2015 Cantabrian regional election

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2015 Cantabrian regional election
← 2011 24 May 2015 2019 →
All 35 seats in the Parliament of Cantabria
18 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered 499,596 Green Arrow Up Darker.svg0.9%
Turnout 330,868 (66.2%)
Green Arrow Up Darker.svg1.2 pp
  First party Second party Third party
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Leader Ignacio Diego Miguel Ángel Revilla Eva Díaz Tezanos
Party People's Party of Cantabria PRC PSOE
Leader since 13 November 2004 1983 31 March 2012
Last election 20 seats, 46.1% 12 seats, 29.1% 7 seats, 16.4%
Seats won 13 12 5
Seat change Red Arrow Down.svg7 Arrow Blue Right 001.svg0 Red Arrow Down.svg2
Popular vote 105,944 97,185 45,653
Percentage 32.6% 29.9% 14.0%
Swing Red Arrow Down.svg13.5 pp Green Arrow Up Darker.svg0.8 pp Red Arrow Down.svg2.4 pp
  Fourth party Fifth party
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Leader José Ramón Blanco Rubén Gómez
Party [[Podemos (Spanish political party)|Template:Podemos (Spanish political party)/meta/shortname]] C's
Leader since 14 February 2015 9 April 2015
Last election Did not contest Did not contest
Seats won 3 2
Seat change Green Arrow Up Darker.svg3 Green Arrow Up Darker.svg2
Popular vote 28,895 22,552
Percentage 8.9% 6.9%
Swing New party New party
President before election

Ignacio Diego
People's Party of Cantabria

 Elected President

Miguel Ángel Revilla
PRC

The 2015 Cantabrian regional election was held on Sunday, 24 May 2015, to elect the 9th Parliament of the autonomous community of Cantabria. All 35 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in 12 other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

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.[1] 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. Additionally, Cantabrians abroad were required to apply for voting before being permitted to vote, a system known as "begged" or expat vote (Spanish: Voto rogado).[2]

The 35 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.[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 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.[3][4][5]

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 22 May 2011, setting the election date for the Parliament on Sunday, 24 May 2015.[1][3][4][5]

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 had 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.[1]

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; 18 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of Cantabria (20 until 1 June 2012).

Color key:

      Poll conducted after legal ban on opinion polls

Results

← Summary of the 24 May 2015 Parliament of Cantabria election results →
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Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes  % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 105,944 32.58 –13.51 13 –7
Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC) 97,185 29.89 +0.77 12 ±0
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 45,653 14.04 –2.32 5 –2
We Can (Podemos) 28,895 8.89 New 3 +3
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) 22,552 6.94 New 2 +2
United Left (IU)1 8,246 2.54 –0.78 0 ±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 2,380 0.73 –0.99 0 ±0
Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) 1,965 0.60 New 0 ±0
For Cantabria Yes (Sí) 1,852 0.57 New 0 ±0
Equo (Equo) 1,592 0.49 New 0 ±0
Let's Win Cantabria (Ganemos) 1,417 0.44 New 0 ±0
Vox (Vox) 1,119 0.34 New 0 ±0
Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE) 562 0.17 –0.16 0 ±0
Engine and Sports Alternative (AMD) 495 0.15 –0.12 0 ±0
Internationalist Solidarity and Self-Management (SAIn) 251 0.08 –0.07 0 ±0
Blank ballots 5,025 1.55 –0.61
Total 325,133 35 –4
Valid votes 325,133 98.27 –0.03
Invalid votes 5,735 1.73 +0.03
Votes cast / turnout 330,868 66.23 –3.56
Abstentions 168,728 33.77 +3.56
Registered voters 499,596
Sources[6][7]
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Footnotes:
  • 1 United Left results are compared to Social and Ecologist Left totals in the 2011 election.
Popular vote
PP
  
 32.58%
PRC
  
 29.89%
PSOE
  
 14.04%
Podemos
  
 8.89%
C's
  
 6.94%
IU
  
 2.54%
Others
  
 3.58%
Blank ballots
  
 1.55%
Seats
PP
  
 37.14%
PRC
  
 34.29%
PSOE
  
 14.29%
Podemos
  
 8.57%
C's
  
 5.71%

Aftermath

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Further information: Third government of Miguel Ángel Revilla
Investiture
Miguel Ángel Revilla (PRC)
Ballot → 1 July 2015 3 July 2015
Required majority → 18 out of 35 N Simple YesY
Yes
17 / 35
17 / 35
No
  • • PP (13)
  • • C's (2)
15 / 35
15 / 35
Abstentions
3 / 35
3 / 35
Absentees
0 / 35
0 / 35
Sources[7]

References

Opinion poll sources
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Other
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Statute of Autonomy of Cantabria of 1981, Organic Law No. 8 of 30 December 1981 Official State Gazette (in Español)
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  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Parliament of Cantabria Elections Law of 1987, Law No. 5 of 27 March 1987 Official Gazette of Cantabria (in Español)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 General Electoral System Organic Law of 1985, Organic Law No. 5 of 19 June 1985 Official State Gazette (in Español)
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