The Elections to the Aragonese Corts, 1995 were the fourth democratic elections to the Aragonese Corts, the Argonese regional parliament, in Spain since the death of the dictator Franco and were held on 26 May of that year. The elections were held using closed list proportional representation in three electoral districts corresponding to each of the three Provinces of Aragon. Seats were allocated on a Provincial basis using the D'Hondt method of allocation. Only lists which polled at least 3% of the total votes in a particular province (including votes "en blanco" i.e. for "none of the above") were eligible for seats in that province. With a total number of 67 seats, Zaragoza elected 33 members, Huesca 18 and Teruel 16.
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The previous legislature had been tightly divided between left and right with an independent former deputy of the People's Party (PP) holding the balance of power. This had resulted in a coalition between the PP and Aragonese Party (PAR) being replaced by a Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) administration in 1993. However legal difficulties had forced the resignation of the PSOE President of Aragon José Marco in January 1995 and he was replaced by party colleague Ramón Tejedor. The federal executive of the PSOE selected Marcelino Iglesias as candidate for President in the 1995 elections.[1]
The elections saw a marked increase in the vote share of the PP who almost doubled their share of the vote and gained ten seats. Much of the increase came at the expense of the PSOE. The PAR lost ground for the second election running. United Left (IU) improved their position while the left wing regional party Chunta Aragonesista (ChA) won seats in the Corts for the first time.[2]
The new legislature elected Santiago Lanzuela Marina as the first PP President of Aragon by 41 votes to 26. The PAR and PP deputies backed Lanzuela while the PSOE, ChA and IU deputies voted against. Lanzuela headed a PP administration with the initial support of the PAR.
| Party | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- |
| People's Party | 262,848 | 37.56 | +16.88 | 27 | +10 |
| PSOE | 179,305 | 25.62 | -14.72 | 19 | -11 |
| Aragonese Party | 143,233 | 20.46 | -4.22 | 14 | -3 |
| United Left | 64,370 | 9.20 | +1.76 | 5 | +2 |
| Chunta Aragonesista | 34,042 | 4.86 | +2.56 | 2 | +2 |
| Others | 5,052 | 0.72 | |||
Additionally 11,098 (1.6%) votes were cast “en blanco” i.e. for “none of the above.”
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