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1995 Madrilenian regional election

Election in the Spanish region of Madrid

Field	Value
election_name	1995 Madrilenian regional election
country	Madrid
type	parliamentary
ongoing	no
previous_election	1991 Madrilenian regional election
previous_year	1991
next_election	1999 Madrilenian regional election
next_year	1999
seats_for_election	All 103 seats in the Assembly of Madrid
majority_seats	52
opinion_polls	#Opinion polls
registered	4,129,852 7.6%
turnout	2,907,141 (70.4%)
11.7 pp
election_date	28 May 1995
image1	[[File:Ruiz Gallardón 2005.jpg	170x170px]]
leader1	Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón
party1	People's Party of the Community of Madrid
leader_since1	8 February 1987
last_election1	47 seats, 42.7%
seats1	54
seat_change1	7
popular_vote1	1,476,442
percentage1	51.0%
swing1	8.3 pp
image2	[[File:(Leguina) Felipe González recibe al presidente de la Comunidad de Madrid (cropped) (cropped).jpeg	170x170px]]
leader2	Joaquín Leguina
party2	Madrilenian Socialist Federation
leader_since2	14 December 1979
last_election2	41 seats, 36.6%
seats2	32
seat_change2	9
popular_vote2	860,726
percentage2	29.7%
swing2	6.9 pp
image3	[[File:Ángel Pérez 2013 (cropped).jpg	170x170px]]
leader3	Ángel Pérez
party3	IU
leader_since3	24 February 1993
last_election3	13 seats, 12.1%
seats3	17
seat_change3	4
popular_vote3	464,167
percentage3	16.0%
swing3	3.9 pp
title	President
before_election	Joaquín Leguina
before_party	Madrilenian Socialist Federation
after_election	Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón
after_party	People's Party of the Community of Madrid

11.7 pp

A regional election was held in the Community of Madrid on Sunday, 28 May 1995, to elect the 4th Assembly of the autonomous community. All 103 seats in the Assembly were up for election. It was held concurrently with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

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.

Overview

Electoral system

The Assembly of Madrid was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Madrid, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Madrilenian Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a regional president. Voting for the Assembly was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over 18 years of age, registered in the Community of Madrid and in full enjoyment of their political rights.

All members of the Assembly of Madrid were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of five percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied regionally. The Assembly was entitled to one member per each 50,000 inhabitants or fraction greater than 25,000.

Election date

The term of the Assembly of Madrid expired four years after the date of its previous election. Elections to the Assembly were fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years. The previous election was held on 26 May 1991, setting the election date for the Assembly on Sunday, 28 May 1995.

The president of the Community had the prerogative to dissolve the Assembly of Madrid 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 the previous one. In the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional president within a two-month period from the first ballot, the Assembly was to be automatically dissolved and a fresh election called. Any snap election held as a result of these circumstances would not alter the period to the next ordinary election, with elected deputies merely serving out what remained of their four-year terms.

Parties and candidates

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 0.5 percent of the electorate in the Community of Madrid, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates.

Below is a list of the main parties and electoral alliances which contested the election:

Candidacy	Parties and
alliances	Leading candidate	Ideology	Previous result	Gov.	Ref.	Vote %	Seats
People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"		PP	{{Collapsible list	title = List	bullets = on	People's Party (PP)	[[File:Ruiz Gallardón 2005.jpg	50px]]	Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón	Conservatism
Christian democracy
Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}"		PSOE	{{Collapsible list	title = List	bullets = on	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	[[File:(Leguina) Felipe González recibe al presidente de la Comunidad de Madrid (cropped) (cropped).jpeg	50px]]	Joaquín Leguina	Social democracy
United Left of the Community of Madrid}}"		IU	{{Collapsible list	title = List	bullets = on	United Left (IU)	[[File:Ángel Pérez 2013 (cropped).jpg	50px]]	Ángel Pérez	Socialism
Communism

Opinion polls

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; 52 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Assembly of Madrid.

;Color key:

Polling firm/Commissioner	Fieldwork date	Sample size	Turnout	[[File:People's Party (Spain) Logo (1993-2000).svg	27px	link=People's Party of the Community of Madrid	PP]]	[[File:Logo PSOE, 1976-2001.svg	17px	link=Madrilenian Socialist Federation	PSOE]]	[[File:Logo-izquierda-unida2.png	25px	link=United Left of the Community of Madrid
1995 regional election	28 May 1995		70.4		51.0
29.7
16.0
–	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}; color:white;"	21.3
title=El PP se impuso en diez comunidades	url=http://diariodenavarra.mynewsonline.com/index.php?screen=preview&ref=NAV19950529G004	language=es	work=Diario de Navarra	date=29 May 1995}}	28 May 1995	?	?		50.6
26.4
18.6
–	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}; color:white;"	24.2
title=El PP será la fuerza más votada en 12 comunidades	url=https://elpais.com/diario/1995/05/20/espana/800920832_850215.html	language=es	work=El País	date=20 May 1995}}	10–15 May 1995	1,000	?		51.1
25.5
20.3
–	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}; color:white;"	25.6
title=Preelectoral Autonómicas Madrid (Estudio nº 2159. Abril-Mayo 1995)	url=http://www.cis.es/cis/export/sites/default/-Archivos/Marginales/2140_2159/2159/e215900.html	language=es	work=CIS	date=10 May 1995}}	24 Apr–10 May 1995	1,395	72.6		51.5	27.6	15.9	–	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}; color:white;"	23.9
title=El PP gobernará con holgura la Comunidad de Madrid al superar la suma de los votos de socialistas y comunistas	url=https://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1995/05/20/025.html	language=es	work=ABC	date=20 May 1995}}	19–25 Apr 1995	1,000	?		50.0
24.0
20.0
–	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}; color:white;"	26.0
title=El PP consumará su caída en Madrid, donde también le rebasa IU	url=https://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1995/01/09/022.html	language=es	work=ABC	date=9 January 1995}}	28 Nov–2 Dec 1994	?	?		47.0	19.0	23.0	–	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}; color:white;"	24.0
1994 EP election	12 Jun 1994		49.9		50.3
24.0
19.6
–	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}; color:white;"	26.3
Tábula V/ABC	10–11 May 1994	?	?		48.0	24.0	23.0	–	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}; color:white;"	24.0
title=IU recela de un pacto con el PSOE pese al sondeo en el que cae la izquierda	url=https://elpais.com/diario/1994/04/10/madrid/765977074_850215.html	language=es	work=El País	date=10 April 1994}}	10 Apr 1994	?	?		49.4
23.6
21.6
5.4
People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}; color:white;"	25.8
1993 general election	6 Jun 1993		78.9		43.9
35.0
14.6
1.1
People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}; color:white;"	8.9
title=El PP se atribuye mayoría absoluta en la región si las elecciones fuesen ahora	url=https://elpais.com/diario/1993/02/21/madrid/730297464_850215.html	language=es	work=El País	date=21 February 1993}}	21 Feb 1993	?	?		51.0	30.0	–	–	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}; color:white;"	21.0
1991 regional election	26 May 1991		58.8		42.7
36.6
12.1
1.6
People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}; color:white;"	6.1

Results

Overall

Parties and alliances	Popular vote	Seats	Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"		People's Party (PP)	1,476,442	50.98	+8.31	54	+7
Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}"		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	860,726	29.72	−6.87	32	−9
United Left of the Community of Madrid}}"		United Left (IU)	464,167	16.03	+3.96	17	+4
The Greens–Green Group}}"		The Greens–Green Group (LV–GV)	21,239	0.73	New	0	±0
The Alternative Greens}}"		The Alternative Greens (LVA)1	10,638	0.37	−0.03	0	±0
Platform of Independents of Spain}}"		Platform of Independents of Spain (PIE)	5,368	0.19	New	0	±0
Madrilenian Independent Regional Party}}"		Madrilenian Independent Regional Party (PRIM)	3,136	0.11	−0.24	0	±0
United Extremadura}}"		United Extremadura (EU)	2,379	0.08	New	0	±0
Citizen Unity}}"		Citizen Unity (UC)	2,086	0.07	New	0	±0
Revolutionary Workers' Party (Spain)}}"		Revolutionary Workers' Party (POR)	2,066	0.07	−0.03	0	±0
Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain}}"		Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	2,053	0.07	New	0	±0
Falange Española de las JONS (1976)}}"		Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	1,853	0.06	New	0	±0
Humanist Party (Spain)}}"		Humanist Platform (PH)	1,834	0.06	New	0	±0
Independent Regional Unity}}"		Independent Regional Unity (URI)	1,636	0.06	New	0	±0
Falange Española Independiente}}"		Independent Spanish Phalanx (FEI)	1,060	0.04	New	0	±0
Coalition for a New Socialist Party}}"		Coalition for a New Socialist Party (NPS)2	731	0.03	−0.05	0	±0
Blank ballots	38,763	1.34	+0.05
Total	2,896,177		103	+2
Valid votes	2,896,177	99.62	+0.03
Invalid votes	10,964	0.38	−0.03
Votes cast / turnout	2,907,141	70.39	+11.72
Abstentions	1,222,711	29.61	−11.72
Registered voters	4,129,852
Sources
{{hidden	ta1=left	title=Footnotes:	content={{ubl	1 The Alternative Greens results are compared to Green Union totals in the 1991 election.	2 Coalition for a New Socialist Party results are compared to Alliance for the Republic totals in the 1991 election.}}}}

Elected legislators

The following table lists the elected legislators sorted by order of election.

Elected legislators	#	Name
1	Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón Jiménez	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"	PP
2	Joaquín Leguina Herrán	Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}"	PSOE
3	Rosa María Posada Chapado	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"	PP
4	Pío García-Escudero Márquez	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"	PP
5	Ángel Pérez Martínez	United Left of the Community of Madrid}}"	IU
6	Jaime Lissavetzky Díez	Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}"	PSOE
7	Antonio Germán Beteta Barreda (es)	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"	PP
8	Jesús Pedroche Nieto (es)	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"	PP
9	Francisco Cabaco López	Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}"	PSOE
10	Juan Van-Halen Acedo	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"	PP
11	Virginia Díaz Sanz	United Left of the Community of Madrid}}"	IU
12	Dolores García-Hierro Caraballo	Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}"	PSOE
13	Manuel Cobo Vega	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"	PP
14	María del Carmen Álvarez-Arenas Cisneros	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"	PP
15	Jorge Gómez Moreno	Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}"	PSOE
16	Pedro Luis Calvo y Poch (es)	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"	PP
17	Adolfo de Luxán Meléndez	United Left of the Community of Madrid}}"	IU
18	María Teresa de Lara Carbó (es)	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"	PP
19	Pedro Feliciano Sabando Suárez (es)	Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}"	PSOE
20	Pedro Núñez Morgades (es)	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"	PP
21	Luis María Huete Morillo (es)	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"	PP
22	Alejandro Lucas Fernández Martín	Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}"	PSOE
23	María Luisa Sánchez Peral	United Left of the Community of Madrid}}"	IU
24	José López López	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"	PP
25	María Helena Almazán Vicario	Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}"	PSOE
26	José Martín Crespo Díaz	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"	PP
27	Francisco Javier Rodríguez Rodríguez (es)	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"	PP
28	Carmen Ferrero Torres (es)	Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}"	PSOE
29	Mariano Gamo Sánchez	United Left of the Community of Madrid}}"	IU
30	Cristina Cifuentes Cuencas	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"	PP
31	Carlos María Mayor Oreja (es)	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"	PP
32	Juan Antonio Barrios de Penagos	Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}"	PSOE
33	Ismael Bardisa Jordá (es)	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"	PP
34	Juan Antonio Ruiz Castillo	Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}"	PSOE
35	Tomás Pedro Burgos Beteta (fr)	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"	PP
36	Juan Ramón Sanz Arranz	United Left of the Community of Madrid}}"	IU
37	Sandra Sue Myers Brown	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"	PP
38	Ramón Espinar Gallego	Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}"	PSOE
39	José Antonio Bermúdez de Castro Fernández	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"	PP
40	Luis Manuel Partida Brunete	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"	PP
41	Adolfo Gilaberte Fernández	United Left of the Community of Madrid}}"	IU
42	Virgilio Cano de Lope (es)	Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}"	PSOE
43	José María Román Ugarte	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"	PP
44	Fermín Lucas Giménez	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"	PP
45	Adolfo Piñedo Simal (es)	Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}"	PSOE
46	María Teresa García-Siso Pardo	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"	PP
47	Juan Antonio Candil Martín	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"	PP
48	Ginés Meléndez González	Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}"	PSOE
49	José María de Federico Corral	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"	PP
50	Roberto Sanz Pinacho	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"	PP
51	Eulalia García Sánchez	Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}"	PSOE
52	Cándida O'Shea Suárez Inclán	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"	PP
53	Miguel Ángel Bilbatúa Pérez	United Left of the Community of Madrid}}"	IU
54	Juan Soler-Espiauba Gallo (es)	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"	PP
55	Elena Vázquez Menéndez (es)	Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}"	PSOE
56	Fernando Utande Martínez	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"	PP
57	Fernando Abad Bécquer (es)	Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}"	PSOE
58	Juan Andrés Naranjo Escobar	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"	PP
59	Marina María González Izquierdo	United Left of the Community of Madrid}}"	IU
60	Pedro Argüelles Salaverría (es)	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"	PP
61	Antonio Chazarra Montiel	Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}"	PSOE
62	Pilar Busó Borús (d)	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"	PP
63	Luis Ángel Gutiérrez-Vierna Espada	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"	PP
64	Miryam Alvarez Páez	Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}"	PSOE
65	Julio Setién Martínez	United Left of the Community of Madrid}}"	IU
66	Victorino Ramón Rosón Ferreiro	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"	PP
67	Jesús Adriano Valverde Bocanegra	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"	PP
68	Agapito Ramos Cuenca (es)	Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}"	PSOE
69	Alejandro Sanz Peinado	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"	PP
70	Modesto Nolla Estrada (d)	Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}"	PSOE
71	Blanca Nieves de la Cierva de Hoces	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"	PP
72	José Nieto Cicuéndez	United Left of the Community of Madrid}}"	IU
73	José Luis Álvarez de Francisco	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"	PP
74	Luis Miguel Maza Alcázar	Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}"	PSOE
75	Paloma Fernández-Fontecha Torres	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"	PP
76	María Gador Ongil Cores (es)	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"	PP
77	Armando García Martínez	Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}"	PSOE
78	Luis Miguel Sánchez Seseña	United Left of the Community of Madrid}}"	IU
79	Jorge Tapia Sáez	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"	PP
80	María Luz Martln Barrios	Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}"	PSOE
81	Tomás Casado González	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"	PP
82	Francisco Javier Espadas López-Terradas	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"	PP
83	Jaime Ramón Ruiz Reig	United Left of the Community of Madrid}}"	IU
84	José Manuel Franco Pardo	Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}"	PSOE
85	José Luis Moreno Casas	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"	PP
86	Esteban Parro del Prado (es)	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"	PP
87	Jesús Zúñiga Pérez-Lemaur	Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}"	PSOE
88	Manuel Troitiño Pelaz	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"	PP
89	Carlos Paíno Capón	United Left of the Community of Madrid}}"	IU
90	María Esther García Romero-Nieva	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"	PP
91	Margarita Alba García	Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}"	PSOE
92	Luis del Olmo Flórez	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"	PP
93	María Isabel López Navarro	Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}"	PSOE
94	Paloma García Romero (d)	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"	PP
95	Luisa María Teresa Biehn Cañedo	United Left of the Community of Madrid}}"	IU
96	Sonsoles Trinidad Aboín Aboín (d)	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"	PP
97	Saturnino Zapata Llerena	Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}"	PSOE
98	Miguel Ángel Villanueva González (es)	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"	PP
99	Pedro Muñoz Abrines (d)	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"	PP
100	Javier Ledesma Bartret	Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}"	PSOE
101	Benjamín Martín Vasco	People's Party of the Community of Madrid}}"	PP
102	Julio Misiego Gascón	United Left of the Community of Madrid}}"	IU
103	Henar Corbi Murgui	Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}"	PSOE

Aftermath

Investiture processes to elect the President of the Community of Madrid required for an absolute majority—more than half the votes cast—to be obtained in the first ballot. If unsuccessful, a new ballot would be held 48 hours later requiring of a simple majority—more affirmative than negative votes—to succeed. If none of such majorities were achieved, successive candidate proposals could be processed under the same procedure. In the event of the investiture process failing to elect a regional President within a two-month period from the first ballot, the Assembly would be automatically dissolved and a snap election called.

Ballot →	28 June 1995	Required majority →
52 out of 103
{{Collapsible list	title = Yes	• PP (54)
{{Collapsible list	title = No	• PSOE (32)	• IU (17)
Abstentions
Absentees
Sources

References

;Opinion poll sources

;Other

References

(25 February 1983). "Ley Orgánica 3/1983, de 25 de febrero, de Estatuto de Autonomía de la Comunidad de Madrid".
(16 November 1986). "Ley 11/1986, de 16 de diciembre, Electoral de la Comunidad de Madrid".
(19 June 1985). "Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General".
(17 May 1990). "Ley 5/1990, de 17 de mayo, reguladora de la facultad de disolución de la Asamblea de Madrid por el Presidente de la Comunidad".
"Elecciones a la Asamblea de Madrid (1983-2021)".
(2 November 1995). "Elecciones a la Asamblea de Madrid 1995". Boletín Oficial de la Comunidad de Madrid.
(2 November 1995). "Elecciones a la Asamblea de Madrid 1995". Boletín Oficial de la Comunidad de Madrid.

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