2011 Spanish regional elections explained

Election Name:2011 Spanish regional elections
Country:Spain
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2007 Spanish regional elections
Previous Year:2007
Next Election:2015 Spanish regional elections
Next Year:2015
Seats For Election: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
50 seats in the regional assemblies of Ceuta and Melilla
Registered:19,433,971
Turnout:13,088,391 (67.3%)
1.0 pp
Election Date:22 May 2011
Map Size:435px

The 2011 Spanish regional elections were held on Sunday, 22 May 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—, not including Andalusia, the Basque Country, Catalonia and Galicia, which had separate electoral cycles. 824 of 1,218 seats in the regional parliaments were up for election, as well as the 50 seats in the regional assemblies of Ceuta and Melilla. The elections were held simultaneously with local elections all throughout Spain.

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, with each one having competency to establish its own regulations. Typically, thirteen out of the seventeen autonomous communities—all but Andalusia, the Basque Country, Catalonia and Galicia—had their elections fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years, to be held together with nationwide local elections.[1] [2]

In some cases, regional presidents had the prerogative to dissolve the regional 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—namely, Aragon, the Balearic Islands, Castile and León, Extremadura, Navarre and the Valencian Community—, the law granted presidents the power to call a snap election resulting in a fresh four year-parliamentary term.[3] By the time of the 2011 regional elections, however, this prerogative had not yet been exercised by any of these communities.

Regional governments

The following table lists party control in autonomous communities. Gains for a party are highlighted in that party's colour.

RegionPrevious controlNew control
Autonomous communities
AragonSpanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)People's Party (PP)
AsturiasSpanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)Asturias Forum (FAC)
Balearic IslandsSpanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)People's Party (PP)
Canary IslandsCanarian Coalition (CC)Canarian Coalition (CC)
CantabriaRegionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC)People's Party (PP)
Castile and LeónPeople's Party (PP)People's Party (PP)
Castilla–La ManchaSpanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)People's Party (PP)
ExtremaduraSpanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)People's Party (PP)
La RiojaPeople's Party (PP)People's Party (PP)
MadridPeople's Party (PP)People's Party (PP)
MurciaPeople's Party (PP)People's Party (PP)
NavarreNavarrese People's Union (UPN)Navarrese People's Union (UPN)
Valencian CommunityPeople's Party (PP)People's Party (PP)
Autonomous cities
CeutaPeople's Party (PP)People's Party (PP)
MelillaPeople's Party (PP)People's Party (PP)

Overall results

← Summary of the 22 May 2011 regional election results in Spain →
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes%Total
People's Party (PP)5,931,389 46.09410 33 443
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)3,687,296 28.65260 5 265
United Left–The Greens (IU–LV)795,242 6.1834 0 34
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)417,377 3.248 0 8
Canarian Coalition–Nationalist Party–Canarian Centre (CC–PNC–CCN)225,948 1.7621 0 21
Asturias Forum (FAC)178,031 1.3816 0 16
Commitment Coalition (Compromís)176,213 1.376 0 6
Navarrese People's Union (UPN)111,474 0.8719 0 19
Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC)98,887 0.7712 0 12
New Canaries (NC)82,148 0.643 0 3
Aragonese Party (PAR)62,193 0.487 0 7
Aragonese Union (CHA)55,932 0.434 0 4
Navarre Yes 2011 (NaBai 2011)49,827 0.398 0 8
Gather–Basque Solidarity–Progress Alternative (B–EA/AE–EA)42,916 0.337 0 7
PSM–Initiative Greens–Agreement (PSM–IV–ExM)36,181 0.284 0 4
Leonese People's Union (UPL)26,660 0.211 0 1
Riojan Party (PR)8,983 0.072 0 2
Coalition for Melilla (CpM)7,394 0.060 6 6
Caballas Coalition (Caballas)4,407 0.030 4 4
Socialist Party of Menorca–Nationalist Agreement (PSM–EN)3,723 0.031 0 1
Populars in Freedom Party (PPL)2,128 0.020 2 2
People for Formentera+PSOE (GxF+PSOE)1,904 0.011 0 1
Others544,220 4.230 0 0
Blank ballots317,657 2.47
Total12,868,130 824 50 874
Valid votes12,868,130 98.32
Invalid votes220,261 1.68
Votes cast / turnout13,088,391 67.35
Registered voters19,433,971

Summary by region

Aragon

See main article: 2011 Aragonese regional election.

Parties and alliancesVotes%±ppSeats+/−
PP269,729 39.69 +8.6330 +7
PSOE197,189 29.02 –12.1222 –8
PAR62,193 9.15 –2.937 –2
CHA55,932 8.23 +0.084 ±0
IU41,874 6.16 +2.084 +3
UPyD15,667 2.31 New0 ±0
Others15,267 2.25 0 ±0
Blank ballots21,678 3.19 +0.97
Valid votes679,529 98.50 –0.81
Invalid votes10,375 1.50 +0.81
Votes cast / turnout689,904 67.90 +1.39
Registered voters1,016,021

Asturias

See main article: 2011 Asturian regional election.

Parties and alliancesVotes%±ppSeats+/−
PSOE179,619 29.92 –12.1215 –6
FAC178,031 29.66 New16 +16
PP119,767 19.95 –21.5510 –10
IU–LV61,703 10.28 +0.594 ±0
UPyD14,640 2.44 New0 ±0
IDEAS6,380 1.06 New0 ±0
BA–UNA: CxA6,191 1.03 New0 ±0
Others18,332 3.05 0 ±0
Blank ballots15,611 2.60 +0.19
Valid votes600,274 98.56 –0.64
Invalid votes8,798 1.44 +0.64
Votes cast / turnout609,072 61.69 +0.10
Registered voters987,305

Balearic Islands

See main article: 2011 Balearic regional election.

Parties and alliancesVotes%±ppSeats+/−
PP194,861 46.36 +0.3435 +7
PSIB–PSOE102,724 24.44 –7.7218 –3
PSM–IV–ExM36,181 8.61 n/a4 +1
EUIB13,270 3.15 n/a0 –2
IB–Lliga12,294 2.92 New0 ±0
CxI11,913 2.83 –3.900 –3
UPyD8,731 2.08 New0 ±0
esquerra5,325 1.27 n/a0 ±0
PSM–EN3,723 0.89 +0.101 ±0
GxF+PSOE1,904 0.45 +0.101 +1
Sa Unió1,353 0.32 –0.110 –1
Others15,756 3.75 0 ±0
Blank ballots12,293 2.92 +0.86
Valid votes420,318 98.41 –1.00
Invalid votes6,775 1.59 +1.00
Votes cast / turnout427,093 58.80 –1.34
Registered voters726,287

Canary Islands

See main article: 2011 Canarian regional election.

Parties and alliancesVotes%±ppSeats+/−
PP289,381 31.94 +7.9021 +6
CC–PNC–CCN225,948 24.94 –3.1621 +2
PSOE190,028 20.98 –13.5315 –11
NC82,148 9.07 +2.603 +3
ACSSP19,020 2.10 +1.580 ±0
LV18,831 2.08 +0.180 ±0
UPyD9,069 1.00 New0 ±0
Others46,517 5.13 0 ±0
Blank ballots25,017 2.76 +1.34
Valid votes905,959 97.31 –2.12
Invalid votes25,051 2.69 +2.12
Votes cast / turnout931,010 58.91 –2.36
Registered voters1,580,359

Cantabria

See main article: 2011 Cantabrian regional election.

Parties and alliancesVotes%±ppSeats+/−
PP156,499 46.09 +4.6120 +3
PRC98,887 29.12 +0.4812 ±0
PSOE55,541 16.36 –8.187 –3
IU–IA11,277 3.32 +1.440 ±0
UPyD5,835 1.72 New0 ±0
Others4,185 1.23 0 ±0
Blank ballots7,328 2.16 +0.45
Valid votes339,552 98.30 –0.76
InValid votes5,887 1.70 +0.76
Votes cast / turnout345,439 69.79 –2.18
Registered voters494,955

Castile and León

See main article: 2011 Castilian-Leonese regional election.

Parties and alliancesVotes%±ppSeats+/−
PP739,502 51.55 +2.3853 +5
PSOE425,777 29.68 –8.0529 –4
IUCyL69,872 4.87 +1.791 +1
UPyD47,040 3.28 New0 ±0
UPL26,660 1.86 –0.871 –1
Others78,553 5.48 0 ±0
Blank ballots47,008 3.28 +1.30
Valid votes1,434,412 98.09 –1.11
Invalid votes27,985 1.91 +1.11
Votes cast / turnout1,462,397 67.50 –3.20
Registered voters2,166,385

Castilla–La Mancha

See main article: 2011 Castilian-Manchegan regional election.

Parties and alliancesVotes%±ppSeats+/−
PP564,954 48.11 +5.7325 +4
PSOE509,738 43.40 –8.5624 –2
IUCLM44,302 3.77 +0.350 ±0
UPyD20,554 1.75 New0 ±0
Others15,225 1.30 0 ±0
Blank ballots19,643 1.67 +0.39
Valid votes1,174,416 98.69 –0.56
Invalid votes15,570 1.31 +0.56
Votes cast / turnout1,189,986 75.96 +2.22
Registered voters1,566,641

Extremadura

See main article: 2011 Extremaduran regional election.

Parties and alliancesVotes%±ppSeats+/−
PP–EU307,975 46.13 +7.4232 +5
PSOE–r290,045 43.45 –9.5530 –8
IU–SIEx38,157 5.72 +1.203 +3
UPyD7,058 1.06 New0 ±0
Others14,970 2.24 0 ±0
Blank ballots9,394 1.41 +0.22
Valid votes667,599 98.65 –0.62
Invalid votes9,169 1.35 +0.62
Votes cast / turnout676,768 74.65 –0.30
Registered voters906,551

La Rioja

See main article: 2011 Riojan regional election.

Parties and alliancesVotes%±ppSeats+/−
PP85,975 51.98 +3.1720 +3
PSOE50,169 30.33 –10.0811 –3
PR8,983 5.43 –0.572 ±0
IU6,114 3.70 +0.640 ±0
UPyD5,891 3.56 New0 ±0
Ecolo–V2,041 1.23 New0 ±0
Others1,746 1.06 0 ±0
Blank ballots4,496 2.72 +1.00
Valid votes165,415 97.98 –1.23
InValid votes3,411 2.02 +1.23
Votes cast / turnout168,826 69.76 –3.54
Registered voters242,007

Madrid

See main article: 2011 Madrilenian regional election.

Parties and alliancesVotes%±ppSeats+/−
PP1,548,306 51.73 –1.5672 +5
PSOE786,297 26.27 –7.3036 –6
IUCM–LV287,707 9.61 +0.7513 +2
UPyD189,055 6.32 New8 +8
Others110,413 3.69 0 ±0
Blank ballots71,458 2.39 +0.66
Valid votes2,993,235 98.32 –1.23
Invalid votes51,114 1.68 +1.23
Votes cast / turnout3,044,349 65.86 –1.45
Registered voters4,622,750

Murcia

See main article: 2011 Murcian regional election.

Parties and alliancesVotes%±ppSeats+/−
PP382,871 58.79 +0.4933 +4
PSOE155,506 23.88 –8.1211 –4
IU–V–RM50,988 7.83 +1.581 ±0
UPyD29,279 4.50 New0 ±0
LV–Ecolo7,659 1.18 New0 ±0
Others10,908 1.67 0 ±0
Blank ballots14,050 2.16 +0.83
Valid votes651,261 98.37 –0.87
Invalid votes10,825 1.63 +0.87
Votes cast / turnout662,086 67.91 –0.10
Registered voters974,998

Navarre

See main article: 2011 Navarrese regional election.

Parties and alliancesVotes%±ppSeats+/−
UPN111,474 34.48 –7.7019 –3
PSN–PSOE51,238 15.85 –6.649 –3
NaBai 201149,827 15.41 –8.218 –4
B–EA/AE–EA42,916 13.28 New7 +7
PP23,551 7.29 New4 +4
I–E18,457 5.71 +1.363 +1
CDN4,654 1.44 –2.930 –2
VN–NB4,235 1.31 New0 ±0
Others8,741 2.70 0 ±0
Blank ballots8,161 2.52 +1.14
Valid votes323,254 98.77 +4.03
Invalid votes4,027 1.23 –4.03
Votes cast / turnout327,281 67.43 –6.36
Registered voters485,386

Valencian Community

See main article: 2011 Valencian regional election.

Parties and alliancesVotes%±ppSeats+/−
PP1,211,112 49.42 –3.1055 +1
PSPV–PSOE687,141 28.04 –6.4533 –5
Compromís176,213 7.19 n/a6 +4
EUPV144,703 5.90 n/a5 ±0
UPyD60,859 2.48 New0 ±0
VyE31,808 1.30 New0 ±0
Others78,366 3.20 0 ±0
Blank ballots60,670 2.48 +1.07
Valid votes2,450,872 98.37 –0.96
Invalid votes40,716 1.63 +0.96
Votes cast / turnout2,491,588 70.19 +0.05
Registered voters3,549,687

Autonomous cities

Ceuta

See main article: 2011 Ceuta Assembly election.

Parties and alliancesVotes%±ppSeats+/−
PP20,054 65.16 –0.0218 –1
Caballas4,407 14.32 –6.604 ±0
PSOE3,601 11.70 +3.053 +1
UPyD818 2.66 New0 ±0
PDSC720 2.34 –1.310 ±0
LV–GV570 1.85 +0.900 ±0
FE138 0.45 New0 ±0
Blank ballots468 1.52 +0.86
Valid votes30,776 99.27 –0.16
Invalid votes227 0.73 +0.16
Votes cast / turnout31,003 51.37 –8.92
Registered voters60,357

Melilla

See main article: 2011 Melilla Assembly election.

Parties and alliancesVotes%±ppSeats+/−
PP16,852 53.91 –2.0515 ±0
CpM7,394 23.66 +1.956 +1
PSOE2,683 8.58 –9.652 –3
PPL2,128 6.81 New2 +2
UPyD669 2.14 New0 ±0
PDM529 1.69 New0 ±0
PMV504 1.61 New0 ±0
Others116 0.37 0 ±0
Blank ballots382 1.22 –0.16
Valid votes31,257 98.95 –0.49
Invalid votes332 1.05 +0.49
Votes cast / turnout31,589 58.19 +0.54
Registered voters54,282

External links

Notes and References

  1. General Electoral System Organic Law of 1985 . Organic Law . 5 . . es . 19 June 1985 . 28 December 2016.
  2. Web site: Representation of the people Institutional Act. juntaelectoralcentral.es . Central Electoral Commission. 16 June 2017.
  3. Web site: Un paso más hacia la ruptura de la homogeneidad del calendario electoral de las comunidades autónomas: la reforma de la Ley Orgánica 13/1982, de 10 de agosto, de Reintegración y Amejoramiento del Régimen Foral de Navarra . A further step towards breaking the homogeneity of the electoral calendar of the autonomous communities: the reform of the Organic Law 13/1982, of August 10, on Reintegration and Improvement of the Foral Regime of Navarre . gencat.cat . Institut d'Estudis Autonòmics . es . 5 September 2017 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402103345/http://www10.gencat.cat/drep/binaris/_Navarra_esp_tcm112-131870.pdf . 2 April 2015 .

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "2011 Spanish regional elections".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.