Elections to the Parliament of Navarre, 2011

Elections to the Parliament of Navarre, 2011
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  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Yolanda Barcina Roberto Jiménez Alli Patxi Zabaleta
Party Navarrese People's Union Spanish Socialist Workers' Party Nafarroa Bai
Last election 22 seats, 42.2% 12 seats, 22.5% 12 seats, 23.6%
Seats won 19 9 8
Seat change −3 −3 −4
Popular vote 111,278 51,054 49,768
Percentage 34.5% 15.8% 15.4%
Swing −7.7% −6.7% −8.2%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Maiorga Ramírez Santiago Cervera Soto José Miguel Nuin Moreno
Party Bildu People's Party United Left
Last election N/A N/A 2 seats, 4.3%
Seats won 7 4 3
Seat change N/A N/A +1
Popular vote 42,839 23,449 18,409
Percentage 13.3% 7.3% 5.7%
Swing N/A N/A +1.4%

The 2011 elections to the Parliament of Navarre were the ninth elections to the unicameral regional legislature of the Spanish autonomous community of Navarre. The elections were held on 22 May 2011 to elect the 50 members of the parliament.

Voting wais on the basis of universal suffrage in a secret ballot. The electoral system used was closed list proportional representation with seats allocated using the D'Hondt method. Only lists which polled at least 3% of the votes (including votes "en blanco" i.e. for "none of the above") were eligible for seats.[1]

The Navarrese People's Union (UPN) had formed the government of the region since the 1991 elections.[1] From 1991 onwards the UPN functioned as the regional sister party for the People's Party (PP), Spain's main conservative party. As part of the pact the PP did not contest elections in Navarre. The pact ended in October 2008 following a dispute over a budgetary vote[2] and the election was the first regional election at which the PP had stood against the UPN.[1]

The results saw the UPN remain the largest party, although it lost three seats. The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) and Nafarroa Bai also lost ground, while the Democrats Convergence of Navarre (CDN) lost their parliamentary representation. Bildu and the PP both gained seats and entered the parliament for the first time, while United Left gained a seat.

One of the first tasks of the Parliament will be to elect the President of Navarre from among their number, with a simple majority of members required. If no candidate obtains this majority 90 days after the first parliamentary session, then the head of the list for the largest party will become President.[1]

Contents

Presidential candidates

Parties or coalitions currently represented in Parliament

Candidates
Party Candidate Notes
Navarrese People's Union (UPN) Yolanda Barcina In the previous elections, the party was endorsed by the People's Party of Navarre (PPN) but the PPN will now contest the elections separately.
Nafarroa Bai 2011[3] Patxi Zabaleta Electoral coalition formed by Aralar, Basque Nationalist Party and independents. Contained more parties at the 2007 elections.
Socialist Party of Navarre (PSN-PSOE) Roberto Jiménez Alli
Bildu Maiorga Ramírez In the 2007 elections Eusko Alkartasuna (EA) were part of the coalition Nafarroa Bai, they will stand in these elections in coalition with Alternatiba, the citizen's group Herritarron Garaia, Araba Bai and independents in the electoral coalition Bildu.
Izquierda-Ezkerra José Miguel Nuin Moreno Electoral coalition formed by Batzarre, who had stood as part of the Nafarroa Bai coalition in the 2007 election, and United Left of Navarre.
Democrats Convergence of Navarre (CDN) José Andrés Burguete Torres

Parties not represented in Parliament

Candidates
Party Candidate Notes
People's Party of Navarre (PPN) Santiago Cervera Soto
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) Miguel Zarranz Elso

Opinion polls

Opinion Poll UPN NaBai PSN-PSOE CDN I-E PPN Batasuna UPyD Others
2007 results
22
12
12
2
2
-
-
-
-
Diario de Navarra[4] (05/11/08)
17
12
13
1
2
5
-
-
-
CIS (28/09/09)
16
14-15
11-12
0-1
2
6-7
-
-
-
Navarrómetro[5](06/11/2009)
34.4%
24.2%
23.5%
2.4%
4.3%
9.2%
-
1.1%
0.9%
Seat Projections
18
13
12
0
2
5
-
-
-
El Mundo[6](02/06/2010)
26.5%
21.5%
22.2%
-
4.0%
21.6%
-
-
4.2%
Seat projections
13-14
11-12
11-12
-
2
11-12
-
-
-
UPN[7](19/10/2010)
?
?
?
1.2%
?
?
?
-
-
Seat Projections
18
12-14
10-11
0
2
4-5
3
-
-
Navarrómetro[8](12/11/2010)
34.0%
24.1%
23.8%
1.1%
4.0%
11.0%
-
0.5%
1.5%
Seat Projections
17-18
13
13
0
2
5
-
-
-
El Mundo[9](07/01/2011)
32.8%
19.6%
19.4%
-
3.9%
16.4%
-
-
7.9%
Seat Projections
18
10-11
10-11
-
2
9
-
-
-
Deia[10](18/04/2011)
?
?
?
3.0%
?
10.0%
?
?
1.2%
Seat Projections
17
8-9
10-11
0-1
2-3
5
5
1-2
-

References

  1. ^ a b c d Navarre election results historiaelectoral.com, accessed 14 April 2011
  2. ^ "El PP rompe su pacto con UPN por no apoyar su enmienda a los Presupuestos del Gobierno", RTVE.es, 22 October 2008 accessed 14 April 2011
  3. ^ Aralar y PNV concurrirán en Navarra bajo la marca 'Nafarroa Bai 2011', Euskal Irrati Telebista, 01/04/201.
  4. ^ El PP irrumpe con 5 escaños en el Parlamento, los mismos que perdería UPN, que bajaría a 17, Diario de Navarra, 25 November 2008.
  5. ^ "El 'Navarrómetro' de noviembre obliga de nuevo a UPN a pactar para gobernar". http://www.parlamento-navarra.es/UserFiles/File/Noticias/Resultados%20encuesta%202009.pdf. 
  6. ^ "Un sondeo de El Mundo certifica el final del tripartito en Cataluña)". http://www.libertaddigital.com/nacional/un-sondeo-de-el-mundo-certifica-el-final-del-tripartito-en-cataluna-1276394248/. 
  7. ^ "El sondeo de Cíes para UPN le da 18 parlamentarios y al PP, entre 4 y 5". http://www.diariodenavarra.es/20101019/navarra/el-sondeo-cies-upn-da-18-escanos.html?not=2010101901285986&idnot=2010101901285986&new=1&dia=20101019&seccion=navarra&seccion2=politica&chnl=10. 
  8. ^ "CDN quedaría fuera del Parlamento de Navarra (Navarrometro)". http://www.parlamento-navarra.es/UserFiles/File/Noticias/PRESENTACION%20PARLAMENTO%20NAVARRA.zip. 
  9. ^ "Un pacto de UPN con el PP podría darles mayoría absoluta en Navarra (El Mundo)". http://www.electometro.es/2011/01/un-pacto-de-upn-con-el-pp-podria-darles-mayoria-absoluta-en-navarra-el-mundo/. 
  10. ^ "UPN es primera fuerza en Nafarroa, pero solo conseguiría la mayoría si cuenta con el apoyo del PSN". Deia. 18 April 2011. http://www.deia.com/2011/04/18/politica/euskadi/upn-es-primera-fuerza-pero-solo-conseguiria-la-mayoria-si-cuenta-con-el-apoyo-del-psn. Retrieved 1 May 2011. 
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