Madrilenian parliamentary election, 2007

Madrilenian parliamentary election, 2007
Community of Madrid
27 May 2007

All 120 seats in the Assembly of Madrid
61 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered 4,458,989 Decrease0.0%
Turnout 3,001,200 (67.3%)
Increase4.8 pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Esperanza Aguirre Rafael Simancas Inés Sabanés
Party PP PSM–PSOE IU
Leader since 16 October 2002 26 November 2000 26 January 2007
Last election 57 seats, 48.5% 45 seats, 39.0% 9 seats, 8.5%
Seats won 67 42 11
Seat change Increase10 Decrease3 Increase2
Popular vote 1,592,162 1,002,862 264,782
Percentage 53.3% 33.6% 8.9%
Swing Increase4.8 pp Decrease5.4 pp Increase0.4 pp

President before election

Esperanza Aguirre
PP

Elected President

Esperanza Aguirre
PP

The 2007 Madrilenian parliamentary election was held on Sunday, 27 May 2007, to elect the 8th Assembly of Madrid, the regional legislature of the Spanish autonomous community of Madrid. At stake were all seats in the Assembly, determining the President of the Community of Madrid. The number of members increased from 111 to 120 compared to the previous election.

Esperanza Aguirre was re-elected for a second term in office, with the People's Party (PP) winning a record absolute majority comprising almost 56% of the seats in the Assembly. The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) obtained one of the worst party results since 1995, resulting in Rafael Simancas resigning as Secretary-General of the Socialist Party of Madrid shortly thereafter. United Left (IU) continued on its rising trend and won 2 additional seats.

Electoral system

The number of seats in the regional Assembly was determined by the population count, with 1 seat per each 50,000 inhabitants or fraction greater than 25,000, according to the most updated census data.[1] As the updated population census for the 2007 election was the corresponding to year 2006 (6,008,183), the Assembly size was set to 120 seats.[2]

All Assembly members were elected in a single multi-member district, consisting of the Community's territory (the province of Madrid), using the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation system. Voting was on the basis of universal suffrage in a secret ballot. Only lists polling above 5% of valid votes in all of the community (which include blank ballotsfor none of the above) were entitled to enter the seat distribution.[3]

Opinion polls

Vote

Poll results are listed in the table below in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed in bold, and the background shaded in the leading party's colour. In the instance that there is a tie, then no figure is shaded. The lead column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the two parties with the highest figures. Poll results use the date the survey's fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. However, if such date is unknown, the date of publication will be given instead.

Seat projections

Opinion polls showing seat projections are displayed in the table below. The highest seat figures in each polling survey have their background shaded in the leading party's colour. In the instance that there is a tie, then no figure is shaded. 61 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Madrid Assembly.

Results

Summary of the 27 May 2007 Madrid Assembly election results
Party Vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
People's Party (PP) 1,592,162 53.29 Increase4.81 67 Increase10
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 1,002,862 33.57 Decrease5.43 42 Decrease3
United Left of the Madrid Community (IUCM) 264,782 8.86 Increase0.36 11 Increase2
The Greens (LV) 33,044 1.11 Increase0.65 0 ±0
Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) 6,877 0.23 New 0 ±0
Spanish Alternative (AES) 5,039 0.17 New 0 ±0
For a Fairer World (PUM+J) 5,024 0.17 New 0 ±0
Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE) 4,231 0.14 Increase0.07 0 ±0
National Democracy (DN) 3,518 0.12 Decrease0.01 0 ±0
Spanish Falange of the JONS (FE-JONS) 3,123 0.10 Increase0.03 0 ±0
Blank ballots 51,665 1.73 Decrease0.01
Total 2,987,746 100.00 120 Increase9
Valid votes 2,987,746 99.55 Decrease0.06
Invalid votes 13,454 0.45 Increase0.06
Votes cast / turnout 3,001,200 67.31 Increase4.79
Abstentions 1,457,789 32.69 Decrease4.79
Registered voters 4,458,989
Source(s):
Vote share
PP
 
53.29%
PSOE
 
33.57%
IUCM
 
8.86%
LV
 
1.11%
Others
 
1.44%
Blank ballots
 
1.73%
Parliamentary seats
PP
 
55.83%
PSOE
 
35.00%
IUCM
 
9.17%

References

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