Navarrese parliamentary election, 1991

Navarrese parliamentary election, 1991
Navarre
26 May 1991

All 50 seats in the Parliament of Navarre
26 seats needed for a majority
Registered 414,913 Increase5.5%
Turnout 276,773 (66.7%)
Decrease6.2 pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Juan Cruz Alli Gabriel Urralburu Patxi Zabaleta
Party UPN PSN HB
Leader since 1987 15 June 1982 1991
Last election 19 seats, 35.0%[lower-alpha 1] 15 seats, 27.7% 7 seats, 13.5%
Seats won 20 19 6
Seat change Increase1 Increase4 Decrease1
Popular vote 96,005 91,645 30,762
Percentage 35.0% 33.4% 11.2%
Swing ±0.0 pp Increase5.7 pp Decrease2.3 pp

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Fermín Ciaurriz Félix Taberna
Party EA IU
Leader since 1991 1991
Last election 4 seats, 7.0% 0 seats, 1.3%
Seats won 3 2
Seat change Decrease1 Increase2
Popular vote 15,170 11,167
Percentage 5.5% 4.1%
Swing Decrease1.5 pp Increase2.8 pp

President before election

Gabriel Urralburu
PSN

Elected President

Juan Cruz Alli
UPN

The 1991 Navarrese parliamentary election was held on Sunday, 26 May 1991, to elect the 3rd Parliament of Navarre, the regional legislature of the Spanish autonomous community of Navarre. At stake were all 50 seats in the Parliament, determining the President of Navarre.

Electoral system

The 50 members of the Parliament of Navarre were elected in a single multi-member district, consisting of the Community's territory (the province of Navarre), using the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation system.

Voting was on the basis of universal suffrage in a secret ballot. Only lists polling above 3% of the total vote in the community (which includes blank ballotsfor none of the above) were entitled to enter the seat distribution.[1]

As per the Navarrese Electoral Law, election day was set for the fourth Sunday of May every four years.[1] According to the regional Statute of Autonomy and until the 2001 reform, in the event of a parliamentary deadlock in the choosing of a new President, the head of the largest parliamentary party did automatically become President if no other candidate obtained a majority within 90 days.[2]

Results

Summary of the 26 May 1991 Navarrese Parliament election results
Party Vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
Navarrese People's Union-People's Party (UPN-PP)[lower-alpha 1] 96,005 34.95 Decrease0.01 20 Increase1
Socialist Party of Navarre (PSN-PSOE) 91,645 33.36 Increase5.68 19 Increase4
People's Unity (HB) 30,762 11.20 Decrease2.26 6 Decrease1
Basque Solidarity (EA) 15,170 5.52 Decrease1.48 3 Decrease1
United Left (IU) 11,167 4.07 Increase2.73 2 Increase2
Assembly (Batzarre) 6,543 2.38 Increase0.31 0 ±0
Basque Country Left (EE) 5,824 2.12 Decrease1.27 0 Decrease1
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 5,650 2.06 Decrease5.36 0 Decrease4
Livestock Agricultural Party (PAG) 3,855 1.40 New 0 ±0
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ-PNV) 3,071 1.12 Increase0.18 0 ±0
Carlist Party (PC) 1,353 0.49 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots 3,637 1.32 Decrease0.07
Total 274,682 100.00 50 ±0
Valid votes 274,682 99.24 Increase0.40
Invalid votes 2,091 0.76 Decrease0.40
Votes cast / turnout 276,773 66.71 Decrease6.19
Abstentions 138,140 33.29 Increase6.19
Registered voters 414,913
Source: Argos Information Portal
Popular vote
UPN-PP
 
34.95%
PSN-PSOE
 
33.36%
HB
 
11.20%
EA
 
5.52%
IU
 
4.07%
Batzarre
 
2.38%
EE
 
2.12%
CDS
 
2.06%
PAG
 
1.40%
EAJ-PNV
 
1.12%
PC
 
0.49%
Blank ballots
 
1.32%
Parliamentary seats
UPN-PP
 
40.00%
PSN-PSOE
 
38.00%
HB
 
12.00%
EA
 
6.00%
IU
 
4.00%

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Navarrese People's Union results are compared to the Navarrese People's Union, Foral Democrat Union and People's Alliance totals in the 1987 election.

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