1991 Navarrese regional election

Election in the Spanish region of Navarre 1991 Navarrese regional election Navarre parliamentary no 1987 Navarrese regional election 1987 1995 Navarrese regional election 1995 All 50 seats in the Parliament of Navarre 26 #Opinion polls 414,913 10px 5.5% 276,773 (66.7%)10px 6.2 pp 26 May 1991 170x170px Juan Cruz Alli Navarrese People's Union 1987 19 seats, 35.0%Results for UPN (24.50%, 14 seats), UDF (6.23%, 3 seats) and AP (4.23%, 2 seats) in the 1987 election. 20 10px 1 96,005 35.0% 10px 0.0 pp 170x170px Gabriel Urralburu PSN–PSOE 15 June 1982 15 seats, 27.7% 19 10px 4 91,645 33.4% 10px 5.7 pp 170x170px Patxi Zabaleta Herri Batasuna 1991 7 seats, 13.5% 6 10px 1 30,762 11.2% 10px 2.3 pp 170x170px Fermín Ciaurriz Eusko Alkartasuna 1991 4 seats, 7.0% 3 10px 1 15,170 5.5% 10px 1.5 pp 170x170px Félix Taberna United Left of Navarre 1991 0 seats, 1.3% 2 10px 2 11,167 4.1% 10px 2.8 pp President President after election Gabriel Urralburu Socialist Party of Navarre Juan Cruz Alli Navarrese People's Union A regional election was held in Navarre on 26 May 1991 to elect the 3rd 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 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 Navarre (BON).LORAFNA 1982 art. 15; LFEPN 1986 arts. 12–14 (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 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 2 April 1991 with the publication of the corresponding decree in the BON, setting election day for 26 May and scheduling for the chamber to reconvene on 24 June.Foral Decree 2/1991 1991 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). 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. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Turnout 17px|link=Socialist Party of Navarre|PSN–PSOE 25px|link=Navarrese People's Union|UPN 28px|link=Herri Batasuna|HB 27px|link=Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)|CDS 21px|link=Eusko Alkartasuna|EA UDF 30px|link=People's Alliance (Spain)|AP EE 25px|link=United Left of Navarre|IU PNV Lead 1991 regional election 26 May 1991 66.7 33.475% Verdana 19 35.075% Verdana 20 11.275% Verdana 6 2.175% Verdana 0 5.575% Verdana 3 "UPN" Within UPN. "UPN" 2.175% Verdana 0 4.175% Verdana 2 1.175% Verdana 0 1.6 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?? 29.975% Verdana 17 32.375% Verdana 17/18 12.075% Verdana 7/8 – 6.075% Verdana 3 "UPN" "UPN" 3.975% Verdana 1 5.375% Verdana 2/3 – 2.4 CIES/Diario de NavarraUPN será el partido más votado y PSOE el segundo, pese a su fuerte subida http://diariodenavarra.mynewsonline.com/index.php?screen=preview&ref=NAV19910519G048 es Diario de Navarra 19 May 1991Sondeos 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 9–16 May 1991 1,447 68–70 30.0–32.075% Verdana 17/18 33.0–35.075% Verdana 19/21 11.0–12.075% Verdana 6/7 2.5–3.575% Verdana 0/1 5.5–6.575% Verdana 3/4 "UPN" "UPN" 2.5–3.575% Verdana 0/1 5.0–6.075% Verdana 2/3 2.0–3.075% Verdana 0/1 3.0 Metra Seis/El Independiente 12 May 1991?? 26.875% Verdana 15 33.575% Verdana 19 12.475% Verdana 7 4.275% Verdana 2 6.475% Verdana 3 "UPN" "UPN" 3.275% Verdana 1 4.775% Verdana 2 3.375% Verdana 1 6.7 Demoscopia/El PaísUna fusión con buenos dividendos https://elpais.com/diario/1991/05/19/espana/674604020_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 500? 27.575% Verdana 15 40.475% Verdana 22 11.775% Verdana 6 4.675% Verdana 2 4.475% Verdana 2 "UPN" "UPN" 1.975% Verdana 0 6.075% Verdana 3 1.875% Verdana 0 12.9 CIES/Diario de NavarraSuben UPN y PSOE, y el partido regionalista será la lista más votada http://diariodenavarra.mynewsonline.com/index.php?screen=preview&ref=NAV19910505G048 es Diario de Navarra 5 May 1991 22–29 Apr 1991 1,005 68 32.075% Verdana 18 34.275% Verdana 19/20 11.075% Verdana 6 4.075% Verdana 1/2 5.075% Verdana 3 "UPN" "UPN" 3.575% Verdana 0/1 4.875% Verdana 2/3 – 2.2 1989 general election 29 Oct 1989 68.5 31.275% Verdana (17) 33.275% Verdana (18) 11.075% Verdana (6) 7.075% Verdana (4) 4.875% Verdana (2) "UPN" "UPN" 2.975% Verdana (0) 5.775% Verdana (3) 0.975% Verdana (0) 2.0 1989 EP election 15 Jun 1989 57.3 28.675% Verdana (17) 27.175% Verdana (16) 13.875% Verdana (8) 5.475% Verdana (3) 6.275% Verdana (3) "UPN" "UPN" 3.775% Verdana (2) 3.175% Verdana (1) 1.175% Verdana (0) 1.5 1987 regional election 10 Jun 1987 72.9 27.775% Verdana 15 24.575% Verdana 14 13.575% Verdana 7 7.475% Verdana 4 7.075% Verdana 4 6.275% Verdana 3 4.275% Verdana 2 3.475% Verdana 1 1.375% Verdana 0 0.975% Verdana 0 3.2 Voting preferences The table below lists raw, unweighted voting preferences. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 17px|link=Socialist Party of Navarre|PSN–PSOE 25px|link=Navarrese People's Union|UPN 28px|link=Herri Batasuna|HB 27px|link=Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)|CDS 21px|link=Eusko Alkartasuna|EA UDF 30px|link=People's Alliance (Spain)|AP EE 25px|link=United Left of Navarre|IU PNV Lead 1991 regional election"CERA" Does not include non-resident citizens. 26 May 1991 22.2 23.2 7.5 1.4 3.7 "UPN" "UPN" 1.4 2.7 0.7 31.8 1.0 CIES/Diario de Navarra 9–16 May 1991 1,447 26.8 16.7 9.8 1.2 5.5 "UPN" "UPN" 2.2 3.8 2.2 17.0 12.2 10.1 CIES/Diario de Navarra 22–29 Apr 1991 1,005 25.5 14.4 7.8 1.4 3.5 "UPN" "UPN" 3.2 3.5 2.2 26.3 9.9 11.1 CISPreelectoral municipales y autonómicas de Navarra 1991 (III) (Estudio nº 1954. Marzo 1991) https://www.cis.es/cis/export/sites/default/-Archivos/Marginales/1940_1959/1954/es1954mar_s.pdf es CIS 25 March 1991 13–25 Mar 1991 522 22.0 11.0 7.0 1.0 3.0 "UPN" "UPN" 5.0 3.0 1.0 36.0 9.0 11.0 CISPreelectoral municipales y autonómicas de Navarra 1991 (II) (Estudio nº 1928. Febrero 1991) https://www.cis.es/cis/export/sites/default/-Archivos/Marginales/1920_1939/1928/es1928mar_s.pdf es CIS 17 February 1991 6–17 Feb 1991 789 23.0 12.0 6.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 4.0 2.0 3.0 1.0 33.0 12.0 11.0 1989 general election"CERA" 29 Oct 1989 21.3 22.6 7.5 4.8 3.3 "UPN" "UPN" 2.0 3.9 0.6 31.3 1.3 1989 EP election"CERA" 15 Jun 1989 16.2 15.4 7.8 3.1 3.5 "UPN" "UPN" 2.1 1.8 0.6 42.5 0.8 1987 regional election"CERA" 10 Jun 1987 20.0 17.6 9.7 5.3 5.1 4.5 3.1 2.4 1.0 0.7 27.0 2.4 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=Socialist Party of Navarre|PSN–PSOE 25px|link=Navarrese People's Union|UPN 28px|link=Herri Batasuna|HB 27px|link=Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)|CDS 21px|link=Eusko Alkartasuna|EA UDF 30px|link=People's Alliance (Spain)|AP EE 25px|link=United Left of Navarre|IU PNV Other/None Lead CIS 13–25 Mar 1991 522 24.0 13.0 8.0 1.0 2.0 "UPN" "UPN" 5.0 4.0 1.0 9.0 33.0 11.0 CIS 6–17 Feb 1991 789 23.0 12.0 6.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 5.0 3.0 4.0 1.0 10.0 32.0 11.0 Results + ← Summary of the 26 May 1991 Parliament of Navarre election results → center|325px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Navarrese People's Union (UPN)1 96,005 34.95 −0.01 20 +1 Socialist Party of Navarre (PSN–PSOE) 91,645 33.36 +5.68 19 +4 Popular Unity (HB) 30,762 11.20 −2.26 6 −1 Basque Solidarity (EA) 15,170 5.52 −1.48 3 −1 United Left (IU) 11,167 4.07 +2.73 2 +2 Assembly (B) 6,543 2.38 +0.31 0 ±0 Basque Country Left (EE) 5,824 2.12 −1.27 0 −1 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 5,650 2.06 −5.36 0 −4 Livestock Agricultural Party (PAG) 3,855 1.40 New 0 ±0 Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) 3,071 1.12 +0.18 0 ±0 Carlist Party (PC) 1,353 0.49 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 3,637 1.32 −0.07 Total 274,682 50 ±0 Valid votes 274,682 99.24 +0.40 Invalid votes 2,091 0.76 −0.40 Votes cast / turnout 276,773 66.71 −6.19 Abstentions 138,140 33.29 +6.19 Registered voters 414,913 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. III Legislatura (1991-1995) https://parlamentodenavarra.es/es/contenido/iii-legislatura es Parliament of Navarre 3 May 2026 left Footnotes: 1 Navarrese People's Union results are compared to the combined totals of Navarrese People's Union, Foral Democratic Union and People's Alliance in the 1987 election. Popular vote #ddd 550px 500px UPN Navarrese People's Union 34.95 PSN–PSOE Socialist Party of Navarre 33.36 HB Herri Batasuna 11.20 EA Eusko Alkartasuna 5.52 IU United Left of Navarre 4.07 B Batzarre 2.38 EE Euskadiko Ezkerra 2.12 CDS Democratic and Social Centre (Spain) 2.06 PAG #75923C 1.40 EAJ/PNV Basque Nationalist Party 1.12 PC Carlist Party (1970) 0.49 Blank ballots #DDDDDD 1.32 Seats #ddd 550px 500px UPN Navarrese People's Union 40.00 PSN–PSOE Socialist Party of Navarre 38.00 HB Herri Batasuna 12.00 EA Eusko Alkartasuna 6.00 IU United Left of Navarre 4.00 Aftermath Government formation As a result of the investiture process failing to provide a regional president within two months from the first ballot, Juan Cruz Alli was automatically elected on 18 September 1991 and officially sworn into office on 23 September. InvestitureNomination of Juan Cruz Alli (UPN) Ballot → 18 July 1991"Invalid" The 6 HB MPs did not cast a vote in the 18 and 20 July ballots. 20 July 1991"Invalid" 22 July 1991 24 July 1991 Required majority → 26 out of 50 15 26 out of 50 15 Simple 15 Simple 15 Yes • UPN (20) 20 50 green 115px 20 50 green 115px 20 50 green 115px 20 50 green 115px No • PSN (19) • HB (6) (from 22 Jul) • EA (3) • IU (2) 24 50 red 115px 24 50 red 115px 30 50 red 115px 30 50 red 115px Abstentions 0 50 gray 115px 0 50 gray 115px 0 50 gray 115px 0 50 gray 115px Absentees 0 50 black 115px 0 50 black 115px 0 50 black 115px 0 50 black 115px Sources InvestitureNomination of Gabriel Urralburu (PSN) Ballot → 8 August 1991 10 August 1991 12 August 1991 14 August 1991 Required majority → 26 out of 50 15 26 out of 50 15 Simple 15 Simple 15 Yes • PSN (19) (18 on 14 Aug) • EA (3) • IU (1) (on 14 Aug) 22 50 green 115px 22 50 green 115px 22 50 green 115px 22 50 green 115px No • UPN (20) • HB (6) 26 50 red 115px 26 50 red 115px 26 50 red 115px 26 50 red 115px Abstentions • IU (2) (1 on 14 Aug) 2 50 gray 115px 2 50 gray 115px 2 50 gray 115px 1 50 gray 115px Absentees • PSN (1) (on 14 Aug) 0 50 black 115px 0 50 black 115px 0 50 black 115px 1 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 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 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 2/1991, de 1 de abril, del Presidente del Gobierno de Navarra, por el que se convocan elecciones al Parlamento de Navarra Foral Decree 2/1991 1 April 1991 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1991-7969 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1991-7969 3 May 2026 Foral Decree 2/1991 1991 Regional election Navarre Category:Regional elections in Navarre Navarre