Madrilenian parliamentary election, 1995

Madrilenian parliamentary election, 1995
Community of Madrid
28 May 1995

All 103 seats in the Assembly of Madrid
52 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered 4,129,852 Increase7.9%
Turnout 2,907,141 (70.4%)
Increase11.6 pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón Joaquín Leguina Ángel Pérez
Party PP PSM-PSOE IU
Leader since 8 February 1987 14 December 1979 24 February 1993
Last election 47 seats, 42.7% 41 seats, 36.6% 13 seats, 12.1%
Seats won 54 32 17
Seat change Increase7 Decrease9 Increase4
Popular vote 1,476,442 860,726 464,167
Percentage 51.0% 29.7% 16.0%
Swing Increase8.3 pp Decrease6.9 pp Increase3.9 pp

President before election

Joaquín Leguina
PSM-PSOE

Elected President

Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón
PP

The 1995 Madrilenian parliamentary election was held on Sunday, 28 May 1995, to elect the 4th Assembly of Madrid, the regional legislature of the Spanish autonomous community of Madrid. At stake were all seats in the Assembly, determining the President of the Community of Madrid. The number of members increased from 101 to 103 compared to the previous election.

The election resulted in the People's Party (PP) winning an absolute majority of votes and seats for the first time, which allowed Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón to become President and end 12 years of Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) rule in the community. Joaquín Leguina's PSOE suffered from PM Felipe González' unpopularity at national level and fell below 30% for the first time in a regional election. The third party, United Left (IU), benefitted from the PSOE's decline and polled just over 16%, their highest vote share at a Madrid Assembly election to date.

Electoral system

The number of seats in the regional Assembly was determined by the population count, with 1 seat per each 50,000 inhabitants or fraction greater than 25,000, according to the most updated census data.[1] As the updated population census for the 1995 election was the 1994 population figure (5,150,399), the Assembly size was set to 103 seats.[2]

All Assembly members were elected in a single multi-member district, consisting of the Community's territory (the province of Madrid), using the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation system. Voting was on the basis of universal suffrage in a secret ballot. Only lists polling above 5% of valid votes in all of the community (which include blank ballotsfor none of the above) were entitled to enter the seat distribution.[3]

Opinion polls

Vote

Poll results are listed in the table below in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed in bold, and the background shaded in the leading party's colour. In the instance that there is a tie, then no figure is shaded. The lead column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the two parties with the highest figures. Poll results use the date the survey's fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. However, if such date is unknown, the date of publication will be given instead.

Seat projections

Opinion polls showing seat projections are displayed in the table below. The highest seat figures in each polling survey have their background shaded in the leading party's colour. In the instance that there is a tie, then no figure is shaded. 52 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Madrid Assembly.

Results

Summary of the 28 May 1995 Madrid Assembly election results
Party Vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
People's Party (PP) 1,476,442 50.98 Increase8.31 54 Increase7
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 860,726 29.72 Decrease6.87 32 Decrease9
United Left (IU) 464,167 16.03 Increase3.96 17 Increase4
The Greens-Green Group (LV-GV) 21,239 0.73 New 0 ±0
The Alternative Greens (LVA) 10,638 0.37 Decrease0.03 0 ±0
Spain Independents' Platform (PIE) 5,368 0.19 New 0 ±0
Madrilian Independent Regional Party (PRIM) 3,136 0.11 Decrease0.24 0 ±0
Blank ballots 38,763 1.34 Increase0.05
Total 2,896,177 100.00 103 Increase2
Valid votes 2,896,177 99.62 Increase0.03
Invalid votes 10,964 0.38 Decrease0.03
Votes cast / turnout 2,907,141 70.39 Increase11.57
Abstentions 1,222,711 29.61 Decrease11.57
Registered voters 4,129,852
Source(s):
Vote share
PP
 
50.98%
PSOE
 
29.72%
IU
 
16.03%
Others
 
1.93%
Blank ballots
 
1.34%
Parliamentary seats
PP
 
52.43%
PSOE
 
31.07%
IU
 
16.50%

References

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