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For the local elections held concurrently, see 1991 Spanish local elections.
1991 Spanish regional elections
← 1987 26 May 1991 1995 →
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
Registered16,344,952 Green arrow up6.7%
Turnout10,638,098 (65.1%)
Red arrow down6.7 pp
Regional administrations after the 1991 regional elections

National parties

  PSOE   PP

Regional parties

  CiU   EAJ/PNV   PAR   UPCA   UPN

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.

Regional governments

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

Region Previous control New control
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)

Overall results

← Summary of the 26 May 1991 regional election results in Spain →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Total
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
Others 336,008 3.18 0
Blank ballots 124,957 1.18
Total 10,567,148 784
Valid votes 10,567,148 99.33
Invalid votes 70,950 0.67
Votes cast / turnout 10,638,098 65.08
Registered voters 16,344,952
Popular vote
PSOE   40.48%
PP   32.41%
IU–ICAN   8.44%
CDS   5.12%
UV   1.97%
AIC   1.49%
PAR   1.43%
LV   1.15%
UPCA   0.94%
UPN   0.91%
Others   4.48%
Blank ballots   1.18%

Summary by region

Aragon

Main article: 1991 Aragonese regional election
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

Main article: 1991 Asturian regional election
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

Main article: 1991 Balearic regional election
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

Main article: 1991 Canarian regional election
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 61.63 –5.86
Registered voters 1,136,767

Cantabria

Main article: 1991 Cantabrian regional election
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

Main article: 1991 Castilian-Leonese regional election
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

Main article: 1991 Castilian-Manchegan regional election
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

Main article: 1991 Extremaduran regional election
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

Main article: 1991 Riojan regional election
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

Main article: 1991 Madrilenian regional election
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

Main article: 1991 Murcian regional election
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

Main article: 1991 Navarrese regional election
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

Main article: 1991 Valencian regional election
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

References

  1. General Electoral System Organic Law of 1985. Official State Gazette (Organic Law 5) (in Spanish). 19 June 1985. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  2. "Representation of the people Institutional Act". juntaelectoralcentral.es. Central Electoral Commission. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  3. "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)

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