title: 1991 Spanish regional elections
text: # 1991 Spanish regional elections
  
  The 1991 Spanish regional elections were held on Sunday, 26 May 1991, to elect the regional parliaments of thirteen of the seventeen autonomous communities—Aragon, Asturias, the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands, Cantabria, Castile and León, Castilla–La Mancha, Extremadura, La Rioja, Madrid, Murcia, Navarre and the Valencian Community—, not including Andalusia, the Basque Country, Catalonia and Galicia, which had separate electoral cycles. 784 of 1,178 seats in the regional parliaments were up for election. The elections were held simultaneously with local elections all throughout Spain.
  
  ## Election date
  
  Determination of election day varied depending on the autonomous community, with each one having competency to establish its own regulations. Typically, thirteen out of the seventeen autonomous communities—all but Andalusia, the Basque Country, Catalonia and Galicia—had their elections fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years, to be held together with nationwide local elections.
  
  ## Regional governments
  
  The following table lists party control in autonomous communities. Gains for a party are highlighted in that party's colour.
  
  | Region | Previous control | New control |
  | - | - | - |
  | Aragon | Aragonese Party (PAR) | Aragonese Party (PAR) (PSOE in 1993) |
  | Asturias | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
  | Balearics | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
  | Canary Islands | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) (CC in 1993) |
  | Cantabria | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Union for the Progress of Cantabria (UPCA) |
  | Castile and León | People's Party (PP) | People's Party (PP) |
  | Castilla–La Mancha | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
  | Extremadura | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
  | La Rioja | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
  | Madrid | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
  | Murcia | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
  | Navarre | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Navarrese People's Union (UPN) |
  | Valencian Community | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
  
  ## Overall results
  
  ← Summary of the 26 May 1991 regional election results in Spain → :
  
  | Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Total seats |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | Total seats |
  | | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 4,277,205 | 40.48 | 357 |
  | | People's Party (PP) | 3,424,821 | 32.41 | 266 |
  | | United Left (IU) | 891,911 | 8.44 | 45 |
  | | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 541,152 | 5.12 | 17 |
  | | Valencian Union (UV) | 208,126 | 1.97 | 7 |
  | | Canarian Independent Groups (AIC) | 157,859 | 1.49 | 16 |
  | | Aragonese Party (PAR) | 151,420 | 1.43 | 17 |
  | | The Greens (LV) | 121,181 | 1.15 | 0 |
  | | Union for the Progress of Cantabria (UPCA) | 99,194 | 0.94 | 15 |
  | | Navarrese People's Union (UPN) | 96,005 | 0.91 | 20 |
  | | Popular Unity (HB) | 30,762 | 0.29 | 6 |
  | | Socialist Party of Majorca–Nationalists of Majorca (PSM–NM) | 22,522 | 0.21 | 3 |
  | | Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC) | 18,789 | 0.18 | 2 |
  | | Basque Solidarity (EA) | 15,170 | 0.14 | 3 |
  | | Asturian Coalition (PAS–UNA) | 14,569 | 0.14 | 1 |
  | | Independent Union of Majorca–Independents of Majorca (UIM–IM) | 8,429 | 0.08 | 1 |
  | | Riojan Party (PR) | 7,731 | 0.07 | 2 |
  | | Majorera Assembly (AM) | 4,906 | 0.05 | 2 |
  | | Agreement of the Left of Menorca (PSM–EU) | 4,654 | 0.04 | 2 |
  | | Independents of Ibiza and Formentera Federation (FIEF) | 2,468 | 0.02 | 1 |
  | | Independent Herrenian Group (AHI) | 1,485 | 0.01 | 1 |
  | | Others | 336,008 | 3.18 | 0 |
  | Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 124,957 | 1.18 | |
  | Total | Total | 10,567,148 | | 784 |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | 10,567,148 | 99.33 | |
  | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 70,950 | 0.67 | |
  | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 10,638,098 | 65.08 | |
  | Registered voters | Registered voters | 16,344,952 | | |
  
  Popular vote
  
  PSOE
  
  40.48%
  
  PP
  
  32.41%
  
  IU–ICAN
  
  8.44%
  
  CDS
  
  5.12%
  
  UV
  
  1.97%
  
  AIC
  
  1.49%
  
  PAR
  
  1.43%
  
  LV
  
  1.15%
  
  UPCA
  
  0.94%
  
  UPN
  
  0.91%
  
  Others
  
  4.48%
  
  Blank ballots
  
  1.18% :
  
  ## Summary by region
  
  ### Aragon
  
  | Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Seats | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | PSOE | 247,485 | 40.34 | +4.66 | 30 | +3 |
  | | PAR | 151,420 | 24.68 | –3.46 | 17 | –2 |
  | | PP | 126,892 | 20.68 | +3.96 | 17 | +4 |
  | | CAA–IU | 41,367 | 6.74 | +1.84 | 3 | +1 |
  | | CDS | 18,929 | 3.09 | –7.14 | 0 | –6 |
  | | CHA | 14,116 | 2.30 | +1.34 | 0 | ±0 |
  | | Others | 5,355 | 0.87 | | 0 | ±0 |
  | Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 7,981 | 1.30 | –0.14 | | |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | 613,545 | 99.30 | +0.50 | | |
  | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 4,303 | 0.70 | –0.50 | | |
  | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 617,848 | 64.39 | –5.31 | | |
  | Registered voters | Registered voters | 959,596 | | | | |
  
  ### Asturias
  
  | Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Seats | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | PSOE | 218,193 | 41.02 | +2.11 | 21 | +1 |
  | | PP | 161,703 | 30.40 | +4.59 | 15 | +2 |
  | | IU | 78,982 | 14.85 | +2.76 | 6 | +2 |
  | | CDS | 35,884 | 6.75 | –11.77 | 2 | –6 |
  | | PAS–UNA | 14,569 | 2.74 | +1.46 | 1 | +1 |
  | | LV | 7,299 | 1.37 | New | 0 | ±0 |
  | | Others | 8,784 | 1.65 | | 0 | ±0 |
  | Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 6,533 | 1.23 | ±0.00 | | |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | 531,947 | 99.25 | +0.65 | | |
  | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 4,020 | 0.75 | –0.65 | | |
  | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 535,967 | 58.69 | –7.89 | | |
  | Registered voters | Registered voters | 913,215 | | | | |
  
  ### Balearics
  
  | Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Seats | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | PP–UM | 160,512 | 47.32 | +0.04 | 31 | +2 |
  | | PSIB–PSOE | 102,060 | 30.09 | –2.38 | 21 | ±0 |
  | | PSM–NM | 22,522 | 6.64 | +1.76 | 3 | +1 |
  | | PSM–EU | 12,395 | 3.65 | +0.13 | 2 | ±0 |
  | | CDS | 9,938 | 2.93 | –7.25 | 0 | –5 |
  | | UIM–IM | 8,429 | 2.49 | New | 1 | +1 |
  | | EV | 7,205 | 2.12 | New | 0 | ±0 |
  | | CB | 5,513 | 1.63 | New | 0 | ±0 |
  | | FIEF | 2,468 | 0.73 | New | 1 | +1 |
  | | Others | 5,212 | 1.54 | | 0 | ±0 |
  | Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 2,934 | 0.87 | –0.18 | | |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | 339,188 | 99.38 | +0.66 | | |
  | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,106 | 0.62 | –0.66 | | |
  | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 341,294 | 60.27 | –6.67 | | |
  | Registered voters | Registered voters | 566,243 | | | | |
  
  ### Canary Islands
  
  | Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Seats | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | PSOE | 229,692 | 33.03 | +5.26 | 23 | +2 |
  | | AIC | 157,859 | 22.70 | +2.57 | 16 | +5 |
  | | CDS | 100,197 | 14.41 | –5.07 | 7 | –6 |
  | | PP | 89,251 | 12.83 | –0.33 | 6 | ±0 |
  | | ICAN | 85,015 | 12.22 | –0.98 | 5 | +1 |
  | | PNC | 7,845 | 1.13 | New | 0 | ±0 |
  | | AM | 4,906 | 0.71 | –0.10 | 2 | –1 |
  | | AHI | 1,485 | 0.21 | ±0.00 | 1 | –1 |
  | | Others | 13,888 | 2.00 | | 0 | ±0 |
  | Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 5,323 | 0.77 | +0.12 | | |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | 695,461 | 99.27 | +0.43 | | |
  | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 5,080 | 0.73 | –0.43 | | |
  | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 700,541 | 61.63 | –5.86 | | |
  | Registered voters | Registered voters | 1,136,767 | | | | |
  
  ### Cantabria
  
  | Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Seats | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | PSOE | 102,958 | 34.81 | +5.24 | 16 | +3 |
  | | UPCA | 99,194 | 33.53 | New | 15 | +15 |
  | | PP | 42,714 | 14.44 | –29.60 | 6 | –13 |
  | | PRC | 18,789 | 6.35 | –6.51 | 2 | –3 |
  | | IU | 13,023 | 4.40 | +0.79 | 0 | ±0 |
  | | CDS | 7,926 | 2.68 | –3.89 | 0 | –2 |
  | | Others | 6,193 | 2.09 | | 0 | ±0 |
  | Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 5,009 | 1.69 | +0.57 | | |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | 295,806 | 99.15 | +0.52 | | |
  | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,542 | 0.85 | –0.52 | | |
  | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 298,348 | 72.34 | –3.38 | | |
  | Registered voters | Registered voters | 412,406 | | | | |
  
  ### Castile and León
  
  | Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Seats | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | PP | 602,773 | 43.52 | +5.23 | 43 | +9 |
  | | PSOE | 504,709 | 36.44 | +2.43 | 35 | +3 |
  | | CDS | 112,821 | 8.14 | –11.23 | 5 | –13 |
  | | IU | 74,197 | 5.36 | +1.55 | 1 | +1 |
  | | LV | 20,193 | 1.46 | New | 0 | ±0 |
  | | Others | 47,486 | 3.43 | | 0 | ±0 |
  | Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 23,028 | 1.66 | +0.08 | | |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,385,207 | 99.07 | +0.79 | | |
  | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 13,031 | 0.93 | –0.79 | | |
  | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 1,398,238 | 67.57 | –5.58 | | |
  | Registered voters | Registered voters | 2,069,469 | | | | |
  
  ### Castilla–La Mancha
  
  | Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Seats | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | PSOE | 489,876 | 52.17 | +5.84 | 27 | +2 |
  | | PP | 336,642 | 35.85 | –0.07 | 19 | +1 |
  | | IU | 57,967 | 6.17 | +0.81 | 1 | +1 |
  | | CDS | 32,793 | 3.49 | –7.00 | 0 | –4 |
  | | Others | 12,396 | 1.32 | | 0 | ±0 |
  | Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 9,300 | 0.99 | +0.01 | | |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | 938,974 | 99.24 | +0.40 | | |
  | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 7,164 | 0.76 | –0.40 | | |
  | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 946,138 | 72.50 | –2.93 | | |
  | Registered voters | Registered voters | 1,304,996 | | | | |
  
  ### Extremadura
  
  | Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Seats | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | PSOE | 314,384 | 54.16 | +4.98 | 39 | +5 |
  | | PP | 155,485 | 26.78 | +1.34 | 19 | +2 |
  | | IU | 41,290 | 7.11 | +1.70 | 4 | +2 |
  | | CDS | 33,291 | 5.73 | –6.62 | 3 | –5 |
  | | EU | 14,503 | 2.50 | –3.31 | 0 | –4 |
  | | PREx | 8,660 | 1.49 | New | 0 | ±0 |
  | | LV | 6,011 | 1.04 | New | 0 | ±0 |
  | | PCPE | 2,379 | 0.41 | New | 0 | ±0 |
  | Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 4,508 | 0.78 | –0.02 | | |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | 580,511 | 99.34 | +0.33 | | |
  | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 3,867 | 0.66 | –0.33 | | |
  | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 584,378 | 70.85 | –3.54 | | |
  | Registered voters | Registered voters | 824,866 | | | | |
  
  ### La Rioja
  
  | Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Seats | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | PSOE | 60,843 | 42.37 | +2.73 | 16 | +2 |
  | | PP | 59,876 | 41.70 | +3.65 | 15 | +2 |
  | | PR | 7,731 | 5.38 | –1.01 | 2 | ±0 |
  | | IU | 6,499 | 4.53 | +2.12 | 0 | ±0 |
  | | CDS | 6,271 | 4.37 | –6.47 | 0 | –4 |
  | Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 2,373 | 1.65 | –0.05 | | |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | 143,593 | 99.22 | +0.59 | | |
  | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,136 | 0.78 | –0.59 | | |
  | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 144,729 | 68.89 | –3.61 | | |
  | Registered voters | Registered voters | 210,080 | | | | |
  
  ### Madrid
  
  | Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Seats | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | PP | 956,865 | 42.67 | +10.88 | 47 | +15 |
  | | PSOE | 820,510 | 36.59 | –1.86 | 41 | +1 |
  | | IU | 270,558 | 12.07 | +4.59 | 13 | +6 |
  | | CDS | 75,081 | 3.35 | –13.28 | 0 | –17 |
  | | LV | 35,095 | 1.57 | +0.49 | 0 | ±0 |
  | | Others | 55,363 | 2.47 | | 0 | ±0 |
  | Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 28,872 | 1.29 | –0.45 | | |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | 2,242,344 | 99.59 | +0.81 | | |
  | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 9,269 | 0.41 | –0.81 | | |
  | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 2,251,613 | 58.67 | –11.20 | | |
  | Registered voters | Registered voters | 3,837,680 | | | | |
  
  ### Murcia
  
  | Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Seats | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | PSOE | 234,421 | 45.27 | +1.56 | 24 | –1 |
  | | PP | 173,491 | 33.51 | +2.01 | 17 | +1 |
  | | IU | 52,863 | 10.21 | +2.76 | 4 | +3 |
  | | CDS | 25,938 | 5.01 | –6.92 | 0 | –3 |
  | | PCAN–PRM | 15,702 | 3.03 | –0.76 | 0 | ±0 |
  | | LV | 5,760 | 1.11 | New | 0 | ±0 |
  | | Others | 4,753 | 0.92 | | 0 | ±0 |
  | Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 4,853 | 0.94 | –0.02 | | |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | 517,781 | 99.04 | +0.20 | | |
  | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 5,039 | 0.96 | –0.20 | | |
  | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 522,820 | 67.18 | –5.81 | | |
  | Registered voters | Registered voters | 778,256 | | | | |
  
  ### Navarre
  
  | Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Seats | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | UPN | 96,005 | 34.95 | –0.01 | 20 | +1 |
  | | PSN–PSOE | 91,645 | 33.36 | +5.68 | 19 | +4 |
  | | HB | 30,762 | 11.20 | –2.26 | 6 | –1 |
  | | EA | 15,170 | 5.52 | –1.48 | 3 | –1 |
  | | IU | 11,167 | 4.07 | +2.73 | 2 | +2 |
  | | Batzarre | 6,543 | 2.38 | +0.31 | 0 | ±0 |
  | | EE | 5,824 | 2.12 | –1.27 | 0 | –1 |
  | | CDS | 5,650 | 2.06 | –5.36 | 0 | –4 |
  | | PAG | 3,855 | 1.40 | New | 0 | ±0 |
  | | EAJ/PNV | 3,071 | 1.12 | +0.18 | 0 | ±0 |
  | | PC | 1,353 | 0.49 | New | 0 | ±0 |
  | Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 3,637 | 1.32 | –0.07 | | |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | 274,682 | 99.24 | +0.40 | | |
  | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,091 | 0.76 | –0.40 | | |
  | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 276,773 | 66.71 | –6.19 | | |
  | Registered voters | Registered voters | 414,913 | | | | |
  
  ### Valencian Community
  
  | Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Seats | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | PSOE | 860,429 | 42.85 | +1.57 | 45 | +3 |
  | | PP | 558,617 | 27.82 | +3.11 | 31 | +6 |
  | | UV | 208,126 | 10.36 | +1.22 | 7 | +1 |
  | | EUPV | 151,242 | 7.53 | n/a | 6 | +2 |
  | | CDS | 76,433 | 3.81 | –7.43 | 0 | –10 |
  | | UPV | 73,813 | 3.68 | n/a | 0 | –2 |
  | | LV | 35,375 | 1.76 | +0.65 | 0 | ±0 |
  | | Others | 23,468 | 1.17 | | 0 | ±0 |
  | Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 20,606 | 1.03 | –0.04 | | |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | 2,008,109 | 99.44 | +0.56 | | |
  | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 11,302 | 0.56 | –0.56 | | |
  | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 2,019,411 | 69.24 | –5.21 | | |
  | Registered voters | Registered voters | 2,916,465 | | | | |
  