Riojan regional election, 2003

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25 May 2003

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All 33 seats in the Parliament of La Rioja
17 seats needed for a majority

Registered

233,553

1.7%

Turnout

175,401 (75.1%)

6.4 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
Leader's seat	La Rioja	La Rioja	La Rioja
Last election	18 seats, 51.3%	13 seats, 35.3%	2 seats, 5.8%
Seats won	17	14	2
Seat change	1	1	0
Popular vote	84,533	66,410	11,842
Percentage	48.6%	38.2%	6.8%
Swing	2.7 pp	2.9 pp	1.0 pp

President before election

Pedro Sanz
PP

Elected President

Pedro Sanz
PP

The 2003 Riojan regional election was held on Sunday, 25 May 2003, to elect the 6th 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 Parliament of La Rioja was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of La Rioja, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Riojan Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to grant or revoke confidence from a President of the Autonomous Community. Voting for the Parliament was on the basis of universal suffrage, with all nationals over eighteen, registered in La Rioja and in full enjoyment of all political rights entitled to vote.

The 33 members of the Parliament of La Rioja were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with a threshold of 5 per 100 of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied regionally. Parties not reaching the threshold were not taken into consideration for seat distribution.

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