2010 Catalan regional election

2010 Catalan regional election

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All 135 seats in the Parliament of Catalonia 68 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered	5,363,688 0.8%
Turnout	3,152,630 (58.8%) 2.8 pp
First party Second party Third party   Leader Artur Mas José Montilla Alicia Sánchez-Camacho Party CiU PSC–PSOE PP Leader since 7 January 2002 15 July 2006 6 July 2008 Leader's seat Barcelona Barcelona Barcelona Last election 48 seats, 31.5% 37 seats, 26.8% 14 seats, 10.7% Seats won 62 28 18 Seat change 14 9 4 Popular vote 1,202,830 575,233 387,066 Percentage 38.4% 18.4% 12.4% Swing 6.9 pp 8.4 pp 1.7 pp   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Joan Herrera Joan Puigcercós Joan Laporta Party ICV–EUiA ERC SI Leader since 23 November 2008 7 June 2008 4 September 2010 Leader's seat Barcelona Barcelona Barcelona Last election 12 seats, 9.5% 21 seats, 14.0% Did not contest Seats won 10 10 4 Seat change 2 11 4 Popular vote 230,824 219,173 102,921 Percentage 7.4% 7.0% 3.3% Swing 2.1 pp 7.0 pp New party   Seventh party   Leader Albert Rivera Party C's Leader since 9 July 2006 Leader's seat Barcelona Last election 3 seats, 3.0% Seats won 3 Seat change 0 Popular vote 106,154 Percentage 3.4% Swing 0.4 pp
Election result by constituency
President before election José Montilla PSC Elected President Artur Mas CiU

The 2010 Catalan regional election was held on Sunday, 28 November 2010, to elect the 9th Parliament of the autonomous community of Catalonia. All 135 seats in the Parliament were up for election. This was the first election held in Catalonia after the Constitutional Court of Spain struck down parts of the regional 2006 Statute of Autonomy that granted new powers of self-rule to the region. The ruling came after four years of deliberation concerning a constitutional appeal filed by the conservative People's Party (PP) under Mariano Rajoy and was met with anger and street protests throughout the region. ^{[1] [2]}

The election resulted in a resounding victory for the Convergence and Union (CiU) federation under Artur Mas, whose 62 seats—six short of an absolute majority—virtually ensured that no alternative government was mathematically possible, as the left-wing alliance which had formed the government of Catalonia for the previous seven years fell to a bare 48 seats. The tripartit (English: tripartite) coalition formed by the Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC), Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) and Initiative for Catalonia Greens (ICV) was already at the brink of split going into the election, with political disagreements between the former allies having led Catalan president José Montilla to announce that he would not seek a third alliance with ERC and ICV even if election numbers favored such a possibility. ^[3] The election saw a collapse in support for all three parties and Montilla's retirement from the PSC leadership shortly afterwards. ^[4]

The PP had one of its best showings in a Catalan regional election, with 12.4% of the vote and 18 seats. Albert Rivera's Citizens (C's) party saw a slight increase in its vote share, whereas the pro-Catalan independence Catalan Solidarity for Independence (SI) led by former FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta secured 4 seats in the Parliament.

Overview

Electoral system

The Parliament of Catalonia was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Catalonia, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Catalan Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a regional president. ^[5] As a result of no regional electoral law having been approved since the re-establishment of Catalan autonomy, the electoral procedure came regulated under Transitory Provision Fourth of the 1979 Statute, supplemented by the provisions within the national electoral law. ^{[lower-alpha 1]} Voting for the Parliament was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over 18 years of age, registered in Catalonia and in full enjoyment of their political rights.

The 135 members of the Parliament of Catalonia were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of three percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied in each constituency. Seats were allocated to constituencies, corresponding to the provinces of Barcelona, Girona, Lleida and Tarragona, with each being allocated a fixed number of seats: ^{[5] [6]}

Seats	Constituencies
85	Barcelona
18	Tarragona
17	Girona
15	Lleida

In smaller constituencies, the use of the electoral method resulted in an effective threshold based on the district magnitude and the distribution of votes among candidacies. ^[7]

Election date

The term of the Parliament of Catalonia expired four years after the date of its previous election, unless it was dissolved earlier. The regional president was required to call an election fifteen days prior to the date of expiry of parliament, with election day taking place within from forty to sixty days after the call. The previous election was held on 1 November 2006, which meant that the legislature's term would have expired on 1 November 2010. The election was required to be called no later than 17 October 2010, with it taking place up to the sixtieth day from the call, setting the latest possible election date for the Parliament on Thursday, 16 December 2010. ^[5]

The president had the prerogative to dissolve the Parliament of Catalonia and call a snap election, provided that no motion of no confidence was in process and that dissolution did not occur before one year had elapsed since a previous one under this procedure. 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. ^[5]

Parliamentary composition

The Parliament of Catalonia was officially dissolved on 5 October 2010, after the publication of the dissolution decree in the Official Journal of the Government of Catalonia. ^[8] The table below shows the composition of the parliamentary groups in the chamber at the time of dissolution. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

Parliamentary composition in October 2010 ^[12]

Groups		Parties		Legislators
				Seats	Total
	Convergence and Union's Parliamentary Group		CDC	34	48
			UDC	14
	Socialists–Citizens for Change Parliamentary Group		PSC	32	37
			CpC	5
	Republican Left of Catalonia's Parliamentary Group		ERC	21	21
	People's Party of Catalonia's Parliamentary Group		PP	14	14
	Initiative for Catalonia Greens–United and Alternative Left's Parliamentary Group		ICV	10	12
			EUiA	2
	Mixed Group		Cs	2	2
	Non-Inscrits		INDEP	1 [lower-alpha 2]	1

Parties and candidates

The electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, coalitions and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form a coalition ahead of an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten 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 of candidates. ^[14]

Below is a list of the main parties and electoral alliances which contested the election:

Candidacy		Parties and alliances	Leading candidate		Ideology	Previous result		Gov.	Ref.
						Votes (%)	Seats
	CiU	List Convergence and Union (CiU) – Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (CDC) – Democratic Union of Catalonia (UDC)		Artur Mas	Catalan nationalism Centrism	31.52%	48	N	[15]
	PSC–PSOE	List Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)		José Montilla	Social democracy	26.82%	37	Y	[16] [17] [18]
	ERC	List Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC)		Joan Puigcercós	Catalan independence Left-wing nationalism Social democracy	14.03%	21	Y	[19] [20]
	PP	List People's Party (PP)		Alicia Sánchez-Camacho	Conservatism Christian democracy	10.65%	14	N	[21] [22]
	ICV–EUiA	List Initiative for Catalonia Greens (ICV) United and Alternative Left (EUiA)		Joan Herrera	Regionalism Eco-socialism Green politics	9.52%	12	Y	[23] [24] [25]
	C's	List Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)		Albert Rivera	Social liberalism	3.03%	3	N
	SI	List Catalan Solidarity for Independence (SI)		Joan Laporta	Catalan independence	New party		N	[26]

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.

Graphical summary

Local regression trend line of poll results from 1 November 2006 to 28 November 2010, with each line corresponding to a political party.

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; 68 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of Catalonia.

Color key:

  Poll conducted after legal ban on opinion polls  Exit poll

Polling firm/Commissioner	Fieldwork date	Sample size	Turnout							PxC		RI.cat	SI	Lead
2010 regional election	28 Nov 2010	—	58.8	38.4 62	18.4 28	7.0 10	12.4 18	7.4 10	3.4 3	2.4 0	0.2 0	1.3 0	3.3 4	20.0
Ipsos–Eco/CCMA [p 1] [p 2]	28 Nov 2010	?	?	40.2 63/66	17.3 24/27	8.1 11/13	11.1 15/17	7.3 8/10	3.2 2/3	–	–	1.5 0/1	3.7 3/4	22.9
GESOP/El Periòdic [p 3]	25–27 Nov 2010	900	56–58	40.0 65/67	18.5 27/28	7.4 10/12	10.5 14/15	10.2 12/14	4.0 4	–	–	–	2.8 0/2	21.5
GESOP/El Periòdic [p 4]	24–26 Nov 2010	900	54–56	39.2 64/66	19.3 29/30	7.2 10/12	10.4 14/15	9.9 12/13	3.7 3/4	–	–	–	2.6 0	19.9
GAD/COPE [p 5] [p 6]	22–26 Nov 2010	2,201	59.2	39.4 60/63	20.5 29/31	7.7 11/12	11.6 15/16	9.4 11/13	4.0 3/4	–	–	–	2.9 0/3	18.9
GESOP/El Periòdic [p 7]	23–25 Nov 2010	900	54–56	39.9 65/67	19.5 29/30	7.0 10/11	9.9 13/14	9.5 11/13	3.7 3/4	–	–	–	2.6 0	20.4
GESOP/El Periòdic [p 8]	22–24 Nov 2010	800	54–56	39.5 64/65	20.1 29/31	7.3 10/12	9.8 13/14	9.0 11/12	4.3 4/5	–	–	–	2.5 0	19.4
GESOP/El Periòdic [p 9]	20–23 Nov 2010	700	53–55	39.5 64/65	20.1 29/31	7.3 10/12	10.1 13/14	8.4 10/12	4.4 4/5	–	–	–	2.9 0/2	19.4
GESOP/El Periòdic [p 10]	20–22 Nov 2010	600	52–54	39.2 63/64	19.9 29/30	7.5 11/12	10.1 13/14	8.2 10/11	4.7 5	–	–	–	3.2 0/4	19.3
GESOP/El Periódico [p 11] [p 12]	20–21 Nov 2010	400	51–53	39.1 63/64	20.0 30	7.5 11	10.3 14	8.0 10/11	4.3 4/5	–	–	–	3.2 0/4	19.1
Obradoiro de Socioloxía/Público [p 13]	15–20 Nov 2010	2,500	60	39.3 62	22.2 33	9.1 13	8.5 12	8.0 10	4.1 4	1.0 0	0.4 0	1.1 0	2.9 1	17.1
TNS Demoscopia/Antena 3 [p 14]	19 Nov 2010	?	50.2	38.5 59/60	21.6 30/32	? 10/11	? 15/16	? 11/12	? 4	–	–	–	? 3	16.9
NC Report/La Razón [p 15]	15–18 Nov 2010	1,000	53.9	39.4 60/62	21.8 31/32	9.3 13/14	11.4 15/16	8.5 11/12	3.2 2/3	–	–	–	1.8 0	17.6
Sigma Dos/El Mundo [p 16]	15–18 Nov 2010	1,650	?	40.4 61/64	21.8 30/32	8.1 11	12.7 17/19	8.1 9/10	3.0 3	–	–	–	–	18.6
Noxa/La Vanguardia [p 17]	15–18 Nov 2010	1,200	?	39.3 63/65	20.1 31/32	7.9 10/12	10.1 14	7.5 9/10	4.0 4	–	–	–	2.4 0/1	19.2
DYM/ABC [p 18] [p 2]	11–18 Nov 2010	1,141	52.3	40.0 60/62	21.7 31	6.6 11	11.3 15/16	10.0 12/13	4.6 5	–	–	–	1.8 0/1	18.3
Metroscopia/El País [p 19] [p 20]	16–17 Nov 2010	1,508	50–52	39.5 64/65	20.4 30	7.0 8/9	9.5 13/14	6.9 10	5.0 6/7	–	–	–	2.6 1/3	19.1
La Vanguardia [p 21]	12 Nov 2010	?	?	40.6 63/65	19.2 27/28	9.2 13	11.9 15/16	8.4 11/12	3.5 3	–	–	–	2.9 0/3	21.4
Feedback/RAC 1 [p 22] [p 23] [p 24]	8–12 Nov 2010	1,000	52.3	39.3 62/63	20.1 30/31	5.6 10/11	10.5 14/15	6.7 9/10	3.2 3	0.7 0	–	1.7 0/1	2.8 2/4	19.2
GESOP/El Periódico [p 25] [p 26] [p 27]	7–10 Nov 2010	800	?	39.0 62/63	21.3 31/32	7.7 11/12	10.8 14/15	9.0 11/12	3.2 3/4	–	–	–	2.7 0/2	19.7
Opina/Cadena SER [p 28] [p 29]	8–9 Nov 2010	1,200	?	42.4 65/66	18.4 30/32	7.3 10/11	11.6 14/16	7.5 7/8	4.1 3	–	–	–	3.5 2/3	24.0
CIS [p 30] [p 31]	15 Oct–4 Nov 2010	2,966	?	38.0 59	22.7 33	10.2 15/16	9.7 13/14	8.2 11	3.5 3	0.6 0	0.1 0	1.2 0	1.0 0	15.3
NC Report/La Razón [p 32] [p 33]	26–28 Oct 2010	1,000	53.5	41.0 62/63	21.6 30/31	8.8 11/12	11.9 15/16	10.1 12/13	2.9 2/3	–	–	–	–	19.4
TNS Demoscopia/Antena 3 [p 34] [p 35]	24 Oct 2010	?	54.8	40.2	19.5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	20.7
Feedback/RAC 1 [p 36] [p 37] [p 38]	18–22 Oct 2010	1,000	54.0	41.8 65/66	19.5 27/28	6.5 11/12	8.6 13	8.0 9/11	3.8 4	1.0 0	–	1.5 0	2.3 0/4	22.3
GESOP/CEO [p 39] [p 40]	11–22 Oct 2010	2,000	58.3	37.0 62/65	19.4 29/30	8.6 13/14	11.3 16	7.2 8/9	3.5 4	–	–	–	2.0 0	17.6
GESOP/El Periódico [p 41] [p 42]	26–28 Sep 2010	800	51–52	40.5 63/65	20.8 30/31	8.4 12/13	10.4 14/15	7.2 9/10	2.9 2/3	–	–	–	2.7 0/2	19.7
Feedback/RAC 1 [p 43] [p 44] [p 45]	20–24 Sep 2010	1,000	55.3	41.2 63/65	20.4 30/31	8.0 10/11	10.7 15/16	7.3 9/10	3.7 3/4	–	–	1.0 0	2.4 0/3	20.8
TNS Demoscopia/SI [p 46] [p 47] [p 48]	20–23 Sep 2010	1,201	54.2	34.6 56/59	20.2 30/32	6.9 9/12	10.1 13/15	9.3 13/14	4.4 4	0.8 0	–	1.6 0	5.6 6/8	14.4
Metroscopia/El País [p 49] [p 50]	20–22 Sep 2010	1,200	50	40.7 61	19.2 28	9.2 12	12.5 17	7.6 9	3.6 4	–	–	2.6 2	2.6 2	21.5
Noxa/La Vanguardia [p 51]	1–2 Sep 2010	800	?	38.9 60/61	21.1 31/32	10.1 15/16	11.2 15	9.2 12	2.6 0/3	–	–	2.6 0/3	–	17.8
Noxa/La Vanguardia [p 52]	12–14 Jul 2010	1,000	?	42.1 65/66	23.1 32/33	8.4 13	10.3 14	7.4 10	2.4 0	–	–	1.9 0	–	19.0
GESOP/CEO [p 53] [p 54]	28 Jun–8 Jul 2010	2,000	53.9	40.5 67/68	21.1 31/32	8.7 13	9.8 13	7.4 10	2.6 0	–	–	0.9 0	–	19.4
NC Report/La Razón [p 55]	2–3 Jul 2010	1,000	53.8	40.4 60/61	22.2 32/33	9.2 12/13	11.6 15/16	10.5 13/14	2.8 0	–	–	–	–	18.2
Metroscopia/El País [p 56] [p 57]	1 Jul 2010	302	?	39.0	24.7	7.5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	14.3
GESOP/El Periódico [p 58] [p 59]	10–11 Jun 2010	800	?	41.0 65/67	21.0 30/32	8.5 12/13	10.0 13/14	8.5 10/12	1.2 0	0.5 0	–	1.3 0	–	20.0
Sigma Dos/El Mundo [p 60]	24–26 May 2010	1,000	?	36.1 57/59	24.8 35/38	9.5 12/15	14.8 20/22	5.7 5/7	–	–	–	–	–	11.3
Noxa/La Vanguardia [p 61]	10–13 May 2010	1,000	?	41.1 63/64	23.5 33/34	8.7 13	10.5 14	8.5 11	1.4 0	–	–	0.9 0	–	17.6
GESOP/CEO [p 62] [p 63]	16–30 Apr 2010	2,000	56.8	39.6 65	23.2 36	8.8 13	8.5 12	7.7 9	1.8 0	–	–	1.4 0	–	16.4
Obradoiro de Socioloxía/Público [p 64]	7–16 Apr 2010	2,500	?	38.8 58/60	28.2 41/43	9.0 13	7.2 10	7.7 10/11	1.9 0	0.7 0	0.8 0	1.2 0	–	10.6
TNS Demoscopia/Antena 3 [p 65] [p 66] [p 67]	22–23 Mar 2010	1,100	49.5	40.5 61/62	23.9 35/36	10.3 13/14	9.3 12/13	9.2 11/12	1.8 0	–	–	2.1 0	–	16.6
GESOP/El Periódico [p 68] [p 69]	15–18 Mar 2010	?	?	38.7 61/63	23.0 34/36	8.4 12/13	9.8 13/14	8.3 11/12	1.5 0	–	–	1.0 0	–	15.7
GAD/COPE [p 70] [p 71]	9–15 Mar 2010	1,000	60	39.0 59	23.5 35	9.4 13	12.7 16	8.8 12	2.1 0	–	–	–	–	15.5
Noxa/La Vanguardia [p 72]	8–10 Mar 2010	1,000	?	43.9 65/67	23.9 32/33	7.7 11/12	10.4 13/14	9.2 11/12	0.1 0	–	–	1.8 0	–	20.0
GESOP/CEO [p 73] [p 74]	13–28 Jan 2010	2,000	56.9	35.6 58	24.7 38	9.8 15	9.7 13	8.5 10	2.1 0	–	–	1.2 1	–	10.9
Opina/CEO [p 75] [p 76]	2–13 Nov 2009	2,000	56.8	33.4 55/57	23.1 36/38	10.1 17	10.3 15	6.8 10	1.7 0	–	–	1.4 0	–	10.3
GESOP/El Periódico [p 77] [p 78]	26–28 Oct 2009	800	?	35.1 55/57	25.1 36/38	10.8 16/17	9.4 12/14	10.1 13/14	1.2 0	–	–	1.3 0	–	10.0
Noxa/La Vanguardia [p 79]	22–27 Oct 2009	1,000	?	36.2 57/58	25.1 35/36	9.5 14/15	11.2 15/16	8.5 10/11	0.7 0	–	–	2.8 0/3	–	11.1
Obradoiro de Socioloxía/Público [p 80]	1–4 Sep 2009	?	?	35.7 53/54	30.8 44/46	6.9 11	10.8 13/15	8.4 11	1.6 0	–	1.4 0	–	–	4.9
GESOP/El Periódico [p 81]	14–15 Jul 2009	600	?	34.4 54/56	26.0 37/39	11.0 16/17	8.5 12	10.0 12/13	1.5 0	–	–	–	–	8.4
Opina/CEO [p 82] [p 83]	29 Jun–10 Jul 2009	2,000	?	35.4 54	25.5 37	10.4 15	11.3 15	8.7 11	2.6 3	–	–	–	–	9.9
2009 EP election	7 Jun 2009	—	36.9	22.4 (35)	36.0 (54)	9.2 (13)	18.0 (26)	6.1 (7)	0.4 (0)	–	0.8 (0)	–	–	13.6
Opina/CEO [p 84] [p 85]	20–30 Apr 2009	2,000	?	38.5 59	23.0 34	12.2 17	10.5 14	7.9 11	2.6 0	–	–	–	–	15.5
GESOP/El Periódico [p 86]	9–11 Mar 2009	800	?	35.6 55/56	26.5 38/39	10.6 15/16	8.8 12/13	9.0 11/12	2.5 0/2	–	–	–	–	9.1
Opina/CEO [p 87] [p 88]	19–28 Jan 2009	2,000	?	34.5 56	24.3 35/36	12.3 17/18	8.6 12	9.2 12	2.8 2	–	–	–	–	10.2
Noxa/La Vanguardia [p 89]	24–27 Nov 2008	600	?	34.8 51/53	26.0 36/37	13.7 19/20	9.7 12/13	9.2 11/12	2.7 0/3	–	–	–	–	8.8
GESOP/El Periódico [p 90]	10–13 Nov 2008	800	?	34.2 52/54	26.9 38/39	13.9 20/21	8.0 10/11	9.0 11/12	2.4 0/2	–	–	–	–	7.3
Opina/CEO [p 91] [p 92]	20–28 Oct 2008	2,000	?	34.0 52	25.6 37	10.8 16/17	12.2 15/17	8.9 12	1.9 1/2	–	–	–	–	8.4
GESOP/El Periódico [p 93]	1–2 Jul 2008	?	?	34.8 52/53	27.3 38/39	12.7 17/18	9.0 12/13	8.0 10/11	3.1 2/3	–	–	–	–	7.5
Opina/CEO [p 94] [p 95]	16 Jun–1 Jul 2008	2,000	?	34.7 53	25.9 38	12.7 18	9.2 13	8.8 11	2.5 2	–	–	–	–	8.8
Opina/CEO [p 96] [p 97]	14–25 Apr 2008	2,000	?	31.9 48	29.6 42	11.5 17	10.4 13	9.7 12	3.0 3	–	–	–	–	2.3
GESOP/El Periódico [p 98] [p 99]	22–24 Apr 2008	?	?	35.6 53/55	28.4 40/42	11.8 17/18	8.5 10/11	8.9 11/12	2.1 0	–	–	–	–	7.2
La Vanguardia [p 100]	9 Mar 2008	?	70.3	30.4 50	30.3 45	9.8 14	10.7 15	8.0 11	–	–	–	–	–	0.1
2008 general election	9 Mar 2008	—	70.3	20.9 (31)	45.4 (65)	7.8 (12)	16.4 (22)	4.9 (5)	0.7 (0)	0.1 (0)	0.2 (0)	–	–	24.5
GESOP/El Periódico [p 101] [p 102]	8–11 Jan 2008	?	?	33.3 51/52	27.0 38/40	11.8 18	10.4 14	8.3 11	2.4 0/2	–	–	–	–	6.3
Noxa/La Vanguardia [p 103]	22–25 Oct 2007	800	?	30.8 46	28.9 39	14.6 22	10.6 14	8.8 11	3.5 3	–	–	–	–	1.9
GESOP/El Periódico [p 104]	14 Oct 2007	?	?	33.0 51/52	27.0 38/40	14.0 21/22	9.5 12/13	8.5 10/11	2.0 0	–	–	–	–	6.0
Opina/CEO [p 105] [p 106]	17–28 Sep 2007	2,200	?	30.4 46/47	28.5 42	13.3 20	8.6 11/12	10.2 13	1.9 0/2	–	–	–	–	1.9
Opina/CEO [p 107] [p 108]	18 Jun–2 Jul 2007	2,200	?	33.4 50/51	27.0 40	11.9 17	9.0 12	9.9 12/13	3.6 3	–	–	–	–	6.4
GESOP/El Periódico [p 109]	25–27 Jun 2007	?	?	33.0 51/53	27.0 38/40	13.3 19/20	9.5 12/13	9.0 11/12	2.5 0/2	–	–	–	–	6.0
2007 local elections	27 May 2007	—	53.9	25.3	32.2	11.7	9.9	9.1	2.3	0.4	–	–	–	6.9
GESOP/El Periódico [p 110]	15–17 Apr 2007	800	?	32.0 49/50	28.6 39/40	12.5 18	9.8 13	10.0 13	2.7 2	–	–	–	–	3.4
Opina/CEO [p 111] [p 108]	2–16 Mar 2007	2,200	?	29.8	27.6	13.8	10.2	10.2	3.5	–	–	–	–	2.2
GESOP/El Periódico [p 112]	17–18 Jan 2007	800	?	31.1 47/48	28.4 39/40	12.2 18	10.5 14	9.9 12	4.0 4	–	–	–	–	2.7
DYM/CEO [p 113] [p 108]	6–20 Nov 2006	2,100	?	32.6	26.3	13.1	8.6	10.5	6.0	–	–	–	–	6.3
2006 regional election	1 Nov 2006	—	56.0	31.5 48	26.8 37	14.0 21	10.7 14	9.5 12	3.0 3	–	–	–	–	4.7

Voting preferences

The table below lists raw, unweighted voting preferences.

Color key:

  Poll conducted after legal ban on opinion polls

Polling firm/Commissioner	Fieldwork date	Sample size							PxC	RI.cat	SI	?	N	Lead
2010 regional election	28 Nov 2010	—	22.9	10.9	4.2	7.3	4.4	2.0	1.4	0.7	2.0	—	40.1	12.0
GESOP/El Periòdic [p 3]	25–27 Nov 2010	900	32.9	14.1	5.7	6.1	6.9	2.6	–	–	2.0	16.1	5.6	18.8
GESOP/El Periòdic [p 4]	24–26 Nov 2010	900	30.8	14.9	5.2	6.0	7.2	2.2	–	–	1.9	16.0	6.3	15.9
GESOP/El Periòdic [p 7]	23–25 Nov 2010	900	30.8	16.8	4.8	5.5	5.3	3.2	–	–	2.3	15.8	5.8	14.0
GESOP/El Periòdic [p 8]	22–24 Nov 2010	800	30.8	16.3	4.8	5.6	6.8	2.3	–	–	2.1	13.7	7.0	14.5
GESOP/El Periòdic [p 9]	20–23 Nov 2010	700	30.3	17.3	4.6	5.8	6.8	2.6	–	–	2.0	12.9	7.3	13.0
GESOP/El Periòdic [p 10]	20–22 Nov 2010	600	32.0	18.3	4.4	5.9	5.3	2.9	–	–	2.3	12.8	6.0	13.7
GESOP/El Periódico [p 12]	20–21 Nov 2010	400	29.8	16.0	4.8	5.8	4.8	2.8	–	–	3.0	16.5	4.3	13.8
Obradoiro de Socioloxía/Público [p 13]	15–20 Nov 2010	2,500	25.7	12.8	4.8	4.9	4.0	1.9	0.7	0.5	1.6	–	–	12.9
Feedback/RAC 1 [p 23]	8–12 Nov 2010	1,000	25.5	13.3	5.4	3.5	3.0	1.1	0.4	0.6	1.3	26.3	10.0	12.2
CIS [p 30]	15 Oct–4 Nov 2010	2,966	20.6	13.4	5.8	5.1	5.4	2.4	0.6	0.8	0.7	19.1	17.5	7.2
Feedback/RAC 1 [p 37]	18–22 Oct 2010	1,000	28.4	10.6	4.2	4.0	5.2	1.9	0.8	1.2	1.8	22.2	9.0	17.8
GESOP/CEO [p 39]	11–22 Oct 2010	2,000	24.4	14.2	7.4	6.2	5.2	2.1	–	–	–	22.5	5.9	10.2
GESOP/El Periódico [p 41]	26–28 Sep 2010	800	29.5	15.9	5.8	4.3	2.9	1.5	–	1.4	1.9	21.2	7.0	13.6
GESOP/CEO [p 53]	28 Jun–8 Jul 2010	2,000	25.3	14.2	6.0	3.8	5.6	1.0	–	–	–	28.3	7.0	11.1
Metroscopia/El País [p 57]	1 Jul 2010	302	22.2	19.9	5.6	6.6	1.0	1.0	–	–	–	23.5	10.6	2.3
GESOP/El Periódico [p 58]	10–11 Jun 2010	800	32.3	16.1	7.1	3.9	4.1	0.8	0.4	1.1	–	14.2	11.0	16.2
GESOP/CEO [p 62]	16–30 Apr 2010	2,000	25.0	17.5	6.6	4.3	5.0	1.1	–	–	–	21.8	9.2	7.5
Obradoiro de Socioloxía/Público [p 64]	7–16 Apr 2010	2,500	24.6	20.1	5.7	4.3	5.0	1.0	0.3	0.7	–	–	–	4.5
GESOP/El Periódico [p 68]	15–18 Mar 2010	?	29.6	20.0	5.9	4.0	5.3	0.9	0.6	–	–	13.3	8.6	9.6
GESOP/CEO [p 73]	13–28 Jan 2010	2,000	23.0	17.4	7.6	4.9	5.6	1.2	–	–	–	20.8	10.5	5.6
Opina/CEO [p 75]	2–13 Nov 2009	2,000	21.8	15.7	8.1	4.8	5.0	0.8	–	–	–	15.9	13.9	6.1
GESOP/El Periódico [p 78]	26–28 Oct 2009	800	25.3	22.9	8.3	4.6	5.9	0.6	–	–	–	13.3	11.5	2.4
Obradoiro de Socioloxía/Público [p 80]	1–4 Sep 2009	?	22.3	22.6	3.6	5.2	4.9	0.8	0.2	0.5	–	–	–	0.3
GESOP/El Periódico [p 78]	14–15 Jul 2009	600	21.2	20.3	8.7	3.3	6.2	0.3	–	–	–	–	–	0.9
Opina/CEO [p 82]	29 Jun–10 Jul 2009	2,000	23.8	18.0	8.4	3.9	6.9	1.1	–	–	–	23.3	8.6	5.8
2009 EP election	7 Jun 2009	—	8.4	13.4	3.4	6.7	2.3	0.1	–	–	–	—	62.5	5.0
Opina/CEO [p 84]	20–30 Apr 2009	2,000	24.9	19.7	9.6	3.8	5.1	1.1	–	–	–	23.0	6.9	5.2
GESOP/El Periódico [p 86]	9–11 Mar 2009	800	26.6	25.4	8.3	2.9	7.0	1.3	–	–	–	13.3	8.0	1.2
Opina/CEO [p 87]	19–28 Jan 2009	2,000	21.4	21.0	9.8	3.7	5.9	1.3	–	–	–	18.3	9.7	0.4
GESOP/El Periódico [p 90]	10–13 Nov 2008	800	25.8	27.9	10.4	3.6	5.0	0.8	–	–	–	12.8	8.4	2.1
Opina/CEO [p 91]	20–28 Oct 2008	2,000	21.2	21.6	7.9	5.2	7.1	0.7	–	–	–	20.7	9.9	0.4
GESOP/El Periódico [p 93]	1–2 Jul 2008	?	25.5	26.8	11.5	3.9	5.3	1.4	–	–	–	13.5	8.5	1.3
Opina/CEO [p 94]	16 Jun–1 Jul 2008	2,000	23.1	22.0	11.3	4.0	6.1	1.1	–	–	–	19.1	7.4	1.1
Opina/CEO [p 96]	14–25 Apr 2008	2,000	21.5	27.9	9.5	4.5	7.6	1.4	–	–	–	18.2	6.3	6.4
GESOP/El Periódico [p 98]	22–24 Apr 2008	?	29.4	30.3	10.4	2.6	5.5	0.9	–	–	–	11.0	5.6	0.9
2008 general election	9 Mar 2008	—	14.9	32.1	5.6	11.6	3.5	0.5	0.0	–	–	—	28.8	17.2
Opina/CEO [p 114]	21–30 Jan 2008	2,000	20.8	21.2	10.8	2.9	7.9	1.6	–	–	–	23.9	7.1	0.4
GESOP/El Periódico [p 101]	8–11 Jan 2008	?	23.5	26.6	10.9	4.3	6.5	1.1	–	–	–	–	–	3.1
GESOP/El Periódico [p 104]	14 Oct 2007	?	22.4	25.4	12.6	4.1	5.1	1.5	–	–	–	12.9	9.3	3.0
Opina/CEO [p 105]	17–28 Sep 2007	2,200	16.6	20.2	10.2	2.4	7.7	1.0	–	–	–	25.7	9.2	3.6
Opina/CEO [p 107]	18 Jun–2 Jul 2007	2,200	18.5	19.8	9.6	3.1	7.4	1.5	–	–	–	23.9	9.5	1.3
GESOP/El Periódico [p 109]	25–27 Jun 2007	?	24.5	23.5	11.5	5.1	6.5	1.5	–	–	–	9.9	10.0	1.0
GESOP/El Periódico [p 110]	15–17 Apr 2007	800	23.7	24.6	11.5	3.4	7.4	1.6	–	–	–	13.4	16.8	0.9
Opina/CEO [p 111]	2–16 Mar 2007	2,200	19.5	20.2	9.6	4.1	7.2	1.8	–	–	–	22.7	10.1	0.7
GESOP/El Periódico [p 112]	17–18 Jan 2007	800	24.3	22.6	11.4	4.1	7.4	2.9	–	–	–	13.6	9.1	1.7
DYM/CEO [p 113]	6–20 Nov 2006	2,100	22.6	17.1	11.0	4.1	9.6	4.4	–	–	–	16.0	9.1	5.5
2006 regional election	1 Nov 2006	—	17.8	15.2	7.9	6.0	5.4	1.7	–	–	–	—	43.2	2.6

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							PxC	RI.cat	SI	Other/ None	?	Lead
Metroscopia/El País [p 19]	16–17 Nov 2010	1,508	50.0	27.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	23.0		23.0
Opina/Cadena SER [p 29]	8–9 Nov 2010	1,200	36.4	20.8	5.3	7.1	3.1	1.2	–	0.6	2.7	8.9	14.0	15.6
CIS [p 30]	15 Oct–4 Nov 2010	2,966	27.6	19.1	8.0	5.9	6.9	3.1	0.7	0.9	0.7	0.6	26.3	8.5

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							PxC	RI.cat	SI	Other/ None	?	Lead
Opina/Cadena SER [p 29]	8–9 Nov 2010	1,200	66.7	12.8	0.4	3.4	0.6	0.3	–	0.0	0.3	–	15.6	53.9
CIS [p 30]	15 Oct–4 Nov 2010	2,966	56.9	14.1	0.5	5.5	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	–	0.1	22.4	42.8

Preferred President

The table below lists opinion polling on leader preferences to become president of the Government of Catalonia.

All candidates

Color key:

  Poll conducted after legal ban on opinion polls

Polling firm/Commissioner	Fieldwork date	Sample size												Other/ None/ Not care	?	Lead
			Mas CiU	Montilla PSC	Carod ERC	Puigcercós ERC	Piqué PP	Sirera PP	Camacho PP	Saura ICV–EUiA	Herrera ICV–EUiA	Rivera C's	Laporta SI
GESOP/El Periòdic [p 3]	25–27 Nov 2010	900	40.0	15.0	–	5.0	–	–	4.2	–	6.2	3.3	2.9	–	–	25.0
GESOP/El Periòdic [p 4]	24–26 Nov 2010	900	38.2	15.4	–	4.9	–	–	4.8	–	6.2	2.6	2.8	–	–	22.8
GESOP/El Periòdic [p 7]	23–25 Nov 2010	900	37.4	16.2	–	4.2	–	–	4.2	–	6.2	3.2	2.9	–	–	21.2
GESOP/El Periòdic [p 8]	22–24 Nov 2010	800	35.6	16.4	–	3.4	–	–	4.6	–	5.9	3.4	3.0	–	–	19.2
GESOP/El Periòdic [p 9]	20–23 Nov 2010	700	36.9	17.1	–	3.9	–	–	4.6	–	5.0	4.0	2.6	–	–	19.8
GESOP/El Periòdic [p 10]	20–22 Nov 2010	600	33.7	17.3	–	5.0	–	–	4.3	–	3.8	3.7	3.2	–	–	16.4
GESOP/El Periódico [p 12]	20–21 Nov 2010	400	32.8	17.8	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	15.0
GESOP/El Periódico [p 115]	7–10 Nov 2010	800	38.6	17.4	–	5.0	–	–	4.6	–	5.1	1.6	4.5	17.5	5.7	21.2
Opina/Cadena SER [p 29]	8–9 Nov 2010	1,200	38.6	20.1	–	4.6	–	–	4.1	–	2.7	1.2	2.7	9.0	17.0	18.5
CIS [p 30]	15 Oct–4 Nov 2010	2,966	30.9	17.5	–	5.5	–	–	3.9	–	5.4	2.7	–	8.1	26.0	13.4
GESOP/El Periódico [p 116]	26–28 Sep 2010	800	37.3	18.3	–	5.1	–	–	2.9	–	2.8	2.3	5.6	25.2	6.9	19.0
GESOP/El Periódico [p 117]	10–11 Jun 2010	800	32.6	18.0	–	6.4	–	–	3.8	–	5.0	–	4.6	29.6		14.6
GESOP/El Periódico [p 118]	15–18 Mar 2010	?	31.9	24.1	–	6.6	–	–	2.8	–	4.5	1.3	5.0	23.8		7.8
GESOP/El Periódico [p 118]	26–28 Oct 2009	800	27.3	25.4	–	7.6	–	–	3.1	–	5.6	–	–	31.0		1.9
GESOP/El Periódico [p 119]	1–2 Jul 2008	?	25.6	32.6	9.4	–	–	1.4	–	4.8	–	2.1	–	24.1		7.0
GESOP/El Periódico [p 119]	22–24 Apr 2008	?	26.1	30.0	9.6	–	–	1.5	–	6.0	–	2.0	–	24.8		3.9
GESOP/El Periódico [p 120]	14 Oct 2007	?	25.8	26.5	10.3	–	–	1.8	–	6.0	–	1.8	–	27.8		0.7
GESOP/El Periódico [p 120]	25–27 Jun 2007	?	26.0	25.3	9.3	–	7.0	–	–	5.3	–	2.3	–	24.8		0.7
GESOP/El Periódico [p 121]	15–17 Apr 2007	800	26.3	26.1	10.1	–	3.9	–	–	7.6	–	2.4	–	23.6		0.2
GESOP/El Periódico [p 112]	17–18 Jan 2007	800	26.1	22.3	10.1	–	6.0	–	–	6.9	–	2.6	–	26.0		3.8

Mas vs. Montilla

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Polling firm/Commissioner	Fieldwork date	Sample size			Other/ None/ Not care	?	Lead
			Mas CiU	Montilla PSC
Obradoiro de Socioloxía/Público [p 13]	15–20 Nov 2010	2,500	43.9	21.3	34.8		22.6
TNS Demoscopia/Antena 3 [p 14]	19 Nov 2010	?	51.2	31.2	13.2	4.4	20.0
Noxa/La Vanguardia [p 17]	15–18 Nov 2010	1,200	51.0	28.0	21.0		23.0
Feedback/RAC 1 [p 23]	8–12 Nov 2010	1,000	51.9	22.1	25.4	0.6	29.8
GESOP/El Periódico [p 115]	7–10 Nov 2010	800	56.4	32.1	11.5		24.3
TNS Demoscopia/Antena 3 [p 34]	24 Oct 2010	?	53.6	25.2	14.1	7.1	28.4
Feedback/RAC 1 [p 37]	18–22 Oct 2010	1,000	50.5	23.1	23.1	3.3	27.4
GESOP/El Periódico [p 116]	26–28 Sep 2010	800	56.5	28.4	15.1		28.1
Feedback/RAC 1 [p 43]	20–24 Sep 2010	1,000	56.0	24.0	16.3	3.7	32.0
Noxa/La Vanguardia [p 51]	1–2 Sep 2010	800	44.0	27.0	29.0		17.0
Noxa/La Vanguardia [p 52]	12–14 Jul 2010	1,000	52.0	25.0	23.0		27.0
GESOP/El Periódico [p 117]	10–11 Jun 2010	800	52.3	34.3	13.4		18.0
Noxa/La Vanguardia [p 61]	10–13 May 2010	1,000	50.0	28.0	22.0		22.0
Obradoiro de Socioloxía/Público [p 64]	7–16 Apr 2010	2,500	34.0	26.8	39.2		7.2
GESOP/El Periódico [p 118]	15–18 Mar 2010	?	47.6	38.8	13.6		8.8
Noxa/La Vanguardia [p 72]	8–10 Mar 2010	1,000	50.0	30.0	20.0		20.0
GESOP/El Periódico [p 118]	26–28 Oct 2009	800	45.8	42.8	13.6		3.0
Noxa/La Vanguardia [p 79]	22–27 Oct 2009	1,000	45.0	34.0	21.0		11.0
Obradoiro de Socioloxía/Público [p 80]	1–4 Sep 2009	?	34.1	29.6	36.3		4.5
GESOP/El Periódico [p 122]	9–11 Mar 2009	800	45.4	44.8	9.8		0.6
Noxa/La Vanguardia [p 89]	24–27 Nov 2008	600	46.0	36.0	18.0		10.0
GESOP/El Periódico [p 123]	10–13 Nov 2008	800	39.9	45.4	14.7		5.5
GESOP/El Periódico [p 119]	1–2 Jul 2008	?	41.1	47.6	11.3		6.5
GESOP/El Periódico [p 119]	22–24 Apr 2008	?	42.6	49.4	8.0		6.8
GESOP/El Periódico [p 119]	8–11 Jan 2008	?	40.9	43.8	15.3		2.9
Noxa/La Vanguardia [p 103]	22–25 Oct 2007	800	37.0	42.0	10.0	11.0	5.0

Predicted President

The table below lists opinion polling on the perceived likelihood for each leader to become president of the Government of Catalonia.

Polling firm/Commissioner	Fieldwork date	Sample size								Other/ None/ Not care	?	Lead
			Mas CiU	Montilla PSC	Puigcercós ERC	Camacho PP	Herrera ICV–EUiA	Rivera C's	Laporta SI
Obradoiro de Socioloxía/Público [p 13]	15–20 Nov 2010	2,500	69.7	12.5	–	–	–	–	–	17.8		57.2
GESOP/El Periódico [p 115]	7–10 Nov 2010	800	75.1	13.4	–	–	–	–	–	0.8	10.7	61.7
Opina/Cadena SER [p 29]	8–9 Nov 2010	1,200	66.6	10.9	0.4	1.8	0.2	0.5	0.8	0.0	18.8	55.7
Obradoiro de Socioloxía/Público [p 64]	7–16 Apr 2010	2,500	43.4	22.4	–	–	–	–	–	34.2		21.0
Obradoiro de Socioloxía/Público [p 80]	1–4 Sep 2009	?	28.2	35.1	–	–	–	–	–	36.7		6.9

Results

Overall

← Summary of the 28 November 2010 Parliament of Catalonia election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Convergence and Union (CiU)	1,202,830	38.43	+6.91	62	+14
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	575,233	18.38	–8.44	28	–9
	People's Party (PP)	387,066	12.37	+1.72	18	+4
	Initiative for Catalonia Greens–United and Alternative Left (ICV–EUiA)	230,824	7.37	–2.15	10	–2
	Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC)	219,173	7.00	–7.03	10	–11
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	106,154	3.39	+0.36	3	±0
	Catalan Solidarity for Independence (SI)	102,921	3.29	New	4	+4
	Platform for Catalonia (PxC)	75,134	2.40	New	0	±0
	Independence Rally (RI.cat)	39,834	1.27	New	0	±0
	Blank Seats–Citizens for Blank Votes (EB–CenB)1	18,679	0.60	+0.35	0	±0
	The Greens–European Green Group (EV–GVE)	15,784	0.50	New	0	±0
	Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	14,238	0.45	–0.01	0	±0
	From Below (Des de Baix)	7,189	0.23	New	0	±0
	Reus Independent Coordinator (CORI)	6,990	0.22	New	0	±0
	Pirates of Catalonia (Pirata.cat)	6,451	0.21	New	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	5,418	0.17	New	0	±0
	Pensioners in Action Party (PDLPEA)	3,330	0.11	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Catalan People (PCPC)	3,028	0.10	–0.08	0	±0
	Government Alternative (AG)	2,208	0.07	New	0	±0
	Family and Life Party (PFiV)	2,201	0.07	–0.02	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	2,100	0.07	+0.04	0	±0
	Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI)	1,920	0.06	–0.13	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	1,760	0.06	New	0	±0
	Left Republican Party–Republican Left (PRE–IR)	1,547	0.05	+0.03	0	±0
	Castilian Party (PCAS)	1,066	0.03	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	908	0.03	–0.06	0	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	904	0.03	New	0	±0
	Farmers for the Catalan Rural Dignity (PDR.cat)	824	0.03	New	0	±0
	Republican Social Movement (MSR)	788	0.03	–0.01	0	±0
	Our People (GN)	597	0.02	New	0	±0
	We Are All Equal (GLBTH/TSI)	498	0.02	New	0	±0
	Party for Catalonia (PxCAT)	314	0.01	New	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	218	0.01	New	0	±0
	Catalan Sovereigntist Bloc (Bloc SC)	187	0.01	New	0	±0
	Aragonese Party (PAR)	98	0.00	New	0	±0
	Internationalist Solidarity and Self-Management (SAIn)	82	0.00	New	0	±0
	Social and Liberal Alternative (ALS)	54	0.00	New	0	±0
	Progress and Justice Party (PJP)	49	0.00	New	0	±0
	Democratic Web (DW)	46	0.00	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		91,631	2.93	+0.90
Total		3,130,276			135	±0
Valid votes		3,130,276	99.29	–0.25
Invalid votes		22,354	0.71	+0.25
Votes cast / turnout		3,152,630	58.78	+2.74
Abstentions		2,211,058	41.22	–2.74
Registered voters		5,363,688
Sources [9] [27] [28]
Footnotes: 1 Blank Seats–Citizens for Blank Votes results are compared to the combined totals of Unsubmissive Seats–Alternative of Discontented Democrats and Citizens for Blank Votes in the 2006 election.

Popular vote CiU   38.43% PSC–PSOE   18.38% PP   12.37% ICV–EUiA   7.37% ERC   7.00% C's   3.39% SI   3.29% PxC   2.40% RI.cat   1.27% Others   3.18% Blank ballots   2.93%

Seats CiU   45.93% PSC–PSOE   20.74% PP   13.33% ICV–EUiA   7.41% ERC   7.41% SI   2.96% C's   2.22%

Distribution by constituency

Constituency	CiU		PSC		PP		ICV–EUiA		ERC		C's		SI
	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S
Barcelona	36.8	35	19.2	18	12.9	12	8.3	8	6.4	6	3.8	3	3.1	3
Girona	45.1	9	14.3	3	8.6	1	4.8	1	9.2	2	1.7	−	4.7	1
Lleida	46.9	8	14.8	3	10.2	2	4.0	−	9.1	1	1.5	−	3.1	−
Tarragona	39.3	9	18.2	4	13.4	3	5.1	1	8.5	1	2.7	−	3.4	−
Total	38.4	62	18.4	28	12.4	18	7.4	10	7.0	10	3.4	3	3.3	4
Sources [9] [28]

Aftermath

Investiture Artur Mas (CiU)
Ballot →		21 December 2010	23 December 2010
Required majority →		68 out of 135 N	Simple Y
	Yes • CiU (62)	62 / 135	62 / 135
	No • PSC (28) (on 21 Dec) • PP (18) • ICV–EUiA (10) • ERC (10) • SI (4) • C's (3)	73 / 135	45 / 135
	Abstentions • PSC (28) (on 23 Dec)	0 / 135	28 / 135
	Absentees	0 / 135	0 / 135
Sources [9]

Notes

1. Transitory Provision Second of the 2006 Statute maintained the validity of the electoral regulations within the 1979 Statute, of application for as long as a specific law regulating the procedures for elections to the Parliament of Catalonia was not approved.
2. José Domingo, former Cs legislator. ^[13]

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