2009_Galician_parliamentary_election

2009 Galician regional election

2009 Galician regional election

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The 2009 Galician regional election was held on Sunday, 1 March 2009, to elect the 8th Parliament of the autonomous community of Galicia. All 75 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with a regional election in the Basque Country.

Quick Facts All 75 seats in the Parliament of Galicia 38 seats needed for a majority, Registered ...

The election saw the People's Party (PP) retake control of the parliament from the coalition of the Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) and the Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG), with a majority of 1 seat. As a result, Alberto Núñez Feijoo became the new President of Galicia.

Overview

Electoral system

The Parliament of Galicia was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Galicia, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Galician Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a regional president.[1] Voting for the Parliament was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over 18 years of age, registered in Galicia and in full enjoyment of their political rights.

The 75 members of the Parliament of Galicia were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of five percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied in each constituency. Seats were allocated to constituencies, corresponding to the provinces of A Coruña, Lugo, Ourense and Pontevedra, with each being allocated an initial minimum of 10 seats and the remaining 35 being distributed in proportion to their populations.[1][2]

As a result of the aforementioned allocation, each Parliament constituency was entitled the following seats:

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The use of the D'Hondt method might result in a higher effective threshold, depending on the district magnitude.[3]

Election date

The term of the Parliament of Galicia expired four years after the date of its previous election, unless it was dissolved earlier. The election decree was required to be issued no later than the twenty-fifth day prior to the date of expiry of parliament and published on the following day in the Official Journal of Galicia (DOG), with election day taking place between the fifty-fourth and the sixtieth day from publication. The previous election was held on 19 June 2005, which meant that the legislature's term would have expired on 19 June 2009. The election decree was required to be published in the DOG no later than 26 May 2009, with the election taking place up to the sixtieth day from publication, setting the latest possible election date for the Parliament on Saturday, 25 July 2009.[1][2]

The president had the prerogative to dissolve the Parliament of Galicia and call a snap election, provided that it did not occur before one year had elapsed since a previous dissolution under this procedure. In the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional president within a two-month period from the first ballot, the Parliament was to be automatically dissolved and a fresh election called.[4]

Parties and candidates

The electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, coalitions and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form a coalition ahead of an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election call, whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of at least one percent of the electorate in the constituencies for which they sought election, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates.[2][5]

Below is a list of the main parties and electoral alliances which contested the election:

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Opinion polls

The tables below list opinion polling results 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.

Voting intention estimates

The table below lists weighted voting intention estimates. Refusals are generally excluded from the party vote percentages, while question wording and the treatment of "don't know" responses and those not intending to vote may vary between polling organisations. When available, seat projections determined by the polling organisations are displayed below (or in place of) the percentages in a smaller font; 38 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of Galicia.

Color key:

  Poll conducted after legal ban on opinion polls   Exit poll

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Voting preferences

The table below lists raw, unweighted voting preferences.

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Victory preferences

The table below lists opinion polling on the victory preferences for each party in the event of a regional election taking place.

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Victory likelihood

The table below lists opinion polling on the perceived likelihood of victory for each party in the event of a regional election taking place.

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Preferred President

The table below lists opinion polling on leader preferences to become president of the Regional Government of Galicia.

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Predicted President

The table below lists opinion polling on the perceived likelihood for each leader to become president of the Regional Government of Galicia.

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Results

Overall

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Distribution by constituency

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Aftermath

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References

Opinion poll sources
  1. "Avance: Programa especial elecciones gallegas y vascas - 01/03/2009". YouTube (in Spanish). 1 March 2009.
  2. "Instituto Sondaxe. Tracking electoral. Elecciones al Parlamento de Galicia 1 de Marzo 2009" (PDF). Sondaxe (in Spanish). 1 March 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  3. "PSOE y BNG podrían repetir gobierno aunque el PP muestra tendencia al avance" (PDF). El Progreso (in Spanish). 22 February 2009. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. "La intención de voto se estabiliza" (PDF). La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 23 February 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  5. "La campaña no mueve a los indecisos". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 22 February 2009.
  6. "El PP se acerca al cambio en Galicia". La Razón (in Spanish). 22 February 2009. Archived from the original on 26 February 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. "Máximo equilibrio en la carrera final hacia el 1-M". La Región (in Spanish). 22 February 2009. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012.
  8. "Elecciones a la Xunta de Galicia. Datos del 20 de Febrero de 2009" (PDF). Infortécnica (in Spanish). 20 February 2009.
  9. "Encuesta Radiografía de Galicia". El Mundo (in Spanish). 22 February 2009.
  10. "El PP, a un escaño de volver al poder en Galicia". Público (in Spanish). 21 February 2009. Archived from the original on 24 February 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  11. "El último sondeo de Antena 3 no deja lugar a dudas en torno al 1-M". El Semanal Digital (in Spanish). 19 February 2009. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  12. "El bipartito consolida su mayoría aunque el PP conserva un amplio apoyo de los electores". El Correo Gallego (in Spanish). 22 February 2009. Archived from the original on 25 February 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  13. "El bipartito gallego resiste" (PDF). El País (in Spanish). 22 February 2009. Archived from the original on 10 December 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  14. "Barómetro ASCA: El PP estable en los 39 escaños". Galicia Diario (in Spanish). 15 February 2009.
  15. "El PP recupera un escaño". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 15 February 2009.
  16. "Los indecisos y el voto oculto mantienen el empate entre el PP y la coalición PSOE-BNG". La Región (in Spanish). 15 February 2009. Archived from the original on 21 September 2011.
  17. "Elecciones a la Xunta de Galicia. Datos del 13 de Febrero de 2009" (PDF). Infortécnica (in Spanish). 13 February 2009.
  18. "PSOE y BNG seguirán en la Xunta pese a la mayoría del PP". La Razón (in Spanish). 16 February 2009. Archived from the original on 17 December 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  19. "El pulsómetro: Los socialistas y Bloque podrían renovar". Cadena SER (in Spanish). 12 February 2009.
  20. "Encuesta en la Comunidad Autónoma de Galicia". Cadena SER (in Spanish). 12 February 2009. Archived from the original on 21 March 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  21. "Intención de voto decidido" (PDF). Instituto Opina (in Spanish). 12 February 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  22. "El bipartito revalida su mayoría en Galicia". Público (in Spanish). 2 February 2009. Archived from the original on 3 February 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  23. "Soso arranque electoral en Euskadi y Galicia". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 13 February 2009.
  24. "El electorado mantiene la incógnita entre la mayoría absoluta del PP y un nuevo bipartito". La Región (in Spanish). 1 February 2009. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012.
  25. "Más de la cuarta parte de los electores aún no han decidido a quién votarán el 1-M". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 25 January 2009. Archived from the original on 30 January 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  26. "Encuesta elecciones gallegas hecha por TNS Demoscopia para Antena 3 y Onda Cero". Foro Libertad Digital (in Spanish). 22 January 2009. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  27. "Tendencia repetida en los sondeos". Libertad Popular (in Spanish). 23 January 2009.
  28. "El PP no consigue la mayoría para recuperar la Xunta de Galicia". La Razón (in Spanish). 18 January 2009. Archived from the original on 11 December 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  29. "Xornal de Galicia revela que el PPdeG baja en la primera encuesta del 1-M". Xornal de Galicia (in Spanish). 18 January 2009. Archived from the original on 14 September 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  30. "El PP está a tres diputados de la mayoría absoluta, a seis meses de las autonómicas". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 14 September 2008. Archived from the original on 18 September 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  31. "El PP está a tres diputados de la mayoría absoluta, a seis meses de las autonómicas". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 14 September 2008. Archived from the original on 18 September 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  32. "Gráfico: Barómetro galego 2006". El Correo Gallego (in Spanish). 30 December 2006. Archived from the original on 22 June 2015.
  33. "Pulsómetro 03/07/2006". Cadena SER (in Spanish). 3 July 2006. Archived from the original on 4 July 2006. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  34. "El PSOE baja en voto declarado y el nacionalismo se mantiene". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 14 September 2008. Archived from the original on 2015-06-22.
  35. "Gráfico: Clima social en Galicia". El Correo Gallego (in Spanish). 28 July 2007.
  36. "El PSOE supera por primera vez al PP en Galicia". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 8 February 2006.
Other
  1. "Ley 8/1985, de 13 de agosto, de elecciones al Parlamento de Galicia". Law No. 2 of 13 August 1985 (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  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. "Ley 1/1983, de 22 de febrero, de normas reguladoras de la Xunta y su Presidencia". Law No. 1 of 22 February 1983 (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  4. "Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General". Organic Law No. 5 of 19 June 1985 (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  5. "El PSOE celebra que Galicia confíe en Touriño, y el PP, que la mayoría esté a tiro" (PDF). La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 15 September 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2017.
  6. "Elecciones al Parlamento de Galicia (1981 - 2020)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  7. "Parliament of Galicia election results, 1 March 2009" (PDF). www.juntaelectoralcentral.es (in Spanish). Central Electoral Commission. 27 March 2009. Retrieved 25 September 2017.

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