Valencian regional election, 2011

Valencian regional election, 2011

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All 99 seats in the Corts Valencianes 50 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered	3,549,687 1.7%
Turnout	2,491,588 (70.2%) 0.1 pp
First party Second party Third party   Leader Francisco Camps Jorge Alarte Enric Morera Party PP PSPV–PSOE Compromís Leader since 10 July 2002 28 September 2008 25 January 2010 Leader's seat Valencia Valencia Valencia Last election 54 seats, 52.5% 38 seats, 34.5% 2 seats, 2.3% Seats won 55 33 6 Seat change 1 5 4 Popular vote 1,211,112 687,141 176,213 Percentage 49.4% 28.0% 7.2% Swing 3.1 pp 6.5 pp 4.9 pp   Fourth party   Leader Marga Sanz Party EUPV Leader since 8 March 2009 Leader's seat Valencia Last election 5 seats, 5.7% Seats won 5 Seat change 0 Popular vote 144,703 Percentage 5.9% Swing 0.2 pp
Constituency results map for the Corts Valencianes
President before election Francisco Camps PP Elected President Francisco Camps PP

Francisco Camps
PP

Francisco Camps
PP

The 2011 Valencian regional election was held on Sunday, 22 May 2011, to elect the 8th Corts of the Valencian Community. All 99 seats in the Corts 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 increased its majority despite a drop in its vote share. The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) continued its long term decline in the area and, in line with what happened in other regions, obtained one of its worst electoral results since the autonomous community's inception. On the other hand, the electoral alliance between United Left of the Valencian Country (EUPV) and the Valencian Nationalist Bloc (BNV) which stood in the 2007 election had dissolved, with both parties entering the legislature much at the expense of the declining PSOE.

As a result of the election, Francisco Camps was elected President for a third term in office. However, he resigned just two months into his term in July 2011, being succeeded by Alberto Fabra, who would remain in the post for the remainder of the legislature.

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