1991 Madrilenian regional election

Election in the Spanish region of Madrid 1991 Madrilenian regional election Madrid parliamentary no 1987 Madrilenian regional election 1987 1995 Madrilenian regional election 1995 All 101 seats in the Assembly of Madrid 51 #Opinion polls 3,837,680 10px 9.2% 2,251,613 (58.7%)10px 11.2 pp 26 May 1991 170x170px Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón People's Party of the Community of Madrid 8 February 1987 32 seats, 31.8%"AP+PDP" Results for AP (31.4%, 32 seats) and PDP (0.4%, 0 seats) in the 1987 election. 47 10px 15 956,865 42.7% 10px 10.9 pp 170x170px Joaquín Leguina Madrilenian Socialist Federation 14 December 1979 40 seats, 38.4% 41 10px 1 820,510 36.6% 10px 1.8 pp 170x170px Isabel Villalonga IU 1987 7 seats, 7.5% 13 10px 6 270,558 12.1% 10px 4.6 pp President President after election Joaquín Leguina Madrilenian Socialist Federation Joaquín Leguina Madrilenian Socialist Federation A regional election was held in the Community of Madrid on 26 May 1991 to elect the 3rd Assembly of the autonomous community. All 101 seats in the Assembly were up for election. It was held concurrently with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all across Spain. The election saw the electoral collapse of the Democratic and Social Centre (CDS), which fell below the 5% threshold and lost all their 17 seats. Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón's People's Party (PP) emerged as the largest party in the community for the first time, but was unable to form a government due to the lack of allies as a result of CDS expulsion from the Assembly. Consequently, Joaquín Leguina from the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) was re-elected President for a third term in office thanks to the support of United Left (IU). Background The 1987 election had resulted in a parliamentary deadlock. The opposition bloc of the People's Alliance (AP) and the CDS held 49 seats against 47 for the PSOE and IU. The ruling PSOE was initially able to hold on to power and have Joaquín Leguina re-elected President thanks to CDS' abstention, but nonetheless the government's majority remained precarious. In 1988, an AP deputy, Nicolás Piñeiro Cuesta, resigned from the party as a result of ideological differences with the Madrid AP leader, Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón. Piñeiro launched his own party, the Independent Madrilenian Regional Party (PRIM), shortly after. Thereafter, in January 1989, AP along with other parties merged into the newly created People's Party (PP). In the first half of 1989, the PP and the CDS reached an agreement of cooperation in the Madrid Assembly, resulting in a motion of no confidence against Leguina's government in June 1989, in an attempt to replace it with a PP-CDS administration headed by Ruiz-Gallardón as Madrid President. To succeed, the motion needed the support of a majority of members, meaning that 49 votes were needed. With the PP and CDS having 48 members, Piñeiro's support was necessary. However, he abstained, and the United Left members blocked the motion alongside PSOE, resulting in the vote failing.Sanz Juan Carlos Fresneda Carlos 22 June 1989 http://elpais.com/diario/1989/06/22/espana/614469603_850215.html Leguina continúa al frente de la Comunidad de Madrid en una situación muy precaria para gobernar es El País Madrid 23 April 2021 Overview Under the 1983 Statute of Autonomy, the Assembly of Madrid 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 & 14–16. The electoral and procedural rules were supplemented by national law provisions.LECM 1986 add. prov. 2. Date The term of the Assembly of Madrid 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 between 54 and 60 days before the scheduled election date and published on the following day in the Official Gazette of the Community of Madrid (BOCM).Statute 1983 arts. 10–11; LECM 1986 art. 8. 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. Amendments in 1990 granted the regional president the prerogative to dissolve the Assembly of Madrid at any given time and call a snap election, provided that no motion of no confidence was in process, no nationwide election had been called and that dissolution did not occur either during the first legislative session or during the last year of parliament before its planned expiration, nor before one year after a previous one.Statute 1983 art. 11; LAMPC 1990 art. 1. In the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional president within a two-month period from the first ballot, the Assembly was to be automatically dissolved and a fresh election called.Statute 1983 art. 18; LECM 1986 art. 8. Any snap election held as a result of these circumstances did not alter the date of the chamber's next ordinary election, with elected lawmakers serving the remainder of its original four-year term.Statute 1983 art. 18; LAMPC 1990 art. 2. The election to the Assembly of Madrid was officially called on 2 April 1991 with the publication of the corresponding decree in the BOCM, setting election day for 26 May and scheduling for the chamber to reconvene on 19 June.Decree 20/1991 1991 arts. 1 & 4. Electoral system Voting for the Assembly was based on universal suffrage, comprising all Spanish nationals over 18 years of age, registered in the Community of Madrid 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 arts. 10–11; LECM 1986 art. 2 (suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 arts. 2–3). The Assembly of Madrid had one seat per 50,000 inhabitants or fraction above 25,000. All were elected in a single multi-member constituency—corresponding to the autonomous community's territory—using the D'Hondt method and closed-list proportional voting, with a five percent-threshold of valid votes (including blank ballots) regionally.Statute 1983 arts. 10–11; LECM 1986 art. 18. As a result of the aforementioned allocation, the Assembly was entitled to 101 seats, based on the official population figures resulting from the latest revision of the municipal register (as of 1 January 1990).Decree 20/1991 1991 art. 2. 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.LECM 1986 arts. 10 & 18 (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/amadrid.html Elecciones autonómicas a la Asamblea de Madrid (desde 1983) es Historia Electoral.com 5 December 2025 + Parliamentary composition in April 1991 Groups Parties Legislators Seats Total Socialist Parliamentary Group PSOE 40 40 People's Parliamentary Group PP 30 30 Democratic and Social Centre's Parliamentary Group CDS 13 13 United Left Parliamentary Group IU 7 7 Mixed Parliamentary Group INDEP 4Jesús Arilla, Juan José Arnela, Abel Cádiz and Fernando Lanzaco, former CDS legislators.Carbajo Juan Antonio 31 October 1989 El 'número dos' del CDS en la Asamblea anuncia su paso al Grupo Mixto tras conocerse los resultados electorales https://elpais.com/diario/1989/10/31/madrid/625839858_850215.html es El País Madrid 19 February 2026Montoliú Pedro 23 February 1990 Los diputados centristas que pasan al Grupo Mixto votarían por la disolución de la Cámara regional https://elpais.com/diario/1990/02/23/madrid/635775859_850215.html es El País Madrid 19 February 2026 6 PRIM 2Nicolás Piñeiro and José Luis Ortiz, former AP legislators.Fresneda Carlos 19 June 1988 El Grupo Mixto se convierte en el nuevo árbitro en la Asamblea de Madrid https://elpais.com/diario/1988/06/19/madrid/582722655_850215.html es El País Madrid 19 February 202624 June 1988 El Partido Regional afirma que se nutrirá de nuevas 'fugas' de diputados en verano https://elpais.com/diario/1988/06/24/madrid/583154658_850215.html es El País Madrid 19 February 2026 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 0.5 percent of the electorate in the Community of Madrid, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list.LECM 1986 art. 10 (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 PSOE List on Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 50px Joaquín Leguina Social democracy 38.4% 40 PP List on People's Party (PP) 50px Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón ConservatismChristian democracy 31.8%"AP+PDP" 32 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 José Ramón Lasuén CentrismLiberalism 16.6% 17 IU List on United Left (IU) 50px Isabel Villalonga SocialismCommunism 7.5% 7 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; 51 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Assembly of Madrid (49 in the 1987 election). Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Turnout 17px|link=Madrilenian Socialist Federation|PSOE 30px|link=People's Alliance (Spain)|AP 27px|link=Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)|CDS 25px|link=United Left of the Community of Madrid|IU LV 27px|link=People's Democratic Party (Spain)|PDP 35px|link=People's Party of the Community of Madrid|PP ARM Lead 1991 regional election 26 May 1991 58.7 36.675% Verdana 41 "PP" Within PP. 3.375% Verdana 0 12.175% Verdana 13 1.675% Verdana 0 "PP" 42.775% Verdana 47 – 6.1 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?? 32.375% Verdana 35/36 "PP" 5.475% Verdana 6 14.675% Verdana 16 3.475% Verdana 0 "PP" 39.775% Verdana 44/45 – 7.4 Metra Seis/El Independiente 12 May 1991?? 36.275% Verdana 39 "PP" 8.775% Verdana 9 10.575% Verdana 11 4.275% Verdana 4 "PP" 35.175% Verdana 38 – 1.1 Demoscopia/El PaísLeguina y Barranco precisarán del pacto https://elpais.com/diario/1991/05/19/espana/674604019_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 800? 36.475% Verdana 42/43 "PP" 4.575% Verdana 0 11.775% Verdana 13 4.375% Verdana 0 "PP" 38.975% Verdana 45/46 – 2.5 1989 general election 29 Oct 1989 72.7 33.575% Verdana (36) "PP" 11.075% Verdana (12) 15.475% Verdana (16) 1.175% Verdana (0) "PP" 34.275% Verdana (37) 1.075% Verdana (0) 0.7 1989 EP election 15 Jun 1989 58.5 35.575% Verdana (41) "PP" 9.375% Verdana (11) 8.475% Verdana (9) 1.875% Verdana (0) "PP" 28.075% Verdana (33) 6.175% Verdana (7) 7.5 1987 regional election 10 Jun 1987 69.9 38.475% Verdana 40 31.475% Verdana 32 16.675% Verdana 17 7.575% Verdana 7 1.175% Verdana 0 0.475% Verdana 0 – – 7.0 Results + ← Summary of the 26 May 1991 Assembly of Madrid election results → center|350px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP)1 956,865 42.67 +10.88 47 +15 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 820,510 36.59 −1.86 41 +1 United Left (IU) 270,558 12.07 +4.59 13 +6 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 75,081 3.35 −13.28 0 −17 The Greens (LV) 35,095 1.57 +0.49 0 ±0 The Ecologists (LE) 12,897 0.58 New 0 ±0 Green Union (UVE)2 8,903 0.40 −0.13 0 ±0 Madrilenian Independent Regional Party (PRIM) 7,883 0.35 New 0 ±0 Workers' Socialist Party (PST) 7,736 0.34 New 0 ±0 Party of Madrid (PAM) 4,382 0.20 New 0 ±0 Convergence of Independent Candidacies (CCI) 2,248 0.10 New 0 ±0 Revolutionary Workers' Party of Spain (PORE) 2,187 0.10 New 0 ±0 Aranjuez Independent Group (AIDA) 1,899 0.08 New 0 ±0 Alliance for the Republic (AxR)3 1,891 0.08 −0.07 0 ±0 Left Platform (PCE (m–l)–CRPE) 1,847 0.08 New 0 ±0 United Republican Action (ARU) 1,346 0.06 New 0 ±0 Madrilenian Centrist Union (UCM) 1,329 0.06 New 0 ±0 Generational Integration (IG) 815 0.04 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 28,872 1.29 −0.45 Total 2,242,344 101 +5 Valid votes 2,242,344 99.59 +0.81 Invalid votes 9,269 0.41 −0.81 Votes cast / turnout 2,251,613 58.67 −11.20 Abstentions 1,586,067 41.33 +11.20 Registered voters 3,837,680 Sources20 June 1991 Resultados de las elecciones a la Asamblea de Madrid 1991. Resumen de votos y escaños obtenidos por las candidaturas https://www.juntaelectoralcentral.es/cs/jec/documentos/MADRID_1991_Resultados%20JEC.pdf es Central Electoral Commission 18 February 2026 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. 2 Green Union results are compared to Confederation of the Greens totals in the 1987 election. 3 Alliance for the Republic results are compared to Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party totals in the 1987 election. Popular vote #ddd 550px 500px PP People's Party of the Community of Madrid 42.67 PSOE Madrilenian Socialist Federation 36.59 IU United Left of the Community of Madrid 12.07 CDS Democratic and Social Centre (Spain) 3.35 LV Confederation of the Greens 1.57 Others #777777 2.47 Blank ballots #DDDDDD 1.29 Seats #ddd 550px 500px PP People's Party of the Community of Madrid 46.53 PSOE Madrilenian Socialist Federation 40.59 IU United Left of the Community of Madrid 12.87 Aftermath Government formation InvestitureNomination of Joaquín Leguina (PSOE) Ballot → 11 July 1991 Required majority → 51 out of 101 15 Yes • PSOE (41) • IU (13) 54 101 green 125px No • PP (47) 47 101 red 125px Abstentions 0 101 gray 125px Absentees 0 101 black 125px Sources Notes References Opinion poll sources "p" Other Bibliography 30em y Ley Orgánica 3/1983, de 25 de febrero, de Estatuto de Autonomía de la Comunidad de Madrid Organic Law 3/1983 25 February 1983 version as of 14 March 1991 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1983-6317 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1983-6317&tn=1&p=19910314 5 December 2025 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 11/1986, de 16 de diciembre, Electoral de la Comunidad de Madrid Law 11/1986 16 December 1986 version as of 25 March 1991 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1987-4255 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1987-4255&tn=1&p=19910325 5 December 2025 LECM 1986 y Ley 5/1990, de 17 de mayo, reguladora de la facultad de disolución de la Asamblea de Madrid por el Presidente de la Comunidad Law 5/1990 17 May 1990 version as of 29 May 1990 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1987-4255 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1990-23935&tn=1&p=19900529 5 December 2025 LAMPC 1990 y Decreto 20/1991, de 1 de abril, del Presidente, por el que se convocan elecciones a la Asamblea de Madrid Decree 20/1991 1 April 1991 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1991-7972 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1991-7972 18 February 2026 Decree 20/1991 1991 Regional election Madrid Category:Regional elections in the Community of Madrid Madrid