Riojan regional election, 2011

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22 May 2011

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All 33 seats in the Parliament of La Rioja
17 seats needed for a majority

Opinion polls

Registered

242,007

1.8%

Turnout

168,826 (69.8%)

3.5 pp

	First party	Second party	Third party

Leader	Pedro Sanz	Francisco Martínez-Aldama	Miguel González de Legarra
Party	PP	PSOE	PR
Leader since	2 October 1993	30 July 2000	16 December 1995
Leader's seat	La Rioja	La Rioja	La Rioja
Last election	17 seats, 48.8%	14 seats, 40.4%	2 seats, 6.0%
Seats won	20	11	2
Seat change	3	3	0
Popular vote	85,975	50,169	8,983
Percentage	52.0%	30.3%	5.4%
Swing	3.2 pp	10.1 pp	0.6 pp

President before election

Pedro Sanz
PP

Elected President

Pedro Sanz
PP

The 2011 Riojan regional election was held on Sunday, 22 May 2011, to elect the 8th Parliament of the Autonomous Community of La Rioja. All 33 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 People's Party (PP) had formed the government of the region since the 1995 election, holding a majority of seats since then. As a result of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) collapse at the national level, the PP increased its majority, gaining 3 seats and obtaining its best historical result in a regional election; the same 3 seats that were lost by the PSOE, which obtained its worst result ever. The Riojan Party (PR) held its 2 seats with a slightly reduced vote share.

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

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