Castilian-Manchegan regional election, 2011

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All 49 seats in the Cortes of Castilla-La Mancha
25 seats needed for a majority

Registered

1,566,641

4.0%

Turnout

1,189,986 (76.0%)

2.3 pp

Constituency results map for the Cortes of Castilla-La Mancha

President before election

José María Barreda
PSOE

Elected President

María Dolores de Cospedal
PP

The 2011 Castilian-Manchegan regional election was held on Sunday, 22 May 2011, to elect the 8th Cortes of the Autonomous Community of Castilla-La Mancha. All 49 seats in the Cortes were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), which had formed the government of the region since the first election in 1983, lost the vote to the opposition People's Party (PP) under María Dolores de Cospedal, which gained overall control of the Cortes for the first time. As a result of the election, Dolores de Cospedal replaced outgoing José María Barreda as President of the Junta of Communities of Castilla-La Mancha.

The Cortes of Castilla-La Mancha were the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Castilian-Manchegan Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to grant or revoke confidence from a President of the Junta of Communities. Voting for the Cortes was on the basis of universal suffrage, with all nationals over eighteen, registered in Castilla-La Mancha and in full enjoyment of all political rights entitled to vote. Amendments to the electoral law in 2011 required for Castilian-Manchegan people abroad to apply for voting before being permitted to vote, a system known as "begged" or expat vote (Spanish: Voto rogado).