Canarian regional election, 2011

Canarian regional election, 2011

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All 60 seats in the Parliament of the Canary Islands 31 seats needed for a majority
Registered	1,580,359 2.8%
Turnout	931,010 (58.9%) 2.3 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 Last election 15 seats, 24.0% 19 seats, 29.2% 26 seats, 34.5% Seats won 21 21 15 Seat change 6 2 11 Popular vote 289,381 225,948 190,028 Percentage 31.9% 24.9% 21.0% Swing 7.9 pp 4.3 pp 13.5 pp
Island-level units won by PP (blue), CC (yellow) and PSOE (red)
President before election Paulino Rivero CC Elected President Paulino Rivero CC

Paulino Rivero
CC

Paulino Rivero
CC

The 2011 Canarian regional election was held on Sunday, 22 May 2011, to elect the 8th Parliament of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands. All 60 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

The Parliament of the Canary Islands was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of the Canary Islands, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Canarian Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to grant or revoke confidence from a President of the Government. Voting for the Parliament was on the basis of universal suffrage, with all nationals over eighteen, registered in the Canary Islands and in full enjoyment of all political rights entitled to vote. Amendments to the electoral law in 2011 required for Canarians abroad to apply for voting before being permitted to vote, a system known as "begged" or expat vote (Spanish: Voto rogado).