Navarrese parliamentary election, 1991

Navarrese parliamentary election, 1991

26 May 1991

All 50 seats in the Parliament of Navarre 26 seats needed for a majority Registered 414,913 5.5% Turnout 276,773 (66.7%) 6.2 pp   First party Second party Third party   Leader Juan Cruz Alli Gabriel Urralburu Patxi Zabaleta Party UPN PSN–PSOE 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 1 4 1 Popular vote 96,005 91,645 30,762 Percentage 35.0% 33.4% 11.2% Swing ±0.0 pp 5.7 pp 2.3 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 1 2 Popular vote 15,170 11,167 Percentage 5.5% 4.1% Swing 1.5 pp 2.8 pp

President before election Gabriel Urralburu PSN–PSOE 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 all of the community (which include blank ballots—for 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 (UPN)[lower-alpha 1]	96,005	34.95	0.01	20	1
	Socialist Party of Navarre (PSN-PSOE)	91,645	33.36	5.68	19	4
	People's Unity (HB)	30,762	11.20	2.26	6	1
	Basque Solidarity (EA)	15,170	5.52	1.48	3	1
	United Left (IU)	11,167	4.07	2.73	2	2
	Assembly (Batzarre)	6,543	2.38	0.31	0	±0
	Basque Country Left (EE)	5,824	2.12	1.27	0	1
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	5,650	2.06	5.36	0	4
	Livestock Agricultural Party (PAG)	3,855	1.40	New	0	±0
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ-PNV)	3,071	1.12	0.18	0	±0
	Carlist Party (PC)	1,353	0.49	New	0	±0
	Blank ballots	3,637	1.32	0.07
Total		274,682	100.00		50	±0
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
Abstentions		138,140	33.29	6.19
Registered voters		414,913
Source: Argos Information Portal

Notes

References

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