1995 Canarian island council elections

Elections in the Spanish region of the Canary Islands results in the concurrent local elections 1995 Spanish local elections in the Canary Islands Island council elections were held in the Canary Islands on 28 May 1995 to elect the 5th Island Councils (the es cabildos insulares) of El Hierro, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, La Gomera, La Palma, Lanzarote and Tenerife. All 139 seats in the seven island councils were up for election. They were held concurrently with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities (including the Canary Islands) and local elections all across Spain. Overall + ← Summary of the 28 May 1995 Canarian island council election results → Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Canarian Coalition (CC)1 263,816 33.15 −0.12 42 +6 People's Party (PP) 236,737 29.75 +16.66 34 +20 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 188,302 23.66 −10.31 43 −8 Canarian United Left (IUC) 38,132 4.79 New 2 +2 Nationalist Canarian Platform (PCN) 30,290 3.81 +1.16 12 −3 Party of Gran Canaria (PGC) 15,234 1.91 New 0 ±0 Lanzarote Independents Party (PIL) 10,582 1.33 −0.84 8 −4 Independents of Fuerteventura (IF) 4,474 0.56 +0.08 4 +1 Coalition for Gran Canaria (CGC) 10,532 1.32 New 0 ±0 Democratic and Social Centre–Centrist Union (CDS–UC) 5,321 0.67 −11.28 0 −18 Independent Herrenian Group (AHI) 2,398 0.30 +0.08 6 +2 Popular Front of the Canary Islands–Awañac (FREPIC–Awañac) 2,331 0.29 −0.22 0 ±0 Tenerife Assembly (ATF) 2,227 0.28 New 0 ±0 National Congress of the Canaries (CNC) 2,076 0.26 New 0 ±0 Humanist Platform (PH)2 1,251 0.16 −0.02 0 ±0 Green Left of the Canary Islands (Izegzawen) 1,243 0.16 New 0 ±0 Nationalist Lanzarote Assembly (ACON) 970 0.12 New 0 ±0 Tenerife Independent Familiar Groups (AFIT) 662 0.08 New 0 ±0 Party of The People (LG) 572 0.07 −0.13 0 ±0 Socialist Canarian Party (PCS) 325 0.04 New 0 ±0 Canarian Initiative (ICAN)3 293 0.04 −0.03 0 −1 Blank ballots 8,344 1.05 +0.31 Total 795,822 139 ±0 Valid votes 795,822 99.41 +0.14 Invalid votes 4,686 0.59 −0.14 Votes cast / turnout 800,508 64.98 +3.12 Abstentions 431,431 35.02 −3.12 Registered voters 1,231,939 SourcesLozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/acanarias.html Elecciones a Cabildos insulares (desde 1979) es Historia Electoral.com 13 April 2026https://infoelectoral.interior.gob.es/es/elecciones-celebradas/resultados-electorales/ Elecciones celebradas. Resultados electorales es Ministry of the Interior 23 December 2025 5 August 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240805154842/https://infoelectoral.interior.gob.es/es/elecciones-celebradas/resultados-electorales/ dead left Footnotes: 1 Canarian Coalition results are compared to the combined totals of Tenerife Group of Independents, Canarian Initiative (not including results in El Hierro), La Palma Group of Independents and Majorera Assembly in the 1991 elections. 2 Humanist Platform results are compared to The Greens Ecologist–Humanist List totals in the 1991 elections. 3 Nationalist Canarian Initiative results are compared to Canarian Initiative totals in El Hierro in the 1991 elections. Popular vote #ddd 550px 500px CC Canarian Coalition 33.15 PP People's Party of the Canary Islands 29.75 PSOE Socialist Party of the Canaries 23.66 IUC Canarian United Left 4.79 PCN Nationalist Canarian Platform 3.81 CGC Coalition for Gran Canaria 1.32 AHI Independent Herrenian Group 0.30 Others #777777 2.17 Blank ballots #DDDDDD 1.05 Seats #ddd 550px 500px PSOE Socialist Party of the Canaries 30.94 CC Canarian Coalition 30.22 PP People's Party of the Canary Islands 24.46 PCN Nationalist Canarian Platform 8.63 AHI Independent Herrenian Group 4.32 IUC Canarian United Left 1.44 Island control The following table lists party control in the island councils. Gains for a party are highlighted in that party's colour. Island Population Previous control New control El Hierro 7,846 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Independent Herrenian Group (AHI) Fuerteventura 41,477 Canarian Coalition (CC) Independents of Fuerteventura (IF) Gran Canaria 715,860 Canarian Coalition (CC) People's Party (PP) La Gomera 16,812 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) La Palma 81,724 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) (CC in 1996) Lanzarote 75,110 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Lanzarote Independents Party (PIL) (PSOE in 1997) Tenerife 669,271 Canarian Coalition (CC) Canarian Coalition (CC) Islands El Hierro + ← Summary of the 28 May 1995 Island Council of El Hierro election results → center|250px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Independent Herrenian Group (AHI) 2,398 49.31 +12.79 6 +2 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 1,162 23.89 −8.14 3 −1 People's Party (PP) 936 19.25 −0.76 2 ±0 Canarian Initiative (ICAN) 293 6.03 −5.21 0 −1 Canarian United Left (IUC) 42 0.86 New 0 ±0 Democratic and Social Centre–Centrist Union (CDS–UC) 9 0.19 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 23 0.47 +0.28 Total 4,863 11 ±0 Valid votes 4,863 99.71 +0.04 Invalid votes 14 0.29 −0.04 Votes cast / turnout 4,877 81.75 +6.93 Abstentions 1,089 18.25 −6.93 Registered voters 5,966 Sources Fuerteventura + ← Summary of the 28 May 1995 Island Council of Fuerteventura election results → center|275px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Canarian Coalition (CC)1 7,061 34.44 −1.55 6 −1 Independents of Fuerteventura (IF) 4,474 21.82 +3.24 4 +1 People's Party (PP) 4,136 20.17 +15.37 4 +4 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 4,124 20.12 −1.39 3 −1 Canarian United Left (IUC) 457 2.23 New 0 ±0 Democratic and Social Centre–Centrist Union (CDS–UC) 81 0.40 −18.09 0 −3 Blank ballots 169 0.82 +0.20 Total 20,502 17 ±0 Valid votes 20,502 99.38 ±0.00 Invalid votes 127 0.62 ±0.00 Votes cast / turnout 20,629 69.11 −0.51 Abstentions 9,220 30.89 +0.51 Registered voters 29,849 Sources left Footnotes: 1 Canarian Coalition results are compared to Majorera Assembly totals in the 1991 election. Gran Canaria + ← Summary of the 28 May 1995 Island Council of Gran Canaria election results → center|315px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP) 143,987 39.83 +21.36 14 +8 Canarian Coalition (CC)1 99,017 27.39 +8.50 9 +4 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 66,992 18.53 −16.95 6 −6 Canarian United Left (IUC) 17,382 4.81 New 0 ±0 Party of Gran Canaria (PGC) 15,234 4.21 New 0 ±0 Coalition for Gran Canaria (CGC) 10,532 2.91 New 0 ±0 Popular Front of the Canary Islands–Awañac (FREPIC–Awañac) 2,331 0.64 +0.22 0 ±0 Democratic and Social Centre–Centrist Union (CDS–UC) 1,501 0.42 −18.37 0 −6 Humanist Platform (PH)2 786 0.22 −0.17 0 ±0 Blank ballots 3,726 1.03 +0.25 Total 361,488 29 ±0 Valid votes 361,488 99.41 +0.19 Invalid votes 2,144 0.59 −0.19 Votes cast / turnout 363,632 66.65 +4.02 Abstentions 181,943 33.35 −4.02 Registered voters 545,575 Sources left Footnotes: 1 Canarian Coalition results are compared to the combined totals of Canarian Initiative and Canarian Nationalist Party in the 1991 election. 2 Humanist Platform results are compared to The Greens Ecologist–Humanist List totals in the 1991 election. La Gomera + ← Summary of the 28 May 1995 Island Council of La Gomera election results → center|260px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 4,993 50.18 −6.95 7 −1 Canarian Coalition (CC)1 3,260 32.76 +26.76 4 +4 People's Party (PP) 966 9.71 +6.51 1 +1 Canarian United Left (IUC) 679 6.82 New 1 +1 Democratic and Social Centre–Gomera Group of Independents (CDS–AGI) n/a n/a −32.77 0 −5 Blank ballots 52 0.52 +0.10 Total 9,950 13 ±0 Valid votes 9,950 99.61 −0.12 Invalid votes 39 0.39 +0.12 Votes cast / turnout 9,989 76.51 +5.24 Abstentions 3,067 23.49 −5.24 Registered voters 13,056 Sources left Footnotes: 1 Canarian Coalition results are compared to Canarian Initiative totals in the 1991 election. La Palma + ← Summary of the 28 May 1995 Island Council of La Palma election results → center|290px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 16,074 38.51 +5.68 9 +2 Canarian Coalition (CC)1 15,151 36.30 −6.37 8 −1 People's Party (PP) 7,653 18.33 −0.55 4 ±0 Canarian United Left (IUC) 1,984 4.75 New 0 ±0 Democratic and Social Centre–Centrist Union (CDS–UC) 528 1.26 −4.05 0 −1 Blank ballots 350 0.84 +0.54 Total 41,740 21 ±0 Valid votes 41,740 99.47 +0.02 Invalid votes 223 0.53 −0.02 Votes cast / turnout 41,963 68.39 +0.98 Abstentions 19,394 31.61 −0.98 Registered voters 61,357 Sources left Footnotes: 1 Canarian Coalition results are compared to the combined totals of La Palma Group of Independents and Canarian Initiative in the 1991 election. Lanzarote + ← Summary of the 28 May 1995 Island Council of Lanzarote election results → center|290px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Lanzarote Independents Party (PIL) 10,582 31.81 −16.98 8 −4 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 8,973 26.98 −0.29 7 +1 Canarian Coalition (CC)1 4,979 14.97 +10.54 3 +3 People's Party (PP) 4,919 14.79 +11.44 3 +3 Canarian United Left (IUC) 1,131 3.40 New 0 ±0 Democratic and Social Centre–Centrist Union (CDS–UC) 971 2.92 −11.78 0 −3 Nationalist Lanzarote Assembly (ACON) 970 2.92 New 0 ±0 Socialist Canarian Party (PCS) 325 0.98 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 414 1.24 +0.77 Total 33,264 21 ±0 Valid votes 33,264 99.54 −0.09 Invalid votes 153 0.46 +0.09 Votes cast / turnout 33,417 61.16 +2.65 Abstentions 21,218 38.84 −2.65 Registered voters 54,635 Sources left Footnotes: 1 Canarian Coalition results are compared to the combined totals of Canarian Initiative and Canarian Nationalist Party in the 1991 election. Tenerife + ← Summary of the 28 May 1995 Island Council of Tenerife election results → center|315px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Canarian Coalition–Tenerife Group of Independents (CC–ATI)1 134,348 41.46 −11.19 12 −3 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 85,984 26.54 −6.69 8 −2 People's Party (PP) 74,140 22.88 +14.88 6 +4 Canarian United Left (IUC) 16,457 5.08 New 1 +1 Democratic and Social Centre–Centrist Union (CDS–UC) 2,231 0.69 −3.21 0 ±0 Tenerife Assembly (ATF) 2,227 0.69 New 0 ±0 National Congress of the Canaries (CNC) 2,076 0.64 New 0 ±0 Green Left of the Canary Islands (Izegzawen) 1,243 0.38 New 0 ±0 Tenerife Independent Familiar Groups (AFIT) 662 0.20 New 0 ±0 Party of The People (LG) 572 0.18 −0.11 0 ±0 Humanist Platform (PH) 465 0.14 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 3,610 1.11 +0.29 Total 324,015 27 ±0 Valid votes 324,015 99.39 +0.16 Invalid votes 1,986 0.61 −0.16 Votes cast / turnout 326,001 62.51 +2.69 Abstentions 195,500 37.49 −2.69 Registered voters 521,501 Sources left Footnotes: 1 Canarian Coalition–Tenerife Group of Independents results are compared to the combined totals of Tenerife Group of Independents, Canarian Initiative and Canarian Nationalist Party in the 1991 election. 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