2009 Galician regional election

The 2009 Galician regional election was held on Sunday, 1 March 2009, to elect the 8th Parliament of the autonomous community of Galicia. All 75 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with a regional election in the Basque Country.

2009 Galician regional election
1 March 2009
All 75 seats in the Parliament of Galicia
38 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered2,648,276 1.2%
Turnout1,706,198 (64.4%)
0.2 pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo Emilio Pérez Touriño Anxo Quintana
Party PP PSdeG–PSOE BNG
Leader since 15 January 2006 10 October 1998 23 November 2003
Leader's seat Pontevedra Pontevedra Ourense
Last election 37 seats, 45.2% 25 seats, 33.2% 13 seats, 18.7%
Seats won 38 25 12
Seat change 1 0 1
Popular vote 789,427 524,488 270,712
Percentage 46.7% 31.0% 16.0%
Swing 1.5 pp 2.2 pp 2.7 pp
Constituency results map for the Parliament of Galicia
President before election

Emilio Pérez Touriño
PSdeG–PSOE

 Elected President

Alberto Núñez Feijóo
PP

The election saw the People's Party (PP) retake control of the parliament from the coalition of the Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) and the Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG), with a majority of 1 seat. As a result, Alberto Núñez Feijoo became the new President of Galicia.

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