1991 Valencian regional election

Election in the Spanish region of the Valencian Community 1991 Valencian regional election Valencian Community parliamentary no 1987 Valencian regional election 1987 1995 Valencian regional election 1995 All 89 seats in the ca Corts Valencianes no 45 #Opinion polls 2,916,465 10px 6.9% 2,019,411 (69.2%)10px 5.3 pp 26 May 1991 170x170px Joan Lerma Socialist Party of the Valencian Country 31 July 1979 Valencia 42 seats, 41.3% 45 10px 3 860,429 42.8% 10px 1.5 pp 170x170px Pedro Agramunt People's Party of the Valencian Community 15 December 1990 Valencia 25 seats, 24.7%"AP+PDP" Results for AP (23.7%, 25 seats) and PDP–CV (1.0%, 0 seats) in the 1987 election. 31 10px 6 558,617 27.8% 10px 3.1 pp 170x170px Héctor Villalba Valencian Union 1991 Valencia 6 seats, 9.1% 7 10px 1 208,126 10.4% 10px 1.3 pp 170x170px Albert Taberner EU 1986 Valencia 4 seats (IU–UPV)"IU–UPV" Within the IU–UPV alliance in the 1987 election: EU (4 seats) and UPV (2 seats).Lozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/avalencia.html Eleccions a les Corts Valencianes (des de 1983) ca Historia Electoral.com 1 November 2025 6 10px 2 151,242 7.5% n/a 170x170px Alejandro Font de Mora Democratic and Social Centre (Spain) 1991 Castellón (lost) 10 seats, 11.2% 0 10px 10 76,433 3.8% 10px 7.4 pp 170x170px Pere Mayor Valencian People's Union 1986 Valencia (lost) 2 seats (IU–UPV)"IU–UPV" 0 10px 2 73,813 3.7% n/a x325px Vote winner strength by constituency x325px Election results by constituency President President after election Joan Lerma PSOE Joan Lerma PSOE A regional election was held in the Valencian Community on 26 May 1991 to elect the 3rd ca Corts no of the autonomous community. All 89 seats in the ca Corts no were up for election. It was held concurrently with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all across Spain. For the third and final time to date, the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) won a regional election in the Valencian Community, regaining the overall majority of seats it had lost in the 1987 election. This was the last time the PSOE was able to access the Valencian government on its own, and the last until the 2015 election in which it went on to form the regional government of the Valencian Community. The main right of centre parties, both the newly founded People's Party (PP) (a merger of the People's Alliance (AP) and other right-wing parties) and the regionalist Valencian Union (UV), came out reinforced from the election, mainly at the cost of the declining CDS. However, they were left unable to command an overall majority of seats, unlike what happened in the city of Valencia in the same year's election, in which a post-election agreement between both parties managed to oust the PSOE from the city's government and elect 1987 AP regional candidate Rita Barberá as city mayor. As in other Spanish communities, the Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) saw a substantial drop in its vote share, causing it to fall below the 5% threshold and lose all its 10 seats. The party's poor results across Spain led to the resignation of party leader and former Prime Minister Adolfo Suárez and to the eventual demise of the CDS as a relevant actor in Spanish politics. United Left (EU) maintained the results obtained by the IU–UPV alliance in the 1987 election. Valencian People's Unity (UPV) had broken its alliance with IU in 1988 and was left out of the ca Corts no as a result, being unable to surpass the 5% regional threshold to win seats. Overview Under the 1982 Statute of Autonomy, the ca Corts Valencianes no were the unicameral legislature of the Valencian Community, having legislative power in devolved matters, as well as the ability to grant or withdraw confidence from a regional president.Statute 1982 arts. 10–11. The electoral and procedural rules were supplemented by national law provisions.LECV 1987 final prov. 1. Date The term of the ca Corts Valencianes no expired four years after the date of their previous election, with amendments earlier in 1991 fixing election day for the fourth Sunday of May every four years. The election decree was required to be issued between 54 and 60 days before the scheduled election date and published on the following day in the Official Journal of the Valencian Government (DOGV).Statute 1982 art. 12; LGCV 1983 art. 16; LECV 1987 art. 14 (suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 art. 42). The previous election was held on 10 June 1987, setting the date for election day on the fourth Sunday of May four years later, which was 26 May 1991. The ca Corts Valencianes no could not be dissolved before the expiration date of parliament.Statute 1982 art. 12; LGCV 1983 art. 64. The ca Corts Valencianes no were officially dissolved on 2 April 1991 with the publication of the corresponding decree in the DOGV, setting election day for 26 May and scheduling for the chamber to reconvene on 18 June.Decree 4/1991 1991 arts. 1–2 & 5. Electoral system Voting for the ca Corts no was based on universal suffrage, comprising all Spanish nationals over 18 years of age, registered in the Valencian Community 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 1982 art. 12; LECV 1987 art. 2 (suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 arts. 2–3). The ca Corts Valencianes no had a minimum of 75 and a maximum of 100 seats, with the electoral law fixing its size at 89. All were elected in three multi-member constituencies—corresponding to the provinces of Alicante, Castellón and Valencia, each of which was assigned an initial minimum of 20 seats and the remaining 29 distributed in proportion to population (with the seat-to-population ratio in any given province not exceeding three times that of any other)—using the D'Hondt method and closed-list proportional voting, with a five percent-threshold of valid votes (including blank ballots) regionally.Statute 1982 arts. 12–13; LECV 1987 arts. 10–12. As a result of the aforementioned allocation, each ca Corts no constituency was entitled the following seats:Decree 4/1991 1991 art. 3. Seats Constituencies 37 Valencia 30 Alicantegreen (+1) 22 Castellónred (−1) 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.LECV 1987 art. 13 (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 dissolution. + Parliamentary composition in April 1991 Groups Parties Legislators Seats Total Socialist Parliamentary Group PSOE 42 42 People's Parliamentary Group PP 22 22 CDS Parliamentary Group CDS 11 11 Valencian Union Parliamentary Group UV 8 8 United Left Parliamentary Group EU 4 4 Mixed Group UPV 2 2 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.LECV 1987 art. 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 PSOE List on Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 50px Joan Lerma Social democracy 41.3% 42 Bayarri Francesc 17 December 1990 Lerma aumenta su control del PSOE valenciano https://elpais.com/diario/1990/12/17/espana/661388415_850215.html es El País Valencia 3 March 2026 PP List on People's Party (PP) 50px Pedro Agramunt ConservatismChristian democracy 24.7%"AP+PDP" 25 Díez Anabel 16 January 1989 El Partido Liberal se disolverá para integrarse en el proyecto de Fraga https://elpais.com/diario/1989/01/16/espana/600908409_850215.html es El País Madrid 2 January 202621 January 1989 Fraga se empleó a fondo para lograr que el congreso de AP cambie el nombre del partido https://elpais.com/diario/1989/01/21/espana/601340403_850215.html es El País Madrid 2 January 202629 January 1989 La DC aprobó ayer formalmente su integración en el Partido Popular https://elpais.com/diario/1989/01/29/espana/602031611_850215.html es El País Madrid 2 January 2026EFE 15 October 2008 Los populares han tenido siete presidentes en la Comunitat en 29 años https://www.informacion.es/alicante/2008/10/15/populares-han-tenido-siete-presidentes-7440294.html es Información 3 March 2026 CDS List on Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 50px Alejandro Font de Mora CentrismLiberalism 11.2% 10 10 May 1991 Repetición de candidatos y apoyos https://elpais.com/diario/1991/05/10/espana/673826426_850215.html es El País 3 March 2026 UV List on Valencian Union (UV) 50px Héctor Villalba BlaverismConservatism 9.1% 6 EU List on Communist Party of the Valencian Country (PCPV) Socialist Action Party (PASOC) Republican Left (IR) 50px Albert Taberner SocialismCommunism 7.9%"IU–UPV" 6 UPV List on Valencian People's Union (UPV) 50px Pere Mayor Valencian nationalismSocialism 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; 45 seats were required for an absolute majority in the ca Corts Valencianes no. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Turnout 17px|link=Socialist Party of the Valencian Country|PSOE 30px|link=People's Alliance (Spain)|AP 27px|link=Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)|CDS 27px|link=Valencian Union|UV 27px|link=United Left of the Valencian Country|EU 35px|link=Valencian People's Union|UPV LV 27px|link=People's Democratic Party (Spain)|PDP 35px|link=People's Party of the Valencian Community|PP Lead 1991 regional election 26 May 1991 69.2 42.875% Verdana 45 "PP" Within PP. 3.875% Verdana 0 10.475% Verdana 7 7.575% Verdana 6 3.775% Verdana 0 1.875% Verdana 0 "PP" 27.875% Verdana 31 15.0 Sigma Dos/El MundoSeis comunidades dependen de pactos http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1991/05/20/035.html es ABC 20 May 1991Las elecciones de 26-5-91 http://www.cepc.gob.es/publicaciones/revistas/revistaselectronicas?IDR=15&IDN=1239&IDA=35412 es CEPC August 1991 18 May 1991?? 40.075% Verdana 41/43 "PP" 5.175% Verdana 4/5 10.975% Verdana 8/9 9.175% Verdana 7/9 3.275% Verdana 0 3.475% Verdana 0 "PP" 23.075% Verdana 25/27 17.0 Metra Seis/El Independiente 12 May 1991?? 40.475% Verdana 42/44 "PP" 7.075% Verdana 7 10.275% Verdana 7/8 7.875% Verdana 6 3.175% Verdana 0 1.075% Verdana 0 "PP" 23.675% Verdana 25/27 16.8 Demoscopia/El PaísEl 'caso Naseiro' no deja huellas https://elpais.com/diario/1991/05/19/espana/674604016_850215.html es El País 19 May 1991Ficha técnica https://elpais.com/diario/1991/05/19/espana/674604006_850215.html es El País 19 May 1991 4–7 May 1991 650? 39.475% Verdana 44 "PP" 4.575% Verdana 0 10.875% Verdana 7 8.375% Verdana 8 – 3.875% Verdana 0 "PP" 28.375% Verdana 30 11.1 1989 general election 29 Oct 1989 74.8 41.575% Verdana (42) "PP" 7.875% Verdana (7) 6.875% Verdana (4) 9.175% Verdana (8) 1.975% Verdana (0) 1.775% Verdana (0) "PP" 27.075% Verdana (28) 14.5 1989 EP election 15 Jun 1989 61.7 42.775% Verdana (46) "PP" 7.575% Verdana (7) 6.875% Verdana (5) 5.975% Verdana (6) 2.675% Verdana (0) 1.075% Verdana (0) "PP" 22.775% Verdana (25) 20.0 1987 regional election 10 Jun 1987 74.5 41.375% Verdana 42 23.775% Verdana 25 11.275% Verdana 10 9.175% Verdana 6 7.975% Verdana 6 1.175% Verdana 0 1.075% Verdana 0 – 17.6 Results Overall + ← Summary of the 26 May 1991 ca Corts Valencianes no election results → center|335px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 860,429 42.85 +1.57 45 +3 People's Party (PP)1 558,617 27.82 +3.11 31 +6 Valencian Union (UV) 208,126 10.36 +1.22 7 +1 United Left of the Valencian Country (EU)2 151,242 7.53 n/a 6 +2 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 76,433 3.81 −7.43 0 −10 Valencian People's Union (UPV)2 73,813 3.68 n/a 0 −2 The Greens (LV) 35,375 1.76 +0.65 0 ±0 The Greens of Alicante–Green Union (LVA–UVE) 5,569 0.28 New 0 ±0 Socialist Democracy (DS) 5,207 0.26 New 0 ±0 Cantonalist Party of the Alicantine Country (Alicantón) 4,119 0.21 New 0 ±0 Left Platform (PCE (m–l)–CRPE)3 2,758 0.14 −0.02 0 ±0 Valencian Nationalist Union (UNV)4 2,248 0.11 −0.10 0 ±0 National Front (FN) 2,184 0.11 New 0 ±0 Alliance for the Republic (AxR)5 1,383 0.07 −0.02 0 ±0 Blank ballots 20,606 1.03 −0.04 Total 2,008,109 89 ±0 Valid votes 2,008,109 99.44 +0.56 Invalid votes 11,302 0.56 −0.56 Votes cast / turnout 2,019,411 69.24 −5.21 Abstentions 897,054 30.76 +5.21 Registered voters 2,916,465 SourcesOfficial Journal of the Valencian Government 1589 18 July 1991 es Resolución de 26 de junio de 1991, de la Junta Electoral de la Comunidad Valenciana, por la que ha acordado publicar los resultados finales y la relación de diputados electos en las elecciones a Cortes Valencianas celebradas el día 26 de mayo de 1991 https://dogv.gva.es/datos/1991/07/18/pdf/1991_822128.pdf 0212-8195 7161–7163 3 March 2026https://www.cortsvalencianes.es/es/composicion/resultados/datos-electorales-elecciones-autonomicas-1991 Resultados electorales. Datos electorales - Elecciones autonómicas: 1991 es Corts Valencianes 10 November 2025 left Footnotes: 1 People's Party results are compared to the combined totals of People's Alliance and People's Democratic Party–Valencian Centrists in the 1987 election. 2 Within the United Left–Valencian People's Union alliance in the 1987 election. 3 Left Platform results are compared to Republican Popular Unity totals in the 1987 election. 4 Valencian Nationalist Union results are compared to Valencian Nationalist Left totals in the 1987 election. 5 Alliance for the Republic results are compared to Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party totals in the 1987 election. Popular vote #ddd 550px 500px PSOE Socialist Party of the Valencian Country 42.85 PP People's Party of the Valencian Community 27.82 UV Valencian Union 10.36 EU United Left of the Valencian Country 7.53 CDS Democratic and Social Centre (Spain) 3.81 UPV Valencian People's Union 3.68 LV Confederation of the Greens 1.76 Others #777777 1.17 Blank ballots #DDDDDD 1.03 Seats #ddd 550px 500px PSOE Socialist Party of the Valencian Country 50.56 PP People's Party of the Valencian Community 34.83 UV Valencian Union 7.87 EU United Left of the Valencian Country 6.74 Distribution by constituency Constituency PSOE PP UV EU % S % S % S % S Alicante 44.6 16 33.1 12 1.7 − 7.3 2 Castellón 41.4 11 35.3 9 5.2 1 4.8 1 Valencia 42.2 18 23.3 10 16.3 6 8.3 3 Total 42.8 45 27.8 31 10.4 7 7.5 6 Sources Aftermath Government formation Investiture Candidate Ballot → 9 July 1991 Required majority → 45 out of 89 Joan Lerma (PSOE) Yes • PSOE (45) 45 89 green 125px 15 No • PP (31) • UV (7) • EU (6) 44 89 red 125px Abstentions 0 89 gray 125px Absentees 0 89 black 125px Pedro Agramunt (PP) Yes • PP (31) 31 89 green 125px 15 No • PSOE (45) • UV (7) • EU (6) 58 89 red 125px Abstentions 0 89 gray 125px Absentees 0 89 black 125px Héctor Villalba (UV) Yes • UV (7) 7 89 green 125px 15 No • PSOE (45) • PP (31) • EU (6) 82 89 red 125px Abstentions 0 89 gray 125px Absentees 0 89 black 125px Albert Taberner (EU) Yes • EU (6) 6 89 green 125px 15 No • PSOE (45) • PP (31) • UV (7) 83 89 red 125px Abstentions 0 89 gray 125px Absentees 0 89 black 125px Sources Notes References Opinion poll sources "p" Other Bibliography 30em y Ley Orgánica 5/1982, de 1 de julio, de Estatuto de Autonomía de la Comunidad Valenciana Organic Law 1/1982 1 July 1982 version as of 14 March 1991 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1982-17235 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1982-17235&tn=1&p=19910314 30 October 2025 Statute 1982 y Ley 5/1983, de 30 de diciembre, de Gobierno Valenciano Law 5/1983 30 December 1983 version as of 4 January 1991 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1984-3460 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1984-3460&tn=1&p=19910104 6 April 2026 LGCV 1983 y Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General Organic Law 5/1985 19 June 1985 version as of 14 March 1991 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1985-11672 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1985-11672&tn=1&p=19910314 5 October 2025 LOREG 1985 y Ley 1/1987, de 31 de marzo, Electoral Valenciana Law 1/1987 31 March 1987 version as of 6 April 1987 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1987-9636 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1987-9636&tn=1&p=19870406 30 October 2025 LECV 1987 y Decreto 4/1991, de 1 de abril, del Presidente de la Generalitat Valenciana, de disolución de las Cortes Valencianas y convocatoria de elecciones a las mismas Decree 4/1991 1 April 1991 Official Journal of the Valencian Government es https://dogv.gva.es/datos/1991/04/02/pdf/1991_900803.pdf 3 March 2026 Decree 4/1991 1991 Regional election Valencian Community Category:Regional elections in the Valencian Community Valencian Community