2007 Castilian-Manchegan regional election
27 May 2007
All 47 seats in the Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha
24 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered1,506,504 4.0%
Turnout1,110,885 (73.7%)
2.5 pp
  First party Second party
 
Leader José María Barreda María Dolores de Cospedal
Party PSOE PP
Leader since 29 April 2004 14 June 2006
Leader's seat Toledo Toledo
Last election 29 seats, 57.8% 18 seats, 36.7%
Seats won 26 21
Seat change 3 3
Popular vote 572,849 467,319
Percentage 52.0% 42.4%
Swing 5.8 pp 5.7 pp
Constituency results map for the Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha
President before election

José María Barreda
PSOE

 Elected President

José María Barreda
PSOE

The 2007 Castilian-Manchegan regional election was held on Sunday, 27 May 2007, to elect the 7th Cortes of the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha. All 47 seats in the Cortes were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

Overview

Electoral system

The Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha were the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Castilian-Manchegan Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a President of the Junta of Communities.[1] Voting for the Cortes was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over 18 years of age, registered in Castilla–La Mancha and in full enjoyment of their political rights.

The 47 members of the Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of three percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied in each constituency. Additionally, the use of the D'Hondt method might result in an effective threshold over three percent, depending on the district magnitude.[2] Seats were allocated to constituencies, corresponding to the provinces of Albacete, Ciudad Real, Cuenca, Guadalajara and Toledo. Each constituency was allocated a fixed number of seats: 10 for Albacete, 11 for Ciudad Real, 8 for Cuenca, 7 for Guadalajara and 11 for Toledo.[1][3]

The electoral law provided that parties, federations, coalitions and groupings of electors were allowed to present lists of candidates. However, groupings of electors were required to secure the signature of at least 1 percent of the electors registered in the constituency for which they sought election. Electors were barred from signing for more than one list of candidates. Concurrently, parties and federations intending to enter in coalition to take part jointly at an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election being called.[3][4][5]

Election date

The term of the Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha expired four years after the date of their previous election. Elections to the Cortes were fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years. The previous election was held on 25 May 2003, setting the election date for the Cortes on Sunday, 27 May 2007.[1][3][4][5]

The President of the Junta of Communities had the prerogative to dissolve the Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha and call a snap election, provided that no motion of no confidence was in process, no nationwide election was due and some time requirements were met: namely, that dissolution did not occur either during the first legislative session or within the legislature's last year ahead of its scheduled expiry, nor before one year had elapsed since a previous dissolution. Any snap election held as a result of these circumstances would not alter the period to the next ordinary election, with elected deputies merely serving out what remained of their four-year terms. In the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional President within a two-month period from the first ballot, the candidate from the party with the highest number of seats was to be deemed automatically elected.[1]

Opinion polls

The table below lists voting intention estimates 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. When available, seat projections determined by the polling organisations are displayed below (or in place of) the percentages in a smaller font; 24 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha.

Color key:

  Exit poll

Results

Overall

← Summary of the 27 May 2007 Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes  % ±pp Total +/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 572,84951.96–5.87 26–3
People's Party (PP) 467,31942.38+5.72 21+3
United Left–Left of Castilla–La Mancha (IU–ICAM) 37,7533.42+0.37 0±0
The Greens of Europe (LVE) 3,5420.32New 0±0
Commoners' Land (TC) 2,5250.23+0.03 0±0
Castilian Unity (UdCa) 1,2130.11–0.01 0±0
The Phalanx (FE) 1,0710.10+0.06 0±0
Regionalist Party of Guadalajara (PRGU) 6190.06+0.01 0±0
Independent Regional Unity (URI) 6100.06+0.01 0±0
Humanist Party (PH) 5720.05+0.01 0±0
Republican Left (IR) 4100.04±0.00 0±0
Blank ballots 14,0801.28–0.05
Total 1,102,563 47±0
Valid votes 1,102,56399.25–0.07
Invalid votes 8,3220.75+0.07
Votes cast / turnout 1,110,88573.74–2.50
Abstentions 395,61926.26+2.50
Registered voters 1,506,504
Sources[6][7][8]
Popular vote
PSOE
 
 51.96%
PP
 
 42.38%
IU–ICAM
 
 3.42%
Others
 
 0.96%
Blank ballots
 
 1.28%
Seats
PSOE
 
 55.32%
PP
 
 44.68%

Distribution by constituency

Constituency PSOE PP
 % S  % S
Albacete 52.6 6 40.7 4
Ciudad Real 55.7 7 39.2 4
Cuenca 50.9 4 44.7 4
Guadalajara 45.8 3 46.6 4
Toledo 51.0 6 43.7 5
Total 52.0 26 42.4 21
Sources[6][7][8]

Aftermath

Investiture
José María Barreda (PSOE)
Ballot → 26 June 2007
Required majority → 24 out of 47 check
Yes
26 / 47
No
  • • PP (21)
21 / 47
Abstentions
0 / 47
Absentees
0 / 47
Sources[8]

References

Opinion poll sources
  1. ↑ "Sólo Navarra y Baleares podrían cambiar de gobierno, según el sondeo de RTVE y FORTA". Europa Press (in Spanish). 27 May 2007.
  2. ↑ "Las "israelitas" no aclaran el futuro político de Guadalajara". La Crónica de Guadalajara (in Spanish). 27 May 2007. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "El PSOE mantiene su mayoría absoluta en Castilla-La Mancha". Cadena SER (in Spanish). 21 May 2007.
  4. ↑ "Informe Comunidad Castilla-La Mancha. Mayo 2007". Cadena SER (in Spanish). 21 May 2007. Archived from the original on 23 May 2007. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  5. ↑ "Barreda (PSOE) se impondría a De Cospedal (PP) en las autonómicas por 17,1 puntos, según el diario La Tribuna". Europa Press (in Spanish). 15 May 2007.
  6. ↑ "El PSOE ganaría en Castilla-La Mancha tras 23 años en la Junta". CuencaNews (in Spanish). 19 May 2007.
  7. ↑ "Vuelco electoral en Navarra, Baleares y Canarias y aplastante victoria del PP en Madrid". Terra (in Spanish). 17 May 2007. Archived from the original on 20 May 2007. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  8. ↑ "Encuestas autonómicas". Celeste-Tel (in Spanish). 17 May 2007. Archived from the original on 11 May 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  9. ↑ "Sondeo de Sigma Dos: El PSOE mantendría sus comunidades si revalida las coaliciones". El Mundo (in Spanish). 13 May 2007.
  10. ↑ "Elecciones 27-M / Sondeo El Mundo-Sigma Dos". El Mundo (in Spanish). 12 May 2007.
  11. ↑ "Preelectoral elecciones autonómicas, 2007. CA de Castilla–La Mancha (Estudio nº 2692. Abril-Mayo 2007)" (PDF). CIS (in Spanish). 11 May 2007.
  12. ↑ "La aritmética juega en contra del PSOE sólo en las islas Canarias". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 12 May 2007.
  13. ↑ "El PP y el PSOE mantendrán sus gobiernos autonómicos, aunque los socialistas bajan". El Mundo (in Spanish). 27 November 2006.
  14. ↑ "El voto en las comunidades. Elecciones autonómicas 2007" (PDF). El Mundo (in Spanish). 27 November 2006.
Other
  1. 1 2 3 4 "Statute of Autonomy of Castilla–La Mancha of 1982". Organic Law No. 9 of 10 August 1982 (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 September 2017. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. ↑ Gallagher, Michael (30 July 2012). "Effective threshold in electoral systems". Trinity College, Dublin. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "Castilla–La Mancha Electoral Law of 1986". Law No. 5 of 23 December 1986 (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 September 2017. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  4. 1 2 "General Electoral System Organic Law of 1985". Organic Law No. 5 of 19 June 1985 (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 December 2016. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  5. 1 2 "Representation of the people Institutional Act". www.juntaelectoralcentral.es. Central Electoral Commission. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha election results, 27 May 2007" (PDF). www.juntaelectoralcentral.es (in Spanish). Electoral Commission of Castilla–La Mancha. 14 June 2007. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  7. 1 2 "VII Legislature. Regional election, 27 May 2007". www.cortesclm.es (in Spanish). Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  8. 1 2 3 "Elecciones a las Cortes de Castilla - La Mancha (1983 - 2019)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 September 2017.
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