1991 Basque foral elections

The 1991 Basque foral elections were held on Sunday, 26 May 1991, to elect the 4th Juntas Generales of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa. All 153 seats in the three Juntas Generales were up for election. The elections were held simultaneously with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

Overall
← Summary of the 26 May 1991 Basque Juntas Generales election results →
Parties and coalitions Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) 293,68329.56+7.78 47+15
Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE) 195,69119.70+0.80 32±0
Popular Unity (HB) 172,84417.40–1.81 27–5
Basque Solidarity (EA) 123,33412.41–5.20 19–16
People's Party (PP)1 79,8778.04+1.66 9+3
Basque Country Left (EE) 68,1396.86–3.03 8–4
Alavese Unity (UA) 22,3422.25New 11+11
United Left (IU/EB) 17,8641.80+0.99 0±0
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 5,2250.53–2.87 0–4
Basque Country Greens (EHB) 3,3250.33New 0±0
Green Union (UVE) 7320.07New 0±0
Carlist Party (EKA/PC) 5670.06New 0±0
Vitorian Youth (JV) 4650.05New 0±0
Blank ballots 9,4150.95–0.07
Total 993,503 153±0
Valid votes 993,50399.16+0.09
Invalid votes 8,4070.84–0.09
Votes cast / turnout 1,001,91059.03–8.42
Abstentions 695,48940.97+8.42
Registered voters 1,697,399
Sources[1][2]
Popular vote
EAJ/PNV
 
 29.56%
PSE–PSOE
 
 19.70%
HB
 
 17.40%
EA
 
 12.41%
PP
 
 8.04%
EE
 
 6.86%
UA
 
 2.25%
IU/EB
 
 1.80%
Others
 
 1.04%
Blank ballots
 
 0.95%

Foral deputation control

The following table lists party control in the foral deputations.[2] Gains for a party are displayed with the cell's background shaded in that party's colour.

Deputation Previous control New control
Álava Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE) Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)
Biscay Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)
Gipuzkoa Basque Solidarity (EA) Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)

Historical territories

Álava
← Summary of the 26 May 1991 Álava Juntas Generales election results →
Parties and coalitions Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) 31,53525.84+8.44 14+4
Alavese Unity (UA) 22,34218.30New 11+11
Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE) 22,08018.09–1.60 11±0
Popular Unity (HB) 13,87211.37–2.63 7–1
People's Party (PP)1 10,7258.79–0.91 3–1
Basque Solidarity (EA) 10,5708.66–12.30 3–9
Basque Country Left (EE) 5,4974.50–3.50 2–1
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 1,6851.38–5.71 0–3
United Left (IU/EB) 1,3291.09New 0±0
Green Union (UVE) 7320.60New 0±0
Vitorian Youth (JV) 4650.38New 0±0
Blank ballots 1,2241.00–0.16
Total 122,056 51±0
Valid votes 122,05698.97+0.14
Invalid votes 1,2701.03–0.14
Votes cast / turnout 123,32657.71–10.55
Abstentions 90,36142.29+10.55
Registered voters 213,687
Sources[1][2]

Biscay
← Summary of the 26 May 1991 Biscay Juntas Generales election results →
Parties and coalitions Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) 193,41335.82+8.54 21+5
Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE) 113,38021.00+1.38 12±0
Popular Unity (HB) 83,30615.43–2.20 8–2
People's Party (PP)1 47,5528.81+2.49 4+3
Basque Solidarity (EA) 42,9187.95–4.93 4–3
Basque Country Left (EE) 35,4326.56–2.80 2–2
United Left (IU/EB) 13,0612.42+1.25 0±0
Basque Country Greens (EHB) 2,5870.48New 0±0
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 2,5470.47–3.22 0–1
Carlist Party (EKA/PC) 5670.10New 0±0
Blank ballots 5,2620.97–0.11
Total 540,025 51±0
Valid votes 540,02599.13+0.06
Invalid votes 4,7560.87–0.06
Votes cast / turnout 544,78158.13–8.72
Abstentions 392,34041.87+8.72
Registered voters 937,121
Sources[1][2]

Gipuzkoa
← Summary of the 26 May 1991 Gipuzkoa Juntas Generales election results →
Parties and coalitions Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Popular Unity (HB) 75,66622.83–0.98 12–2
Basque Solidarity (EA) 69,84621.07–3.22 12–4
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) 68,73520.74+6.54 12+6
Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE) 60,23118.17+0.77 9±0
Basque Country Left (EE) 27,2108.21–3.28 4–1
People's Party (PP)1 21,6006.52+1.28 2+1
United Left (IU/EB) 3,4741.05+0.53 0±0
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 9930.30–1.23 0±0
Basque Country Greens (EHB) 7380.22New 0±0
Blank ballots 2,9290.88+0.01
Total 331,422 51±0
Valid votes 331,42299.29+0.14
Invalid votes 2,3810.71–0.14
Votes cast / turnout 333,80361.07–7.09
Abstentions 212,78838.93+7.09
Registered voters 546,591
Sources[1][2]

References
  1. "Election Results Archive". euskadi.eus (in Spanish). Basque Government. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  2. "Juntas Generales elections since 1979". historiaelectoral.com (in Spanish). Electoral History. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
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