SPAIN
AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY OF MURCIA
LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS OF 25 MAY 2003
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Elections to the Asamblea Regional de Murcia
Source: My thanks to José María Pérez Medina, Coordinador de Área 
de Asuntos Europeos, Dirección General de Política Autonómica, 
Ministerio de Administraciones Públicas, for supplying these 
figures.

Parties
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* IU - Izquierda Unida (United Left)
* PP - Partido Popular (People's Party)
* PSOE - Partido Socialista Obrero Español (Spanish Socialist 
   Workers' Party)

SUMMARY OF VOTES AND SEATS
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Votes and seats are compared with those obtained in 1999
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Voters:                 917,948
Votes cast:             650,584 (70.9%)
Invalid votes:           15,096 (02.3%)
Valid votes:            635,488 (97.7%)
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Party                 Votes      %       Change        Seats
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IU                       36,551  05.7    (-01.3)        1   ( 00)
PP                      366,314  56.8    (+04.3)       28   (+02)
PSOE                    219,707  34.0    (-01.6)       16   (-02)
Others                   15,491  02.4                   -
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Total                   635,488                        45
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