2011 Cantabrian regional election

2011 Cantabrian regional election

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All 39 seats in the Parliament of Cantabria 20 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered	494,955 1.9%
Turnout	345,439 (69.8%) 2.2 pp
First party Second party Third party   Leader Ignacio Diego Miguel Ángel Revilla Dolores Gorostiaga Party PP PRC PSOE Leader since 13 November 2004 1983 16 December 2000 Last election 17 seats, 41.5% 12 seats, 28.6% 10 seats, 24.5% Seats won 20 12 7 Seat change 3 0 3 Popular vote 156,499 98,887 55,541 Percentage 46.1% 29.1% 16.4% Swing 4.6 pp 0.5 pp 8.1 pp
President before election Miguel Ángel Revilla PRC Elected President Ignacio Diego PP

The 2011 Cantabrian regional election was held on Sunday, 22 May 2011, to elect the 8th Parliament of the autonomous community of Cantabria. All 39 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in 12 other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

The Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC) and the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) had formed the government of the region since the 2003 election. However, the election was won by the People's Party (PP) which gained three seats from the PSOE. This was the first absolute majority of seats won by the PP, although its predecessor, the People's Alliance achieved the same feat at the 1983 election under the banner of the People's Coalition.