The 1995 Catalan regional election was held on Sunday, 19 November 1995, to elect the 5th Parliament of the autonomous community of Catalonia. All 135 seats in the Parliament were up for election.
The Parliament of Catalonia was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Catalonia, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Catalan Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a regional president.[1] Transitory Provision Fourth of the Statute established a specific electoral procedure for elections to the Parliament of Catalonia, of application for as long as a regional electoral law was not approved, to be supplemented by the provisions within the national electoral law. Voting for the Parliament was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over 18 years of age, registered in Catalonia and in full enjoyment of their political rights.
The use of the D'Hondt method might result in a higher effective threshold, depending on the district magnitude.[2]
Election dateedit
The term of the Parliament of Catalonia expired four years after the date of its previous election, unless it was dissolved earlier. The regional president was required to call an election fifteen days prior to the date of expiry of parliament, with election day taking place within sixty days after the call. The previous election was held on 15 March 1992, which meant that the legislature's term would have expired on 15 March 1996. The election was required to be called no later than 29 February 1996, with it taking place on the sixtieth day from the call, setting the latest possible election date for the Parliament on Monday, 29 April 1996.[1]
The president had the prerogative to dissolve the Parliament of Catalonia and call a snap election, provided that no motion of no confidence was in process and that dissolution did not occur before one year had elapsed since a previous one under this procedure. In the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional president within a two-month period from the first ballot, the Parliament was to be automatically dissolved and a fresh election called.[3][4]
Parties and candidatesedit
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.[5]
Below is a list of the main parties and electoral alliances which contested the election:
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; 68 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of Catalonia.
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^"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.
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December 15, 2023
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The 1995 Catalan regional election was held on Sunday 19 November 1995 to elect the 5th Parliament of the autonomous community of Catalonia All 135 seats in the Parliament were up for election 1995 Catalan regional election 1992 19 November 1995 1999 All 135 seats in the Parliament of Catalonia68 seats needed for a majorityOpinion pollsRegistered5 079 981 5 0 Turnout3 232 959 63 6 8 7 pp First party Second party Third party Leader Jordi Pujol Joaquim Nadal Alejo Vidal QuadrasParty CiU PSC PSOE PPLeader since 17 November 1974 22 July 1995 9 January 1991Leader s seat Barcelona Barcelona BarcelonaLast election 70 seats 46 2 40 seats 27 5 7 seats 6 0 Seats won 60 34 17Seat change 10 6 10Popular vote 1 320 071 802 252 421 752Percentage 40 9 24 9 13 1 Swing 5 3 pp 2 6 pp 7 1 pp Fourth party Fifth party Leader Angel Colom Rafael RiboParty ERC IC EVLeader since 19 November 1989 23 February 1987Leader s seat Barcelona BarcelonaLast election 11 seats 8 0 7 seats 7 7 a Seats won 13 11Seat change 2 4Popular vote 305 867 313 092Percentage 9 5 9 7 Swing 1 5 pp 2 0 ppConstituency results map for the Parliament of CataloniaPresident before electionJordi PujolCDC CiU Elected President Jordi PujolCDC CiU Contents 1 Overview 1 1 Electoral system 1 2 Election date 2 Parties and candidates 3 Opinion polls 4 Results 4 1 Overall 4 2 Distribution by constituency 5 Aftermath 6 Notes 7 ReferencesOverview editElectoral system edit The Parliament of Catalonia was the devolved unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Catalonia having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Catalan Statute of Autonomy as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a regional president 1 Transitory Provision Fourth of the Statute established a specific electoral procedure for elections to the Parliament of Catalonia of application for as long as a regional electoral law was not approved to be supplemented by the provisions within the national electoral law Voting for the Parliament was on the basis of universal suffrage which comprised all nationals over 18 years of age registered in Catalonia and in full enjoyment of their political rights The 135 members of the Parliament of Catalonia 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 corresponding to the provinces of Barcelona Girona Lleida and Tarragona with each being allocated a fixed number of seats 1 Seats Constituencies85 Barcelona18 Tarragona17 Girona15 LleidaThe use of the D Hondt method might result in a higher effective threshold depending on the district magnitude 2 Election date edit The term of the Parliament of Catalonia expired four years after the date of its previous election unless it was dissolved earlier The regional president was required to call an election fifteen days prior to the date of expiry of parliament with election day taking place within sixty days after the call The previous election was held on 15 March 1992 which meant that the legislature s term would have expired on 15 March 1996 The election was required to be called no later than 29 February 1996 with it taking place on the sixtieth day from the call setting the latest possible election date for the Parliament on Monday 29 April 1996 1 The president had the prerogative to dissolve the Parliament of Catalonia and call a snap election provided that no motion of no confidence was in process and that dissolution did not occur before one year had elapsed since a previous one under this procedure In the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional president within a two month period from the first ballot the Parliament was to be automatically dissolved and a fresh election called 3 4 Parties and candidates editThe 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 5 Below is a list of the main parties and electoral alliances which contested the election Candidacy Parties andalliances Leading candidate Ideology Previous result Gov Ref Votes SeatsCiU List Democratic Convergence of Catalonia CDC Democratic Union of Catalonia UDC nbsp Jordi Pujol Catalan nationalismCentrism 46 19 70 nbsp YPSC PSOE List Socialists Party of Catalonia PSC PSOE nbsp Joaquim Nadal Social democracy 27 55 40 nbsp N 6 ERC List Republican Left of Catalonia ERC nbsp Angel Colom Catalan independenceLeft wing nationalismSocial democracy 7 96 11 nbsp NIC EV List Initiative for Catalonia IC The Greens Ecologist Confederation of Catalonia EV CEC nbsp Rafael Ribo Eco socialismGreen politics 7 73 a 7 nbsp NPP List People s Party PP nbsp Alejo Vidal Quadras ConservatismChristian democracy 5 97 7 nbsp NOpinion 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 68 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of Catalonia Color key Exit poll Polling firm Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Turnout nbsp nbsp nbsp IC nbsp Lead1995 regional election 19 Nov 1995 63 6 40 960 24 934 9 513 9 711 13 117 16 0Vox Publica Antena 3 p 1 19 Nov 1995 44 064 67 22 030 33 11 013 15 9 59 10 12 014 16 22 0Eco Consulting CCRTV p 1 19 Nov 1995 43 064 68 22 028 31 11 014 16 9 910 12 12 014 16 21 0Sigma Dos El Mundo p 1 12 Nov 1995 1 000 45 265 68 23 831 35 8 811 12 7 48 9 11 415 16 21 4Demoscopia El Pais p 1 p 2 12 Nov 1995 2 000 63 45 466 70 23 229 30 7 210 11 11 612 13 11 714 16 22 2Vox Publica El Periodico p 1 p 3 12 Nov 1995 1 200 46 568 72 23 231 35 8 310 12 9 411 12 8 411 12 23 3Imagen amp Opinion ABC p 4 7 8 Nov 1995 1 260 44 762 65 24 333 34 9 212 13 7 811 10 413 15 20 4Opina La Vanguardia p 5 6 7 Nov 1995 2 000 46 069 71 21 028 30 10 011 14 10 09 13 11 011 14 25 0EMB Yankelovich Avui p 1 5 Nov 1995 1 223 46 768 69 22 130 31 9 311 12 9 311 12 12 613 14 24 6Vox Publica El Periodico p 6 25 26 Oct 1995 1 200 46 367 70 21 731 33 8 211 12 10 312 9 812 13 24 6Imagen amp Opinion ABC p 7 22 24 Oct 1995 1 000 45 565 69 24 432 34 8 610 12 8 79 11 11 415 16 21 1Opina La Vanguardia p 8 16 17 Oct 1995 1 500 45 567 69 22 332 33 10 212 13 8 410 10 512 13 23 2Demoscopia El Pais p 1 p 9 9 Oct 1995 800 42 060 64 23 029 33 9 010 11 12 013 15 13 015 17 19 0CIS p 10 p 11 p 12 22 Sep 4 Oct 1995 2 492 67 0 44 565 67 24 033 34 9 011 12 9 510 11 10 011 13 20 5Sigma Dos El Mundo p 13 20 Sep 1995 40 660 63 27 738 40 7 49 11 7 68 9 12 116 17 12 9Imagen amp Opinion ABC p 14 14 20 Jul 1995 2 000 42 159 62 23 031 33 8 410 11 8 08 9 16 422 24 19 11995 local elections 28 May 1995 64 8 30 2 33 3 6 3 11 9 12 2 3 11994 EP election 12 Jun 1994 51 9 31 5 48 28 2 41 5 5 7 11 1 13 18 5 26 3 31993 general election 6 Jun 1993 75 4 31 8 49 34 9 48 5 1 6 7 5 8 17 0 24 3 11992 regional election 15 Mar 1992 54 9 46 270 27 540 8 011 6 57 6 07 18 7Results editOverall edit Summary of the 19 November 1995 Parliament of Catalonia election results nbsp Parties and alliances Popular vote SeatsVotes pp Total Convergence and Union CiU 1 320 071 40 95 5 24 60 10Socialists Party of Catalonia PSC PSOE 802 252 24 89 2 66 34 6People s Party PP 421 752 13 08 7 11 17 10Initiative for Catalonia The Greens IC EV 1 313 092 9 71 1 98 11 4Republican Left of Catalonia ERC 305 867 9 49 1 53 13 2Ecologist Alternative of Catalonia AEC 2 14 651 0 45 0 08 0 0Ecologist Party of Catalonia VERDE PEC VERDE 5 639 0 17 0 12 0 0Revolutionary Workers Party POR 3 886 0 12 0 03 0 0Workers Revolutionary Party PRT 3 2 221 0 07 0 32 0 0Citizens of Catalonia Platform of Independents of Spain PICC PIE 1 580 0 05 New 0 0Civic Platform New Socialist Party PC NPS 4 869 0 03 0 05 0 0Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO FE JONS 327 0 01 New 0 0Party of Self employed of Spain PAE 194 0 01 New 0 0Democratic Party of the People PDEP 134 0 00 New 0 0Blank ballots 31 417 0 97 0 21Total 3 223 952 135 0Valid votes 3 223 952 99 72 0 14Invalid votes 9 007 0 28 0 14Votes cast turnout 3 232 959 63 64 8 77Abstentions 1 847 022 36 36 8 77Registered voters 5 079 981Sources 7 8 Footnotes 1 Initiative for Catalonia The Greens results are compared to the combined totals of Initiative for Catalonia Party of the Communists of Catalonia and Green Alternative Ecologist Movement of Catalonia in the 1992 election 2 Ecologist Alternative of Catalonia results are compared to The Greens Green Union totals in the 1992 election 3 Workers Revolutionary Party results are compared to Workers Socialist Party totals in the 1992 election 4 Civic Platform New Socialist Party results are compared to Independent Socialists totals in the 1992 election Popular voteCiU 40 95 PSC PSOE 24 89 PP 13 08 IC EV 9 71 ERC 9 49 Others 0 92 Blank ballots 0 97 SeatsCiU 44 44 PSC PSOE 25 19 PP 12 59 ERC 9 63 IC EV 8 15 Distribution by constituency edit Constituency CiU PSC PP IC EV ERC S S S S SBarcelona 39 1 34 25 4 22 13 6 12 11 2 10 8 7 7Girona 48 6 9 25 7 5 7 9 1 4 0 12 3 2Lleida 49 7 8 19 5 3 12 2 2 4 2 12 8 2Tarragona 43 2 9 23 2 4 14 3 2 6 4 1 11 1 2Total 40 9 60 24 9 34 13 1 17 9 7 11 9 5 13Sources 9 10 11 12 8 Aftermath editInvestitureJordi Pujol CDC Ballot 14 December 1995 16 December 1995Required majority 68 out of 135 nbsp N Simple nbsp YYes CiU 60 60 135 60 135No ERC 13 on 14 Dec IC 11 24 135 11 135Abstentions PSC 33 31 on 14 Dec PP 17 ERC 13 on 16 Dec 48 135 63 135Absentees PSC 1 3 on 14 Dec 3 135 1 135Sources 8 Notes edit a b Results for IC 6 50 7 seats PCC 0 84 0 seats and AV MEC 0 39 0 seats in the 1992 election References editOpinion poll sources a b c d e f g Sondejos Generalitat de Catalunya in Catalan Retrieved 5 July 2017 Pujol en el umbral de la mayoria absoluta El Pais in Spanish 12 November 1995 Pujol renovara la mayoria absoluta El Periodico de Catalunya in Spanish 12 November 1995 Descenso de Pujol que puede fracasar en su empeno de gobernar con mayoria absoluta ABC in Spanish 12 November 1995 El PP no se despega de ERC e IC La Vanguardia in Spanish 12 November 1995 Los socialistas seguiran siendo con diferencia la segunda fuerza El Periodico de Catalunya in Spanish 29 October 1995 La ferrea estructura de poder de CiU en Cataluna permite que Pujol vuelva a rozar la mayoria absoluta ABC in Spanish 29 October 1995 Jordi Pujol roza la mayoria absoluta La Vanguardia in Spanish 22 October 1995 Pujol cede la mayoria absoluta y el PP dobla escanos El Pais in Spanish 9 October 1995 Percepcion de la realidad sociopolitica en Cataluna Septiembre 1995 Estudio nº 2192 CIS in Spanish 18 October 1995 Estudio CIS nº 2192 Ficha tecnica PDF CIS in Spanish 18 October 1995 CiU roza la mayoria absoluta y el PSC pierde seis escanos segun un sondeo del CIS La Vanguardia in Spanish 19 October 1995 Pujol inquieto ante el peligro de desmovilizacion de su electorado La Vanguardia in Spanish 30 October 1995 El apoyo de Pujol a Gonzalez le hara perder la mayoria absoluta en el Parlamento catalan ABC in Spanish 30 July 1995 Other a b c Ley Organica 4 1979 de 18 de diciembre de Estatuto de Autonomia de Cataluna Organic Law No 4 of 18 December 1979 in Spanish Retrieved 1 September 2019 Gallagher Michael 30 July 2012 Effective threshold in electoral systems Trinity College Dublin Archived from the original on 30 July 2017 Retrieved 22 July 2017 Ley 3 1982 de 23 de marzo del Parlamento del Presidente y del Consejo Ejecutivo de la Generalidad Law No 3 of 23 March 1982 in Spanish Retrieved 14 March 2017 Ley 8 1985 de 24 de mayo de modificacion de la Ley 3 1982 de 25 de marzo del Parlamento del Presidente y del Consejo Ejecutivo de la Generalidad de Cataluna Law No 8 of 24 May 1985 in Spanish Retrieved 14 March 2017 Ley Organica 5 1985 de 19 de junio del Regimen Electoral General Organic Law No 5 of 19 June 1985 in Spanish Retrieved 28 December 2016 Joaquim Nadal alcalde de Girona candidato socialista a la presidencia de la Generalitat El Pais in Spanish 18 July 1995 Retrieved 18 April 2014 Electoral results Parliament of Catalonia election 1995 resultats dadeselectorals gencat cat in Catalan Government of Catalonia Retrieved 24 September 2017 a b c Eleccions al Parlament de Catalunya 1980 2021 Historia Electoral com in Spanish Retrieved 19 May 2021 Election Results Parliament of Catalonia Election 1995 Barcelona gencat cat in Catalan Generalitat of Catalonia Retrieved 24 September 2017 Election Results Parliament of Catalonia Election 1995 Girona gencat cat in Catalan Generalitat of Catalonia Retrieved 24 September 2017 Election Results Parliament of Catalonia Election 1995 Lleida gencat cat in Catalan Generalitat of Catalonia Retrieved 24 September 2017 Election Results Parliament of Catalonia Election 1995 Tarragona gencat cat in Catalan Generalitat of Catalonia Retrieved 24 September 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index 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