Catalonian parliamentary election, 2010

  • CiU claimed constituency
  • CiU wins added Constituency
  • PSC asserts constituency
  • ERC asserts constituency
  • ERC gains additional constituency
  • CiU
  • CiU (less than 5 % lead )
  • PSC
  • PP
  • ERC
  • ICV
  • C's
  • SI

The parliamentary elections in Catalonia was held on 28 November 2010. It ended with gains and losses of the bourgeois parties of the ruling coalition of 3 parties Socialists and green alternatives.

Selection mode

The regional parliament of Catalonia has 135 deputies. These were chosen in four election districts: 85 in the electoral district of Barcelona, 17 in the electoral district of Girona, 15 in the electoral district of Lleida and 18 in the electoral district of Tarragona. Were entitled to vote 5,363,688 people, of whom 3,152,630 ( 58.8%) made ​​use of their right to vote. The election was by proportional vote and the vote counting and allocation of mandates took place in D' Hondt method.

Election campaign and top candidates

The election campaign was dominated mainly by the discussion about the economic crisis and its management. It came in Catalonia to a disproportionately large increase in unemployment, were affected by the predominantly young people and low-skilled and to a drop in economic output even if Catalonia in two indicators still achieved better values ​​than the rest of Spain. Another issue discussed was the increased immigration to Catalonia, especially from Latin America, North Africa and Asia. In addition, as always, was the ratio of Catalonia to central Spain a topic. Two 2009 and 2010 newly founded secessionist parties solidarity Catalana per la Independència ( under the leadership of former president of FC Barcelona Joan Laporta ) and Reagrupament competed in the election. Another first came to the newly founded Catalan Pirate Party Pirates de Catalunya.

  • Artur Mas ( CiU )
  • José Montilla (PSC )
  • Joan Herrera i Torres (CV- EUiA )
  • Joan Puigcercós i Boixassa (ERC )
  • Albert Rivera ( C's )

Election results

Overall

  • Convergència Democràtica de Catalunya ( CDC)
  • Unio Democràtica de Catalunya (UDC )

Results by election districts

Barcelona

  • Convergència Democràtica de Catalunya ( CDC)
  • Unio Democràtica de Catalunya (UDC )

Girona

  • Convergència Democràtica de Catalunya ( CDC)
  • Unio Democràtica de Catalunya (UDC )

Lleida

  • Convergència Democràtica de Catalunya ( CDC)
  • Unio Democràtica de Catalunya (UDC )

Tarragona

  • Convergència Democràtica de Catalunya ( CDC)
  • Unio Democràtica de Catalunya (UDC )

The proportion of women in the newly elected parliament is 36 %.

After the election

As a result, the bourgeois parties, in particular the CiU and to a lesser extent, the PPC were able to gain votes. To this end, may have also helped that there was the Spanish government in Madrid under the Socialist Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, due to the severe economic crisis simmering in a low popularity. The reigning since 2003 in Catalonia 3 - party coalition of PSC, ERC and ICV EUiA under the leadership of the Socialist José Montilla suffered major losses and received 48 instead of 70 seats in parliament. Montilla then declared his resignation from the office of the President of the Generalitat. On 23 December, the CiU - Chairman Artur Mas was elected with 62 votes of the CiU at 28 abstentions, the PSC president of the Catalan regional government. The CiU had indeed can grow significantly votes, but missed with 62 of 135 seats, the absolute majority, so that the new CiU -led government can only rely on a minority in the Catalan Parliament.

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