2011 Castilian-Manchegan regional election
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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.
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All 49 seats in the Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha 25 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Registered | 1,566,641 4.0% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 1,189,986 (76.0%) 2.3 pp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Constituency results map for the Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.