Elections to the Aragonese Corts, 2011
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The 2011 elections to the Aragonese Corts were the eighth elections to the Aragonese Corts
, the regional parliament for the Spanish autonomous community
of Aragon
. The elections were held on 22 May 2011 to elect the 67 members of the Corts in three electoral districts corresponding to the provinces
of Huesca, Teruel and Zaragoza.
Voting was 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 total votes in a particular province (including votes "en blanco" i.e. for "none of the above") were eligible for seats in that province.
The outgoing Spanish Socialist Workers' Part (PSOE) administration lost seats and votes and consequently they were overtaken by the People's Party
(PP), who gained enough seats to become the largest party in a hung parliament
. This was the first time since the 1999 election
that the PP had received the most votes in Aragon. United Left of Aragon
had their best result since 1995
, gaining 3 seats. The Aragonese Party
(PAR), had their worst result since the Corts were created, dropping two seats.
To be eligible for seats, candidates have to obtain at least 3% of the votes in a particular electoral district.
Aragonese Corts
The Aragonese Corts is the regional parliament for the Spanish autonomous community of Aragon. The Corts traces its history back to meetings summoned by the Kings of Aragon which began in 1162...
, the regional parliament for the Spanish autonomous community
Autonomous communities of Spain
An autonomous community In other languages of Spain:*Catalan/Valencian .*Galician .*Basque . The second article of the constitution recognizes the rights of "nationalities and regions" to self-government and declares the "indissoluble unity of the Spanish nation".Political power in Spain is...
of Aragon
Aragon
Aragon is a modern autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. Located in northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces : Huesca, Zaragoza, and Teruel. Its capital is Zaragoza...
. The elections were held on 22 May 2011 to elect the 67 members of the Corts in three electoral districts corresponding to the provinces
Provinces of Spain
Spain and its autonomous communities are divided into fifty provinces .In other languages of Spain:*Catalan/Valencian , sing. província.*Galician , sing. provincia.*Basque |Galicia]] — are not also the capitals of provinces...
of Huesca, Teruel and Zaragoza.
Voting was on the basis of universal suffrage
Universal suffrage
Universal suffrage consists of the extension of the right to vote to adult citizens as a whole, though it may also mean extending said right to minors and non-citizens...
in a secret ballot
Secret ballot
The secret ballot is a voting method in which a voter's choices in an election or a referendum are anonymous. The key aim is to ensure the voter records a sincere choice by forestalling attempts to influence the voter by intimidation or bribery. The system is one means of achieving the goal of...
. The electoral system used was closed list
Closed list
Closed list describes the variant of party-list proportional representation where voters can only vote for political parties as a whole and thus have no influence on the party-supplied order in which party candidates are elected...
proportional representation
Proportional representation
Proportional representation is a concept in voting systems used to elect an assembly or council. PR means that the number of seats won by a party or group of candidates is proportionate to the number of votes received. For example, under a PR voting system if 30% of voters support a particular...
with seats allocated using the D'Hondt method
D'Hondt method
The d'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method described is named after Belgian mathematician Victor D'Hondt who described it in 1878...
. Only lists which polled at least 3% of the total votes in a particular province (including votes "en blanco" i.e. for "none of the above") were eligible for seats in that province.
The outgoing Spanish Socialist Workers' Part (PSOE) administration lost seats and votes and consequently they were overtaken by the People's Party
People's Party (Spain)
The People's Party is a conservative political party in Spain.The People's Party was a re-foundation in 1989 of the People's Alliance , a party led and founded by Manuel Fraga Iribarne, a former Minister of Tourism during Francisco Franco's dictatorship...
(PP), who gained enough seats to become the largest party in a hung parliament
Hung parliament
In a two-party parliamentary system of government, a hung parliament occurs when neither major political party has an absolute majority of seats in the parliament . It is also less commonly known as a balanced parliament or a legislature under no overall control...
. This was the first time since the 1999 election
Elections to the Aragonese Corts, 1999
The Elections to the Aragonese Corts, 1999 were the fifth democratic elections to the Aragonese Corts, the Argonese regional parliament, in Spain since the death of the dictator Franco and were held on 13 June of that year. The elections were held using closed list proportional representation in...
that the PP had received the most votes in Aragon. United Left of Aragon
United Left (Spain)
The United Left is a political coalition that was organized in 1986 bringing together several political organisations opposed to Spain joining NATO. It was formed by a number of groups of leftists, greens, left-wing socialists and republicans, but was dominated by the Communist Party of Spain...
had their best result since 1995
Elections to the Aragonese Corts, 1995
The Elections to the Aragonese Corts, 1995 were the fourth democratic elections to the Aragonese Corts, the Argonese regional parliament, in Spain since the death of the dictator Franco and were held on 26 May of that year. The elections were held using closed list proportional representation in...
, gaining 3 seats. The Aragonese Party
Aragonese Party
The Aragonese Party is a political party which advocates the interests of Aragon within Spain. The party was founded in 1978 under the name Aragonese Regionalist Party, but changed its name in 1990, keeping the initials PAR....
(PAR), had their worst result since the Corts were created, dropping two seats.
Parties represented in the 2007-2011 Corts
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| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party Spanish Socialist Workers' Party The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party is a social-democratic political party in Spain. Its political position is Centre-left. The PSOE is the former ruling party of Spain, until beaten in the elections of November 2011 and the second oldest, exceeded only by the Partido Carlista, founded in... (PSOE-Aragón) |
Marcelino Iglesias Ricou | Javier Velasco | Eva Almunia Badía | |
| People's Party of Aragon People's Party (Spain) The People's Party is a conservative political party in Spain.The People's Party was a re-foundation in 1989 of the People's Alliance , a party led and founded by Manuel Fraga Iribarne, a former Minister of Tourism during Francisco Franco's dictatorship... (PP Aragon) |
Luisa Fernanda Rudi Ubeda Luisa Fernanda Rudi Ubeda Luisa Fernanda Rudi Ubeda is a Spanish politician andMember of the European Parliament with the People's Party. She is a member of the Bureau of the European People's Party and sits on... |
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| Aragonese Party Aragonese Party The Aragonese Party is a political party which advocates the interests of Aragon within Spain. The party was founded in 1978 under the name Aragonese Regionalist Party, but changed its name in 1990, keeping the initials PAR.... (PAR) |
José Ángel Biel Rivera | |||
| Chunta Aragonesista (CHA) | Asunción Salvador Gómez | Nieves Ibeas Vuelta | ||
| United Left of Aragon United Left (Spain) The United Left is a political coalition that was organized in 1986 bringing together several political organisations opposed to Spain joining NATO. It was formed by a number of groups of leftists, greens, left-wing socialists and republicans, but was dominated by the Communist Party of Spain... (IUA) |
Miguel Aso | Luís Ángel Romero | Adolfo Barrena | |
Parties unrepresented in the 2007-2011 Corts
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| Union, Progress and Democracy Union, Progress and Democracy Union, Progress and Democracy is a Spanish political party founded in September 2007.It is a progressivist party, between social democracy and social liberalism. One of its goals is to build a federal system for Spain and European Union, with clear responsibilities distributed among local... (UPyD) |
Carlos Huici | Asun Gómez | Cristina Andreu | |
Opinion polls
| Opinion polls | PSOE-Aragón Spanish Socialist Workers' Party The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party is a social-democratic political party in Spain. Its political position is Centre-left. The PSOE is the former ruling party of Spain, until beaten in the elections of November 2011 and the second oldest, exceeded only by the Partido Carlista, founded in... |
PP of Aragon People's Party (Spain) The People's Party is a conservative political party in Spain.The People's Party was a re-foundation in 1989 of the People's Alliance , a party led and founded by Manuel Fraga Iribarne, a former Minister of Tourism during Francisco Franco's dictatorship... |
PAR | CHA | IUA United Left (Spain) The United Left is a political coalition that was organized in 1986 bringing together several political organisations opposed to Spain joining NATO. It was formed by a number of groups of leftists, greens, left-wing socialists and republicans, but was dominated by the Communist Party of Spain... |
UPyD Union, Progress and Democracy Union, Progress and Democracy is a Spanish political party founded in September 2007.It is a progressivist party, between social democracy and social liberalism. One of its goals is to build a federal system for Spain and European Union, with clear responsibilities distributed among local... |
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| President and Government | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
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People's Party of Aragón People's Party (Spain) The People's Party is a conservative political party in Spain.The People's Party was a re-foundation in 1989 of the People's Alliance , a party led and founded by Manuel Fraga Iribarne, a former Minister of Tourism during Francisco Franco's dictatorship... (PP de Aragón) |
Luisa Fernanda Rudi Ubeda Luisa Fernanda Rudi Ubeda Luisa Fernanda Rudi Ubeda is a Spanish politician andMember of the European Parliament with the People's Party. She is a member of the Bureau of the European People's Party and sits on... |
269,308 | 39.72 | 30 | +7 |
| PSOE Spanish Socialist Workers' Party The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party is a social-democratic political party in Spain. Its political position is Centre-left. The PSOE is the former ruling party of Spain, until beaten in the elections of November 2011 and the second oldest, exceeded only by the Partido Carlista, founded in... (PSOE-Aragón) |
Eva Almunia | 196,521 | 28.98 | 22 | -8 | |
| Aragonese Party Aragonese Party The Aragonese Party is a political party which advocates the interests of Aragon within Spain. The party was founded in 1978 under the name Aragonese Regionalist Party, but changed its name in 1990, keeping the initials PAR.... (PAR) |
José Ángel Biel | 62,148 | 9.17 | 7 | -2 | |
| Chunta Aragonesista (CHA) | Nieves Ibeas | 55,875 | 8.24 | 4 | = | |
| United Left of Aragón United Left (Spain) The United Left is a political coalition that was organized in 1986 bringing together several political organisations opposed to Spain joining NATO. It was formed by a number of groups of leftists, greens, left-wing socialists and republicans, but was dominated by the Communist Party of Spain... (IUA) |
Adolfo Barrena | 41,769 | 6.16 | 4 | +3 | |
| Union, Progress and Democracy Union, Progress and Democracy Union, Progress and Democracy is a Spanish political party founded in September 2007.It is a progressivist party, between social democracy and social liberalism. One of its goals is to build a federal system for Spain and European Union, with clear responsibilities distributed among local... (UPyD) |
Cristina Andreu | 15,625 | 2.30 | 0 | ||
| Greens | 4,562 | 0.67 | 0 | |||
| Compromise for Aragón (CxA) | 3,763 | 0.55 | 0 | |||
| Party Against Bullfighting, Cruelty and Mistreatment to Animals Party Against Bullfighting, Cruelty and Mistreatment to Animals The Party Against Bullfighting, Cruelty and Mistreatment to Animals is a Spanish political party founded in Bilbao on February 24, 2003 focused in the animal rights and against the abuse to them, also as a part of the requirement... (PACMA) |
2,169 | 0.32 | 0 | |||
| None of the above | N/A | 21,682 | N/A | N/A | ||
| Void votes | N/A | 10,380 | N/A | N/A |
To be eligible for seats, candidates have to obtain at least 3% of the votes in a particular electoral district.