2011 Riojan regional election

2011 Riojan regional election

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All 33 seats in the Parliament of La Rioja 17 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered	242,007 1.8%
Turnout	168,826 (69.8%) 3.5 pp
First party Second party Third party   Leader Pedro Sanz Francisco Martínez-Aldama Miguel González de Legarra Party PP PSOE PR+ Leader since 2 October 1993 30 July 2000 16 December 1995 Last election 17 seats, 48.8% 14 seats, 40.4% 2 seats, 6.0% Seats won 20 11 2 Seat change 3 3 0 Popular vote 85,975 50,169 8,983 Percentage 52.0% 30.3% 5.4% Swing 3.2 pp 10.1 pp 0.6 pp
President before election Pedro Sanz PP Elected President Pedro Sanz PP

The 2011 Riojan regional election was held on Sunday, 22 May 2011, to elect the 8th Parliament of the autonomous community of La Rioja. All 33 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 People's Party (PP) had formed the government of the region since the 1995 election, holding a majority of seats since then. As a result of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) collapse at the national level, the PP increased its majority, gaining 3 seats and obtaining its best historical result in a regional election; the same 3 seats that were lost by the PSOE, which obtained its worst result ever. The Riojan Party (PR) held its 2 seats with a slightly reduced vote share.