The Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) suffered a significant drop of its vote share, losing 6 out of the 8 seats it had held previous to the 1991 election and around 2/3 of its votes. On the other hand, all three Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), newly founded People's Party (PP) (successor party to the late People's Alliance) and United Left (IU) won seats. Additionally, the Asturianist Party (PAS) was able to overcome the 3% threshold in the Central District and entered the General Junta with 1 seat.
After the election, Juan Luis Rodríguez-Vigil was elected President of Asturias, succeeding Pedro de Silva who did not stand for re-election to a third term in office.
Voting for the General Junta was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over 18 years of age, 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 listproportional representation, with an electoral threshold of three percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied in each constituency. Seats were allocated to constituencies, which were established by law as follows:
Each constituency was allocated an initial minimum of two seats, with the remaining 39 being distributed in proportion to their populations.[2]
The use of the D'Hondt method might result in a higher effective threshold, depending on the district magnitude.[3]
The electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, coalitions 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 ten days of the election call, whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of at least one percent of the electorate in the constituencies for which they sought election, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates.[2][4]
Election dateedit
The term of the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias expired four years after the date of its previous election. Legal amendments earlier in 1991 established that elections to the General Junta were to be fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years. The previous election was held on 10 June 1987, setting the election date for the General Junta on Sunday, 26 May 1991.[1][2][4]
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]
Opinion pollsedit
The table below lists voting intention estimates 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. When available, seat projections determined by the polling organisations are displayed below (or in place of) the percentages in a smaller font; 23 seats were required for an absolute majority in the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias.
^ abc"Ley 14/1986, de 26 de diciembre, sobre régimen de elecciones a la Junta General del Principado de Asturias". Law No. 14 of 26 December 1986 (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 March 2017. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
^Gallagher, Michael (30 July 2012). . Trinity College, Dublin. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
^ ab"Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General". Organic Law No. 5 of 19 June 1985 (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 December 2016. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
^ ab"Electoral Results. General Junta of the Principality of Asturias. 3rd Legislature (1991–1995)". www.jgpa.es (in Spanish). General Junta of the Principality of Asturias. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
^ ab"Electoral Results. 1991". www.sadei.es (in Spanish). SADEI. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
^ abcd"Elecciones a la Junta General del Principado de Asturias (1983 - 2019)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 September 2017.
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The 1991 Asturian regional election was held on Sunday 26 May 1991 to elect the 3rd 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 1991 Asturian regional election 1987 26 May 1991 1995 All 45 seats in the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias23 seats needed for a majorityOpinion pollsRegistered913 215 4 4 Turnout535 967 58 7 6 9 pp First party Second party Third party Leader Juan Luis Rodriguez Vigil Isidro Fernandez Rozada Laura GonzalezParty PSOE PP IULeader since 20 March 1991 1983 1991Leader s seat Central Central CentralLast election 20 seats 38 9 13 seats 25 8 a 4 seats 12 1 Seats won 21 15 6Seat change 1 2 2Popular vote 218 193 161 703 78 982Percentage 41 0 30 4 14 8 Swing 2 1 pp 4 6 pp 2 7 pp Fourth party Fifth party Leader Adolfo Barthe Aza Xuan Xose Sanchez VicenteParty CDS PAS UNALeader since 1987 1985Leader s seat Central CentralLast election 8 seats 18 5 0 seats 1 3 b Seats won 2 1Seat change 6 1Popular vote 35 884 14 569Percentage 6 7 2 7 Swing 11 8 pp 1 4 ppConstituency results map for the General Junta of the Principality of AsturiasPresident before electionPedro de SilvaPSOE Elected President Juan Luis Rodriguez VigilPSOEThe Democratic and Social Centre CDS suffered a significant drop of its vote share losing 6 out of the 8 seats it had held previous to the 1991 election and around 2 3 of its votes On the other hand all three Spanish Socialist Workers Party PSOE newly founded People s Party PP successor party to the late People s Alliance and United Left IU won seats Additionally the Asturianist Party PAS was able to overcome the 3 threshold in the Central District and entered the General Junta with 1 seat After the election Juan Luis Rodriguez Vigil was elected President of Asturias succeeding Pedro de Silva who did not stand for re election to a third term in office Contents 1 Overview 1 1 Electoral system 1 2 Election date 2 Opinion polls 3 Results 3 1 Overall 3 2 Distribution by constituency 4 Aftermath 4 1 Government formation 4 2 1993 investiture 5 Notes 6 ReferencesOverview editElectoral system edit 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 regional president 1 Voting for the General Junta was on the basis of universal suffrage which comprised all nationals over 18 years of age 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 an electoral threshold of three percent of valid votes which included blank ballots being applied in each constituency Seats were allocated to constituencies which were established by law as follows Central District comprising the municipalities of Aller Aviles Bimenes Carreno Caso Castrillon Corvera de Asturias Gijon Gozon Illas Las Regueras Langreo Laviana Lena Llanera Mieres Morcin Norena Oviedo Proaza Quiros Ribera de Arriba Riosa San Martin del Rey Aurelio Santo Adriano Sariego Siero Sobrescobio and Soto del Barco Eastern District comprising the municipalities of Amieva Cabrales Cabranes Cangas de Onis Caravia Colunga Llanes Nava Onis Parres Penamellera Alta Penamellera Baja Pilona Ponga Ribadedeva Ribadesella and Villaviciosa Western District comprising the municipalities of Allande Belmonte de Miranda Boal Candamo Cangas del Narcea Castropol Coana Cudillero Degana El Franco Grado Grandas de Salime Ibias Illano Muros de Nalon Navia Pesoz Pravia Salas San Martin de Oscos Santa Eulalia de Oscos San Tirso de Abres Somiedo Tapia de Casariego Taramundi Teverga Tineo Valdes Vegadeo Villanueva de Oscos Villayon and Yernes y Tameza Each constituency was allocated an initial minimum of two seats with the remaining 39 being distributed in proportion to their populations 2 The use of the D Hondt method might result in a higher effective threshold depending on the district magnitude 3 The electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry coalitions 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 ten days of the election call whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of at least one percent of the electorate in the constituencies for which they sought election disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates 2 4 Election date edit The term of the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias expired four years after the date of its previous election Legal amendments earlier in 1991 established that elections to the General Junta were to be fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years The previous election was held on 10 June 1987 setting the election date for the General Junta on Sunday 26 May 1991 1 2 4 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 Opinion polls editThe table below lists voting intention estimates 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 When available seat projections determined by the polling organisations are displayed below or in place of the percentages in a smaller font 23 seats were required for an absolute majority in the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias Polling firm Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Turnout nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp PAS nbsp LV nbsp Lead1991 regional election 26 May 1991 58 7 41 021 c 6 72 14 86 2 71 c 1 40 30 415 10 6Sigma Dos El Mundo p 1 p 2 18 May 1991 39 819 21 c 12 54 5 16 26 7 c 26 113 14 13 7Metra Seis El Independiente p 1 p 2 12 May 1991 38 120 c 9 43 16 17 c 4 41 26 914 11 2Demoscopia El Pais p 1 p 2 p 3 p 4 4 7 May 1991 600 39 620 21 c 6 82 3 15 66 c 4 20 32 216 17 7 41989 general election 29 Oct 1989 68 9 40 6 c 12 5 15 6 0 6 c 0 7 26 5 14 11989 EP election 15 Jun 1989 54 4 41 5 c 11 3 11 7 1 1 c 0 9 22 5 19 01987 regional election 10 Jun 1987 66 6 38 920 25 213 18 58 12 14 1 30 0 60 13 7Results editOverall edit Summary of the 26 May 1991 General Junta of the Principality of Asturias election results nbsp Parties and alliances Popular vote SeatsVotes pp Total Spanish Socialist Workers Party PSOE 218 193 41 02 2 11 21 1People s Party PP 1 161 703 30 40 4 59 15 2United Left IU 78 982 14 85 2 76 6 2Democratic and Social Centre CDS 35 884 6 75 11 77 2 6Asturian Coalition PAS UNA 2 14 569 2 74 1 46 1 1The Greens LV 7 299 1 37 New 0 0Gijonese Garments Workers TGC 2 678 0 50 New 0 0Independent Council of Asturias Conceyu 1 938 0 36 New 0 0Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain PCPE 1 768 0 33 New 0 0Asturian People s Union UPA 1 263 0 24 New 0 0Andecha Astur AA 1 137 0 21 New 0 0Blank ballots 6 533 1 23 0 00Total 531 947 45 0Valid votes 531 947 99 25 0 65Invalid votes 4 020 0 75 0 65Votes cast turnout 535 967 58 69 7 89Abstentions 377 248 41 31 7 89Registered voters 913 215Sources 5 6 7 Footnotes 1 People s Party results are compared to the combined totals of People s Alliance and People s Democratic Party in the 1987 election 2 Asturian Coalition results are compared to Asturianist Party totals in the 1987 election Popular votePSOE 41 02 PP 30 40 IU 14 85 CDS 6 75 PAS UNA 2 74 LV 1 37 Others 1 65 Blank ballots 1 23 SeatsPSOE 46 67 PP 33 33 IU 13 33 CDS 4 44 PAS UNA 2 22 Distribution by constituency edit Constituency PSOE PP IU CDS PAS UNA S S S S SCentral 39 1 13 29 4 10 17 1 6 6 4 2 3 1 1Eastern 45 0 3 37 5 2 5 0 7 5 2 3 Western 48 1 5 31 3 3 9 3 7 8 1 0 Total 41 0 21 30 4 15 14 8 6 6 7 2 2 7 1Sources 5 6 7 Aftermath editGovernment formation edit InvestitureBallot 22 June 1991Required majority 23 out of 45Juan Luis Rodriguez Vigil PSOE PSOE 20 IU 6 26 45 nbsp YAbstentions PP 15 CDS 2 PAS 1 18 45Absentees PSOE 1 1 45Sources 7 1993 investiture edit InvestitureBallot 15 June 1993 17 June 1993Required majority 23 out of 45 SimpleAntonio Trevin PSOE PSOE 20 20 45 nbsp N 20 45 nbsp YAbstentions PP 15 IU 6 CDS 2 PAS 1 24 45 24 45Absentees PSOE 1 1 45 1 45Sources 7 Notes edit Results for AP 25 18 13 seats and PDP 0 63 0 seats in the 1987 election Results for PAS in the 1987 election a b c d e f g h i j k l Within PP References editOpinion poll sources a b c Seis comunidades dependen de pactos ABC in Spanish 20 May 1991 a b c Las elecciones de 26 5 91 CEPC in Spanish August 1991 Escasos cambios en el paisaje El Pais in Spanish 19 May 1991 Ficha tecnica El Pais in Spanish 19 May 1991 Other a b c Ley Organica 7 1981 de 30 de diciembre de Estatuto de Autonomia del Principado de Asturias Organic Law No 7 of 30 December 1981 in Spanish Retrieved 14 March 2017 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a work ignored help a b c Ley 14 1986 de 26 de diciembre sobre 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