1991 Castilian-Leonese regional election

Election in the Spanish region of Castile and León 1991 Castilian-Leonese regional election Castile and León parliamentary no 1987 Castilian-Leonese regional election 1987 1995 Castilian-Leonese regional election 1995 All 84 seats in the Cortes of Castile and León 43 #Opinion polls 2,069,469 10px 3.6% 1,398,238 (67.6%)10px 5.6 pp 26 May 1991 170x170px Juan José Lucas People's Party of Castile and León 14 January 1991 Valladolid 34 seats, 38.3%"AP+PDP+SI+PL" Results for AP (34.4%, 32 seats), PDP (2.4%, 1 seat), SI (1.3%, 1 seat) and PL (0.2%, 0 seats) in the 1987 election. 43 10px 9 602,773 43.5% 10px 5.2 pp 170x170px Jesús Quijano Socialist Party of Castile and León 26 May 1990 Valladolid 32 seats, 34.0% 35 10px 3 504,709 36.4% 10px 2.4 pp 170x170px José Luis Sagredo Democratic and Social Centre (Spain) 1991 Salamanca 18 seats, 19.4% 5 10px 13 112,821 8.1% 10px 11.3 pp 170x170px Antonio Herreros IU 1991 0 seats, 3.8% 1 10px 1 74,197 5.4% 10px 1.6 pp CastileLeónProvinceMapCortes1991.png 325px Constituency results map for the Cortes of Castile and León President President after election Jesús Posada People's Party of Castile and León Juan José Lucas People's Party of Castile and León A regional election was held in Castile and León on 26 May 1991 to elect the 3rd es Cortes no of the autonomous community. All 84 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 preceding legislature had seen José María Aznar forming a minority government of People's Alliance (AP) in 1987 through the abstention of the Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) and the support of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and the Independent Solution (SI) of Burgos mayor José María Peña San Martín. In May 1989, following AP's re-foundation into the People's Party (PP) earlier that year, the CDS joined the cabinet as a coalition partner, granting the regional government an overall majority in the es Cortes no. In September 1989, Aznar resigned in order to become the PP's leading candidate for the 29 October general election—and eventually, PP national president in April 1990—, with the regional presidency being granted to Jesús Posada. However, Posada renounced contesting the party's candidacy for re-election in January 1991, following Aznar's decision to pick Juan José Lucas as regional candidate instead. The election saw the PP secure its first absolute majority in the region, virtually ensuring the election of Lucas to the regional presidency. The CDS, on the other hand, saw its support collapse from 18 to 5 seats, with the PP's majority leaving the party out of government. The opposition Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) slightly increased its vote share and seat count compared to its 1987 result, whereas United Left (IU) entered the es Cortes no for the first time with one seat. Overview Under the 1983 Statute of Autonomy, the Cortes of Castile and León 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 1983 arts. 9 & 13–14. The electoral and procedural rules were supplemented by national law provisions.LECyL 1987 final prov. 1. Date The term of the es Cortes no of Castile and León 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 Castile and León (BOCYL).Statute 1983 art. 11; LECyL 1987 arts. 16–17 (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 Castile and León 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 first ballot. In such a case—provided this did not happen during the last year of parliament before its planned expiration—the es Cortes no were to be automatically dissolved and a snap election called, with elected lawmakers serving the remainder of its original four-year term.Statute 1983 art. 15. The election to the es Cortes no of Castile and León was officially called on 2 April 1991 with the publication of the corresponding decree in the BOCYL, setting election day for 26 May and scheduling for the chamber to reconvene on 21 June.Decree 60/1991 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 Castile and León 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 1983 art. 10; LECyL 1987 art. 2 (suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 arts. 2–3). The es Cortes no of Castile and León had three seats per each multi-member constituency—corresponding to the provinces of Ávila, Burgos, León, Palencia, Salamanca, Segovia, Soria, Valladolid and Zamora—plus one additional seat per 45,000 inhabitants or fraction above 22,500. All were elected 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 1983 art. 10; LECyL 1987 arts. 18–20. 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 60/1991 1991 art. 2. Seats Constituencies 15 León 14 Valladolid 11 Burgos, Salamanca 8 Zamora 7 Ávila, Palencia 6 Segovia 5 Soria 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.LECyL 1987 arts. 21 & 26 (suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 arts. 46 & 48). Outgoing parliament The table below shows the composition of the parliamentary groups in the chamber at the time of the election call.Lozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/acleon.html Elecciones a Cortes de Castilla y León (desde 1983) es Historia Electoral.com 18 October 2025https://www.ccyl.es/Organizacion/VistaGeneralLegislatura?Legislatura=2 El Parlamento. Legislaturas anteriores. II Legislatura es Cortes of Castile and León 29 January 2022 + Parliamentary composition in April 1991 Groups Parties Legislators Seats Total People's Parliamentary Group PP 33 33 Socialist Parliamentary Group PSOE 31 31 Democratic and Social Centre's Parliamentary Group CDS 18 18 Mixed Parliamentary Group INDEP 2Pascual Sánchez, former PSOE legislator;Boletín Oficial de las Cortes de Castilla y León 104 27 September 1989 3259 2253-7414 GP 17/2. Alta del Ilmo. Sr. D. Pascual Sánchez Iñigo en el Grupo Parlamentario Mixto https://2004.ccyl.es/SIRDOC/PDF/PUBLOFI/BO/CCL/2L/BOCCL2L00104A.pdf es José Antonio Martín, former CDS legislator.Boletín Oficial de las Cortes de Castilla y León 186 22 March 1991 6658 2253-7414 GP 32/2. Cambios habidos en la composición de los Grupos Parlamentarios Baja del Ilmo. Sr. D. José Antonio Martín de Marco en el Grupo Parlamentario de Centro Democrático y Social Alta del Ilmo. Sr. D. José Antonio Martín de Marco en el Grupo Parlamentario Mixto https://2004.ccyl.es/SIRDOC/PDF/PUBLOFI/BO/CCL/2L/BOCCL2L00186A.pdf es 2 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.LECyL 1987 arts. 25–26 (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 PP List on People's Party (PP) 50px Juan José Lucas ConservatismChristian democracy 38.3%"AP+PDP+SI+PL" 34 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 2026Forjas Francisco 6 September 1989 Aznar llora al despedirse de su equipo de gobierno en Castilla y León https://elpais.com/diario/1989/09/06/espana/621036013_850215.html El País Valladolid 25 January 2026De Dios Luis Miguel 21 September 1989 Jesús Posada asume la presidencia de la Junta de Castilla y León https://elpais.com/diario/1989/09/21/espana/622332021_850215.html El País Valladolid 25 January 2026González Ibáñez Juan 12 December 1990 Candidato del PP https://elpais.com/diario/1990/12/12/espana/660956420_850215.html El País 22 January 2022De Dios Luis Miguel 15 January 1991 Posada renuncia a ser candidato del PP a la Junta de Castilla y León https://elpais.com/diario/1991/01/15/espana/663894014_850215.html El País Valladolid 22 January 2022 PSOE List on Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 50px Jesús Quijano Social democracy 34.0% 32 CDS List on Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 50px José Luis Sagredo CentrismLiberalism 19.4% 18 IU List on Communist Party of Castile and León (PCCyL) Socialist Action Party (PASOC) Republican Left (IR) 50px Antonio Herreros SocialismCommunism 3.8% 0 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; 43 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Cortes of Castile and León. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Turnout 30px|link=People's Alliance (Spain)|AP 17px|link=Socialist Party of Castile and León|PSOE 27px|link=Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)|CDS 25px|link=United Left of Castile and León|IU 27px|link=People's Democratic Party (Spain)|PDP 25px|link=Independent Solution (Burgos)|SI 35px|link=People's Party of Castile and León|PP Lead 1991 regional election 26 May 1991 67.6 "PP" Within PP. 36.475% Verdana 35 8.175% Verdana 5 5.475% Verdana 1 "PP" "PP" 43.575% Verdana 43 7.1 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?? "PP" 35.275% Verdana 32/34 9.375% Verdana 6/7 6.875% Verdana 1/3 "PP" "PP" 42.875% Verdana 42/43 7.6 Metra Seis/El Independiente 12 May 1991?? "PP" 34.275% Verdana 33/34 11.675% Verdana 8/9 5.775% Verdana 1 "PP" "PP" 39.475% Verdana 40 5.2 Demoscopia/El PaísLucas gobernará a sus anchas https://elpais.com/diario/1991/05/19/espana/674604014_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 1,450? "PP" 32.275% Verdana 28/33 7.275% Verdana 2/4 7.775% Verdana 3/4 "PP" "PP" 46.675% Verdana 43/47 14.4 1989 general election 29 Oct 1989 73.3 "PP" 35.675% Verdana (34) 12.875% Verdana (8) 6.775% Verdana (3) "PP" "PP" 40.275% Verdana (39) 4.6 1989 EP election 15 Jun 1989 57.5 "PP" 36.475% Verdana (37) 13.275% Verdana (12) 4.075% Verdana (1) "PP" "PP" 32.375% Verdana (34) 4.1 1987 regional election 10 Jun 1987 73.2 34.475% Verdana 32 34.075% Verdana 32 19.475% Verdana 18 3.875% Verdana 0 2.475% Verdana 1 1.375% Verdana 1 – 0.4 Voting preferences The table below lists raw, unweighted voting preferences. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 30px|link=People's Alliance (Spain)|AP 17px|link=Socialist Party of Castile and León|PSOE 27px|link=Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)|CDS 25px|link=United Left of Castile and León|IU 27px|link=People's Democratic Party (Spain)|PDP 25px|link=Independent Solution (Burgos)|SI 35px|link=People's Party of Castile and León|PP Lead 1991 regional election"CERA" Does not include non-resident citizens. 26 May 1991 "PP" 24.3 5.5 3.6 "PP" "PP" 29.1 31.9 4.8 ICP–Research/Diario 16 19 May 1991? "PP" 33.3 9.0 4.5 "PP" "PP" 28.6 – – 4.7 CISPreelectoral municipales y autonómicas de Castilla y León 1991 (III) (Estudio nº 1949. Marzo 1991) https://www.cis.es/documents/d/cis/es1949mar_spdf es CIS 25 March 1991 13–25 Mar 1991 4,529 "PP" 23.0 4.0 4.0 "PP" "PP" 23.0 40.0 5.0 Tie CISPreelectoral municipales y autonómicas de Castilla y León 1991 (II) (Estudio nº 1923. Febrero 1991) https://www.cis.es/es/estudios/preelectoral-municipales-y-autonomicas-de-castilla-y-leon-1991-ii- es CIS 19 February 1991Estudio CIS nº 1923. Ficha técnica https://www.cis.es/documents/d/cis/ft1923 es CIS 19 February 1991 2–19 Feb 1991 5,979 "PP" 25.5 4.3 3.5 "PP" "PP" 22.2 33.5 9.8 3.3 1989 general election"CERA" 29 Oct 1989 "PP" 25.8 9.3 4.8 "PP" "PP" 29.3 26.4 3.5 1989 EP election"CERA" 15 Jun 1989 "PP" 20.7 7.5 2.3 "PP" "PP" 18.4 42.3 2.3 CISBarómetro de la comunidad autónoma de Castilla y León (III) (Estudio nº 1766. Octubre 1988) https://www.cis.es/es/estudios/barometro-de-la-comunidad-autonoma-de-castilla-y-leon-iii- es CIS 26 October 1988Estudio CIS nº 1766. Ficha técnica https://www.cis.es/documents/d/cis/ft1766 es CIS 26 October 1988 15–26 Oct 1988 4,794 23.1 20.3 10.0 2.2 0.2 – – 35.0 8.8 2.8 1987 regional election"CERA" 10 Jun 1987 24.7 24.5 13.9 2.7 1.8 1.0 – 26.8 0.2 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=Socialist Party of Castile and León|PSOE 27px|link=Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)|CDS 25px|link=United Left of Castile and León|IU 35px|link=People's Party of Castile and León|PP Other/None Lead CIS 13–25 Mar 1991 4,529 30.0 4.0 5.0 28.0 9.0 25.0 2.0 CIS 2–19 Feb 1991 5,979 29.6 5.0 4.0 25.4 9.6 26.4 4.2 Results Overall + ← Summary of the 26 May 1991 Cortes of Castile and León election results → center|335px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP)1 602,773 43.52 +5.23 43 +9 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 504,709 36.44 +2.43 35 +3 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 112,821 8.14 −11.23 5 −13 United Left (IU) 74,197 5.36 +1.55 1 +1 The Greens (LV) 20,193 1.46 New 0 ±0 Leonese People's Union (UPL) 11,432 0.83 +0.21 0 ±0 Burgalese Popular Action (APB) 6,493 0.47 New 0 ±0 Regionalist Democracy of Castile and León (DRCL) 4,587 0.33 New 0 ±0 Party of El Bierzo (PB) 4,465 0.32 −0.06 0 ±0 Bercian Left (IB) 3,407 0.25 New 0 ±0 Castilian Regionalist Party (PREC) 3,042 0.22 New 0 ±0 Castilianist Union (UC) 2,229 0.16 New 0 ±0 Independent Progressive Union (UPI) 2,127 0.15 New 0 ±0 Regionalist Party of the Leonese Country (PREPAL) 2,123 0.15 −0.13 0 ±0 Commoners' Land (TC) 1,900 0.14 New 0 ±0 The Greens Ecologist–Humanist List (LVLE–H)2 1,622 0.12 −0.15 0 ±0 Palentine Unity (UP) 1,558 0.11 New 0 ±0 Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS) 895 0.06 −0.07 0 ±0 Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE) 873 0.06 New 0 ±0 Left Unitary Platform (PCE (m–l)–CRPE) 435 0.03 New 0 ±0 Nationalist Party of Castile and León (PANCAL) 298 0.02 −0.34 0 ±0 Blank ballots 23,028 1.66 +0.08 Total 1,385,207 84 ±0 Valid votes 1,385,207 99.07 +0.79 Invalid votes 13,031 0.93 −0.79 Votes cast / turnout 1,398,238 67.57 −5.58 Abstentions 671,231 32.43 +5.58 Registered voters 2,069,469 Sourceshttps://servicios.jcyl.es/prea/home.html Procesos electorales a las Cortes de Castilla y León es Regional Government of Castile and León 19 October 20253 July 1991 Resumen de los resultados de las elecciones a las Cortes de Castilla y León celebradas el día 26 de mayo de 1991, según los datos que figuran en las actas de escrutinio general remitidas por cada una de las Juntas Electorales provinciales https://www.juntaelectoralcentral.es/cs/jec/documentos/CASTILLA_Y_LEON_1991_Resultados.pdf es Official Gazette of Castile and León 126 1989-8959 2403–2404 25 January 2026https://www.tcu.es/export/sites/portal/repositorio2/INFORME/1993/153_1993_I.pdf Nº 153. Informe-declaración de las elecciones a las Cortes de Castilla y León 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, People's Democratic Party, Independent Solution and Liberal Party in the 1987 election. 2 The Greens Ecologist–Humanist List results are compared to Humanist Platform totals in the 1987 election. Popular vote #ddd 550px 500px PP People's Party of Castile and León 43.52 PSOE Socialist Party of Castile and León 36.44 CDS Democratic and Social Centre (Spain) 8.14 IU United Left of Castile and León 5.36 LV Confederation of the Greens 1.46 Others #777777 3.43 Blank ballots #DDDDDD 1.66 Seats #ddd 550px 500px PP People's Party of Castile and León 51.19 PSOE Socialist Party of Castile and León 41.67 CDS Democratic and Social Centre (Spain) 5.95 IU United Left of Castile and León 1.19 Distribution by constituency Constituency PP PSOE CDS IU % S % S % S % S Ávila 42.3 3 26.3 2 24.8 2 3.6 − Burgos 44.0 6 34.0 5 5.8 − 6.6 − León 39.8 7 38.9 7 5.5 1 4.9 − Palencia 45.3 4 37.2 3 6.7 − 5.3 − Salamanca 44.5 5 39.5 5 7.8 1 4.0 − Segovia 46.1 4 32.4 2 11.0 − 5.8 − Soria 52.3 3 33.9 2 6.4 − 2.7 − Valladolid 42.6 7 38.4 6 5.2 − 8.2 1 Zamora 45.4 4 37.6 3 9.9 1 3.4 − Total 43.5 43 36.4 35 8.1 5 5.4 1 Sources Aftermath Government formation InvestitureNomination of Juan José Lucas (PP) Ballot → 4 July 1991 Required majority → 43 out of 84 15 Yes • PP (43) 43 84 green 125px No • PSOE (34) • CDS (5) • IU (1) 40 84 red 125px Abstentions 0 84 gray 125px Absentees • PSOE (1) 1 84 black 125px Sources Notes References Opinion poll sources "p" Other Bibliography y Ley Orgánica 4/1983, de 25 de febrero, de Estatuto de Autonomía de Castilla-León Organic Law 4/1983 25 February 1983 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1983-6483 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1983-6483 18 January 2026 Statute 1983 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 3/1987, de 30 de marzo, Electoral de Castilla y León Law 3/1987 30 March 1987 version as of 26 March 1991 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1987-9475 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1987-9475&tn=1&p=19910326 5 October 2025 LECyL 1987 y Decreto 60/1991 de 1 de abril, por el que se convocan elecciones a las Cortes de Castilla y León Decree 60/1991 1 April 1991 Official Gazette of Castile and León BOCYL-D-02041991-2 es https://bocyl.jcyl.es/boletines/1991/04/02/pdf/BOCYL-D-02041991-2.pdf 25 January 2026 Decree 60/1991 1991 Regional election Castile and León Category:Regional elections in Castile and León Castile and León