1991 Canarian Island Cabildo elections

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The 1991 Canarian Island Cabildo elections were held on Sunday, 26 May 1991, to elect the 4th Island Cabildos of El Hierro, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, La Gomera, La Palma, Lanzarote and Tenerife. All 139 seats in the seven Island Cabildos were up for election.

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Overall

← Summary of the 26 May 1991 Island Cabildos election results →
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes %±pp Total+/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)236,67133.97+4.4051+5
Tenerife Group of Independents (ATI)122,02917.52+0.1913±0
People's Party (PP)191,20313.09–0.7114+1
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)83,23711.95–5.6118–12
Canarian Initiative (ICAN)282,53911.85–0.3310+2
Independents of Gran Canaria (IGC)15,5732.24New0±0
Lanzarote Independents Party (PIL)15,0962.17+1.8312+10
La Palma Group of Independents (API)13,4921.94+0.547+2
Canarian Nationalist Party (PNC)7,5711.09New0±0
Majorera Assembly (AM)6,5330.94+0.107±0
Canarian Coalition for Independence (CI (FREPIC–Awañac))3,5580.51New0±0
Independents of Fuerteventura (IF)3,3730.48–0.053–1
The Greens (LV)2,2910.33New0±0
Independent Herrenian Group (AHI)1,5530.22–0.174–4
Party of The People (LG)1,4060.20New0±0
The Greens Ecologist–Humanist List (LVLE–H)31,2220.18+0.070±0
Workers' Socialist Party (PST)1,2190.17–0.010±0
Left Platform (PCE (m–l)–CRPE)41,1720.17+0.100±0
Insular Group of Gran Canaria (AIGRANC)1,0410.15–0.600±0
Assembly (Tagoror)7130.10+0.020±0
Gomeran People's Union (UPGO)450.01–0.010±0
Centre Canarian Union (UCC) n/a n/a–2.490–1
Blank ballots5,1450.74+0.12
Total696,682139+2
Valid votes696,68299.27+0.43
Invalid votes5,1430.73–0.43
Votes cast / turnout701,82561.86–5.32
Abstentions432,76538.14+5.32
Registered voters1,134,590
Sources [1]
Footnotes:
Popular vote
PSOE
 
33.97%
ATI
 
17.52%
PP
 
13.09%
CDS
 
11.95%
ICAN
 
11.85%
IGC
 
2.24%
PIL
 
2.17%
API
 
1.94%
PNC
 
1.09%
AM
 
0.94%
IF
 
0.48%
AHI
 
0.22%
Others
 
1.82%
Blank ballots
 
0.74%
Seats
PSOE
 
36.69%
CDS
 
12.95%
PP
 
10.07%
ATI
 
9.35%
PIL
 
8.63%
ICAN
 
7.19%
API
 
5.04%
AM
 
5.04%
AHI
 
2.88%
IF
 
2.16%

Island Cabildo control

The following table lists party control in the Island Cabildos. [1] Gains for a party are displayed with the cell's background shaded in that party's colour.

CabildoPrevious controlNew control
El Hierro Independent Herrenian Group (AHI) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Fuerteventura Majorera Assembly (AM) Majorera Assembly (AM)
Gran Canaria Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Canarian Initiative (ICAN)
La Gomera Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
La Palma People's Party (PP)La Palma Group of Independents (API) (PSOE in 1993)
Lanzarote Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) Lanzarote Independents Party (PIL) (PSOE in 1994)
Tenerife Tenerife Group of Independents (ATI) Tenerife Group of Independents (ATI)

Islands

El Hierro

← Summary of the 26 May 1991 Island Cabildo of El Hierro election results →
ElHierroCabildoDiagram1991.svg
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes %±pp Total+/−
Independent Herrenian Group (AHI)1,55336.52–28.534–4
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)1,36232.03+11.014+2
People's Party (PP)185120.01+11.612+1
Canarian Initiative (ICAN)47811.24New1+1
Blank ballots80.19–0.24
Total4,25211±0
Valid votes4,25299.67+0.05
Invalid votes140.33–0.05
Votes cast / turnout4,26674.82–1.99
Abstentions1,43625.18+1.99
Registered voters5,702
Sources [1] [2]
Footnotes:

Fuerteventura

← Summary of the 26 May 1991 Island Cabildo of Fuerteventura election results →
FuerteventuraCabildoDiagram1991.svg
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes %±pp Total+/−
Majorera Assembly (AM)6,53335.99–0.937±0
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)3,90521.51+9.934+2
Independents of Fuerteventura (IF)3,37318.58–4.833–1
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)3,35718.49–2.193–1
People's Party (PP)18714.80+0.200±0
Blank ballots1130.62–0.03
Total18,15217±0
Valid votes18,15299.38+0.05
Invalid votes1130.62–0.05
Votes cast / turnout18,26569.62–5.10
Abstentions7,97030.38+5.10
Registered voters26,235
Sources [1] [3]
Footnotes:

Gran Canaria

← Summary of the 26 May 1991 Island Cabildo of Gran Canaria election results →
GranCanariaCabildoDiagram1991.svg
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes %±pp Total+/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)111,82935.48+8.1212+3
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)59,22818.79–3.986–1
People's Party (PP)158,20618.47–2.306+1
Canarian Initiative (ICAN)254,89217.42–0.865±0
Independents of Gran Canaria (IGC)15,5734.94New0±0
Canarian Nationalist Party (PNC)4,6211.47New0±0
The Greens (LV)2,2910.73New0±0
Canarian Coalition for Independence (CI (FREPIC–Awañac))1,3280.42New0±0
The Greens Ecologist–Humanist List (LVLE–H)31,2220.39+0.150±0
Left Platform (PCE (m–l)–CRPE)41,1720.37+0.210±0
Insular Group of Gran Canaria (AIGRANC)1,0410.33–1.370±0
Assembly (Tagoror)7130.23+0.060±0
Party of The People (LG)6030.19New0±0
Centre Canarian Union (UCC) n/a n/a–5.630–1
Blank ballots2,4510.78+0.05
Total315,17029+2
Valid votes315,17099.22+0.73
Invalid votes2,4930.78–0.73
Votes cast / turnout317,66362.63–2.61
Abstentions189,57337.37+2.61
Registered voters507,236
Sources [1] [4]
Footnotes:

La Gomera

← Summary of the 26 May 1991 Island Cabildo of La Gomera election results →
LaGomeraCabildoDiagram1991.svg
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes %±pp Total+/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)5,39957.13+0.788±0
Democratic and Social Centre–Gomera Group of Independents (CDS–AGI)3,09732.77+2.185+1
Canarian Initiative (ICAN)15676.00–0.380–1
People's Party (PP)23023.20–1.250±0
Gomeran People's Union (UPGO)450.48–1.350±0
Blank ballots400.42+0.03
Total9,45013±0
Valid votes9,45099.73+0.27
Invalid votes260.27–0.27
Votes cast / turnout9,47671.27–0.71
Abstentions3,81928.73+0.71
Registered voters13,295
Sources [1] [5]
Footnotes:

La Palma

← Summary of the 26 May 1991 Island Cabildo of La Palma election results →
LaPalmaCabildoDiagram1991.svg
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes %±pp Total+/−
La Palma Group of Independents (API)13,49233.08+8.677+2
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)13,39032.83+6.337+1
People's Party (PP)17,70118.88–7.744–2
Canarian Initiative (ICAN)23,9129.59+0.062±0
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)2,1655.31–7.201–1
Blank ballots1220.30–0.13
Total40,78221±0
Valid votes40,78299.45–0.15
Invalid votes2250.55+0.15
Votes cast / turnout41,00767.41+0.49
Abstentions19,82832.59–0.49
Registered voters60,835
Sources [1] [6]
Footnotes:

Lanzarote

← Summary of the 26 May 1991 Island Cabildo of Lanzarote election results →
LanzaroteCabildoDiagram1991.svg
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes %±pp Total+/−
Lanzarote Independents Party (PIL)15,09648.79+39.8412+10
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)8,43827.27–6.696–3
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)4,54914.70–23.143–7
People's Party (PP)11,0363.35+0.100±0
Canarian Initiative (ICAN)29643.12–4.000±0
Canarian Nationalist Party (PNC)4041.31New0±0
Canarian Coalition for Independence (CI (FREPIC–Awañac))3070.99New0±0
Blank ballots1450.47–0.19
Total30,93921±0
Valid votes30,93999.63+0.79
Invalid votes1150.37–0.79
Votes cast / turnout31,05458.51–7.84
Abstentions22,01941.49+7.84
Registered voters53,073
Sources [1] [7]
Footnotes:

Tenerife

← Summary of the 26 May 1991 Island Cabildo of Tenerife election results →
TenerifeCabildoDiagram1991.svg
Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes %±pp Total+/−
Tenerife Group of Independents (ATI)122,02943.91+2.8313±0
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)92,34833.23+1.0710±0
People's Party (PP)122,2368.00+1.782+1
Canarian Initiative (ICAN)221,7267.82+0.922+2
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)10,8413.90–6.670–3
Canarian Nationalist Party (PNC)2,5460.92New0±0
Canarian Coalition for Independence (CI (FREPIC–Awañac))1,9230.69+0.300±0
Workers' Socialist Party (PST)1,2190.44+0.020±0
Party of The People (LG)8030.29New0±0
Blank ballots2,2660.82+0.27
Total277,93727±0
Valid votes277,93799.23+0.19
Invalid votes2,1570.77–0.19
Votes cast / turnout280,09459.82–8.98
Abstentions188,12040.18+8.98
Registered voters468,214
Sources [1] [8]
Footnotes:

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  2. ↑ "Electoral Results Consultation. Insular Cabildo. May 1991. El Hierro". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  3. ↑ "Electoral Results Consultation. Insular Cabildo. May 1991. Fuerteventura". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  4. ↑ "Electoral Results Consultation. Insular Cabildo. May 1991. Gran Canaria". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2020.
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  6. ↑ "Electoral Results Consultation. Insular Cabildo. May 1991. La Palma". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2020.
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