Murcian parliamentary election, 2011

Murcian regional election, 2011

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All 45 seats in the Regional Assembly of Murcia 23 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered	974,998 1.2%
Turnout	662,086 (67.9%) 0.1 pp
First party Second party Third party   Leader Ramón Luis Valcárcel Begoña García Retegui José Antonio Pujante Party PP PSOE IU–V–RM Leader since 5 October 1991 3 October 2010 2006 Last election 29 seats, 58.3% 15 seats, 32.0% 1 seat, 6.3% Seats won 33 11 1 Seat change 4 4 0 Popular vote 382,871 155,506 50,988 Percentage 58.8% 23.9% 7.8% Swing 0.5 pp 8.1 pp 1.5 pp
Constituency results map for the Regional Assembly of Murcia
President before election Ramón Luis Valcárcel PP Elected President Ramón Luis Valcárcel PP

Ramón Luis Valcárcel
PP

Ramón Luis Valcárcel
PP

The 2011 Murcian regional election was held on Sunday, 22 May 2011, to elect the 8th Regional Assembly of the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia. All 45 seats in the Regional Assembly were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

The election was won by the People's Party (PP), which obtained its best result ever in the Region. With over 70% of the seats (33), it obtained thrice the number of seats of the second most voted party, the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), which plummeted to just below 24% and 11 seats. The PP had won its first election in 1995, and under Ramón Luis Valcárcel it had achieved an absolute majority of seats and votes in all elections held ever since.

All in all, the PP gained four seats from the PSOE, with United Left (IU) holding its solitary seat but gaining ground, increasing its % of the share from 6.3% to 7.8%. The 5% regional threshold prevented Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) from winning a seat as, although it polled 5.3% in District Three, its vote in the entire Murcian region was 4.5%.

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