2011 Spanish regional elections
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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
Registered19,433,971 2.2%
Turnout13,088,391 (67.3%)
1.0 pp
Regional administrations after the 2011 regional 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 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.

Region Previous control New control
Autonomous communities
Aragon 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 León 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 cities
Ceuta People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP)
Melilla People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP)

Overall results

← Summary of the 22 May 2011 regional election results in Spain →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ACm. ACt. Total
People's Party (PP) 5,931,389 46.09 410 33 443
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 3,687,296 28.65 260 5 265
United Left–The Greens (IU–LV) 795,242 6.18 34 0 34
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 417,377 3.24 8 0 8
Canarian Coalition–Nationalist Party–Canarian Centre (CC–PNC–CCN) 225,948 1.76 21 0 21
Asturias Forum (FAC) 178,031 1.38 16 0 16
Commitment Coalition (Compromís) 176,213 1.37 6 0 6
Navarrese People's Union (UPN) 111,474 0.87 19 0 19
Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC) 98,887 0.77 12 0 12
New Canaries (NC) 82,148 0.64 3 0 3
Aragonese Party (PAR) 62,193 0.48 7 0 7
Aragonese Union (CHA) 55,932 0.43 4 0 4
Navarre Yes 2011 (NaBai 2011) 49,827 0.39 8 0 8
Gather–Basque Solidarity–Progress Alternative (B–EA/AE–EA) 42,916 0.33 7 0 7
PSM–Initiative Greens–Agreement (PSM–IV–ExM) 36,181 0.28 4 0 4
Leonese People's Union (UPL) 26,660 0.21 1 0 1
Riojan Party (PR) 8,983 0.07 2 0 2
Coalition for Melilla (CpM) 7,394 0.06 0 6 6
Caballas Coalition (Caballas) 4,407 0.03 0 4 4
Socialist Party of Menorca–Nationalist Agreement (PSM–EN) 3,723 0.03 1 0 1
Populars in Freedom Party (PPL) 2,128 0.02 0 2 2
People for Formentera+PSOE (GxF+PSOE) 1,904 0.01 1 0 1
Others 544,220 4.23 0 0 0
Blank ballots 317,657 2.47
Total 12,868,130 824 50 874
Valid votes 12,868,130 98.32
Invalid votes 220,261 1.68
Votes cast / turnout 13,088,391 67.35
Registered voters 19,433,971
Popular vote
PP
 
 46.09%
PSOE
 
 28.65%
IU–LV
 
 6.18%
UPyD
 
 3.24%
CC–PNC–CCN
 
 1.76%
FAC
 
 1.38%
Compromís
 
 1.37%
UPN
 
 0.87%
PRC
 
 0.77%
NC
 
 0.64%
Others
 
 6.58%
Blank ballots
 
 2.47%

Summary by region

Aragon

Main article: 2011 Aragonese regional election
Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
PP 269,729 39.69 +8.63 30 +7
PSOE 197,189 29.02 –12.12 22 –8
PAR 62,193 9.15 –2.93 7 –2
CHA 55,932 8.23 +0.08 4 ±0
IU 41,874 6.16 +2.08 4 +3
UPyD 15,667 2.31 New 0 ±0
Others 15,267 2.25 0 ±0
Blank ballots 21,678 3.19 +0.97
Valid votes 679,529 98.50 –0.81
Invalid votes 10,375 1.50 +0.81
Votes cast / turnout 689,904 67.90 +1.39
Registered voters 1,016,021

Asturias

Main article: 2011 Asturian regional election
Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
PSOE 179,619 29.92 –12.12 15 –6
FAC 178,031 29.66 New 16 +16
PP 119,767 19.95 –21.55 10 –10
IU–LV 61,703 10.28 +0.59 4 ±0
UPyD 14,640 2.44 New 0 ±0
IDEAS 6,380 1.06 New 0 ±0
BA–UNA: CxA 6,191 1.03 New 0 ±0
Others 18,332 3.05 0 ±0
Blank ballots 15,611 2.60 +0.19
Valid votes 600,274 98.56 –0.64
Invalid votes 8,798 1.44 +0.64
Votes cast / turnout 609,072 61.69 +0.10
Registered voters 987,305

Balearic Islands

Main article: 2011 Balearic regional election
Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
PP 194,861 46.36 +0.34 35 +7
PSIB–PSOE 102,724 24.44 –7.72 18 –3
PSM–IV–ExM 36,181 8.61 n/a 4 +1
EUIB 13,270 3.15 n/a 0 –2
IB–Lliga 12,294 2.92 New 0 ±0
CxI 11,913 2.83 –3.90 0 –3
UPyD 8,731 2.08 New 0 ±0
esquerra 5,325 1.27 n/a 0 ±0
PSM–EN 3,723 0.89 +0.10 1 ±0
GxF+PSOE 1,904 0.45 +0.10 1 +1
Sa Unió 1,353 0.32 –0.11 0 –1
Others 15,756 3.75 0 ±0
Blank ballots 12,293 2.92 +0.86
Valid votes 420,318 98.41 –1.00
Invalid votes 6,775 1.59 +1.00
Votes cast / turnout 427,093 58.80 –1.34
Registered voters 726,287

Canary Islands

Main article: 2011 Canarian regional election
Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
PP 289,381 31.94 +7.90 21 +6
CC–PNC–CCN 225,948 24.94 –3.16 21 +2
PSOE 190,028 20.98 –13.53 15 –11
NC 82,148 9.07 +2.60 3 +3
ACSSP 19,020 2.10 +1.58 0 ±0
LV 18,831 2.08 +0.18 0 ±0
UPyD 9,069 1.00 New 0 ±0
Others 46,517 5.13 0 ±0
Blank ballots 25,017 2.76 +1.34
Valid votes 905,959 97.31 –2.12
Invalid votes 25,051 2.69 +2.12
Votes cast / turnout 931,010 58.91 –2.36
Registered voters 1,580,359

Cantabria

Main article: 2011 Cantabrian regional election
Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
PP 156,499 46.09 +4.61 20 +3
PRC 98,887 29.12 +0.48 12 ±0
PSOE 55,541 16.36 –8.18 7 –3
IU–IA 11,277 3.32 +1.44 0 ±0
UPyD 5,835 1.72 New 0 ±0
Others 4,185 1.23 0 ±0
Blank ballots 7,328 2.16 +0.45
Valid votes 339,552 98.30 –0.76
InValid votes 5,887 1.70 +0.76
Votes cast / turnout 345,439 69.79 –2.18
Registered voters 494,955

Castile and León

Main article: 2011 Castilian-Leonese regional election
Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
PP 739,502 51.55 +2.38 53 +5
PSOE 425,777 29.68 –8.05 29 –4
IUCyL 69,872 4.87 +1.79 1 +1
UPyD 47,040 3.28 New 0 ±0
UPL 26,660 1.86 –0.87 1 –1
Others 78,553 5.48 0 ±0
Blank ballots 47,008 3.28 +1.30
Valid votes 1,434,412 98.09 –1.11
Invalid votes 27,985 1.91 +1.11
Votes cast / turnout 1,462,397 67.50 –3.20
Registered voters 2,166,385

Castilla–La Mancha

Main article: 2011 Castilian-Manchegan regional election
Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
PP 564,954 48.11 +5.73 25 +4
PSOE 509,738 43.40 –8.56 24 –2
IUCLM 44,302 3.77 +0.35 0 ±0
UPyD 20,554 1.75 New 0 ±0
Others 15,225 1.30 0 ±0
Blank ballots 19,643 1.67 +0.39
Valid votes 1,174,416 98.69 –0.56
Invalid votes 15,570 1.31 +0.56
Votes cast / turnout 1,189,986 75.96 +2.22
Registered voters 1,566,641

Extremadura

Main article: 2011 Extremaduran regional election
Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
PP–EU 307,975 46.13 +7.42 32 +5
PSOE–r 290,045 43.45 –9.55 30 –8
IU–SIEx 38,157 5.72 +1.20 3 +3
UPyD 7,058 1.06 New 0 ±0
Others 14,970 2.24 0 ±0
Blank ballots 9,394 1.41 +0.22
Valid votes 667,599 98.65 –0.62
Invalid votes 9,169 1.35 +0.62
Votes cast / turnout 676,768 74.65 –0.30
Registered voters 906,551

La Rioja

Main article: 2011 Riojan regional election
Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
PP 85,975 51.98 +3.17 20 +3
PSOE 50,169 30.33 –10.08 11 –3
PR 8,983 5.43 –0.57 2 ±0
IU 6,114 3.70 +0.64 0 ±0
UPyD 5,891 3.56 New 0 ±0
Ecolo–V 2,041 1.23 New 0 ±0
Others 1,746 1.06 0 ±0
Blank ballots 4,496 2.72 +1.00
Valid votes 165,415 97.98 –1.23
InValid votes 3,411 2.02 +1.23
Votes cast / turnout 168,826 69.76 –3.54
Registered voters 242,007

Madrid

Main article: 2011 Madrilenian regional election
Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
PP 1,548,306 51.73 –1.56 72 +5
PSOE 786,297 26.27 –7.30 36 –6
IUCM–LV 287,707 9.61 +0.75 13 +2
UPyD 189,055 6.32 New 8 +8
Others 110,413 3.69 0 ±0
Blank ballots 71,458 2.39 +0.66
Valid votes 2,993,235 98.32 –1.23
Invalid votes 51,114 1.68 +1.23
Votes cast / turnout 3,044,349 65.86 –1.45
Registered voters 4,622,750

Murcia

Main article: 2011 Murcian regional election
Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
PP 382,871 58.79 +0.49 33 +4
PSOE 155,506 23.88 –8.12 11 –4
IU–V–RM 50,988 7.83 +1.58 1 ±0
UPyD 29,279 4.50 New 0 ±0
LV–Ecolo 7,659 1.18 New 0 ±0
Others 10,908 1.67 0 ±0
Blank ballots 14,050 2.16 +0.83
Valid votes 651,261 98.37 –0.87
Invalid votes 10,825 1.63 +0.87
Votes cast / turnout 662,086 67.91 –0.10
Registered voters 974,998

Navarre

Main article: 2011 Navarrese regional election
Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
UPN 111,474 34.48 –7.70 19 –3
PSN–PSOE 51,238 15.85 –6.64 9 –3
NaBai 2011 49,827 15.41 –8.21 8 –4
B–EA/AE–EA 42,916 13.28 New 7 +7
PP 23,551 7.29 New 4 +4
I–E 18,457 5.71 +1.36 3 +1
CDN 4,654 1.44 –2.93 0 –2
VN–NB 4,235 1.31 New 0 ±0
Others 8,741 2.70 0 ±0
Blank ballots 8,161 2.52 +1.14
Valid votes 323,254 98.77 +4.03
Invalid votes 4,027 1.23 –4.03
Votes cast / turnout 327,281 67.43 –6.36
Registered voters 485,386

Valencian Community

Main article: 2011 Valencian regional election
Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
PP 1,211,112 49.42 –3.10 55 +1
PSPV–PSOE 687,141 28.04 –6.45 33 –5
Compromís 176,213 7.19 n/a 6 +4
EUPV 144,703 5.90 n/a 5 ±0
UPyD 60,859 2.48 New 0 ±0
VyE 31,808 1.30 New 0 ±0
Others 78,366 3.20 0 ±0
Blank ballots 60,670 2.48 +1.07
Valid votes 2,450,872 98.37 –0.96
Invalid votes 40,716 1.63 +0.96
Votes cast / turnout 2,491,588 70.19 +0.05
Registered voters 3,549,687

Autonomous cities

Ceuta

Main article: 2011 Ceuta Assembly election
Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
PP 20,054 65.16 –0.02 18 –1
Caballas 4,407 14.32 –6.60 4 ±0
PSOE 3,601 11.70 +3.05 3 +1
UPyD 818 2.66 New 0 ±0
PDSC 720 2.34 –1.31 0 ±0
LV–GV 570 1.85 +0.90 0 ±0
FE 138 0.45 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots 468 1.52 +0.86
Valid votes 30,776 99.27 –0.16
Invalid votes 227 0.73 +0.16
Votes cast / turnout 31,003 51.37 –8.92
Registered voters 60,357

Melilla

Main article: 2011 Melilla Assembly election
Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
PP 16,852 53.91 –2.05 15 ±0
CpM 7,394 23.66 +1.95 6 +1
PSOE 2,683 8.58 –9.65 2 –3
PPL 2,128 6.81 New 2 +2
UPyD 669 2.14 New 0 ±0
PDM 529 1.69 New 0 ±0
PMV 504 1.61 New 0 ±0
Others 116 0.37 0 ±0
Blank ballots 382 1.22 –0.16
Valid votes 31,257 98.95 –0.49
Invalid votes 332 1.05 +0.49
Votes cast / turnout 31,589 58.19 +0.54
Registered voters 54,282

References

  1. ^ "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)
  2. ^ "Representation of the people Institutional Act". juntaelectoralcentral.es. Central Electoral Commission. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  3. ^ "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] (PDF). gencat.cat (in Spanish). Institut d'Estudis Autonòmics. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2017.((cite web)): CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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