General election in Catalonia 2006
The 2006 general election in Catalonia took place on November 1, 2006.
background
The elections for the Catalan regional parliament were brought forward by about a year after the multi-party coalition of the three left-wing parties Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSC) , Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) and the green-alternative ICV - EUiA broke up due to the exit of the ERC. The direct reason for this was disputes over the new Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia , which was adopted in a referendum on June 18, 2006, albeit with a disappointingly low turnout.
In addition to the long-running political issue, the question of Catalonia's status within Spain, issues such as the reform of the tax system, immigration to Spain and social security also played a role in the subsequent election campaign. As a result, the opposition CiU gained votes and seats and became the strongest faction. After negotiations, however, the old three-party coalition consisting of the PSC, ERC and ICV-EUiA was reissued. PSC leader José Montilla was elected President of the Generalitat de Catalunya .
Results
Results nationwide
Political party | Party list votes |
Votes (in%) (change) |
Total seats (change) |
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Convergència i Unió (CiU) | 935.756 | 31.5% | + 0.6% | 48 | +2 | |
Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya (PSC) | 796.173 | 26.8% | −4.4% | 37 | −5 | |
Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC) | 416.355 | 14.0% | −2.4% | 21st | −2 | |
Partit Popular de Catalunya (PPC) | 316.222 | 10.7% | −1.2% | 14th | −1 | |
Iniciativa per Catalunya Verds - Esquerra Unida i Alternativa (ICV-EUiA) | 282,693 | 9.5% | + 2.2% | 12 | +3 | |
Ciutadans - Partit de la Ciutadania (C's) | 89,840 | 3.0% | + 3.0% | 3 | +3 | |
All other | 71,251 | 2.3% | 0 | |||
total | 2,908,290 | 100.0% | 135 |
Results by constituency
Barcelona
Political party | Party list votes |
Votes (in%) (change) |
Total seats (change) |
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Convergència i Unió (CiU) | 664.723 | 29.9% | +1.2% | 27 | +2 | |
Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya (PSC) | 620.601 | 27.9% | −5.2% | 25th | −4 | |
Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC) | 280,566 | 12.6% | −2.5% | 11 | −2 | |
Partit Popular de Catalunya (PPC) | 248.165 | 11.1% | −1.4% | 10 | −1 | |
Iniciativa per Catalunya Verds - Esquerra Unida i Alternativa (ICV-EUiA) | 230,968 | 10.3% | + 2.3% | 9 | +2 | |
Ciutadans - Partit de la Ciutadania (C's) | 78,525 | 3.5% | + 3.5% | 3 | +3 | |
All other | 55.013 | 2.0% | 0 | |||
total | 2,178,561 | 100.0% | 85 |
Girona
Political party | Party list votes |
Votes (in%) (change) |
Total seats (change) |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Convergència i Unió (CiU) | 104,840 | 38.1% | −0.5% | 7th | = | |
Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya (PSC) | 60,755 | 22.1% | −1.5% | 4th | = | |
Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC) | 52,799 | 19.2% | −2.7% | 4th | = | |
Iniciativa per Catalunya Verds - Esquerra Unida i Alternativa (ICV-EUiA) | 20,798 | 7.6% | + 2.3% | 1 | = | |
Partit Popular de Catalunya (PPC) | 19,808 | 7.2% | −0.8% | 1 | = | |
Ciutadans - Partit de la Ciutadania (C's) | 2,584 | 0.9% | + 0.9% | 0 | 0 | |
All other | 7,229 | 1.9% | 0 | |||
total | 268.993 | 100.0% | 17th |
Lleida
Political party | Party list votes |
Votes (in%) (change) |
Total seats (change) |
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Convergència i Unió (CiU) | 72,916 | 39.9% | −1.5% | 7th | = | |
Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya (PSC) | 40.097 | 21.9% | −0.5% | 3 | −1 | |
Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC) | 32,304 | 17.7% | −2.2% | 3 | = | |
Partit Popular de Catalunya (PPC) | 16.605 | 9.1% | −0.5% | 1 | = | |
Iniciativa per Catalunya Verds - Esquerra Unida i Alternativa (ICV-EUiA) | 12,018 | 6.5% | + 2.2% | 1 | +1 | |
Ciutadans - Partit de la Ciutadania (C's) | 1,761 | 0.9% | + 0.9% | 0 | 0 | |
All other | 2,456 | 0.9% | 0 | |||
Totals | 178.157 | 100.0% | 15th |
Tarragona
Political party | Party list votes |
Votes (in%) (change) |
Total seats (change) |
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Convergència i Unió (CiU) | 93,277 | 32.4% | −1.3% | 7th | = | |
Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya (PSC) | 74,720 | 25.9% | −2.3% | 5 | = | |
Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC) | 50,686 | 17.6% | −1.4% | 3 | = | |
Partit Popular de Catalunya (PPC) | 31,644 | 11.0% | −0.7% | 2 | = | |
Iniciativa per Catalunya Verds - Esquerra Unida i Alternativa (ICV-EUiA) | 18,729 | 6.5% | +1.3% | 1 | = | |
Ciutadans - Partit de la Ciutadania (C's) | 6,970 | 2.4% | + 2.4% | 0 | 0 | |
All other | 6,553 | 1.7% | 0 | |||
total | 282,579 | 100.0% | 18th |
Web links
- Eleccions al Parlament de Catalunya I-VII legislatura (PDF; 58.9 MB)