2000 Andalusian regional election

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2000 Andalusian regional election
← 1996 12 March 2000 2004 →
All 109 seats in the Parliament of Andalusia
55 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered 5,918,722 Green Arrow Up Darker.svg6.1%
Turnout 4,066,830 (68.7%)
Red Arrow Down.svg9.2 pp
  First party Second party Third party
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Leader Manuel Chaves Teófila Martínez Antonio Romero
Party PSOE–A People's Party of Andalusia United Left/The Greens–Assembly for Andalusia
Leader since 19 April 1990 20 February 1999 28 July 1996
Leader's seat Cádiz Cádiz Málaga
Last election 52 seats, 44.1% 40 seats, 34.0% 13 seats, 14.0%
Seats won 52 46 6
Seat change Arrow Blue Right 001.svg0 Green Arrow Up Darker.svg6 Red Arrow Down.svg7
Popular vote 1,790,653 1,535,987 327,435
Percentage 44.3% 38.0% 8.1%
Swing Green Arrow Up Darker.svg0.2 pp Green Arrow Up Darker.svg4.0 pp Red Arrow Down.svg5.9 pp
  Fourth party
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Leader Antonio Ortega
Party PA
Leader since 19 October 1996
Leader's seat Seville
Last election 4 seats, 6.7%
Seats won 5
Seat change Green Arrow Up Darker.svg1
Popular vote 300,356
Percentage 7.4%
Swing Green Arrow Up Darker.svg0.7 pp
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Constituency results map for the Parliament of Andalusia
President before election

Manuel Chaves
PSOE–A

 Elected President

Manuel Chaves
PSOE–A

The 2000 Andalusian regional election was held on Sunday, 12 March 2000, to elect the 6th Parliament of the autonomous community of Andalusia. All 109 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with the 2000 Spanish general election.

The ruling Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia (PSOE–A) of Manuel Chaves won with a relative majority of 52 and was re-elected for a fourth term as president of the Regional Government of Andalusia with the support of the Andalusian Party (PA). The opposition People's Party (PP) secured its best result in a regional election up to that point, whereas United Left/The Greens–Assembly for Andalusia (IULV–CA) saw a major decrease in both votes and seats.

Overview

Electoral system

The Parliament of Andalusia was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Andalusia, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution of 1978 and the regional Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a regional president.[1]

Voting for the Parliament was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over 18 years of age, registered in Andalusia and in full enjoyment of their political rights. The 109 members of the Parliament of Andalusia 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 Almería, Cádiz, Córdoba, Granada, Huelva, Jaén, Málaga and Seville, with each being allocated an initial minimum of eight seats and the remaining 45 being distributed in proportion to their populations (provided that the number of seats in each province did not exceed two times that of any other).[1][2]

The use of the D'Hondt method might result in a higher effective threshold, depending on the district magnitude.[3]

Election date

The term of the Parliament of Andalusia expired four years after the date of its previous election, unless it was dissolved earlier. Election day was to take place between the thirtieth and the sixtieth day from the date of expiry of parliament barring any date within from 1 July to 31 August. The previous election was held on 3 March 1996, which meant that the legislature's term would have expired on 3 March 2000. The election was required to take place no later than the sixtieth day from the date of expiry of parliament on the condition that it was not held between 1 July and 31 August, setting the latest possible election date for the Parliament on Tuesday, 2 May 2000.[1][2][4][5][6]

The president had the prerogative to dissolve the Parliament of Andalusia and call a snap election, provided that no motion of no confidence was in process and that dissolution did not occur before one year had elapsed since the previous one. In the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional president within a two-month period from the first ballot, the candidate from the party with the highest number of seats was to be deemed automatically elected.[1][4][5][6]

Parties and candidates

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][7]

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
PSOE–A
List
 50px Manuel Chaves Social democracy 44.05% 52 YesY
PP
List
 50px Teófila Martínez Conservatism
Christian democracy		 33.96% 40 N
IULV–CA
List
 50px Antonio Romero Socialism
Communism		 13.97% 13 N
PA
List
 50px Antonio Ortega Andalusian nationalism
Social democracy		 6.66% 4 YesY

Campaign

Election debates

2000 Andalusian regional election debates
Date Organisers Moderator(s)     P  Present[lower-alpha 1]  
PSOE–A PP IULV–CA PA Audience Ref.
1 March Canal Sur Tom Martín Benítez P
Chaves		 P
Martínez		 P
Romero		 P
Pacheco		 20.2%
(520,000)		 [8]
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Opinion polls

The tables below list opinion polling results 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.

Graphical summary

Local regression trend line of poll results from 3 March 1996 to 12 March 2000, with each line corresponding to a political party.
Local regression trend line of poll results from 3 March 1996 to 12 March 2000, with each line corresponding to a political party.

Voting intention estimates

The table below lists weighted voting intention estimates. Refusals are generally excluded from the party vote percentages, while question wording and the treatment of "don't know" responses and those not intending to vote may vary between polling organisations. When available, seat projections determined by the polling organisations are displayed below (or in place of) the percentages in a smaller font; 55 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of Andalusia.

Color key:

      Exit poll

Results

Overall

← Summary of the 12 March 2000 Parliament of Andalusia election results →
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Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes  % ±pp Total +/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia (PSOE–A) 1,790,653 44.32 +0.27 52 ±0
People's Party (PP) 1,535,987 38.02 +4.06 46 +6
United Left/The Greens–Assembly for Andalusia (IULV–CA) 327,435 8.11 –5.86 6 –7
Andalusian Party (PA) 300,356 7.43 +0.77 5 +1
Andalusian Left (IA) 10,232 0.25 New 0 ±0
Andalusian Nation (NA) 5,034 0.12 –0.02 0 ±0
Humanist Party (PH) 4,389 0.11 +0.01 0 ±0
Andalusia Assembly (A) 4,380 0.11 New 0 ±0
The Phalanx (FE) 2,754 0.07 New 0 ±0
Almerian Regionalist Union (URAL) 1,550 0.04 New 0 ±0
Green Ecologist Alternative of Marbella and San Pedro de Alcántara (AEV) 1,304 0.03 New 0 ±0
Party of the Separated and Divorced (PSD) 1,180 0.03 New 0 ±0
Independent Spanish Phalanx (FEI) 1,018 0.03 New 0 ±0
Voice of the Andalusian People (VDPA) 732 0.02 ±0.00 0 ±0
Centrist Union–Democratic and Social Centre (UC–CDS) 492 0.01 –0.03 0 ±0
National Union (UN) 415 0.01 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots 51,921 1.29 +0.52
Total 4,039,832 109 ±0
Valid votes 4,039,832 99.34 –0.03
Invalid votes 26,998 0.66 +0.03
Votes cast / turnout 4,066,830 68.71 –9.23
Abstentions 1,851,892 31.29 +9.23
Registered voters 5,918,722
Sources[10][11][12]
Popular vote
PSOE–A
  
 44.32%
PP
  
 38.02%
IULV–CA
  
 8.11%
PA
  
 7.43%
Others
  
 0.83%
Blank ballots
  
 1.29%
Seats
PSOE–A
  
 47.70%
PP
  
 42.20%
IULV–CA
  
 5.50%
PA
  
 4.59%

Distribution by constituency

Constituency PSOE–A PP IULV–CA PA
 % S  % S  % S  % S
Almería 43.0 5 46.4 6 4.5 − 3.7 −
Cádiz 39.5 6 37.4 6 6.3 1 14.5 2
Córdoba 40.7 6 38.3 5 12.3 1 6.9 1
Granada 44.7 6 40.9 6 7.4 1 5.2 −
Huelva 47.1 6 37.8 5 7.0 − 6.5 −
Jaén 48.2 6 38.2 5 7.3 1 4.9 −
Málaga 40.1 7 41.1 7 8.9 1 7.3 1
Seville 49.5 10 32.3 6 8.6 1 7.2 1
Total 44.3 52 38.0 46 8.1 6 7.4 5
Sources[10][11][12]

Aftermath

Investiture
Manuel Chaves (PSOE–A)
Ballot → 25 April 2000
Required majority → 55 out of 109 YesY
Yes
57 / 109
No
52 / 109
Abstentions
0 / 109
Absentees
0 / 109
Sources[10]

Notes

  1. ↑ Denotes a main invitee attending the event.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Undecided and/or abstentionists excluded.

References

Opinion poll sources
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  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Ley 1/1990, de 30 de enero, por la que se modifica la Ley 6/1983, de 21 de julio, del Gobierno y la Administración de la Comunidad Autónoma, Law No. 1 of 30 January 1990 Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Español)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ley 6/1994, de 18 de mayo, de Modificación de la Ley 6/1983, de 21 de julio, del Gobierno y la Administración de la Comunidad Autónoma, y la Ley 1/1986, de 2 de enero, Electoral de Andalucía, Law No. 6 of 18 May 1994 Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Español)
  7. ↑ Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General, Organic Law No. 5 of 19 June 1985 Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Español)
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