1991 Zaragoza municipal election

Election in the Spanish municipality of Zaragoza 1991 Zaragoza municipal election Zaragoza parliamentary no 1987 Zaragoza municipal election 1987 1995 Zaragoza municipal election 1995 All 31 seats in the City Council of Zaragoza 16 466,213 10px 7.0% 263,294 (56.5%)10px 10.3 pp 26 May 1991 170x170px Antonio González Triviño Socialists' Party of Aragon 27 January 1986 13 seats, 38.7% 15 10px 2 112,106 42.9% 10px 4.2 pp 170x170px Ángel Cristóbal Montes People's Party of Aragon 1991 5 seats, 15.5%"AP+PDP" Results for AP (14.9%, 5 seats) and PDP (0.6%, 0 seats) in the 1987 election. 7 10px 2 56,947 21.8% 10px 6.3 pp 170x170px Ana María Cortés Aragonese Party 1991 8 seats, 23.1% 6 10px 2 47,780 18.3% 10px 4.8 pp 170x170px Ricardo Berdié CAA–IU 1991 2 seats, 7.2% 3 10px 1 24,594 9.4% 10px 2.2 pp 170x170px Rafael de Miguel Democratic and Social Centre (Spain) 1983 3 seats, 10.7% 0 10px 3 7,499 2.9% 10px 7.8 pp Mayor Mayor after election Antonio González Triviño Socialists' Party of Aragon Antonio González Triviño Socialists' Party of Aragon A municipal election was held in Zaragoza on 26 May 1991 to elect the 4th City Council of the municipality. All 31 seats in the City Council were up for election. It was held concurrently with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all across Spain. Overview Under the 1978 Constitution, the governance of municipalities in Spain—part of the country's local government system—was centered on the figure of city councils (es ayuntamientos), local corporations with independent legal personality composed of a mayor, a government council and an elected legislative assembly.Constitution 1978 art. 140; LBRL 1985 art. 19. The mayor was indirectly elected by the local assembly, requiring an absolute majority; otherwise, the candidate from the most-voted party automatically became mayor (ties were resolved by drawing lots).LBRL 1985 art. 19; LOREG 1985 art. 196. In the case of Zaragoza, the top-tier administrative and governing body was the City Council of Zaragoza. Date The term of local assemblies in Spain 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 State Gazette (BOE).LOREG 1985 arts. 42 & 194. The previous local elections were 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. Local assemblies could not be dissolved before the expiration of their term, except in cases of mismanagement that seriously harmed the public interest and implied a breach of constitutional obligations, in which case the Council of Ministers could—optionally—decide to call a by-election.LBRL 1985 art. 61. Elections to the assemblies of local entities were officially called on 2 April 1991 with the publication of the corresponding decree in the BOE, setting election day for 26 May.Royal Decree 391/1991 1991 art. 1. Electoral system Voting for local assemblies was based on universal suffrage, comprising all Spanish nationals over 18 years of age, registered and residing in the municipality 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), as well as resident non-nationals whose country of origin allowed reciprocal voting by virtue of a treaty.Constitution 1978 art. 13; LBRL 1985 art. 19; LOREG 1985 arts. 2–3 & 176. Local councillors were elected using the D'Hondt method and closed-list proportional voting, with a five percent-threshold of valid votes (including blank ballots) in each municipality.LOREG 1985 arts. 163 & 180. Each municipality was a multi-member constituency, with a number of seats based on the following scale:LOREG 1985 art. 179. Population Councillors <250 5 251–1,000 7 1,001–2,000 9 2,001–5,000 11 5,001–10,000 13 10,001–20,000 17 20,001–50,000 21 50,001–100,000 25 >100,001 +1 per each 100,000 inhabitants or fraction+1 if total is an even number 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.LOREG 1985 arts. 46, 48 & 182. 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 a determined amount of the electors registered in the municipality for which they sought election, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list. In the case of Zaragoza, as its population was between 300,001 and 1,000,000, at least 5,000 signatures were required.LOREG 1985 arts. 44 & 187. 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 Antonio González Triviño Social democracy 38.7% 13 PAR List on Aragonese Party (PAR) 50px Ana María Cortés RegionalismCentrism 23.1% 8 PP List on People's Party (PP) 50px Angel Cristóbal Montes ConservatismChristian democracy 15.5%"AP+PDP" 5 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 Rafael de Miguel CentrismLiberalism 10.7% 3 CAA–IU List on Communist Party of Aragon (PCE–A) Socialist Action Party (PASOC) Republican Left (IR) 50px Ricardo Berdié SocialismCommunism 7.2% 2 Results + ← Summary of the 26 May 1991 City Council of Zaragoza election results → center|315px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 112,106 42.87 +4.19 15 +2 People's Party (PP)1 56,947 21.78 +6.26 7 +2 Aragonese Party (PAR) 47,780 18.27 −4.81 6 −2 Aragon Alternative Convergence–United Left (CAA–IU) 24,594 9.40 +2.21 3 +1 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 7,499 2.87 −7.86 0 −3 Aragonese Union (CHA) 6,082 2.33 +1.57 0 ±0 Workers' Socialist Party (PST) 1,574 0.60 New 0 ±0 Social Aragonese Movement (MAS) 716 0.27 New 0 ±0 Left Municipal Platform (PMI) 387 0.15 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 3,815 1.46 −0.04 Total 261,500 31 ±0 Valid votes 261,500 99.32 +0.68 Invalid votes 1,794 0.68 −0.68 Votes cast / turnout 263,294 56.48 −10.35 Abstentions 202,919 43.52 +10.35 Registered voters 466,213 SourcesLozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/mzaragoza.html Elecciones municipales en Zaragoza (desde 1979) es Historia Electoral.com 4 November 2025https://infoelectoral.interior.gob.es/es/elecciones-celebradas/resultados-electorales/ Elecciones celebradas. Resultados electorales es Ministry of the Interior 5 November 2025 5 August 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240805154842/https://infoelectoral.interior.gob.es/es/elecciones-celebradas/resultados-electorales/ dead Official State Gazette 173 (Supplement) 20 July 1991 es Resumen de los resultados de las elecciones locales convocadas por Real Decreto 391/1991, de 1 de abril, y celebradas el 26 de mayo de 1991, según los datos que figuran en las actas remitidas por cada una de las Juntas Electorales de Zona https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/1991/07/20/pdfs/C00001-01052.pdf 0212-033X 1–1052 26 November 2025 left Footnotes: 1 People's Party results are compared to the combined totals of People's Alliance and People's Democratic Party in the 1987 election. Popular vote #ddd 550px 500px PSOE Socialists' Party of Aragon 42.87 PP People's Party of Aragon 21.78 PAR Aragonese Party 18.27 CAA–IU United Left of Aragon 9.40 CDS Democratic and Social Centre (Spain) 2.87 CHA Chunta Aragonesista 2.33 Others #777777 1.02 Blank ballots #DDDDDD 1.46 Seats #ddd 550px 500px PSOE Socialists' Party of Aragon 48.39 PP People's Party of Aragon 22.58 PAR Aragonese Party 19.35 CAA–IU United Left of Aragon 9.68 Aftermath Government formation Investiture Ballot → 15 June 1991 Required majority → 16 out of 31 Antonio González Triviño (PSOE) • PSOE (15) 15 31 Socialists' Party of Aragon 125px yellow 15 Ángel Cristóbal Montes (PP) • PP (7) 7 31 People's Party of Aragon 125px 15 Ana María Cortés (PAR) • PAR (6) 6 31 Aragonese Party 125px 15 Ricardo Berdié (IU) • IU (3) 3 31 United Left of Aragon 125px 15 Abstentions/Blank ballots 0 31 gray 125px Absentees 0 31 black 125px SourcesOrtega Javier 16 June 1991 https://elpais.com/diario/1991/06/16/espana/677023206_850215.html González Triviño ofrece a la oposición participar en el gobierno de Zaragoza es El País Zaragoza 30 November 2025 Notes References Bibliography y Constitución Española Constitution 27 December 1978 version as of 29 December 1978 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1978-31229 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1978-31229&tn=1&p=19781229 27 December 2016 Constitution 1978 y Ley 7/1985, de 2 de abril, Reguladora de las Bases del Régimen Local Law 7/1985 2 April 1985 version as of 27 March 1991 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1985-5392 es https://boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1985-5392&tn=1&p=19910327 4 November 2025 LBRL 1985 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 4 November 2025 LOREG 1985 y Real Decreto 391/1991, de 1 de abril, de convocatoria de elecciones locales Royal Decree 391/1991 1 April 1991 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1991-7959 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1991-7959 27 November 2025 Royal Decree 391/1991 1991 Municipal election Zaragoza Category:Elections in Zaragoza Zaragoza