2001 Galician regional election

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Galician regional election, 2001
← 1997 21 October 2001 2005 →
All 75 seats in the Parliament of Galicia
38 seats needed for a majority
Registered2,567,670 0.1%
Turnout1,544,687 (60.2%)
2.3 pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Manuel Fraga Xosé Manuel Beiras Emilio Pérez Touriño
Party PP BNG PSOE
Leader since 1989 1982 10 October 1998
Leader's seat Lugo A Coruña Pontevedra
Last election 42 seats, 52.2% 18 seats, 24.8% 15 seats, 19.5%[a]
Seats won 41 17 17
Seat change 1 1 2
Popular vote 791,885 346,430 334,819
Percentage 51.6% 22.6% 21.8%
Swing 0.6 pp 2.2 pp 2.3 pp
Constituency results map for the Parliament of Galicia
President before election

Manuel Fraga
PP

Elected President

Manuel Fraga
PP

The 2001 Galician regional election was held on Sunday, 21 October 2001, to elect the 6th Parliament of the Autonomous Community of Galicia. All 75 seats in the Parliament were up for election.

Overview

Electoral system

The Parliament of Galicia was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Galicia, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Galician Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a President of the Xunta.[1] Voting for the Parliament was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered in Galicia and in full enjoyment of their political rights.

The 75 members of the Parliament of Galicia were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with a threshold of 5 percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied in each constituency. Parties not reaching the threshold were not taken into consideration for seat distribution. Additionally, the use of the D'Hondt method might result in an effective threshold over five percent, depending on the district magnitude.[2] Seats were allocated to constituencies, corresponding to the provinces of A Coruña, Lugo, Ourense and Pontevedra. Each constituency was entitled to an initial minimum of 10 seats, with the remaining 35 allocated among the constituencies in proportion to their populations.[1][3]

The electoral law provided that parties, federations, coalitions and groupings of electors were allowed to present lists of candidates. However, groupings of electors were required to secure the signature of at least 1 percent of the electors registered in the constituency for which they sought election. Electors were barred from signing for more than one list of candidates. Concurrently, parties and federations intending to enter in coalition to take part jointly at an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election being called.[3][4][5]

Election date

The term of the Parliament of Galicia expired four years after the date of its previous election, unless it was dissolved earlier. The election Decree was required to be issued no later than the twenty-fifth day prior to the date of expiry of parliament and published on the following day in the Official Journal of Galicia, with election day taking place between the fifty-fourth and the sixtieth day from publication. The previous election was held on 19 October 1997, which meant that the legislature's term would have expired on 19 October 2001. The election Decree was required to be published no later than 25 September 2001, with the election taking place up to the sixtieth day from publication, setting the latest possible election date for the Parliament on Saturday, 24 November 2001.[1][3]

The President of the Xunta had the prerogative to dissolve the Parliament of Galicia and call a snap election, provided that it did not occur before one year had elapsed since a previous dissolution under this procedure. In the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional President within a two-month period from the first ballot, the Parliament was to be automatically dissolved and a fresh election called.[6]

Results

Overall

← Summary of the 21 October 2001 Parliament of Galicia election results →
Parties and coalitions Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:People's Party of Galicia/meta/color"| People's Party (PP) 791,885 51.62 –0.57 41 –1
bgcolor="Template:Galician Nationalist Bloc/meta/color"| Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 346,430 22.58 –2.20 17 –1
bgcolor="Template:Socialists' Party of Galicia/meta/color"| Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) 334,819 21.83 +2.37 17 +2
Blank ballots 25,988 1.69 +0.38
Total 1,533,932 75 ±0
Valid votes 1,533,932 99.30 –0.20
Invalid votes 10,755 0.70 +0.20
Votes cast / turnout 1,544,687 60.16 –2.35
Abstentions 1,022,983 39.84 +2.35
Registered voters 2,567,670
Sources[7][8][9]
Popular vote
PP
 
 51.62%
BNG
 
 22.58%
PSdeG–PSOE
 
 21.83%
Others
 
 2.27%
Blank ballots
 
 1.69%
Seats
PP
 
 54.67%
BNG
 
 22.67%
PSdeG–PSOE
 
 22.67%

Distribution by constituency

Constituency PP BNG PSdeG
colspan="2" style="background:Template:People's Party of Galicia/meta/color"| colspan="2" style="background:Template:Galician Nationalist Bloc/meta/color"| colspan="2" style="background:Template:Socialists' Party of Galicia/meta/color"|
% S % S % S
A Coruña style="background:Template:People's Party of Galicia/meta/color; color:white;"| 48.7 12 24.1 6 22.9 6
Lugo style="background:Template:People's Party of Galicia/meta/color; color:white;"| 56.0 9 19.5 3 21.6 3
Ourense style="background:Template:People's Party of Galicia/meta/color; color:white;"| 57.4 8 20.3 3 19.3 3
Pontevedra style="background:Template:People's Party of Galicia/meta/color; color:white;"| 50.8 12 23.1 5 21.7 5
Total style="background:Template:People's Party of Galicia/meta/color; color:white;"| 51.6 41 22.6 17 21.8 17

Aftermath

Investiture vote

First round: 5 December 2001
Absolute majority (38/75) required
Candidate: Manuel Fraga
Choice Vote
Parties Votes
checkYYes PP (41)
41 / 75
No BNG (17), PSdeG–PSOE (17)
34 / 75
Abstentions
0 / 75
Source: historiaelectoral.com

Notes

  1. ^ Data for PSdeG–EG–OV in the 1997 election.

References

  1. ^ a b c Statute of Autonomy for Galicia of 1981. Official State Gazette (Organic Law 1) (in Spanish). 6 April 1981. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  2. ^ Gallagher, Michael (30 July 2012). "Effective threshold in electoral systems". Trinity College, Dublin. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  3. ^ a b c Parliament of Galicia Elections Law of 1985. Official Journal of Galicia (Law 2) (in Spanish). 13 August 1985. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  4. ^ General Electoral System Organic Law of 1985. Official State Gazette (Organic Law 5) (in Spanish). 19 June 1985. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Representation of the people Institutional Act". juntaelectoralcentral.es. Central Electoral Commission. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  6. ^ Xunta and President Law of 1983. Official Journal of Galicia (Law 1) (in Spanish). 22 February 1983. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Parliament of Galicia election results, 21 October 2001" (PDF). juntaelectoralcentral.es (in Spanish). Electoral Commission of Galicia. 13 November 2001. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Parliament of Galicia election results, 21 October 2001. Error correction" (PDF). juntaelectoralcentral.es (in Spanish). Electoral Commission of Galicia. 11 December 2001. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Parliament of Galicia elections since 1981". historiaelectoral.com (in Spanish). Electoral History. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
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