Murcian parliamentary election, 2007

Murcian parliamentary election, 2007

27 May 2007

All 45 seats in the Regional Assembly of Murcia 23 seats needed for a majority Registered 963,221 3.0% Turnout 655,043 (68.0%) 2.0 pp   First party Second party Third party   Leader Ramón Luis Valcárcel Pedro Saura José Antonio Pujante Party PP PSOE IU Leader since 5 October 1991 18 September 2004 2006 Last election 28 seats, 56.7% 16 seats, 34.1% 1 seat, 7.2%[lower-alpha 1] Seats won 29 15 1 Seat change 1 1 ±0 Popular vote 379,011 207,998 40,633 Percentage 58.3% 32.0% 6.3% Swing 1.6 pp 2.1 pp 0.9 pp

President before election Ramón Luis Valcárcel PP Elected President Ramón Luis Valcárcel PP

The 2007 Murcian parliamentary election was held on Sunday, 27 May 2007, to elect the 7th Regional Assembly of Murcia, the regional legislature of the Spanish autonomous community of the Region of Murcia. At stake were all 45 seats in the Assembly, determining the President of the Region of Murcia.

Electoral system

The number of seats in the Regional Assembly of Murcia was set to a fixed-number of 45. All Assembly members were elected in 5 multi-member districts using the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation system. Unlike other regions, districts did not coincide with provincial limits, being determined by law as such:

• District One, comprising the municipalities of: Lorca, Aguilas, Puerto Lumbreras, Totana, Alhama de Murcia, Librilla, Aledo and Mazarrón.
• District Two, comprising the municipalities of: Cartagena, La Unión, Fuente Alamo de Murcia, Torre-Pacheco, San Javier and San Pedro del Pinatar.
• District Three, comprising the municipalities of: Murcia, Alcantarilla, Beniel, Molina de Segura, Alguazas, Las Torres de Cotillas, Lorquí, Ceutí, Cieza, Abarán, Blanca, Archena, Ricote, Ulea, Villanueva del Río Segura, Ojós, Fortuna, Abanilla and Santomera.
• District Four, comprising the municipalities of: Caravaca, Cehegín, Calasparra, Moratalla, Bullas, Pliego, Mula, Albudeite and Campos del Río.
• District Five, comprising the municipalities of: Jumilla and Yecla.

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 ballots—for none of the above) were entitled to enter the seat distribution. This meant that in the case a list polled above 5% in one or more of the districts but below 5% in the community totals, it would remain outside of the seat apportionment.^[1]

Results

Overall

← Summary of the 27 May 2007 Murcian Regional Assembly election results →

Party		Vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	379,011	58.30	1.64	29	1
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	207,998	32.00	2.11	15	1
	United Left-The Greens of the Region of Murcia (IU-LV-RM)[lower-alpha 1]	40,633	6.25	0.98	1	±0
	Regional Citizen Coalition (CCR)	8,139	1.25	New	0	±0
	Liberal Democratic Centre (CDL)	3,744	0.58	New	0	±0
	National Democracy (DN)	1,006	0.15	0.11	0	±0
	Spanish Falange of the JONS (FE-JONS)	774	0.12	New	0	±0
	Centrist Party (PCTR)	124	0.02	New	0	±0
	Blank ballots	8,642	1.33	0.20
Total		650,071	100.00		45	±0
Valid votes		650,071	99.24	0.04
Invalid votes		4,972	0.76	0.04
Votes cast / turnout		655,043	68.01	1.97
Abstentions		308,178	31.99	1.97
Registered voters		963,221
Source(s): Argos Information Portal

Notes

References

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