Asturian regional election, 1995
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All 45 seats in the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias 23 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Registered |
945,105 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout |
652,640 (69.1%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Constituency results map for the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1995 Asturian regional election was held on Sunday, 28 May 1995, to elect the 4th General Junta of the Principality of Asturias. All 45 seats in the General Junta were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.
The election was won by the People's Party (PP) under Sergio Marqués, which became the most-voted party in the region for the first and, to date, only time. The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) vote suffered from the population weariness after 12 years of Socialist governments, the economic crisis and the eruption of numerous scandals both at the regional and the national level (one such scandal had forced the resignation of President Juan Luis Rodríguez-Vigil in 1993). United Left (IU) scored a record result despite failing to win any new seats, while the Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) was expelled from the regional legislature.
Overview
Electoral system
The General Junta of the Principality of Asturias was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Asturias, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Asturian Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a President of the Principality.[1] Voting for the General Junta was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered in Asturias and in full enjoyment of their political rights.
The 45 members of the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with a threshold of 3 percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied in each constituency. Parties not reaching the threshold were not taken into consideration for seat distribution. Additionally, the use of the D'Hondt method might result in an effective threshold over three percent, depending on the district magnitude.[2] Seats were allocated to constituencies, which were established by law as follows:
- Central District (comprising the municipalities of Aller, Avilés, Bimenes, Carreño, Caso, Castrillón, Corvera de Asturias, Gijón, Gozón, Illas, Las Regueras, Langreo, Laviana, Lena, Llanera, Mieres, Morcín, Noreña, Oviedo, Proaza, Quirós, Ribera de Arriba, Riosa, San Martín del Rey Aurelio, Santo Adriano, Sariego, Siero, Sobrescobio and Soto del Barco).
- Eastern District (comprising the municipalities of Amieva, Cabrales, Cabranes, Cangas de Onís, Caravia, Colunga, Llanes, Nava, Onís, Parres, Peñamellera Alta, Peñamellera Baja, Piloña, Ponga, Ribadedeva, Ribadesella and Villaviciosa).
- Western District (comprising the municipalities of Allande, Belmonte de Miranda, Boal, Candamo, Cangas del Narcea, Castropol, Coaña, Cudillero, Degaña, El Franco, Grado, Grandas de Salime, Ibias, Illano, Muros del Nalón, Navia, Pesoz, Pravia, Salas, San Martín de Oscos, Santa Eulalia de Oscos, San Tirso de Abres, Somiedo, Tapia de Casariego, Taramundi, Teverga, Tineo, Valdés, Vegadeo, Villanueva de Oscos, Villayón and Yernes y Tameza).
Each constituency was entitled to an initial minimum of two seats, with the remaining 39 allocated among the constituencies in proportion to their populations.[3]
The electoral law provided that parties, federations, coalitions and groupings of electors were allowed to present lists of candidates. However, groupings of electors were required to secure the signature of at least 1 percent of the electors registered in the constituency for which they sought election. Electors were barred from signing for more than one list of candidates. Concurrently, parties and federations intending to enter in coalition to take part jointly at an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election being called.[3][4][5]
Election date
The term of the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias expired four years after the date of its previous election. Elections to the General Junta were fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years. The previous election was held on 26 May 1991, setting the election date for the General Junta on Sunday, 28 May 1995.[1][3][4][5]
The General Junta could not be dissolved before the date of expiry 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 General Junta was to be automatically dissolved and a snap election called, with elected deputies merely serving out what remained of their four-year terms.[1]
Results
Overall
Parties and coalitions | Popular vote | Seats | |||||||
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Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | |||||
People's Party (PP) | 272,495 | 42.00 | +11.60 | 21 | +6 | ||||
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 219,527 | 33.83 | –7.19 | 17 | –4 | ||||
United Left (IU) | 106,538 | 16.42 | +1.57 | 6 | ±0 | ||||
Asturianist Party (PAS)1 | 20,669 | 3.19 | +0.45 | 1 | ±0 | ||||
Asturian Centre–Democratic and Social Centre (CA–CDS) | 11,555 | 1.78 | –4.97 | 0 | –2 | ||||
The Greens of Asturias (LV) | 4,504 | 0.69 | –0.68 | 0 | ±0 | ||||
Asturian League (LA) | 1,959 | 0.30 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||||
Andecha Astur (AA) | 1,948 | 0.30 | +0.09 | 0 | ±0 | ||||
Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE) | 1,108 | 0.17 | –0.16 | 0 | ±0 | ||||
Asturian Council (Conceyu) | 862 | 0.13 | –0.23 | 0 | ±0 | ||||
Blank ballots | 7,655 | 1.18 | –0.05 | ||||||
Total | 648,820 | 45 | ±0 | ||||||
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 | ||||||
Abstentions | 292,465 | 30.95 | –10.36 | ||||||
Registered voters | 945,105 | ||||||||
Sources[6][7][8] | |||||||||
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Distribution by constituency
Constituency | PP | PSOE | IU | PAS | ||||
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% | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | |
Central | 42.0 | 15 | 31.4 | 11 | 18.6 | 6 | 3.5 | 1 |
Eastern | 44.1 | 3 | 42.6 | 2 | 6.5 | − | 2.8 | − |
Western | 40.7 | 3 | 43.5 | 4 | 9.2 | − | 1.4 | − |
Total | 42.0 | 21 | 33.8 | 17 | 16.4 | 6 | 3.2 | 1 |
Notes
References
- 1 2 3 "Statute of Autonomy for Asturias of 1981". Organic Law No. 7 of 30 December 1981. Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ↑ Gallagher, Michael (30 July 2012). "Effective threshold in electoral systems". Trinity College, Dublin. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- 1 2 3 "General Junta of the Principality of Asturias Elections System Law of 1986". Law No. 14 of 26 December 1986. Official Gazette of the Principality of Asturias (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- 1 2 "General Electoral System Organic Law of 1985". Organic Law No. 5 of 19 June 1985. Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- 1 2 "Representation of the people Institutional Act". juntaelectoralcentral.es. Central Electoral Commission. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ↑ "Electoral Results. General Junta of the Principality of Asturias. IV Legislature (1995-1999)". jgpa.es (in Spanish). General Junta of the Principality of Asturias. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ↑ "Electoral Results. 1995". sadei.es (in Spanish). SADEI. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ↑ "General Junta of the Principality of Asturias elections since 1983". historiaelectoral.com (in Spanish). Electoral History. Retrieved 27 September 2017.