1990 Basque regional election

1990 Basque regional election

← 1986 28 October 1990 1994 →

All 75 seats in the Basque Parliament
38 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered1,687,936 Green arrow up1.7%
Turnout1,029,457 (61.0%)
Red arrow down8.6 pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader José Antonio Ardanza Ramón Jáuregui Iñaki Esnaola
Party EAJ/PNV PSE–PSOE HB
Leader since 2 March 1985 16 June 1988 1986
Leader's seat Guipúzcoa Guipúzcoa Guipúzcoa
Last election 17 seats, 23.6% 19 seats, 22.0% 13 seats, 17.4%
Seats won 22 16 13
Seat change Green arrow up5 Red arrow down3 Blue arrow right0
Popular vote 289,701 202,736 186,410
Percentage 28.3% 19.8% 18.2%
Swing Green arrow up4.7 pp Red arrow down2.2 pp Green arrow up0.8 pp

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Carlos Garaikoetxea Jaime Mayor Oreja Kepa Aulestia
Party EA PP EE
Leader since 4 September 1986 20 January 1989 1987
Leader's seat Guipúzcoa Álava Biscay
Last election 13 seats, 15.8% 2 seats, 4.8%[a] 9 seats, 10.8%
Seats won 9 6 6
Seat change Red arrow down4 Green arrow up4 Red arrow down3
Popular vote 115,703 83,719 79,105
Percentage 11.3% 8.2% 7.7%
Swing Red arrow down4.5 pp Green arrow up3.4 pp Red arrow down3.1 pp


Lehendakari before election

José Antonio Ardanza
EAJ/PNV

Elected Lehendakari

José Antonio Ardanza
EAJ/PNV

The 1990 Basque regional election was held on Sunday, 28 October 1990, to elect the 4th Parliament of the Basque Autonomous Community. All 75 seats in the Parliament were up for election.

The Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) won 22 seats, the Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE) came second with 16 seats, Popular Unity (HB) came third with 13 seats and Basque Solidarity (EA) won 9 seats. The People's Party (PP) and Basque Country Left (EE) each won 6 seats.
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