2023_Castilian-Manchegan_regional_election

2023 Castilian-Manchegan regional election

2023 Castilian-Manchegan regional election

Regional election in Spain


The 2023 Castilian-Manchegan regional election was held on Sunday, 28 May 2023, to elect the 11th Cortes of the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha. All 33 seats in the Cortes were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in eleven other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

Quick Facts All 33 seats in the Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha 17 seats needed for a majority, Registered ...

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 regional president.[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. Amendments to the electoral law in 2022 abolished the "begged" or expat vote system (Spanish: Voto rogado), under which Spaniards abroad were required to apply for voting before being permitted to vote.[2] The expat vote system was attributed responsibility for a major decrease in the turnout of Spaniards abroad during the years it had been in force.[3]

The 33 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. Seats were allocated to constituencies, corresponding to the provinces of Albacete, Ciudad Real, Cuenca, Guadalajara and Toledo, with each being allocated an initial minimum of three seats and the remaining 18 being distributed in proportion to their populations.[1][4]

As a result of the aforementioned allocation, each Cortes constituency was entitled the following seats:[5]

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The use of the D'Hondt method might result in a higher effective threshold, depending on the district magnitude.[6]

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 26 May 2019, setting the election date for the Cortes on Sunday, 28 May 2023.[1][4][7]

The president 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]

The election to the Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha were officially triggered on 4 April 2023 after the publication of the election decree in the Official Journal of Castilla–La Mancha (DOCM), scheduling for the chamber to convene on 22 June.[5]

Parliamentary composition

The table below shows the composition of the parliamentary groups in the Cortes at the time of dissolution.[8]

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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.[4][7]

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

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Campaign

Election debates

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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.

Graphical summary

Local regression trend line of poll results from 26 May 2019 to 28 May 2023, with each line corresponding to a political party.

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; 17 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha.

Color key:

  Poll conducted after legal ban on opinion polls

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Voting preferences

The table below lists raw, unweighted voting preferences.

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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 Junta of Communities of Castilla–La Mancha.

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Results

Overall

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Distribution by constituency

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Aftermath

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Notes

  1. Denotes a main invitee attending the event.
  2. Vote+Simpathy figures with undecided and/or abstentionists excluded.

References

Opinion poll sources
  1. "El PSOE ganaría las elecciones en Castilla-La Mancha, según el sondeo de GAD3 para CMM". CMM (in Spanish). 28 May 2023.
  2. "ElectoPanel Autonómico (13M)". Electomanía (in Spanish). 13 May 2023.
  3. "ElectoPanel Autonómico (6M)". Electomanía (in Spanish). 6 May 2023.
  4. "ElectoPanel Autonómico (29A)". Electomanía (in Spanish). 29 April 2023.
  5. "ElectoPanel Autonómico (22A)". Electomanía (in Spanish). 22 April 2023.
  6. "EP Autonómico 8A – comienza el juego". Electomanía (in Spanish). 8 April 2023.
  7. "García-Page obtendría una nueva y holgada mayoría absoluta en Castilla-La Mancha". El Digital Castilla-La Mancha (in Spanish). 18 December 2022.
  8. "Estimación de elecciones en Castilla-La Mancha". GAD3 (in Spanish). 26 January 2022.
  9. "El PP gobernaría con Vox, y Cs se quedaría fuera de Cortes". La Tribuna de Ciudad Real (in Spanish). 14 October 2021.
  10. "Una encuesta augura que el PP gobernaría hoy en Castilla-La Mancha con el apoyo de VOX". El Digital de Castilla-La Mancha (in Spanish). 1 September 2021.
  11. "El PSOE también extrapola a la región la última encuesta, y esto es lo que sale". El Digital Castilla-La Mancha (in Spanish). 22 December 2020.
  12. "El PSOE mantendría la mayoría absoluta en CLM". La Tribuna de Ciudad Real (in Spanish). 28 July 2020.
  13. "Page resiste en la región y mantiene la mayoría absoluta". La Tribuna de Toledo (in Spanish). 3 February 2020.
  14. "Encuesta del PSOE CLM: Page sube y la bajada de PP y Cs metería a Vox en las Cortes". El Digital Castilla-La Mancha (in Spanish). 3 December 2019.
Other
  1. Ley Orgánica 9/1982, de 10 de agosto, de Estatuto de Autonomía de Castilla-La Mancha (Organic Law 9) (in Spanish). 10 August 1982. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  2. Reig Pellicer, Naiara (16 December 2015). "Spanish elections: Begging for the right to vote". cafebabel.co.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  3. Araque Conde, Pilar (8 June 2022). "El Congreso acaba con el voto rogado: diez años de trabas burocráticas para los residentes en el extranjero". Público (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  4. Ley 5/1986, de 23 de diciembre, electoral de Castilla-La Mancha (Law 5) (in Spanish). 23 December 1986. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  5. 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.
  6. Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General (Organic Law 5) (in Spanish). 19 June 1985. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  7. "Elecciones a las Cortes de Castilla - La Mancha (1983 - 2019)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  8. "Composition. 10th Legislature". www.cortesclm.es (in Spanish). Cortes de Castilla-La Mancha. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  9. "Emiliano García-Page, reelegido secretario general del PSCM-PSOE con el 99,7 por ciento de los votos". La Voz de Talavera (in Spanish). 31 October 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  10. Ruiz, Javier (12 November 2021). "El PP de Castilla-La Mancha encara la carrera para desbancar a Page". El Confidencial (in Spanish). Toledo. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  11. Morlanes, Alberto (7 February 2023). "Doblete de Carmen Picazo por CS: el 28-M optará a la Junta y también a la Alcaldía de Albacete". El Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  12. "David Moreno, portavoz de Vox en Talavera, será el candidato a la Junta en Castilla-La Mancha". elDiario.es (in Spanish). 26 December 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  13. "José Luis García Gascón, elegido nuevo coordinador de Podemos Castilla-La Mancha". Cadena SER (in Spanish). 20 June 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  14. "García Gascón, elegido candidato de la confluencia de izquierdas en Castilla-La Mancha". El Digital Castilla-La Mancha (in Spanish). 23 February 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  15. Avilés, Alicia; Bravo, Francisca (23 May 2023). "Debate electoral en Castilla-La Mancha: todos contra un Page que defiende la "moderación" y haber "cumplido"". elDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  16. Avilés Pozo, Alicia (6 July 2023). "El último barón socialista con mayoría absoluta: Page, investido presidente". elDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 July 2023.

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