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2005 Basque regional election

Election in the Spanish region of the Basque Country

Field	Value
election_name	2005 Basque regional election
country	Basque Country
type	parliamentary
ongoing	no
previous_election	2001 Basque regional election
previous_year	2001
next_election	2009 Basque regional election
next_year	2009
seats_for_election	All 75 seats in the Basque Parliament
majority_seats	38
opinion_polls	#Opinion polls
registered	1,799,523 0.8%
turnout	1,223,634 (68.0%)
11.0 pp
election_date	17 April 2005
image1	[[File:Juan José Ibarretxe 2007 (cropped).jpg	170x170px]]
leader1	Juan José Ibarretxe
party1	PNV–EA
leader_since1	31 January 1998
leaders_seat1	Álava
last_election1	33 seats, 42.4%
seats1	29
seat_change1	4
popular_vote1	468,117
percentage1	38.4%
swing1	4.0 pp
image2	[[File:Patxi López 2010 (cropped).jpg	170x170px]]
leader2	Patxi López
party2	PSE–EE (PSOE)
leader_since2	23 March 2002
leaders_seat2	Biscay
last_election2	13 seats, 17.8%
seats2	18
seat_change2	5
popular_vote2	274,546
percentage2	22.5%
swing2	4.7 pp
image3	[[File:María San Gil-2.jpg	170x170px]]
leader3	María San Gil
party3	People's Party of the Basque Country
leader_since3	6 November 2004
leaders_seat3	Guipúzcoa
last_election3	19 seats, 22.9%
seats3	15
seat_change3	4
popular_vote3	210,614
percentage3	17.3%
swing3	5.6 pp
image4	[[File:Portrait placeholder.svg	170x170px]]
leader4	Maite Aranburu
party4	Communist Party of the Basque Homelands
leader_since4	2005
leaders_seat4	Biscay
last_election4	7 seats, 10.0%
seats4	9
seat_change4	2
popular_vote4	150,644
percentage4	12.4%
swing4	2.4 pp
image5	[[File:Javier Madrazo 2007 (cropped).jpg	170x170px]]
leader5	Javier Madrazo
party5	United Left–Greens
leader_since5	14 May 1994
leaders_seat5	Biscay
last_election5	3 seats, 5.5%
seats5	3
seat_change5	0
popular_vote5	65,023
percentage5	5.3%
swing5	0.2 pp
image6	[[File:Aintzane Ezenarro 2009 (cropped).jpg	170x170px]]
leader6	Aintzane Ezenarro
party6	Aralar (Basque political party)
leader_since6	14 November 2004
leaders_seat6	Guipúzcoa
last_election6	Did not contest
seats6	1
seat_change6	1
popular_vote6	28,180
percentage6	2.3%
swing6	New party
map	{{Switcher
title	Lehendakari
before_election	Juan José Ibarretxe
before_party	Basque Nationalist Party
after_election	Juan José Ibarretxe
after_party	Basque Nationalist Party

11.0 pp

A regional election was held in the Basque Country on Sunday, 17 April 2005, to elect the 8th Parliament of the autonomous community. All 75 seats in the Parliament were up for election.

The electoral coalition Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA) won 29 seats, the Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE) came second with 18 seats, the People's Party (PP) came in third with 15 seats. The controversial Communist Party of the Basque Homelands (PCTV/EHAK) won 9 seats, having been endorsed by the banned Batasuna party.

Overview

Electoral system

The Basque Parliament was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of the Basque Country, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Basque Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a lehendakari. Voting for the Parliament was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over 18 years of age, registered in the Basque Country and in full enjoyment of their political rights.

The 75 members of the Basque Parliament were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of three percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied in each constituency. Seats were allocated to constituencies, corresponding to the provinces of Álava, Biscay and Guipúzcoa, with each being allocated a fixed number of 25 seats in order to provide for an equal parliamentary representation of the three provinces, as required under the regional statute of autonomy.

Election date

The term of the Basque Parliament expired four years after the date of its previous election, unless it was dissolved earlier. The election decree was required to be issued no later than the twenty-fifth day prior to the date of expiry of parliament and published on the following day in the Official Gazette of the Basque Country (BOPV), with election day taking place on the fifty-fourth day from publication. The previous election was held on 13 May 2001, which meant that the legislature's term would have expired on 13 May 2005. The election decree was required to be published in the BOPV no later than 19 April 2005, with the election taking place on the fifty-fourth day from publication, setting the latest possible election date for the Parliament on Sunday, 12 June 2005.

The lehendakari had the prerogative to dissolve the Basque Parliament at any given time and call a snap election, provided that no motion of no confidence was in process. In the event of an investiture process failing to elect a lehendakari within a sixty-day period from the Parliament re-assembly, the Parliament was to be dissolved and a fresh election called.

Parliamentary composition

The table below shows the composition of the parliamentary groups in the chamber at the time of dissolution.

Groups	Parties	Legislators	Seats	Total
Basque Nationalist Party}}"		Basque Nationalists Parliamentary Group	Basque Nationalist Party}}"		EAJ/PNV	26
People's Party of the Basque Country}}"		Basque People's Parliamentary Group	People's Party of the Basque Country}}"		PP	19
Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left}}"		Basque Socialists Parliamentary Group	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left}}"		PSE–EE (PSOE)	13
	Patriotic Socialist Parliamentary Group		Batasuna	7
Eusko Alkartasuna}}"		Basque Solidarity Parliamentary Group	Eusko Alkartasuna}}"		EA	7
	Mixed Group	United Left–Greens}}"		EB–B	3

Parties and candidates

The electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, coalitions and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form a coalition ahead of an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election call, whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of at least one percent of the electorate in the constituencies for which they sought election, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates.

Below is a list of the main parties and electoral alliances which contested the election:

Candidacy	Parties and
alliances	Leading candidate	Ideology	Previous result	Gov.	Ref.	Vote %	Seats
PNV–EA}}"		PNV–EA	{{Collapsible list	title = List	bullets = on	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	Basque Solidarity (EA)	[[File:Juan José Ibarretxe 2007 (cropped).jpg	50px]]	Juan José Ibarretxe
People's Party of the Basque Country}}"		PP	{{Collapsible list	title = List	bullets = on	People's Party (PP)	[[File:María San Gil-2.jpg	50px]]	María San Gil	Conservatism
Christian democracy
Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left}}"		**PSE–EE
(PSOE)**	{{Collapsible list	title = List	bullets = on	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	[[File:Patxi López 2010 (cropped).jpg	50px]]	Patxi López	Social democracy
Communist Party of the Basque Homelands}}"		PCTV/EHAK	{{Collapsible list	title = List	bullets = on	Communist Party of the Basque Homelands (PCTV/EHAK)	[[File:Portrait placeholder.svg	50px]]	Maite Aranburu	Basque independence
Abertzale left
Communism
United Left–Greens}}"		EB–B	{{Collapsible list	title = List	bullets = on	United Left–Greens (EB–B)	[[File:Javier Madrazo 2007 (cropped).jpg	50px]]	Javier Madrazo	Eco-socialism
Social democracy
Democratic socialism
Alavese Unity}}"		UA	{{Collapsible list	title = List	bullets = on	Alavese Unity (UA)	[[File:Portrait placeholder.svg	50px]]	Enriqueta Benito	Alavese regionalism
Christian democracy
Aralar (Basque political party)}}"		Aralar	{{Collapsible list	title = List	bullets = on	Aralar (Aralar)	[[File:Aintzane Ezenarro 2009 (cropped).jpg	50px]]	Aintzane Ezenarro	Basque independence
Left-wing nationalism
Democratic socialism

Opinion polls

The table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The "Lead" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a poll. When available, seat projections determined by the polling organisations are displayed below (or in place of) the percentages in a smaller font; 38 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Basque Parliament.

;Color key:

Polling firm/Commissioner	Fieldwork date	Sample size	Turnout	[[File:Isotipo EAJ-PNV (1992).svg	28px	link=Basque Nationalist Party	PNV]]	[[File:People's Party (Spain) Logo (2000-2007).svg	33px	link=People's Party of the Basque Country	PP]]	[[File:Logotipo PSE-EE.svg	25px	link=Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left	PSE–EE (PSOE)]]	[[File:Logotipo de Euskal Herritarrok.svg	20px	link=Euskal Herritarrok	EH]]
[[File:Logotipo de Batasuna.svg	35px	link=Batasuna]]	[[File:Logo EB-Berdeak.jpg	27px	link=United Left–Greens	EB–B]]	[[File:EA logo (1986–2008).svg	21px	link=Eusko Alkartasuna	EA]]	[[File:Unidad Alavesa.svg	35px	link=Alavese Unity	UA]]	[[File:Aralar logo.svg	32px	link=Aralar (Basque political party)	Aralar]]	[[File:Logotipo del Partido Comunista de las Tierras Vascas.svg	25px	link=Communist Party of the Basque Homelands	PCTV/EHAK]]	Lead	Basque Nationalist Party}};"	People's Party of the Basque Country}};"	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left}};"	Euskal Herritarrok}};"	United Left–Greens}};"	Eusko Alkartasuna}};"	Alavese Unity}};"	Aralar (Basque political party)}};"	Communist Party of the Basque Homelands}};"
2005 regional election	17 Apr 2005		68.0		38.4
17.3
22.5
–	5.3
	0.3
2.3
12.4
Basque Nationalist Party}}; color:white;"	15.9
TNS Demoscopia/Antena 3	17 Apr 2005	?	?		?
?
?
–	?
	–	?
?
Basque Nationalist Party}}; color:white;"	?
Ipsos–Eco/EITB	17 Apr 2005	65,000	?		?
?
?
–	?
	–	?
?
Basque Nationalist Party}}; color:white;"	?
title=PNV-EA ganaría elecciones vascas sin mayoría absoluta-sondeos	url=https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/17322/0/ESPANA/ELECCIONES/PVASCO/	language=es	work=20 minutos	date=17 April 2005}}	17 Apr 2005	?	?		40.3
16.2
22.5
–	6.0
	–	2.3
11.0
Basque Nationalist Party}}; color:white;"	17.8
TNS Demoscopia/Antena 3	17 Apr 2005	?	?		39.9
18.0
18.2
–	6.1
	–	3.1
11.3
Basque Nationalist Party}}; color:white;"	21.7
Opina/Cadena SER	17 Apr 2005	?	?		42.0
16.0
21.5
–	?
	–	?
7.0
Basque Nationalist Party}}; color:white;"	20.5
title=La irrupción del voto radical dificulta la mayoría absoluta del tripartito vasco	url=https://elpais.com/diario/2005/04/10/portada/1113084005_850215.html	language=es	work=El País	date=10 April 2005}}	10 Apr 2005	?	?		42.7
15.1
21.6
–	7.6
	–	2.3
4.3
Basque Nationalist Party}}; color:white;"	21.1
title=El PNV afronta la recta final de la campaña a cuatro escaños de la mayoría absoluta	url=http://cadenaser.com/ser/2005/04/11/espana/1113177012_850215.html	language=es	work=Cadena SER	date=11 April 2005}}	10 Apr 2005	?	?		42.7
15.1
21.6
(3.4)	7.6
	–	2.3
4.3
Basque Nationalist Party}}; color:white;"	21.1
title=El Partido Comunista de las Tierras Vascas, heredero del voto de Batasuna, aleja al PNV de la mayoría absoluta	url=http://cadenaser.com/ser/2005/04/10/espana/1113090612_850215.html	language=es	work=Cadena SER	date=10 April 2005}}	9 Apr 2005	?	?		44.3
14.5
23.2
(2.9)	6.6
	–	2.6
3.7
Basque Nationalist Party}}; color:white;"	21.1
title=Intención de voto elecciones autonómicas 2005. Total País Vasco (Pulsómetro 09/04/2005)	url=http://www.cadenaser.com:80/static/pulsometro/anteriores/encuesta_050409.htm	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050411014902/http://www.cadenaser.com/static/pulsometro/anteriores/encuesta_050409.htm	url-status=dead	archive-date=11 April 2005	language=es	work=Cadena SER	date=9 April 2005	access-date=24 February 2021 }}	8 Apr 2005	?	?		45.7
14.5
23.5
(3.3)	6.3
	–	1.9
2.7
Basque Nationalist Party}}; color:white;"	22.2
Opina/Cadena SER	7 Apr 2005	?	?		43.5
15.6
24.5
(3.3)	6.4
	0.2
1.6
2.5
Basque Nationalist Party}}; color:white;"	22.2
title=El tripartito obtendrá mayoría absoluta en las elecciones vascas y el PCTV logrará cuatro escaños	url=http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2005/04/10/espana/1113103355.html	language=es	work=El Mundo	date=10 April 2005}}	5–7 Apr 2005	1,000	?		45.6
18.3
20.8
–	5.5
	–	1.9
6.6
Basque Nationalist Party}}; color:white;"	24.8
Noxa/La Vanguardia	4–7 Apr 2005	900	?		46.5
19.7
23.2
–	6.9
	?
?
–	Basque Nationalist Party}}; color:white;"	23.3
?		42.9
18.2
21.4
–	6.4
	0.6
2.1
8.4
Basque Nationalist Party}}; color:white;"	21.5
title=Elecciones Autonómicas 2005. Previsiones de voto (Abril 2005)	url=http://www.euskadi.eus/contenidos/documentacion/o_05pra2211/es_05pra221/adjuntos/05pra211.pdf	language=es	work=Basque Government	date=8 April 2005}}	1–7 Apr 2005	2,002	72.5		42.7
15.8
21.3
–	6.7
	0.2
2.6
9.7
Basque Nationalist Party}}; color:white;"	21.4
title=Ibarretxe asegura que "el clamor de la sociedad vasca" forzará la negociación entre Euskadi y Madrid	url=http://cadenaser.com/ser/2005/04/07/espana/1112831416_850215.html	language=es	work=Cadena SER	date=7 April 2005}}	6 Apr 2005	?	?		45.7
15.4
21.4
(4.6)	6.8
	0.2
2.0
1.2
Basque Nationalist Party}}; color:white;"	24.3
title=Dos sondeos quitan la mayoría absoluta al tripartito y otorgan entre cinco y seis escaños al PCTV	url=https://www.libertaddigital.com/nacional/dos-sondeos-quitan-la-mayoria-absoluta-al-tripartito-y-otorgan-entre-cinco-y-seis-escanos-al-pctv-1276248579/	language=es	work=Libertad Digital	date=9 April 2005}}	30 Mar–6 Apr 2005	1,500	75		?
?
?
–	?
	–	?
?
Basque Nationalist Party}}; color:white;"	?
title=Intención de voto elecciones autonómicas 2005. Total País Vasco (Pulsómetro 06/04/2005)	url=http://www.cadenaser.com:80/static/pulsometro/anteriores/encuesta_050406.htm	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050408055701/http://www.cadenaser.com/static/pulsometro/anteriores/encuesta_050406.htm	url-status=dead	archive-date=8 April 2005	language=es	work=Cadena SER	date=6 April 2005	access-date=24 February 2021 }}	5 Apr 2005	?	?		45.5
15.3
20.6
(6.4)	6.7
	0.2
2.3
0.2
Basque Nationalist Party}}; color:white;"	24.9
Opina/Cadena SER	4 Apr 2005	?	?		45.5
16.0
21.5
–	6.5
	–	3.5
–	Basque Nationalist Party}}; color:white;"	24.0
title=Preelectoral del País Vasco. Elecciones autonómicas 2005 (Estudio nº 2598. Marzo-Abril 2005)	url=http://www.cis.es/cis/export/sites/default/-Archivos/Marginales/2580_2599/2598/es259800mar_PVasco.pdf	language=es	work=CIS	date=8 April 2005}}	29 Mar–4 Apr 2005	1,495	?		42.5
17.8
22.2
–	6.2
	–	2.7
–	Basque Nationalist Party}}; color:white;"	20.3
Opina/Cadena SER	3 Apr 2005	?	?		45.0
16.0
21.5
–	7.0
	–	3.5
–	Basque Nationalist Party}}; color:white;"	23.5
title=El tripartito PNV-EA-EB consolida su mayoría a la espera del "efecto EHAK"	url=http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/2005/04/10/014.html	language=es	work=ABC	date=10 April 2005}}	1–3 Apr 2005	3,100	?		40.4
20.8
18.3
(6.9)	7.4
	0.3
3.7
–	Basque Nationalist Party}}; color:white;"	19.6
title=Segundo Pulsómetro: PNV-EA sigue manteniendo la mayoría absoluta	url=http://cadenaser.com/ser/2005/04/02/espana/1112399413_850215.html	language=es	work=Cadena SER	date=2 April 2005}}	1 Apr 2005	?	?		44.8
16.0
21.0
–	7.0
	–	3.5
–	Basque Nationalist Party}}; color:white;"	23.8
title=LA RAZÓN. 2005eko apirilak 3	url=http://www.euskadi.net:80/elecinf/encuestas/abr05_razon_e.htm	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060619060026/http://www.euskadi.net/elecinf/encuestas/abr05_razon_e.htm	url-status=dead	archive-date=19 June 2006	language=Basque	work=Celeste-Tel	date=3 April 2005	access-date=24 February 2021 }}	29 Mar–1 Apr 2005	801	?		42.9
18.9
22.9
–	6.0
	–	1.6
–	Basque Nationalist Party}}; color:white;"	20.0
title=La coalición PNV-EA lograría mayoría absoluta en el Parlamento Vasco	url=http://cadenaser.com/ser/2005/04/01/espana/1112313013_850215.html	language=es	work=Cadena SER	date=1 April 2005}}	31 Mar 2005	?	?		44.8
16.6
20.6
–	7.0
	–	3.5
–	Basque Nationalist Party}}; color:white;"	24.2
title=Situación política y social del País Vasco, XIV (Estudio nº 2593. Febrero-Marzo 2005)	url=http://www.cis.es/cis/export/sites/default/-Archivos/Marginales/2580_2599/2593/es259300mar_PVasco.html	language=es	work=CIS	date=30 March 2005}}	22 Feb–16 Mar 2005	1,499	?		42.8
19.1
22.2
–	6.2
	0.5
1.2
–	Basque Nationalist Party}}; color:white;"	20.6
title=La última encuesta socialista	url=http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/2005/03/21/011.html	language=es	work=ABC	date=21 March 2005}}	1–11 Mar 2005	?	?		41.2
?
23.7
–	?
	–	?
–	Basque Nationalist Party}}; color:white;"	17.5
title=PNV-EA-EB alcanzan la mayoría absoluta	url=http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/2005/03/20/012.html	language=es	work=ABC	date=20 March 2005}}	1–8 Mar 2005	3,100	?		43.3
19.9
20.4
(5.3)	6.2
	–	3.2
–	Basque Nationalist Party}}; color:white;"	22.9
title=El tripartito vasco alcanza la mayoría absoluta	url=https://elpais.com/diario/2005/02/27/espana/1109458801_850215.html	language=es	work=El País	date=27 February 2005}}	24–25 Feb 2005	1,500	?		45.5
19.5
22.0
–	6.5
	–	–	–	Basque Nationalist Party}}; color:white;"	23.5
title=Elecciones Autonómicas 2005. Previsiones de voto (Febrero 2005)	url=http://www.euskadi.eus/contenidos/documentacion/o_05pra111/es_05pra111/adjuntos/05pra111.pdf	language=es	work=Basque Government	date=February 2005}}	18 Jan–2 Feb 2005	2,874	75.0		41.1
15.8
22.3
9.4
6.7
	0.3
2.9
–	Basque Nationalist Party}}; color:white;"	18.8
title=Estimaciones Electorales del Euskobarómetro al Parlamento Vasco (Noviembre 2004)	url=http://www.ehu.es:80/cpvweb/pags_directas/euskobarometroFR.html	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050122031135/http://www.ehu.es/cpvweb/pags_directas/euskobarometroFR.html	url-status=dead	archive-date=22 January 2005	language=es	work=EHU	date=20 January 2005	access-date=24 February 2021 }}	8–26 Nov 2004	1,200	76		42.4
18.1
23.6
–	5.8
	–	3.1
–	Basque Nationalist Party}}; color:white;"	18.8
2004 EP election	13 Jun 2004		44.6		35.3
21.0
28.2
–	4.2
7.8
–	1.3
–	Basque Nationalist Party}}; color:white;"	7.1
title=Estimaciones Electorales del Euskobarómetro al Parlamento Vasco (Mayo 2004)	url=http://www.ehu.es:80/cpvweb/paginas/euskobar_estimaciones.html	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040811042851/http://www.ehu.es/cpvweb/paginas/euskobar_estimaciones.html	url-status=dead	archive-date=11 August 2004	language=es	work=EHU	date=16 July 2004	access-date=24 February 2021 }}	3–28 May 2004	1,800	75		43.7
17.5
25.6
–	6.1
		4.3
–	Basque Nationalist Party}}; color:white;"	18.1
2004 general election	14 Mar 2004		75.0		33.7
18.9
27.2
–	8.2
6.5
–	3.1
–	Basque Nationalist Party}}; color:white;"	6.5
title=Estimaciones Electorales del Euskobarómetro al Parlamento Vasco (Noviembre 2003)	url=http://www.ehu.es:80/cpvweb/paginas/euskobar_estimaciones.html	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040218134502/http://www.ehu.es/cpvweb/paginas/euskobar_estimaciones.html	url-status=dead	archive-date=18 February 2004	language=es	work=EHU	date=16 January 2004	access-date=24 February 2021 }}	3–21 Nov 2003	1,800	70		44.3
24.1
19.0
–	6.7
		?
–	Basque Nationalist Party}}; color:white;"	20.2
[2003 foral elections](2003-basque-foral-elections)	25 May 2003		70.0		45.3
19.6
21.6
–	8.1
	0.6
3.2
–	Basque Nationalist Party}}; color:white;"	23.7
2003 local elections	25 May 2003		69.9		43.9	18.7	22.1	0.9	8.0		0.5	1.5	–	Basque Nationalist Party}}; color:white;"	21.8
title=Encuesta Euskobarómetro (Noviembre de 2002)	url=http://www.ehu.es:80/cpvweb/paginas/ultimoeusko/ultimoeusko_01.html	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030303180356/http://www.ehu.es/cpvweb/paginas/ultimoeusko/ultimoeusko_01.html	url-status=dead	archive-date=3 March 2003	language=es	work=EHU	date=20 November 2002	access-date=24 February 2021 }}	1–20 Nov 2002	1,200	?		42.1
21.3
19.0
9.3
6.7
		–	–	Basque Nationalist Party}}; color:white;"	20.8
title=Instituciones y autonomías, II. CA del País Vasco (Estudio nº 2455. Septiembre-Octubre 2002)	url=http://www.cis.es/cis/export/sites/default/-Archivos/Marginales/2440_2459/2455/e2455160.html	language=es	work=CIS	date=19 November 2002}}	9 Sep–9 Oct 2002	579	74.2		38.8	21.1	19.1	7.9	5.6	5.6	–	–	–	Basque Nationalist Party}}; color:white;"	17.7
CPS/EHU	15–30 May 2001	?	?		43.6
20.8
18.0
9.8
6.3
		–	–	Basque Nationalist Party}}; color:white;"	22.8
CPS/EHU	2–21 Nov 2001	?	?		43.5
21.0
18.1
9.8
6.1
		–	–	Basque Nationalist Party}}; color:white;"	22.5
[2001 regional election](2001-basque-regional-election)	13 May 2001		79.0		42.4
22.9
17.8
10.0
5.5
		–	–	Basque Nationalist Party}}; color:white;"	19.5

Results

Overall

Parties and alliances	Popular vote	Seats	Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
PNV–EA}}"		Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA)	468,117	38.38	−4.00	29	−4
Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left}}"		Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	274,546	22.51	+4.75	18	+5
People's Party of the Basque Country}}"		People's Party (PP)	210,614	17.27	−5.66	15	−4
Communist Party of the Basque Homelands}}"		Communist Party of the Basque Homelands (PCTV/EHAK)1	150,644	12.35	+2.31	9	+2
United Left–Greens}}"		United Left–Greens (EB–B)2	65,023	5.33	−0.20	3	±0
Aralar (Basque political party)}}"		Aralar (Aralar)	28,180	2.31	New	1	+1
Alavese Unity}}"		Alavese Unity (UA)	4,117	0.34	New	0	±0
Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals}}"		Greens–Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (B–PACMA)	4,049	0.33	New	0	±0
Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party}}"		Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI)	2,354	0.19	New	0	±0
Humanist Party (Spain)}}"		Humanist Party (PH)	1,514	0.12	−0.14	0	±0
For a Fairer World}}"		For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	1,261	0.10	New	0	±0
Carlist Party (1970)}}"		Carlist Party of the Basque Country–Carlist Party (EKA–PC)	179	0.01	−0.03	0	±0
Blank ballots	9,001	0.74	−0.07
Total	1,219,599		75	±0
Valid votes	1,219,599	99.67	+0.10
Invalid votes	4,035	0.33	−0.10
Votes cast / turnout	1,223,634	68.00	−10.97
Abstentions	575,889	32.00	+10.97
Registered voters	1,799,523
Sources
{{hidden	ta1=left	title=Footnotes:	content={{ubl	1 Communist Party of the Basque Homelands results are compared to Basque Citizens totals in the 2001 election.	2 United Left–Greens results are compared to United Left totals in the 2001 election.}}}}

Distribution by constituency

Constituency	PNV–EA	PSE–EE	PP	EHAK	EB–B	Aralar	PNV–EA}}"		Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left}}"		People's Party of the Basque Country}}"		Communist Party of the Basque Homelands}}"
Álava	PNV–EA}}; color:white;"	30.4	8	25.3	7	25.8	7	13.2	2	4.9	1	1.5	–
Biscay	PNV–EA}}; color:white;"	40.7	11	23.2	6	17.5	5	10.0	2	5.5	1	1.6	–
Guipúzcoa	PNV–EA}}; color:white;"	38.0	10	20.1	5	13.2	3	18.1	5	5.2	1	3.9	1
Total	PNV–EA}}; color:white;"	38.4	29	22.5	18	17.3	15	12.4	9	5.3	3	2.3	1

Aftermath

Ballot →	22 June 2005	23 June 2005	Required majority →	Basque Nationalist Party}};"
38 out of 75	Simple
{{Collapsible list	title = Juan José Ibarretxe (PNV)	• PNV (21)	• EA (8)	• EB–B (3)	• EHAK (2)
{{Collapsible list	title = Patxi López (PSE–EE)	• PSE–EE (18)	• PP (15)
{{Collapsible list	title = Abstentions/Blank ballots	• Aralar (1)
Absentees
Sources

Notes

References

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References

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(30 June 1981). "Ley 7/1981, de 30 de junio, sobre Ley de Gobierno".
"Elecciones al Parlamento Vasco / Eusko Legebilitzarra (desde 1980)".
"Parliamentarios y Órganos. Grupos. Composición. Históricos - VII Legislatura".
(19 June 1985). "Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General".
(25 June 2004). "María San Gil liderará el PP en el País Vasco tras el congreso nacional". El Mundo.
(25 June 2004). "María San Gil será la candidata a 'lehendakari' por el PP para las próximas elecciones autonómicas". El Mundo.
(6 November 2004). "María San Gil, elegida presidenta del PP vasco con el 88% de los votos". La Vanguardia.
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