1995 Castilian-Leonese regional election

Election in the Spanish region of Castile and León 1995 Castilian-Leonese regional election Castile and León parliamentary no 1991 Castilian-Leonese regional election 1991 1999 Castilian-Leonese regional election 1999 All 84 seats in the Cortes of Castile and León 43 #Opinion polls 2,119,498 10px 2.4% 1,556,975 (73.5%)10px 5.9 pp 28 May 1995 170x170px Juan José Lucas People's Party of Castile and León 14 January 1991 Valladolid 43 seats, 43.5% 50 10px 7 805,553 52.2% 10px 8.7 pp 170x170px Jesús Quijano Socialist Party of Castile and León 26 May 1990 Valladolid 35 seats, 36.4% 27 10px 8 458,447 29.7% 10px 6.7 pp 170x170px Antonio Herreros IU 1991 Valladolid 1 seat, 5.4% 5 10px 4 147,777 9.6% 10px 4.2 pp 170x170px Conchi Farto Leonese People's Union 1995 León 0 seats, 0.8% 2 10px 2 39,425 2.6% 10px 1.8 pp CastileLeónProvinceMapCortes1995.png 325px Constituency results map for the Cortes of Castile and León President President after election Juan José Lucas People's Party of Castile and León Juan José Lucas People's Party of Castile and León A regional election was held in Castile and León on 28 May 1995 to elect the 4th es Cortes no of the autonomous community. All 84 seats in the es Cortes no were up for election. It was held concurrently with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all across Spain. Overview Under the 1983 Statute of Autonomy, the Cortes of Castile and León was the unicameral legislature of the homonymous autonomous community, having legislative power in devolved matters, as well as the ability to grant or withdraw confidence from a regional president.Statute 1983 arts. 9 & 13–14. The electoral and procedural rules were supplemented by national law provisions.LECyL 1987 final prov. 1. Date The term of the es Cortes no of Castile and León expired four years after the date of its previous ordinary election, with election day being fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years. 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 Castile and León (BOCYL).Statute 1983 art. 11; LECyL 1987 arts. 16–17 (suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 art. 42). The previous election was held on 26 May 1991, setting the date for election day on the fourth Sunday of May four years later, which was 28 May 1995. The es Cortes no of Castile and León could not be dissolved before the expiration date of parliament, except in the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional president within a two-month period from the first ballot. In such a case—provided this did not happen during the last year of parliament before its planned expiration—the es Cortes no were to be automatically dissolved and a snap election called, with elected lawmakers serving the remainder of its original four-year term.Statute 1983 art. 15. The election to the es Cortes no of Castile and León was officially called on 4 April 1995 with the publication of the corresponding decree in the BOCYL, setting election day for 28 May and scheduling for the chamber to reconvene on 21 June.Decree 59/1995 1995 arts. 1 & 4. Electoral system Voting for the es Cortes no was based on universal suffrage, comprising all Spanish nationals over 18 years of age, registered in Castile and León 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 1983 art. 10; LECyL 1987 art. 2 (suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 arts. 2–3). The es Cortes no of Castile and León had three seats per each multi-member constituency—corresponding to the provinces of Ávila, Burgos, León, Palencia, Salamanca, Segovia, Soria, Valladolid and Zamora—plus one additional seat per 45,000 inhabitants or fraction above 22,500. All were elected using the D'Hondt method and closed-list proportional voting, with a three percent-threshold of valid votes (including blank ballots) in each constituency.Statute 1983 art. 10; LECyL 1987 arts. 18–20. The use of this electoral method resulted in a higher effective threshold depending on district magnitude and vote distribution.Gallagher Michael 30 July 2012 http://www.tcd.ie/Political_Science/staff/michael_gallagher/ElSystems/Docts/effthresh.php Effective threshold in electoral systems Trinity College Dublin Dublin https://web.archive.org/web/20170730092518/http://www.tcd.ie/Political_Science/staff/michael_gallagher/ElSystems/Docts/effthresh.php 22 July 2017 30 July 2017 As a result of the aforementioned allocation, each es Cortes no constituency was entitled the following seats:Decree 59/1995 1995 art. 2. Seats Constituencies 15 León 14 Valladolid 11 Burgos, Salamanca 8 Zamora 7 Ávila, Palencia 6 Segovia 5 Soria 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.LECyL 1987 arts. 21 & 26 (suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 arts. 46 & 48). Outgoing parliament The table below shows the composition of the parliamentary groups in the chamber at the time of the election call.Lozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/acleon.html Elecciones a Cortes de Castilla y León (desde 1983) es Historia Electoral.com 18 October 2025https://www.ccyl.es/Organizacion/VistaGeneralLegislatura?Legislatura=3 El Parlamento. Legislaturas anteriores. III Legislatura es Cortes of Castile and León 29 January 2022 + Parliamentary composition in April 1995 Groups Parties Legislators Seats Total People's Parliamentary Group PP 45 45 Socialist Parliamentary Group PSOE 34 34 Democratic and Social Centre's Parliamentary Group CDS 3 3 Mixed Parliamentary Group IU 1 2 INDEP 1Virgilio Buiza, former PSOE legislator.Boletín Oficial de las Cortes de Castilla y León 19 14 December 1991 386–387 2253-7414 GP 5/3. Cambios habidos en la composición de los Grupos Parlamentarios de las Cortes de Castilla y León Baja de Dña. María Dolores Otero Rodríguez de las Heras, Grupo Parlamentario Popular Alta de D. Jesús Abad Ibañez, Grupo Parlamentario Popular Baja de D. Virgilio Buiza Díez Grupo Parlamentario Socialista Alta de D. Virgilio Buiza Díez Grupo Parlamentario Mixto https://2004.ccyl.es/SIRDOC/PDF/PUBLOFI/BO/CCL/3L/BOCCL3L00019A.pdf es Parties and candidates The electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, alliances and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form an alliance were required to inform the relevant electoral commission within 10 days of the election call, whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of at least one percent of the electorate in the constituencies for which they sought election, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list.LECyL 1987 arts. 25–26 (suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 art. 44). Below is a list of the main parties and alliances which contested the election: Candidacy Parties andalliances Leading candidate Ideology Previous result Gov. Government Ref. References Vote % Seats PP List on People's Party (PP) 50px Juan José Lucas ConservatismChristian democracy 43.5% 43 Francia Ignacio 26 September 1993 https://elpais.com/diario/1993/09/26/espana/748994418_850215.html Lucas, reelegido sin oposición al frente de los populares en Castilla y León es El País Salamanca 22 January 2026 PSOE List on Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 50px Jesús Quijano Social democracy 36.4% 35 IU List on United Left of Castile and León (IU)– Communist Party of Castile and León (PCCyL)– Socialist Action Party (PASOC)– Republican Left (IR) 50px Antonio Herreros SocialismCommunism 5.4% 1 UPL List on Leonese People's Union (UPL) 50px Conchi Farto LeonesismRegionalismAutonomism 0.8% 0 Campaign Debates + 1995 Castilian-Leonese regional election debates Date Organizer(s) Moderator(s)    black #90FF90  P  PresentDenotes a main invitee attending the event.   black #D0F0C0  S  SurrogateDenotes a main invitee not attending the event, sending a surrogate in their place.  black #A2B2C2  NI  Not invited  black #FF9090  A  Absent invitee  PP PSOE IU Audience Ref. References 17 May Club de OpiniónLibertad y Progreso Jesús Fonseca PLucas PQuijano PHerreros — Posada Arturo Fin a 24 años sin debates https://www.elnortedecastilla.es/elecciones/autonomicas-municipales/anos-debates-20190514200428-nt.html 19 January 2022 Valladolid El Norte de Castilla 14 May 2019 esLa precuela, el debate del 17 de mayo de 1995 https://www.diariodeleon.es/articulo/afondo/precuela-debate-17-mayo-1995/201905150600021892554.html 28 January 2022 Diario de León 15 May 2019 es 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; 43 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Cortes of Castile and León. Color key: #EAFFEA Exit poll 1px solid #AAAAAA Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Turnout 27px|link=People's Party of Castile and León|PP 17px|link=Socialist Party of Castile and León|PSOE 27px|link=Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)|CDS 25px|link=United Left of Castile and León|IU UPL Lead 1995 regional election 28 May 1995 73.5 52.275% Verdana 50 29.775% Verdana 27 – 9.675% Verdana 5 2.675% Verdana 2 22.5 Eco Consulting/RTVEEl PP se impuso en diez comunidades http://diariodenavarra.mynewsonline.com/index.php?screen=preview&ref=NAV19950529G004 es Diario de Navarra 29 May 1995 28 May 1995?? 51.975% Verdana 49/53 28.675% Verdana 24/27 – 10.575% Verdana 5/6?75% Verdana 1/2 23.3 Vox Pública–ODEC/Antena 3 28 May 1995???75% Verdana 43/47?75% Verdana 23/27 – – –? Demoscopia/El PaísEl PP será la fuerza más votada en 12 comunidades http://elpais.com/diario/1995/05/20/espana/800920832_850215.html es El País 20 May 1995Lucas supera la reválida con nota alta https://elpais.com/diario/1995/05/20/espana/800920828_850215.html es El País 20 May 1995Mañana, previsiones para las municipales https://elpais.com/diario/1995/05/20/espana/800920801_850215.html es El País 20 May 1995El PP gana en doce autonomías y el PSOE sólo en Extremadura, según un sondeo http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/1995/05/21/pagina-16/33769178/pdf.html es La Vanguardia 21 May 1995 10–15 May 1995 1,600? 54.075% Verdana 54/55 27.175% Verdana 21/22 2.175% Verdana 0 10.975% Verdana 7/9 – 26.9 CISPreelectoral Comunidad Autónoma de Castilla y León (Estudio nº 2166. Abril-Mayo 1995) https://www.cis.es/cis/export/sites/default/-Archivos/Marginales/2160_2179/2166/e216600.html es CIS 11 May 1995 https://web.archive.org/web/20190525135911/https://www.cis.es/cis/export/sites/default/-Archivos/Marginales/2160_2179/2166/e216600.html 25 May 2019 Estudio CIS nº 2166. Ficha técnica https://www.cis.es/documents/d/cis/ft2166pdf es CIS 11 May 1995 26 Apr–11 May 1995 3,001 64.8 57.6 28.2 1.3 9.2 – 29.4 1994 EP election 12 Jun 1994 62.0 53.775% Verdana (54) 28.875% Verdana (25) 1.875% Verdana (0) 11.075% Verdana (5) – 24.9 Sigma Dos/IcalEl PP superaría hoy en unas elecciones autonómicas la barrera del 50 por ciento http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1993/12/19/084.html es ABC 19 December 1993 15 Dec 1993?? 51.875% Verdana 47/50 32.175% Verdana 29/32 1.575% Verdana 0 10.175% Verdana 5 – 19.7 1993 general election 6 Jun 1993 78.3 47.475% Verdana (46) 36.775% Verdana (34) 4.175% Verdana (1) 7.775% Verdana (3) 0.875% Verdana (0) 10.7 1991 regional election 26 May 1991 67.6 43.575% Verdana 43 36.475% Verdana 35 8.175% Verdana 5 5.475% Verdana 1 0.875% Verdana 0 7.1 Voting preferences The table below lists raw, unweighted voting preferences. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 27px|link=People's Party of Castile and León|PP 17px|link=Socialist Party of Castile and León|PSOE 27px|link=Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)|CDS 25px|link=United Left of Castile and León|IU UPL Lead 1995 regional election"CERA" Does not include non-resident citizens. 28 May 1995 37.9 21.4 – 7.0 1.9 25.6 16.5 CIS 26 Apr–11 May 1995 3,001 40.7 19.9 0.3 6.0 – 23.5 6.2 20.8 CISSituación social y política de Castilla y León (I) (Estudio nº 2144. Abril-Mayo 1994) https://www.cis.es/es/estudios/situacion-social-y-politica-de-castilla-y-leon-i- es CIS 17 March 1995Estudio CIS nº 2144. Ficha técnica https://www.cis.es/documents/d/cis/ft2144pdf es CIS 17 March 1995 2–17 Mar 1995 2,997 35.6 16.1 1.0 7.7 – 28.2 7.5 19.5 1994 EP election"CERA" 12 Jun 1994 33.6 17.9 1.1 6.9 – 37.4 15.7 1993 general election"CERA" 6 Jun 1993 37.1 28.6 3.2 6.0 0.6 21.0 8.5 CISOpinión pública y cultura política en las comunidades autónomas. Castilla y León (Estudio nº 2032. Noviembre 1992) https://www.cis.es/documents/d/cis/es2032marpdf es CIS 30 November 1992Estudio CIS nº 2032. Ficha técnica https://www.cis.es/documents/d/cis/ft2032pdf es CIS 30 November 1992 12–30 Nov 1992 4,536 21.8 21.1 2.7 4.3 – 38.6 10.1 0.7 1991 regional election"CERA" 26 May 1991 29.1 24.3 5.5 3.6 0.6 31.9 4.8 Victory preferences The table below lists opinion polling on the victory preferences for each party in the event of a regional election taking place. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 27px|link=People's Party of Castile and León|PP 17px|link=Socialist Party of Castile and León|PSOE Other/None Lead CIS 26 Apr–11 May 1995 3,001 44.2 23.6 0.7 31.4 20.6 CIS 2–17 Mar 1995 2,997 43.8 23.1 0.1 32.9 20.7 Victory likelihood The table below lists opinion polling on the perceived likelihood of victory for each party in the event of a regional election taking place. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 27px|link=People's Party of Castile and León|PP 17px|link=Socialist Party of Castile and León|PSOE Other/None Lead CIS 26 Apr–11 May 1995 3,001 62.2 8.4 – 31.9 53.8 CIS 2–17 Mar 1995 2,997 63.4 7.0 – 29.6 56.4 Preferred President The table below lists opinion polling on leader preferences to become president of the Regional Government of Castile and León. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 55px 55px Other/None/Notcare Lead LucasPP QuijanoPSOE CIS 26 Apr–11 May 1995 3,001 41.6 18.4 3.4 36.5 23.2 CIS 2–17 Mar 1995 2,997 42.1 15.7 5.1 37.1 26.4 Results Overall + ← Summary of the 28 May 1995 Cortes of Castile and León election results → center|335px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP) 805,553 52.20 +8.69 50 +7 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 458,447 29.71 −6.73 27 −8 United Left of Castile and León (IU) 147,777 9.58 +4.22 5 +4 Leonese People's Union (UPL) 39,425 2.55 +1.72 2 +2 Commoners' Land–Castilian Nationalist Party (TC–PNC) 9,494 0.62 +0.48 0 ±0 Independent Solution (SI) 9,107 0.59 New 0 ±0 Independent Group of Ávila (AIAV) 8,159 0.53 New 0 ±0 Party of El Bierzo (PB) 6,646 0.43 +0.11 0 ±0 Regionalist Unity of Castile and León (URCL)1 6,318 0.41 −0.03 0 ±0 Platform of Independents of Spain (PIE) 4,630 0.30 New 0 ±0 People's Palentine Group (APP) 4,071 0.26 New 0 ±0 Regionalist Party of the Leonese Country (PREPAL) 3,744 0.24 +0.09 0 ±0 Independents for León (IPL) 3,290 0.21 New 0 ±0 Independent Candidacy of Valladolid (CIV) 2,148 0.14 New 0 ±0 The Greens–Green Group (LV–GV) 1,423 0.09 New 0 ±0 The Alternative Greens (LVA) 1,374 0.09 New 0 ±0 Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS) 1,102 0.07 +0.01 0 ±0 Provincialist Party of El Bierzo (PPB) 909 0.06 New 0 ±0 Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE) 746 0.05 −0.01 0 ±0 Sorian Progressive Union (US) 417 0.03 New 0 ±0 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) n/a n/a −8.14 0 −5 Blank ballots 28,284 1.83 +0.17 Total 1,543,064 84 ±0 Valid votes 1,543,064 99.11 +0.04 Invalid votes 13,911 0.89 −0.04 Votes cast / turnout 1,556,975 73.46 +5.89 Abstentions 562,523 26.54 −5.89 Registered voters 2,119,498 Sourceshttps://servicios.jcyl.es/prea/home.html Procesos electorales a las Cortes de Castilla y León es Regional Government of Castile and León 19 October 202512 July 1995 Resumen de los resultados de las elecciones a las Cortes de Castilla y León celebradas el día 28 de mayo de 1995, según los datos que figuran en las actas de escrutinio general remitidas por cada una de las Juntas Electorales Provinciales https://www.juntaelectoralcentral.es/cs/jec/documentos/CASTILLA_Y_LEON_1995_Resultados.pdf es Official Gazette of Castile and León 133 1989-8959 5512–5513 18 January 2026 left Footnotes: 1 Regionalist Unity of Castile and León results are compared to the combined totals of Regionalist Democracy of Castile and León and Palentine Unity in the 1991 election. Popular vote #ddd 550px 500px PP People's Party of Castile and León 52.20 PSOE Socialist Party of Castile and León 29.71 IU United Left of Castile and León 9.58 UPL Leonese People's Union 2.55 Others #777777 4.12 Blank ballots #DDDDDD 1.83 Seats #ddd 550px 500px PP People's Party of Castile and León 59.52 PSOE Socialist Party of Castile and León 32.14 IU United Left of Castile and León 5.95 UPL Leonese People's Union 2.38 Distribution by constituency Constituency PP PSOE IU UPL % S % S % S % S Ávila 58.4 5 23.8 2 8.2 − Burgos 52.8 7 24.9 3 12.7 1 León 45.1 7 30.4 5 6.7 1 12.7 2 Palencia 52.3 4 31.9 3 8.4 − Salamanca 54.3 6 32.9 4 8.3 1 Segovia 56.7 4 26.5 2 10.5 − Soria 59.2 4 28.3 1 8.2 − Valladolid 51.1 8 30.7 4 13.6 2 Zamora 55.7 5 33.9 3 6.6 − Total 52.2 50 29.7 27 9.6 5 2.6 2 Sources Aftermath Government formation InvestitureNomination of Juan José Lucas (PP) Ballot → 4 July 1995 Required majority → 43 out of 84 15 Yes • PP (50) 50 84 green 125px No • PSOE (26) • IU (5) • UPL (2) 33 84 red 125px Abstentions 0 84 gray 125px Absentees • PSOE (1) 1 84 black 125px Sources Notes References Opinion poll sources "p" Other Bibliography y Ley Orgánica 4/1983, de 25 de febrero, de Estatuto de Autonomía de Castilla-León Organic Law 4/1983 25 February 1983 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1983-6483 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1983-6483 18 January 2026 Statute 1983 y Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General Organic Law 5/1985 19 June 1985 version as of 24 March 1995 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1985-11672 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1985-11672&tn=1&p=19950324 5 October 2025 LOREG 1985 y Ley 3/1987, de 30 de marzo, Electoral de Castilla y León Law 3/1987 30 March 1987 version as of 26 March 1991 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1987-9475 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1987-9475&tn=1&p=19910326 5 October 2025 LECyL 1987 y Decreto 59/1995, de 3 de abril, del Presidente de la Junta de Castilla y León, por el que se convocan elecciones a las Cortes de Castilla y León Decree 59/1995 3 April 1995 Official Gazette of Castile and León BOCYL-D-04041995-1 es https://www.juntaelectoralcentral.es/cs/jec/documentos/CASTILLA_Y_LEON_1995_Convocatoria.pdf 18 January 2026 Decree 59/1995 1995 Regional election Castile and León Category:Regional elections in Castile and León Castile and León