Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The 2011 elections to the Madrid Assembly were the ninth elections to the Madrid Assembly, the unicameral regional legislature of the Spanish autonomous community of Madrid. The elections were held on 22 May 2011 to elect the 129 members of the Assembly, an increase of nine members compared to the 2007 elections.Voting was on the basis of universal suffrage in a secret ballot. The electoral system used was closed list proportional representation with seats allocated using the D'Hondt method. Only lists which poll at least 5% of the total votes (including votes "en blanco" i.e. for "none of the above") were eligible for seats.The elections were won by the People's Party (PP) which has formed the government of the Madrid region since the 1995 elections In total the PP won 72 seats, the largest won by any party since the Assembly was created and an increase of 5 seats on the 2007 elections, although the PP's overall vote share decreased. In contrast, the Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE) had their worst result in terms of votes and seats. The third largest party, United Left, registered their highest vote share since the 1995 elections. Union, Progress and Democracy, a party formed after the 2007 elections, exceeded the 5% threshold and entered the Assembly for the first time.One of the first tasks of the Assembly was to elect the President of Madrid from among their number, with the incumbent President, Esperanza Aguirre of the People's Party, re-elected.. }
Showing items 1 to 1 of
1
with 100 items per page.
- Madrid_Assembly_election,_2011 abstract "The 2011 elections to the Madrid Assembly were the ninth elections to the Madrid Assembly, the unicameral regional legislature of the Spanish autonomous community of Madrid. The elections were held on 22 May 2011 to elect the 129 members of the Assembly, an increase of nine members compared to the 2007 elections.Voting was on the basis of universal suffrage in a secret ballot. The electoral system used was closed list proportional representation with seats allocated using the D'Hondt method. Only lists which poll at least 5% of the total votes (including votes "en blanco" i.e. for "none of the above") were eligible for seats.The elections were won by the People's Party (PP) which has formed the government of the Madrid region since the 1995 elections In total the PP won 72 seats, the largest won by any party since the Assembly was created and an increase of 5 seats on the 2007 elections, although the PP's overall vote share decreased. In contrast, the Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE) had their worst result in terms of votes and seats. The third largest party, United Left, registered their highest vote share since the 1995 elections. Union, Progress and Democracy, a party formed after the 2007 elections, exceeded the 5% threshold and entered the Assembly for the first time.One of the first tasks of the Assembly was to elect the President of Madrid from among their number, with the incumbent President, Esperanza Aguirre of the People's Party, re-elected.".