Navarrese parliamentary election, 2007

Navarrese parliamentary election, 2007
Navarre
27 May 2007

All 50 seats in the Parliament of Navarre
26 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered 471,647 Increase1.5%
Turnout 347,851 (73.8%)
Increase3.1 pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Miguel Sanz Patxi Zabaleta Fernando Puras
Party UPN NaBai PSN–PSOE
Leader since 17 January 1995 16 September 2006 30 September 2006
Last election 23 seats, 41.5% 8 seats, 17.8%[lower-alpha 1] 11 seats, 22.5%
Seats won 22 12 12
Seat change Decrease1 Increase4 Increase1
Popular vote 139,122 77,893 74,157
Percentage 42.2% 23.6% 22.5%
Swing Increase0.7 pp Increase5.8 pp Increase1.3 pp

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Juan Cruz Allí Jon Erro
Party CDN IUN-NEB
Leader since 10 April 1995 February 2004
Last election 4 seats, 7.7% 4 seats, 8.8%
Seats won 2 2
Seat change Decrease2 Decrease2
Popular vote 14,418 14,337
Percentage 4.4% 4.3%
Swing Decrease3.3 pp Decrease4.5 pp

President before election

Miguel Sanz
UPN

Elected President

Miguel Sanz
UPN

The 2007 Navarrese parliamentary election was held on Sunday, 27 May 2007, to elect the 8th Parliament of Navarre, the regional legislature of the Spanish autonomous community of Navarre. At stake were all 50 seats in the Parliament, determining the President of Navarre.

The ruling Navarrese People's Union Democrats' Convergence of Navarre coalition lost the absolute majority it had enjoyed in the previous legislature, but Miguel Sanz was able to be re-elected President of Navarre for a fourth term thanks to the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party backing down on the possibility of forming an alternative government with Nafarroa Bai and United Left.

Electoral system

The 50 members of the Parliament of Navarre were elected in a single multi-member district, consisting of the Community's territory (the province of Navarre), using the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation system.

Voting was on the basis of universal suffrage in a secret ballot. Only lists polling above 3% of the total vote in all of the community (which include blank ballotsfor none of the above) were entitled to enter the seat distribution.[1]

As per the Navarrese Electoral Law, election day was set for the fourth Sunday of May every four years.[1] From the 2001 reform of Navarre's Statute of Autonomy, the President of Navarre could dissolve Parliament and call for a snap election at a time different than the legally established date, but was barred from doing so when less than one year remained for the next election's scheduled date. A new election would also have been automatically held in the event of a parliamentary deadlock in the choosing of a new President. Before the 2001 reform, the head of the largest parliamentary party did automatically become President if no other candidate obtained a majority within 90 days. In both cases, the newly elected Parliament would have a full mandate for a four-year period.[2]

Opinion polls

Vote

Poll results are listed in the table below in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first, and using the date the survey's fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. If such date is unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed in bold, and the background shaded in the leading party's colour. In the instance that there is a tie, then no figure is shaded. The lead column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the two parties with the highest figures. When a specific poll does not show a data figure for a party, the party's cell corresponding to that poll is shown empty.

Seat projections

Opinion polls showing seat projections are displayed in the table below. The highest seat figures in each polling survey have their background shaded in the leading party's colour. In the instance that there is a tie, then no figure is shaded. 26 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of Navarre.

Results

Summary of the 27 May 2007 Navarrese Parliament election results
Party Vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
Navarrese People's Union (UPN) 139,122 42.19 Increase0.71 22 Decrease1
Yes to Navarre (NaBai)[lower-alpha 1] 77,893 23.62 Increase5.80 12 Increase4
Socialist Party of Navarre (PSN-PSOE) 74,157 22.49 Increase1.34 12 Increase1
Democrats' Convergence of Navarre (CDN) 14,418 4.37 Decrease3.28 2 Decrease2
United Left of Navarre (IUN-NEB) 14,337 4.35 Decrease4.43 2 Decrease2
Navarrese Cannabis Representation (RCN-NOK) 4,707 1.43 New 0 ±0
Carlist Party (PC) 541 0.16 Decrease0.17 0 ±0
Blank ballots 4,580 1.39 Decrease0.99
Total 329,755 100.00 50 ±0
Valid votes 329,755 94.80 Increase1.28
Invalid votes 18,096 5.20 Decrease1.28
Votes cast / turnout 347,851 73.75 Increase3.05
Abstentions 123,796 26.25 Decrease3.05
Registered voters 471,647
Source: Argos Information Portal
Vote share
UPN
 
42.19%
NaBai
 
23.62%
PSN-PSOE
 
22.49%
CDN
 
4.37%
IUN-NEB
 
4.35%
RCN-NOK
 
1.43%
PC
 
0.16%
Blank ballots
 
1.39%
Parliamentary seats
UPN
 
44.00%
NaBai
 
24.00%
PSN-PSOE
 
24.00%
CDN
 
4.00%
IUN-NEB
 
4.00%

Post-election

Investiture voting

Candidate Date Vote UPN NB PSN CDN IUN-NEB Total
Miguel Sanz
(UPN)
9 Aug 2007
Majority required:
Absolute (26/50)
Yes 22 2
24 / 50
No 12 11a 2
25 / 50
Abst.
0 / 50
11 Aug 2007
Majority required:
Simple
YesYes 22 2
24 / 50
No 12 2
14 / 50
Abst. 1b
1 / 50
Source: Historia Electoral - Elections to the Parliament of Navarre

a 1 PSN MP cast an invalid vote.
b 11 PSN MPs cast blank votes.

Notes

  1. 1 2 Compared to the Aralar+Eusko Alkartasuna/Basque Nationalist Party+Assembly results in the 2003 election.

References

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