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2011 Cantabrian regional election
Election in the Spanish region of Cantabria
Election in the Spanish region of Cantabria
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 2011 Cantabrian regional election | |
| country | Cantabria | |
| type | parliamentary | |
| ongoing | no | |
| previous_election | 2007 Cantabrian regional election | |
| previous_year | 2007 | |
| next_election | 2015 Cantabrian regional election | |
| next_year | 2015 | |
| seats_for_election | All 39 seats in the Parliament of Cantabria | |
| majority_seats | 20 | |
| opinion_polls | #Opinion polls | |
| registered | 494,955 1.9% | |
| turnout | 345,439 (69.8%) | |
| 2.2 pp | ||
| election_date | 22 May 2011 | |
| image1 | [[File:Rueda de prensa de Ignacio Diego 05-02-2016 (2).jpg | 170x170px]] |
| leader1 | Ignacio Diego | |
| party1 | People's Party of Cantabria | |
| leader_since1 | 13 November 2004 | |
| last_election1 | 17 seats, 41.5% | |
| seats1 | 20 | |
| seat_change1 | 3 | |
| popular_vote1 | 156,499 | |
| percentage1 | 46.1% | |
| swing1 | 4.6 pp | |
| image2 | [[File:(Miguel Ángel Revilla) Fernández de la Vega ofrece una rueda de prensa con el presidente del Gobierno de Cantabria. Pool Moncloa. 26 de enero de 2010 (cropped) (cropped).jpeg | 170x170px]] |
| leader2 | Miguel Ángel Revilla | |
| party2 | Regionalist Party of Cantabria | |
| leader_since2 | 1983 | |
| last_election2 | 12 seats, 28.6% | |
| seats2 | 12 | |
| seat_change2 | 0 | |
| popular_vote2 | 98,887 | |
| percentage2 | 29.1% | |
| swing2 | 0.5 pp | |
| image3 | [[File:Dolores Gorostiaga (cropped).jpg | 170x170px]] |
| leader3 | Dolores Gorostiaga | |
| party3 | Socialist Party of Cantabria | |
| leader_since3 | 16 December 2000 | |
| last_election3 | 10 seats, 24.5% | |
| seats3 | 7 | |
| seat_change3 | 3 | |
| popular_vote3 | 55,541 | |
| percentage3 | 16.4% | |
| swing3 | 8.1 pp | |
| title | President | |
| before_election | Miguel Ángel Revilla | |
| before_party | Regionalist Party of Cantabria | |
| after_election | Ignacio Diego | |
| after_party | People's Party of Cantabria |
2.2 pp
The 2011 Cantabrian regional election was held on Sunday, 22 May 2011, to elect the 8th Parliament of the autonomous community of Cantabria. All 39 seats in the Parliament were up for election. It was held concurrently with regional elections in 12 other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.
The Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC) and the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) had formed the government of the region since the 2003 election. However, the election was won by the People's Party (PP) which gained three seats from the PSOE. This was the first absolute majority of seats won by the PP, although its predecessor, the People's Alliance achieved the same feat at the 1983 election under the banner of the People's Coalition.
Overview
Electoral system
The Parliament of Cantabria was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Cantabria, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Cantabrian Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a President of the Autonomous Community. Voting for the Parliament was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over 18 years of age, registered in Cantabria and in full enjoyment of their political rights. Amendments to the electoral law in 2011 required for Cantabrians abroad to apply for voting before being permitted to vote, a system known as "begged" or expat vote ().
The 39 members of the Parliament of Cantabria were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of five percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied regionally.
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 Cantabria. 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.
Election date
The term of the Parliament of Cantabria expired four years after the date of its previous election. Elections to the Parliament were fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years. The previous election was held on 27 May 2007, setting the election date for the Parliament on Sunday, 22 May 2011.
The President of the Autonomous Community had the prerogative to dissolve the Parliament of Cantabria and call a snap election, provided that no motion of no confidence was in process, no nationwide election was due and some time requirements were met: namely, that dissolution did not occur either during the first legislative session or within the legislature's last year ahead of its scheduled expiry, nor before one year has elapsed since a previous dissolution. 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. Any snap election held as a result of these circumstances would not alter the period to the next ordinary election, with elected deputies merely serving out what remained of their four-year terms.
Opinion polls
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; 20 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of Cantabria.
| Polling firm/Commissioner | Fieldwork date | Sample size | Turnout | [[File:People's Party (Spain) Logo (2008-2015).svg | 28px | link=People's Party of Cantabria | PP]] | PRC | [[File:Logo PSOE Cantabria.svg | 25px | link=Socialist Party of Cantabria | PSOE]] | [[File:IU500PNG.png | 27px | link=United Left of Cantabria | IU]] | [[File:Logo de UPyD.png | 27px | link=Union, Progress and Democracy | UPyD]] | Lead | People's Party of Cantabria}};" | Regionalist Party of Cantabria}};" | Socialist Party of Cantabria}};" | United Left of Cantabria}};" | Union, Progress and Democracy}};" | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 regional election | 22 May 2011 | 69.8 | 46.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| People's Party of Cantabria}}; color:white;" | 17.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| title=El PP doblega al PSOE a siete días de la cita electoral | url=http://larazon.es/noticia/4003-el-pp-doblega-al-psoe-a-siete-dias-de-la-cita-electoral | language=es | work=La Razón | date=15 May 2011 | url-status=bot: unknown | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903131231/http://larazon.es/noticia/4003-el-pp-doblega-al-psoe-a-siete-dias-de-la-cita-electoral | archive-date=3 September 2011 }} | 3–10 May 2011 | ? | ? | 43.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | – | People's Party of Cantabria}}; color:white;" | ? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| title=El PP podría obtener mayoría absoluta en Cantabria | url=http://www.antena3.com/especiales/elecciones-autonomicas-municipales/podria-obtener-mayoria-absoluta-cantabria_20110506574469144beb287180b53560.html | language=es | work=Antena 3 | date=6 May 2011}} | 3–4 May 2011 | 500 | ? | 45.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | – | People's Party of Cantabria}}; color:white;" | 17.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| title=El desplome del PSOE arrastra a Revilla y pone al PP en línea de gobierno | url=http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/2011/05/08/030.html | language=es | work=ABC | date=8 May 2011}} | 21–28 Apr 2011 | 2,500 | ? | 43.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | People's Party of Cantabria}}; color:white;" | 14.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| title=Jaque mate a la coalición PSOE-PRC y a Revilla | url=http://www.larazon.es:80/noticia/2070-jaque-mate-a-la-coalicion-psoe-prc-y-a-revilla | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110529182420/http://www.larazon.es/noticia/2070-jaque-mate-a-la-coalicion-psoe-prc-y-a-revilla | url-status=dead | archive-date=29 May 2011 | language=es | work=La Razón | date=25 April 2011 | access-date=22 May 2020 }} | 25 Apr 2011 | ? | ? | 45.9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 26.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | People's Party of Cantabria}}; color:white;" | 19.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| title=Barómetro electoral autonómico | url=http://www.celeste-tel.es/images/Eleccionesccaa.pdf | language=es | work=Celeste-Tel | date=9 May 2011 }} | 13–20 Apr 2011 | 400 | ? | 45.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | People's Party of Cantabria}}; color:white;" | 18.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| title=Preelectoral elecciones autonómicas y municipales, 2011. Comunidad Autónoma de Cantabria (Estudio nº 2876. Marzo-Abril 2011) | url=http://datos.cis.es/pdf/Es2876mar_A.pdf | language=es | work=CIS | date=5 May 2011}} | 17 Mar–17 Apr 2011 | 800 | ? | 40.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| People's Party of Cantabria}}; color:white;" | 11.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| title=El PP acaba con el bipartito PSOE-PRC en Cantabria (El Mundo) | url=http://www.electometro.es:80/2011/04/el-pp-acaba-con-el-bipartito-psoe-prc-en-cantabria-el-mundo/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429044601/http://www.electometro.es/2011/04/el-pp-acaba-con-el-bipartito-psoe-prc-en-cantabria-el-mundo/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=29 April 2011 | language=es | work=Electómetro | date=24 April 2011 | access-date=10 April 2015 }} | 11–14 Apr 2011 | 400 | ? | 48.7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 25.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | – | People's Party of Cantabria}}; color:white;" | 23.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| title=El PP volverá a ser el partido más votado pero PRC y PSOE tendrán mayoría | url=http://www.eldiariomontanes.es/20110412/local/cantabria-general/volvera-partido-votado-pero-201104122245.html | language=es | work=El Diario Montañés | date=12 April 2011}} | 30 Mar–3 Apr 2011 | 600 | ? | 41.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | – | People's Party of Cantabria}}; color:white;" | 11.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| title=El PP se sitúa al borde de la mayoría absoluta en Cantabria | url=http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/2011/03/07/022.html | language=es | work=ABC | date=7 March 2011}} | 22–25 Feb 2011 | 600 | ? | 46.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | – | People's Party of Cantabria}}; color:white;" | 18.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| title=Cantabria da la espalda al pacto Revilla-Zapatero (El Mundo) | url=http://www.electometro.es:80/2010/05/vuelco-del-mapa-electoral-autonomico-el-mundo/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101216074731/http://www.electometro.es/2010/05/vuelco-del-mapa-electoral-autonomico-el-mundo/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=16 December 2010 | language=es | work=Electómetro | date=5 January 2011 | access-date=22 May 2020 }} | 22–27 Dec 2010 | 400 | ? | 47.7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 26.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | – | People's Party of Cantabria}}; color:white;" | 21.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| title=El PP cree que las encuestas prueban que los cántabros quieren un Gobierno "fuerte y monocolor" | url=http://www.europapress.es/cantabria/noticia-pp-cree-encuestas-prueban-cantabros-quieren-gobierno-fuerte-monocolor-20100531123110.html | language=es | work=Europa Press | date=31 May 2010}} | 17–19 May 2010 | 400 | ? | 48.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | People's Party of Cantabria}}; color:white;" | 22.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| title=Cantabria: Peligra un nuevo gobierno PRC-PSOE | url=http://www.electometro.es/2010/02/cantabria-peligra-un-nuevo-gobierno-prc-psoe-2/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101112152025/http://www.electometro.es/2010/02/cantabria-peligra-un-nuevo-gobierno-prc-psoe-2/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=12 November 2010 | language=es | work=Electómetro | date=15 February 2010}} | 25 Jan–3 Feb 2010 | 800 | ? | 44.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 28.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | People's Party of Cantabria}}; color:white;" | 15.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 EP election | 7 Jun 2009 | 50.8 | 50.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | 39.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| People's Party of Cantabria}}; color:white;" | 10.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 general election | 9 Mar 2008 | 76.4 | 50.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | 43.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| People's Party of Cantabria}}; color:white;" | 6.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 regional election | 27 May 2007 | 72.0 | 41.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.9* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | People's Party of Cantabria}}; color:white;" | 12.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (*) Results for Assembly for Cantabria. |
Results
| Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's Party of Cantabria}}" | People's Party (PP) | 156,499 | 46.09 | +4.61 | 20 | +3 | ||||
| Regionalist Party of Cantabria}}" | Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC) | 98,887 | 29.12 | +0.48 | 12 | ±0 | ||||
| Socialist Party of Cantabria}}" | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 55,541 | 16.36 | −8.18 | 7 | −3 | ||||
| Social and Ecologist Left}}" | Social and Ecologist Left (IU–IA)1 | 11,277 | 3.32 | +1.44 | 0 | ±0 | ||||
| Union, Progress and Democracy}}" | Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) | 5,835 | 1.72 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||||
| National Front (Spain, 2006)}}" | National Front–Republican Social Movement (FrN–MSR) | 1,257 | 0.37 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||||
| Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain}}" | Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE) | 1,108 | 0.33 | +0.12 | 0 | ±0 | ||||
| Engine and Sports Alternative}}" | Engine and Sports Alternative (AMD) | 916 | 0.27 | +0.15 | 0 | ±0 | ||||
| Internationalist Solidarity and Self-Management}}" | Internationalist Solidarity and Self-Management (SAIn) | 517 | 0.15 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||||
| Liberal Democratic Centre}}" | Liberal Democratic Centre (CDL) | 387 | 0.11 | −0.08 | 0 | ±0 | ||||
| Blank ballots | 7,328 | 2.16 | +0.45 | |||||||
| Total | 339,552 | 39 | ±0 | |||||||
| 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 | |||||||
| Abstentions | 149,516 | 30.21 | +2.18 | |||||||
| Registered voters | 494,955 | |||||||||
| Sources | ||||||||||
| {{hidden | ta1=left | title=Footnotes: | content={{ubl | 1 Social and Ecologist Left results are compared to Assembly for Cantabria totals in the 2007 election.}}}} |
Aftermath
| Ballot → | 23 June 2011 | Required majority → | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 out of 39 | |||
| {{Collapsible list | title = Yes | • PP (20) | |
| {{Collapsible list | title = No | • PRC (12) | • PSOE (7) |
| Abstentions | |||
| Absentees | |||
| Sources |
References
;Opinion poll sources
;Other
References
- (30 December 1981). ["[Statute of Autonomy of Cantabria".
- Reig Pellicer, Naiara. (16 December 2015). "Spanish elections: Begging for the right to vote".
- (27 March 1987). "Parliament of Cantabria Elections Law of 1987".
- (19 June 1985). "General Electoral System Organic Law of 1985".
- "Representation of the people Institutional Act". Central Electoral Commission.
- (15 July 2011). "Parliament of Cantabria election results, 22 May 2011". Electoral Commission of Cantabria.
- "Regional election, 22 May 2011". Parliament of Cantabria.
- "Elecciones al Parlamento de Cantabria (1983 - 2019)".
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