1997 Galician regional election

Election in the Spanish region of Galicia 1997 Galician regional election Galicia parliamentary no 1993 Galician regional election 1993 2001 Galician regional election 2001 All 75 seats in the Parliament of Galicia 38 #Opinion polls 2,565,369 10px 11.9% 1,603,731 (62.5%)10px 1.7 pp 19 October 1997 170x170px Manuel Fraga People's Party of Galicia 1989 Lugo 43 seats, 52.1% 42 10px 1 832,751 52.2% 10px 0.1 pp 170x170px Xosé Manuel Beiras Galician Nationalist Bloc 1982 La Coruña 13 seats, 18.4% 18 10px 5 395,435 24.8% 10px 6.4 pp 170x170px Abel Caballero PSdeG–PSOE/EU–EG/OV 26 October 1996 Pontevedra 19 seats, 27.1%"PSdeG" Results for PSdeG–PSOE (23.7%, 19 seats), EU–UG (3.1%, 0 seats) and Os Verdes (0.3%, 0 seats) in the 1993 election. 15 10px 4 310,508 19.5% 10px 7.6 pp 1997 Galician regional election.svg 350px Constituency results map for the Parliament of Galicia President President after election Manuel Fraga People's Party of Galicia Manuel Fraga People's Party of Galicia A regional election was held in Galicia on 19 October 1997 to elect the 5th Parliament of the autonomous community. All 75 seats in the Parliament were up for election. Overview Under the 1981 Statute of Autonomy, the Parliament of Galicia 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 1981 arts. 10 & 13. The electoral and procedural rules were supplemented by national law provisions.LEG 1985 final prov. 1. Date The term of the Parliament of Galicia expired four years after the date of its previous election, unless it was dissolved earlier. The election decree was required to be issued no later than 25 days before the scheduled expiration date of parliament and published on the following day in the Official Journal of Galicia (DOG), with election day taking place 54 days after the decree's publication.Statute 1981 art. 11; LEG 1985 art. 12 (suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 art. 42). The previous election was held on 17 October 1993, which meant that the legislature's term would have expired on 17 October 1997. The election decree was required to be published in the DOG no later than 23 September 1997, setting the latest possible date for election day on 22 November 1997. The regional president had the prerogative to dissolve the Parliament of Galicia at any given time and call a snap election, provided that it did not occur before one year after a previous one under this procedure. In the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional president within a two-month period from the first ballot, the Parliament was to be automatically dissolved and a fresh election called.LJP 1983 arts. 17 & 24. The Parliament of Galicia was officially dissolved on 26 August 1997 with the publication of the corresponding decree in the DOG, setting election day for 19 October and scheduling for the chamber to reconvene on 18 November.Decree 225/1997 1997 arts. 1–2 & 5. Electoral system Voting for the Parliament was based on universal suffrage, comprising all Spanish nationals over 18 years of age, registered in Galicia 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 1981 art. 11; LEG 1985 art. 2 (suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 arts. 2–3). The Parliament of Galicia had a minimum of 60 and a maximum of 80 seats, with electoral provisions fixing its size at 75. All were elected in four multi-member constituencies—corresponding to the provinces of A Coruña, Lugo, Ourense and Pontevedra, each of which was assigned an initial minimum of 10 seats and the remaining 35 distributed in proportion to population—using the D'Hondt method and closed-list proportional voting, with a five percent-threshold of valid votes (including blank ballots) in each constituency.Statute 1981 art. 11; LEG 1985 arts. 8–10. 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 Parliament constituency was entitled the following seats:Decree 225/1997 1997 art. 3. Seats Constituencies 24 La Coruña 22 Pontevedragreen (+1) 15 Lugo 14 Orensered (−1) 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.LEG 1985 art. 11 (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 dissolution.Lozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/agalicia.html Elecciones al Parlamento de Galicia (desde 1981) es Historia Electoral.com 17 May 2026https://www.parlamentodegalicia.es/sitios/web/BibliotecaResultadoAnteriores/4.pdf Parlamento de Galicia. V Lexislatura (16-11-93 ó 28-08-97) gl Parliament of Galicia 6 June 2026 + Parliamentary composition in August 1997 Groups Parties Legislators Seats Total People's Parliamentary Group of Galicia PP 43 43 Socialists of Galicia's Parliamentary Group PSdeG–PSOE 19 19 Galician Nationalist Bloc's Parliamentary Group BNG 13 13 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.LEG 1985 art. 21 (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 Manuel Fraga ConservatismChristian democracy 52.1% 43 PSdeG–PSOE/EU–EG/OV List on Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) United Left–Galician Left (EU–EG) The Greens of Galicia (OVG) 50px Abel Caballero Social democracy 27.1%"PSdeG" 19 25 May 1997 https://elpais.com/diario/1997/05/25/espana/864511204_850215.html Esquerda Unida respalda por abrumadora mayoría el pacto con el PSOE en Galicia es El País 6 July 202015 October 1997 https://elpais.com/diario/1997/10/15/espana/876866421_850215.html Un 'olivo' en Galicia es El País 6 July 2020 BNG List on Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)– Galician People's Union (UPG)– Socialist Collective (CS)– Galician Nationalist Party–Galicianist Party (PNG–PG)– Nationalist Left (EN)– Inzar (Inzar)– Galician Unity (UG) 50px Xosé Manuel Beiras Galician nationalismLeft-wing nationalismSocialism 18.4% 13 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; 38 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of Galicia. Color key: #FFEAEA Poll conducted after legal ban on opinion polls 1px solid #AAAAAA Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Turnout 27px|link=People's Party of Galicia|PP 27px|link=Socialists' Party of Galicia|PSdeG–PSOE BNG 25px|link=United Left (Galicia)|IU Lead 1997 regional election 19 Oct 1997 62.5 52.275% Verdana 42 19.575% Verdana 15 24.875% Verdana 18 0.975% Verdana 0 27.4 PPEl PP teme que el BNG pase a ser la segunda fuerza política gallega http://diariodenavarra.mynewsonline.com/index.php?screen=preview&ref=NAV19971017G003 es Diario de Navarra 17 October 1997 17 Oct 1997???75% Verdana 42/43?75% Verdana 14/15?75% Verdana 18 –? Sigma Dos/El MundoFraga, sin rival en la oposición, seguirá "reinando" en Galicia https://www.elmundo.es/1997/10/12/espana/12N0018.html https://web.archive.org/web/20011122203715/https://www.elmundo.es/1997/10/12/espana/12N0018.html dead 22 November 2001 es El Mundo 12 October 1997 6–9 Oct 1997 1,000? 50.0–52.075% Verdana 40/42 22.0–24.075% Verdana 16/19 20.0–22.075% Verdana 15/18 2.0–3.075% Verdana 0 28.0 Demoscopia/El PaísFraga revalidará la mayoría absoluta en Galicia http://elpais.com/diario/1997/10/12/espana/876607203_850215.html es El País 12 October 1997 3–8 Oct 1997 2,500 63–64 51.575% Verdana 41/42 23.175% Verdana 16/18 22.875% Verdana 16/18 1.175% Verdana 0 28.4 PPUna encuesta del PP revalida la mayoría absoluta http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1997/10/07/026.html es ABC 7 October 1997 7 Oct 1997?? 52.375% Verdana 41/42 24.575% Verdana 17/19 20.575% Verdana 15/16 – 27.8 Opina/La VanguardiaFraga retiene la mayoría absoluta http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/1997/10/12/pagina-14/34642387/pdf.html es La Vanguardia 12 October 1997 3–4 Oct 1997 1,000 65 50.775% Verdana 39/40 25.175% Verdana 21/22 21.575% Verdana 14/15 1.275% Verdana 0 25.6 PPEl riesgo a perder la Xunta forzó a Fraga a repetir como candidato https://elpais.com/diario/1997/09/29/espana/875484015_850215.html es El País 29 September 1997 29 Sep 1997???75% Verdana 40/41?75% Verdana 18/19?75% Verdana 16/17 –? Sondaxe/La Voz de GaliciaBloque se aproxima a los socialistas según un sondeo https://elpais.com/diario/1997/09/29/espana/875484016_850215.html es El País 29 September 1997 28 Sep 1997???75% Verdana 39?75% Verdana 19?75% Verdana 17 –? DECO/PSOELa mayoría absoluta del PP seguirá, según el sondeo del CIS http://diariodenavarra.mynewsonline.com/index.php?screen=preview&ref=NAV19971011G003 es Diario de Navarra 11 October 1997 23–28 Sep 1997 2,265? 46.175% Verdana 37/38 31.675% Verdana 23/25 19.375% Verdana 13/14 – 14.5 CISFraga repetiría mayoría absoluta, según el CIS http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1997/10/11/024.html es ABC 11 October 1997El PP mantendrá su mayoría, según un sondeo del CIS https://elpais.com/diario/1997/10/11/espana/876520814_850215.html es El País 11 October 1997 19–26 Sep 1997 2,196 69.3 51.575% Verdana 41/42 25.275% Verdana 19/20 20.575% Verdana 14 1.475% Verdana 0 26.3 Sondaxe/La Voz de GaliciaLos partidos aprovechan el día de Galicia para abrir la campaña de las autonómicas http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/1997/07/26/pagina-10/34630681/pdf.html es La Vanguardia 26 July 1997Fraga perderá tres escaños, pero renovará la mayoría absoluta, según un sondeo https://elpais.com/diario/1997/07/26/espana/869868011_850215.html es El País 26 July 1997 26 Jul 1997 2,904? 50.075% Verdana 40 24.075% Verdana 20 19.075% Verdana 15 – 26.0 InfortécnicaGalicia: Un nuevo sondeo pone al PP al borde de la mayoría absoluta http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1997/07/28/049.html es ABC 28 July 1997 20 Jun–8 Jul 1997 3,091??75% Verdana 37/41?75% Verdana 19/23?75% Verdana 15/16 –? DECO/PSOEPSOE y PP se enzarzan en Galicia en una guerra de encuestas https://elpais.com/diario/1997/05/09/espana/863128823_850215.html es El País 9 May 1997 10–20 Apr 1997 2,000??75% Verdana 36/37?75% Verdana 25/26?75% Verdana 12/13 –? Obradoiro de Socioloxía/PP 1–4 Apr 1997 1,400? 48.075% Verdana 40 20.075% Verdana 18 20.075% Verdana 17 – 28.0 Sondaxe/La Voz de GaliciaUn sondeo vaticina por primera vez que Fraga perderá la mayoría absoluta https://elpais.com/diario/1996/11/23/espana/848703615_850215.html es El País 23 November 1996Fraga reconcilia al PSOE gallego https://elpais.com/diario/1996/12/15/espana/850604411_850215.html es El País 15 December 1996 22 Nov 1996 3,200??75% Verdana 37?75% Verdana 23?75% Verdana 15 –? 1996 general election 3 Mar 1996 71.4 48.375% Verdana (40) 33.575% Verdana (27) 12.975% Verdana (8) 3.675% Verdana (0) 14.8 1994 EP election 12 Jun 1994 50.3 54.675% Verdana (47) 24.875% Verdana (19) 11.475% Verdana (7) 5.175% Verdana (2) 29.8 1993 regional election 17 Oct 1993 64.2 52.175% Verdana 43 23.775% Verdana 19 18.475% Verdana 13 3.075% Verdana 0 28.4 Voting preferences The table below lists raw, unweighted voting preferences. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 27px|link=People's Party of Galicia|PP 27px|link=Socialists' Party of Galicia|PSdeG–PSOE BNG 25px|link=United Left (Galicia)|IU Lead 1997 regional election"CERA" Does not include non-resident citizens. 19 Oct 1997 30.9 11.6 15.3 0.5 33.7 15.6 CISPreelectoral de Galicia. Elecciones autonómicas 1997 (Estudio nº 2260. Septiembre 1997) https://www.cis.es/es/estudios/preelectoral-de-galicia.-elecciones-autonomicas-1997 es CIS 11 October 1997 19–26 Sep 1997 2,196 35.9 12.7 14.4 – 29.2 5.0 21.5 1996 general election"CERA" 3 Mar 1996 35.6 24.2 9.7 2.7 26.2 11.4 1994 EP election"CERA" 12 Jun 1994 28.3 12.6 5.9 2.6 48.2 15.7 1993 regional election"CERA" 17 Oct 1993 32.7 14.7 11.7 1.9 34.2 18.0 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 27px|link=People's Party of Galicia|PP 27px|link=Socialists' Party of Galicia|PSdeG–PSOE BNG 25px|link=United Left (Galicia)|IU Other/None Lead Opina/La Vanguardia 3–4 Oct 1997 1,000 36.9 16.0 13.8 0.6 4.4 28.3 20.9 Victory likelihood The table below lists opinion polling on the perceived likelihood of victory for each party in the event of a regional election taking place. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 27px|link=People's Party of Galicia|PP 27px|link=Socialists' Party of Galicia|PSdeG–PSOE BNG 25px|link=United Left (Galicia)|IU Other/None Lead Opina/La Vanguardia 3–4 Oct 1997 1,000 77.6 2.9 1.0 0.0 0.3 18.2 74.7 Preferred President The table below lists opinion polling on leader preferences to become president of the Regional Government of Galicia. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 50px 50px 50px Other/None/Notcare Lead FragaPP CaballeroPSdeG BeirasBNG Opina/La Vanguardia 3–4 Oct 1997 1,000 37.7 13.6 13.3 6.3 29.1 24.1 Predicted President The table below lists opinion polling on the perceived likelihood for each leader to become president of the Regional Government of Galicia. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 50px 50px 50px Other/None/Notcare Lead FragaPP CaballeroPSdeG BeirasBNG Opina/La Vanguardia 3–4 Oct 1997 1,000 76.7 3.4 1.3 1.3 17.3 73.3 Results Overall + ← Summary of the 19 October 1997 Parliament of Galicia election results → center|350px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP) 832,751 52.19 +0.05 42 −1 Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 395,435 24.78 +6.40 18 +5 Socialists' Party–Galician Left–The Greens (PSdeG–PSOE/EU–EG/Os Verdes)1 310,508 19.46 −7.61 15 −4 United Left (IU) 13,964 0.88 New 0 ±0 Galician Democracy (DG) 11,538 0.72 New 0 ±0 Galician People's Front (FPG) 3,395 0.21 New 0 ±0 Humanist Party (PH) 2,543 0.16 −0.01 0 ±0 Party of Self-employed and Professionals (AUTONOMO) 2,136 0.13 New 0 ±0 Social Democratic Party of Law (SDD) 1,129 0.07 New 0 ±0 The Move (Movida) 939 0.06 New 0 ±0 Galician Phalanx of the CNSO (FG–JONS) 392 0.02 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 20,937 1.31 +0.40 Total 1,595,667 75 ±0 Valid votes 1,595,667 99.50 −0.02 Invalid votes 8,064 0.50 +0.02 Votes cast / turnout 1,603,731 62.51 −1.68 Abstentions 961,638 37.49 +1.68 Registered voters 2,565,369 Sources11 November 1997 Resolución de 5 de noviembre de 1997 por la que se hacen públicos los resultados generales y por circunscripciones y la relación de diputados proclamados electos en las elecciones al Parlamento de Galicia celebradas el día 19 de octubre de 1997 https://www.juntaelectoralcentral.es/cs/jec/documentos/GALICIA_1997_ResultadosyElectos.pdf es Official Journal of Galicia 218 1130-9229 10805–10808 6 June 2026 left Footnotes: 1 Socialists' Party–Galician Left–The Greens results are compared to the combined totals of the Socialists' Party of Galicia, United Left–Galician Unity and The Greens of Galicia in the 1993 election. Popular vote #ddd 550px 500px PP People's Party of Galicia 52.19 BNG Galician Nationalist Bloc 24.78 PSdeG/EG/OV Socialists' Party of Galicia 19.46 Others #777777 2.26 Blank ballots #DDDDDD 1.31 Seats #ddd 550px 500px PP People's Party of Galicia 56.00 BNG Galician Nationalist Bloc 24.00 PSdeG/EG/OV Socialists' Party of Galicia 20.00 Distribution by constituency Constituency PP BNG PSdeG % S % S % S La Coruña 49.8 13 26.3 6 20.1 5 Lugo 57.7 9 19.8 3 18.9 3 Orense 56.7 8 21.3 3 19.6 3 Pontevedra 50.8 12 26.7 6 18.8 4 Total 52.2 42 24.8 18 19.5 15 Sources Aftermath Government formation InvestitureNomination of Manuel Fraga (PP) Ballot → 3 December 1997 Required majority → 38 out of 75 15 Yes • PP (42) 42 75 green 125px No • BNG (18) • PSdeG (13) • EU–EG (2) 33 75 red 125px Abstentions 0 75 gray 125px Absentees 0 75 black 125px Sources 2001 motion of no confidence Motion of no confidenceNomination of Xosé Manuel Beiras (BNG) Ballot → 29 January 2001 Required majority → 38 out of 75 15 Yes • BNG (18) 18 75 green 125px No • PP (41) 41 75 red 125px Abstentions • PSdeG (13) • EU–EG (2) 15 75 gray 125px Absentees • PP (1) 1 75 black 125px Sources Notes References Opinion poll sources "p" Other Bibliography 30em y Ley Orgánica 1/1981, de 6 de abril, de Estatuto de Autonomía para Galicia Organic Law 1/1981 6 April 1981 version as of 5 August 1997 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1981-9564 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1981-9564&tn=1&p=19970805 17 May 2026 Statute 1981 y Ley 1/1983, de 22 de febrero, reguladora de la Junta y su Presidente Law 1/1983 22 February 1983 version as of 10 October 1989 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1983-23788 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1983-23788&tn=1&p=19891010 17 May 2026 LJP 1983 y Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General Organic Law 5/1985 19 June 1985 version as of 31 May 1997 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1985-11672 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1985-11672&tn=1&p=19970531 5 October 2025 LOREG 1985 y Ley 8/1985, de 13 de agosto, de elecciones al Parlamento de Galicia Law 8/1985 13 August 1985 version as of 4 January 1993 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1985-21380 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1985-21380&tn=1&p=19930104 17 May 2026 LEG 1985 y Decreto 225/1997, de 25 de agosto, de disolución del Parlamento de Galicia y de convocatoria de elecciones Decree 225/1997 25 August 1997 Official Journal of Galicia es https://www.xunta.gal/dog/Publicados/1997/19970826/AnuncioA8F6_es.html 6 June 2026 Decree 225/1997 1997 Regional election Galicia Category:Regional elections in Galicia (Spain) Galicia