2011 Cantabrian regional election

Election in the Spanish region of Cantabria 2011 Cantabrian regional election Cantabria parliamentary no 2007 Cantabrian regional election 2007 2015 Cantabrian regional election 2015 All 39 seats in the Parliament of Cantabria 20 #Opinion polls 494,955 10px 1.9% 345,439 (69.8%)10px 2.2 pp 22 May 2011 170x170px Ignacio Diego People's Party of Cantabria 13 November 2004 17 seats, 41.5% 20 10px 3 156,499 46.1% 10px 4.6 pp 170x170px Miguel Ángel Revilla Regionalist Party of Cantabria 1983 12 seats, 28.6% 12 10px 0 98,887 29.1% 10px 0.5 pp 170x170px Dolores Gorostiaga Socialist Party of Cantabria 16 December 2000 10 seats, 24.5% 7 10px 3 55,541 16.4% 10px 8.1 pp President Miguel Ángel Revilla Regionalist Party of Cantabria Ignacio Diego People's Party of Cantabria The 2011 Cantabrian regional election was held on 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.Statute of Autonomy of Cantabria of 1981 Organic Law 8 es 30 December 1981 https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1982-635&tn=1&p=20100717 18 September 2017 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 (es Voto rogado).Reig Pellicer Naiara 16 December 2015 http://www.cafebabel.co.uk/politics/article/spanish-elections-begging-for-the-right-to-vote.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160415142104/http://www.cafebabel.co.uk/politics/article/spanish-elections-begging-for-the-right-to-vote.html usurped April 15, 2016 Spanish elections: Begging for the right to vote cafebabel.co.uk 17 July 2017 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.Parliament of Cantabria Elections Law of 1987 Law 5 es 27 March 1987 https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1987-8958&tn=1&p=20000601 18 September 2017 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.General Electoral System Organic Law of 1985 Organic Law 5 es 19 June 1985 https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1985-11672&tn=1&p=20110129 28 December 2016http://www.juntaelectoralcentral.es/cs/jec/documentos/LOREG_ENG Representation of the people Institutional Act www.juntaelectoralcentral.es Central Electoral Commission 16 June 2017 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 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 lawmakers serving the remainder of its original four-year term. 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 28px|link=People's Party of Cantabria|PP PRC 25px|link=Socialist Party of Cantabria|PSOE 27px|link=United Left of Cantabria|IU 27px|link=Union, Progress and Democracy|UPyD Lead 2011 regional election 22 May 2011 69.8 46.175% Verdana 20 29.175% Verdana 12 16.475% Verdana 7 3.375% Verdana 0 1.775% Verdana 0 17.0 NC Report/La RazónEl PP doblega al PSOE a siete días de la cita electoral http://larazon.es/noticia/4003-el-pp-doblega-al-psoe-a-siete-dias-de-la-cita-electoral es La Razón 15 May 2011 bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20110903131231/http://larazon.es/noticia/4003-el-pp-doblega-al-psoe-a-siete-dias-de-la-cita-electoral 3 September 2011 Vuelco en Cantabria (La Razón) http://www.electometro.es:80/2011/05/vuelco-en-cantabria-la-razon/ https://web.archive.org/web/20110519203926/http://www.electometro.es/2011/05/vuelco-en-cantabria-la-razon/ dead 19 May 2011 es Electómetro 15 May 2011 10 April 2015 3–10 May 2011?? 43.975% Verdana 19/20?75% Verdana 11/12?75% Verdana 8 – –? TNS Demoscopia/Antena 3El PP podría obtener mayoría absoluta en Cantabria http://www.antena3.com/especiales/elecciones-autonomicas-municipales/podria-obtener-mayoria-absoluta-cantabria_20110506574469144beb287180b53560.html es Antena 3 6 May 2011Encuesta de TNS para Antena 3 y Onda Cero. Elecciones 22M. Expectativas electorales en Cantabria http://www.tns-global.es/docs/docs_soluciones_463.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20110908043108/http://www.tns-global.es/docs/docs_soluciones_463.pdf dead 8 September 2011 es TNS Demoscopia 6 May 2011 3–4 May 2011 500? 45.575% Verdana 19/20 27.775% Verdana 12 17.975% Verdana 7/8 – – 17.8 Ikerfel/VocentoEl desplome del PSOE arrastra a Revilla y pone al PP en línea de gobierno http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/2011/05/08/030.html es ABC 8 May 2011El PP logra una clara victoria pero no alcanza la mayoría absoluta http://www.eldiariomontanes.es/especiales/elecciones/2011/noticias/logra-clara-victoria-pero-20110508.html es El Diario Montañés 8 May 2011Revilla tendría opciones de repetir en Cantabria, aunque el PP estaría al acecho http://www.elcorreo.com/vizcaya/v/20110508/politica/elecciones2011/revilla-tendria-opciones-repetir-20110508.html es El Correo 8 May 2011Revilla pierde fuerza (Grupo Vocento) http://www.electometro.es:80/2011/05/revilla-pierde-fuerza-grupo-vocento https://web.archive.org/web/20110511190133/http://www.electometro.es/2011/05/revilla-pierde-fuerza-grupo-vocento dead 11 May 2011 es Electómetro 24 April 2011 22 May 2020 21–28 Apr 2011 2,500? 43.375% Verdana 18/19 28.475% Verdana 11/12 22.075% Verdana 9 2.375% Verdana 0 – 14.9 NC Report/La RazónJaque mate a la coalición PSOE-PRC y a Revilla http://www.larazon.es:80/noticia/2070-jaque-mate-a-la-coalicion-psoe-prc-y-a-revilla https://web.archive.org/web/20110529182420/http://www.larazon.es/noticia/2070-jaque-mate-a-la-coalicion-psoe-prc-y-a-revilla dead 29 May 2011 es La Razón 25 April 2011 22 May 2020 25 Apr 2011?? 45.975% Verdana 20 26.375% Verdana 11 20.875% Verdana 8 2.975% Verdana 0 – 19.6 Celeste-Tel/TerraBarómetro electoral autonómico http://www.celeste-tel.es/images/Eleccionesccaa.pdf es Celeste-Tel 9 May 2011 21 May 2015 24 April 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250424165027/http://www.celeste-tel.es/images/Eleccionesccaa.pdf dead 13–20 Apr 2011 400? 45.975% Verdana 20 27.375% Verdana 11 18.375% Verdana 7 3.475% Verdana 1 – 18.6 CISPreelectoral elecciones autonómicas y municipales, 2011. Comunidad Autónoma de Cantabria (Estudio nº 2876. Marzo-Abril 2011) http://datos.cis.es/pdf/Es2876mar_A.pdf es CIS 5 May 2011Rajoy se vuelca a por su billete a la Moncloa http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/2011/05/06/pagina-15/86637256/pdf.html es La Vanguardia 6 May 2011 17 Mar–17 Apr 2011 800? 40.975% Verdana 18 29.675% Verdana 13 19.775% Verdana 8 2.875% Verdana 0 2.575% Verdana 0 11.3 Sigma Dos/El MundoEl PP acaba con el bipartito PSOE-PRC en Cantabria (El Mundo) http://www.electometro.es:80/2011/04/el-pp-acaba-con-el-bipartito-psoe-prc-en-cantabria-el-mundo/ https://web.archive.org/web/20110429044601/http://www.electometro.es/2011/04/el-pp-acaba-con-el-bipartito-psoe-prc-en-cantabria-el-mundo/ dead 29 April 2011 es Electómetro 24 April 2011 10 April 2015 11–14 Apr 2011 400? 48.775% Verdana 20/21 25.275% Verdana 10/11 20.375% Verdana 8 – – 23.5 Ikerfel/El Diario MontañésEl PP volverá a ser el partido más votado pero PRC y PSOE tendrán mayoría http://www.eldiariomontanes.es/20110412/local/cantabria-general/volvera-partido-votado-pero-201104122245.html es El Diario Montañés 12 April 2011 30 Mar–3 Apr 2011 600? 41.375% Verdana 17/18 29.575% Verdana 12/13 21.475% Verdana 9 – – 11.8 GAD/ABCEl PP se sitúa al borde de la mayoría absoluta en Cantabria http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/2011/03/07/022.html es ABC 7 March 2011 22–25 Feb 2011 600? 46.275% Verdana 19/20 27.975% Verdana 11/12 19.175% Verdana 7/8 – – 18.3 Sigma Dos/El MundoCantabria da la espalda al pacto Revilla-Zapatero (El Mundo) http://www.electometro.es:80/2010/05/vuelco-del-mapa-electoral-autonomico-el-mundo/ https://web.archive.org/web/20101216074731/http://www.electometro.es/2010/05/vuelco-del-mapa-electoral-autonomico-el-mundo/ dead 16 December 2010 es Electómetro 5 January 2011 22 May 2020 22–27 Dec 2010 400? 47.775% Verdana 20/21 26.175% Verdana 10/11 20.475% Verdana 8 – – 21.6 Sigma Dos/El MundoEl PP cree que las encuestas prueban que los cántabros quieren un Gobierno "fuerte y monocolor" http://www.europapress.es/cantabria/noticia-pp-cree-encuestas-prueban-cantabros-quieren-gobierno-fuerte-monocolor-20100531123110.html es Europa Press 31 May 2010Vuelco del mapa electoral autonómico (El Mundo) http://www.electometro.es:80/2010/05/vuelco-del-mapa-electoral-autonomico-el-mundo/ https://web.archive.org/web/20101216074731/http://www.electometro.es/2010/05/vuelco-del-mapa-electoral-autonomico-el-mundo/ dead 16 December 2010 es Electómetro 31 May 2010 22 May 2020 17–19 May 2010 400? 48.175% Verdana 20 25.275% Verdana 10/11 21.475% Verdana 8/9 2.275% Verdana 0 – 22.9 Área Consulting y EstrategiasCantabria: Peligra un nuevo gobierno PRC-PSOE http://www.electometro.es/2010/02/cantabria-peligra-un-nuevo-gobierno-prc-psoe-2/ https://web.archive.org/web/20101112152025/http://www.electometro.es/2010/02/cantabria-peligra-un-nuevo-gobierno-prc-psoe-2/ dead 12 November 2010 es Electómetro 15 February 2010 25 Jan–3 Feb 2010 800? 44.175% Verdana 19/20 28.775% Verdana 12/13 17.675% Verdana 7 3.675% Verdana 0 – 15.4 2009 EP election 7 Jun 2009 50.8 50.775% Verdana (22) – 39.975% Verdana (17) 2.075% Verdana (0) 3.275% Verdana (0) 10.8 2008 general election 9 Mar 2008 76.4 50.075% Verdana (21) – 43.675% Verdana (18) 2.375% Verdana (0) 1.475% Verdana (0) 6.4 2007 regional election 27 May 2007 72.0 41.575% Verdana 17 28.675% Verdana 12 24.575% Verdana 10 1.9*75% Verdana 0 – 12.9 (*) Results for Assembly for Cantabria. Results + ← Summary of the 22 May 2011 Parliament of Cantabria election results → center|325px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP) 156,499 46.09 +4.61 20 +3 Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC) 98,887 29.12 +0.48 12 ±0 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 55,541 16.36 −8.18 7 −3 Social and Ecologist Left (IU–IA)1 11,277 3.32 +1.44 0 ±0 Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 5,835 1.72 New 0 ±0 National Front–Republican Social Movement (FrN–MSR) 1,257 0.37 New 0 ±0 Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE) 1,108 0.33 +0.12 0 ±0 Engine and Sports Alternative (AMD) 916 0.27 +0.15 0 ±0 Internationalist Solidarity and Self-Management (SAIn) 517 0.15 New 0 ±0 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 Sourceshttp://www.juntaelectoralcentral.es/cs/jec/documentos/CANTABRIA_2011_Resultados.pdf Parliament of Cantabria election results, 22 May 2011 15 July 2011 es www.juntaelectoralcentral.es Electoral Commission of Cantabria 28 September 2017https://parlamento-cantabria.es/informacion-general/elecciones-auton%C3%B3micas-22-de-mayo-de-2011 Regional election, 22 May 2011 es parlamento-cantabria.es Parliament of Cantabria 28 September 2017http://www.historiaelectoral.com/acantabria.html Elecciones al Parlamento de Cantabria (1983 - 2019) es Historia Electoral.com 28 September 2017 left Footnotes: 1 Social and Ecologist Left results are compared to Assembly for Cantabria totals in the 2007 election. Popular vote #ddd 550px 500px PP People's Party of Cantabria 46.09 PRC Regionalist Party of Cantabria 29.12 PSOE Socialist Party of Cantabria 16.36 IU–IA Social and Ecologist Left 3.32 UPyD Union, Progress and Democracy 1.72 Others #777777 1.23 Blank ballots #DDDDDD 2.16 Seats #ddd 550px 500px PP People's Party of Cantabria 51.28 PRC Regionalist Party of Cantabria 30.77 PSOE Socialist Party of Cantabria 17.95 Aftermath InvestitureIgnacio Diego (PP) Ballot → 23 June 2011 Required majority → 20 out of 39 15 Yes • PP (20) 20 39 green 125px No • PRC (12) • PSOE (7) 19 39 red 125px Abstentions 0 39 gray 125px Absentees 0 39 black 125px Sources References Opinion poll sources "p" Other Category:2011 in Cantabria Cantabria Category:Regional elections in Cantabria Category:May 2011 in Europe