2011 Spanish regional elections Registered 19,433,971 2.2% Turnout 13,088,391 (67.3%) 1.0 pp
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.
Overall results
← Summary of the 22 May 2011 regional election results in Spain →
Parties and coalitions
Popular vote
Seats
Votes
%
ACm.
ACt.
Total
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People's Party (PP)
5,931,389
46.09
410
33
443
bgcolor="Template:Spanish Socialist Workers' Party/meta/color "|
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
3,687,296
28.65
260
5
265
bgcolor="Template:United Left (Spain)/meta/color "|
United Left –The Greens (IU–LV)
795,242
6.18
34
0
34
bgcolor="Template:Union, Progress and Democracy/meta/color "|
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)
417,377
3.24
8
0
8
bgcolor="Template:Agreement of Nationalist Unity/meta/color "|
Canarian Coalition–Nationalist Party –Canarian Centre (CC –PNC –CCN)
225,948
1.76
21
0
21
bgcolor="Template:Asturias Forum/meta/color "|
Asturias Forum (FAC)
178,031
1.38
16
0
16
bgcolor="Template:Coalició Compromís/meta/color "|
Commitment Coalition (Compromís)
176,213
1.37
6
0
6
bgcolor="Template:Navarrese People's Union/meta/color "|
Navarrese People's Union (UPN)
111,474
0.87
19
0
19
bgcolor="Template:Regionalist Party of Cantabria/meta/color "|
Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC)
98,887
0.77
12
0
12
bgcolor="Template:New Canaries/meta/color "|
New Canaries (NC)
82,148
0.64
3
0
3
bgcolor="Template:Aragonese Party/meta/color "|
Aragonese Party (PAR)
62,193
0.48
7
0
7
bgcolor="Template:Chunta Aragonesista/meta/color "|
Aragonese Union (CHA)
55,932
0.43
4
0
4
bgcolor="Template:Nafarroa Bai/meta/color "|
Navarre Yes 2011 (NaBai 2011)
49,827
0.39
8
0
8
bgcolor="Template:Bildu/meta/color "|
Unite –Basque Solidarity –Progress Alternative (B–EA/AE–EA)
42,916
0.33
7
0
7
bgcolor="Template:Socialist Party of Mallorca/meta/color "|
PSM –Initiative Greens –Agreement (PSM–IV–ExM)
36,181
0.28
4
0
4
bgcolor="Template:Leonese People's Union/meta/color "|
Leonese People's Union (UPL)
26,660
0.21
1
0
1
bgcolor="Template:Riojan Party/meta/color "|
Riojan Party (PR)
8,983
0.07
2
0
2
bgcolor="Template:Coalition for Melilla/meta/color "|
Coalition for Melilla (CpM)
7,394
0.06
0
6
6
bgcolor="Template:Caballas Coalition/meta/color "|
Caballas Coalition (Caballas)
4,407
0.03
0
4
4
bgcolor="Template:Socialist Party of Menorca/meta/color "|
Socialist Party of Menorca –Nationalist Agreement (PSM–EN)
3,723
0.03
1
0
1
bgcolor="Template:Populars in Freedom Party/meta/color "|
Populars in Freedom Party (PPL)
2,128
0.02
0
2
2
bgcolor="Template:Gent per Formentera/meta/color "|
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
Summary by region
Aragon
Parties and coalitions
Votes
%
±pp
Seats
+/−
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PP
269,729
39.69
+8.63
30
+7
bgcolor="Template:Socialists' Party of Aragon/meta/color "|
PSOE
197,189
29.02
–12.12
22
–8
bgcolor="Template:Aragonese Party/meta/color "|
PAR
62,193
9.15
–2.93
7
–2
bgcolor="Template:Chunta Aragonesista/meta/color "|
CHA
55,932
8.23
+0.08
4
±0
bgcolor="Template:United Left of Aragon/meta/color "|
IU
41,874
6.16
+2.08
4
+3
bgcolor="Template:Union, Progress and Democracy/meta/color "|
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
Parties and coalitions
Votes
%
±pp
Seats
+/−
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PSOE
179,619
29.92
–12.12
15
–6
bgcolor="Template:Asturias Forum/meta/color "|
FAC
178,031
29.66
New
16
+16
bgcolor="Template:People's Party of Asturias/meta/color "|
PP
119,767
19.95
–21.55
10
–10
bgcolor="Template:United Left of Asturias/meta/color "|
IU –LV
61,703
10.28
+0.59
4
±0
bgcolor="Template:Union, Progress and Democracy/meta/color "|
UPyD
14,640
2.44
New
0
±0
bgcolor="Template:Independents of Asturias/meta/color "|
IDEAS
6,380
1.06
New
0
±0
bgcolor="Template:Bloc for Asturias/meta/color "|
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
Parties and coalitions
Votes
%
±pp
Seats
+/−
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PP
194,861
46.36
+0.34
35
+7
bgcolor="Template:Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands/meta/color "|
PSIB–PSOE
102,724
24.44
–7.72
18
–3
bgcolor="Template:Socialist Party of Mallorca/meta/color "|
PSM –IV –ExM
36,181
8.61
n/a
4
+1
bgcolor="Template:United Left of the Balearic Islands/meta/color "|
EUIB
13,270
3.15
n/a
0
–2
bgcolor="Template:Regionalist League of the Balearic Islands/meta/color "|
IB–Lliga
12,294
2.92
New
0
±0
bgcolor="Template:Convergence for the Isles/meta/color "|
CxI
11,913
2.83
–3.90
0
–3
bgcolor="Template:Union, Progress and Democracy/meta/color "|
UPyD
8,731
2.08
New
0
±0
bgcolor="Template:Republican Left of Catalonia/meta/color "|
esquerra
5,325
1.27
n/a
0
±0
bgcolor="Template:Socialist Party of Menorca/meta/color "|
PSM –EN
3,723
0.89
+0.10
1
±0
bgcolor="Template:Gent per Formentera/meta/color "|
GxF +PSOE
1,904
0.45
+0.10
1
+1
bgcolor="Template:Sa Unió/meta/color "|
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
Parties and coalitions
Votes
%
±pp
Seats
+/−
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PP
289,381
31.94
+7.90
21
+6
bgcolor="Template:Agreement of Nationalist Unity/meta/color "|
CC–PNC –CCN
225,948
24.94
–3.16
21
+2
bgcolor="Template:Socialist Party of the Canaries/meta/color "|
PSOE
190,028
20.98
–13.53
15
–11
bgcolor="Template:New Canaries/meta/color "|
NC
82,148
9.07
+2.60
3
+3
bgcolor="Template:Alternativa Sí se puede/meta/color "|
ACSSP
19,020
2.10
+1.58
0
±0
bgcolor="Template:Confederation of the Greens/meta/color "|
LV
18,831
2.08
+0.18
0
±0
bgcolor="Template:Union, Progress and Democracy/meta/color "|
UPyD
9,069
1.00
New
0
±0
bgcolor="Template:Canarian United Left/meta/color "|
IUC
6,818
0.75
+0.05
0
±0
Others
39,699
4.38
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
Parties and coalitions
Votes
%
±pp
Seats
+/−
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PP
156,499
46.09
+4.61
20
+3
bgcolor="Template:Regionalist Party of Cantabria/meta/color "|
PRC
98,887
29.12
+0.48
12
±0
bgcolor="Template:Socialist Party of Cantabria/meta/color "|
PSOE
55,541
16.36
–8.18
7
–3
bgcolor="Template:United Left of Cantabria/meta/color "|
IU–IA
11,277
3.32
+1.44
0
±0
bgcolor="Template:Union, Progress and Democracy/meta/color "|
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
Parties and coalitions
Votes
%
±pp
Seats
+/−
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PP
739,502
51.55
+2.38
53
+5
bgcolor="Template:Socialist Party of Castile and León/meta/color "|
PSOE
425,777
29.68
–8.05
29
–4
bgcolor="Template:United Left of Castile and León/meta/color "|
IUCyL
69,872
4.87
+1.79
1
+1
bgcolor="Template:Union, Progress and Democracy/meta/color "|
UPyD
47,040
3.28
New
0
±0
bgcolor="Template:Leonese People's Union/meta/color "|
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
Parties and coalitions
Votes
%
±pp
Seats
+/−
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PP
564,954
48.11
+5.73
25
+4
bgcolor="Template:Socialist Party of Castilla–La Mancha/meta/color "|
PSOE
509,738
43.40
–8.56
24
–2
bgcolor="Template:United Left (Spain)/meta/color "|
IUCLM
44,302
3.77
+0.35
0
±0
bgcolor="Template:Union, Progress and Democracy/meta/color "|
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
Parties and coalitions
Votes
%
±pp
Seats
+/−
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PP –EU
307,975
46.13
+7.42
32
+5
bgcolor="Template:Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Extremadura/meta/color "|
PSOE –r
290,045
43.45
–9.55
30
–8
bgcolor="Template:United Left (Spain)/meta/color "|
IU –SIEx
38,157
5.72
+1.20
3
+3
bgcolor="Template:Union, Progress and Democracy/meta/color "|
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
Parties and coalitions
Votes
%
±pp
Seats
+/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:People's Party of La Rioja/meta/color "|
PP
85,975
51.98
+3.17
20
+3
bgcolor="Template:Socialist Party of La Rioja/meta/color "|
PSOE
50,169
30.33
–10.08
11
–3
bgcolor="Template:Riojan Party/meta/color "|
PR
8,983
5.43
–0.57
2
±0
bgcolor="Template:United Left (Spain)/meta/color "|
IU
6,114
3.70
+0.64
0
±0
bgcolor="Template:Union, Progress and Democracy/meta/color "|
UPyD
5,891
3.56
New
0
±0
bgcolor="Template:Ecolo–Greens/meta/color "|
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
Parties and coalitions
Votes
%
±pp
Seats
+/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:People's Party of the Community of Madrid/meta/color "|
PP
1,548,306
51.73
–1.56
72
+5
bgcolor="Template:Socialist Party of Madrid/meta/color "|
PSOE
786,297
26.27
–7.30
36
–6
bgcolor="Template:United Left of the Community of Madrid/meta/color "|
IUCM –LV
287,707
9.61
+0.75
13
+2
bgcolor="Template:Union, Progress and Democracy/meta/color "|
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
Parties and coalitions
Votes
%
±pp
Seats
+/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:People's Party of the Region of Murcia/meta/color "|
PP
382,871
58.79
+0.49
33
+4
bgcolor="Template:Socialist Party of the Region of Murcia/meta/color "|
PSOE
155,506
23.88
–8.12
11
–4
bgcolor="Template:United Left–Greens of the Region of Murcia/meta/color "|
IU–V–RM
50,988
7.83
+1.58
1
±0
bgcolor="Template:Union, Progress and Democracy/meta/color "|
UPyD
29,279
4.50
New
0
±0
bgcolor="Template:Ecolo–Greens/meta/color "|
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
Parties and coalitions
Votes
%
±pp
Seats
+/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Navarrese People's Union/meta/color "|
UPN
111,474
34.48
–7.70
19
–3
bgcolor="Template:Socialist Party of Navarre/meta/color "|
PSN–PSOE
51,238
15.85
–6.64
9
–3
bgcolor="Template:Nafarroa Bai/meta/color "|
NaBai 2011
49,827
15.41
–8.21
8
–4
bgcolor="Template:Bildu/meta/color "|
B –EA /AE –EA
42,916
13.28
New
7
+7
bgcolor="Template:People's Party of Navarre/meta/color "|
PP
23,551
7.29
New
4
+4
bgcolor="Template:Izquierda-Ezkerra/meta/color "|
I–E
18,457
5.71
+1.36
3
+1
bgcolor="Template:Convergence of Democrats of Navarre/meta/color "|
CDN
4,654
1.44
–2.93
0
–2
bgcolor="Template:Ecolo–Greens/meta/color "|
VN–NB
4,235
1.31
New
0
±0
bgcolor="Template:Union, Progress and Democracy/meta/color "|
UPyD
2,212
0.68
New
0
±0
Others
6,529
2.02
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
Parties and coalitions
Votes
%
±pp
Seats
+/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:People's Party of the Valencian Community/meta/color "|
PP
1,211,112
49.42
–3.10
55
+1
bgcolor="Template:Socialist Party of the Valencian Country/meta/color "|
PSPV–PSOE
687,141
28.04
–6.45
33
–5
bgcolor="Template:Coalició Compromís/meta/color "|
Compromís
176,213
7.19
n/a
6
+4
bgcolor="Template:United Left of the Valencian Country/meta/color "|
EUPV
144,703
5.90
n/a
5
±0
bgcolor="Template:Union, Progress and Democracy/meta/color "|
UPyD
60,859
2.48
New
0
±0
bgcolor="Template:Greens and Eco-pacifists/meta/color "|
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
Melilla
References
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