October 2003 Madrilenian regional election

October 2003 Madrilenian regional election
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All 111 seats in the Assembly of Madrid
56 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered4,455,706 Green arrow up0.3%
Turnout2,788,495 (62.6%)
Red arrow down6.6 pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Esperanza Aguirre Rafael Simancas Fausto Fernández
Party PP PSOE IU
Leader since 16 October 2002 26 November 2000 11 July 2002
Last election 55 seats, 46.7% 47 seats, 40.0% 9 seats, 7.7%
Seats won 57 45 9
Seat change Green arrow up2 Red arrow down2 Blue arrow right0
Popular vote 1,346,588 1,083,205 236,013
Percentage 48.5% 39.0% 8.5%
Swing Green arrow up1.8 pp Red arrow down1.0 pp Green arrow up0.8 pp
President before election

Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón (acting)
PP

Elected President

Esperanza Aguirre
PP

The October 2003 Madrilenian regional election was held on Sunday, 26 October 2003, to elect the 7th Assembly of the Community of Madrid. All 111 seats in the Assembly were up for election. It was a snap election, held as a result of the parliamentary deadlock resulting from the Tamayazo scandal after the May 2003 election.

The People's Party (PP) recovered the absolute majority it had lost in the previous election. This came at the expense of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), which suffered from the scandal of the rebel MPs who refused to support a PSOE–IU government led by Rafael Simancas. United Left (IU) saw a slight increase in support but failed to translate its gains into new seats. As a result of the election, Esperanza Aguirre was elected as President of the Community of Madrid, becoming the first woman to be appointed to the office.