2003 Spanish regional elections
The 2003 Spanish regional elections were held on Sunday, 25 May 2003, to elect the regional parliaments of thirteen of the seventeen autonomous communities—Aragon, Asturias, the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands, Cantabria, Castile and León, Castilla–La Mancha, Extremadura, La Rioja, Madrid, Murcia, Navarre and the Valencian Community—, not including Andalusia, the Basque Country, Catalonia and Galicia, which had separate electoral cycles. 792 of 1,186 seats in the regional parliaments were up for election, as well as the 50 seats in the regional assemblies of Ceuta and Melilla. The elections were held simultaneously with local elections all throughout Spain.
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792 seats in the regional parliaments of Aragon, Asturias, Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Cantabria, Castile and León, Castilla–La Mancha, Extremadura, La Rioja, Madrid,[lower-alpha 1] Murcia, Navarre and Valencian Community 50 seats in the regional assemblies of Ceuta and Melilla | ||
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Registered | 18,719,976 | |
Turnout | 12,856,902 (68.7%) | |
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Election date
Determination of election day varied depending on the autonomous community, with each one having competency to establish its own regulations. Typically, thirteen out of the seventeen autonomous communities—all but Andalusia, the Basque Country, Catalonia and Galicia—had their elections fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years, to be held together with nationwide local elections.[1][2]
In some cases, regional presidents had the prerogative to dissolve the regional parliament and call for extra elections at a different time, but newly elected assemblies were restricted to serving out what remained of their previous four year-terms without altering the period to their next ordinary election.[3]
Regional governments
The following table lists party control in autonomous communities. Gains for a party are highlighted in that party's colour.
Overall results
Parties and coalitions | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
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Votes | % | ACm. | ACt. | Total | ||
People's Party (PP) | 5,482,311 | 42.98 | 347 | 34 | 381 | |
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 4,833,389 | 37.89 | 312 | 5 | 317 | |
United Left (IU) | 724,070 | 5.68 | 30 | 0 | 30 | |
Canarian Coalition (CC) | 304,413 | 2.39 | 23 | 0 | 23 | |
Navarrese People's Union (UPN) | 127,460 | 1.00 | 23 | 0 | 23 | |
Aragonese Union (CHA) | 97,763 | 0.77 | 9 | 0 | 9 | |
Aragonese Party (PAR) | 79,670 | 0.62 | 8 | 0 | 8 | |
Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC) | 66,480 | 0.52 | 8 | 0 | 8 | |
Leonese People's Union (UPL) | 60,331 | 0.47 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Canarian Nationalist Federation (FNC) | 44,703 | 0.35 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
PSM–Nationalist Agreement (PSM–EN) | 33,920 | 0.27 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
Majorcan Union (UM) | 31,781 | 0.25 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Aralar (Aralar) | 24,068 | 0.19 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
Convergence of Democrats of Navarre (CDN) | 23,516 | 0.18 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
Basque Solidarity–Basque Nationalist Party (EA–PNV) | 22,824 | 0.18 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
Progressive Pact+Coalition of Progressive Organizations (Pacte+COP) | 16,811 | 0.13 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
Riojan Party (PR) | 11,842 | 0.09 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Coalition for Melilla (CpM) | 7,392 | 0.06 | 0 | 7 | 7 | |
Ceutan Democratic Union (UDCE) | 3,589 | 0.03 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
Democratic and Social Party of Ceuta (PDSC) | 1,722 | 0.01 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Independent Popular Council of Formentera (AIPF) | 1,647 | 0.01 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Others | 533,750 | 4.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Blank ballots | 222,089 | 1.74 | ||||
Total | 12,755,541 | 792 | 50 | 842 | ||
Valid votes | 12,755,541 | 99.21 | ||||
Invalid votes | 101,361 | 0.79 | ||||
Votes cast / turnout | 12,856,902 | 68.68 | ||||
Registered voters | 18,719,976 |
Summary by region
Aragon
Parties and coalitions | Votes | % | ±pp | Seats | +/− | |
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PSOE | 270,468 | 37.94 | +7.13 | 27 | +4 | |
PP | 219,058 | 30.73 | –7.48 | 22 | –6 | |
CHA | 97,763 | 13.71 | +2.67 | 9 | +4 | |
PAR | 79,670 | 11.18 | –2.07 | 8 | –2 | |
IU | 21,795 | 3.06 | –0.80 | 1 | ±0 | |
Others | 9,216 | 1.29 | 0 | ±0 | ||
Blank ballots | 14,874 | 2.09 | +0.01 | |||
Valid votes | 712,844 | 99.36 | +0.07 | |||
Invalid votes | 4,613 | 0.64 | –0.07 | |||
Votes cast / turnout | 717,457 | 70.36 | +5.76 | |||
Registered voters | 1,019,644 |
Asturias
Parties and coalitions | Votes | % | ±pp | Seats | +/− | |
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PSOE | 250,474 | 40.48 | –5.52 | 22 | –2 | |
PP | 242,396 | 39.18 | +6.87 | 19 | +4 | |
IU–BA | 68,360 | 11.05 | +2.05 | 4 | +1 | |
URAS | 17,552 | 2.84 | –4.30 | 0 | –3 | |
PAS | 11,376 | 1.84 | –0.74 | 0 | ±0 | |
LV–IVA | 6,561 | 1.06 | +0.52 | 0 | ±0 | |
Others | 7,854 | 1.27 | 0 | ±0 | ||
Blank ballots | 14,143 | 2.29 | +0.72 | |||
Valid votes | 618,716 | 99.29 | –0.11 | |||
Invalid votes | 4,433 | 0.71 | +0.11 | |||
Votes cast / turnout | 623,149 | 63.84 | +0.22 | |||
Registered voters | 976,104 |
Balearic Islands
Parties and coalitions | Votes | % | ±pp | Seats | +/− | |
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PP | 190,562 | 44.70 | +0.69 | 29 | +1 | |
PSIB–PSOE | 104,614 | 24.54 | +2.52 | 15 | +2 | |
PSM–EN | 33,920 | 7.95 | –3.77 | 4 | –1 | |
UM | 31,781 | 7.45 | +0.14 | 3 | ±0 | |
EU–EV | 20,797 | 4.88 | –0.55 | 2 | –1 | |
Pacte+COP | 16,811 | 3.94 | –0.91 | 5 | –2 | |
ASI | 6,707 | 1.57 | +0.92 | 0 | ±0 | |
AIPF | 1,647 | 0.39 | +0.07 | 1 | +1 | |
Others | 12,408 | 2.91 | 0 | ±0 | ||
Blank ballots | 7,093 | 1.66 | –0.20 | |||
Valid votes | 426,340 | 99.35 | +0.13 | |||
Invalid votes | 2,795 | 0.65 | –0.13 | |||
Votes cast / turnout | 429,135 | 62.84 | +5.34 | |||
Registered voters | 682,857 |
Canary Islands
Parties and coalitions | Votes | % | ±pp | Seats | +/− | |
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CC | 304,413 | 32.90 | –4.36 | 23 | –3 | |
PP | 283,186 | 30.61 | +3.48 | 17 | +2 | |
PSOE | 235,234 | 25.42 | +1.39 | 17 | –2 | |
FNC | 44,703 | 4.83 | +0.02 | 3 | +3 | |
LVC | 18,340 | 1.98 | +0.52 | 0 | ±0 | |
IUC | 12,128 | 1.31 | –1.43 | 0 | ±0 | |
Others | 15,438 | 1.67 | 0 | ±0 | ||
Blank ballots | 11,806 | 1.28 | –0.23 | |||
Valid votes | 925,248 | 99.44 | +0.02 | |||
Invalid votes | 5,201 | 0.56 | –0.02 | |||
Votes cast / turnout | 930,449 | 64.62 | +1.88 | |||
Registered voters | 1,439,784 |
Cantabria
Parties and coalitions | Votes | % | ±pp | Seats | +/− | |
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PP | 146,796 | 42.49 | –0.01 | 18 | –1 | |
PSOE | 103,608 | 29.99 | –3.09 | 13 | –1 | |
PRC | 66,480 | 19.24 | +5.73 | 8 | +2 | |
IUC | 12,770 | 3.70 | +0.01 | 0 | ±0 | |
UCn | 5,515 | 1.60 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Others | 3,147 | 0.91 | 0 | ±0 | ||
Blank ballots | 7,202 | 2.08 | –0.35 | |||
Valid votes | 345,518 | 99.18 | –0.03 | |||
Invalid votes | 2,859 | 0.82 | +0.03 | |||
Votes cast / turnout | 348,377 | 73.05 | +4.27 | |||
Registered voters | 476,924 |
Castile and León
Parties and coalitions | Votes | % | ±pp | Seats | +/− | |
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PP | 760,510 | 48.49 | –1.96 | 48 | ±0 | |
PSOE | 576,769 | 36.77 | +3.71 | 32 | +2 | |
UPL | 60,331 | 3.85 | +0.15 | 2 | –1 | |
IUCyL | 54,085 | 3.45 | –1.98 | 0 | –1 | |
TC–PNC | 18,595 | 1.19 | –0.20 | 0 | –1 | |
Others | 62,109 | 3.96 | 0 | ±0 | ||
Blank ballots | 36,027 | 2.30 | –0.37 | |||
Valid votes | 1,568,426 | 99.14 | +0.09 | |||
Invalid votes | 13,557 | 0.86 | –0.09 | |||
Votes cast / turnout | 1,581,983 | 72.66 | +5.08 | |||
Registered voters | 2,177,222 |
Castilla–La Mancha
Parties and coalitions | Votes | % | ±pp | Seats | +/− | |
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PSOE | 634,132 | 57.83 | +4.41 | 29 | +3 | |
PP | 402,047 | 36.66 | –3.74 | 18 | –3 | |
IU–ICAM | 33,413 | 3.05 | –0.36 | 0 | ±0 | |
Others | 12,438 | 1.13 | 0 | ±0 | ||
Blank ballots | 14,554 | 1.33 | –0.09 | |||
Valid votes | 1,096,584 | 99.32 | ±0.00 | |||
Invalid votes | 7,534 | 0.68 | ±0.00 | |||
Votes cast / turnout | 1,104,118 | 76.24 | +1.39 | |||
Registered voters | 1,448,289 |
Extremadura
Parties and coalitions | Votes | % | ±pp | Seats | +/− | |
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PSOE–p | 341,522 | 51.66 | +2.03 | 36 | +2 | |
PP | 255,808 | 38.70 | –1.31 | 26 | –2 | |
IU–SIEx | 41,448 | 6.27 | –0.74 | 3 | ±0 | |
EU | 12,171 | 1.84 | +0.17 | 0 | ±0 | |
PH | 1,082 | 0.16 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Blank ballots | 9,033 | 1.37 | +0.22 | |||
Valid votes | 661,064 | 99.19 | –0.19 | |||
Invalid votes | 5,404 | 0.81 | +0.19 | |||
Votes cast / turnout | 666,468 | 75.63 | +2.19 | |||
Registered voters | 881,228 |
La Rioja
Parties and coalitions | Votes | % | ±pp | Seats | +/− | |
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PP | 84,533 | 48.60 | –2.66 | 17 | –1 | |
PSOE | 66,410 | 38.18 | +2.90 | 14 | +1 | |
PR | 11,842 | 6.81 | +1.05 | 2 | ±0 | |
IU | 4,729 | 2.72 | –1.19 | 0 | ±0 | |
LV | 2,858 | 1.64 | +0.38 | 0 | ±0 | |
MASH | 269 | 0.15 | –0.12 | 0 | ±0 | |
Blank ballots | 3,308 | 1.90 | –0.36 | |||
Valid votes | 173,949 | 99.17 | +0.04 | |||
Invalid votes | 1,452 | 0.83 | –0.04 | |||
Votes cast / turnout | 175,401 | 75.10 | +6.44 | |||
Registered voters | 233,553 |
Madrid
May
Parties and coalitions | Votes | % | ±pp | Seats | +/− | |
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PP | 1,429,890 | 46.67 | –4.40 | 55 | ±0 | |
PSOE | 1,225,390 | 39.99 | +3.56 | 47 | +8 | |
IUCM | 235,428 | 7.68 | –0.01 | 9 | +1 | |
LV | 42,322 | 1.38 | +0.69 | 0 | ±0 | |
Others | 70,108 | 2.29 | 0 | ±0 | ||
Blank ballots | 60,942 | 1.99 | –0.11 | |||
Valid votes | 3,064,080 | 99.55 | +0.04 | |||
Invalid votes | 13,972 | 0.45 | –0.04 | |||
Votes cast / turnout | 3,078,052 | 69.27 | +8.39 | |||
Registered voters | 4,443,533 |
October
Parties and coalitions | Votes | % | ±pp | Seats | +/− | |
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PP | 1,346,588 | 48.48 | +1.81 | 57 | +2 | |
PSOE | 1,083,205 | 39.00 | –0.99 | 45 | –2 | |
IUCM | 236,013 | 8.50 | +0.82 | 9 | ±0 | |
Others | 63,383 | 2.28 | 0 | ±0 | ||
Blank ballots | 48,433 | 1.74 | –0.25 | |||
Valid votes | 2,777,622 | 99.61 | +0.06 | |||
Invalid votes | 10,873 | 0.39 | –0.06 | |||
Votes cast / turnout | 2,788,495 | 62.58 | –6.69 | |||
Registered voters | 4,455,706 |
Murcia
Parties and coalitions | Votes | % | ±pp | Seats | +/− | |
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PP | 367,710 | 56.66 | +3.82 | 28 | +2 | |
PSOE | 221,392 | 34.11 | –1.80 | 16 | –2 | |
IURM | 36,754 | 5.66 | –1.34 | 1 | ±0 | |
LVRM | 10,208 | 1.57 | +0.64 | 0 | ±0 | |
Others | 3,024 | 0.47 | 0 | ±0 | ||
Blank ballots | 9,941 | 1.53 | +0.09 | |||
Valid votes | 649,029 | 99.20 | –0.10 | |||
Invalid votes | 5,224 | 0.80 | +0.10 | |||
Votes cast / turnout | 654,253 | 69.98 | +2.32 | |||
Registered voters | 934,896 |
Navarre
Parties and coalitions | Votes | % | ±pp | Seats | +/− | |
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UPN | 127,460 | 41.48 | +0.11 | 23 | +1 | |
PSN–PSOE | 65,003 | 21.15 | +0.87 | 11 | ±0 | |
IUN/NEB | 26,962 | 8.77 | +1.89 | 4 | +1 | |
Aralar | 24,068 | 7.83 | New | 4 | +4 | |
CDN | 23,516 | 7.65 | +0.79 | 4 | +1 | |
EA–PNV | 22,824 | 7.43 | +1.99 | 4 | +1 | |
Batzarre | 7,873 | 2.56 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
EH | n/a | n/a | –15.58 | 0 | –8 | |
Others | 2,307 | 0.75 | 0 | ±0 | ||
Blank ballots | 7,304 | 2.38 | +0.03 | |||
Valid votes | 307,317 | 93.52 | –5.65 | |||
Invalid votes | 21,292 | 6.48 | +5.65 | |||
Votes cast / turnout | 328,609 | 70.70 | +4.45 | |||
Registered voters | 464,826 |
Valencian Community
Parties and coalitions | Votes | % | ±pp | Seats | +/− | |
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PP | 1,146,780 | 47.17 | –0.71 | 48 | –1 | |
PSPV–PSOE | 874,288 | 35.96 | +2.05 | 35 | ±0 | |
Entesa | 154,494 | 6.35 | +0.30 | 6 | +1 | |
Bloc–EV | 114,011 | 4.69 | +0.16 | 0 | ±0 | |
UV | 72,557 | 2.98 | –1.70 | 0 | ±0 | |
Others | 31,468 | 1.29 | 0 | ±0 | ||
Blank ballots | 37,805 | 1.55 | ±0.00 | |||
Valid votes | 2,431,403 | 99.35 | –0.06 | |||
Invalid votes | 15,821 | 0.65 | +0.06 | |||
Votes cast / turnout | 2,447,224 | 71.49 | +3.68 | |||
Registered voters | 3,423,098 |
Autonomous cities
Ceuta
Parties and coalitions | Votes | % | ±pp | Seats | +/− | |
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PP | 20,897 | 62.55 | +34.56 | 19 | +11 | |
UDCE | 3,589 | 10.74 | New | 3 | +3 | |
PSOE | 2,905 | 8.70 | +1.26 | 2 | ±0 | |
PDSC | 1,722 | 5.15 | –4.87 | 1 | –2 | |
PSPC | 1,402 | 4.20 | –0.20 | 0 | ±0 | |
PIL | 922 | 2.76 | –35.39 | 0 | –12 | |
FC | 696 | 2.08 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
UPCE | 573 | 1.72 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
IU | 322 | 0.96 | –3.00 | 0 | ±0 | |
FE | 129 | 0.39 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
Blank ballots | 251 | 0.75 | –0.45 | |||
Valid votes | 33,408 | 99.56 | +0.05 | |||
Invalid votes | 147 | 0.44 | –0.05 | |||
Votes cast / turnout | 33,555 | 59.23 | –2.12 | |||
Registered voters | 56,656 |
Melilla
Parties and coalitions | Votes | % | ±pp | Seats | +/− | |
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PP–UPM | 15,440 | 55.00 | +24.89 | 15 | +7 | |
CpM | 7,392 | 26.33 | +5.89 | 7 | +2 | |
PSOE | 3,365 | 11.99 | +2.62 | 3 | +1 | |
PIM | 739 | 2.63 | –7.67 | 0 | –3 | |
CDS | 417 | 1.49 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
GIL | n/a | n/a | –25.93 | 0 | –7 | |
Others | 405 | 1.44 | 0 | ±0 | ||
Blank ballots | 315 | 1.12 | +0.08 | |||
Valid votes | 28,073 | 99.45 | –0.22 | |||
Invalid votes | 156 | 0.55 | +0.22 | |||
Votes cast / turnout | 28,229 | 57.39 | –3.05 | |||
Registered voters | 49,189 |
Notes
- The Community of Madrid was forced to hold a snap election on 26 October 2003 after the Tamayazo scandal led to no new government being elected as a result of the May election.
- Aggregated results take account of the October 2003 Madrilenian regional election.
References
- "General Electoral System Organic Law of 1985". Organic Law No. 5 of 19 June 1985. Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- "Representation of the people Institutional Act". juntaelectoralcentral.es. Central Electoral Commission. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- "Un paso más hacia la ruptura de la homogeneidad del calendario electoral de las comunidades autónomas: la reforma de la Ley Orgánica 13/1982, de 10 de agosto, de Reintegración y Amejoramiento del Régimen Foral de Navarra" [A further step towards breaking the homogeneity of the electoral calendar of the autonomous communities: the reform of the Organic Law 13/1982, of August 10, on Reintegration and Improvement of the Foral Regime of Navarre] (PDF). gencat.cat (in Spanish). Institut d'Estudis Autonòmics. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2017.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
External links
- www.juntaelectoralcentral.es (in Spanish). Central Electoral Commission – Regional elections
- www.argos.gva.es (in Spanish). Argos Information Portal – Electoral Historical Archive
- www.historiaelectoral.com (in Spanish and Catalan). Electoral History – Regional elections since 1980