1991 Spanish regional elections explained

Election Name:1991 Spanish regional elections
Country:Spain
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1987 Spanish regional elections
Previous Year:1987
Next Election:1995 Spanish regional elections
Next Year:1995
Seats For Election:784 seats in the regional parliaments of Aragon, Asturias, Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Cantabria, Castile and León, Castilla–La Mancha, Extremadura, La Rioja, Madrid, Murcia, Navarre and Valencian Community
Registered:16,344,952
Turnout:10,638,098 (65.1%)
6.7 pp
Election Date:26 May 1991
Map Size:435px

The 1991 Spanish regional elections were held on Sunday, 26 May 1991, to elect the regional parliaments of thirteen of the seventeen autonomous communities—Aragon, Asturias, the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands, Cantabria, Castile and León, Castilla–La Mancha, Extremadura, La Rioja, Madrid, Murcia, Navarre and the Valencian Community—, not including Andalusia, the Basque Country, Catalonia and Galicia, which had separate electoral cycles. 784 of 1,178 seats in the regional parliaments were up for election. The elections were held simultaneously with local elections all throughout Spain.

Election date

Determination of election day varied depending on the autonomous community, with each one having competency to establish its own regulations. Typically, thirteen out of the seventeen autonomous communities—all but Andalusia, the Basque Country, Catalonia and Galicia—had their elections fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years, to be held together with nationwide local elections.[1] [2] [3]

Regional governments

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

RegionPrevious controlNew control
AragonAragonese Party (PAR)Aragonese Party (PAR)
AsturiasSpanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
BalearicsPeople's Party (PP)People's Party (PP)
Canary IslandsDemocratic and Social Centre (CDS)Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
CantabriaSpanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)Union for the Progress of Cantabria (UPCA)
Castile and LeónPeople's Party (PP)People's Party (PP)
Castilla–La ManchaSpanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
ExtremaduraSpanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
La RiojaSpanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
MadridSpanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
MurciaSpanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
NavarreSpanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)Navarrese People's Union (UPN)
Valencian CommunitySpanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

Overall results

← Summary of the 26 May 1991 regional election results in Spain →
Parties and alliancesPopular voteTotal
seats
Votes%
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)4,277,205 40.48 357
People's Party (PP)3,424,821 32.41 266
United Left (IU)891,911 8.44 45
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)541,152 5.12 17
Valencian Union (UV)208,126 1.97 7
Canarian Independent Groups (AIC)157,859 1.49 16
Aragonese Party (PAR)151,420 1.43 17
The Greens (LV)121,181 1.15 0
Union for the Progress of Cantabria (UPCA)99,194 0.94 15
Navarrese People's Union (UPN)96,005 0.91 20
Popular Unity (HB)30,762 0.29 6
Socialist Party of Majorca–Nationalists of Majorca (PSM–NM)22,522 0.21 3
Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC)18,789 0.18 2
Basque Solidarity (EA)15,170 0.14 3
Asturian Coalition (PAS–UNA)14,569 0.14 1
Independent Union of Majorca–Independents of Majorca (UIM–IM)8,429 0.08 1
Riojan Party (PR)7,731 0.07 2
Majorera Assembly (AM)4,906 0.05 2
Agreement of the Left of Menorca (PSM–EU)4,654 0.04 2
Independents of Ibiza and Formentera Federation (FIEF)2,468 0.02 1
Independent Herrenian Group (AHI)1,485 0.01 1
Others336,008 3.18 0
Blank ballots124,957 1.18
Total10,567,148 784
Valid votes10,567,148 99.33
Invalid votes70,950 0.67
Votes cast / turnout10,638,098 65.08
Registered voters16,344,952

Summary by region

Aragon

See main article: 1991 Aragonese regional election.

Parties and alliancesVotes%±ppSeats+/−
PSOE247,485 40.34 +4.6630 +3
PAR151,420 24.68 –3.4617 –2
PP126,892 20.68 +3.9617 +4
CAA–IU41,367 6.74 +1.843 +1
CDS18,929 3.09 –7.140 –6
CHA14,116 2.30 +1.340 ±0
Others5,355 0.87 0 ±0
Blank ballots7,981 1.30 –0.14
Valid votes613,545 99.30 +0.50
Invalid votes4,303 0.70 –0.50
Votes cast / turnout617,848 64.39 –5.31
Registered voters959,596

Asturias

See main article: 1991 Asturian regional election.

Parties and alliancesVotes%±ppSeats+/−
PSOE218,193 41.02 +2.1121 +1
PP161,703 30.40 +4.5915 +2
IU78,982 14.85 +2.766 +2
CDS35,884 6.75 –11.772 –6
PAS–UNA14,569 2.74 +1.461 +1
LV7,299 1.37 New0 ±0
Others8,784 1.65 0 ±0
Blank ballots6,533 1.23 ±0.00
Valid votes531,947 99.25 +0.65
Invalid votes4,020 0.75 –0.65
Votes cast / turnout535,967 58.69 –7.89
Registered voters913,215

Balearics

See main article: 1991 Balearic regional election.

Parties and alliancesVotes%±ppSeats+/−
PP–UM160,512 47.32 +0.0431 +2
PSIB–PSOE102,060 30.09 –2.3821 ±0
PSM–NM22,522 6.64 +1.763 +1
PSM–EU12,395 3.65 +0.132 ±0
CDS9,938 2.93 –7.250 –5
UIM–IM8,429 2.49 New1 +1
EV7,205 2.12 New0 ±0
CB5,513 1.63 New0 ±0
FIEF2,468 0.73 New1 +1
Others5,212 1.54 0 ±0
Blank ballots2,934 0.87 –0.18
Valid votes339,188 99.38 +0.66
Invalid votes2,106 0.62 –0.66
Votes cast / turnout341,294 60.27 –6.67
Registered voters566,243

Canary Islands

See main article: 1991 Canarian regional election.

Parties and alliancesVotes%±ppSeats+/−
PSOE229,692 33.03 +5.2623 +2
AIC157,859 22.70 +2.5716 +5
CDS100,197 14.41 –5.077 –6
PP89,251 12.83 –0.336 ±0
ICAN85,015 12.22 –0.985 +1
PNC7,845 1.13 New0 ±0
AM4,906 0.71 –0.102 –1
AHI1,485 0.21 ±0.001 –1
Others13,888 2.00 0 ±0
Blank ballots5,323 0.77 +0.12
Valid votes695,461 99.27 +0.43
Invalid votes5,080 0.73 –0.43
Votes cast / turnout700,541 61.63 –5.86
Registered voters1,136,767

Cantabria

See main article: 1991 Cantabrian regional election.

Parties and alliancesVotes%±ppSeats+/−
PSOE102,958 34.81 +5.2416 +3
UPCA99,194 33.53 New15 +15
PP42,714 14.44 –29.606 –13
PRC18,789 6.35 –6.512 –3
IU13,023 4.40 +0.790 ±0
CDS7,926 2.68 –3.890 –2
Others6,193 2.09 0 ±0
Blank ballots5,009 1.69 +0.57
Valid votes295,806 99.15 +0.52
Invalid votes2,542 0.85 –0.52
Votes cast / turnout298,348 72.34 –3.38
Registered voters412,406

Castile and León

See main article: 1991 Castilian-Leonese regional election.

Parties and alliancesVotes%±ppSeats+/−
PP602,773 43.52 +5.2343 +9
PSOE504,709 36.44 +2.4335 +3
CDS112,821 8.14 –11.235 –13
IU74,197 5.36 +1.551 +1
LV20,193 1.46 New0 ±0
Others47,486 3.43 0 ±0
Blank ballots23,028 1.66 +0.08
Valid votes1,385,207 99.07 +0.79
Invalid votes13,031 0.93 –0.79
Votes cast / turnout1,398,238 67.57 –5.58
Registered voters2,069,469

Castilla–La Mancha

See main article: 1991 Castilian-Manchegan regional election.

Parties and alliancesVotes%±ppSeats+/−
PSOE489,876 52.17 +5.8427 +2
PP336,642 35.85 –0.0719 +1
IU57,967 6.17 +0.811 +1
CDS32,793 3.49 –7.000 –4
Others12,396 1.32 0 ±0
Blank ballots9,300 0.99 +0.01
Valid votes938,974 99.24 +0.40
Invalid votes7,164 0.76 –0.40
Votes cast / turnout946,138 72.50 –2.93
Registered voters1,304,996

Extremadura

See main article: 1991 Extremaduran regional election.

Parties and alliancesVotes%±ppSeats+/−
PSOE314,384 54.16 +4.9839 +5
PP155,485 26.78 +1.3419 +2
IU41,290 7.11 +1.704 +2
CDS33,291 5.73 –6.623 –5
EU14,503 2.50 –3.310 –4
PREx8,660 1.49 New0 ±0
LV6,011 1.04 New0 ±0
PCPE2,379 0.41 New0 ±0
Blank ballots4,508 0.78 –0.02
Valid votes580,511 99.34 +0.33
Invalid votes3,867 0.66 –0.33
Votes cast / turnout584,378 70.85 –3.54
Registered voters824,866

La Rioja

See main article: 1991 Riojan regional election.

Parties and alliancesVotes%±ppSeats+/−
PSOE60,843 42.37 +2.7316 +2
PP59,876 41.70 +3.6515 +2
PR7,731 5.38 –1.012 ±0
IU6,499 4.53 +2.120 ±0
CDS6,271 4.37 –6.470 –4
Blank ballots2,373 1.65 –0.05
Valid votes143,593 99.22 +0.59
Invalid votes1,136 0.78 –0.59
Votes cast / turnout144,729 68.89 –3.61
Registered voters210,080

Madrid

See main article: 1991 Madrilenian regional election.

Parties and alliancesVotes%±ppSeats+/−
PP956,865 42.67 +10.8847 +15
PSOE820,510 36.59 –1.8641 +1
IU270,558 12.07 +4.5913 +6
CDS75,081 3.35 –13.280 –17
LV35,095 1.57 +0.490 ±0
Others55,363 2.47 0 ±0
Blank ballots28,872 1.29 –0.45
Valid votes2,242,344 99.59 +0.81
Invalid votes9,269 0.41 –0.81
Votes cast / turnout2,251,613 58.67 –11.20
Registered voters3,837,680

Murcia

See main article: 1991 Murcian regional election.

Parties and alliancesVotes%±ppSeats+/−
PSOE234,421 45.27 +1.5624 –1
PP173,491 33.51 +2.0117 +1
IU52,863 10.21 +2.764 +3
CDS25,938 5.01 –6.920 –3
PCAN–PRM15,702 3.03 –0.760 ±0
LV5,760 1.11 New0 ±0
Others4,753 0.92 0 ±0
Blank ballots4,853 0.94 –0.02
Valid votes517,781 99.04 +0.20
Invalid votes5,039 0.96 –0.20
Votes cast / turnout522,820 67.18 –5.81
Registered voters778,256

Navarre

See main article: 1991 Navarrese regional election.

Parties and alliancesVotes%±ppSeats+/−
UPN96,005 34.95 –0.0120 +1
PSN–PSOE91,645 33.36 +5.6819 +4
HB30,762 11.20 –2.266 –1
EA15,170 5.52 –1.483 –1
IU11,167 4.07 +2.732 +2
Batzarre6,543 2.38 +0.310 ±0
EE5,824 2.12 –1.270 –1
CDS5,650 2.06 –5.360 –4
PAG3,855 1.40 New0 ±0
EAJ/PNV3,071 1.12 +0.180 ±0
PC1,353 0.49 New0 ±0
Blank ballots3,637 1.32 –0.07
Valid votes274,682 99.24 +0.40
Invalid votes2,091 0.76 –0.40
Votes cast / turnout276,773 66.71 –6.19
Registered voters414,913

Valencian Community

See main article: 1991 Valencian regional election.

Parties and alliancesVotes%±ppSeats+/−
PSOE860,429 42.85 +1.5745 +3
PP558,617 27.82 +3.1131 +6
UV208,126 10.36 +1.227 +1
EUPV151,242 7.53 n/a6 +2
CDS76,433 3.81 –7.430 –10
UPV73,813 3.68 n/a0 –2
LV35,375 1.76 +0.650 ±0
Others23,468 1.17 0 ±0
Blank ballots20,606 1.03 –0.04
Valid votes2,008,109 99.44 +0.56
Invalid votes11,302 0.56 –0.56
Votes cast / turnout2,019,411 69.24 –5.21
Registered voters2,916,465

External links

Notes and References

  1. General Electoral System Organic Law of 1985 . Organic Law . 5 . . es . 19 June 1985 . 28 December 2016.
  2. Web site: Representation of the people Institutional Act . . . juntaelectoralcentral.es . Central Electoral Commission . 16 June 2017.
  3. Web site: 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 . gencat.cat . Institut d'Estudis Autonòmics . es . 5 September 2017 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402103345/http://www10.gencat.cat/drep/binaris/_Navarra_esp_tcm112-131870.pdf . 2 April 2015 .

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