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2023 Spanish regional elections

Regional elections were held in Spain during 2023 to elect the regional parliaments of twelve of the seventeen autonomous communities: Aragon, Asturias, the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands, Cantabria, Castilla–La Mancha, Extremadura, La Rioja, Madrid, Murcia, Navarre and the Valencian Community. 736 of 1,211 seats in the regional parliaments were up for election. The elections were held on 28 May (concurrently with local elections all across the country).

2023 Spanish regional elections
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736 seats in the regional parliaments of Aragon, Asturias, Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Cantabria, Castilla–La Mancha, Extremadura, La Rioja, Madrid, Murcia, Navarre and the Valencian Community
Regional administrations by leading party in 2023

The results produced a landslide victory for the right-of-centre political forces, erasing all the gains made by the ruling Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) in 2015 and 2019. The right-wing bloc recovered power in several regions and even broke through progressive strongholds such as Extremadura, with the PSOE only holding power in Castilla–La Mancha, Asturias and Navarre. This outcome prompted Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to call a snap general election.

Election date

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Determination of election day varied depending on the autonomous community. Typically, most autonomous communities held their elections on the fourth Sunday of May every four years, concurrently with nationwide local elections, while others had their own, separate electoral cycles. In some cases, regional presidents had the prerogative to dissolve parliament and call for extra elections at a different time, but newly elected assemblies were restricted to serving out what remained of their previous four year-terms without altering the period to their next ordinary election. In other cases—Andalusia (since 1994), Aragon (2007), the Balearic Islands (2007), the Basque Country (1981), the Canary Islands (2018), Castile and León (2007), Catalonia (1985), Extremadura (2011), Galicia (1985), Navarre (2010) and the Valencian Community (2006)—the law granted regional presidents the power to call snap elections resulting in fresh four-year parliamentary terms.[1][2][3]

By the time of the 2023 regional elections, this prerogative had been exercised by Castile and León by holding a snap regional election on 13 February 2022.[4][5] The Valencian Community, which had its electoral cycle separated from other regions in April 2019,[6][7] brought it back to May in 2023.[8]

Regional governments

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The following table lists party control in autonomous communities. Gains for a party are highlighted in that party's colour.

Election day Region Previous control New control
28 May Aragon Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) People's Party (PP)
Asturias Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Balearic Islands Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) People's Party (PP)
Canary Islands Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Canarian Coalition (CC)
Cantabria Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC) People's Party (PP)
Castilla–La Mancha Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Extremadura Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) People's Party (PP)
La Rioja Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) People's Party (PP)
Madrid People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP)
Murcia People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP)
Navarre Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Valencian Community Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) People's Party (PP)

Summary by region

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May (12 regions)

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Aragon

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Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
PP 237,81735.51+14.64 28+12
PSOE 197,91929.55–1.29 23–1
Vox 75,34911.25+5.17 7+4
CHA 34,1635.10–1.16 3±0
Existe 33,1904.96New 3+3
Podemos–AV 26,9234.02–4.09 1–4
IU 20,9593.13–0.19 1±0
PAR 13,9882.09–2.99 1–2
CS–Tú Aragón 8,5951.28–15.39 0–12
Others 10,0261.50 0±0
Blank ballots 10,8461.62+0.64
Valid votes 669,77598.77–0.56
Invalid votes 8,3371.23+0.56
Votes cast / turnout 678,11266.54+0.38
Registered voters 1,019,050

Asturias

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Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
PSOE 195,99936.50+1.24 19–1
PP 175,13132.61+15.09 17+7
Vox 54,27310.11+3.68 4+2
IU–MP–IAS 40,7747.59+0.97 3+1
Podemos Asturies 21,0523.92–7.12 1–3
Foro 19,6523.66–2.86 1–1
SOS Asturias 5,8381.09New 0±0
CS 4,9740.93–13.04 0–5
Others 9,8071.83 0±0
Blank ballots 9,5231.77–0.67
Valid votes 537,02398.54–0.52
Invalid votes 7,9791.46+0.52
Votes cast / turnout 545,00256.85+1.73
Registered voters 958,658

Balearic Islands

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Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
PP 161,26735.79+13.59 25+9
PSIB–PSOE 119,54026.53–0.84 18–1
Vox 62,63713.90+5.78 8+5
Més 37,6518.35–0.83 4±0
EUIB–Podemos 19,9804.43–5.31 1–5
El Pi 17,0893.79–3.51 0–3
MxMe 6,4861.44+0.03 2±0
CS 6,0971.35–8.55 0–5
Sa Unió 1,7470.39+0.06 1+1
GxF+PSOE 1,6790.37–0.07 0–1
Others 9,2642.06 0±0
Blank ballots 7,2071.60+0.59
Valid votes 450,64498.72–0.58
Invalid votes 5,8611.28+0.58
Votes cast / turnout 456,50555.11+1.18
Registered voters 828,278

Canary Islands

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Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
PSOE 247,81127.17–1.71 23–2
CCa 201,40122.08+0.15 19±0
PP 176,30819.33+4.15 15+4
NC–BC 72,3727.93–1.12 5±0
Vox 71,7407.86+5.39 4+4
Podemos–IUC–SSP 35,7773.92–5.88 0–4
DVC 28,8993.17New 0±0
UxGC 17,1531.88New 0±0
PACMA 11,1901.23+0.11 0±0
ASG 6,7650.74+0.04 3±0
CS 3,5100.38–6.98 0–2
AHI 1,6600.18–0.11 1±0
Others 21,6862.38 0±0
Blank ballots 15,9471.75+0.51
Valid votes 912,21998.10–0.78
Invalid votes 17,6941.90+0.78
Votes cast / turnout 929,91352.00–0.59
Registered voters 1,788,412

Cantabria

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Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
PP 116,19835.78+11.74 15+6
PRC 67,52320.79–16.85 8–6
PSOE 66,91720.61+3.00 8+1
Vox 35,98211.08+6.02 4+2
Podemos–IU–AV 13,3954.12–0.92 0±0
CS 7,5272.32–5.62 0–3
Cantabristas 5,5221.70+1.21 0±0
Others 5,8551.80 0±0
Blank ballots 5,8091.79+0.81
Valid votes 324,72897.98–1.04
Invalid votes 6,6852.02+1.04
Votes cast / turnout 331,41365.31–0.40
Registered voters 507,438

Castilla–La Mancha

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Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
PSOE 490,28845.04+0.94 17–2
PP 366,31233.65+5.12 12+2
Vox 139,60712.83+5.81 4+4
Podemos–IU–AV 45,3174.16–2.76 0±0
CS 10,8851.00–10.38 0–4
Others 20,4741.88 0±0
Blank ballots 15,5701.43+0.62
Valid votes 1,088,45398.28–0.67
Invalid votes 19,0541.72+0.67
Votes cast / turnout 1,107,50769.60+0.15
Registered voters 1,591,262

Extremadura

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Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
PSOE 244,22739.90–6.87 28–6
PP 237,38438.78+11.30 28+8
Vox 49,7988.13+3.42 5+5
Podemos–IU–AV 36,8366.01–1.19 4±0
JUEx 15,5592.54New 0±0
CS 5,4630.89–10.22 0–7
Others 14,1082.30 0±0
Blank ballots 8,7211.42+0.51
Valid votes 612,09697.77–0.90
Invalid votes 13,9372.23+0.90
Votes cast / turnout 626,03370.35+1.09
Registered voters 889,836

La Rioja

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Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
PP 76,20545.38+12.32 17+5
PSOE 53,56231.90–6.77 12–3
Vox 12,7737.61+3.74 2+2
Podemos–IU 8,5435.09–1.56 2±0
PR+EV 6,0163.58–1.03 0±0
PLRi 4,3492.59New 0±0
CS 1,4730.88–10.65 0–4
Others 2,6381.57 0±0
Blank ballots 2,3601.41+0.46
Valid votes 167,91998.32–0.67
Invalid votes 2,8601.68+0.67
Votes cast / turnout 170,77967.79+1.85
Registered voters 251,919

Madrid

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Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
PP 1,599,18647.32+2.56 70+5
MM–VQ 620,63118.36+1.37 27+3
PSOE 614,29618.18+1.38 27+3
Vox 248,3797.35–1.80 11–2
Podemos–IU–AV 161,0324.76–2.48 0–10
CS 52,9251.57–2.00 0±0
Others 80,6682.39 0±0
Blank ballots 35,1071.04+0.51
Valid votes 3,379,47798.99–0.40
Invalid votes 34,3421.01+0.40
Votes cast / turnout 3,413,81965.50–6.24
Registered voters 5,211,710

Murcia

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Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
PP 293,05142.79+10.44 21+5
PSOE 175,50525.62–6.84 13–4
Vox 121,32117.71+8.24 9+5
Podemos–IU–AV 32,1734.69–2.90 2±0
MC REG 20,2062.95+0.72 0±0
CS 10,4801.53–10.46 0–6
MR–VE 8,9191.30New 0±0
Others 14,8992.18 0±0
Blank ballots 8,2631.20+0.67
Valid votes 684,81798.56–0.74
Invalid votes 10,0381.44+0.74
Votes cast / turnout 694,90663.25+0.93
Registered voters 1,098,543
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Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
UPN 92,39228.01n/a 15±0
PSN–PSOE 68,24720.69+0.06 11±0
EH Bildu 56,53517.14+2.60 9+2
GBai 43,66013.24–4.08 7–2
PP 24,0197.28n/a 3+1
Contigo/Zurekin 20,0956.09–1.66 3±0
Vox 14,1974.30+3.00 2+2
CS 1,2730.39n/a 0–3
Others 3,1160.94 0±0
Blank ballots 5,8601.78+1.00
Valid votes 329,86198.62–0.76
Invalid votes 4,6321.38+0.76
Votes cast / turnout 334,49364.45–4.08
Registered voters 518,998

Valencian Community

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Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/−
PP 881,89335.75+16.63 40+21
PSPV–PSOE 708,14228.70+4.49 31+4
Compromís 357,98914.51–2.17 15–2
Vox 310,18412.57+1.98 13+3
Unides Podem–EUPV 88,1523.57–4.53 0–8
CS 37,0951.50–16.20 0–18
Others 52,4962.13 0±0
Blank ballots 31,0351.26+0.50
Valid votes 2,466,98698.75+0.17
Invalid votes 31,1041.25–0.17
Votes cast / turnout 2,498,09066.96–6.76
Registered voters 3,730,659

References

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  1. ↑ LOREG (1985), art. 42.
  2. ↑ "Un paso más hacia la ruptura de la homogeneidad del calendario electoral de las comunidades autónomas: la reforma de la Ley Orgánica 13/1982, de 10 de agosto, de Reintegración y Amejoramiento del Régimen Foral de Navarra" [A further step towards breaking the homogeneity of the electoral calendar of the autonomous communities: the reform of the Organic Law 13/1982, of August 10, on Reintegration and Improvement of the Foral Regime of Navarre] (PDF). Institute of Regional Studies (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ "El Senado aprueba definitivamente el Estatuto canario con el voto en contra de Podemos" (in Spanish). Madrid: Europa Press. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  4. ↑ Rubio, Mariela (3 December 2021). "El PP se prepara para unas elecciones en Castilla y León antes de las andaluzas" (in Spanish). Madrid: Cadena SER. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  5. ↑ García de Blas, Elsa (23 January 2023). "Mañueco mantendrá a Gallardo y no adelantará las elecciones". El País (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  6. ↑ Pitarch, Sergi (4 March 2019). "Ximo Puig adelanta las elecciones valencianas al 28 de abril". eldiario.es (in Spanish). Valencia. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  7. ↑ "La primera vez que un presidente adelanta elecciones". Levante-EMV (in Spanish). Gandía. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  8. ↑ Sampedro, Sergio (25 December 2022). "Ximo Puig confirma que la Comunidad Valenciana celebrará las elecciones autonómicas en mayo". El Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 February 2023.

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