Madrilenian parliamentary election, October 2003
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All 111 seats in the Assembly of Madrid 56 seats needed for a majority |
Opinion polls |
Registered |
4,460,349 0.3% |
Turnout |
2,788,495 (62.5%)
6.7 pp |
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First party |
Second party |
Third party |
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![](../I/m/Esperanza_Aguirre_2008_(cropped).jpg) |
![](../I/m/Rafael_Simancas_2012_(cropped-2).jpg) |
![](../I/m/Fausto_Fern%C3%A1ndez_2014c_(cropped).jpg) |
Leader |
Esperanza Aguirre |
Rafael Simancas |
Fausto Fernández |
Party |
PP |
PSM–PSOE |
IU |
Leader since |
16 October 2002 |
26 November 2000 |
11 July 2002 |
Last election |
55 seats, 46.7% |
47 seats, 40.0% |
9 seats, 7.7% |
Seats won |
57 |
45 |
9 |
Seat change |
2 |
2 |
±0 |
Popular vote |
1,346,588 |
1,083,205 |
236,013 |
Percentage |
48.5% |
39.0% |
8.5% |
Swing |
1.8 pp |
1.0 pp |
0.8 pp |
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The October 2003 Madrilenian parliamentary election was held on Sunday, 26 October 2003, to elect the 7th Assembly of Madrid, the regional legislature of the Spanish autonomous community of Madrid. At stake were all 111 seats in the Assembly, determining the President of the Community of Madrid. This was a snap election, held as a result of the parliamentary deadlock resulting from the May 2003 election and the Tamayazo scandal.
The People's Party (PP) recovered the absolute majority it had lost in the previous election, at the expense of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, which suffered from the scandal of its rebel MPs and lost the opportunity to regain the community's government after 8 years in opposition. United Left (IU) made advances, increasing its vote share, but failing to translate it into new seats.
As a result of the election, Esperanza Aguirre was able to be elected as President of Madrid, becoming the first woman to be named to the office.
Electoral system
The number of seats in the regional Assembly was determined by the population count, with 1 seat per each 50,000 inhabitants or fraction greater than 25,000, according to the most updated census data.[1] The updated population census for the October 2003 election was the corresponding to year 2002 (5,527,152), the same than the one for the May 2003 election; thus, the Assembly size was maintained to 111 seats.[2]
All Assembly members were elected in a single multi-member district, consisting of the Community's territory (the province of Madrid), 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 5% of valid votes in all of the community (which include blank ballots—for none of the above) were entitled to enter the seat distribution.[3]
Opinion polls
Vote
Poll results are listed in the table below in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first. 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. Poll results use the date the survey's fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. However, if such date is unknown, the date of publication will be given instead.
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. 56 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Madrid Assembly.
Results
← Summary of the 26 October 2003 Madrid Assembly election results →
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Party |
Vote |
Seats |
Votes |
% |
±pp |
Won |
+/− |
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People's Party (PP) |
1,346,588 | 48.48 | 1.82 |
57 | 2 |
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Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
1,083,205 | 39.00 | 1.01 |
45 | 2 |
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United Left of the Madrid Community (IUCM) |
236,013 | 8.50 | 0.83 |
9 | ±0 |
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The Greens of the Madrid Community (LVCM) |
14,067 | 0.51 | 0.41 |
0 | ±0 |
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The Greens (LV) |
12,665 | 0.46 | 0.92 |
0 | ±0 |
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Citizens for Blank Votes (CenB) |
8,111 | 0.29 | New |
0 | ±0 |
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New Socialism (NS) |
6,176 | 0.22 | New |
0 | ±0 |
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National Democracy (DN) |
3,694 | 0.13 | 0.02 |
0 | ±0 |
Parties with less than 0.1% of the vote |
18,670 |
0.67 |
– |
0 |
±0 |
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Family and Life Party (PFyV) |
2,326 | 0.08 | 0.05 |
0 | ±0 |
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The Falange (FE) |
2,212 | 0.08 | 0.06 |
0 | ±0 |
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Spanish Falange of the JONS (FE-JONS) |
2,036 | 0.07 | 0.01 |
0 | ±0 |
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Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE) |
1,894 | 0.07 | 0.01 |
0 | ±0 |
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Romantic Mutual Support Party (PMAR) |
1,504 | 0.05 | New |
0 | ±0 |
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Legal Association of Widows and Wives' Party (PAVIEL) |
1,461 | 0.05 | 0.02 |
0 | ±0 |
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Republican Left (IR) |
1,396 | 0.05 | 0.03 |
0 | ±0 |
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Humanist Party (PH) |
1,323 | 0.05 | 0.04 |
0 | ±0 |
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Madrilian Independent Regional Party (PRIM) |
1,255 | 0.05 | 0.02 |
0 | ±0 |
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Communal Land-Castilian Nationalist Party (TC-PNC) |
1,135 | 0.04 | 0.02 |
0 | ±0 |
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Another Democracy is Possible (OtraDem) |
904 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
0 | ±0 |
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Citizen Unity Party (PUC) |
776 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
0 | ±0 |
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Federal Progresists (PF) |
448 | 0.02 | New |
0 | ±0 |
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Spanish Democratic Party (PADE) |
0 | 0.00 | 0.12 |
0 | ±0 |
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Blank ballots |
48,433 | 1.74 | 0.25 |
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Total |
2,777,622 | 100.00 | |
111 | ±0 |
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Valid votes |
2,777,622 | 99.61 | 0.06 |
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Invalid votes |
10,873 | 0.39 | 0.06 |
Votes cast / turnout |
2,788,495 | 62.52 | 6.67 |
Abstentions |
1,671,854 | 37.48 | 6.67 |
Registered voters |
4,460,349 | |
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Source(s):
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Vote share |
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PP |
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48.48% |
PSOE |
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39.00% |
IUCM |
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8.50% |
Others |
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2.28% |
Blank ballots |
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1.74% |
Parliamentary seats |
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PP |
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51.35% |
PSOE |
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40.54% |
IUCM |
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8.11% |
References