# 2007 Madrilenian regional election

The 2007 Madrilenian regional election was held on Sunday, 27 May 2007, to elect the 8th Assembly of the Community of Madrid. All 120 seats in the Assembly were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain. Because regional elections in the Community of Madrid were mandated for the fourth Sunday of May every four years, the October 2003 snap election did not alter the term of the four-year legislature starting in May 2003.
Esperanza Aguirre was re-elected for a second term in office, with the People's Party (PP) winning a record absolute majority comprising almost 56% of the seats in the Assembly. The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) obtained one of the worst party results since 1995, resulting in Rafael Simancas resigning as Secretary-General of the Socialist Party of Madrid shortly thereafter. United Left (IU) continued on its rising trend and won 2 additional seats.

## Overview
### Electoral system

The Assembly of Madrid was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Madrid, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Madrilenian Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a regional president. Voting for the Assembly was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over 18 years of age, registered in the Community of Madrid and in full enjoyment of their political rights.
All members of the Assembly of Madrid were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of five percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied regionally. The Assembly was entitled to one member per each 50,000 inhabitants or fraction greater than 25,000.

### Election date

The term of the Assembly of Madrid expired four years after the date of its previous election, with elections to the Assembly being fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years. The previous ordinary election was held on 25 May 2003, setting the election date for the Assembly on Sunday, 27 May 2007.
The president had the prerogative to dissolve the Assembly of Madrid 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. In the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional president within a two-month period from the first ballot, the Assembly 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.

## 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 0.5 percent of the electorate in the Community of Madrid, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates.
Below is a list of the main parties and electoral alliances which contested the election:
| Candidacy | Candidacy | Parties and alliances | Leading candidate | Leading candidate | Ideology | Previous result | Previous result | Gov. | Ref. |
| Candidacy | Candidacy | Parties and alliances | Leading candidate | Leading candidate | Ideology | Votes (%) | Seats | Gov. | Ref. |
| | PP | List People's Party (PP) | | Esperanza Aguirre | Conservatism Christian democracy | 48.48% | 57 | Y | |
| | PSOE | List Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | | Rafael Simancas | Social democracy | 39.00% | 45 | N | |
| | IUCM | List United Left of the Community of Madrid (IUCM) – Communist Party of Madrid (PCM) – Revolutionary Workers' Party (POR) | | Inés Sabanés | Socialism Communism | 8.50% | 9 | N | |

## Campaign
### Election debates

2007 Madrilenian regional election debates :
| Date | Organisers | Moderator(s) | P Present | P Present | P Present | P Present | P Present |
| Date | Organisers | Moderator(s) | PP | PSOE | IUCM | Audience | Ref. |
| 11 May | Telemadrid | Víctor Arribas | P Aguirre | P Simancas | P Sabanés | 13.8% (255,000) | [5] [6] |

## 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; 61 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Assembly of Madrid (56 until 21 November 2006).

### Color key

Exit poll
| Polling firm/Commissioner | Fieldwork date | Sample size | Turnout | | | | Lead |
| 2007 regional election | 27 May 2007 | — | 67.3 | 53.3 67 | 33.6 42 | 8.9 11 | 19.7 |
| Ipsos/RTVE–FORTA | 27 May 2007 | ? | ? | 50.5 63/66 | 35.1 43/46 | 9.0 10/12 | 15.4 |
| Opina/El País | 14–17 May 2007 | ? | ? | 51.0 63 | 38.5 47/48 | 8.0 9/10 | 12.5 |
| Metroscopia/ABC | 14–16 May 2007 | 1,211 | 65–70 | 52.5 66 | 35.3 44/45 | 7.8 9/10 | 17.2 |
| Celeste-Tel/Terra | 9–15 May 2007 | ? | ? | 53.3 67 | 35.2 44 | 7.7 9 | 18.1 |
| Noxa/La Vanguardia | 7–15 May 2007 | 800 | ? | 52.3 65 | 35.7 44 | 9.3 11 | 16.6 |
| TNS Demoscopia/Antena 3 | 9 May 2007 | ? | ? | ? 64/65 | ? 46/47 | ? 9/10 | ? |
| Sigma Dos/El Mundo | 27 Apr–8 May 2007 | 800 | ? | 52.7 65/67 | 35.8 44/46 | 7.2 9 | 16.9 |
| Opina/Cadena SER | 6 May 2007 | 600 | ? | 53.0 64/65 | 38.2 45/47 | 7.8 9 | 14.8 |
| CIS | 9 Apr–6 May 2007 | 1,178 | ? | 51.2 64/65 | 35.6 45 | 8.5 10/11 | 15.6 |
| Metroscopia/CEIM | 12 Feb–1 Mar 2007 | 2,056 | ? | 51.7 65 | 36.6 45 | 8.3 10 | 15.1 |
| Sigma Dos/PP | 14–25 Feb 2007 | 2,000 | ? | 52.8 66/67 | 34.5 43/44 | 8.4 10 | 18.3 |
| Iberconsulta/La Razón | 15 Jan 2007 | ? | 61.8 | 53.4 67 | 35.5 45 | 7.6 9 | 17.9 |
| Sigma Dos/El Mundo | 16–21 Nov 2006 | 600 | ? | 55.4 65/66 | 33.8 39/40 | 5.6 6 | 21.6 |
| Iberconsulta/La Razón | 17 Sep 2006 | ? | ? | 50.6 59 | 35.6 41 | ? 11 | 15.0 |
| IMOP/PSOE | 12–20 Jul 2006 | 4,442 | ? | 39.3 | 35.5 | 7.7 | 3.8 |
| Opina/El País | 26 Apr 2006 | 1,000 | ? | 50.0 57 | 40.0 46 | 7.0 8 | 10.0 |
| PP | 12 Dec 2005 | 8,000 | ? | 51.0 59 | ? 43 | 7.5 9 | ? |
| Synovate/PSOE | 15 May 2005 | 2,625 | ? | 45.1 51 | 44.5 50 | 9.0 10 | 0.6 |
| Sigma Dos/El Mundo | 28 Feb 2005 | ? | ? | ? 56/57 | ? 47 | ? 8/9 | ? |
| 2004 EP election | 13 Jun 2004 | — | 49.2 | 49.5 (57) | 42.9 (49) | 5.1 (5) | 6.6 |
| 2004 general election | 14 Mar 2004 | — | 78.9 | 45.0 (53) | 44.1 (51) | 6.4 (7) | 0.9 |
| October 2003 regional election | 26 Oct 2003 | — | 62.5 | 48.5 57 | 39.0 45 | 8.5 9 | 9.5 |

## Results
### Overall

← Summary of the 27 May 2007 Assembly of Madrid election results → :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | People's Party (PP) | 1,592,162 | 53.29 | +4.81 | 67 | +10 |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 1,002,862 | 33.57 | –5.43 | 42 | –3 |
| | United Left of the Community of Madrid (IUCM) | 264,782 | 8.86 | +0.36 | 11 | +2 |
| | The Greens (LV, LVM, LVCM, LV–GV)$^1$ | 33,044 | 1.11 | +0.14 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) | 6,877 | 0.23 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Spanish Alternative (AES) | 5,039 | 0.17 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | For a Fairer World (PUM+J) | 5,024 | 0.17 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE) | 4,231 | 0.14 | +0.07 | 0 | ±0 |
| | National Democracy (DN) | 3,518 | 0.12 | –0.01 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS) | 3,123 | 0.10 | +0.03 | 0 | ±0 |
| | The Phalanx (FE) | 2,675 | 0.09 | +0.01 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Citizen Unity (UC) | 2,099 | 0.07 | +0.04 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Madrid is Castile (MEC) | 2,074 | 0.07 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Spanish Democratic Centre (CDEs) | 1,816 | 0.06 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Humanist Party (PH) | 1,757 | 0.06 | +0.01 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Madrid First (PM) | 1,667 | 0.06 | +0.01 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Union for Leganés (ULEG) | 1,422 | 0.05 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Liberal Centrist Union (UCL) | 1,335 | 0.04 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Democratic Innovation (ID) | 574 | 0.02 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Save Telemadrid Party (PSTM) | 0 | 0.00 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 51,665 | 1.73 | –0.01 | | |
| Total | Total | 2,987,746 | | | 120 | +9 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 2,987,746 | 99.55 | –0.06 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 13,454 | 0.45 | +0.06 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 3,001,200 | 67.31 | +4.73 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 1,457,789 | 32.69 | –4.73 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 4,458,989 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ The Greens results are compared to the combined totals of The Greens of the Community of Madrid and The Greens in the October 2003 election. |||||||
Popular vote
PP
53.29%
PSOE
33.57%
IUCM
8.86%
LV
1.11%
Others
1.45%
Blank ballots
1.73% :
Seats
PP
55.83%
PSOE
35.00%
IUCM
9.17% :

### Elected legislators

The following table lists the elected legislators sorted by order of election.
Elected legislators :
| # | Name | List |
| 1 | Esperanza Aguirre Gil de Biedma | PP |
| 2 | Rafael Simancas Simancas | PSOE |
| 3 | Jaime Ignacio González González | PP |
| 4 | Francisco José Granados Lerena | PP |
| 5 | Matilde Fernández Sanz | PSOE |
| 6 | Beatriz María Elorriaga Pisarik | PP |
| 7 | Andrés Rojo Cubero | PSOE |
| 8 | Lucía Figar de Lacalle | PP |
| 9 | Juan José Güemes Barrios | PP |
| 10 | Inés Sabanés Nadal | IUCM |
| 11 | Ruth Porta Cantoni | PSOE |
| 12 | Alfredo Prada Presa | PP |
| 13 | Pedro Feliciano Sabando Suárez | PSOE |
| 14 | María Gador Ongil Cores | PP |
| 15 | Alberto López Viejo | PP |
| 16 | Carmen Menéndez González-Palenzuela | PSOE |
| 17 | Engracia Hidalgo Tena | PP |
| 18 | Antonio Germán Beteta Barreda | PP |
| 19 | Francisco Cabaco López | PSOE |
| 20 | María Paloma Adrados Gautier | PP |
| 21 | Gregorio Gordo Pradel | IUCM |
| 22 | María Helena Almazán Vicario | PSOE |
| 23 | María Cristina Cifuentes Cuencas | PP |
| 24 | Juan Soler-Espiauba Gallo | PP |
| 25 | José Luis Pérez Ráez | PSOE |
| 26 | Regino García-Badell Arias | PP |
| 27 | Pilar Mercedes Lezcano Pastor | PSOE |
| 28 | María Carmen Álvarez-Arenas Cisneros | PP |
| 29 | David Pérez García | PP |
| 30 | José Manuel Franco Pardo | PSOE |
| 31 | Luis Peral Guerra | PP |
| 32 | María Caridad García Alvarez | IUCM |
| 33 | Rosa María Posada Chapado | PP |
| 34 | María Encarnación Moya Nieto | PSOE |
| 35 | José Ignacio Echeverría Echániz | PP |
| 36 | José Quintana Viar | PSOE |
| 37 | María Elvira Rodríguez Herrer | PP |
| 38 | María Carmen Rodríguez Flores | PP |
| 39 | María Mercedes Díaz Masso | PSOE |
| 40 | Juan Van-Halen Acedo | PP |
| 41 | Modesto Nolla Estrada | PSOE |
| 42 | Ana Isabel Mariño Ortega | PP |
| 43 | Miguel Ángel Reneses González-Solares | IUCM |
| 44 | Benjamín Martín Vasco | PP |
| 45 | Adolfo Navarro Muñoz | PSOE |
| 46 | Luis del Olmo Flórez | PP |
| 47 | Josefa Dolores Pardo Ortiz | PSOE |
| 48 | Paloma Martín Martín | PP |
| 49 | Pedro Muñoz Abrines | PP |
| 50 | José Carmelo Cepeda García | PSOE |
| 51 | Elena de Utrilla Palombi | PP |
| 52 | Pedro Núñez Morgades | PP |
| 53 | Fausto Fernández Díaz | IUCM |
| 54 | María Angeles Martínez Herrando | PSOE |
| 55 | José María de Federico Corral | PP |
| 56 | Francisco Contreras Lorenzo | PSOE |
| 57 | Francisco Javier Rodríguez Rodríguez | PP |
| 58 | Isabel Gema González González | PP |
| 59 | Francisco Javier Gómez Gómez | PSOE |
| 60 | Enrique Ruiz Escudero | PP |
| 61 | Pilar Sánchez Acera | PSOE |
| 62 | María Luz Bajo Prieto | PP |
| 63 | Jesús Fermosel Díaz | PP |
| 64 | Eulalia Vaquero Gómez | IUCM |
| 65 | César Augusto Giner Parreño | PSOE |
| 66 | Francisco de Borja Sarasola Jáudenes | PP |
| 67 | María Pilar Liébana Montijano | PP |
| 68 | María Antonia García Fernández | PSOE |
| 69 | Sonsoles Trinidad Aboín Aboín | PP |
| 70 | Jorge Gómez Moreno | PSOE |
| 71 | Pablo Casado Blanco | PP |
| 72 | María Nieves Margarita García Nieto | PP |
| 73 | José Antonio Díaz Martínez | PSOE |
| 74 | Alvaro Moraga Valiente | PP |
| 75 | Antero Ruiz López | IUCM |
| 76 | Fátima Peinado Villegas | PSOE |
| 77 | Jacobo Ramón Beltrán Pedreira | PP |
| 78 | María Nadia Alvarez Padilla | PP |
| 79 | Enrique Echegoyen Vera | PSOE |
| 80 | Jesús Adriano Valverde Bocanegra | PP |
| 81 | Eduardo Oficialdegui Alonso de Celada | PP |
| 82 | Carmen García Rojas | PSOE |
| 83 | Jaime González Taboada | PP |
| 84 | Antonio Fernández Gordillo | PSOE |
| 85 | Carlos Clemente Aguado | PP |
| 86 | Juan Ramón Sanz Arranz | IUCM |
| 87 | Regina María Plañiol de Lacalle | PP |
| 88 | Iván García Yustos | PSOE |
| 89 | Pilar Busó Borus | PP |
| 90 | Rosa María Alcalá Chacón | PSOE |
| 91 | Francisco de Borja Carabante Muntada | PP |
| 92 | Colomán Trabado Pérez | PP |
| 93 | Joaquín García Pontes | PSOE |
| 94 | José Gabriel Astudillo López | PP |
| 95 | Rosa Yolanda Villavicencio Mapy | PSOE |
| 96 | Marta Escudero Díaz-Tejeiro | PP |
| 97 | María de los Reyes Montiel Mesa | IUCM |
| 98 | María Isabel Redondo Alcaide | PP |
| 99 | Alejandro Fernández Martín | PSOE |
| 100 | José Cabrera Orellana | PP |
| 101 | Raimundo Herraiz Romero | PP |
| 102 | Oscar Blanco Hortet | PSOE |
| 103 | María Teresa Gómez-Limón Amador | PP |
| 104 | Esperanza Rozas Piña | PSOE |
| 105 | Ana Camins Martínez | PP |
| 106 | Federico Jiménez de Parga Maseda | PP |
| 107 | María Josefa Amat Ruiz | IUCM |
| 108 | Juan Antonio Ruiz Castillo | PSOE |
| 109 | Pablo Morillo Casals | PP |
| 110 | Livia Castillo Pascual | PSOE |
| 111 | Alfonso Bosch Tejedor | PP |
| 112 | María Isabel Barreiro Fernández | PP |
| 113 | Adolfo Piñedo Simal | PSOE |
| 114 | María del Carmen Martín Irañeta | PP |
| 115 | José Ignacio Fernández Rubio | PP |
| 116 | Francisco Hernández Ballesteros | PSOE |
| 117 | José María Arribas del Barrio | PP |
| 118 | Fernando Camaño Gómez | IUCM |
| 119 | María Dolores Rodríguez Gabucio | PSOE |
| 120 | Ignacio González Velayos | PP |

## Aftermath

Investiture processes to elect the President of the Community of Madrid 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 48 hours later requiring of a simple majority—more affirmative than negative votes—to succeed. If none of such majorities were achieved, successive candidate proposals could be processed under the same procedure. In the event of the investiture process failing to elect a regional President within a two-month period from the first ballot, the Assembly would be automatically dissolved and a snap election called.
Investiture Esperanza Aguirre (PP) :
| Ballot → | Ballot → | 19 June 2007 |
| Required majority → | Required majority → | 61 out of 120 Y |
| | Yes • PP (67) | 67 / 120 |
| | No • PSOE (42) • IUCM (11) | 53 / 120 |
| | Abstentions | 0 / 120 |
| | Absentees | 0 / 120 |
| Sources |||