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1995 Basque foral elections

The 1995 Basque foral elections were held on Sunday, 28 May 1995, to elect the 5th General Assemblies of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa. All 153 seats in the three General Assemblies were up for election. They were held concurrently with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

Parties and alliances	Popular vote	Seats
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	315,621	28.37	−1.19	47	±0
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))1	185,972	16.72	−9.84	26	−14
	People's Party (PP)	171,973	15.46	+7.42	25	+16
	Popular Unity (HB)	160,552	14.43	−2.97	20	−7
	Basque Solidarity (EA)	120,960	10.87	−1.54	15	−4
	United Left (IU/EB)	90,434	8.13	+6.33	9	+9
	Alavese Unity (UA)	23,442	2.11	−0.14	9	−2
	Basque Citizen Initiative (ICV–Gorordo)	20,383	1.83	New	2	+2
	Abanto Municipal Group (AMA)	824	0.07	New	0	±0
	Platform of Independents of Spain (PIE)	601	0.05	New	0	±0
	Basque Country Greens (EHB)	472	0.04	−0.29	0	±0
	Public Hats (Herri-Hats)	446	0.04	New	0	±0
	Carlist Party (EKA/PC)	185	0.02	−0.04	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	123	0.01	−0.52	0	±0
Blank ballots	20,352	1.83	+0.88

Total	1,112,340		153	±0

Valid votes	1,112,340	99.07	−0.09
Invalid votes	10,399	0.93	+0.09
Votes cast / turnout	1,122,739	63.92	+4.89
Abstentions	633,796	36.08	−4.89
Registered voters	1,756,535

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

Deputation	New control
Álava	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)
Biscay	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)
Gipuzkoa	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6	Column 7

	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	38,126	26.04	+0.20	15	+1
	People's Party (PP)	25,077	17.13	+8.34	9	+6
	Alavese Unity (UA)	23,442	16.01	−2.29	9	−2
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))1	21,099	14.41	−8.18	7	−6
	Popular Unity (HB)	13,330	9.10	−2.27	4	−3
	Basque Solidarity (EA)	11,500	7.85	−0.81	4	+1
	United Left (IU/EB)	11,400	7.79	+6.70	3	+3
Blank ballots	2,458	1.68	+0.68

Total	146,432		51	±0

Valid votes	146,432	99.03	+0.06
Invalid votes	1,435	0.97	−0.06
Votes cast / turnout	147,867	64.33	+6.62
Abstentions	82,006	35.67	−6.62
Registered voters	229,873

Sources
Footnotes:
1 Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left results are compared to the combined totals of the Socialist Party of the Basque Country and Basque Country Left in the 1990 election.

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6	Column 7

	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	201,469	33.22	−2.60	20	−1
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))1	102,575	16.91	−10.65	10	−4
	People's Party (PP)	99,662	16.43	+7.62	9	+5
	Popular Unity (HB)	71,967	11.87	−3.56	5	−3
	United Left (IU/EB)	56,515	9.32	+6.90	4	+4
	Basque Solidarity (EA)	42,278	6.97	−0.98	1	−3
	Basque Citizen Initiative (ICV–Gorordo)	20,383	3.36	New	2	+2
	Abanto Municipal Group (AMA)	824	0.14	New	0	±0
	Platform of Independents of Spain (PIE)	601	0.10	New	0	±0
Blank ballots	10,166	1.68	+0.71

Total	606,440		51	±0

Valid votes	606,440	99.05	−0.08
Invalid votes	5,814	0.95	+0.08
Votes cast / turnout	612,254	63.69	+5.56
Abstentions	348,992	36.31	−5.56
Registered voters	961,246

Sources
Footnotes:
1 Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left results are compared to the combined totals of the Socialist Party of the Basque Country and Basque Country Left in the 1990 election.

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6	Column 7

	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	76,026	21.15	+0.41	12	±0
	Popular Unity (HB)	75,255	20.94	−1.89	11	−1
	Basque Solidarity (EA)	67,182	18.69	−2.38	10	−2
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))1	62,298	17.33	−9.05	9	−4
	People's Party (PP)	47,234	13.14	+6.62	7	+5
	United Left (IU/EB)	22,519	6.26	+5.21	2	+2
	Basque Country Greens (EHB)	472	0.13	−0.09	0	±0
	Public Hats (Herri-Hats)	446	0.12	New	0	±0
	Carlist Party (EKA/PC)	185	0.05	New	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	123	0.03	−0.27	0	±0
Blank ballots	7,728	2.15	+1.27

Total	359,468		51	±0

Valid votes	359,468	99.13	−0.16
Invalid votes	3,150	0.87	+0.16
Votes cast / turnout	362,618	64.13	+3.06
Abstentions	202,798	35.87	−3.06
Registered voters	565,416

Sources
Footnotes:
1 Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left results are compared to the combined totals of the Socialist Party of the Basque Country and Basque Country Left in the 1990 election.

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