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2005 Basque regional election

The 2005 Basque regional election was held on Sunday, 17 April 2005, to elect the 8th Parliament of the Basque Autonomous Community. All 75 seats in the Parliament were up for election.

2005 Basque regional election
← 2001 17 April 2005 2009 →
All 75 seats in the Basque Parliament
38 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered1,799,523 Red arrow down0.8%
Turnout1,223,634 (68.0%)
Red arrow down11.0 pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Juan José Ibarretxe Patxi López María San Gil
Party PNV–EA PSE–EE (PSOE) PP
Leader since 31 January 1998 23 March 2002 6 November 2004
Leader's seat Álava Biscay Guipúzcoa
Last election 33 seats, 42.4% 13 seats, 17.8% 19 seats, 22.9%
Seats won 29 18 15
Seat change Red arrow down4 Green arrow up5 Red arrow down4
Popular vote 468,117 274,546 210,614
Percentage 38.4% 22.5% 17.3%
Swing Red arrow down4.0 pp Green arrow up4.7 pp Red arrow down5.6 pp
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Maite Aranburu Javier Madrazo Aintzane Ezenarro
Party PCTV/EHAK EB–B Aralar
Leader since 2005 14 May 1994 14 November 2004
Leader's seat Biscay Biscay Guipúzcoa
Last election 7 seats, 10.0%[a] 3 seats, 5.5%[b] Did not contest
Seats won 9 3 1
Seat change Green arrow up2 Blue arrow right0 Green arrow up1
Popular vote 150,644 65,023 28,180
Percentage 12.4% 5.3% 2.3%
Swing Green arrow up2.4 pp Red arrow down0.2 pp New party
Lehendakari before election

Juan José Ibarretxe
EAJ/PNV

Elected Lehendakari

Juan José Ibarretxe
EAJ/PNV

The electoral coalition Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA) won 29 seats, the Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE) came second with 18 seats, the People's Party (PP) came in third with 15 seats. The controversial Communist Party of the Basque Homelands (PCTV/EHAK) won 9 seats, having been endorsed by the banned Batasuna party.

Overview

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Electoral system

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The Basque Parliament was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of the Basque Country, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Basque Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a lehendakari.[1] Voting for the Parliament was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over 18 years of age, registered in the Basque Country and in full enjoyment of their political rights.

The 75 members of the Basque Parliament 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 Álava, Biscay and Guipúzcoa, with each being allocated a fixed number of 25 seats in order to provide for an equal parliamentary representation of the three provinces, as required under the regional statute of autonomy.[1][2]

Election date

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The term of the Basque Parliament expired four years after the date of its previous election, unless it was dissolved earlier. The election decree was required to be issued no later than the twenty-fifth day prior to the date of expiry of parliament and published on the following day in the Official Gazette of the Basque Country (BOPV), with election day taking place on the fifty-fourth day from publication. The previous election was held on 13 May 2001, which meant that the legislature's term would have expired on 13 May 2005. The election decree was required to be published in the BOPV no later than 19 April 2005, with the election taking place on the fifty-fourth day from publication, setting the latest possible election date for the Parliament on Sunday, 12 June 2005.[1][2]

The lehendakari had the prerogative to dissolve the Basque Parliament at any given time and call a snap election, provided that no motion of no confidence was in process. In the event of an investiture process failing to elect a lehendakari within a sixty-day period from the Parliament re-assembly, the Parliament was to be dissolved and a fresh election called.[3]

Parties and candidates

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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.[2][4]

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

Candidacy Parties and
alliances 		Leading candidate Ideology Previous result Gov. Ref.
Votes (%) Seats
PNV–EA
List
   Juan José Ibarretxe Basque nationalism
Christian democracy
Conservative liberalism 		42.38% 33  Y
PP
List
   María San Gil Conservatism
Christian democracy 		22.93% 19  N [5]
[6]
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PSE–EE
(PSOE)
List
   Patxi López Social democracy 17.76% 13  N [8]
[9]
PCTV/EHAK
List
   Maite Aranburu Basque independence
Abertzale left
Communism 		10.04%[a] 7  N
EB–B
List
   Javier Madrazo Eco-socialism
Social democracy
Democratic socialism 		5.53%[b] 3  Y
UA
List
   Enriqueta Benito Alavese regionalism
Christian democracy 		New party[c]  N
Aralar
List
   Aintzane Ezenarro Basque independence
Left-wing nationalism
Democratic socialism 		New party  N

Opinion polls

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The table below lists voting intention estimates 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. When available, seat projections determined by the polling organisations are displayed below (or in place of) the percentages in a smaller font; 38 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Basque Parliament.

Color key:

  Exit poll

Results

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Overall

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← Summary of the 17 April 2005 Basque Parliament election results →
 
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total /−
Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA) 468,117 38.38 –4.00 29 –4
Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) 274,546 22.51 4.75 18 5
People's Party (PP) 210,614 17.27 –5.66 15 –4
Communist Party of the Basque Homelands (PCTV/EHAK)1 150,644 12.35 2.31 9 2
United Left–Greens (EB–B)2 65,023 5.33 –0.20 3 ±0
Aralar (Aralar) 28,180 2.31 New 1 1
Alavese Unity (UA) 4,117 0.34 New 0 ±0
Greens–Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (B–PACMA) 4,049 0.33 New 0 ±0
Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI) 2,354 0.19 New 0 ±0
Humanist Party (PH) 1,514 0.12 –0.14 0 ±0
For a Fairer World (PUM J) 1,261 0.10 New 0 ±0
Carlist Party of the Basque Country–Carlist Party (EKA–PC) 179 0.01 –0.03 0 ±0
Blank ballots 9,001 0.74 –0.07
Total 1,219,599 75 ±0
Valid votes 1,219,599 99.67 0.10
Invalid votes 4,035 0.33 –0.10
Votes cast / turnout 1,223,634 68.00 –10.97
Abstentions 575,889 32.00 10.97
Registered voters 1,799,523
Sources[10][11]
Footnotes:
Popular vote
PNV–EA
 
 38.38%
PSE–EE (PSOE)
 
 22.51%
PP
 
 17.27%
PCTV/EHAK
 
 12.35%
EB–B
 
 5.33%
Aralar
 
 2.31%
Others
 
 1.10%
Blank ballots
 
 0.74%
Seats
PNV–EA
 
 38.67%
PSE–EE (PSOE)
 
 24.00%
PP
 
 20.00%
PCTV/EHAK
 
 12.00%
EB–B
 
 4.00%
Aralar
 
 1.33%

Distribution by constituency

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Constituency PNV–EA PSE–EE PP EHAK EB–B Aralar
% S % S % S % S % S % S
Álava 30.4 8 25.3 7 25.8 7 13.2 2 4.9 1 1.5 –
Biscay 40.7 11 23.2 6 17.5 5 10.0 2 5.5 1 1.6 –
Guipúzcoa 38.0 10 20.1 5 13.2 3 18.1 5 5.2 1 3.9 1
Total 38.4 29 22.5 18 17.3 15 12.4 9 5.3 3 2.3 1
Sources[10][11]

Aftermath

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Investiture
Ballot → 22 June 2005[f] 23 June 2005[f]
Required majority → 38 out of 75 Simple
34 / 75
  N
34 / 75
  Y
33 / 75
  N
33 / 75
  N
Blank ballots
1 / 75
1 / 75
Absentees
0 / 75
0 / 75
Sources[10]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Results for EH in the 2001 election.
  2. ^ a b Results for IU/EB in the 2001 election.
  3. ^ UA contested the 1996 election in an electoral alliance with the PP, securing 1 seat.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am Within PNV.
  5. ^ a b c d e f Within PP.
  6. ^ a b 7 EHAK MPs cast invalid ballots in the 22 and 23 June votes.

References

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Opinion poll sources
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  4. ^ "El PSOE y el PP se consolidan por delante del tripartito". Cadena SER (in Spanish). 17 April 2005. Archived from the original on 18 April 2005. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
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