2007 Cantabrian regional election

2007 Cantabrian regional election

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All 39 seats in the Parliament of Cantabria 20 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered	485,624 1.8%
Turnout	349,520 (72.0%) 1.0 pp
First party Second party Third party   Leader Ignacio Diego Miguel Ángel Revilla Dolores Gorostiaga Party PP PRC PSOE Leader since 13 November 2004 1984 16 December 2000 Last election 18 seats, 42.5% 8 seats, 19.2% 13 seats, 30.0% Seats won 17 12 10 Seat change 1 4 3 Popular vote 143,610 99,159 84,982 Percentage 41.5% 28.6% 24.5% Swing 1.0 pp 9.4 pp 5.5 pp
President before election Miguel Ángel Revilla PRC Elected President Miguel Ángel Revilla PRC

The 2007 Cantabrian regional election was held on Sunday, 27 May 2007, to elect the 7th Parliament of the autonomous community of Cantabria. All 39 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.

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. ^{[1] [2]}

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. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

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 25 May 2003, setting the election date for the Parliament on Sunday, 27 May 2007. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

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. ^[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; 20 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of Cantabria.

Color key:

  Exit poll

Polling firm/Commissioner	Fieldwork date	Sample size	Turnout			PRC		Lead
2007 regional election	27 May 2007	—	72.0	41.5 17	24.5 10	28.6 12	1.9 0	12.9
Ipsos/RTVE–FORTA [p 1]	27 May 2007	?	?	? 13/14	? 12/14	? 10/12	? 0	?
Thalassa/El Diario Montañés [p 2]	20 May 2007	2,012	?	38.9 16/17	30.3 12/13	23.4 10/11	2.5 0	8.6
Celeste-Tel/Terra [p 3] [p 4]	9–15 May 2007	?	?	40.6 17/18	28.8 12/13	22.3 9	3.6 0	11.8
Sigma Dos/El Mundo [p 5] [p 6]	27 Apr–8 May 2007	400	?	41.3 17/18	31.4 12/13	21.9 9	–	9.9
CIS [p 7] [p 8]	9 Apr–6 May 2007	1,000	?	39.5 16/17	29.0 12	25.4 10/11	3.3 0	10.5
Thalassa/El Diario Montañés [a] [p 9]	29 Apr 2007	660	?	38.4 15/17	30.9 13/14	22.9 9/10	2.9 0	7.5
P&I/Alerta [p 10]	8–16 Feb 2007	405	66.7	36.2 15	31.4 13	26.1 11	1.3 0	4.8
Sigma Dos/El Mundo [p 11] [p 12]	16–24 Nov 2006	?	?	? 18/20	? 12/13	? 7/8	–	?
2004 EP election	13 Jun 2004	—	51.8	52.5 (22)	42.3 (17)	–	2.5 (0)	10.2
2004 general election	14 Mar 2004	—	77.2	51.9 (22)	40.9 (17)	–	3.3 (0)	11.0
2003 regional election	25 May 2003	—	73.0	42.5 18	30.0 13	19.2 8	3.7 0	12.5

Results

← Summary of the 27 May 2007 Parliament of Cantabria election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	143,610	41.48	–1.01	17	–1
	Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC)	99,159	28.64	+9.40	12	+4
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	84,982	24.54	–5.45	10	–3
	Assembly for Cantabria (IU–BR)1	6,511	1.88	–1.82	0	±0
	Council (Conceju)	1,262	0.36	–0.12	0	±0
	The Union (LU)	1,206	0.35	New	0	±0
	Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	965	0.28	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	728	0.21	New	0	±0
	Liberal Democratic Centre (CDL)	656	0.19	New	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	483	0.14	New	0	±0
	Engine and Sports Alternative (AMD)	416	0.12	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	343	0.10	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		5,923	1.71	–0.37
Total		346,244			39	±0
Valid votes		346,244	99.06	–0.12
Invalid votes		3,276	0.94	+0.12
Votes cast / turnout		349,520	71.97	–1.08
Abstentions		136,104	28.03	+1.08
Registered voters		485,624
Sources [5] [6] [7]
Footnotes: 1 Assembly for Cantabria results are compared to United Left of Cantabria totals in the 2003 election.

Popular vote PP   41.48% PRC   28.64% PSOE   24.54% IU–BR   1.88% Others   1.75% Blank ballots   1.71%

Seats PP   43.59% PRC   30.77% PSOE   25.64%

Aftermath

Investiture Miguel Ángel Revilla (PRC)
Ballot →		30 June 2007
Required majority →		20 out of 39 Y
	Yes • PRC (12) • PSOE (10)	22 / 39
	No • PP (17)	17 / 39
	Abstentions	0 / 39
	Absentees	0 / 39
Sources [7]

Notes

1. Undecided and/or abstentionists excluded.

References

Opinion poll sources

1. "Sólo Navarra y Baleares podrían cambiar de gobierno, según el sondeo de RTVE y FORTA". Europa Press (in Spanish). 27 May 2007.
2. "El PP vuelve a ganar pero el PRC es el único partido que crece". El Diario Montañés (in Spanish). 20 May 2007. Archived from the original on 23 May 2007.
3. "Vuelco electoral en Navarra, Baleares y Canarias y aplastante victoria del PP en Madrid". Terra (in Spanish). 17 May 2007. Archived from the original on 20 May 2007. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
4. "Encuestas autonómicas". Celeste-Tel (in Spanish). 17 May 2007. Archived from the original on 11 May 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
5. "Sondeo de Sigma Dos: El PSOE mantendría sus comunidades si revalida las coaliciones". El Mundo (in Spanish). 13 May 2007.
6. "Elecciones 27-M / Sondeo El Mundo-Sigma Dos". El Mundo (in Spanish). 12 May 2007.
7. "Preelectoral elecciones autonómicas, 2007. CA de Cantabria (Estudio nº 2691. Abril-Mayo 2007)" (PDF). CIS (in Spanish). 11 May 2007.
8. "La aritmética juega en contra del PSOE sólo en las islas Canarias". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 12 May 2007.
9. "El PP gana las elecciones pero pierde fuerza en el Parlamento en favor de PSOE y PRC". El Diario Montañés (in Spanish). 29 April 2007. Archived from the original on 1 May 2007.
10. "El PRC gana tres diputados, el PP pierde tres escaños y el PSOE mantiene sus trece parlamentarios". Alerta (in Spanish). 18 March 2007. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007.
11. "El PP y el PSOE mantendrán sus gobiernos autonómicos, aunque los socialistas bajan". El Mundo (in Spanish). 27 November 2006.
12. "El voto en las comunidades. Elecciones autonómicas 2007" (PDF). El Mundo (in Spanish). 27 November 2006.

Other

1. Statute of Autonomy of Cantabria of 1981 (Organic Law 8) (in Spanish). 30 December 1981. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
2. Parliament of Cantabria Elections Law of 1987 (Law 5) (in Spanish). 27 March 1987. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
3. General Electoral System Organic Law of 1985 (Organic Law 5) (in Spanish). 19 June 1985. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
4. "Representation of the people Institutional Act". www.juntaelectoralcentral.es. Central Electoral Commission. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
5. "Parliament of Cantabria election results, 27 May 2007" (PDF). www.juntaelectoralcentral.es (in Spanish). Electoral Commission of Cantabria. 11 June 2007. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
6. "Regional election, 27 May 2007". parlamento-cantabria.es (in Spanish). Parliament of Cantabria. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
7. "Elecciones al Parlamento de Cantabria (1983 - 2019)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 September 2017.