1995 Asturian regional election

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All 45 seats in theGeneral Junta of the Principality of Asturias 23 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered	945,105 3.5%
Turnout	652,640 (69.1%) 10.4pp
First party Second party Third party   Leader Sergio Marqués Antonio Trevín Gaspar Llamazares Party PP PSOE IU Leader since 1995 17 June 1993 1991 Leader's seat Central Eastern Central Last election 15 seats, 30.4% 21 seats, 41.0% 6 seats, 14.8% Seats won 21 17 6 Seat change 6 4 0 Popular vote 272,495 219,527 106,538 Percentage 42.0% 33.8% 16.4% Swing 11.6pp 7.2pp 1.6pp   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Xuan Xosé Sánchez Vicente Alfonso Román Party PAS CDS Leader since 1985 1995 Leader's seat Central Central(lost) Last election 1 seat, 2.7%[a] 2 seats, 6.7% Seats won 1 0 Seat change 0 2 Popular vote 20,669 11,555 Percentage 3.2% 1.8% Swing 0.5pp 4.9pp
Constituency results map for theGeneral Junta of the Principality of Asturias
President before election Antonio Trevín PSOE ElectedPresident Sergio Marqués PP

The1995 Asturian regional election was held on Sunday, 28 May 1995, to elect the 4thGeneral Junta of thePrincipality of Asturias. All 45 seats in the General Junta were up for election. It was held concurrently withregional elections in twelve otherautonomous communities andlocal elections all throughoutSpain.

The election was won by thePeople's Party (PP) underSergio Marqués, which became the most-voted party in the region for the first and, to date, only time. TheSpanish 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 PresidentJuan Luis Rodríguez-Vigil in 1993).United Left (IU) scored a record result despite failing to win any new seats, while theDemocratic and Social Centre (CDS) was expelled from the regional legislature.

TheGeneral Junta of the Principality of Asturias was thedevolved,unicameral legislature of theautonomous community ofAsturias, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by theSpanish Constitution and theAsturian Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from aregional president.^[1]

Voting for the General Junta was on the basis ofuniversal 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 theD'Hondt method and aclosed listproportional representation, with anelectoral 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 themunicipalities ofAller,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 andSoto del Barco.
• Eastern District, comprising the municipalities ofAmieva,Cabrales,Cabranes,Cangas de Onís,Caravia,Colunga,Llanes,Nava,Onís,Parres,Peñamellera Alta,Peñamellera Baja,Piloña,Ponga,Ribadedeva,Ribadesella andVillaviciosa.
• Western District, comprising the municipalities ofAllande,Belmonte de Miranda,Boal,Candamo,Cangas del Narcea,Castropol,Coaña,Cudillero,Degaña,El Franco,Grado,Grandas de Salime,Ibias,Illano,Muros de 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 andYernes y Tameza.

Each constituency was allocated an initial minimum of two seats, with the remaining 39 being distributed in proportion to their populations.^[2]

In smaller constituencies, the use of the electoral method resulted in aneffective threshold based on thedistrict magnitude and the distribution of votes among candidacies.^[3]

The electoral law allowed forparties andfederations registered in theinterior ministry,coalitions andgroupings 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]

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. Theprevious election was held on 26 May 1991, setting the election date for the General Junta on Sunday, 28 May 1995.^[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 asnap election called, with elected deputies merely serving out what remained of their four-year terms.^[1]

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 anabsolute majority in theGeneral Junta of the Principality of Asturias.

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  Exit poll

Polling firm/Commissioner	Fieldwork date	Sample size	Turnout					PAS	Lead
1995 regional election	28 May 1995	—	69.1	33.8 17	42.0 21	16.4 6	1.8 0	3.2 1	8.2
Eco Consulting/RTVE[p 1]	28 May 1995	?	?	33.0 16/18	41.9 20/22	15.7 6/7	–	4.1 1	8.9
Vox Pública–ODEC/Antena 3[p 1]	28 May 1995	?	?	? 15/18	? 20/23	–	–	–	?
Demoscopia/El País[p 2][p 3][p 4][p 5]	10–15 May 1995	1,000	?	31.0 15/16	41.5 20/21	16.5 7/8	–	–	10.5
CIS[p 6][p 7]	24 Apr–10 May 1995	600	71.2	34.0	39.0	17.5	–	3.9	5.0
1994 EP election	12 Jun 1994	—	58.2	32.1	42.6	19.5	1.5	1.8	10.5
1993 general election	6 Jun 1993	—	75.4	39.3	37.4	15.4	3.7	1.6	1.9
1991 regional election	26 May 1991	—	58.7	41.0 21	30.4 15	14.8 6	6.7 2	2.7 1	10.6

← Summary of the 28 May 1995General Junta of the Principality of Asturias election results→

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		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[5][6][7]
Footnotes: 1Asturianist Party results are compared to Asturian Coalition totals in the 1991 election.

Investiture
Ballot →		7 July 1995		10 July 1995
Required majority →		23 out of 45		Simple
	Sergio Marqués (PP) •PP (21)	21 / 45	N	21 / 45	Y
	Antonio Trevín (PSOE) •PSOE (17)	17 / 45	N	17 / 45	N
	Gaspar Llamazares (IU) •IU (6)(on 7 Jul)	6 / 45	N	Eliminated
	Abstentions •IU (6)(on 10 Jul) •PAS (1)	1 / 45		7 / 45
	Absentees	0 / 45		0 / 45
Sources[7]

Motion of no confidence Ovidio Sánchez (PP)
Ballot →		10 March 1999
Required majority →		23 out of 45N
	Yes •PP (16)	16 / 45
	No •URAS (5) •Independent (1)	6 / 45
	Abstentions •PSOE (15) •IU (4) •PAS (1)	20 / 45
	Absentees •PSOE (2) •IU (1)	3 / 45
Sources[7][8]

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