Despite growing discontent with the nationwide José María Aznar's government, the People's Party (PP) was able to comfortably retain its absolute majority in the Corts, losing only one seat compared to 1999, which was gained by the Agreement (Entesa) alliance led by United Left of the Valencian Country (EUPV). The Socialist Party of the Valencian Country (PSPV–PSOE), while increasing its vote share in two percentage points compared to its 1999 result, failed to translate it into any new seats. Valencian Union (UV), the former PP coalition partner during the first Zaplana government (1995–1999), continued its decline into irrelevance and fell below 3%, depriving it of any possibility of overcoming the five percent threshold to enter the Corts.
Voting for the Corts was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over 18 years of age, registered in the Valencian Community and in full enjoyment of their political rights. The 89 members of the Corts Valencianes were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed listproportional representation, with a threshold of five percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied regionally. Seats were allocated to constituencies, corresponding to the provinces of Alicante, Castellón and Valencia, with each being allocated an initial minimum of 20 seats and the remaining 29 being distributed in proportion to their populations (provided that the seat-to-population ratio in any given province did not exceed three times that of any other).[1][2]
Election dateedit
The term of the Corts Valencianes expired four years after the date of their previous election, with elections to the Corts being fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years. The previous election was held on 13 June 1999, setting the election date for the Corts on Sunday, 25 May 2003.[1][2][3]
The Corts Valencianes could not be dissolved before the date of expiry of parliament.[1]
Parties and candidatesedit
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 one percent of the electorate in the constituencies for which they sought election, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates.[2][3]
Below is a list of the main parties and electoral alliances which contested the election:
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; 45 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Corts Valencianes.
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^. ABC Sevilla (in Spanish). 25 May 2003. Archived from the original on 7 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
^"La 'batalla' de Madrid, la más reñida en los comicios del 25-M". El Mundo (in Spanish). 20 May 2003.
^"El PP mantiene su poder autonómico en Valencia". El País (in Spanish). 18 May 2003.
^"Unas elecciones abiertas, según el PSPV". El País (in Spanish). 17 May 2003.
^"Una encuesta del Bloc otorga a los nacionalistas de 4 a 5 escaños en las Cortes". El País (in Spanish). 16 May 2003.
^"Preelectoral elecciones autonómicas, 2003. CA Valenciana (Estudio nº 2491. Marzo-Abril 2003)" (PDF). CIS (in Spanish). 17 May 2003.
^"La guerra pasa factura electoral al PP". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 18 May 2003.
^. El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). 5 May 2003. Archived from the original on 9 May 2003.
^"Los valencianos mantienen su apoyo al PP tras irse Zaplana". El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). 5 May 2003.
^"VOX PUBLICA". El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). 5 May 2003.
^"Un sondeo del PP le otorga la mayoría absoluta con más diputados". El País (in Spanish). 12 January 2003.
^"Una encuesta del PSPV da mayoría a la izquierda en las autonómicas". El País (in Spanish). 27 October 2002.
^"Instituciones y autonomías, II. CA Valenciana (Estudio nº 2455. Septiembre-Octubre 2002)". CIS (in Spanish). 19 November 2002.
^"El PP, partido más votado en diez Comunidades Autónomas" (PDF). El Mundo (in Spanish). 19 November 2002.
^"El PP ganaría las autonómicas en diez Comunidades y el PSOE en cuatro, según el CIS". ABC (in Spanish). 20 November 2002.
^"Una encuesta del PSPV dice que la diferencia respecto del PP se sitúa ahora en 8 puntos". El País (in Spanish). 12 May 2002.
^"Una encuesta del PSPV reduce a 9 puntos su distancia con el PP". El País (in Spanish). 24 February 2002.
^"Un sondeo del PP amplía su mayoría absoluta y revela que baja el PSPV". El País (in Spanish). 10 February 2002.
^"El PP se atribuye un 51,8% de apoyo en la Comunidad". El País (in Spanish). 25 July 2000.
^"Un PP hegemónico". El País (in Spanish). 3 January 2000.
Other
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^ abc"Ley 1/1987, de 31 de marzo, Electoral Valenciana". Law No. 2 of 31 March 1987 (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 March 2017.
^ ab"Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General". Organic Law No. 5 of 19 June 1985 (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 December 2016.
^"Electoral Results. Electoral Data - Regional Election: 2003". www.cortsvalencianes.es (in Spanish). Valencian Government. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
^ ab"Corts Valencianes election results, 25 May 2003" (PDF). www.juntaelectoralcentral.es (in Spanish). Electoral Commission of the Valencian Community. 12 August 2003. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
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The 2003 Valencian regional election was held on Sunday 25 May 2003 to elect the 6th Corts of the Valencian Community All 89 seats in the Corts were up for election The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain 2003 Valencian regional election 1999 25 May 2003 2007 All 89 seats in the Corts Valencianes45 seats needed for a majorityOpinion pollsRegistered3 423 098 1 8 Turnout2 447 224 71 5 3 7 pp First party Second party Third party Leader Francisco Camps Joan Ignasi Pla Joan RiboParty PP PSPV PSOE EntesaLeader since 10 July 2002 24 September 2000 1997Leader s seat Valencia Valencia ValenciaLast election 49 seats 47 9 35 seats 33 9 5 seats 6 1 Seats won 48 35 6Seat change 1 0 1Popular vote 1 146 780 874 288 154 494Percentage 47 2 36 0 6 4 Swing 0 7 pp 2 1 pp 0 3 ppConstituency results map for the Corts ValencianesPresident before electionJose Luis OlivasPP Elected President Francisco CampsPPDespite growing discontent with the nationwide Jose Maria Aznar s government the People s Party PP was able to comfortably retain its absolute majority in the Corts losing only one seat compared to 1999 which was gained by the Agreement Entesa alliance led by United Left of the Valencian Country EUPV The Socialist Party of the Valencian Country PSPV PSOE while increasing its vote share in two percentage points compared to its 1999 result failed to translate it into any new seats Valencian Union UV the former PP coalition partner during the first Zaplana government 1995 1999 continued its decline into irrelevance and fell below 3 depriving it of any possibility of overcoming the five percent threshold to enter the Corts Francisco Camps became the new president of the Valencian Government succeeding Jose Luis Olivas who had replaced Eduardo Zaplana in 2002 after the latter was named Labour and Social Affairs minister in Aznar s second cabinet Contents 1 Overview 1 1 Electoral system 1 2 Election date 2 Parties and candidates 3 Opinion polls 4 Results 4 1 Overall 4 2 Distribution by constituency 5 Aftermath 5 1 Government formation 5 2 2006 motion of no confidence 6 ReferencesOverview editElectoral system edit The Corts Valencianes were the devolved unicameral legislature of the Valencian autonomous community having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Valencian Statute of Autonomy as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a regional president 1 Voting for the Corts was on the basis of universal suffrage which comprised all nationals over 18 years of age registered in the Valencian Community and in full enjoyment of their political rights The 89 members of the Corts Valencianes 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 Seats were allocated to constituencies corresponding to the provinces of Alicante Castellon and Valencia with each being allocated an initial minimum of 20 seats and the remaining 29 being distributed in proportion to their populations provided that the seat to population ratio in any given province did not exceed three times that of any other 1 2 Election date edit The term of the Corts Valencianes expired four years after the date of their previous election with elections to the Corts being fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years The previous election was held on 13 June 1999 setting the election date for the Corts on Sunday 25 May 2003 1 2 3 The Corts Valencianes could not be dissolved before the date of expiry of parliament 1 Parties and candidates editThe 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 one percent of the electorate in the constituencies for which they sought election disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates 2 3 Below is a list of the main parties and electoral alliances which contested the election Candidacy Parties andalliances Leading candidate Ideology Previous result Gov Ref Votes SeatsPP List People s Party PP nbsp Francisco Camps ConservatismChristian democracy 47 88 49 nbsp YPSPV PSOE List Socialist Party of the Valencian Country PSPV PSOE nbsp Joan Ignasi Pla Social democracy 33 91 35 nbsp NEntesa List United Left of the Valencian Country EUPV The Greens EV LV Valencian Left EV nbsp Joan Ribo Valencian nationalismSocialismGreen politics 6 05 5 nbsp NBNV EV List Valencian Nationalist Bloc BNV Green Left EV nbsp Pere Mayor Valencian nationalismEco socialismGreen politics 4 53 0 nbsp NOpinion polls editThe 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 45 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Corts Valencianes Color key Exit poll Polling firm Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Turnout nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Lead2003 regional election 25 May 2003 71 5 47 248 36 035 6 46 3 00 4 70 11 2Sigma Dos Antena 3 p 1 25 May 2003 46 49 34 37 6 Ipsos Eco RTVE p 2 25 May 2003 46 48 35 37 4 6 Insight La Razon p 3 19 May 2003 47 647 50 33 37 4 5 Opina El Pais p 4 18 May 2003 46 046 47 38 038 6 04 5 3 00 3 00 8 0GES PSPV p 5 9 15 May 2003 2 000 72 6 44 043 44 39 940 41 6 75 3 90 4 60 4 1Investrategia Bloc EV p 6 9 11 May 2003 1 500 68 8 45 544 47 37 533 36 6 54 5 3 20 5 64 5 8 0CIS p 7 p 8 22 Mar 28 Apr 2003 2 096 80 0 41 944 37 939 7 46 3 90 4 10 4 0Vox Publica El Periodico p 9 p 10 p 11 25 27 Apr 2003 800 45 0 46 045 48 36 5 37 535 39 5 0 6 03 5 4 5 5 50 4 8 5Demoscopia PP p 12 9 18 Dec 2002 1 200 51 149 52 34 334 36 6 13 4 3 90 3 90 16 8GES PSPV p 13 15 23 Oct 2002 3 000 44 944 40 240 5 75 3 80 3 90 4 7CIS p 14 p 15 p 16 9 Sep 9 Oct 2002 730 76 6 47 7 34 1 6 7 13 6GES PSPV p 17 10 Dec 25 Apr 2002 27 000 46 146 37 838 5 95 3 30 8 3GES PSPV p 18 10 Jan 10 Feb 2002 10 500 47 547 38 438 5 24 3 40 3 50 9 1Demoscopia PP p 19 26 Dec 10 Jan 2002 900 52 152 53 33 131 33 5 44 5 1 70 3 60 19 0Demoscopia PP p 20 1 8 Jul 2000 1 200 51 849 55 31 029 32 5 84 5 3 90 5 00 4 20 82000 general election 12 Mar 2000 72 7 52 1 52 34 0 34 5 8 3 2 4 0 2 4 0 18 1PP p 21 3 Jan 2000 52 8 30 3 22 51999 regional election 13 Jun 1999 67 8 47 949 33 935 6 15 4 70 4 50 14 0Results editOverall edit Summary of the 25 May 2003 Corts Valencianes election results nbsp Parties and alliances Popular vote SeatsVotes pp Total People s Party PP 1 146 780 47 17 0 71 48 1Socialist Party of the Valencian Country PSPV PSOE 874 288 35 96 2 05 35 0United Left The Greens Valencian Left The Agreement L Entesa 154 494 6 35 0 30 6 1Valencian Nationalist Bloc Green Left Bloc EV 114 011 4 69 0 16 0 0Union Valencian Union UV 72 557 2 98 1 70 0 0Republican Left of the Valencian Country ERPV 7 609 0 31 New 0 0Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain PCPE 3 884 0 16 New 0 0Democratic and Social Centre CDS 3 189 0 13 0 00 0 0Regional Party of the Valencian Community PRCV 2 868 0 12 New 0 0Humanist Party PH 2 747 0 11 0 01 0 0Spain 2000 E 2000 2 650 0 11 New 0 0Federal Republican Party PRF 2 545 0 10 0 03 0 0Authentic Phalanx FA 2 332 0 10 New 0 0Family and Life Party PFyV 1 690 0 07 New 0 0Another Democracy is Possible ODeP 1 156 0 05 New 0 0National Democracy DN 798 0 03 New 0 0Blank ballots 37 805 1 55 0 00Total 2 431 403 89 0Valid votes 2 431 403 99 35 0 06Invalid votes 15 821 0 65 0 06Votes cast turnout 2 447 224 71 49 3 68Abstentions 975 874 28 51 3 68Registered voters 3 423 098Sources 4 5 6 Popular votePP 47 17 PSPV PSOE 35 96 L Entesa 6 35 Bloc EV 4 69 UV 2 98 Others 1 29 Blank ballots 1 55 SeatsPP 53 93 PSPV PSOE 39 33 L Entesa 6 74 Distribution by constituency edit Constituency PP PSPV L Entesa S S SAlicante 48 3 16 37 2 12 5 9 2Castellon 48 1 13 36 5 9 4 4 1Valencia 46 3 19 35 1 14 7 0 3Total 47 2 48 36 0 35 6 4 6Sources 5 6 Aftermath editGovernment formation edit InvestitureCandidate Ballot 18 June 2003Required majority 45 out of 89Francisco Camps PP Yes PP 48 48 89 nbsp YNo PSPV 34 L Entesa 6 40 89Absentees 0 89Abstentions PSPV 1 0 89Joan Ignasi Pla PSPV nbsp CancelledJoan Ribo L Entesa nbsp CancelledSources 6 2006 motion of no confidence edit Motion of no confidenceJoan Ignasi Pla PSPV Ballot 4 October 2006Required majority 45 out of 89 nbsp NYes PSPV 35 35 89No PP 47 47 89Abstentions L Entesa 6 CVa 1 7 89Absentees 0 89Sources 6 References editOpinion poll sources El sondeo de Sigma Dos determina una lucha codo a codo entre populares y socialistas en Madrid ABC Sevilla in Spanish 25 May 2003 Archived from the original on 25 May 2019 Retrieved 19 May 2019 Sondeo a pie de urna de Ipsos Eco Consulting para TVE ABC Sevilla in Spanish 25 May 2003 Archived from the original on 7 December 2017 Retrieved 11 December 2017 La batalla de Madrid la mas renida en los comicios del 25 M El Mundo in Spanish 20 May 2003 El PP mantiene su poder autonomico en Valencia El Pais in Spanish 18 May 2003 Unas elecciones abiertas segun el PSPV El Pais in Spanish 17 May 2003 Una encuesta del Bloc otorga a los nacionalistas de 4 a 5 escanos en las Cortes El Pais in Spanish 16 May 2003 Preelectoral elecciones autonomicas 2003 CA Valenciana Estudio nº 2491 Marzo Abril 2003 PDF CIS in Spanish 17 May 2003 La guerra pasa factura electoral al PP La Vanguardia in Spanish 18 May 2003 Comunidad Valenciana El Periodico de Catalunya in Spanish 5 May 2003 Archived from the original on 9 May 2003 Los valencianos mantienen su apoyo al PP tras irse Zaplana El Periodico de Aragon in Spanish 5 May 2003 VOX PUBLICA El Periodico de Aragon in Spanish 5 May 2003 Un sondeo del PP le otorga la mayoria absoluta con mas diputados El Pais in Spanish 12 January 2003 Una encuesta del PSPV da mayoria a la izquierda en las autonomicas El Pais in Spanish 27 October 2002 Instituciones y autonomias II CA Valenciana Estudio nº 2455 Septiembre Octubre 2002 CIS in Spanish 19 November 2002 El PP partido mas votado en diez Comunidades Autonomas PDF El Mundo in Spanish 19 November 2002 El PP ganaria las autonomicas en diez Comunidades y el PSOE en cuatro segun el CIS ABC in Spanish 20 November 2002 Una encuesta del PSPV dice que la diferencia respecto del PP se situa ahora en 8 puntos El Pais in Spanish 12 May 2002 Una encuesta del PSPV reduce a 9 puntos su distancia con el PP El Pais in Spanish 24 February 2002 Un sondeo del PP amplia su mayoria absoluta y revela que baja el PSPV El Pais in Spanish 10 February 2002 El PP se atribuye un 51 8 de apoyo en la Comunidad El Pais in Spanish 25 July 2000 Un PP hegemonico El Pais in Spanish 3 January 2000 Other a b c d Ley Organica 5 1982 de 1 de julio de Estatuto de Autonomia de la Comunidad Valenciana Organic Law No 1 of 1 July 1982 in Spanish Retrieved 17 March 2017 a b c Ley 1 1987 de 31 de marzo Electoral Valenciana Law No 2 of 31 March 1987 in Spanish Retrieved 17 March 2017 a b Ley Organica 5 1985 de 19 de junio del Regimen Electoral General Organic Law No 5 of 19 June 1985 in Spanish Retrieved 28 December 2016 Electoral Results Electoral Data Regional Election 2003 www cortsvalencianes es in Spanish Valencian Government Retrieved 29 November 2019 a b Corts Valencianes election results 25 May 2003 PDF www juntaelectoralcentral es in Spanish Electoral Commission of the Valencian Community 12 August 2003 Retrieved 30 September 2017 a b c d Eleccions a les Corts Valencianes 1983 2019 Historia Electoral com in Spanish Retrieved 30 September 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2003 Valencian regional election amp oldid 1172803955, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
