45.0 | 21.5 | 15.9 | 10.5 | 5.1 | 2.0 | 23.5 | |
GAD3/Community of Madrid[78] | 12–14 Dec 2022 | 1,003 | ? | 46.5 | 17.2 | 18.3 | 9.3 | 5.2 | 1.7 | 28.2 | |
CIS[79] [80] | 17 Nov–2 Dec 2022 | 1,573 | ? | 39.9 | 15.0 | 22.6 | 5.5 | 8.0 | 3.1 | 17.3 | |
Data10/OKDiario[81] | 15 Nov 2022 | 1,000 | ? | 45.6 | 19.1 | 15.8 | 9.4 | 5.7 | 1.7 | 26.5 | |
Data10/OKDiario[82] | 31 Oct–3 Nov 2022 | 1,000 | ? | 47.1 | 18.6 | 15.7 | 9.2 | 5.2 | 1.7 | 28.5 | |
Sigma Dos/El Mundo[83] [84] | 25 Oct–3 Nov 2022 | 996 | ? | 47.4 | 17.9 | 16.4 | 8.8 | 5.3 | 2.4 | 29.5 | |
Data10/OKDiario[85] | 7–8 Sep 2022 | 1,000 | ? | 46.9 | 20.9 | 14.6 | 9.8 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 26.0 | |
Hamalgama Métrica/VozPópuli[86] | 2–8 Sep 2022 | 1,000 | ? | 46.6 | 18.0 | 15.9 | 9.7 | 6.2 | 1.9 | 28.6 | |
SocioMétrica/El Español[87] [88] | 26–29 Apr 2022 | 1,200 | ? | 46.1 | 20.1 | 14.9 | 10.0 | 5.4 | 2.1 | 26.0 | |
NC Report/La Razón[89] | 25–29 Apr 2022 | 1,000 | ? | 45.5 | 18.2 | 15.5 | 10.1 | 6.2 | – | 27.3 | |
Sigma Dos/El Mundo[90] [91] | 25–28 Apr 2022 | 1,600 | ? | 44.8 | 16.6 | 17.7 | 10.6 | 5.7 | 2.6 | 27.1 | |
Data10/OKDiario[92] | 19–21 Apr 2022 | 2,000 | ? | 44.7 | 19.4 | 15.7 | 10.4 | 5.6 | 2.3 | 25.3 | |
ElectoPanel/Electomanía[93] | 17–18 Feb 2022 | 1,208 | ? | 44.0 | 20.5 | 17.0 | 10.5 | 5.2 | 2.5 | 23.5 | |
IMOP/El Confidencial[94] [95] | 10–11 Nov 2021 | 710 | ? | 47.3 | 17.9 | 16.1 | 9.3 | 5.7 | 2.3 | 29.4 | |
Sigma Dos/El Mundo[96] [97] | 3–6 Nov 2021 | 1,224 | ? | 46.2 | 18.1 | 16.3 | 9.3 | 6.4 | 2.9 | 28.1 | |
ElectoPanel/Electomanía[98] | 13 Jul–21 Aug 2021 | 1,239 | ? | 45.8 | 19.8 | 16.6 | 9.0 | 4.8 | 2.2 | 26.0 | |
2021 regional election | 4 May 2021 | 71.7 | 44.8 | 17.0 | 16.8 | 9.1 | 7.2 | 3.6 | 27.8 | ||
The table below lists raw, unweighted voting preferences.
Polling firm/Commissioner | Fieldwork date | Sample size | Lead | |||||||||
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2023 regional election | 28 May 2023 | 32.8 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 5.1 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 30.1 | 20.1 | |||
40dB/Prisa | 12–17 May 2023 | 1,200 | 34.2 | 13.3 | 16.1 | 9.4 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 12.6 | 4.4 | 18.1 | |
40dB/Prisa | 26 Apr–3 May 2023 | 1,200 | 34.5 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 9.3 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 12.2 | 4.5 | 19.0 | |
CIS | 10–26 Apr 2023 | 3,057 | 35.3 | 16.1 | 12.8 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 0.7 | 20.4 | 2.3 | 19.2 | |
PSOE[99] | 15–17 Apr 2023 | 2,000 | 29.5 | 12.9 | 15.3 | 9.8 | 5.0 | 2.5 | – | – | 14.2 | |
PSOE | Feb 2023 | ? | 31.8 | 16.5 | 11.8 | 8.5 | 4.2 | 2.3 | – | – | 15.3 | |
CIS | 17 Nov–2 Dec 2022 | 1,573 | 31.1 | 10.9 | 15.3 | 3.9 | 5.7 | 1.7 | 24.8 | 2.2 | 15.8 | |
2021 regional election | 4 May 2021 | 33.9 | 12.9 | 12.8 | 6.9 | 5.5 | 2.7 | 23.7 | 21.0 | |||
The table below lists opinion polling on leader preferences to become president of the Community of Madrid.
Polling firm/Commissioner | Fieldwork date | Sample size | Other/ None/ Not care | Lead | |||||||||
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40dB/Prisa | 12–17 May 2023 | 1,200 | 42.3 | 16.6 | 13.5 | 6.9 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 25.7 | ||
40dB/Prisa | 26 Apr–3 May 2023 | 1,200 | 43.0 | 16.6 | 11.9 | 7.9 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 26.4 | ||
SocioMétrica/El Español | 17–21 Apr 2023 | 1,200 | 52.1 | 20.8 | 15.4 | 7.8 | 3.9 | – | – | – | 31.3 | ||
GAD3/ABC[100] | 11–12 Apr 2023 | 1,000 | 47.9 | 16.9 | 10.6 | 2.9 | 3.1 | – | 18.6 | 31.0 |
Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats | |||||
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Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | |||
People's Party (PP) | 1,599,186 | 47.32 | +2.56 | 70 | +5 | ||
More Madrid–Greens Equo (MM–VQ) | 620,631 | 18.36 | +1.37 | 27 | +3 | ||
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 614,296 | 18.18 | +1.38 | 27 | +3 | ||
Vox (Vox) | 248,379 | 7.35 | –1.80 | 11 | –2 | ||
We Can–United Left–Green Alliance (Podemos–IU–AV) | 161,032 | 4.76 | –2.48 | 0 | –10 | ||
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (CS) | 52,925 | 1.57 | –2.00 | 0 | ±0 | ||
Animalist Party with the Environment (PACMA)1 | 23,451 | 0.69 | +0.26 | 0 | ±0 | ||
For a Fairer World (PUM+J) | 7,219 | 0.21 | +0.14 | 0 | ±0 | ||
Feminist Party of Spain (PFE) | 5,376 | 0.16 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||
Communist Party of the Workers of Spain (PCTE) | 4,148 | 0.12 | +0.07 | 0 | ±0 | ||
Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS) | 2,779 | 0.08 | +0.05 | 0 | ±0 | ||
Union for Leganés (ULEG) | 2,544 | 0.08 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||
Humanist Party (PH) | 2,404 | 0.07 | +0.04 | 0 | ±0 | ||
Blank ballots | 35,107 | 1.04 | +0.51 | ||||
Total | 3,379,477 | 135 | –1 | ||||
Valid votes | 3,379,477 | 98.99 | –0.40 | ||||
Invalid votes | 34,342 | 1.01 | +0.40 | ||||
Votes cast / turnout | 3,413,819 | 65.50 | –6.24 | ||||
Abstentions | 1,797,891 | 34.50 | +6.24 | ||||
Registered voters | 5,211,710 | ||||||
Sources[101] | |||||||
Investiture Isabel Díaz Ayuso (PP) | |||
Ballot → | 22 June 2023 | ||
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Required majority → | 68 out of 135 | ||
Sources[102] |