1991 Aragonese regional election

Election in the Spanish region of Aragon 1991 Aragonese regional election Aragon parliamentary no 1987 Aragonese regional election 1987 1995 Aragonese regional election 1995 All 67 seats in the Cortes of Aragon 34 #Opinion polls 959,596 10px 3.3% 617,848 (64.4%)10px 5.3 pp 26 May 1991 170x170px José Marco Socialists' Party of Aragon 1991 Zaragoza 27 seats, 35.7% 30 10px 3 247,485 40.3% 10px 4.6 pp 170x170px Hipólito Gómez de las Roces Aragonese Party December 1977 Zaragoza 19 seats, 28.1% 17 10px 2 151,420 24.7% 10px 3.4 pp 170x170px José Ignacio Senao People's Party of Aragon 1990 Zaragoza 13 seats, 16.7%"AP+PDP" Results for AP (15.5%, 13 seats) and PDP (1.2%, 0 seats) in the 1987 election. 17 10px 4 126,892 20.7% 10px 4.0 pp 170x170px Adolfo Burriel CAA–IU 1989 Zaragoza 2 seats, 4.9% 3 10px 1 41,367 6.7% 10px 1.8 pp 170x170px José Luis Merino Democratic and Social Centre (Spain) 1983 Zaragoza (lost) 6 seats, 10.2% 0 10px 6 18,929 3.1% 10px 7.1 pp AragonProvinceMapCortes1991.png 225px Constituency results map for the Cortes of Aragon President President after election Hipólito Gómez de las Roces Aragonese Party Emilio Eiroa Aragonese Party A regional election was held in Aragon on 26 May 1991 to elect the 3rd es Cortes no of the autonomous community. All 67 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. The main loser in the election was the Democratic and Social Centre (CDS), which lost all of its 6 seats. The Aragonese Party (PAR) also lost two seats. The main gainers were the main two national parties, the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) and the newly created People's Party (PP). United Left also gained 1 seat. The new legislature elected Emilio Eiroa of the PAR as the new President of Aragon by 34 votes to 33, after Hipólito Gómez de las Roces' refusal to reach a new agreement with the PP.Ortega Javier 26 June 1991 Hipólito Gómez de las Roces renuncia a la reelección como presidente de Aragón https://elpais.com/diario/1991/06/26/espana/677887214_850215.html es El País Zaragoza 24 November 2025 All PAR and PP deputies supported Eiroa's election while the PSOE and IU deputies voted against. The tight arithmetic in the new legislature was further complicated in November 1992 when a PP deputy, Emilio Gomáriz, resigned from the PP, leaving him holding the balance of power between the PP-PAR bloc and the PSOE-IU bloc. In September 1993 the PSOE introduced a no-confidence motion against President Eiroa. In the subsequent vote Gomáriz appeared visibly nervous and claimed that he had received death threats against his children. He voted with the PSOE and IU deputies for Socialist José Marco as new President. Overview Under the 1982 Statute of Autonomy, the Cortes of Aragon 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 1982 arts. 12 & 15–17. The electoral and procedural rules were supplemented by national law provisions.LEAr 1987 final prov. 1. Date The term of the es Cortes no of Aragon expired four years after the date of its previous ordinary 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 Gazette of Aragon (BOA).Statute 1982 art. 18; LEAr 1987 art. 11 (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 es Cortes no of Aragon 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 es Cortes no's reconvening. In such a case, the chamber was to be automatically dissolved and a snap election called, with elected lawmakers serving the remainder of its original four-year term.Statute 1982 art. 22. The election to the es Cortes no of Aragon was officially called on 2 April 1991 with the publication of the corresponding decree in the BOA, setting election day for 26 May.Decree of 1 April 1991 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 Aragon 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. 18; LEAr 1987 art. 2 (suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 arts. 2–3). The es Cortes no of Aragon had a minimum of 60 and a maximum of 75 seats, with electoral provisions fixing its size at 67. All were elected in three multi-member constituencies—corresponding to the provinces of Huesca, Teruel and Zaragoza, each of which was assigned an initial minimum of 13 seats and the remaining 28 distributed in proportion to population (with the seat-to-population ratio in the most populated province not exceeding 2.75 times that of the least populated one)—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 1982 arts. 18–19; LEAr 1987 arts. 12–14. 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 of 1 April 1991 art. 2. Seats Constituencies 33 Zaragoza 18 Huesca 16 Teruel 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.LEAr 1987 art. 15 (suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 arts. 46 & 48). 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.LEAr 1987 arts. 18–19 (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 José Marco Social democracy 35.7% 27 PAR List on Aragonese Party (PAR) 50px Hipólito Gómez de las Roces RegionalismCentrism 28.1% 19 PP List on People's Party (PP) 50px José Ignacio Senao ConservatismChristian democracy 16.72%"AP+PDP" 13 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 2026 CDS List on Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 50px José Luis Merino CentrismLiberalism 10.2% 6 CAA–IU List on Communist Party of Aragon (PCE–A) Socialist Action Party (PASOC) Republican Left (IR) 50px Adolfo Burriel SocialismCommunism 4.9% 2 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; 34 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Cortes of Aragon. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Turnout 17px|link=Socialists' Party of Aragon|PSOE 20px|link=Aragonese Party|PAR 30px|link=People's Alliance (Spain)|AP 27px|link=Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)|CDS 25px|link=United Left of Aragon|CAA–IU 27px|link=People's Democratic Party (Spain)|PDP 35px|link=People's Party of Aragon|PP ARM Lead 1991 regional election 26 May 1991 64.3 40.375% Verdana 30 24.775% Verdana 17 "PP" Within PP. 3.175% Verdana 0 6.775% Verdana 3 "PP" 20.775% Verdana 17 – 15.6 EM&C/Heraldo de AragónPAR y PP están al borde de la mayoría absoluta en Zaragoza, Huesca y Teruel http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1991/05/21/047.html es ABC 21 May 1991 20 May 1991???75% Verdana 29/31?75% Verdana 19/21 "PP"?75% Verdana 0/1?75% Verdana 6/7 "PP"?75% Verdana 10 –? El Periódico 20 May 1991???75% Verdana 23/25?75% Verdana 18/19 "PP"?75% Verdana 2/3?75% Verdana 5/6 "PP"?75% Verdana 16/17 –? ICP–Research/Diario 16 19 May 1991???75% Verdana 27/29?75% Verdana 17/19 "PP"?75% Verdana 2?75% Verdana 3/4 "PP"?75% Verdana 16/19 –? Sigma Dos/El MundoSeis comunidades dependen de pactos http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1991/05/20/034.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?? 34.875% Verdana 24/26 26.375% Verdana 18/20 "PP" 4.875% Verdana 2/3 9.675% Verdana 5/6 "PP" 21.175% Verdana 14/15 – 8.5 Metra Seis/El Independiente 12 May 1991?? 34.675% Verdana 25/26 28.175% Verdana 19/20 "PP" 6.175% Verdana 4 7.575% Verdana 2/4 "PP" 18.275% Verdana 13/14 – 6.5 Demoscopia/El PaísOrtega Javier La subida del Par llega a Zaragoza https://elpais.com/diario/1991/05/19/espana/674604008_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 700? 34.675% Verdana 26 34.175% Verdana 22/23 "PP" 3.975% Verdana 0 8.375% Verdana 3 "PP" 16.475% Verdana 15/16 – 0.5 1989 general election 29 Oct 1989 70.2 38.775% Verdana (30) 10.975% Verdana (7) "PP" 7.675% Verdana (4) 9.775% Verdana (5) "PP" 27.875% Verdana (21) 1.075% Verdana (0) 10.9 1989 EP election 15 Jun 1989 54.3 41.675% Verdana (34) – "PP" 7.875% Verdana (6) 6.375% Verdana (3) "PP" 26.675% Verdana (22) 5.575% Verdana (2) 15.0 1987 regional election 10 Jun 1987 69.7 35.775% Verdana 27 28.175% Verdana 19 15.575% Verdana 13 10.275% Verdana 6 4.975% Verdana 2 1.275% Verdana 0 – – 7.6 Voting preferences The table below lists raw, unweighted voting preferences. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 17px|link=Socialists' Party of Aragon|PSOE 20px|link=Aragonese Party|PAR 30px|link=People's Alliance (Spain)|AP 27px|link=Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)|CDS 25px|link=United Left of Aragon|CAA–IU 27px|link=People's Democratic Party (Spain)|PDP 35px|link=People's Party of Aragon|PP ARM Lead 1991 regional election"CERA" Does not include non-resident citizens. 26 May 1991 25.7 15.7 "PP" 2.0 4.3 "PP" 13.2 – 35.5 10.0 ICP–Research/Diario 16 19 May 1991? 36.1 19.0 "PP" 3.6 5.2 "PP" 18.9 – – – 17.1 CISPreelectoral municipales y autonómicas de Aragón 1991 (III) (Estudio nº 1943. Marzo 1991) https://www.cis.es/documents/d/cis/es1943mar_spdf es CIS 25 March 1991 13–25 Mar 1991 1,553 26.0 14.0 "PP" 2.0 6.0 "PP" 11.0 – 33.0 6.0 12.0 CISPreelectoral municipales y autonómicas de Aragón 1991 (II) (Estudio nº 1917. Febrero 1991) https://www.cis.es/es/estudios/preelectoral-municipales-y-autonomicas-de-aragon-1991-ii- es CIS 18 February 1991Estudio CIS nº 1917. Ficha técnica https://www.cis.es/documents/d/cis/ft1917 es CIS 18 February 1991 3–18 Feb 1991 1,990 23.2 17.5 "PP" 1.3 4.2 "PP" 10.9 – 32.3 9.6 5.7 1989 general election"CERA" 29 Oct 1989 27.0 7.6 "PP" 5.3 6.8 "PP" 19.4 0.7 29.7 7.6 1989 EP election"CERA" 15 Jun 1989 22.3 – "PP" 4.2 3.4 "PP" 14.3 3.0 45.7 8.0 CISBarómetro de la comunidad autónoma de Aragón (VI) (Estudio nº 1772. Noviembre 1988) https://www.cis.es/documents/d/cis/es1772marpdf es CIS 27 November 1988Estudio CIS nº 1772. Ficha técnica https://www.cis.es/documents/d/cis/ft1772pdf es CIS 27 November 1988 16–27 Nov 1988 1,595 17.9 16.7 8.6 3.8 3.4 0.0 – – 39.1 10.3 1.2 1987 regional election"CERA" 10 Jun 1987 24.6 19.4 10.7 7.0 3.4 0.8 – – 30.3 5.2 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 17px|link=Socialists' Party of Aragon|PSOE 20px|link=Aragonese Party|PAR 27px|link=Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)|CDS 25px|link=United Left of Aragon|CAA–IU 35px|link=People's Party of Aragon|PP Other/None Lead CIS 13–25 Mar 1991 1,553 31.0 19.0 2.0 7.0 14.0 9.0 18.0 12.0 Results Overall + ← Summary of the 26 May 1991 Cortes of Aragon election results → center|335px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 247,485 40.34 +4.66 30 +3 Aragonese Party (PAR) 151,420 24.68 −3.46 17 −2 People's Party (PP)1 126,892 20.68 +3.96 17 +4 Aragon Alternative Convergence–United Left (CAA–IU) 41,367 6.74 +1.84 3 +1 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 18,929 3.09 −7.14 0 −6 Aragonese Union (CHA) 14,116 2.30 +1.34 0 ±0 Workers' Socialist Party (PST) 2,441 0.40 New 0 ±0 Independent Aragonese Party (PAI) 1,882 0.31 New 0 ±0 Social Aragonese Movement (MAS) 1,032 0.17 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 7,981 1.30 −0.14 Total 613,545 67 ±0 Valid votes 613,545 99.30 +0.50 Invalid votes 4,303 0.70 −0.50 Votes cast / turnout 617,848 64.39 −5.31 Abstentions 341,748 35.61 +5.31 Registered voters 959,596 SourcesLozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/aaragon.html Elecciones a las Cortes de Aragón (desde 1983) es Historia Electoral.com 24 December 2023https://www.cortesaragon.es/Resultados-electorales.3352.0.html?&no_cache=1 Elecciones a Cortes de Aragón. Resultados del año 1991 en Aragón es Cortes of Aragon 23 November 2025https://servicios.aragon.es/aeaw/processSelect.do?process=CA1991&op=set Archivo Electoral de Aragón. Cortes de Aragón 1991. Resultados. Aragón es Government of Aragon 23 November 20251 July 1991 Resumen de los resultados de las elecciones a Cortes de Aragón convocadas por Decreto de 1 de abril de 1991, de la Presidencia de la Diputación General de Aragón, y celebradas el día 26 de mayo de 1991, según los datos que figuran en las actas de proclamación remitidas por las Juntas Electorales Provinciales de la Comunidad Autónoma de Aragón https://www.boa.aragon.es/cgi-bin/EBOA/BRSCGI?CMD=VEROBJ&MLKOB=489831992424 es Official Gazette of Aragon 80 9941-3256 2174–2175 24 November 2025https://www.tcu.es/export/sites/portal/repositorio2/INFORME/1993/156_1993_I.pdf Nº 156. Informe-declaración de las elecciones a las Cortes de Aragón de 26 de mayo de 1991 es Court of Auditors 25 January 2026 left Footnotes: 1 People's Party results are compared to the combined totals of People's Alliance and People's Democratic Party–Centrists of Aragon in the 1987 election. Popular vote #ddd 550px 500px PSOE Socialists' Party of Aragon 40.34 PAR Aragonese Party 24.68 PP People's Party of Aragon 20.68 CAA–IU United Left of Aragon 6.74 CDS Democratic and Social Centre (Spain) 3.09 CHA Chunta Aragonesista 2.30 Others #777777 0.87 Blank ballots #DDDDDD 1.30 Seats #ddd 550px 500px PSOE Socialists' Party of Aragon 44.78 PAR Aragonese Party 25.37 PP People's Party of Aragon 25.37 CAA–IU United Left of Aragon 4.48 Distribution by constituency Constituency PSOE PAR PP CAA–IU % S % S % S % S Huesca 39.4 8 25.3 5 20.3 4 6.6 1 Teruel 37.9 7 19.7 3 31.3 6 3.0 − Zaragoza 41.1 15 25.5 9 18.7 7 7.5 2 Total 40.3 30 24.7 17 20.7 17 6.7 3 Sources Aftermath Government formation InvestitureNomination of Emilio Eiroa (PAR) Ballot → 10 July 1991 Required majority → 34 out of 67 15 Yes • PAR (17) • PP (17) 34 67 green 125px No • PSOE (30) • CAA–IU (3) 33 67 red 125px Abstentions 0 67 gray 125px Absentees 0 67 black 125px Sources 1993 motion of no confidence Motion of no confidenceNomination of José Marco (PSOE) Ballot → 15 September 1993 Required majority → 34 out of 67 15 Yes • PSOE (30) • CAA–IU (3) • Independent (1) 34 67 green 125px No • PAR (17) • PP (16) 33 67 red 125px Abstentions 0 67 gray 125px Absentees 0 67 black 125px Sources16 September 1993 El voto de un tránsfuga del PP da al PSOE el Gobierno de Aragón https://elpais.com/diario/1993/09/16/portada/748130401_850215.html es El País 24 November 2025 1994 motion of no confidence Motion of no confidenceNomination of Emilio Eiroa (PAR) Ballot → 21 December 1994 Required majority → 34 out of 67 15 Yes • PAR (16) • PP (16) 32 67 green 125px No • PSOE (30) 30 67 red 125px Abstentions • CAA–IU (3) • Independent (1) 4 67 gray 125px Absentees • PAR (1) 1 67 black 125px SourcesTorrontegui Javier 22 December 1994 Marco supera la censura pero abre la puerta de la sucesión https://elpais.com/diario/1994/12/22/espana/788050812_850215.html es El País Zaragoza 24 November 2025 Failed 1995 investiture InvestitureNomination of Ángela Abós (PSOE) Ballot → 30 January 1995 31 January 1995 Required majority → 34 out of 67 15 Simple 15 Yes • PSOE (30) • Independent (1) 31 67 green 125px 31 67 green 125px No • PAR (17) • PP (16) 33 67 red 125px 33 67 red 125px Abstentions • CAA–IU (3) 3 67 gray 125px 3 67 gray 125px Absentees 0 67 black 125px 0 67 black 125px SourcesTorrontegui Javier 1 February 1995 Las Cortes de Aragón rechazan la candidatura de Abós a la presidencia https://elpais.com/diario/1995/02/01/espana/791593222_850215.html es El País Zaragoza 24 November 2025 Notes References Opinion poll sources "p" Other Bibliography y Ley Orgánica 8/1982, de 10 de agosto, de Estatuto de Autonomía de Aragón Organic Law 8/1982 10 August 1982 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1982-20819 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1982-20819 23 November 2025 Statute 1982 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 2/1987, de 16 de febrero, Electoral de la Comunidad Autónoma de Aragón Law 2/1987 16 February 1987 version as of 27 March 1991 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1987-5339 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1987-5339&tn=1&p=19910327 7 October 2025 LEAr 1987 y Decreto de 1 de abril de 1991, de la Presidencia de la Diputación General de Aragón, por el que se convocan elecciones a las Cortes de Aragón Decree 1 April 1991 Official Gazette of Aragon es https://www.boa.aragon.es/cgi-bin/EBOA/BRSCGI?CMD=VEROBJ&MLKOB=480626363231 1 January 2026 Decree of 1 April 1991 Regional election Aragon Category:Regional elections in Aragon Aragon