2011 Canarian regional election

2011 Canarian regional election
22 May 2011
All 60 seats in the Parliament of the Canary Islands
31 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered1,580,359 Increase 2.9%
Turnout931,010 (58.9%)
Decrease 2.4 pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader José Manuel Soria Paulino Rivero José Miguel Pérez García
Party PP CC–PNC–CCN PSOE
Leader since 16 July 1999 3 February 2007 20 March 2010
Leader's seat Gran Canaria Tenerife Gran Canaria
Last election 15 seats, 24.0% 19 seats, 28.1%[a] 26 seats, 34.5%
Seats won 21 21 15
Seat change Increase 6 Increase 2 Decrease 11
Popular vote 289,381 225,948 190,028
Percentage 31.9% 24.9% 21.0%
Swing Increase 7.9 pp Decrease 3.2 pp Decrease 13.5 pp
  Fourth party
 
Leader Román Rodríguez
Party NCa
Leader since 26 February 2005
Leader's seat Gran Canaria
Last election 0 seats, 6.5%[b]
Seats won 3
Seat change Increase 3
Popular vote 93,634
Percentage 9.1%
Swing Increase 2.6 pp
Constituency results map for the Parliament of the Canary Islands
President before election

Paulino Rivero
CC

Elected President

Paulino Rivero
CC

A regional election was held in the Canary Islands on 22 May 2011 to elect the 8th Parliament of the autonomous community. All 60 seats in the Parliament were up for election. It was held concurrently with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all across Spain.

Overview

Under the 1982 Statute of Autonomy, the Parliament of the Canary Islands was the unicameral legislature of the homonymous autonomous community, having legislative power in devolved matters, as well as the ability to grant or withdraw confidence from a regional president.[1] The electoral and procedural rules were supplemented by national law provisions.[2]

Date

The term of the Parliament of the Canary Islands expired four years after the date of its previous ordinary election, with election day being fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years. The election decree was required to be issued no later than 54 days before the scheduled election date and published on the following day in the Official Gazette of the Canaries (BOC).[3] The previous election was held on 27 May 2007, setting the date for election day on the fourth Sunday of May four years later, which was 22 May 2011.

The Parliament of the Canary Islands could not be dissolved before the expiration date of parliament, except in the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional president within a two-month period from the first ballot. In such a case, the Parliament was to be automatically dissolved and a snap election called, with elected lawmakers serving the remainder of its original four-year term.[4]

The election to the Parliament of the Canary Islands was officially called on 29 March 2011 with the publication of the corresponding decree in the BOC, setting election day for 22 May.[5]

Electoral system

Voting for the Parliament was based on universal suffrage, comprising all Spanish nationals over 18 years of age, registered in the Canary Islands and with full political rights, provided that they had not been deprived of the right to vote by a final sentence, nor were legally incapacitated.[6] Amendments earlier in 2011 required non-resident citizens to apply for voting, a system known as "begged" voting (Spanish: Voto rogado).[7][8]

The Parliament of the Canary Islands had a minimum of 50 and a maximum of 70 seats, with electoral provisions fixing its size at 60. All were elected in seven multi-member constituencies—corresponding to the islands of El Hierro, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, La Gomera, La Palma, Lanzarote and Tenerife, each of which was assigned a fixed number of seats—using the D'Hondt method and closed-list proportional voting, with a 30 percent-threshold of valid votes (including blank ballots) in each constituency or six percent regionally.[9]

As a result of the aforementioned allocation, each Parliament constituency was entitled the following seats:[10]

Seats Constituencies
15 Gran Canaria, Tenerife
8 La Palma, Lanzarote
7 Fuerteventura
4 La Gomera
3 El Hierro

The law did not provide for by-elections to fill vacant seats; instead, any vacancies arising after the proclamation of candidates and during the legislative term were filled by the next candidates on the party lists or, when required, by designated substitutes.[11]

Parties and candidates

The electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, alliances and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form an alliance were required to inform the relevant electoral commission within 10 days of the election call, whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of at least one percent of the electorate in the constituencies for which they sought election, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list.[12] Additionally, a balanced composition of men and women was required in the electoral lists, so that candidates of either sex made up at least 40 percent of the total composition.[13]

Below is a list of the main parties and alliances which contested the election:

Candidacy Parties and
alliances 		Candidate Ideology Previous result Gov. Ref.
Vote % Seats
PSOE
List
  • Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
José Miguel Pérez García Social democracy 34.5% 26 No
CC–PNC
List
  • Canarian Coalition (CC)
  • Canarian Nationalist Party (PNC)
  • Independent Herrenian Group (AHI)
  • Canarian Centre (CCN)
Paulino Rivero Regionalism
Canarian nationalism
Centrism
28.1%
[a] 		19 Yes
PP
List
  • People's Party (PP)
José Manuel Soria Conservatism
Christian democracy 		24.0% 15 No
NCa
List
  • New Canaries (NCa)
  • Lanzarote Independents Party (PIL)
  • Municipal Assemblies of Fuerteventura (AMF)
  • New Fuerteventura (NF)
  • Nationalist Party of Lanzarote (PNL)
  • New Gran Canaria (NGC)
  • Socialists for La Gomera (SxLG)
  • New Gomera (NG)
  • Socialists for Tenerife (SxTf)
  • Initiative for La Palma (ILP)
Román Rodríguez Canarian nationalism
Social democracy
6.5%
[b] 		0 No

Opinion polls

The tables below list opinion polling results in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The "Lead" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a poll.

Voting intention estimates

The table below lists weighted voting intention estimates. Refusals are generally excluded from the party vote percentages, while question wording and the treatment of "don't know" responses and those not intending to vote may vary between polling organisations. When available, seat projections determined by the polling organisations are displayed below (or in place of) the percentages in a smaller font; 31 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of the Canary Islands.

Voting preferences

The table below lists raw, unweighted voting preferences.

Victory preferences

The table below lists opinion polling on the victory preferences for each party in the event of a regional election taking place.

Victory likelihood

The table below lists opinion polling on the perceived likelihood of victory for each party in the event of a regional election taking place.

Preferred President

The table below lists opinion polling on leader preferences to become president of the Canary Islands.

Results

Overall

← Summary of the 22 May 2011 Parliament of the Canary Islands election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 289,381 31.94 +7.90 21 +6
Canarian Coalition–Nationalist Party–Canarian Centre (CC–PNC–CCN)1 225,948 24.94 −3.16 21 +2
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 190,028 20.98 −13.53 15 −11
New Canaries (NCa)2 82,148 9.07 +2.60 3 +3
Yes We Can Citizens' Alternative (ACSSP)3 19,020 2.10 +1.58 0 ±0
The Greens (Verdes) 18,831 2.08 +0.18 0 ±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 9,069 1.00 New 0 ±0
Commitment to Gran Canaria (CGCa) 7,382 0.81 −0.10 0 ±0
Canarian United Left (IUC) 6,818 0.75 +0.05 0 ±0
Canarian Nationalist Alternative (ANC) 6,494 0.72 +0.45 0 ±0
Common Sense in the Canaries (SCC) 4,761 0.53 New 0 ±0
Majorero Progressive Party (PPMAJO) 4,334 0.48 New 0 ±0
Canarian Patriotic Movement (MPC) 2,750 0.30 New 0 ±0
Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) 2,715 0.30 New 0 ±0
Communist Party of the Canarian People (PCPC) 2,368 0.26 +0.12 0 ±0
Party for Services and Public Employed (PSyEP) 1,993 0.22 New 0 ±0
For a Fairer World (PUM+J) 1,442 0.16 New 0 ±0
Movement for the Unity of the Canarian People (MUPC) 1,268 0.14 +0.05 0 ±0
Humanist Party (PH) 1,246 0.14 +0.06 0 ±0
Unity of the People (UP) 1,133 0.13 −0.03 0 ±0
Liberal Democratic Centre (CDL) 1,018 0.11 New 0 ±0
Canarian Social Democratic Centre (CSDC) 361 0.04 New 0 ±0
National Democracy (DN) 314 0.03 ±0.00 0 ±0
Communist Unification of Spain (UCE) 120 0.01 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots 25,017 2.76 +1.34
Total 905,959 60 ±0
Valid votes 905,959 97.31 −2.12
Invalid votes 25,051 2.69 +2.12
Votes cast / turnout 931,010 58.91 −2.36
Abstentions 649,349 41.09 +2.36
Registered voters 1,580,359
Sources[14][15]
Footnotes:
  • 1 Canarian Coalition–Nationalist Party–Canarian Centre results are compared to the combined totals of Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party and Canarian Centre in the 2007 election, not including Canarian Centre results in Lanzarote.
  • 2 New Canaries results are compared to the combined totals of New Canaries and Canarian Centre in Lanzarote in the 2007 election.
  • 3 Yes We Can Citizens' Alternative results are compared to Canarian Popular Alternative–25 May Citizens' Alternative totals in the 2007 election.
Popular vote
PP
 
 31.94%
CC–PNC–CCN
 
 24.94%
PSOE
 
 20.98%
NCa
 
 9.07%
ACSSP
 
 2.10%
Verdes
 
 2.08%
UPyD
 
 1.00%
Others
 
 5.13%
Blank ballots
 
 2.76%
Seats
PP
 
 35.00%
CC–PNC–CCN
 
 35.00%
PSOE
 
 25.00%
NCa
 
 5.00%

Distribution by constituency

Constituency PP CC–PNC PSOE NCa
% S % S % S % S
El Hierro 25.3 1 35.7 1 33.9 1
Fuerteventura 20.4 2 33.7 3 17.3 2 8.6 −
Gran Canaria 41.4 8 9.2 1 21.1 4 14.3 2
La Gomera 24.7 1 20.9 1 44.9 2 4.2 −
La Palma 28.1 2 39.5 4 24.9 2 1.8 −
Lanzarote 22.4 2 34.8 4 17.2 1 13.6 1
Tenerife 25.6 5 36.6 7 20.2 3 4.7 −
Total 31.9 21 24.9 21 21.0 15 9.1 3
Sources[14][15]

Aftermath

Government formation

Investiture
Nomination of Paulino Rivero (CC)
Ballot → 5 July 2011
Required majority → 31 out of 60 checkY
Yes
  • • CC–PNC–CCN (21)
  • • PSOE (15)
36 / 60
No
  • • PP (21)
21 / 60
Abstentions
  • • NCa (2)
  • • PIL (1)
3 / 60
Absentees
0 / 60
Sources[14][16]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Results for CC–PNC (24.1%, 19 seats) and CCN (4.0%, 0 seats)—not including Lanzarote—in the 2007 election.
  2. ^ a b Results for NCa (5.4%, 0 seats) and PIL (1.0%, 0 seats) in the 2007 election.
  3. ^ a b c d e Within CC.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Within NCa.
  5. ^ a b Within CCN.
  6. ^ a b c d Does not include non-resident citizens.

References

Opinion poll sources
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  2. ^ "Empate en escaños CC-PP-PSOE en el Parlamento de Canarias (ACN Press)". Electómetro (in Spanish). 14 May 2011. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
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  5. ^ "CC puede continuar en las islas con el pacto que da aire a Zapatero hasta 2012". ABC (in Spanish). 9 May 2011.
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  9. ^ "PSOE y CC empatarían a diputados". Canarias Ahora (in Spanish). 29 April 2011. Archived from the original on 4 May 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
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  12. ^ "El PSOE fija su objetivo: salvar los muebles". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 6 May 2011.
  13. ^ "El Mundo 25-27 de Abril 2011". El Mundo (in Spanish). 25 April 2011.
  14. ^ "El PP sería la primera fuerza, con una derrota del PSC". La Provincia (in Spanish). 2 April 2011.
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  19. ^ a b "CC gana las elecciones". Canarias7 (in Spanish). 13 February 2011.
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  21. ^ "Coalición Canaria ganaría las autonómicas y Nueva Canaria entraría en la Cámara (Canarias7)". Electómetro (in Spanish). 14 February 2011. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011.
  22. ^ "Coalición Canaria sigue teniendo la llave del archipiélago (El Mundo)". Electómetro (in Spanish). 7 January 2011. Archived from the original on 23 January 2011.
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Other
  1. ^ Statute (1982), arts. 9, 13 & 17.
  2. ^ LECC (2003), final prov. 1.
  3. ^ Statute (1982), art. 10; LECC (2003), art. 16 (suppl. by LOREG (1985), art. 42).
  4. ^ Statute (1982), art. 17.
  5. ^ Decree 43/2011 (2011), art. 1.
  6. ^ Statute (1982), arts. 9–10; LECC (2003), art. 2 (suppl. by LOREG (1985), arts. 2–3).
  7. ^ LOREG (1985), art. 75.
  8. ^ Reig Pellicer, Naiara (16 December 2015). "Spanish elections: Begging for the right to vote". cafebabel.co.uk. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  9. ^ Statute (1982), art. 9 & trans. prov. 1.
  10. ^ Statute (1982), trans. prov. 1; Decree 43/2011 (2011), art. 2.
  11. ^ LECC (2003), art. 21 & single add. prov. (suppl. by LOREG (1985), arts. 46 & 48).
  12. ^ LECC (2003), art. 18 (suppl. by LOREG (1985), art. 44).
  13. ^ LOREG (1985), art. 44 bis.
  14. ^ a b c Lozano, Carles. "Elecciones al Parlamento de Canarias (desde 1983)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  15. ^ a b "Elecciones al Parlamento de Canarias. Elecciones 2011" (in Spanish). Parliament of the Canary Islands. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  16. ^ "Investidura Canarias.- Paulino Rivero logra la confianza del Parlamento para ser presidente del Gobierno canario" (in Spanish). Santa Cruz de Tenerife: Europa Press. 5 July 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2026.

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