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.
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 governmentsedit
The following table lists party control in autonomous communities. Gains for a party are highlighted in that party's colour.
^"General Electoral System Organic Law of 1985". Organic Law No. 5 of 19 June 1985 (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 December 2016. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
^"Representation of the people Institutional Act". juntaelectoralcentral.es. Central Electoral Commission. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
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External linksedit
www.juntaelectoralcentral.es (in Spanish). Central Electoral Commission – Regional elections
www.argos.gva.es (in Spanish). Argos Information Portal – Electoral Historical Archive
www.historiaelectoral.com (in Spanish and Catalan). Electoral History – Regional elections since 1980
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For the local elections held concurrently see 2011 Spanish local elections 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 Leon 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 2011 Spanish regional elections 2007 22 May 2011 2015 824 seats in the regional parliaments of Aragon Asturias Balearic Islands Canary Islands Cantabria Castile and Leon Castilla La Mancha Extremadura La Rioja Madrid Murcia Navarre and Valencian Community50 seats in the regional assemblies of Ceuta and MelillaRegistered19 433 971 2 2 Turnout13 088 391 67 3 1 0 ppRegional administrations after the 2011 regional elections National parties PP PSOE Regional parties CiU CC FAC UPNThe 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 Contents 1 Election date 2 Regional governments 3 Overall results 4 Summary by region 4 1 Aragon 4 2 Asturias 4 3 Balearic Islands 4 4 Canary Islands 4 5 Cantabria 4 6 Castile and Leon 4 7 Castilla La Mancha 4 8 Extremadura 4 9 La Rioja 4 10 Madrid 4 11 Murcia 4 12 Navarre 4 13 Valencian Community 4 14 Autonomous cities 4 14 1 Ceuta 4 14 2 Melilla 5 References 6 External linksElection date editDetermination 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 Leon 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 editThe following table lists party control in autonomous communities Gains for a party are highlighted in that party s colour Region Previous control New controlAutonomous communitiesAragon Spanish Socialist Workers Party PSOE People s Party PP Asturias Spanish Socialist Workers Party PSOE Asturias Forum FAC PSOE in 2012 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 Leon 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 Autonomous citiesCeuta People s Party PP People s Party PP Melilla People s Party PP People s Party PP Overall results edit Summary of the 22 May 2011 regional election results in Spain Parties and alliances Popular vote SeatsVotes ACm ACt TotalPeople s Party PP 5 931 389 46 09 410 33 443Spanish Socialist Workers Party PSOE 3 687 296 28 65 260 5 265United Left The Greens IU LV 795 242 6 18 34 0 34Union Progress and Democracy UPyD 417 377 3 24 8 0 8Canarian Coalition Nationalist Party Canarian Centre CC PNC CCN 225 948 1 76 21 0 21Asturias Forum FAC 178 031 1 38 16 0 16Commitment Coalition Compromis 176 213 1 37 6 0 6Navarrese People s Union UPN 111 474 0 87 19 0 19Regionalist Party of Cantabria PRC 98 887 0 77 12 0 12New Canaries NC 82 148 0 64 3 0 3Aragonese Party PAR 62 193 0 48 7 0 7Aragonese Union CHA 55 932 0 43 4 0 4Navarre Yes 2011 NaBai 2011 49 827 0 39 8 0 8Gather Basque Solidarity Progress Alternative B EA AE EA 42 916 0 33 7 0 7PSM Initiative Greens Agreement PSM IV ExM 36 181 0 28 4 0 4Leonese People s Union UPL 26 660 0 21 1 0 1Riojan Party PR 8 983 0 07 2 0 2Coalition for Melilla CpM 7 394 0 06 0 6 6Caballas Coalition Caballas 4 407 0 03 0 4 4Socialist Party of Menorca Nationalist Agreement PSM EN 3 723 0 03 1 0 1Populars in Freedom Party PPL 2 128 0 02 0 2 2People for Formentera PSOE GxF PSOE 1 904 0 01 1 0 1Others 544 220 4 23 0 0 0Blank ballots 317 657 2 47Total 12 868 130 824 50 874Valid votes 12 868 130 98 32Invalid votes 220 261 1 68Votes cast turnout 13 088 391 67 35Registered voters 19 433 971Popular votePP 46 09 PSOE 28 65 IU LV 6 18 UPyD 3 24 CC PNC CCN 1 76 FAC 1 38 Compromis 1 37 UPN 0 87 PRC 0 77 NC 0 64 Others 6 58 Blank ballots 2 47 Summary by region editAragon edit Main article 2011 Aragonese regional election Parties and alliances Votes pp Seats PP 269 729 39 69 8 63 30 7PSOE 197 189 29 02 12 12 22 8PAR 62 193 9 15 2 93 7 2CHA 55 932 8 23 0 08 4 0IU 41 874 6 16 2 08 4 3UPyD 15 667 2 31 New 0 0Others 15 267 2 25 0 0Blank ballots 21 678 3 19 0 97Valid votes 679 529 98 50 0 81Invalid votes 10 375 1 50 0 81Votes cast turnout 689 904 67 90 1 39Registered voters 1 016 021Asturias edit Main article 2011 Asturian regional election Parties and alliances Votes pp Seats PSOE 179 619 29 92 12 12 15 6FAC 178 031 29 66 New 16 16PP 119 767 19 95 21 55 10 10IU LV 61 703 10 28 0 59 4 0UPyD 14 640 2 44 New 0 0IDEAS 6 380 1 06 New 0 0BA UNA CxA 6 191 1 03 New 0 0Others 18 332 3 05 0 0Blank ballots 15 611 2 60 0 19Valid votes 600 274 98 56 0 64Invalid votes 8 798 1 44 0 64Votes cast turnout 609 072 61 69 0 10Registered voters 987 305Balearic Islands edit Main article 2011 Balearic regional election Parties and alliances Votes pp Seats PP 194 861 46 36 0 34 35 7PSIB PSOE 102 724 24 44 7 72 18 3PSM IV ExM 36 181 8 61 n a 4 1EUIB 13 270 3 15 n a 0 2IB Lliga 12 294 2 92 New 0 0CxI 11 913 2 83 3 90 0 3UPyD 8 731 2 08 New 0 0esquerra 5 325 1 27 n a 0 0PSM EN 3 723 0 89 0 10 1 0GxF PSOE 1 904 0 45 0 10 1 1Sa Unio 1 353 0 32 0 11 0 1Others 15 756 3 75 0 0Blank ballots 12 293 2 92 0 86Valid votes 420 318 98 41 1 00Invalid votes 6 775 1 59 1 00Votes cast turnout 427 093 58 80 1 34Registered voters 726 287Canary Islands edit Main article 2011 Canarian regional election Parties and alliances Votes pp Seats PP 289 381 31 94 7 90 21 6CC PNC CCN 225 948 24 94 3 16 21 2PSOE 190 028 20 98 13 53 15 11NC 82 148 9 07 2 60 3 3ACSSP 19 020 2 10 1 58 0 0LV 18 831 2 08 0 18 0 0UPyD 9 069 1 00 New 0 0Others 46 517 5 13 0 0Blank ballots 25 017 2 76 1 34Valid votes 905 959 97 31 2 12Invalid votes 25 051 2 69 2 12Votes cast turnout 931 010 58 91 2 36Registered voters 1 580 359Cantabria edit Main article 2011 Cantabrian regional election Parties and alliances Votes pp Seats PP 156 499 46 09 4 61 20 3PRC 98 887 29 12 0 48 12 0PSOE 55 541 16 36 8 18 7 3IU IA 11 277 3 32 1 44 0 0UPyD 5 835 1 72 New 0 0Others 4 185 1 23 0 0Blank ballots 7 328 2 16 0 45Valid votes 339 552 98 30 0 76InValid votes 5 887 1 70 0 76Votes cast turnout 345 439 69 79 2 18Registered voters 494 955Castile and Leon edit Main article 2011 Castilian Leonese regional election Parties and alliances Votes pp Seats PP 739 502 51 55 2 38 53 5PSOE 425 777 29 68 8 05 29 4IUCyL 69 872 4 87 1 79 1 1UPyD 47 040 3 28 New 0 0UPL 26 660 1 86 0 87 1 1Others 78 553 5 48 0 0Blank ballots 47 008 3 28 1 30Valid votes 1 434 412 98 09 1 11Invalid votes 27 985 1 91 1 11Votes cast turnout 1 462 397 67 50 3 20Registered voters 2 166 385Castilla La Mancha edit Main article 2011 Castilian Manchegan regional election Parties and alliances Votes pp Seats PP 564 954 48 11 5 73 25 4PSOE 509 738 43 40 8 56 24 2IUCLM 44 302 3 77 0 35 0 0UPyD 20 554 1 75 New 0 0Others 15 225 1 30 0 0Blank ballots 19 643 1 67 0 39Valid votes 1 174 416 98 69 0 56Invalid votes 15 570 1 31 0 56Votes cast turnout 1 189 986 75 96 2 22Registered voters 1 566 641Extremadura edit Main article 2011 Extremaduran regional election Parties and alliances Votes pp Seats PP EU 307 975 46 13 7 42 32 5PSOE r 290 045 43 45 9 55 30 8IU SIEx 38 157 5 72 1 20 3 3UPyD 7 058 1 06 New 0 0Others 14 970 2 24 0 0Blank ballots 9 394 1 41 0 22Valid votes 667 599 98 65 0 62Invalid votes 9 169 1 35 0 62Votes cast turnout 676 768 74 65 0 30Registered voters 906 551La Rioja edit Main article 2011 Riojan regional election Parties and alliances Votes pp Seats PP 85 975 51 98 3 17 20 3PSOE 50 169 30 33 10 08 11 3PR 8 983 5 43 0 57 2 0IU 6 114 3 70 0 64 0 0UPyD 5 891 3 56 New 0 0Ecolo V 2 041 1 23 New 0 0Others 1 746 1 06 0 0Blank ballots 4 496 2 72 1 00Valid votes 165 415 97 98 1 23InValid votes 3 411 2 02 1 23Votes cast turnout 168 826 69 76 3 54Registered voters 242 007Madrid edit Main article 2011 Madrilenian regional election Parties and alliances Votes pp Seats PP 1 548 306 51 73 1 56 72 5PSOE 786 297 26 27 7 30 36 6IUCM LV 287 707 9 61 0 75 13 2UPyD 189 055 6 32 New 8 8Others 110 413 3 69 0 0Blank ballots 71 458 2 39 0 66Valid votes 2 993 235 98 32 1 23Invalid votes 51 114 1 68 1 23Votes cast turnout 3 044 349 65 86 1 45Registered voters 4 622 750Murcia edit Main article 2011 Murcian regional election Parties and alliances Votes pp Seats PP 382 871 58 79 0 49 33 4PSOE 155 506 23 88 8 12 11 4IU V RM 50 988 7 83 1 58 1 0UPyD 29 279 4 50 New 0 0LV Ecolo 7 659 1 18 New 0 0Others 10 908 1 67 0 0Blank ballots 14 050 2 16 0 83Valid votes 651 261 98 37 0 87Invalid votes 10 825 1 63 0 87Votes cast turnout 662 086 67 91 0 10Registered voters 974 998Navarre edit Main article 2011 Navarrese regional election Parties and alliances Votes pp Seats UPN 111 474 34 48 7 70 19 3PSN PSOE 51 238 15 85 6 64 9 3NaBai 2011 49 827 15 41 8 21 8 4B EA AE EA 42 916 13 28 New 7 7PP 23 551 7 29 New 4 4I E 18 457 5 71 1 36 3 1CDN 4 654 1 44 2 93 0 2VN NB 4 235 1 31 New 0 0Others 8 741 2 70 0 0Blank ballots 8 161 2 52 1 14Valid votes 323 254 98 77 4 03Invalid votes 4 027 1 23 4 03Votes cast turnout 327 281 67 43 6 36Registered voters 485 386Valencian Community edit Main article 2011 Valencian regional election Parties and alliances Votes pp Seats PP 1 211 112 49 42 3 10 55 1PSPV PSOE 687 141 28 04 6 45 33 5Compromis 176 213 7 19 n a 6 4EUPV 144 703 5 90 n a 5 0UPyD 60 859 2 48 New 0 0VyE 31 808 1 30 New 0 0Others 78 366 3 20 0 0Blank ballots 60 670 2 48 1 07Valid votes 2 450 872 98 37 0 96Invalid votes 40 716 1 63 0 96Votes cast turnout 2 491 588 70 19 0 05Registered voters 3 549 687Autonomous cities edit Ceuta edit Main article 2011 Ceuta Assembly election Parties and alliances Votes pp Seats PP 20 054 65 16 0 02 18 1Caballas 4 407 14 32 6 60 4 0PSOE 3 601 11 70 3 05 3 1UPyD 818 2 66 New 0 0PDSC 720 2 34 1 31 0 0LV GV 570 1 85 0 90 0 0FE 138 0 45 New 0 0Blank ballots 468 1 52 0 86Valid votes 30 776 99 27 0 16Invalid votes 227 0 73 0 16Votes cast turnout 31 003 51 37 8 92Registered voters 60 357Melilla edit Main article 2011 Melilla Assembly election Parties and alliances Votes pp Seats PP 16 852 53 91 2 05 15 0CpM 7 394 23 66 1 95 6 1PSOE 2 683 8 58 9 65 2 3PPL 2 128 6 81 New 2 2UPyD 669 2 14 New 0 0PDM 529 1 69 New 0 0PMV 504 1 61 New 0 0Others 116 0 37 0 0Blank ballots 382 1 22 0 16Valid votes 31 257 98 95 0 49Invalid votes 332 1 05 0 49Votes cast turnout 31 589 58 19 0 54Registered voters 54 282References edit General Electoral System Organic Law of 1985 Organic Law No 5 of 19 June 1985 in Spanish Retrieved 28 December 2016 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a work ignored help Representation of the people Institutional Act juntaelectoralcentral es Central Electoral Commission Retrieved 16 June 2017 Un paso mas hacia la ruptura de la homogeneidad del calendario electoral de las comunidades autonomas la reforma de la Ley Organica 13 1982 de 10 de agosto de Reintegracion y Amejoramiento del Regimen 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 PDF gencat cat in Spanish Institut d Estudis Autonomics Archived from the original on 2 April 2015 Retrieved 5 September 2017 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link External links editwww juntaelectoralcentral es in Spanish Central Electoral Commission Regional elections www argos gva es in Spanish Argos Information Portal Electoral Historical Archive www historiaelectoral com in Spanish and Catalan Electoral History Regional elections since 1980 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2011 Spanish regional elections amp oldid 1188748612, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
