1990 Basque regional election

Election in the Spanish region of the Basque Country 1990 Basque regional election Basque Country parliamentary no 1986 Basque regional election 1986 1994 Basque regional election 1994 All 75 seats in the Basque Parliament 38 #Opinion polls 1,687,936 10px 1.7% 1,029,457 (61.0%)10px 8.6 pp 28 October 1990 170x170px José Antonio Ardanza Basque Nationalist Party 2 March 1985 Guipúzcoa 17 seats, 23.6% 22 10px 5 289,701 28.3% 10px 4.7 pp 170x170px Ramón Jáuregui PSE–PSOE 16 June 1988 Guipúzcoa 19 seats, 22.0% 16 10px 3 202,736 19.8% 10px 2.2 pp 170x170px Iñaki Esnaola Herri Batasuna 1986 Guipúzcoa 13 seats, 17.4% 13 10px 0 186,410 18.2% 10px 0.8 pp 170x170px Carlos Garaikoetxea Eusko Alkartasuna 4 September 1986 Guipúzcoa 13 seats, 15.8% 9 10px 4 115,703 11.3% 10px 4.5 pp 170x170px Jaime Mayor Oreja People's Party of the Basque Country 20 January 1989 Álava 2 seats, 4.8%Results for AP–PL in the 1986 election. 6 10px 4 83,719 8.2% 10px 3.4 pp 170x170px Kepa Aulestia Euskadiko Ezkerra 1987 Biscay 9 seats, 10.8% 6 10px 3 79,105 7.7% 10px 3.1 pp x250px Vote winner strength by constituency x300px Election result by constituency Lehendakari Lehendakari after election José Antonio Ardanza Basque Nationalist Party José Antonio Ardanza Basque Nationalist Party A regional election was held in the Basque Country on 28 October 1990 to elect the 4th Parliament of the autonomous community. All 75 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) won 22 seats, the Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE) came second with 16 seats, Popular Unity (HB) came third with 13 seats and Basque Solidarity (EA) won 9 seats. The People's Party (PP) and Basque Country Left (EE) each won 6 seats. Overview Under the 1979 Statute of Autonomy, the Basque Parliament was the unicameral legislature of the Basque Autonomous Community, having legislative power in devolved matters, as well as the ability to grant or withdraw confidence from a lehendakari.Statute 1979 arts. 25 & 27–28. The electoral and procedural rules were supplemented by national law provisions.LEPV 1990 final prov. 1. Date The term of the Basque Parliament expired four years after the date of its previous election, unless it was dissolved earlier. The election decree was required to be issued no later than 25 days before the scheduled expiration date of parliament and published on the following day in the Official Gazette of the Basque Country (BOPV), with election day taking place between 54 and 60 days after the decree's publication.Statute 1979 art. 26; LEPV 1990 art. 46. The previous election was held on 30 November 1986, which meant that the chamber's term would have expired on 30 November 1990. The election decree was required to be published in the BOPV no later than 6 November 1990, setting the latest possible date for election day on 5 January 1991. The lehendakari had the prerogative to dissolve the Basque Parliament at any given time and call a snap election, provided that no motion of no confidence was in process.LGV 1981 arts. 7 & 50–51. In the event of an investiture process failing to elect a lehendakari within a 60-day period from the Parliament's reconvening, the chamber was to be automatically dissolved and a fresh election called.LGV 1981 art. 6. The Basque Parliament was officially dissolved on 3 September 1990 with the publication of the corresponding decree in the BOPV, setting election day for 28 October.Decree 227/1990 1990 art. 1. Electoral system Voting for the Parliament was based on universal suffrage, comprising all Spanish nationals over 18 years of age, registered in the Basque Country and with full political rights, provided that they had not been deprived of the right to vote by a final sentence, nor were legally incapacitated.Statute 1979 art. 26; LEPV 1990 arts. 2–3 (suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 art. 42). The Basque Parliament had 75 seats. All were elected in three multi-member constituencies—corresponding to the provinces of Álava, Biscay and Guipúzcoa, each of which was assigned a fixed number of 25 seats to provide for an equal parliamentary representation of the three provinces—using the D'Hondt method and closed-list proportional voting, with a five percent-threshold of valid votes (including blank ballots)As per amendments introduced by the 1990 electoral law. in each constituency.Statute 1979 art. 26; LEPV 1990 arts. 9–12; Decree 227/1990 1990 art. 2. The law did not provide for by-elections to fill vacant seats; instead, any vacancies arising after the proclamation of candidates and during the legislative term were filled by the next candidates on the party lists or, when required, by designated substitutes.LEPV 1990 arts. 12 & 65 (suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 arts. 46 & 48). Opinion polls The tables below list opinion polling results in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The "Lead" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a poll. Voting intention estimates The table below lists weighted voting intention estimates. Refusals are generally excluded from the party vote percentages, while question wording and the treatment of "don't know" responses and those not intending to vote may vary between polling organisations. When available, seat projections determined by the polling organisations are displayed below (or in place of) the percentages in a smaller font; 38 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Basque Parliament. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Turnout PNV 17px|link=Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left|PSE–EE (PSOE) 28px|link=Herri Batasuna|HB 21px|link=Eusko Alkartasuna|EA EE 30px|link=People's Alliance (Spain)|AP 27px|link=Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)|CDS 27px|link=People's Party of the Basque Country|PP 35px|link=Alavese Unity|UA Lead 1990 regional election 28 Oct 1990 61.0 28.375% Verdana 22 19.875% Verdana 16 18.275% Verdana 13 11.375% Verdana 9 7.775% Verdana 6 "PP" Within PP. 0.775% Verdana 0 8.275% Verdana 6 1.475% Verdana 3 8.5 Demoscopia/El PaísElecciones de 28 de octubre de 1990 al Parlamento Vasco http://e-spacio.uned.es/fez/eserv/bibliuned:Derechopolitico-1991-33-D951E337/PDF es Revista de Derecho Político 1991 21 Oct 1990?? 27.675% Verdana 21/23 20.875% Verdana 17/20 17.475% Verdana 12/14 10.675% Verdana 7/9 8.275% Verdana 7 "PP" 2.875% Verdana 0 9.775% Verdana 6/8 0.375% Verdana 0 6.8 Opina/La VanguardiaEl PNV es el partido que más se beneficia de los logros de la coalición con el PSOE http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/1990/10/21/pagina-17/33453860/pdf.html es La Vanguardia 21 October 1990 13–16 Oct 1990 2,500? 28.575% Verdana 23/25 18.575% Verdana 15/17 18.075% Verdana 14/15 11.575% Verdana 8/9 11.575% Verdana 8/10 "PP" 1.075% Verdana 0 5.575% Verdana 3/5?75% Verdana 0/1 10.0 Metra Seis/El IndependienteLos sondeos pronostican una fuerte subida del PP y la victoria del PNV https://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1990/10/14/071.html es ABC 14 October 1990Los sondeos pronostican una fuerte subida del PP y la victoria del PNV https://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/sevilla/abc.sevilla/1990/10/15/022.html es ABC Sevilla 15 October 1990 14 Oct 1990???75% Verdana 22/23?75% Verdana 15/16?75% Verdana 12/13?75% Verdana 10/11?75% Verdana 8/9 "PP"?75% Verdana 0 6.675% Verdana 5/6 –? Bergareche/Vocento 14 Oct 1990???75% Verdana 20/21?75% Verdana 15?75% Verdana 13?75% Verdana 9?75% Verdana 8/9 "PP"?75% Verdana 0/1?75% Verdana 8/9 –? Sigma Dos/El Mundo 14 Oct 1990?? 26.075% Verdana 19/22?75% Verdana 17/19?75% Verdana 13?75% Verdana 9/10?75% Verdana 8 "PP"?75% Verdana 0?75% Verdana 6 –? Demoscopia/El PaísEl PNV ganará las elecciones vascas y el PP triplicará sus escaños https://elpais.com/hemeroteca/elpais/portadas/1990/10/07/ es El País 7 October 1990PNV se consolida como ganador, el PP experimenta un gran avance y el PSOE desciende ligeramente https://elpais.com/diario/1990/10/07/espana/655254004_850215.html es El País 7 October 1990Ficha técnica del sondeo https://elpais.com/diario/1990/10/07/espana/655254003_850215.html es El País 7 October 1990 27 Sep–3 Oct 1990 1,800 65 26.075% Verdana 19/21 20.075% Verdana 18 18.075% Verdana 13/14 12.075% Verdana 9/10 10.075% Verdana 7/9 "PP"?75% Verdana 0 8.075% Verdana 6/7 – 6.0 Bergareche/VocentoEncuestas sobre los comicios vascos pronostican incrementos del PNV y PP https://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1990/10/01/022.html es ABC 1 October 1990Encuestas sobre los comicios vascos pronostican incrementos del PNV y PP https://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/sevilla/abc.sevilla/1990/10/01/018.html es ABC Sevilla 1 October 1990 1 Oct 1990???75% Verdana 19/21?75% Verdana 14/15?75% Verdana 13?75% Verdana 9?75% Verdana 8 "PP"?75% Verdana 0/1?75% Verdana 8/9 –? Basque GovernmentUna encuesta del Gobierno vasco da al PNV y al PSE la mayoría https://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/sevilla/abc.sevilla/1990/02/03/019.html es ABC Sevilla 3 February 1990 13–16 Dec 1989???75% Verdana 20?75% Verdana 18?75% Verdana 13?75% Verdana 8?75% Verdana 7 "PP"?75% Verdana 0?75% Verdana 9 –? 1989 general election 29 Oct 1989 66.9 22.875% Verdana (17) 21.175% Verdana (18) 16.975% Verdana (13) 11.275% Verdana (9) 8.875% Verdana (7) "PP" 3.575% Verdana (2) 9.475% Verdana (9) – 1.7 1989 EP election 15 Jun 1989 58.5 21.075% Verdana (16) 18.275% Verdana (17) 19.175% Verdana (16) 13.075% Verdana (11) 9.875% Verdana (8) "PP" 2.775% Verdana (1) 7.675% Verdana (6) – 1.9 1987 foral elections 10 Jun 1987 67.4 21.875% Verdana (16) 18.975% Verdana (16) 19.275% Verdana (15) 17.675% Verdana (15) 9.975% Verdana (7) 6.275% Verdana (4) 3.475% Verdana (2) – – 2.6 1987 EP election 10 Jun 1987 67.3 19.475% Verdana (14) 19.175% Verdana (17) 19.675% Verdana (16) 16.175% Verdana (13) 9.775% Verdana (7) 7.275% Verdana (6) 3.975% Verdana (2) – – 0.2 1986 regional election 30 Nov 1986 69.6 23.675% Verdana 17 22.075% Verdana 19 17.475% Verdana 13 15.875% Verdana 13 10.875% Verdana 9 4.875% Verdana 2 3.575% Verdana 2 – – 1.6 Voting preferences The table below lists raw, unweighted voting preferences. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size PNV 17px|link=Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left|PSE–EE (PSOE) 28px|link=Herri Batasuna|HB 21px|link=Eusko Alkartasuna|EA EE 30px|link=People's Alliance (Spain)|AP 27px|link=Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)|CDS 27px|link=People's Party of the Basque Country|PP 35px|link=Alavese Unity|UA Lead 1990 regional election"CERA" Does not include non-resident citizens. 28 Oct 1990 17.2 12.0 11.0 6.9 4.7 "PP" 0.4 5.0 0.9 38.9 5.2 1989 general election"CERA" 29 Oct 1989 15.1 14.0 11.2 7.4 5.8 "PP" 2.3 6.2 – 33.0 1.1 1989 EP election"CERA" 15 Jun 1989 12.2 10.6 11.1 7.6 5.7 "PP" 1.6 4.4 – 41.4 1.1 1987 foral elections 10 Jun 1987 14.6 12.6 12.8 11.8 6.6 4.1 2.3 – – 32.6 1.8 1987 EP election"CERA" 10 Jun 1987 12.9 12.7 13.1 10.7 6.5 4.8 2.6 – – 32.6 0.2 1986 regional election"CERA" 30 Nov 1986 16.3 15.2 12.0 10.9 7.5 3.3 2.9 – – 30.4 1.1 Results Overall + ← Summary of the 28 October 1990 Basque Parliament election results → center|335px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) 289,701 28.28 +4.68 22 +5 Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE) 202,736 19.79 −2.16 16 −3 Popular Unity (HB) 186,410 18.20 +0.80 13 ±0 Basque Solidarity (EA) 115,703 11.30 −4.47 9 −4 People's Party (PP)1 83,719 8.17 +3.33 6 +4 Basque Country Left (EE) 79,105 7.72 −3.11 6 −3 United Left (IU/EB) 14,440 1.41 +0.82 0 ±0 Alavese Unity (UA) 14,351 1.40 New 3 +3 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 6,680 0.65 −2.87 0 −2 Socialist Democracy (DS) 5,023 0.49 New 0 ±0 The Ecologist Greens (LVE) 4,304 0.42 New 0 ±0 Ruiz-Mateos Group–European Democratic Alliance (ARM–ADE) 4,303 0.42 New 0 ±0 Basque Country Greens (EHB) 4,199 0.41 New 0 ±0 Workers' Socialist Party (PST) 3,010 0.29 +0.04 0 ±0 Humanist Party (PH) 825 0.08 −0.04 0 ±0 Revolutionary Communist League–Communist Movement (LKI–EMK) 670 0.07 New 0 ±0 Alliance for the Republic (AxR)2 669 0.07 −0.03 0 ±0 Communist Party of the Basque Country People (PCPE/EHAC) 599 0.06 New 0 ±0 Communist Party of Spain (Marxist–Leninist) (PCE (m–l))3 272 0.03 −0.07 0 ±0 Blank ballots 7,580 0.74 +0.30 Total 1,024,299 75 ±0 Valid votes 1,024,299 99.50 +0.09 Invalid votes 5,158 0.50 −0.09 Votes cast / turnout 1,029,457 60.99 −8.63 Abstentions 658,479 39.01 +8.63 Registered voters 1,687,936 SourcesLozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/aeuzkadi.html Elecciones al Parlamento Vasco / Eusko Legebilitzarra (desde 1980) es Historia Electoral.com 9 November 2024https://www.euskadi.eus/ab12aAREWar/resultado/maint Resultados Electorales es Basque Government 28 December 20253 December 1990 Acuerdo de 22 de noviembre de 1990, de la Junta Electoral de la Comunidad Autónoma, por la que se dispone la publicación de los resultados correspondientes al escrutinio general de las elecciones al Parlamento Vasco celebradas el día 28 de octubre de 1990 https://www.euskadi.eus/web01-bopv/es/bopv2/datos/1990/12/9003612a.pdf es Official Gazette of the Basque Country 241 2483-5366 11212–11215 13 May 2026 left Footnotes: 1 People's Party results are compared to People's Alliance–Liberal Party totals in the 1986 election. 2 Alliance for the Republic results are compared to Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party totals in the 1986 election. 3 Communist Party of Spain (Marxist–Leninist) results are compared to Republican Popular Unity totals in the 1986 election. Popular vote #ddd 550px 500px EAJ/PNV Basque Nationalist Party 28.28 PSE–PSOE Socialist Party of the Basque Country 19.79 HB Herri Batasuna 18.20 EA Eusko Alkartasuna 11.30 PP People's Party of the Basque Country 8.17 EE Euskadiko Ezkerra 7.72 IU/EB Ezker Batua 1.41 UA Alavese Unity 1.40 Others #777777 2.98 Blank ballots #DDDDDD 0.74 Seats #ddd 550px 500px EAJ/PNV Basque Nationalist Party 29.33 PSE–PSOE Socialist Party of the Basque Country 21.33 HB Herri Batasuna 17.33 EA Eusko Alkartasuna 12.00 PP People's Party of the Basque Country 8.00 EE Euskadiko Ezkerra 8.00 UA Alavese Unity 4.00 Distribution by constituency Constituency PNV PSE HB EA PP EE UA % S % S % S % S % S % S % S Álava 22.3 6 21.2 6 12.7 3 8.1 2 10.8 3 6.7 2 11.1 3 Biscay 34.4 10 19.9 5 16.2 4 8.0 2 8.6 2 7.3 2 0.0 – Guipúzcoa 20.4 6 19.0 5 23.6 6 18.0 5 6.4 1 8.8 2 0.0 – Total 28.2 22 19.8 16 18.2 13 11.3 9 8.2 6 7.7 6 1.4 3 Sources Aftermath Government formation Investiture Ballot → 31 January 1991 1 February 1991 Required majority → 38 out of 75 Simple José Antonio Ardanza (PNV) • PNV (22) • EA (9) • EE (6) 37 75 Basque Nationalist Party 125px 15 37 75 Basque Nationalist Party 125px 15 Abstentions/Blank ballots • PSE (16) • PP (6) • UA (3) 25 75 gray 125px 25 75 gray 125px Absentees • HB (13) 13 75 black 125px 13 75 black 125px Sources Notes References Opinion poll sources "p" Other Bibliography 30em y Ley Orgánica 3/1979, de 18 de diciembre, de Estatuto de Autonomía para el País Vasco Organic Law 3/1979 18 December 1979 version as of 22 December 1979 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1979-30177 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1979-30177&tn=1&p=19791222 12 March 2026 Statute 1979 y Ley 7/1981, de 30 de junio, sobre Ley de Gobierno Law 7/1981 30 June 1981 version as of 23 November 1988 Official State Gazette BOE-A-2012-5927 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2012-5927&tn=1&p=19881123 12 March 2026 LGV 1981 y Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General Organic Law 5/1985 19 June 1985 version as of 3 April 1987 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1985-11672 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1985-11672&tn=1&p=19870403 5 October 2025 LOREG 1985 y Ley 5/1990, de 15 de junio, de Elecciones al Parlamento Vasco Law 5/1990 15 June 1990 version as of 6 July 1990 Official State Gazette BOE-A-2012-2859 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2012-2859&tn=1&p=19900706 12 March 2026 LEPV 1990 y Decreto 227/1990, de 1 de septiembre por el que se disuelve el Parlamento Vasco y se convocan elecciones Decree 14/1998 1 September 1990 Official Gazette of the Basque Country es https://www.euskadi.eus/web01-bopv/es/bopv2/datos/1990/09/9002584a.pdf 12 March 2026 Decree 227/1990 1990 Regional election Basque Country Category:Regional elections in the Basque Country (autonomous community) Basque Country