A regional election was held in Navarre on 28 May 1995 to elect the 4th Parliament of the chartered community. All 50 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 Reintegration and Improvement of the Chartered Regime, the Parliament of Navarre was the unicameral legislature of the homonymous chartered community, having legislative power in devolved matters, as well as the ability to grant or withdraw confidence from a regional president.. The electoral and procedural rules were supplemented by national law provisions..

Date The term of the Parliament of Navarre 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 no later than 54 days before the scheduled election date and published on the following day in the Official Gazette of Navarre (BON).; ( by ). The previous election was held on 26 May 1991, setting the date for election day on the fourth Sunday of May four years later, which was 28 May 1995.

The Parliament of Navarre could not be dissolved before the expiration date of parliament..

The election to the Parliament of Navarre was officially called on 4 April 1995 with the publication of the corresponding decree in the BON, setting election day for 28 May and scheduling for the chamber to reconvene on 26 June..

Electoral system Voting for the Parliament was based on universal suffrage, comprising all Spanish nationals over 18 years of age, registered in Navarre 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.; ( by ).

The Parliament of Navarre had a minimum of 40 and a maximum of 60 seats, with electoral provisions fixing its size at 50. All were elected in a single multi-member constituency—corresponding to the chartered community's territory—using the D'Hondt method and closed-list proportional voting, with a three percent-threshold of valid votes (including blank ballots) regionally.; .

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. ( by ).

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 a coalition ahead of an election 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 Navarre, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list. ( by ).

Below is a list of the main parties and alliances which contested the election:

Candidacy Parties andalliances Leading candidate Ideology Previous result Vote % Seats UPN Miguel Sanz ConservatismChristian democracyRegionalism 35.0% PSN–PSOE Javier Otano Social democracy 35.5% HB Patxi Zabaleta Basque independenceAbertzale leftRevolutionary socialism 11.2% EA Fermín Ciaurriz Basque nationalismSocial democracy 5.5% IU/EB Félix Taberna SocialismCommunism 4.1% CDN Juan Cruz Alli Christian democracyRegionalism colspan="2"

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; 26 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of Navarre.

Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Turnout PNV CDN Lead 1995 regional election 28 May 1995 68.4 31.3 20.9 9.2 4.6 9.3 2.2 1.0 18.6 10.4 Eco Consulting/RTVE 28 May 1995?? 33.8 19.1 10.0 – 11.8 – – 14.0 14.7 CIES/Diario de Navarra 12–16 May 1995 1,502 70 33.6 20.1 9.3 3.6 11.0 1.9 1.7 15.7 13.5 Demoscopia/El País 10–15 May 1995 600? 33.5 17.2 8.3 4.9 13.1 – 0.8 15.5 16.3 CIS 24 Apr–10 May 1995 500 67.9 29.5 20.9 10.4 3.6 14.3 – 0.6 14.2 8.6 CIES/Diario de Navarra 21–25 Apr 1995 1,201 65 31.8 19.7 8.8 3.6 11.5 1.9 1.5 18.9 12.1 Sigma Dos/El Mundo 13 Mar 1995?? 43.7 23.4 8.8 3.2 14.1 – – – 20.3 CIES/Diario de Navarra 9–13 Dec 1994 504 56 43.0 22.0 9.0 5.0 15.0 – – – 21.0 1994 EP election 12 Jun 1994 53.6 40.8 24.8 10.4 3.7 12.8 – 1.2 – 16.0 1993 general election 6 Jun 1993 73.6 36.1 34.9 10.4 3.7 8.7 – 1.1 – 1.2 1991 regional election 26 May 1991 66.7 35.0 33.4 11.2 5.5 4.1 2.4 1.1 – 1.6

Voting preferences The table below lists raw, unweighted voting preferences.

Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size PNV CDN Lead 1995 regional election 28 May 1995 21.5 14.3 6.4 3.2 6.4 1.5 0.7 12.7 30.8 7.2 CIS 24 Apr–10 May 1995 500 20.0 14.0 7.0 3.0 8.6 – 0.8 9.4 23.6 10.8 6.0 CIS 2–17 Mar 1995 499 22.9 15.1 6.6 0.8 9.2 – 1.2 – 26.5 15.1 7.8 1994 EP election 12 Jun 1994 21.9 13.3 5.6 2.0 6.9 – 0.7 – 46.0 8.6 1993 general election 6 Jun 1993 26.5 25.6 7.7 2.7 6.4 – 0.8 – 25.9 0.9 CIS 9–17 Nov 1992 520 13.5 14.4 6.9 3.1 3.1 – – – 39.7 17.9 0.9 1991 regional election 26 May 1991 23.2 22.2 7.5 3.7 2.7 1.4 0.7 – 31.8 1.0

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 Other/None Lead CIS 24 Apr–10 May 1995 500 31.6 23.0 – 45.3 8.6 CIS 2–17 Mar 1995 499 37.8 28.5 – 33.7 9.3

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 Other/None Lead CIS 24 Apr–10 May 1995 500 51.5 6.8 – 41.7 44.7 CIS 2–17 Mar 1995 499 63.8 7.6 – 28.5 56.2

Preferred President The table below lists opinion polling on leader preferences to become president of the Government of Navarre.

Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Other/None/Notcare Lead CIS 24 Apr–10 May 1995 500 13.9 12.2 47.0 4.0 22.9 33.1 CIS 2–17 Mar 1995 499 11.1 14.5 40.2 9.9 24.3 25.7

Results + ← Summary of the 28 May 1995 Parliament of Navarre election results → Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Navarrese People's Union (UPN) 93,163 31.35 −3.60 17 −3 Socialist Party of Navarre (PSN–PSOE)1 62,021 20.87 −14.61 11 −8 Convergence of Democrats of Navarre (CDN) 55,153 18.56 New 10 +10 United Left (IU/EB) 27,773 9.35 +5.28 5 +3 Popular Unity (HB) 27,404 9.22 −1.98 5 −1 Basque Solidarity (EA) 13,568 4.57 −0.95 2 −1 Assembly (Batzarre) 6,509 2.19 −0.19 0 ±0 Nationalists of Navarre (NA) 2,943 0.99 −0.13 0 ±0 Platform of Independents of Spain (PIE) 2,041 0.69 New 0 ±0 Carlist Party (PC) 843 0.28 −0.21 0 ±0 Blank ballots 5,761 1.94 +0.62 Total 297,179 50 ±0 Valid votes 297,179 99.21 −0.03 Invalid votes 2,366 0.79 +0.03 Votes cast / turnout 299,545 68.42 +1.71 Abstentions 138,252 31.58 −1.71 Registered voters 437,797 Sources

Aftermath Government formation Investiture Ballot → 18 July 1995 20 July 1995 22 July 1995 Required majority → 26 out of 50 26 out of 50 Simple Sources

1996 investiture On 19 June 1996, Javier Otano resigned as President of Navarre after judicial investigations uncovered a Swiss bank account in his name and that of his wife, triggering a new investiture process in which Miguel Sanz from UPN was automatically elected on 18 September 1996, being the candidate from the party with the highest number of seats and with the investiture process having failed to elect a regional premier.

Investiture Ballot → 16 July 1996 18 July 1996 20 July 1996 22 July 1996 Required majority → 26 out of 50 26 out of 50 Simple Simple Abstentions Sources

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