Andalusian regional election, 1994

Andalusian regional election, 1994

12 June 1994
All 109 seats in the Parliament of Andalusia 55 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered	5,389,552 7.6%
Turnout	3,625,445 (67.3%) 12.0 pp
First party Second party Third party   Leader Manuel Chaves Javier Arenas Luis Carlos Rejón Party PSOE–A PP IULV–CA Leader since 19 April 1990 25 July 1993 21 July 1988 Leader's seat Cádiz Seville Córdoba Last election 62 seats, 49.6% 26 seats, 22.2% 11 seats, 12.7% Seats won 45 41 20 Seat change 17 15 9 Popular vote 1,395,131 1,238,252 689,815 Percentage 38.7% 34.4% 19.1% Swing 10.9 pp 12.2 pp 6.4 pp   Fourth party   Leader Pedro Pacheco Party PA–PAP Leader since 29 December 1989 Leader's seat Cádiz Last election 10 seats, 10.8% Seats won 3 Seat change 7 Popular vote 208,862 Percentage 5.8% Swing 5.0 pp
Constituency results map for the Parliament of Andalusia
President before election Manuel Chaves PSOE–A Elected President Manuel Chaves PSOE–A

The 1994 Andalusian regional election was held on Sunday, 12 June 1994, to elect the 4th Parliament of the Autonomous Community of Andalusia. All 109 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with the 1994 European Parliament election.

The candidate for the PSOE, Manuel Chaves González, was invested as President of Andalusia after winning the election. However, the poor results obtained by his party forced him to form a minority government 10 seats short of a majority. Eventually, a snap election had to be called in 1996 due to the impracticality of government resulting from the union, at times, of the two main opposition parties (People's Party and United Left).

Overview

The Parliament of Andalusia was the unicameral legislature of Andalusia at the time of the 1994 election. Legislative initiative for those areas of responsibility attributed to the regional government belonged to this chamber, which also had the attribution of granting or revoking confidence from the President of Andalusia.

The President had the ability to dissolve the chamber at any given time and call a snap election. In the event that investiture attempts failed to elect a regional President within a two-month period from the first ballot, the candidate for the party with the most seats was automatically elected.^[1]

Electoral system

Voting was on the basis of universal suffrage, with all residents over eighteen and in the full enjoyment of all political rights entitled to vote. Concurrently, residents meeting the previous criteria and not involved in any cause of ineligibility were eligible for the Parliament. Groups of electors were required to obtain the signatures of at least 1% of registered electors in a particular district in order to be able to field candidates.

All 109 Parliament seats were allocated to eight multi-member districts—each constituency corresponding to a province—using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation. Each district was entitled to an initial minimum of eight seats, with the remaining 45 seats allocated among the eight provinces in proportion to their populations on the condition that the number of seats in each district did not exceed two times those of any other. A threshold of 3% of valid votes—which included blank ballots—was applied, with parties not reaching the threshold not entitled to enter the seat distribution.^[2]

Opinion polls

Vote

Poll results are listed in the table below in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed in bold, and the background shaded in the leading party's colour. In the instance that there is a tie, then no figure is shaded. The lead column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the two parties with the highest figures. Poll results use the date the survey's fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. However, if such date is unknown, the date of publication will be given instead.

Seat projections

Opinion polls showing seat projections are displayed in the table below. The highest seat figures in each polling survey have their background shaded in the leading party's colour. In the instance that there is a tie, then no figure is shaded. 55 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of Andalusia.

Results

Overall

Most voted party by provinces.

← Summary of the 12 June 1994 Parliament of Andalusia election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia (PSOE–A)	1,395,131	38.72	–10.89	45	–17
	People's Party (PP)	1,238,252	34.36	+12.19	41	+15
	United Left/The Greens–Assembly for Andalusia (IULV–CA)	689,815	19.14	+6.47	20	+9
	Andalusian Coalition–Andalusian Power (PA–PAP)1	208,862	5.80	–4.95	3	–7

Distribution by constituency

References

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