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2023 Cantabrian regional election

The 2023 Cantabrian regional election was held on Sunday, 28 May 2023, to elect the 11th Parliament of the autonomous community of Cantabria. All 35 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in eleven other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

2023 Cantabrian regional election
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All 35 seats in the Parliament of Cantabria
18 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered507,438 1.3%
Turnout331,413 (65.3%)
0.4 pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader María José Sáenz de Buruaga Miguel Ángel Revilla Pablo Zuloaga
Party PP PRC PSOE
Leader since 22 January 2019 1983 16 July 2017
Last election 9 seats, 24.0% 14 seats, 37.6% 7 seats, 17.6%
Seats won 15 8 8
Seat change 6 6 1
Popular vote 116,198 67,523 66,917
Percentage 35.8% 20.8% 20.6%
Swing 11.8 pp 16.8 pp 3.0 pp
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Leticia Díaz Félix Álvarez
Party Vox CS
Leader since 17 January 2023 2 March 2019
Last election 2 seats, 5.1% 3 seats, 7.9%
Seats won 4 0
Seat change 2 3
Popular vote 35,982 7,527
Percentage 11.1% 2.3%
Swing 6.0 pp 5.6 pp
President before election

Miguel Ángel Revilla
PRC

Elected President

María José Sáenz de Buruaga
PP

Overview edit

Electoral system edit

The Parliament of Cantabria was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Cantabria, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Cantabrian 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 Cantabria 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 35 members of the Parliament of Cantabria 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 regionally.[1][4]

Election date edit

The term of the Parliament of Cantabria expired four years after the date of its previous election. Elections to the Parliament 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 Parliament on Sunday, 28 May 2023.[1][4][5]

The president had the prerogative to dissolve the Parliament of Cantabria 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. 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. 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.[1]

The election to the Parliament of Cantabria was officially triggered on 4 April 2023 after the publication of the election decree in the Official Gazette of Cantabria (BOC), scheduling for the chamber to convene on 22 June.[6]

Parliamentary composition edit

The table below shows the composition of the parliamentary groups in the Parliament at the time of dissolution.[7]

Parliamentary composition in April 2023
Groups Parties Legislators
Seats Total
Regionalist Parliamentary Group PRC 14 14
People's Parliamentary Group PP 9 9
Socialist Parliamentary Group PSOE 7 7
Citizens Parliamentary Group CS 3 3
Mixed Parliamentary Group Vox 2 2

Parties and candidates edit

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 Cantabria, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates.[4][5]

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

Candidacy Parties and
alliances 		Candidate Ideology Previous result Gov. Ref.
Votes (%) Seats
PRC
List
   Miguel Ángel Revilla Regionalism
Centrism 		37.64% 14  Y [8]
PP
List
   María José Sáenz de Buruaga Conservatism
Christian democracy 		24.04% 9  N [9]
PSOE
List
   Pablo Zuloaga Social democracy 17.61% 7  Y [10]
CS
List
   Félix Álvarez Liberalism 7.94% 3  N [11]
Vox
List
   Leticia Díaz Right-wing populism
Ultranationalism
National conservatism 		5.06% 2  N [12]
Podemos–IU
List
   Mónica Rodero Left-wing populism
Direct democracy
Democratic socialism 		5.04%[a] 0  N [13]
[14]

On 19 December 2019, Félix Álvarez resigned as leader of Citizens (CS) in Cantabria, citing "disagreements" with the party's leadership after a scandal broke out over the one-day hiring of Cs former leading candidate for the Congress of Deputies in the region, Rubén Gómez, a contract which Álvarez had publicly denied from having taken place.[15]

Opinion polls edit

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 edit

 
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 edit

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; 18 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of Cantabria.

Voting preferences edit

The table below lists raw, unweighted voting preferences.

Results edit

← Summary of the 28 May 2023 Parliament of Cantabria election results
 
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 116,198 35.78 +11.74 15 +6
Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC) 67,523 20.79 –16.85 8 –6
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 66,917 20.61 +3.00 8 +1
Vox (Vox) 35,982 11.08 +6.02 4 +2
We Can–United Left (Podemos–IU)1 13,395 4.12 –0.92 0 ±0
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (CS) 7,527 2.32 –5.62 0 –3
Cantabrists (Cantabristas) 5,522 1.70 +1.21 0 ±0
Animalist Party with the Environment (PACMA)2 1,837 0.57 ±0.00 0 ±0
Greens Equo (Equo) 1,548 0.48 New 0 ±0
WaveCantabria (OlaCantabria) 1,125 0.35 +0.01 0 ±0
Communist Party of the Workers of Spain (PCTE) 757 0.23 –0.01 0 ±0
Different Cantabria (Cantabria Distinta) 588 0.18 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots 5,809 1.75 +0.77
Total 324,728 35 ±0
Valid votes 324,728 97.98 –1.04
Invalid votes 6,685 2.02 +1.04
Votes cast / turnout 331,413 65.31 –0.40
Abstentions 176,025 34.69 +0.40
Registered voters 507,438
Sources[16]
Footnotes:
Popular vote
PP
 
 35.78%
PRC
 
 20.79%
PSOE
 
 20.61%
Vox
 
 11.08%
Podemos–IU
 
 4.12%
CS
 
 2.32%
Cantabristas
 
 1.70%
Others
 
 1.81%
Blank ballots
 
 1.75%
Seats
PP
 
 42.86%
PRC
 
 22.86%
PSOE
 
 22.86%
Vox
 
 11.43%

Aftermath edit

Further information: Government of María José Sáenz de Buruaga
Investiture
María José Sáenz de Buruaga (PP)
Ballot → 30 June 2023 3 July 2023
Required majority → 18 out of 35  N Simple  Y
Yes
  • • PP (15)
15 / 35
15 / 35
No
12 / 35
12 / 35
Abstentions
8 / 35
8 / 35
Absentees
0 / 35
0 / 35
Sources[17][18]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Results for Podemos (3.14%, 0 seats) and IU+Equo (Marea Cántabra) (1.90%, 0 seats) in the 2019 election.
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  3. ^ Vote+Simpathy figures with undecided and/or abstentionists excluded.

References edit

Opinion poll sources
  1. ^ "Elecciones autonómicas: El PP arrebataría al PSOE la Comunidad Valenciana, Castilla-La Mancha y La Rioja". La Razón (in Spanish). 22 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Revilla reeditaría el Gobierno de Cantabria si pacta con Podemos-IU además del PSOE". Público (in Spanish). 19 May 2023.
  3. ^ "La última encuesta electoral en Cantabria acerca a PRC y PSOE a la mayoría absoluta y deja fuera del Parlamento a Podemos-IU". elDiario.es (in Spanish). 21 May 2023.
  4. ^ "¿Podrá volver a gobernar Revilla en Cantabria? Estas son sus dos opciones en el último ElectoPanel". El Plural (in Spanish). 20 May 2023.
  5. ^ "EP Autonómico (20My – Final): nos espera un 28M de infarto". Electomanía (in Spanish). 20 May 2023.
  6. ^ "El último ElectoPanel no coincide con el CIS de Tezanos sobre el resultado de Revilla en Cantabria". El Plural (in Spanish). 13 May 2023.
  7. ^ "ElectoPanel Autonómico (13M)". Electomanía (in Spanish). 13 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Más que una 'encuesta' / ¿Por qué es tan importante para Revilla el escaño que quita al PP?". El Plural (in Spanish). 6 May 2023.
  9. ^ "ElectoPanel Autonómico (6M)". Electomanía (in Spanish). 6 May 2023.
  10. ^ "El PP da el 'sorpasso' a Revilla y puede mirar a Vox o PRC para alcanzar pactos". ABC (in Spanish). 13 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Una encuesta de Metroscopia anuncia el fin de Revilla y da Cantabria al PP y Vox". VozPópuli (in Spanish). 8 May 2023.
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  14. ^ "Cantabria / Revilla y PSOE suman más que PP y Vox, aunque Vox puede ser decisivo". El Plural (in Spanish). 29 April 2023.
  15. ^ "ElectoPanel Autonómico (29A)". Electomanía (in Spanish). 29 April 2023.
  16. ^ "Cantabria / La suma de PSOE y PRC supera la de PP y Vox". El Plural (in Spanish). 23 April 2023.
  17. ^ "ElectoPanel Autonómico (22A)". Electomanía (in Spanish). 22 April 2023.
  18. ^ "Revilla necesitará un pacto con el PSOE y Podemos-IU para un quinto mandato en Cantabria". elDiario.es (in Spanish). 19 April 2023.
  19. ^ "ElectoPanel Cantabria / La suma de PSOE y PRC roza la mayoría absoluta y Podemos resiste". El Plural (in Spanish). 15 April 2023.
  20. ^ "ElectoPanel Autonómico (15A) – varias CCAA en un puño". Electomanía (in Spanish). 15 April 2023.
  21. ^ "ElectoPanel Cantabria / La quinta legislatura de Revilla, en manos de la izquierda". El Plural (in Spanish). 8 April 2023.
  22. ^ "EP Autonómico 8A – comienza el juego". Electomanía (in Spanish). 8 April 2023.
  23. ^ "Revilla podrá reeditar el Gobierno de Cantabria con el PSOE, aun con el PP como primera fuerza". Público (in Spanish). 19 March 2023.
  24. ^ "Los populares, la fuerza más votada al lograr 5 escaños más en Cantabria". La Razón (in Spanish). 6 March 2023.
  25. ^ "PRC y PSOE se quedarían a las puertas de repetir la mayoría absoluta". El Diario Cantabria (in Spanish). 28 February 2023.
  26. ^ "Una encuesta pronostica el final de Revilla: el PP ganaría en Cantabria y podría gobernar con Vox". The Objective (in Spanish). 4 March 2023.
  27. ^ "[AUT] CANTABRIA. Encuesta Metroscopia 04/03/2023: PODEMOS-IU 5,6% (0/2), PSOE 20,6% (8), PRC 23,4% (9), CS 1,2%, PP 34,9% (13/14), VOX 9,5% (3/4)". Electográfica (in Spanish). 4 March 2023.
  28. ^ "El 'subidón' del PP en Cantabria no logra desbancar a un Revilla a la baja". El Mundo (in Spanish). 13 February 2023.
  29. ^ "[AUT] CANTABRIA. Encuesta SigmaDos 13/02/2023: PODEMOS-IU 5,4% (2), PSOE 18,1% (6/7), PRC 31,8% (12), CS 1,8%, PP 33,4% (12), VOX 7,9% (2/3)". Electográfica (in Spanish). 13 February 2023.
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  32. ^ "EP (Cantabria 31Ag): empate perfecto entre PP y PRC". Electomanía (in Spanish). 31 August 2022.
  33. ^ "CANTABRIA. Encuesta Logos Lab 06/03/2022: PODEMOS-IU 5,0% (2), PSOE 19,5% (7), PRC 31,5% (12), Cs 3,9%, PP 26,1% (10), VOX 10,0% (4)". Electograph (in Spanish). 6 March 2022.
  34. ^ "EP Cantabria (28F): empate a escaños entre el PRC y el PP". Electomanía (in Spanish). 28 February 2022.
  35. ^ "PRC y PSOE podrían reeditar el pacto de Gobierno, y Podemos regresaría al Parlamento". El Diario Cantabria (in Spanish). 1 December 2021.
  36. ^ "Cantabria (EP 31M): Revilla, en apuros, cae y queda al borde del sorpasso del PP". Electomanía (in Spanish). 31 May 2021.
  37. ^ "CANTABRIA. Encuesta Metroscopia (interna PP) 01/05/2021: IU 1,5%, PODEMOS 4,6%, PSOE 21,7% (9), PRC 26,1% (10), Cs 2,9%, PP 28,9% (12), VOX 9,8% (4)". Electograph (in Spanish). 1 May 2021.
  38. ^ "EP (28F – Cantabria): Revilla sube, Vox alcanza el 10%. Podemos y Cs, extraparlamentarios". Electomanía (in Spanish). 28 February 2021.
  39. ^ "Estimación oleada Cantabria Noviembre 2020. Autonómicas 2023". SyM Consulting (in Spanish). 27 November 2020.
  40. ^ "CANTABRIA. Encuesta SyM Consulting 27/11/2020: IU 1,8%, PODEMOS 3,8%, PSOE 16,6% (6/7), PRC 31,0% (12/13), Cs 3,9%, PP 22,4% (9), VOX 17,9% (7)". Electograph (in Spanish). 27 November 2020.
  41. ^ "EP (17My): Cantabria – victoria de Revilla, pero la Presidencia pende de un hilo". Electomanía (in Spanish). 17 May 2020.
  42. ^ "MacroPanel Autonómico (17My): 8 gobiernos para PSOE+, 8 para PP+ y 3 para otros+". Electomanía (in Spanish). 17 May 2020.
  43. ^ "Estimación oleada Cantabria Mayo 2020. Autonómicas 2023". SyM Consulting (in Spanish). 14 May 2020.
  44. ^ "CANTABRIA. Encuesta SyM Consulting 14/05/2020: IU 1,5%, PODEMOS 5,5% (2), PSOE 20,4% (8), PRC 37,9% (14/15), Cs 4,3%, PP 21,2% (8), VOX 6,8% (2/3)". Electograph (in Spanish). 14 May 2020.
  45. ^ "El PRC perdería a la mitad de sus votantes sin Miguel Angel Revilla como candidato". eldiario.es (in Spanish). 17 February 2020.
  46. ^ "CANTABRIA. Encuesta SW Demoscopia: UP 7,1% (2), PSOE 22,5% (9), PRC 32,5% (13), Cs 3,9%, PP 22,4% (8), VOX 8,6% (3)". Electograph (in Spanish). 17 February 2020.
Other
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