2005 Basque regional election

Election in the Spanish region of the Basque Country 2005 Basque regional election Basque Country parliamentary no 2001 Basque regional election 2001 2009 Basque regional election 2009 All 75 seats in the Basque Parliament 38 #Opinion polls 1,799,523 10px 0.8% 1,223,634 (68.0%)10px 11.0 pp 17 April 2005 170x170px Juan José Ibarretxe PNV–EA 31 January 1998 Álava 33 seats, 42.4% 29 10px 4 468,117 38.4% 10px 4.0 pp 170x170px Patxi López PSE–EE (PSOE) 23 March 2002 Biscay 13 seats, 17.8% 18 10px 5 274,546 22.5% 10px 4.7 pp 170x170px María San Gil People's Party of the Basque Country 6 November 2004 Guipúzcoa 19 seats, 22.9% 15 10px 4 210,614 17.3% 10px 5.6 pp 170x170px Maite Aranburu Communist Party of the Basque Homelands 2005 Biscay 7 seats, 10.0%"EH" Results for EH in the 2001 election. 9 10px 2 150,644 12.4% 10px 2.4 pp 170x170px Javier Madrazo United Left–Greens 14 May 1994 Biscay 3 seats, 5.5%"IU/EB" Results for IU/EB in the 2001 election. 3 10px 0 65,023 5.3% 10px 0.2 pp 170x170px Aintzane Ezenarro Aralar (Basque political party) 14 November 2004 Guipúzcoa Did not contest 1 10px 1 28,180 2.3% New party x250px Vote winner strength by constituency x300px Election result by constituency Lehendakari Lehendakari after election Juan José Ibarretxe Basque Nationalist Party Juan José Ibarretxe Basque Nationalist Party A regional election was held in the Basque Country on 17 April 2005 to elect the 8th Parliament of the autonomous community. All 75 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The electoral alliance Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA) won 29 seats, the Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE) came second with 18 seats, the People's Party (PP) came in third with 15 seats. The controversial Communist Party of the Basque Homelands (PCTV/EHAK) won 9 seats, having been endorsed by the banned Batasuna party. Overview Under the 1979 Statute of Autonomy, the Basque Parliament was the unicameral legislature of the Basque Autonomous Community, having legislative power in devolved matters, as well as the ability to grant or withdraw confidence from a lehendakari.Statute 1979 arts. 25 & 27–28. The electoral and procedural rules were supplemented by national law provisions.LEPV 1990 final prov. 1. Date The term of the Basque Parliament 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 25 days before the scheduled expiration date of parliament and published on the following day in the Official Gazette of the Basque Country (BOPV), with election day taking place 54 days after the decree's publication.Statute 1979 art. 26; LEPV 1990 art. 46. The previous election was held on 13 May 2001, which meant that the chamber's term would have expired on 13 May 2005. The election decree was required to be published in the BOPV no later than 19 April 2005, setting the latest possible date for election day on 12 June 2005. The lehendakari had the prerogative to dissolve the Basque Parliament at any given time and call a snap election, provided that no motion of no confidence was in process.LGV 1981 arts. 7 & 50–51. In the event of an investiture process failing to elect a lehendakari within a 60-day period from the Parliament's reconvening, the chamber was to be automatically dissolved and a fresh election called.LGV 1981 art. 6. The Basque Parliament was officially dissolved on 22 February 2005 with the publication of the corresponding decree in the BOPV, setting election day for 17 April.Decree 2/2005 2005 art. 1. Electoral system Voting for the Parliament was based on universal suffrage, comprising all Spanish nationals over 18 years of age, registered in the Basque Country and with full political rights, provided that they had not been deprived of the right to vote by a final sentence, nor were legally incapacitated.Statute 1979 art. 26; LEPV 1990 arts. 2–3 (suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 art. 42). The Basque Parliament had 75 seats. All were elected in three multi-member constituencies—corresponding to the provinces of Álava, Biscay and Guipúzcoa, each of which was assigned a fixed number of 25 seats to provide for an equal parliamentary representation of the three provinces—using the D'Hondt method and closed-list proportional voting, with a three percent-threshold of valid votes (including blank ballots) in each constituency.Statute 1979 art. 26; LEPV 1990 arts. 9–12; Decree 2/2005 2005 art. 2. The use of this electoral method resulted in a higher effective threshold depending on district magnitude and vote distribution.Gallagher Michael 30 July 2012 http://www.tcd.ie/Political_Science/staff/michael_gallagher/ElSystems/Docts/effthresh.php Effective threshold in electoral systems Trinity College Dublin Dublin https://web.archive.org/web/20170730092518/http://www.tcd.ie/Political_Science/staff/michael_gallagher/ElSystems/Docts/effthresh.php 22 July 2017 30 July 2017 The law did not provide for by-elections to fill vacant seats; instead, any vacancies arising after the proclamation of candidates and during the legislative term were filled by the next candidates on the party lists or, when required, by designated substitutes.LEPV 1990 arts. 12 & 65 (suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 arts. 46 & 48). Outgoing parliament The table below shows the composition of the parliamentary groups in the chamber at the time of dissolution.Lozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/aeuzkadi.html Elecciones al Parlamento Vasco / Eusko Legebilitzarra (desde 1980) es Historia Electoral.com 9 November 2024https://www.legebiltzarra.eus/c_comorga_gru_L07.html Parlamentarios y Órganos. Grupos. Composición. Históricos - VII Legislatura (2001-2005) es Basque Parliament 12 March 2026 + Parliamentary composition in February 2005 Groups Parties Legislators Seats Total Basque Nationalists Parliamentary Group EAJ/PNV 26 26 Basque People's Parliamentary Group PP 19 19 Basque Socialists Parliamentary Group PSE–EE (PSOE) 13 13 Patriotic Socialist Parliamentary Group Batasuna 7 7 Basque Solidarity Parliamentary Group EA 7 7 Mixed Group EB–B 3 3 Parties and candidates The electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, alliances and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form an alliance were required to inform the relevant electoral commission within 10 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.LEPV 1990 art. 53 (suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 art. 44). Below is a list of the main parties and alliances which contested the election: Candidacy Parties andalliances Leading candidate Ideology Previous result Gov. Government Ref. References Vote % Seats PNV–EA List on Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) Basque Solidarity (EA) 50px Juan José Ibarretxe Basque nationalismChristian democracyConservative liberalism 42.4% 33 PP List on People's Party (PP) 50px María San Gil ConservatismChristian democracy 22.9% 19 25 June 2004 María San Gil liderará el PP en el País Vasco tras el congreso nacional https://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2004/06/25/espana/1088149482.html es El Mundo 6 July 202025 June 2004 María San Gil será la candidata a 'lehendakari' por el PP para las próximas elecciones autonómicas https://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2004/06/24/espana/1088091276.html es El Mundo 6 July 20206 November 2004 María San Gil, elegida presidenta del PP vasco con el 88% de los votos https://www.lavanguardia.com/politica/20041106/51262800388/maria-san-gil-elegida-presidenta-del-pp-vasco-con-el-88-de-los-votos.html es La Vanguardia 6 July 2020 PSE–EE(PSOE) List on Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) 50px Patxi López Social democracy 17.8% 13 23 March 2002 Patxi López liderará a los socialistas vascos con un apoyo mayoritario del 57% https://elpais.com/elpais/2002/03/23/actualidad/1016875017_850215.html es El País 6 July 20201 March 2005 El hombre-talante vasco https://www.elmundo.es/especiales/2005/03/espana/elecciones_pv/candidatos/lopez.html es El Mundo 6 July 2020 PCTV/EHAK List on Communist Party of the Basque Homelands (PCTV/EHAK) 50px Maite Aranburu Basque independenceAbertzale leftCommunism 10.0%"EH" 7 EB–B List on United Left–Greens (EB–B) 50px Javier Madrazo Eco-socialismDemocratic socialism 5.5%"IU/EB" 3 UA List on Alavese Unity (UA) 50px Enriqueta Benito Alavese regionalismChristian democracy colspan="2" UA contested the 1996 election in an electoral alliance with the PP, securing 1 seat. Aralar List on Aralar (Aralar) 50px Aintzane Ezenarro Basque independenceLeft-wing nationalismDemocratic socialism colspan="2" Opinion polls The tables below list opinion polling results 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. Voting intention estimates The table below lists weighted voting intention estimates. Refusals are generally excluded from the party vote percentages, while question wording and the treatment of "don't know" responses and those not intending to vote may vary between polling organisations. When available, seat projections determined by the polling organisations are displayed below (or in place of) the percentages in a smaller font; 38 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Basque Parliament. Color key: #EAFFEA Exit poll 1px solid #AAAAAA Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Turnout 28px|link=Basque Nationalist Party|PNV 33px|link=People's Party of the Basque Country|PP 25px|link=Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left|PSE–EE (PSOE) 20px|link=Euskal Herritarrok|EH35px|link=Batasuna 27px|link=United Left–Greens|EB–B 21px|link=Eusko Alkartasuna|EA 35px|link=Alavese Unity|UA 32px|link=Aralar (Basque political party)|Aralar 25px|link=Communist Party of the Basque Homelands|PCTV/EHAK Lead 2005 regional election 17 Apr 2005 68.0 38.475% Verdana 29 17.375% Verdana 15 22.575% Verdana 18 – 5.375% Verdana 3 "PNV" Within PNV. 0.375% Verdana 0 2.375% Verdana 1 12.475% Verdana 9 15.9 TNS Demoscopia/Antena 3"Quick" Quick count.SONDEOS Y MUESTREOS: Baja el PNV, sube ETA y el PSE se coloca como segunda fuerza https://www.libertaddigital.com/nacional/sondeos-y-muestreos-baja-el-pnv-sube-eta-y-el-pse-se-coloca-como-segunda-fuerza-1276249113/ es Libertad Digital 17 April 2005La jornada electoral, al minuto http://www.elmundo.es/especiales/2005/03/espana/elecciones_pv/envivo.html es El Mundo 17 April 2005 17 Apr 2005???75% Verdana 28/30?75% Verdana 14/15?75% Verdana 18 –?75% Verdana 3 "PNV" –?75% Verdana 1?75% Verdana 9/10? Ipsos–Eco/EITB"Quick"Ibarretxe gana las elecciones pero no logra una mayoría clara para llevar adelante su plan http://www.lavanguardia.com/politica/20050417/51262807884/ibarretxe-gana-las-elecciones-pero-no-logra-una-mayoria-clara-para-llevar-adelante-su-plan.html es La Vanguardia 17 April 2005El PSOE y el PP se consolidan por delante del tripartito http://www.cadenaser.com:80/comunes/2005/eleccionesvascas/minuto.html https://web.archive.org/web/20050418185918/http://www.cadenaser.com/comunes/2005/eleccionesvascas/minuto.html dead 18 April 2005 es Cadena SER 17 April 2005 24 February 2021 17 Apr 2005 65,000??75% Verdana 29/31?75% Verdana 13/14?75% Verdana 18 –?75% Verdana 3 "PNV" –?75% Verdana 1?75% Verdana 9/10? Ipsos–Eco/RTVEPNV-EA ganaría elecciones vascas sin mayoría absoluta-sondeos https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/17322/0/ESPANA/ELECCIONES/PVASCO/ es 20 minutos 17 April 2005 17 Apr 2005?? 40.375% Verdana 30/33 16.275% Verdana 13/15 22.575% Verdana 18/19 – 6.075% Verdana 3/4 "PNV" – 2.375% Verdana 0/1 11.075% Verdana 7/8 17.8 TNS Demoscopia/Antena 3 17 Apr 2005?? 39.975% Verdana 31/33 18.075% Verdana 14/16 18.275% Verdana 15/17 – 6.175% Verdana 3/4 "PNV" – 3.175% Verdana 1 11.375% Verdana 7/8 21.7 Opina/Cadena SER 17 Apr 2005?? 42.075% Verdana 31/33 16.075% Verdana 14/15 21.575% Verdana 17/18 –?75% Verdana 4/5 "PNV" –?75% Verdana 0/1 7.075% Verdana 5/6 20.5 Opina/El PaísLa irrupción del voto radical dificulta la mayoría absoluta del tripartito vasco https://elpais.com/diario/2005/04/10/portada/1113084005_850215.html es El País 10 April 2005El voto a los radicales de EHAK pone en peligro la mayoría absoluta del actual Gobierno vasco https://elpais.com/diario/2005/04/10/espana/1113084001_850215.html es El País 10 April 2005 10 Apr 2005?? 42.775% Verdana 34/35 15.175% Verdana 14/15 21.675% Verdana 18/19 – 7.675% Verdana 3/4 "PNV" – 2.375% Verdana 1 4.375% Verdana 2/4 21.1 Opina/Cadena SEREl PNV afronta la recta final de la campaña a cuatro escaños de la mayoría absoluta http://cadenaser.com/ser/2005/04/11/espana/1113177012_850215.html es Cadena SER 11 April 2005Intención de voto elecciones autonómicas 2005. Total País Vasco (Pulsómetro 11/04/2005) http://www.cadenaser.com:80/static/pulsometro/anteriores/encuesta_050411.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20050411223428/http://www.cadenaser.com/static/pulsometro/anteriores/encuesta_050411.htm dead 11 April 2005 es Cadena SER 11 April 2005 24 February 2021 10 Apr 2005?? 42.775% Verdana 34 15.175% Verdana 13/14 21.675% Verdana 18/19 (3.4) 7.675% Verdana 4/5 "PNV" – 2.375% Verdana 1 4.375% Verdana 2/3 21.1 Opina/Cadena SEREl Partido Comunista de las Tierras Vascas, heredero del voto de Batasuna, aleja al PNV de la mayoría absoluta http://cadenaser.com/ser/2005/04/10/espana/1113090612_850215.html es Cadena SER 10 April 2005Intención de voto elecciones autonómicas 2005. Total País Vasco (Pulsómetro 10/04/2005) http://www.cadenaser.com:80/static/pulsometro/anteriores/encuesta_050410.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20050411054355/http://www.cadenaser.com/static/pulsometro/anteriores/encuesta_050410.htm dead 11 April 2005 es Cadena SER 10 April 2005 24 February 2021 9 Apr 2005?? 44.375% Verdana 35/36 14.575% Verdana 13 23.275% Verdana 18/20 (2.9) 6.675% Verdana 4 "PNV" – 2.675% Verdana 1 3.775% Verdana 2/3 21.1 Opina/Cadena SERIntención de voto elecciones autonómicas 2005. Total País Vasco (Pulsómetro 09/04/2005) http://www.cadenaser.com:80/static/pulsometro/anteriores/encuesta_050409.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20050411014902/http://www.cadenaser.com/static/pulsometro/anteriores/encuesta_050409.htm dead 11 April 2005 es Cadena SER 9 April 2005 24 February 2021 8 Apr 2005?? 45.775% Verdana 38/39 14.575% Verdana 13 23.575% Verdana 19/20 (3.3) 6.375% Verdana 4 "PNV" – 1.975% Verdana 0 2.775% Verdana 0 22.2 Opina/Cadena SER 7 Apr 2005?? 43.575% Verdana 37/38 15.675% Verdana 13 24.575% Verdana 20/21 (3.3) 6.475% Verdana 4 "PNV" 0.275% Verdana 0 1.675% Verdana 0 2.575% Verdana 0 22.2 Sigma Dos/El MundoEl tripartito obtendrá mayoría absoluta en las elecciones vascas y el PCTV logrará cuatro escaños http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2005/04/10/espana/1113103355.html es El Mundo 10 April 2005Intención de voto en el País Vasco http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2005/graficos/abr/s2/sigma_dos_intencion.html es El Mundo 10 April 2005 5–7 Apr 2005 1,000? 45.675% Verdana 35/37 18.375% Verdana 15/16 20.875% Verdana 15/18 – 5.575% Verdana 3 "PNV" – 1.975% Verdana 0/1 6.675% Verdana 4 24.8 Noxa/La VanguardiaEl PNV repite victoria pero apenas avanza https://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/2005/04/10/pagina-20/39102751/pdf.html es La Vanguardia 10 April 2005 4–7 Apr 2005 900? 46.575% Verdana 34/36 19.775% Verdana 16 23.275% Verdana 19 – 6.975% Verdana 3/5 "PNV"?75% Verdana 0/1?75% Verdana 0/1 – 23.3? 42.975% Verdana 32/34 18.275% Verdana 15 21.475% Verdana 17/19 – 6.475% Verdana 3/4 "PNV" 0.675% Verdana 0/1 2.175% Verdana 0/1 8.475% Verdana 5 21.5 Ikertalde/GPSElecciones Autonómicas 2005. Previsiones de voto (Abril 2005) http://www.euskadi.eus/contenidos/documentacion/o_05pra2211/es_05pra221/adjuntos/05pra211.pdf es Basque Government 8 April 2005Vitoria tampoco da mayoría a PNV-EA http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/2005/04/10/pagina-23/39102760/pdf.html es La Vanguardia 9 April 2005 1–7 Apr 2005 2,002 72.5 42.775% Verdana 34 15.875% Verdana 13 21.375% Verdana 18 – 6.775% Verdana 3 "PNV" 0.275% Verdana 0 2.675% Verdana 1 9.775% Verdana 6 21.4 Opina/Cadena SERIbarretxe asegura que "el clamor de la sociedad vasca" forzará la negociación entre Euskadi y Madrid http://cadenaser.com/ser/2005/04/07/espana/1112831416_850215.html es Cadena SER 7 April 2005Intención de voto elecciones autonómicas 2005. Total País Vasco (Pulsómetro 07/04/2005) http://www.cadenaser.com:80/static/pulsometro/anteriores/encuesta_050407.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20050407122658/http://www.cadenaser.com/static/pulsometro/anteriores/encuesta_050407.htm dead 7 April 2005 es Cadena SER 7 April 2005 24 February 2021 6 Apr 2005?? 45.775% Verdana 37/39 15.475% Verdana 13 21.475% Verdana 19/20 (4.6) 6.875% Verdana 5 "PNV" 0.275% Verdana 0 2.075% Verdana 0 1.275% Verdana 0 24.3 LKS/Diario de NoticiasDos sondeos quitan la mayoría absoluta al tripartito y otorgan entre cinco y seis escaños al PCTV https://www.libertaddigital.com/nacional/dos-sondeos-quitan-la-mayoria-absoluta-al-tripartito-y-otorgan-entre-cinco-y-seis-escanos-al-pctv-1276248579/ es Libertad Digital 9 April 2005 30 Mar–6 Apr 2005 1,500 75?75% Verdana 33/35?75% Verdana 16/17?75% Verdana 15/17 –?75% Verdana 3/4 "PNV" –?75% Verdana 0/1?75% Verdana 5? Opina/Cadena SERIntención de voto elecciones autonómicas 2005. Total País Vasco (Pulsómetro 06/04/2005) http://www.cadenaser.com:80/static/pulsometro/anteriores/encuesta_050406.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20050408055701/http://www.cadenaser.com/static/pulsometro/anteriores/encuesta_050406.htm dead 8 April 2005 es Cadena SER 6 April 2005 24 February 2021 5 Apr 2005?? 45.575% Verdana 36/38 15.375% Verdana 13 20.675% Verdana 18/20 (6.4) 6.775% Verdana 5 "PNV" 0.275% Verdana 0 2.375% Verdana 1 0.275% Verdana 0 24.9 Opina/Cadena SER 4 Apr 2005?? 45.575% Verdana 37/39 16.075% Verdana 12 21.575% Verdana 19/20 – 6.575% Verdana 4/5 "PNV" – 3.575% Verdana 1 – 24.0 CISPreelectoral del País Vasco. Elecciones autonómicas 2005 (Estudio nº 2598. Marzo-Abril 2005) https://www.cis.es/documents/d/cis/es259800mar_pvascopdf es CIS 8 April 2005Estimación de voto (Estudio nº 2598. Marzo-Abril 2005) https://www.cis.es/documents/d/cis/2598_estimacionpdf es CIS 8 April 2005Estudio CIS nº 2598. Ficha técnica https://www.cis.es/documents/d/cis/ft2598pdf es CIS 8 April 2005PNV-EA ganaría pero necesitaría a EB para obtener la mayoría, según una encuesta del CIS http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2005/04/08/espana/1112955699.html es El Mundo 8 April 2005 29 Mar–4 Apr 2005 1,495? 42.575% Verdana 34/35 17.875% Verdana 16/17 22.275% Verdana 19 – 6.275% Verdana 4 "PNV" – 2.775% Verdana 1 – 20.3 Opina/Cadena SER 3 Apr 2005?? 45.075% Verdana 38/40 16.075% Verdana 12 21.575% Verdana 18/19 – 7.075% Verdana 4/5 "PNV" – 3.575% Verdana 1 – 23.5 Bergareche/VocentoEl tripartito PNV-EA-EB consolida su mayoría a la espera del "efecto EHAK" http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/2005/04/10/014.html es ABC 10 April 2005Intención de voto http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/2005/04/10/015.html es ABC 10 April 2005 1–3 Apr 2005 3,100? 40.475% Verdana 32/35 20.875% Verdana 16/19 18.375% Verdana 15/17 (6.9) 7.475% Verdana 4/6 "PNV" 0.375% Verdana 0 3.775% Verdana 1/2 – 19.6 Opina/Cadena SERSegundo Pulsómetro: PNV-EA sigue manteniendo la mayoría absoluta http://cadenaser.com/ser/2005/04/02/espana/1112399413_850215.html es Cadena SER 2 April 2005 1 Apr 2005?? 44.875% Verdana 38/39 16.075% Verdana 12 21.075% Verdana 19 – 7.075% Verdana 4/5 "PNV" – 3.575% Verdana 0/1 – 23.8 Celeste-Tel/La RazónLA RAZÓN. 2005eko apirilak 3 http://www.euskadi.net:80/elecinf/encuestas/abr05_razon_e.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20060619060026/http://www.euskadi.net/elecinf/encuestas/abr05_razon_e.htm dead 19 June 2006 Basque Celeste-Tel 3 April 2005 24 February 2021 29 Mar–1 Apr 2005 801? 42.975% Verdana 34/37 18.975% Verdana 15/18 22.975% Verdana 18/21 – 6.075% Verdana 3/4 "PNV" – 1.675% Verdana 1 – 20.0 Opina/Cadena SERLa coalición PNV-EA lograría mayoría absoluta en el Parlamento Vasco http://cadenaser.com/ser/2005/04/01/espana/1112313013_850215.html es Cadena SER 1 April 2005 31 Mar 2005?? 44.875% Verdana 38/39 16.675% Verdana 13/14 20.675% Verdana 17/18 – 7.075% Verdana 4/5 "PNV" – 3.575% Verdana 0/1 – 24.2 CISSituación política y social del País Vasco, XIV (Estudio nº 2593. Febrero-Marzo 2005) https://www.cis.es/es/visor?fichero=es259300mar_PVascohtml-html es CIS 30 March 2005Estimación de voto (Estudio nº 2593. Febrero-Marzo 2005) https://www.cis.es/documents/20117/1553536/2593_Estimacionpdf.pdf es CIS 30 March 2005Estudio CIS nº 2593. Ficha técnica https://www.cis.es/documents/20117/1553536/ft2593pdf.pdf es CIS 30 March 2005El PNV roza la mayoría absoluta o se la asegura con IU, según el CIS http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/2005/03/31/pagina-18/39049248/pdf.html es La Vanguardia 31 March 2005 22 Feb–16 Mar 2005 1,499? 42.875% Verdana 35/37 19.175% Verdana 17 22.275% Verdana 18/19 – 6.275% Verdana 3/4 "PNV" 0.575% Verdana 0 1.275% Verdana 0 – 20.6 PSELa última encuesta socialista http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/2005/03/21/011.html es ABC 21 March 2005 1–11 Mar 2005?? 41.275% Verdana 33/35?75% Verdana 15/16 23.775% Verdana 21/22 –?75% Verdana 3 "PNV" –?75% Verdana 1 – 17.5 Bergareche/VocentoPNV-EA-EB alcanzan la mayoría absoluta http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/2005/03/20/012.html es ABC 20 March 2005 1–8 Mar 2005 3,100? 43.375% Verdana 35/36 19.975% Verdana 16/18 20.475% Verdana 17/20 (5.3) 6.275% Verdana 3/5 "PNV" – 3.275% Verdana 1/3 – 22.9 Opina/El PaísEl tripartito vasco alcanza la mayoría absoluta https://elpais.com/diario/2005/02/27/espana/1109458801_850215.html es El País 27 February 2005 24–25 Feb 2005 1,500? 45.575% Verdana 36/37 19.575% Verdana 17 22.075% Verdana 18 – 6.575% Verdana 3/4 "PNV" – – – 23.5 Ikertalde/GPSElecciones Autonómicas 2005. Previsiones de voto (Febrero 2005) http://www.euskadi.eus/contenidos/documentacion/o_05pra111/es_05pra111/adjuntos/05pra111.pdf es Basque Government February 2005 18 Jan–2 Feb 2005 2,874 75.0 41.175% Verdana 32 15.875% Verdana 13 22.375% Verdana 19 9.475% Verdana 7 6.775% Verdana 3 "PNV" 0.375% Verdana 0 2.975% Verdana 1 – 18.8 CPS/EHUEstimaciones Electorales del Euskobarómetro al Parlamento Vasco (Noviembre 2004) http://www.ehu.es:80/cpvweb/pags_directas/euskobarometroFR.html https://web.archive.org/web/20050122031135/http://www.ehu.es/cpvweb/pags_directas/euskobarometroFR.html dead 22 January 2005 es EHU 20 January 2005 24 February 2021 PNV-EA ganaría elecciones Euskadi, sin mayoría absoluta -sondeo https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/811/0/OESTP/EUSKOBAROMETRO/ es 20 minutos 20 January 2005La coalición PNV-EA ganaría los comicios vascos sin mayoría absoluta https://elpais.com/diario/2005/01/21/espana/1106262013_850215.html es El País 21 January 2005 Bidaurrazaga Aitor Guenaga 8–26 Nov 2004 1,200 76 42.475% Verdana 33/35 18.175% Verdana 15/16 23.675% Verdana 21/22 – 5.875% Verdana 3 "PNV" – 3.175% Verdana 1 – 18.8 2004 EP election 13 Jun 2004 44.6 35.375% Verdana (26) 21.075% Verdana (17) 28.275% Verdana (24) – 4.275% Verdana (3) 7.875% Verdana (5) – 1.375% Verdana (0) – 7.1 CPS/EHUEstimaciones Electorales del Euskobarómetro al Parlamento Vasco (Mayo 2004) http://www.ehu.es:80/cpvweb/paginas/euskobar_estimaciones.html https://web.archive.org/web/20040811042851/http://www.ehu.es/cpvweb/paginas/euskobar_estimaciones.html dead 11 August 2004 es EHU 16 July 2004 24 February 2021 El Euskobarómetro no concede mayoría absoluta al tripartito vasco http://cadenaser.com/ser/2004/07/16/espana/1089935418_850215.html es Cadena SER 16 July 2004El Gobierno tripartito vasco no lograría hoy la mayoría absoluta https://elpais.com/diario/2004/07/17/espana/1090015216_850215.html es El País 17 July 2004 Bidaurrazaga Aitor Guenaga 3–28 May 2004 1,800 75 43.775% Verdana 32/34 17.575% Verdana 14/15 25.675% Verdana 22/23 – 6.175% Verdana 3 "PNV" "PP" Within PP. 4.375% Verdana 2 – 18.1 2004 general election 14 Mar 2004 75.0 33.775% Verdana (25) 18.975% Verdana (16) 27.275% Verdana (22) – 8.275% Verdana (6) 6.575% Verdana (5) – 3.175% Verdana (1) – 6.5 CPS/EHUEstimaciones Electorales del Euskobarómetro al Parlamento Vasco (Noviembre 2003) http://www.ehu.es:80/cpvweb/paginas/euskobar_estimaciones.html https://web.archive.org/web/20040218134502/http://www.ehu.es/cpvweb/paginas/euskobar_estimaciones.html dead 18 February 2004 es EHU 16 January 2004 24 February 2021 La mayoría absoluta en el Parlamento vasco dependería del escaño que disputan PSE e IU http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/2004/01/17/014.html es ABC 17 January 2004El PNV y EA no consiguen mayoría absoluta, pese a la ausencia de Batasuna https://elpais.com/diario/2004/01/17/paisvasco/1074372000_850215.html es El País 17 January 2004 3–21 Nov 2003 1,800 70 44.375% Verdana 33 24.175% Verdana 21 19.075% Verdana 16/17 – 6.775% Verdana 3/4 "PNV" "PP"?75% Verdana 1 – 20.2 2003 foral elections 25 May 2003 70.0 45.375% Verdana (35) 19.675% Verdana (16) 21.675% Verdana (17) – 8.175% Verdana (5) "PNV" 0.675% Verdana (1) 3.275% Verdana (1) – 23.7 CPS/EHUEncuesta Euskobarómetro (Noviembre de 2002) http://www.ehu.es:80/cpvweb/paginas/ultimoeusko/ultimoeusko_01.html https://web.archive.org/web/20030303180356/http://www.ehu.es/cpvweb/paginas/ultimoeusko/ultimoeusko_01.html dead 3 March 2003 es EHU 20 November 2002 24 February 2021 1–20 Nov 2002 1,200? 42.175% Verdana 31 21.375% Verdana 18 19.075% Verdana 16 9.375% Verdana 6 6.775% Verdana 4 "PNV" "PP" – – 20.8 CISInstituciones y autonomías, II. CA del País Vasco (Estudio nº 2455. Septiembre-Octubre 2002) https://www.cis.es/visor?migrado=true&fichero=e2455160html es CIS 19 November 2002El PP, partido más votado en diez Comunidades Autónomas http://estaticos.elmundo.es/elmundo/2002/graficos/nov/s3/cis1.pdf es El Mundo 19 November 2002El PP ganaría las autonómicas en diez Comunidades y el PSOE en cuatro, según el CIS http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/2002/11/20/017.html es ABC 20 November 2002 9 Sep–9 Oct 2002 579 74.2 38.8 21.1 19.1 7.9 5.6 5.6 – – – 17.7 CPS/EHU 15–30 May 2001?? 43.675% Verdana 33 20.875% Verdana 19 18.075% Verdana 14 9.875% Verdana 6 6.375% Verdana 3 "PNV" "PP" – – 22.8 CPS/EHU 2–21 Nov 2001?? 43.575% Verdana 33 21.075% Verdana 19 18.175% Verdana 13 9.875% Verdana 7 6.175% Verdana 3 "PNV" "PP" – – 22.5 2001 regional election 13 May 2001 79.0 42.475% Verdana 33 22.975% Verdana 19 17.875% Verdana 13 10.075% Verdana 7 5.575% Verdana 3 "PNV" "PP" – – 19.5 Voting preferences The table below lists raw, unweighted voting preferences. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 28px|link=Basque Nationalist Party|PNV 33px|link=People's Party of the Basque Country|PP 25px|link=Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left|PSE–EE (PSOE) 20px|link=Euskal Herritarrok|EH35px|link=Batasuna 27px|link=United Left–Greens|EB–B 21px|link=Eusko Alkartasuna|EA 35px|link=Alavese Unity|UA 32px|link=Aralar (Basque political party)|Aralar 25px|link=Communist Party of the Basque Homelands|PCTV/EHAK Lead 2005 regional election"CERA" Does not include non-resident citizens. 17 Apr 2005 26.3 11.9 15.5 – 3.7 "PNV" 0.2 1.6 8.5 31.0 10.8 CIS 29 Mar–4 Apr 2005 1,495 30.4 2.8 10.1 5.1"Batasuna" Results for Aukera Guztiak and Batasuna. 4.6 "PNV" 0.1 2.2 – 30.4 11.3 20.3 CIS 22 Feb–16 Mar 2005 1,499 31.3 4.1 9.4 – 3.7 "PNV" 0.1 0.8 – 31.1 12.5 21.9 2004 EP election"CERA" 13 Jun 2004 14.0 8.3 11.2 – 1.7 3.1 – 0.5 – 54.9 2.8 2004 general election"CERA" 14 Mar 2004 23.6 13.2 19.1 – 5.8 4.6 – 2.2 – 24.1 4.5 2003 foral elections 25 May 2003 28.4 12.3 13.5 – 5.1 "PNV" 0.4 2.0 – 30.0 14.9 CIS 9 Sep–9 Oct 2002 579 20.6 3.8 6.0 3.8 3.8 2.9 – – – 40.7 16.1 14.6 2001 regional election"CERA" 13 May 2001 33.1 17.9 13.8 7.9 4.3 "PNV" "PP" – – 20.1 15.2 Victory preferences The table below lists opinion polling on the victory preferences for each party in the event of a regional election taking place. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 28px|link=Basque Nationalist Party|PNV 33px|link=People's Party of the Basque Country|PP 25px|link=Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left|PSE–EE (PSOE) 20px|link=Euskal Herritarrok|EH35px|link=Batasuna 27px|link=United Left–Greens|EB–B 35px|link=Alavese Unity|UA 32px|link=Aralar (Basque political party)|Aralar Other/None Lead Opina/Cadena SER 10 Apr 2005? 42.5 10.8 16.7 – – – – 10.7 19.2 25.8 Opina/Cadena SER 9 Apr 2005? 41.1 9.6 16.9 – – – – 11.5 20.8 24.2 Opina/Cadena SER 8 Apr 2005? 42.2 9.7 16.0 – – – – 10.4 21.6 26.2 Opina/Cadena SER 7 Apr 2005? 40.8 10.0 16.0 – – – – 10.0 23.3 24.8 Opina/Cadena SER 6 Apr 2005? 44.0 9.8 14.7 – – – – 8.6 23.0 29.3 Opina/Cadena SER 5 Apr 2005? 43.9 9.2 14.9 – – – – 8.4 23.6 29.0 Opina/Cadena SER 4 Apr 2005? 43.1 9.4 15.4 – – – – 8.9 23.2 27.7 CIS 29 Mar–4 Apr 2005 1,495 37.6 3.0 13.4 2.7"Batasuna" 4.0 0.2 2.5 12.7 23.9 24.2 Opina/Cadena SER 3 Apr 2005? 43.1 9.9 15.3 – – – – 9.5 22.2 27.8 Opina/Cadena SER 1 Apr 2005? 42.4 10.2 16.1 – – – – 9.3 22.0 26.3 Opina/Cadena SER 31 Mar 2005? 42.5 10.3 16.1 – – – – 9.2 22.0 26.4 CIS 22 Feb–16 Mar 2005 1,499 38.3 5.3 12.6 – 4.6 0.1 1.2 5.7 32.2 25.7 Victory likelihood The table below lists opinion polling on the perceived likelihood of victory for each party in the event of a regional election taking place. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 28px|link=Basque Nationalist Party|PNV 33px|link=People's Party of the Basque Country|PP 25px|link=Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left|PSE–EE (PSOE) 20px|link=Euskal Herritarrok|EH35px|link=Batasuna 27px|link=United Left–Greens|EB–B 32px|link=Aralar (Basque political party)|Aralar Other/None Lead Opina/Cadena SER 10 Apr 2005? 86.4 0.9 1.7 – – – 0.3 10.6 84.7 Opina/Cadena SER 9 Apr 2005? 85.7 0.8 1.8 – – – 0.6 10.9 83.9 Opina/Cadena SER 8 Apr 2005? 85.0 0.9 1.7 – – – 0.8 11.6 83.3 Opina/Cadena SER 7 Apr 2005? 82.8 1.0 1.9 – – – 1.0 13.3 80.9 Opina/Cadena SER 6 Apr 2005? 85.3 0.7 1.8 – – – 0.8 11.5 83.5 Opina/Cadena SER 5 Apr 2005? 84.8 0.6 1.6 – – – 1.0 12.0 83.2 Opina/Cadena SER 4 Apr 2005? 84.9 0.5 1.8 – – – 1.2 11.5 83.1 CIS 29 Mar–4 Apr 2005 1,495 81.1 0.5 2.7 0.1"Batasuna" 0.2 0.1 0.7 14.6 78.4 Opina/Cadena SER 3 Apr 2005? 85.2 0.9 2.1 – – – 0.8 11.0 83.1 Opina/Cadena SER 1 Apr 2005? 84.1 1.1 2.4 – – – 0.5 11.9 81.7 Opina/Cadena SER 31 Mar 2005? 83.8 1.1 2.4 – – – 0.3 12.4 81.4 Preferred Lehendakari The table below lists opinion polling on leader preferences to become lehendakari. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 55px 55px 55px 55px 55px 55px 55px 55px 55px Other/None/Notcare Lead IbarretxePNV San GilPP LópezPSE–EE OtegiBatasuna MadrazoEB–B ErraztiEA BenitoUA ZabaletaAralar EzenarroAralar Opina/Cadena SER 10 Apr 2005? 44.7 10.5 15.4 – – – – – – 8.8 20.6 29.3 Opina/Cadena SER 9 Apr 2005? 44.3 9.6 15.0 – – – – – – 8.8 22.3 29.3 Opina/Cadena SER 8 Apr 2005? 45.7 9.5 14.5 – – – – – – 7.6 22.6 31.2 Opina/Cadena SER 7 Apr 2005? 44.0 9.8 15.1 – – – – – – 7.0 24.1 28.9 Noxa/La Vanguardia 4–7 Apr 2005 900 60.0 9.0 18.0 – – – – – – 6.0 7.0 42.0 Opina/Cadena SER 6 Apr 2005? 47.0 8.7 13.9 – – – – – – 6.5 23.9 33.1 Opina/Cadena SER 5 Apr 2005? 47.3 8.3 13.6 – – – – – – 6.6 24.1 33.7 Opina/Cadena SER 4 Apr 2005? 46.7 8.2 14.4 – – – – – – 6.8 24.0 32.3 CIS 29 Mar–4 Apr 2005 1,495 42.9 3.8 11.2 – 3.0 – 0.3 2.1 – 16.1 20.8 31.7 Opina/Cadena SER 3 Apr 2005? 46.0 9.0 14.2 – – – – – – 7.8 23.0 31.8 Opina/Cadena SER 1 Apr 2005? 44.9 9.1 13.6 – – – – – – 8.5 23.9 31.3 Opina/Cadena SER 31 Mar 2005? 45.1 9.4 13.3 – – – – – – 8.1 24.1 31.8 CIS 22 Feb–16 Mar 2005 1,499 31.8 4.2 8.1 3.9 2.9 0.9 0.1 0.3 – 17.1 30.8 23.7 Opina/El País 24–25 Feb 2005 1,500 46.3 – – – –? Predicted Lehendakari The table below lists opinion polling on the perceived likelihood for each leader to become lehendakari. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 55px 55px 55px Other/None/Notcare Lead IbarretxePNV San GilPP LópezPSE–EE Opina/Cadena SER 10 Apr 2005? 85.0 0.8 2.0 0.1 12.1 83.0 Opina/Cadena SER 9 Apr 2005? 84.2 0.9 1.6 0.7 12.7 82.6 Opina/Cadena SER 8 Apr 2005? 83.5 1.1 1.6 0.9 13.0 81.9 Opina/Cadena SER 7 Apr 2005? 80.4 1.8 2.1 1.0 14.6 78.3 Opina/Cadena SER 6 Apr 2005? 83.3 1.3 2.5 1.0 11.9 80.8 Opina/Cadena SER 5 Apr 2005? 83.2 1.3 2.2 1.2 12.1 81.0 Opina/Cadena SER 4 Apr 2005? 83.3 0.9 2.6 1.0 12.1 80.7 Opina/Cadena SER 3 Apr 2005? 83.0 1.3 1.8 0.7 13.1 81.2 Opina/Cadena SER 1 Apr 2005? 81.8 1.3 2.3 0.5 14.1 79.5 Opina/Cadena SER 31 Mar 2005? 81.7 1.3 2.0 0.5 14.5 79.7 Opina/El País 24–25 Feb 2005 1,500 79.8 – – – –? Results Overall + ← Summary of the 17 April 2005 Basque Parliament election results → center|335px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA) 468,117 38.38 −4.00 29 −4 Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) 274,546 22.51 +4.75 18 +5 People's Party (PP) 210,614 17.27 −5.66 15 −4 Communist Party of the Basque Homelands (PCTV/EHAK)1 150,644 12.35 +2.31 9 +2 United Left–Greens (EB–B)2 65,023 5.33 −0.20 3 ±0 Aralar (Aralar) 28,180 2.31 New 1 +1 Alavese Unity (UA) 4,117 0.34 New 0 ±0 Greens–Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (B–PACMA) 4,049 0.33 New 0 ±0 Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI) 2,354 0.19 New 0 ±0 Humanist Party (PH) 1,514 0.12 −0.14 0 ±0 For a Fairer World (PUM+J) 1,261 0.10 New 0 ±0 Carlist Party of the Basque Country–Carlist Party (EKA–PC) 179 0.01 −0.03 0 ±0 Blank ballots 9,001 0.74 −0.07 Total 1,219,599 75 ±0 Valid votes 1,219,599 99.67 +0.10 Invalid votes 4,035 0.33 −0.10 Votes cast / turnout 1,223,634 68.00 −10.97 Abstentions 575,889 32.00 +10.97 Registered voters 1,799,523 Sourceshttps://www.euskadi.eus/ab12aAREWar/resultado/maint Resultados Electorales es Basque Government 28 December 202513 May 2005 Acuerdo de la Junta Electoral de la Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco, por la que se acuerda la publicación de los resultados correspondientes al escrutinio general de las elecciones al Parlamento Vasco celebradas el día 17 de abril de 2005 https://www.euskadi.eus/web01-bopv/es/bopv2/datos/2005/05/0502415a.pdf es Official Gazette of the Basque Country 89 2483-5366 8471–8475 12 March 2026 left Footnotes: 1 Communist Party of the Basque Homelands results are compared to Basque Citizens totals in the 2001 election. 2 United Left–Greens results are compared to United Left totals in the 2001 election. Popular vote #ddd 550px 500px PNV–EA PNV–EA 38.38 PSE–EE (PSOE) Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left 22.51 PP People's Party of the Basque Country 17.27 PCTV/EHAK Communist Party of the Basque Homelands 12.35 EB–B United Left–Greens 5.33 Aralar Aralar (Basque political party) 2.31 Others #777777 1.10 Blank ballots #DDDDDD 0.74 Seats #ddd 550px 500px PNV–EA PNV–EA 38.67 PSE–EE (PSOE) Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left 24.00 PP People's Party of the Basque Country 20.00 PCTV/EHAK Communist Party of the Basque Homelands 12.00 EB–B United Left–Greens 4.00 Aralar Aralar (Basque political party) 1.33 Distribution by constituency Constituency PNV–EA PSE–EE PP EHAK EB–B Aralar % S % S % S % S % S % S Álava 30.4 8 25.3 7 25.8 7 13.2 2 4.9 1 1.5 – Biscay 40.7 11 23.2 6 17.5 5 10.0 2 5.5 1 1.6 – Guipúzcoa 38.0 10 20.1 5 13.2 3 18.1 5 5.2 1 3.9 1 Total 38.4 29 22.5 18 17.3 15 12.4 9 5.3 3 2.3 1 Sources Aftermath Government formation Investiture Ballot → 22 June 2005"Invalid" 7 EHAK MPs cast invalid ballots in the 22 and 23 June votes. 23 June 2005"Invalid" Required majority → 38 out of 75 Simple Juan José Ibarretxe (PNV) • PNV (21) • EA (8) • EB–B (3) • EHAK (2) 34 75 Basque Nationalist Party 125px 15 34 75 Basque Nationalist Party 125px 15 Patxi López (PSE–EE) • PSE–EE (18) • PP (15) 33 75 Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left 125px 15 33 75 Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left 125px 15 Abstentions/Blank ballots • Aralar (1) 1 75 gray 125px 1 75 gray 125px Absentees 0 75 black 125px 0 75 black 125px Sources Notes References Opinion poll sources "p" Other Bibliography 30em y Ley Orgánica 3/1979, de 18 de diciembre, de Estatuto de Autonomía para el País Vasco Organic Law 3/1979 18 December 1979 version as of 22 December 1979 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1979-30177 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1979-30177&tn=1&p=19791222 12 March 2026 Statute 1979 y Ley 7/1981, de 30 de junio, sobre Ley de Gobierno Law 7/1981 30 June 1981 version as of 2 March 2005 Official State Gazette BOE-A-2012-5927 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2012-5927&tn=1&p=20050302 12 March 2026 LGV 1981 y Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General Organic Law 5/1985 19 June 1985 version as of 29 November 2003 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1985-11672 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1985-11672&tn=1&p=20031129 5 October 2025 LOREG 1985 y Ley 5/1990, de 15 de junio, de Elecciones al Parlamento Vasco Law 5/1990 15 June 1990 version as of 2 March 2005 Official State Gazette BOE-A-2012-2859 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2012-2859&tn=1&p=20050302 12 March 2026 LEPV 1990 y Decreto 2/2005, de 21 de febrero, del Lehendakari, por el que se disuelve el Parlamento Vasco y se convocan elecciones Decree 2/2005 21 February 2005 Official Gazette of the Basque Country es https://www.euskadi.eus/web01-bopv/es/bopv2/datos/2005/02/0500782a.pdf 12 March 2026 Decree 2/2005 2005 Regional election Basque Country Category:Regional elections in the Basque Country (autonomous community) Basque Country