1995 Navarrese regional election

Election in the Spanish region of Navarre 1995 Navarrese regional election Navarre parliamentary no 1991 Navarrese regional election 1991 1999 Navarrese regional election 1999 All 50 seats in the Parliament of Navarre 26 #Opinion polls 437,797 10px 5.5% 299,545 (68.4%)10px 1.7 pp 28 May 1995 170x170px Miguel Sanz Navarrese People's Union 17 January 1995 20 seats, 35.0% 17 10px 3 93,163 31.3% 10px 3.6 pp 170x170px Javier Otano PSN–PSOE 20 June 1994 19 seats, 35.5%"PSOE+EE" Results for PSOE (33.4%, 19 seats) and EE (2.1%, 0 seats) in the 1991 election. 11 10px 8 62,021 20.9% 10px 14.6 pp 170x170px Juan Cruz Alli Convergence of Democrats of Navarre 10 April 1995 Did not contest 10 10px 10 55,153 18.6% New party 170x170px Félix Taberna IU/EB 1991 2 seats, 4.1% 5 10px 3 27,773 9.3% 10px 5.2 pp 170x170px Patxi Zabaleta Herri Batasuna 1991 6 seats, 11.2% 5 10px 1 27,404 9.2% 10px 2.0 pp 170x170px Fermín Ciaurriz Eusko Alkartasuna 1991 3 seats, 5.5% 2 10px 1 13,568 4.6% 10px 0.9 pp President President after election Juan Cruz Alli Convergence of Democrats of Navarre Javier Otano PSN–PSOE A regional election was held in Navarre on 28 May 1995 to elect the 4th Parliament of the chartered community. All 50 seats in the Parliament 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 1982 Reintegration and Improvement of the Chartered Regime, the Parliament of Navarre was the unicameral legislature of the homonymous chartered community, having legislative power in devolved matters, as well as the ability to grant or withdraw confidence from a regional president.LORAFNA 1982 arts. 11–13 & 19–22. The electoral and procedural rules were supplemented by national law provisions.LFEPN 1986 art. 2. Date The term of the Parliament of Navarre 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 54 days before the scheduled election date and published on the following day in the Official Gazette of Navarre (BON).LORAFNA 1982 art. 15; LFEPN 1986 arts. 12–14 (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 Parliament of Navarre could not be dissolved before the expiration date of parliament.LORAFNA 1982 art. 15. The election to the Parliament of Navarre was officially called on 4 April 1995 with the publication of the corresponding decree in the BON, setting election day for 28 May and scheduling for the chamber to reconvene on 26 June.Foral Decree 5/1995 1995 arts. 1 & 3. Electoral system Voting for the Parliament was based on universal suffrage, comprising all Spanish nationals over 18 years of age, registered in Navarre 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.LORAFNA 1982 art. 15; LFEPN 1986 art. 3 (suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 arts. 2–3). The Parliament of Navarre had a minimum of 40 and a maximum of 60 seats, with electoral provisions fixing its size at 50. All were elected in a single multi-member constituency—corresponding to the chartered community's territory—using the D'Hondt method and closed-list proportional voting, with a three percent-threshold of valid votes (including blank ballots) regionally.LORAFNA 1982 art. 15; LFEPN 1986 arts. 1 & 9–10. 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.LFEPN 1986 art. 11 (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 a coalition ahead of an election 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 Navarre, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list.LFEPN 1986 art. 18 (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 UPN List on Navarrese People's Union (UPN) 50px Miguel Sanz ConservatismChristian democracyRegionalism 35.0% 20 PSN–PSOE List on Socialist Party of Navarre (PSN–PSOE) 50px Javier Otano Social democracy 35.5%"PSOE+EE" 19 HB List on Popular Unity (HB)– Basque Nationalist Action (EAE/ANV) 50px Patxi Zabaleta Basque independenceAbertzale leftRevolutionary socialism 11.2% 6 EA List on Basque Solidarity (EA) 50px Fermín Ciaurriz Basque nationalismSocial democracy 5.5% 3 15 IU/EB List on United Left of Navarre (IUN/NEB)– Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK)– Socialist Action Party (PASOC)– Republican Left (IR) 50px Félix Taberna SocialismCommunism 4.1% 2 CDN List on Convergence of Democrats of Navarre (CDN) 50px Juan Cruz Alli Christian democracyRegionalism colspan="2" Did not contest 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; 26 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of Navarre. Color key: #EAFFEA Exit poll 1px solid #AAAAAA Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Turnout 25px|link=Navarrese People's Union|UPN 17px|link=Socialist Party of Navarre|PSN–PSOE 28px|link=Herri Batasuna|HB 21px|link=Eusko Alkartasuna|EA 25px|link=United Left of Navarre|IU 27px|link=Batzarre PNV CDN Lead 1995 regional election 28 May 1995 68.4 31.375% Verdana 17 20.975% Verdana 11 9.275% Verdana 5 4.675% Verdana 2 9.375% Verdana 5 2.275% Verdana 0 1.075% Verdana 0 18.675% Verdana 10 10.4 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?? 33.875% Verdana 18/20 19.175% Verdana 10/11 10.075% Verdana 4/5 – 11.875% Verdana 6/7 – – 14.075% Verdana 7/8 14.7 CIES/Diario de NavarraUPN y PSOE se afianzan como las dos primeras fuerzas en el Parlamento http://diariodenavarra.mynewsonline.com/index.php?screen=preview&ref=NAV19950521G038 es Diario de Navarra 21 May 1995Sondeos electorales CIES http://www.ciessl.com/imagenes/Sondeos_electorales.pdf es CIES 22 May 2011 25 June 2018 4 July 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170704141451/http://ciessl.com/imagenes/Sondeos_electorales.pdf dead 12–16 May 1995 1,502 70 33.675% Verdana 17/19 20.175% Verdana 10/12 9.375% Verdana 4/5 3.675% Verdana 1/2 11.075% Verdana 5/6 1.975% Verdana 0 1.775% Verdana 0 15.775% Verdana 8/9 13.5 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 1995Caen PSOE, HB y EA https://elpais.com/diario/1995/05/20/espana/800920830_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 600? 33.575% Verdana 19 17.275% Verdana 9 8.375% Verdana 4 4.975% Verdana 2 13.175% Verdana 7 – 0.875% Verdana 0 15.575% Verdana 9 16.3 CISPreelectoral Autonómicas Navarra (Estudio nº 2170. Abril-Mayo 1995) http://www.cis.es/cis/export/sites/default/-Archivos/Marginales/2160_2179/2170/e217000.html es CIS 10 May 1995 5 May 2026 26 June 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180626001452/http://www.cis.es/cis/export/sites/default/-Archivos/Marginales/2160_2179/2170/e217000.html bot: unknown Estudio CIS nº 2170. Ficha técnica https://www.cis.es/documents/d/cis/ft2170pdf es CIS 10 May 1995 24 Apr–10 May 1995 500 67.9 29.5 20.9 10.4 3.6 14.3 – 0.6 14.2 8.6 CIES/Diario de NavarraEl partido de Alli irrumpe como tercera fuerza en el Parlamento tras UPN y PSOE http://diariodenavarra.mynewsonline.com/index.php?screen=preview&ref=NAV19950430G032 es Diario de Navarra 30 April 1995 21–25 Apr 1995 1,201 65 31.875% Verdana 17 19.775% Verdana 11 8.875% Verdana 4 3.675% Verdana 2 11.575% Verdana 6 1.975% Verdana 0 1.575% Verdana 0 18.975% Verdana 10 12.1 Sigma Dos/El MundoUPN, al borde de la mayoría absoluta http://diariodenavarra.mynewsonline.com/index.php?screen=preview&ref=NAV19950313G021 es Diario de Navarra 13 March 1995 13 Mar 1995?? 43.775% Verdana 24/25 23.475% Verdana 12/13 8.875% Verdana 4/5 3.275% Verdana 1 14.175% Verdana 7/8 – – – 20.3 CIES/Diario de NavarraUPN sigue subiendo en la intención de voto http://diariodenavarra.mynewsonline.com/index.php?screen=preview&ref=NAV19941216G038 es Diario de Navarra 16 December 1994 9–13 Dec 1994 504 56 43.075% Verdana 23 22.075% Verdana 12 9.075% Verdana 5 5.075% Verdana 2 15.075% Verdana 8 – – – 21.0 1994 EP election 12 Jun 1994 53.6 40.875% Verdana (23) 24.875% Verdana (13) 10.475% Verdana (5) 3.775% Verdana (2) 12.875% Verdana (7) – 1.275% Verdana (0) – 16.0 1993 general election 6 Jun 1993 73.6 36.175% Verdana (20) 34.975% Verdana (19) 10.475% Verdana (5) 3.775% Verdana (2) 8.775% Verdana (4) – 1.175% Verdana (0) – 1.2 1991 regional election 26 May 1991 66.7 35.075% Verdana 20 33.475% Verdana 19 11.275% Verdana 6 5.575% Verdana 3 4.175% Verdana 2 2.475% Verdana 0 1.175% Verdana 0 – 1.6 Voting preferences The table below lists raw, unweighted voting preferences. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 25px|link=Navarrese People's Union|UPN 17px|link=Socialist Party of Navarre|PSN–PSOE 28px|link=Herri Batasuna|HB 21px|link=Eusko Alkartasuna|EA 25px|link=United Left of Navarre|IU 27px|link=Batzarre PNV CDN Lead 1995 regional election"CERA" Does not include non-resident citizens. 28 May 1995 21.5 14.3 6.4 3.2 6.4 1.5 0.7 12.7 30.8 7.2 CIS 24 Apr–10 May 1995 500 20.0 14.0 7.0 3.0 8.6 – 0.8 9.4 23.6 10.8 6.0 CISSituación social y política de Navarra (II) (Estudio nº 2148. Marzo 1995) https://www.cis.es/es/estudios/situacion-social-y-politica-de-navarra-ii- es CIS 17 March 1995Estudio CIS nº 2148. Ficha técnica https://www.cis.es/documents/d/cis/ft2148pdf es CIS 17 March 1995 2–17 Mar 1995 499 22.9 15.1 6.6 0.8 9.2 – 1.2 – 26.5 15.1 7.8 1994 EP election"CERA" 12 Jun 1994 21.9 13.3 5.6 2.0 6.9 – 0.7 – 46.0 8.6 1993 general election"CERA" 6 Jun 1993 26.5 25.6 7.7 2.7 6.4 – 0.8 – 25.9 0.9 CISOpinión pública y cultura política en las comunidades autónomas. Navarra (Estudio nº 2039. Noviembre 1992) https://www.cis.es/documents/d/cis/es2039marpdf es CIS 17 November 1992Estudio CIS nº 2039. Ficha técnica https://www.cis.es/documents/d/cis/ft2039pdf es CIS 17 November 1992 9–17 Nov 1992 520 13.5 14.4 6.9 3.1 3.1 – – – 39.7 17.9 0.9 1991 regional election"CERA" 26 May 1991 23.2 22.2 7.5 3.7 2.7 1.4 0.7 – 31.8 1.0 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 25px|link=Navarrese People's Union|UPN 17px|link=Socialist Party of Navarre|PSN–PSOE Other/None Lead CIS 24 Apr–10 May 1995 500 31.6 23.0 – 45.3 8.6 CIS 2–17 Mar 1995 499 37.8 28.5 – 33.7 9.3 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 25px|link=Navarrese People's Union|UPN 17px|link=Socialist Party of Navarre|PSN–PSOE Other/None Lead CIS 24 Apr–10 May 1995 500 51.5 6.8 – 41.7 44.7 CIS 2–17 Mar 1995 499 63.8 7.6 – 28.5 56.2 Preferred President The table below lists opinion polling on leader preferences to become president of the Government of Navarre. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 55px 55px 55px Other/None/Notcare Lead SanzUPN OtanoPSN AlliCDN CIS 24 Apr–10 May 1995 500 13.9 12.2 47.0 4.0 22.9 33.1 CIS 2–17 Mar 1995 499 11.1 14.5 40.2 9.9 24.3 25.7 Results + ← Summary of the 28 May 1995 Parliament of Navarre election results → center|325px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Navarrese People's Union (UPN) 93,163 31.35 −3.60 17 −3 Socialist Party of Navarre (PSN–PSOE)1 62,021 20.87 −14.61 11 −8 Convergence of Democrats of Navarre (CDN) 55,153 18.56 New 10 +10 United Left (IU/EB) 27,773 9.35 +5.28 5 +3 Popular Unity (HB) 27,404 9.22 −1.98 5 −1 Basque Solidarity (EA) 13,568 4.57 −0.95 2 −1 Assembly (Batzarre) 6,509 2.19 −0.19 0 ±0 Nationalists of Navarre (NA) 2,943 0.99 −0.13 0 ±0 Platform of Independents of Spain (PIE) 2,041 0.69 New 0 ±0 Carlist Party (PC) 843 0.28 −0.21 0 ±0 Blank ballots 5,761 1.94 +0.62 Total 297,179 50 ±0 Valid votes 297,179 99.21 −0.03 Invalid votes 2,366 0.79 +0.03 Votes cast / turnout 299,545 68.42 +1.71 Abstentions 138,252 31.58 −1.71 Registered voters 437,797 SourcesLozano Carles http://www.historiaelectoral.com/anavarra.html Elecciones al Parlamento de Navarra (Nafarroako Parlamentua) (desde 1979) es Historia Electoral.com 3 May 2026Resultados Electorales y Composición del Parlamento de Navarra. IV Legislatura (1995-1999) https://parlamentodenavarra.es/es/contenido/iv-legislatura es Parliament of Navarre 3 May 2026 left Footnotes: 1 Socialist Party of Navarre results are compared to the combined totals of Socialist Party of Navarre and Basque Country Left in the 1991 election. Popular vote #ddd 550px 500px UPN Navarrese People's Union 31.35 PSN–PSOE Socialist Party of Navarre 20.87 CDN Convergence of Democrats of Navarre 18.56 IU/EB United Left of Navarre 9.35 HB Herri Batasuna 9.22 EA Eusko Alkartasuna 4.57 Batzarre Batzarre 2.19 Others #777777 1.96 Blank ballots #DDDDDD 1.94 Seats #ddd 550px 500px UPN Navarrese People's Union 34.00 PSN–PSOE Socialist Party of Navarre 22.00 CDN Convergence of Democrats of Navarre 20.00 IU/EB United Left of Navarre 10.00 HB Herri Batasuna 10.00 EA Eusko Alkartasuna 4.00 Aftermath Government formation InvestitureNomination of Javier Otano (PSN) Ballot → 18 July 1995 20 July 1995 22 July 1995 Required majority → 26 out of 50 15 26 out of 50 15 Simple 15 Yes • PSN (11) • CDN (10) • EA (2) 23 50 green 115px 23 50 green 115px 23 50 green 115px No • UPN (17) (16 on 20 Jul) • HB (5) 22 50 red 115px 21 50 red 115px 22 50 red 115px Abstentions • IU (5) 5 50 gray 115px 5 50 gray 115px 5 50 gray 115px Absentees • UPN (1) (on 20 Jul) 0 50 black 115px 1 50 black 115px 0 50 black 115px Sources 1996 investiture On 19 June 1996, Javier Otano resigned as President of Navarre after judicial investigations uncovered a Swiss bank account in his name and that of his wife, triggering a new investiture process in which Miguel Sanz from UPN was automatically elected on 18 September 1996, being the candidate from the party with the highest number of seats and with the investiture process having failed to elect a regional premier. InvestitureNomination of Miguel Sanz (UPN) Ballot → 16 July 1996 18 July 1996 20 July 1996 22 July 1996 Required majority → 26 out of 50 15 26 out of 50 15 Simple 15 Simple 15 Yes • UPN (17) 17 50 green 115px 17 50 green 115px 17 50 green 115px 17 50 green 115px No • PSN (11) (10 from 18 Jul) • CDN (10) • IU (5) • HB (5) (on 16 Jul) • EA (2) 33 50 red 115px 27 50 red 115px 27 50 red 115px 27 50 red 115px Abstentions 0 50 gray 115px 0 50 gray 115px 0 50 gray 115px 0 50 gray 115px Absentees • HB (5) (from 18 Jul) • PSN (1) (from 18 Jul) 0 50 black 115px 6 50 black 115px 6 50 black 115px 6 50 black 115px Sources Notes References Opinion poll sources "p" Other Bibliography y Ley Orgánica 13/1982, de 10 de agosto, de reintegración y amejoramiento del Régimen Foral de Navarra Organic Law 13/1982 10 August 1982 version as of 16 August 1982 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1982-20824 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1982-20824&tn=1&p=19820816 3 May 2026 LORAFNA 1982 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 Foral 16/1986, de 17 de noviembre, reguladora de las elecciones al Parlamento de Navarra Foral Law 16/1986 17 November 1986 version as of 25 March 1991 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1987-1255 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1987-1255&tn=1&p=19910325 3 May 2026 LFEPN 1986 y Decreto Foral 5/1995, de 3 de abril, del Presidente del Gobierno de Navarra, por el que se convocan elecciones al Parlamento de Navarra Foral Decree 5/1995 3 April 1995 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1995-8141 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1995-8141 3 May 2026 Foral Decree 5/1995 1995 Regional election Navarre Category:Regional elections in Navarre Navarre