Regional elections were held in Spain during 1995 to elect the regional parliaments of fourteen of the seventeen autonomous communities: Aragon, Asturias, the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands, Cantabria, Castile and León, Castilla–La Mancha, Catalonia, Extremadura, La Rioja, Madrid, Murcia, Navarre and the Valencian Community. 921 of 1,180 seats in the regional parliaments were up for election. The elections were held on 28 May for most regions (concurrently with local elections all across the country) and on 19 November in Catalonia.

Election date Determination of election day varied depending on the autonomous community. Typically, most autonomous communities held their elections on the fourth Sunday of May every four years, concurrently with nationwide local elections, while others had their own, separate electoral cycles. In some cases, regional presidents had the prerogative to dissolve parliament and call for extra elections at a different time, but newly elected assemblies were restricted to serving out what remained of their previous four year-terms without altering the period to their next ordinary election. In other cases—Andalusia (since 1994), the Basque Country (1981), Catalonia (1985) and Galicia (1985)—the law granted regional presidents the power to call snap elections resulting in fresh four-year parliamentary terms..

Regional governments The following table lists party control in autonomous communities. Gains for a party are highlighted in that party's colour.

Election day Region Previous control New control 28 May Aragon Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) People's Party (PP) Asturias Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) People's Party (PP) Balearics People's Party (PP) People's Party (PP) Canary Islands Canarian Coalition (CC) Canarian Coalition (CC) Cantabria Union for the Progress of Cantabria (UPCA) People's Party (PP) 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) People's Party (PP) Madrid Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) People's Party (PP) Murcia Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) People's Party (PP) Navarre Navarrese People's Union (UPN) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Valencian Community Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) People's Party (PP) 19 November Catalonia Convergence and Union (CiU) Convergence and Union (CiU)

Summary by region May (13 regions) Aragon

Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/− PP 263,524 37.50 +16.82 27 +10 PSOE 180,728 25.72 −14.62 19 −11 PAR 143,573 20.43 −4.25 14 −3 IU 64,685 9.20 +2.46 5 +2 CHA 34,077 4.85 +2.55 2 +2 Others 5,059 0.72 0 ±0 Blank ballots 11,098 1.58 +0.28 Valid votes 702,744 99.40 +0.10 Invalid votes 4,210 0.60 −0.10 Votes cast / turnout 706,954 71.12 +6.73 Registered voters 993,975

Asturias

Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/− PP 272,495 42.00 +11.60 21 +6 PSOE 219,527 33.83 −7.19 17 −4 IU 106,538 16.42 +1.57 6 ±0 PAS 20,669 3.19 +0.45 1 ±0 CA–CDS 11,555 1.78 −4.97 0 −2 Others 10,381 1.60 0 ±0 Blank ballots 7,655 1.18 −0.05 Valid votes 648,820 99.41 +0.16 Invalid votes 3,820 0.59 −0.16 Votes cast / turnout 652,640 69.05 +10.36 Registered voters 945,105

Balearics

Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/− PP 168,156 44.77 −2.35 30 −1 PSIB–PSOE 90,008 23.97 −6.12 16 −5 PSM–ENE 45,854 12.21 +3.79 6 +1 IU 24,820 6.61 +4.33 3 +3 UM 19,966 5.32 +2.83 2 +1 EVIB 11,663 3.11 +0.99 1 +1 FIEF 1,359 0.36 −0.37 0 −1 AIPF 1,195 0.32 −0.08 1 +1 Others 7,451 1.98 0 ±0 Blank ballots 5,100 1.36 +0.49 Valid votes 375,572 99.37 −0.01 Invalid votes 2,371 0.63 +0.01 Votes cast / turnout 377,943 63.56 +3.29 Registered voters 594,666

Canary Islands

Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/− CC 261,424 32.80 −1.33 21 +4 PP 247,609 31.07 +18.24 18 +12 PSOE 183,969 23.08 −9.95 16 −7 IUC 40,614 5.10 New 0 ±0 PCN 23,914 3.00 +0.43 4 −2 CGC 10,964 1.38 New 0 ±0 CDS–UC 5,340 0.67 −13.74 0 −7 AHI 2,105 0.26 +0.05 1 ±0 Others 12,042 1.51 0 ±0 Blank ballots 9,078 1.14 +0.37 Valid votes 797,059 99.43 +0.16 Invalid votes 4,548 0.57 −0.16 Votes cast / turnout 801,607 64.20 +2.51 Registered voters 1,248,575

Cantabria

Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/− PP 104,008 32.50 +18.06 13 +7 PSOE 80,464 25.14 −9.67 10 −6 UPCA 53,191 16.62 −16.91 7 −8 PRC 46,587 14.56 +8.21 6 +4 IU 23,563 7.36 +2.96 3 +3 Others 6,033 1.89 0 ±0 Blank ballots 6,186 1.93 +0.24 valid votes 320,032 99.19 +0.04 Invalid votes 2,622 0.81 −0.04 Votes cast / turnout 322,654 74.05 +1.71 Registered voters 435,752

Castile and León

Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/− PP 805,553 52.20 +8.69 50 +7 PSOE 458,447 29.71 −6.73 27 −8 IU 147,777 9.58 +4.22 5 +4 UPL 39,425 2.55 +1.72 2 +2 CDS n/a n/a −8.14 0 −5 Others 63,578 4.12 0 ±0 Blank ballots 28,284 1.83 +0.17 Valid votes 1,543,064 99.11 +0.04 Invalid votes 13,911 0.89 −0.04 Votes cast / turnout 1,556,975 73.46 +5.89 Registered voters 2,119,498

Castilla–La Mancha

Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/− PSOE 483,888 45.70 −6.47 24 −3 PP 469,127 44.30 +8.45 22 +3 IU–ICAM 80,482 7.60 +1.43 1 ±0 Others 14,249 1.35 0 ±0 Blank ballots 11,128 1.05 +0.06 Valid votes 1,058,874 99.28 +0.04 Invalid votes 7,697 0.72 −0.04 Votes cast / turnout 1,066,571 78.83 +6.33 Registered voters 1,352,958

Extremadura

Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/− PSOE 289,149 43.94 −10.22 31 −8 PP 259,703 39.46 +12.68 27 +8 IU–LV–CE 69,387 10.54 +2.39 6 +2 CEx 25,168 3.82 −0.17 1 +1 SIEx 7,722 1.17 New 0 ±0 PCPE 1,136 0.17 −0.24 0 ±0 CDS n/a n/a −5.73 0 −3 Blank ballots 5,804 0.88 +0.10 Valid votes 658,069 99.34 ±0.00 Invalid votes 4,375 0.66 ±0.00 Votes cast / turnout 662,444 78.33 +7.48 Registered voters 845,728

La Rioja

Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/− PP 81,703 49.44 +7.74 17 +2 PSOE 56,335 34.09 −8.28 12 −4 IU 11,921 7.21 +2.68 2 +2 PR 11,069 6.70 +1.32 2 ±0 AR 1,368 0.83 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 2,856 1.73 +0.08 Valid votes 165,252 99.30 +0.08 Invalid votes 1,170 0.70 −0.08 Votes cast / turnout 166,422 76.16 +7.27 Registered voters 218,519

Madrid

Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/− PP 1,476,442 50.98 +8.31 54 +7 PSOE 860,726 29.72 −6.87 32 −9 IU 464,167 16.03 +3.96 17 +4 Others 56,079 1.94 0 ±0 Blank ballots 38,763 1.34 +0.05 Valid votes 2,896,177 99.62 +0.03 Invalid votes 10,964 0.38 −0.03 Votes cast / turnout 2,907,141 70.39 +11.72 Registered voters 4,129,852

Murcia

Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/− PP 330,514 52.23 +18.72 26 +9 PSOE 201,659 31.87 −13.40 15 −9 IU–LV–RM 78,875 12.46 +1.14 4 ±0 Others 14,750 2.33 0 ±0 Blank ballots 7,033 1.11 +0.17 Valid votes 632,831 99.14 +0.10 Invalid votes 5,466 0.86 −0.10 Votes cast / turnout 638,297 75.27 +8.09 Registered voters 847,967

Navarre

Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/− UPN 93,163 31.35 −3.60 17 −3 PSN–PSOE 62,021 20.87 −12.49 11 −8 CDN 55,153 18.56 New 10 +10 IU/EB 27,773 9.35 +5.28 5 +3 HB 27,404 9.22 −1.98 5 −1 EA 13,568 4.57 −0.95 2 −1 Batzarre 6,509 2.19 −0.19 0 ±0 Others 5,827 1.96 0 ±0 Blank ballots 5,761 1.94 +0.62 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 Registered voters 437,797

Valencian Community

Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/− PP 1,013,859 42.83 +15.01 42 +11 PSOE 804,463 33.98 −8.87 32 −13 EU–EV 273,030 11.53 +2.24 10 +4 UV–FICVA–CCV 165,956 7.01 −3.35 5 −2 UPV–BN 64,253 2.71 −0.97 0 ±0 Others 20,975 0.89 0 ±0 Blank ballots 24,864 1.05 +0.02 Valid votes 2,367,400 99.44 ±0.00 Invalid votes 13,214 0.56 ±0.00 Votes cast / turnout 2,380,614 76.03 +6.79 Registered voters 3,131,191

November (Catalonia)

Parties and alliances Votes % ±pp Seats +/− CiU 1,320,071 40.95 −5.24 60 −10 PSC–PSOE 802,252 24.89 −2.66 34 −6 PP 421,752 13.08 +7.11 17 +10 IC–EV 313,092 9.71 +1.98 11 +4 ERC 305,867 9.49 +1.53 13 +2 Others 29,501 0.92 0 ±0 Blank ballots 31,417 0.97 −0.21 Valid votes 3,223,952 99.72 +0.14 Invalid votes 9,007 0.28 −0.14 Votes cast / turnout 3,232,959 63.64 +8.77 Registered voters 5,079,981

References

Bibliography

External links Central Electoral Commission – Regional elections (in Spanish). Historia Electoral.com – Regional elections since 1980 (in Spanish and Catalan).