1995 Riojan regional election

1995 Riojan regional election
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All 33 seats in the General Deputation of La Rioja
17 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered218,519 Green arrow up4.0%
Turnout166,422 (76.2%)
Green arrow up7.3 pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Pedro Sanz José Ignacio Pérez Sáenz Jesús Rodríguez Rubio
Party PP PSOE IU
Leader since 2 October 1993 1987 1995
Last election 15 seats, 41.7% 16 seats, 42.4% 0 seats, 4.5%
Seats won 17 12 2
Seat change Green arrow up2 Red arrow down4 Green arrow up2
Popular vote 81,703 56,335 11,921
Percentage 49.4% 34.1% 7.2%
Swing Green arrow up7.7 pp Red arrow down8.3 pp Green arrow up2.7 pp
  Fourth party
 
Leader Leopoldo Virosta
Party PR+
Leader since 23 June 1990
Last election 2 seats, 5.4%
Seats won 2
Seat change Blue arrow right0
Popular vote 11,069
Percentage 6.7%
Swing Green arrow up1.3 pp
President before election

José Ignacio Pérez Sáenz
PSOE

Elected President

Pedro Sanz
PP

The 1995 Riojan regional election was held on Sunday, 28 May 1995, to elect the 4th General Deputation of the autonomous community of La Rioja. All 33 seats in the General Deputation were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

For the first time, the People's Party (PP) emerged as the largest party in the General Deputation with an absolute majority of seats and almost 49% of the share, an increase of about eight percentage points from 1991. In contrast, the vote for the ruling Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) fell to its lowest level up until that time, losing four of its previously 16 seats and remaining with 12. United Left (IU) benefited from the Socialist defeat and entered the General Deputation for the first time with 2 seats, whereas the Riojan Party (PR)—which had formed the regional government together with the PSOE since 1990—obtained its best result since 1983.[1] Turnout, at 76.2%, was the highest to date for a regional election in La Rioja.

As a result of the election, PP leader Pedro Sanz became the new regional President, succeeding Socialist José Ignacio Pérez Sáenz.[2]

  1. ^ "Los populares gobernarán por mayoría absoluta". El País (in Spanish). 29 May 1995. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  2. ^ "El popular Sanz, investido presidente riojano". El País (in Spanish). 1 July 1995. Retrieved 10 December 2019.