1991 Canarian regional election

Election in the Spanish region of the Canary Islands 1991 Canarian regional election Canary Islands parliamentary no 1987 Canarian regional election 1987 1995 Canarian regional election 1995 All 60 seats in the Parliament of the Canary Islands 31 #Opinion polls 1,135,550 10px 13.2% 700,541 (61.7%)10px 5.8 pp 26 May 1991 170x170px Jerónimo Saavedra Socialist Party of the Canaries 1977 Gran Canaria 21 seats, 27.8% 23 10px 2 229,692 33.0% 10px 5.2 pp 170x170px Manuel Hermoso Canarian Independent Groups 1991 Tenerife 11 seats, 20.1% 16 10px 5 157,859 22.7% 10px 2.6 pp 170x170px Lorenzo Olarte Democratic and Social Centre (Spain) 1983 Gran Canaria 13 seats, 19.5% 7 10px 6 100,197 14.4% 10px 5.1 pp 170x170px Fernando Fernández Martín People's Party of the Canary Islands 1991 Tenerife 6 seats, 13.2%Results for AP (11.2%, 6 seats) and PDP–CC (2.0%, 0 seats) in the 1987 election. 6 10px 0 89,251 12.8% 10px 0.4 pp 170x170px Antonio Fernández Viéitez Nationalist Canarian Initiative 1991 Gran Canaria 4 seats, 13.2%Results for AC–INC (6.9%, 2 seats), ICU (6.1%, 2 seats) and UNI (0.2%, 0 seats) in the 1987 election. 5 10px 1 85,015 12.2% 10px 1.0 pp 170x170px Miguel Cabrera Cabrera Majorera Assembly 1983 Fuerteventura 3 seats, 0.8% 2 10px 1 4,906 0.7% 10px 0.1 pp CanaryDistrictMapParliament1991.png 400px Constituency results map for the Parliament of the Canary Islands President President after election Lorenzo Olarte Democratic and Social Centre (Spain) Jerónimo Saavedra Socialist Party of the Canaries A regional election was held in the Canary Islands on 26 May 1991 to elect the 3rd Parliament of the autonomous community. All 60 seats in the Parliament were up for election. It was held concurrently with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all across Spain. Overview Under the 1982 Statute of Autonomy, the Parliament of the Canary Islands 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 1982 arts. 8, 12 & 16. The electoral and procedural rules were supplemented by national law provisions.LEPC 1987 final prov. 1 (am. amended by LEPC 1991 single art.). Date The term of the Parliament of the Canary Islands 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 the Canaries (BOC).Statute 1982 art. 9; LEPC 1987 art. 14 (am. amended by LEPC 1991 single art.; 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 Parliament of the Canary Islands 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, the Parliament was to be automatically dissolved and a snap election called, with elected lawmakers serving the remainder of its original four-year term.Statute 1982 art. 16. The election to the Parliament of the Canary Islands was officially called on 2 April 1991 with the publication of the corresponding decree in the BOC, setting election day for 26 May.Decree 64/1991 1991 art. 1. Electoral system Voting for the Parliament was based on universal suffrage, comprising all Spanish nationals over 18 years of age, registered in the Canary Islands 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 1982 arts. 8–9; LEPC 1987 art. 2 (suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 arts. 2–3). The Parliament of the Canary Islands had a minimum of 50 and a maximum of 70 seats, with electoral provisions fixing its size at 60. All were elected in seven multi-member constituencies—corresponding to the islands of El Hierro, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, La Gomera, La Palma, Lanzarote and Tenerife, each of which was assigned a fixed number of seats—using the D'Hondt method and closed-list proportional voting, with a 20 percent-threshold of valid votes (including blank ballots) in each constituency or three percent regionally.Statute 1982 art. 8 & trans. prov. 1. As a result of the aforementioned allocation, each Parliament constituency was entitled the following seats:Statute 1982 trans. prov. 1; Decree 64/1991 1991 art. 2. Seats Constituencies 15 Gran Canaria, Tenerife 8 La Palma, Lanzarote 7 Fuerteventura 4 La Gomera 3 El Hierro 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.LEPC 1987 art. 19 (suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 arts. 46 & 48). 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; 31 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of the Canary Islands. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Turnout 17px|link=Socialist Party of the Canaries|PSOE 30px|link=Canarian Independent Groups|AIC 27px|link=Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)|CDS 30px|link=People's Alliance (Spain)|AP AC 25px|link=United Canarian Left|ICU 27px|link=People's Democratic Party (Spain)|PDP AM 32px|link=Independent Herrenian Group|AHI 35px|link=People's Party of the Canary Islands|PP ICAN Lead 1991 regional election 26 May 1991 61.7 33.075% Verdana 23 22.775% Verdana 16 14.475% Verdana 7 "PP" Within PP. "ICAN" Within ICAN. "ICAN" "PP" 0.775% Verdana 2 0.275% Verdana 1 12.875% Verdana 6 12.275% Verdana 5 10.3 Sigma Dos/El MundoSeis comunidades dependen de pactos http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1991/05/20/034.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?? 27.775% Verdana 19/20 20.875% Verdana 12/13 16.375% Verdana 10/11 "PP" "ICAN" "ICAN" "PP" – 0.275% Verdana 2 14.075% Verdana 7/8 13.775% Verdana 8/9 6.9 Metra Seis/El Independiente 12 May 1991?? 32.075% Verdana 19/20 21.775% Verdana 15/17 14.875% Verdana 10/11 "PP" "ICAN" "ICAN" "PP" – – 14.775% Verdana 7/8 13.575% Verdana 6/8 10.3 Demoscopia/El PaísHuida desde el centro https://elpais.com/diario/1991/05/19/espana/674604010_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 600? 31.475% Verdana 24 21.675% Verdana 12 15.275% Verdana 7/8 "PP" "ICAN" "ICAN" "PP" 0.475% Verdana 2 0.175% Verdana 2 20.275% Verdana 8/10 11.175% Verdana 4 9.8 1989 general election 29 Oct 1989 62.1 36.1 9.7 17.6 "PP" 3.2 8.0 "PP" – – 19.4 – 16.7 1989 EP election 15 Jun 1989 49.5 34.9 11.1 16.2 "PP" 3.2 5.3 "PP" – – 16.6 – 18.3 1987 regional election 10 Jun 1987 67.4 27.875% Verdana 21 20.175% Verdana 11 19.575% Verdana 13 11.275% Verdana 6 6.975% Verdana 2 6.175% Verdana 2 2.075% Verdana 0 0.875% Verdana 3 0.275% Verdana 2 – – 7.7 Results Overall + ← Summary of the 26 May 1991 Parliament of the Canary Islands election results → center|325px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 229,692 33.03 +5.26 23 +2 Canarian Independent Groups (AIC) 157,859 22.70 +2.57 16 +5 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 100,197 14.41 −5.07 7 −6 People's Party (PP)1 89,251 12.83 −0.33 6 ±0 Canarian Initiative (ICAN)2 85,015 12.22 −0.98 5 +1 Canarian Nationalist Party (PNC) 7,845 1.13 New 0 ±0 Majorera Assembly (AM) 4,906 0.71 −0.10 2 −1 Canarian Coalition for Independence (CI (FREPIC–Awañac)) 4,090 0.59 +0.43 0 ±0 Workers' Socialist Party (PST) 2,298 0.33 +0.02 0 ±0 The Greens (LV) 2,198 0.32 New 0 ±0 Independent Herrenian Group (AHI) 1,485 0.21 ±0.00 1 −1 Party of The People (LG) 1,484 0.21 New 0 ±0 Left Platform (PCE (m–l)–CRPE) 1,093 0.16 New 0 ±0 The Greens Ecologist–Humanist List (LVLE–H)3 1,092 0.16 −0.01 0 ±0 Insular Group of Gran Canaria (AIGRANC) 962 0.14 New 0 ±0 Assembly (Tagoror) 671 0.10 +0.01 0 ±0 Blank ballots 5,323 0.77 +0.12 Total 695,461 60 ±0 Valid votes 695,461 99.27 +0.43 Invalid votes 5,080 0.73 −0.43 Votes cast / turnout 700,541 61.69 −5.80 Abstentions 435,009 38.31 +5.80 Registered voters 1,135,550 SourcesLozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/acanarias.html Elecciones al Parlamento de Canarias (desde 1983) es Historia Electoral.com 26 April 202611 October 1991 Acta de proclamación de candidatos electos en las elecciones al Parlamento de Canarias convocadas por Decreto 64/1991, de 1 de abril, del Presidente de la Comunidad Autónoma de Canarias https://www.gobiernodecanarias.org/boc/1991/134/boc-1991-134-003.pdf es Official Gazette of Canaries 134 5618–5626 30 April 2026 left Footnotes: 1 People's Party results are compared to the combined totals of People's Alliance and People's Democratic Party–Canarian Centrists in the 1987 election. 2 Canarian Initiative results are compared to the combined totals of Canarian Assembly–Canarian Nationalist Left, United Canarian Left and Union of Left Nationalists in the 1987 election. 3 The Greens Ecologist–Humanist List results are compared to Humanist Platform totals in the 1987 election. Popular vote #ddd 550px 500px PSOE Socialist Party of the Canaries 33.03 AIC Canarian Independent Groups 22.70 CDS Democratic and Social Centre (Spain) 14.41 PP People's Party of the Canary Islands 12.83 ICAN Nationalist Canarian Initiative 12.22 PNC Canarian Nationalist Party 1.13 AM Majorera Assembly 0.71 AHI Independent Herrenian Group 0.21 Others #777777 2.00 Blank ballots #DDDDDD 0.77 Seats #ddd 550px 500px PSOE Socialist Party of the Canaries 38.33 AIC Canarian Independent Groups 26.67 CDS Democratic and Social Centre (Spain) 11.67 PP People's Party of the Canary Islands 10.00 ICAN Nationalist Canarian Initiative 8.33 AM Majorera Assembly 3.33 AHI Independent Herrenian Group 1.67 Distribution by constituency Constituency PSOE AIC CDS PP ICAN AM AHI % S % S % S % S % S % S % S El Hierro 30.8 1 24.5 1 9.4 − 34.9 1 Fuerteventura 25.1 2 23.2 2 17.8 1 5.5 − 27.6 2 Gran Canaria 32.2 5 4.6 − 23.8 4 16.6 3 17.8 3 La Gomera 54.9 3 33.7 1 3.7 − 6.9 − La Palma 33.8 3 29.2 3 7.4 − 18.5 1 10.5 1 Lanzarote 32.3 3 44.5 4 10.6 1 4.4 − 3.8 − Tenerife 33.7 6 40.8 7 4.6 − 9.3 1 8.2 1 Total 33.0 23 22.7 16 14.4 7 12.8 6 12.2 5 0.7 2 0.2 1 Sources Aftermath Government formation InvestitureNomination of Jerónimo Saavedra (PSOE) Ballot → 10 July 1991 Required majority → 31 out of 60 15 Yes • PSOE (23) • AIC (16) • AHI (1) 40 60 green 125px No • CDS (6) • PP (6) • ICAN (5) 17 60 red 125px Abstentions • AM (2) 2 60 gray 125px Absentees • CDS (1) 1 60 black 125px Sources 1993 motion of no confidence Motion of no confidenceNomination of Manuel Hermoso (AIC) Ballot → 31 March 1993 Required majority → 31 out of 60 15 Yes • AIC (16) • CDS (7) • ICAN (5) • AM (2) • AHI (1) 31 60 green 125px No • PSOE (23) 23 60 red 125px Abstentions • PP (6) 6 60 gray 125px Absentees 0 60 black 125px SourcesMartín Carmelo 1 April 1993 https://elpais.com/diario/1993/04/01/espana/733615220_850215.html El nacionalista Hermoso logra desalojar de la presidencia canaria al socialista Saavedra es El País Santa Cruz de Tenerife 30 June 2026 Notes References Opinion poll sources "p" Other Bibliography 30em y Ley Orgánica 10/1982, de 10 de agosto, de Estatuto de Autonomía de Canarias Organic Law 10/1982 10 August 1982 version as of 16 August 1982 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1982-20821 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1982-20821&tn=1&p=19820816 26 April 2026 Statute 1982 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 3 de abril, de medidas urgentes en materia electoral Law 3/1987 3 April 1987 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1987-9084 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1987-9084 27 April 2026 LEPC 1987 y Ley 2/1991, de 18 de marzo, de modificación de determinados artículos de la Ley Territorial 3/1987, de 3 de abril, de medidas urgentes en materia electoral Law 2/1991 18 March 1991 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1991-8593 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1991-8593 27 April 2026 LEPC 1991 y Decreto 64/1991, de 1 de abril, del Presidente de la Comunidad Autónoma de Canarias, por el que se convocan elecciones al Parlamento de Canarias Decree 64/1991 1 April 1991 Official Gazette of the Canaries es https://www.gobiernodecanarias.org/boc/1991/042/boc-1991-042-001.pdf 30 April 2026 Decree 64/1991 1991 Regional election Canary Islands Category:Regional elections in the Canary Islands Canary Islands