1991 Spanish regional elections

26 May 1991

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

Regional administrations after the 1991 regional elections

National parties

PSOE

Regional parties

CiU

EAJ/PNV

PAR

UPCA

UPN^[a]

Regional elections were held in Spain during 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. 784 of 1,178 seats in the regional parliaments were up for election. The elections were held on 26 May (concurrently with local elections all across the country).

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.

Election day	Region
26 May	Aragon	Aragonese Party (PAR)	Aragonese Party (PAR) (PSOE in 1993)
	Asturias	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
	Balearics	People's Party (PP)	People's Party (PP)
	Canary Islands	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) (CC in 1993)
	Cantabria	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	Union for the Progress of Cantabria (UPCA)
	Castile and León	People's Party (PP)	People's Party (PP)
	Castilla–La Mancha	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
	Extremadura	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
	La Rioja	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
	Madrid	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
	Murcia	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
	Navarre	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	Navarrese People's Union (UPN)
	Valencian Community	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

Summary by region

May (13 regions)

Aragon

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Seats	+/−
	PSOE	247,485	40.34	+4.66	30	+3
	PAR	151,420	24.68	−3.46	17	−2
	PP	126,892	20.68	+3.96	17	+4
	CAA–IU	41,367	6.74	+1.84	3	+1
	CDS	18,929	3.09	−7.14	0	−6
	CHA	14,116	2.30	+1.34	0	±0
	Others	5,355	0.87		0	±0
Blank ballots		7,981	1.30	−0.14

Valid votes		613,545	99.30	+0.50
Invalid votes		4,303	0.70	−0.50
Votes cast / turnout		617,848	64.39	−5.31
Registered voters		959,596

Asturias

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Seats	+/−
	PSOE	218,193	41.02	+2.11	21	+1
	PP	161,703	30.40	+4.59	15	+2
	IU	78,982	14.85	+2.76	6	+2
	CDS	35,884	6.75	−11.77	2	−6
	PAS–UNA	14,569	2.74	+1.46	1	+1
	LV	7,299	1.37	New	0	±0
	Others	8,784	1.65		0	±0
Blank ballots		6,533	1.23	±0.00

Valid votes		531,947	99.25	+0.65
Invalid votes		4,020	0.75	−0.65
Votes cast / turnout		535,967	58.69	−7.89
Registered voters		913,215

Balearics

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Seats	+/−
	PP–UM	160,512	47.32	+0.04	31	+2
	PSIB–PSOE	102,060	30.09	−2.38	21	±0
	PSM–NM	22,522	6.64	+1.76	3	+1
	PSM–EU	12,395	3.65	+0.13	2	±0
	CDS	9,938	2.93	−7.25	0	−5
	UIM–IM	8,429	2.49	New	1	+1
	EV	7,205	2.12	New	0	±0
	CB	5,513	1.63	New	0	±0
	FIEF	2,468	0.73	New	1	+1
	Others	5,212	1.54		0	±0
Blank ballots		2,934	0.87	−0.18

Valid votes		339,188	99.38	+0.66
Invalid votes		2,106	0.62	−0.66
Votes cast / turnout		341,294	60.27	−6.67
Registered voters		566,243

Canary Islands

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Seats	+/−
	PSOE	229,692	33.03	+5.26	23	+2
	AIC	157,859	22.70	+2.57	16	+5
	CDS	100,197	14.41	−5.07	7	−6
	PP	89,251	12.83	−0.33	6	±0
	ICAN	85,015	12.22	−0.98	5	+1
	PNC	7,845	1.13	New	0	±0
	AM	4,906	0.71	−0.10	2	−1
	AHI	1,485	0.21	±0.00	1	−1
	Others	13,888	2.00		0	±0
Blank ballots		5,323	0.77	+0.12

Valid votes		695,461	99.27	+0.43
Invalid votes		5,080	0.73	−0.43
Votes cast / turnout		700,541	61.69	−5.80
Registered voters		1,135,550

Cantabria

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Seats	+/−
	PSOE	102,958	34.81	+5.24	16	+3
	UPCA	99,194	33.53	New	15	+15
	PP	42,714	14.44	−29.60	6	−13
	PRC	18,789	6.35	−6.51	2	−3
	IU	13,023	4.40	+0.79	0	±0
	CDS	7,926	2.68	−3.89	0	−2
	Others	6,193	2.09		0	±0
Blank ballots		5,009	1.69	+0.57

Valid votes		295,806	99.15	+0.52
Invalid votes		2,542	0.85	−0.52
Votes cast / turnout		298,348	72.34	−3.38
Registered voters		412,406

Castile and León

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Seats	+/−
	PP	602,773	43.52	+5.23	43	+9
	PSOE	504,709	36.44	+2.43	35	+3
	CDS	112,821	8.14	−11.23	5	−13
	IU	74,197	5.36	+1.55	1	+1
	LV	20,193	1.46	New	0	±0
	Others	47,486	3.43		0	±0
Blank ballots		23,028	1.66	+0.08

Valid votes		1,385,207	99.07	+0.79
Invalid votes		13,031	0.93	−0.79
Votes cast / turnout		1,398,238	67.57	−5.58
Registered voters		2,069,469

Castilla–La Mancha

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Seats	+/−
	PSOE	489,876	52.17	+5.84	27	+2
	PP	336,642	35.85	−0.07	19	+1
	IU	57,967	6.17	+0.81	1	+1
	CDS	32,793	3.49	−7.00	0	−4
	Others	12,396	1.32		0	±0
Blank ballots		9,300	0.99	+0.01

Valid votes		938,974	99.24	+0.40
Invalid votes		7,164	0.76	−0.40
Votes cast / turnout		946,138	72.50	−2.93
Registered voters		1,304,996

Extremadura

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Seats	+/−
	PSOE	314,384	54.16	+4.98	39	+5
	PP	155,485	26.78	+1.34	19	+2
	IU	41,290	7.11	+1.70	4	+2
	CDS	33,291	5.73	−6.62	3	−5
	EU	14,503	2.50	−3.31	0	−4
	PREx	8,660	1.49	New	0	±0
	LV	6,011	1.04	New	0	±0
	PCPE	2,379	0.41	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		4,508	0.78	−0.02

Valid votes		580,511	99.34	+0.33
Invalid votes		3,867	0.66	−0.33
Votes cast / turnout		584,378	70.85	−3.54
Registered voters		824,866

La Rioja

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Seats	+/−
	PSOE	60,843	42.37	+2.73	16	+2
	PP	59,876	41.70	+3.65	15	+2
	PR	7,731	5.38	−1.01	2	±0
	IU	6,499	4.53	+2.12	0	±0
	CDS	6,271	4.37	−6.47	0	−4
Blank ballots		2,373	1.65	−0.05

Valid votes		143,593	99.22	+0.59
Invalid votes		1,136	0.78	−0.59
Votes cast / turnout		144,729	68.89	−3.61
Registered voters		210,080

Madrid

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Seats	+/−
	PP	956,865	42.67	+10.88	47	+15
	PSOE	820,510	36.59	−1.86	41	+1
	IU	270,558	12.07	+4.59	13	+6
	CDS	75,081	3.35	−13.28	0	−17
	LV	35,095	1.57	+0.49	0	±0
	Others	55,363	2.47		0	±0
Blank ballots		28,872	1.29	−0.45

Valid votes		2,242,344	99.59	+0.81
Invalid votes		9,269	0.41	−0.81
Votes cast / turnout		2,251,613	58.67	−11.20
Registered voters		3,837,680

Murcia

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Seats	+/−
	PSOE	234,421	45.27	+1.56	24	−1
	PP	173,491	33.51	+2.01	17	+1
	IU	52,863	10.21	+2.76	4	+3
	CDS	25,938	5.01	−6.92	0	−3
	PCAN–PRM	15,702	3.03	−0.76	0	±0
	LV	5,760	1.11	New	0	±0
	Others	4,753	0.92		0	±0
Blank ballots		4,853	0.94	−0.02

Valid votes		517,781	99.04	+0.20
Invalid votes		5,039	0.96	−0.20
Votes cast / turnout		522,820	67.18	−5.81
Registered voters		778,256

Navarre

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Seats	+/−
	UPN	96,005	34.95	−0.01	20	+1
	PSN–PSOE	91,645	33.36	+5.68	19	+4
	HB	30,762	11.20	−2.26	6	−1
	EA	15,170	5.52	−1.48	3	−1
	IU	11,167	4.07	+2.73	2	+2
	Batzarre	6,543	2.38	+0.31	0	±0
	EE	5,824	2.12	−1.27	0	−1
	CDS	5,650	2.06	−5.36	0	−4
	PAG	3,855	1.40	New	0	±0
	EAJ/PNV	3,071	1.12	+0.18	0	±0
	PC	1,353	0.49	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		3,637	1.32	−0.07

Valid votes		274,682	99.24	+0.40
Invalid votes		2,091	0.76	−0.40
Votes cast / turnout		276,773	66.71	−6.19
Registered voters		414,913

Valencian Community

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Seats	+/−
	PSOE	860,429	42.85	+1.57	45	+3
	PP	558,617	27.82	+3.11	31	+6
	UV	208,126	10.36	+1.22	7	+1
	EUPV	151,242	7.53	n/a	6	+2
	CDS	76,433	3.81	−7.43	0	−10
	UPV	73,813	3.68	n/a	0	−2
	LV	35,375	1.76	+0.65	0	±0
	Others	23,468	1.17		0	±0
Blank ballots		20,606	1.03	−0.04

Valid votes		2,008,109	99.44	+0.56
Invalid votes		11,302	0.56	−0.56
Votes cast / turnout		2,019,411	69.24	−5.21
Registered voters		2,916,465

Notes

PP's sister party in Navarre.

References

General Electoral System Organic Law of 1985. Official State Gazette (Organic Law 5) (in Spanish). 19 June 1985. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
"Representation of the people Institutional Act". juntaelectoralcentral.es. Central Electoral Commission. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
"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). gencat.cat (in Spanish). Institut d'Estudis Autonòmics. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

External links

Central Electoral Commission – Regional elections (in Spanish).
Historia Electoral.com – Regional elections since 1980 (in Spanish and Catalan).