2007 Navarrese regional election
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| Registered | 471,653  1.5% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 348,039 (73.8%)3.1 pp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2007 Navarrese regional election was held on Sunday, 27 May 2007, to elect the 8th Parliament of the Chartered Community of Navarre. All 50 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.
The ruling Navarrese People's Union — Convergence of Democrats 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.
Overview[]
Electoral system[]
The Parliament of Navarre was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the Chartered Community of Navarre, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Reintegration and Enhancement of the Foral Regime of Navarre Law, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a President of the Foral Deputation.[1] Voting was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered in Navarre and in full enjoyment of their political rights.
The 50 members of the Parliament of Navarre were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with a threshold of 3 percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied regionally. Parties not reaching the threshold were not taken into consideration for seat distribution.[2]
The electoral law provided that parties, federations, coalitions and groupings of electors were allowed to present lists of candidates. However, groupings of electors were required to secure the signature of at least 1 percent of the electors registered in Navarre. Electors were barred from signing for more than one list of candidates. Concurrently, parties and federations intending to enter in coalition to take part jointly at an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election being called.[2][3][4]
Election date[]
The term of the Parliament of Navarre 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 25 May 2003, setting the election date for the Parliament on Sunday, 27 May 2007.[1][2][3][4]
The President of the Foral Deputation has the prerogative to dissolve the Parliament of Navarre 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 under this procedure. In the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional President within a thirty-day 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]
Parliamentary composition[]
The Parliament of Navarre was officially dissolved on 3 April 2007, after the publication of the dissolution decree in the Official Gazette of Navarre.[5] The table below shows the composition of the parliamentary groups in the Parliament at the time of dissolution.
| Groups | Parties | Legislators | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seats | Total | ||||
| Navarrese People's Union Parliamentary Group | UPN | 23 | 23 | ||
| Socialists of the Parliament of Navarre Parliamentary Group |
PSN–PSOE | 11 | 11 | ||
| United Left of Navarre Parliamentary Group | IU | 4 | 4 | ||
| Aralar Parliamentary Group | Aralar | 4 | 4 | ||
| Convergence of Democrats of Navarre Parliamentary Group |
CDN | 4 | 4 | ||
| Basque Solidarity Parliamentary Group | EA | 3 | 3 | ||
| Mixed Group | EAJ/PNV | 1 | 1 | ||
Opinion polls[]
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; 26 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of Navarre.
- Color key:
Exit poll
| Polling firm/Commissioner | Fieldwork date | Sample size | Turnout | 
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CDN | 
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PNV |  
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Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 regional election | 27 May 2007 | N/A | 73.8 | 42.2 22 |
22.5 12 |
4.3 2 |
[b] | 4.4 2 |
[b] | [b] | [b] | – | 23.6 12 |
18.6 |
| Ipsos/RTVE–FORTA[p 1][p 2][p 3] | 27 May 2007 | ? | ? | 36.8 19/21 |
22.3 11/13 |
5.0 2 |
[b] | 3.3 1 |
[b] | [b] | [b] | – | 26.9 14/16 |
9.9 |
| Opina/El País[p 3][p 4][p 5] | 14–17 May 2007 | ? | ? | 40.0 22 |
26.0 14 |
5.0 2 |
[b] | 1.4 0 |
[b] | [b] | [b] | – | 23.5 12 |
14.0 |
| Celeste-Tel/Terra[p 6][p 7] | 9–15 May 2007 | ? | ? | 39.6 21/22 |
20.1 11 |
6.9 3 |
[b] | 5.4 2/3 |
[b] | [b] | [b] | – | 23.2 12/13 |
16.4 |
| CIES/Diario de Navarra[p 3][p 8][p 9] | 3–11 May 2007 | 1,505 | 76 | 41.2 21/23 |
22.1 11/12 |
5.7 2/3 |
[b] | 5.5 2/3 |
[b] | [b] | [b] | (6.9) | 23.9 12/13 |
17.3 |
| Opina/Cadena SER[p 10][p 11] | 8 May 2007 | 1,000 | ? | 38.0 21 |
24.5 13 |
7.0 3 |
[b] | 3.0 0 |
[b] | [b] | [b] | – | 23.0 13 |
13.5 |
| Sigma Dos/El Mundo[p 12][p 13][p 14] | 27 Apr–8 May 2007 | 500 | ? | 43.3 22/24 |
23.4 12/13 |
6.8 3 |
[b] | 3.2 1 |
[b] | [b] | [b] | – | 20.5 10/11 |
19.9 |
| CIS[p 15][p 16] | 9 Apr–6 May 2007 | 1,189 | ? | 38.7 20/21 |
18.6 10 |
6.4 3 |
[b] | 5.9 3 |
[b] | [b] | [b] | – | 25.8 13/14 |
12.9 |
| TNS Demoscopia/Antena 3[p 3][p 17] | 2–5 May 2007 | 503 | 71.5 | 43.0 22/23 |
20.2 10/11 |
7.2 3/4 |
[b] | 4.8 2 |
[b] | [b] | [b] | 3.6 0/2 |
20.5 10/11 |
22.5 |
| Quor/Diario de Noticias[p 3][p 18] | 20–24 Apr 2007 | 1,100 | ? | 37.0 20/21 |
25.7 12/13 |
7.0 3 |
[b] | 5.1 2 |
[b] | [b] | [b] | – | 25.0 12 |
11.3 |
| Intereconomía[p 19] | 23 Mar 2007 | 1,006 | ? | 46.0 25 |
20.0 11 |
7.0 3 |
[b] | 6.0 3 |
[b] | [b] | [b] | – | 15.0 8 |
26.0 |
| Sigma Dos/El Mundo[p 20][p 21] | 16–24 Nov 2006 | ? | ? | ? 21/23 |
? 10/11 |
? 3 |
[b] | ? 2 |
[b] | [b] | [b] | – | ? 12/13 |
? |
| CIES/Diario de Navarra[p 3][p 22] | 25 Oct–6 Nov 2006 | 960 | 72 | 40.7 21 |
21.9 11 |
8.2 4 |
[b] | 7.4 3 |
[b] | [b] | [b] | – | 20.9 11 |
18.8 |
| 72 | 39.4 21 |
21.2 11 |
7.9 4 |
[b] | 7.2 3 |
[b] | [b] | [b] | 5.6 2 |
17.8 9 |
18.2 | |||
| CIES/Diario de Navarra[p 23] | 18–30 May 2006 | 1,600 | 72 | 38.1 21 |
21.6 12 |
8.5 4 |
8.9 4 |
5.7 3 |
5.0 2 |
3.1 1 |
2.4 0 |
6.3 3 |
– | 16.5 |
| CIES/Diario de Navarra[p 24] | 28 Sep–5 Oct 2005 | 800 | ? | 41.0 22 |
25.2 13 |
8.1 4 |
10.1 5 |
5.5 2 |
6.4 3 |
3.0 1 |
[c] | – | – | 15.8 |
| ? | 39.2 22 |
24.1 13 |
7.5 3 |
8.9 4 |
5.3 2 |
6.2 3 |
2.1 0 |
[c] | 6.0 3 |
– | 15.1 | |||
| 2004 EP election | 13 Jun 2004 | N/A | 46.2 | 45.2 (25) |
34.9 (19) |
4.3 (2) |
4.4 (2) |
0.9 (0) |
4.8 (2) |
– | 2.1 (0) |
– | – | 10.3 |
| 2004 general election | 14 Mar 2004 | N/A | 76.2 | 37.6 (20) |
33.6 (18) |
5.9 (3) |
[b] | 1.4 (0) |
[b] | [b] | [b] | – | 18.0 (9) |
4.0 |
| 2003 regional election | 25 May 2003 | N/A | 70.7 | 41.5 23 |
21.2 11 |
8.8 4 |
7.8 4 |
7.7 4 |
7.4 4 |
2.6 0 |
[c] | – | – | 20.3 |
Results[]
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| Parties and coalitions | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | ||
| Navarrese People's Union (UPN) | 139,132 | 42.19 | +0.71 | 22 | –1 | |
| Navarre Yes (NaBai)1 | 77,872 | 23.62 | +5.80 | 12 | +4 | |
| Socialist Party of Navarre (PSN–PSOE) | 74,158 | 22.49 | +1.34 | 12 | +1 | |
| Convergence of Democrats of Navarre (CDN) | 14,412 | 4.37 | –3.28 | 2 | –2 | |
| United Left of Navarre (IUN/NEB) | 14,337 | 4.35 | –4.43 | 2 | –2 | |
| Navarrese Cannabis Representation (RCN/NOK) | 4,705 | 1.43 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Carlist Party (EKA) | 541 | 0.16 | –0.17 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Blank ballots | 4,581 | 1.39 | –0.99 | |||
| Total | 329,738 | 50 | ±0 | |||
| Valid votes | 329,738 | 94.74 | +1.22 | |||
| Invalid votes | 18,301 | 5.26 | –1.22 | |||
| Votes cast / turnout | 348,039 | 73.79 | +3.09 | |||
| Abstentions | 123,614 | 26.21 | –3.09 | |||
| Registered voters | 471,653 | |||||
| Sources[7][8][9] | ||||||
Footnotes:
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Aftermath[]
Investiture processes to elect the President of the Government of Navarre required for an absolute majority—more than half the votes cast—to be obtained in the first ballot. If unsuccessful, a new ballot would be held 24 hours later requiring only of a simple majority—more affirmative than negative votes—to succeed. If such majorities were not achieved, successive candidate proposals would be processed under the same procedure. In the event of the investiture process failing to elect a regional President within a thirty-day period from the first ballot, the Parliament would be automatically dissolved and a snap election called.[1]
| Investiture Miguel Sanz (UPN) | |||
| Ballot → | 10 August 2007[d] | 12 August 2007[d] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Required majority → | 26 out of 50 
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Simple 
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24 / 50
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24 / 50
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25 / 50
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14 / 50
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Abstentions
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0 / 50
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1 / 50
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| Absentees | 0 / 50
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0 / 50
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| Sources[9] | |||
Notes[]
- ^ Results for Aralar (7.83%, 4 seats), EA–PNV (7.43%, 4 seats) and Batzarre (2.56%, 0 seats) in the 2003 election.
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- ^ a b c Within EA.
- ^ a b 1 PSN MP cast an invalid ballot in the 10 August vote; 11 PSN MPs cast blank ballots on 12 August.
References[]
- Opinion poll sources
- ^ "Navarra y Baleares podrían cambiar de gobierno". Expansión (in Spanish). 27 May 2007.
- ^ "Sondeo de EiTB". Auzolan (in Spanish). 27 May 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f ""Elecciones 2007: Análisis en caliente"" (PDF). Auzolan (in Spanish). 11 June 2007.
- ^ "Rajoy saca peor nota que Zapatero en los bastiones electorales del PP". El País (in Spanish). 20 May 2007.
- ^ "UPN se tambalea en Navarra por el ascenso de PSN y Nafarroa Bai". El País (in Spanish). 20 May 2007.
- ^ "Vuelco electoral en Navarra, Baleares y Canarias y aplastante victoria del PP en Madrid". Terra (in Spanish). 17 May 2007. Archived from the original on 20 May 2007. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ "Encuestas autonómicas". Celeste-Tel (in Spanish). 17 May 2007. Archived from the original on 11 May 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ "UPN-CDN tienen difícil repetir la mayoría y hay casi un empate técnico con la oposición". Diario de Navarra (in Spanish). 19 May 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.
- ^ "Sondeos electorales CIES" (PDF). CIES (in Spanish). 22 May 2011.
- ^ "El PP navarro, UPN, perderá la mayoría absoluta". Cadena SER (in Spanish). 12 May 2007.
- ^ "Informe Navarra. Mayo 2007". Cadena SER (in Spanish). 12 May 2007. Archived from the original on 26 May 2007.
- ^ "Sondeo de Sigma Dos: El PP renovaría siete autonomías y podría perder dos". El Mundo (in Spanish). 12 May 2007.
- ^ "Elecciones 27-M / Sondeo El Mundo-Sigma Dos". El Mundo (in Spanish). 12 May 2007.
- ^ ""Sigma-dos" otorga hasta 24 escaños a UPN y "Opina" los reduce a 21". Diario de Navarra (in Spanish). 13 May 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.
- ^ "Preelectoral elecciones autonómicas, 2007. Comunidad Foral de Navarra (Estudio nº 2698. Abril-Mayo 2007)" (PDF). CIS (in Spanish). 11 May 2007.
- ^ "La aritmética juega en contra del PSOE sólo en las islas Canarias". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 12 May 2007.
- ^ "UPN y CDN perderían la mayoría absoluta en Navarra por un solo escaño". Libertad Digital (in Spanish). 8 May 2007.
- ^ "UPN y CDN perderían la mayoría absoluta en el Gobierno navarro". Diario Vasco (in Spanish). 20 May 2007.
- ^ "Primera encuesta electora: mayoría absoluta UPN-CDN". Navarra Confidencial (in Spanish). 23 March 2007.
- ^ "El PP y el PSOE mantendrán sus gobiernos autonómicos, aunque los socialistas bajan". El Mundo (in Spanish). 27 November 2006.
- ^ "El voto en las comunidades. Elecciones autonómicas 2007" (PDF). El Mundo (in Spanish). 27 November 2006.
- ^ "UPN y CDN pierden la mayoría absoluta (24) y el PSN continúa en su suelo electoral (11)". Diario de Navarra (in Spanish). 12 November 2006. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
- ^ "Estudio sobre la actualidad de Navarra 2006" (PDF). CIES (in Spanish). 12 June 2006.
- ^ "UPN y CDN perderían la mayoría si hoy hubiera elecciones forales". Foro Diario de Noticias (in Spanish). 9 October 2005. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- Other
- ^ a b "General Electoral System Organic Law of 1985". Organic Law No. 5 of 19 June 1985. Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Representation of the people Institutional Act". www.juntaelectoralcentral.es. Central Electoral Commission. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^ "Decreto Foral 4/2007, de 2 de abril, del Presidente del Gobierno de Navarra, por el que se convocan elecciones al Parlamento de Navarra" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (80): 14497. 3 April 2007. ISSN 0212-033X.
- ^ "Memoir 2006–2007" (PDF). www.parlamentodenavarra.es (in Spanish). Parliament of Navarre. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "VII Legislature (2007-2011)". parlamentodenavarra.es (in Spanish). Parliament of Navarre. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ "Parliament of Navarre election results, 27 May 2007" (PDF). www.juntaelectoralcentral.es (in Spanish). Electoral Commission of Navarre. 1 August 2007. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Elecciones al Parlamento de Navarra (Nafarroako Parlamentua) (1979 - 2019)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 September 2017.
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