# 1991 Basque foral elections

The 1991 Basque foral elections were held on Sunday, 26 May 1991, to elect the 4th General Assemblies of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa. All 153 seats in the three General Assemblies were up for election. The elections were held simultaneously with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

## Overall

← Summary of the 26 May 1991 Basque General Assemblies election results → :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 293,683 | 29.56 | +7.78 | 47 | +15 |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE) | 195,691 | 19.70 | +0.80 | 32 | ±0 |
| | Popular Unity (HB) | 172,844 | 17.40 | –1.81 | 27 | –5 |
| | Basque Solidarity (EA) | 123,334 | 12.41 | –5.20 | 19 | –16 |
| | People's Party (PP)$^1$ | 79,877 | 8.04 | +1.66 | 9 | +3 |
| | Basque Country Left (EE) | 68,139 | 6.86 | –3.03 | 8 | –4 |
| | Alavese Unity (UA) | 22,342 | 2.25 | New | 11 | +11 |
| | United Left (IU/EB) | 17,864 | 1.80 | +0.99 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 5,225 | 0.53 | –2.87 | 0 | –4 |
| | Basque Country Greens (EHB) | 3,325 | 0.33 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Green Union (UVE) | 732 | 0.07 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Carlist Party (EKA/PC) | 567 | 0.06 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Vitorian Youth (JV) | 465 | 0.05 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 9,415 | 0.95 | –0.07 | | |
| Total | Total | 993,503 | | | 153 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 993,503 | 99.16 | +0.09 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 8,407 | 0.84 | –0.09 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 1,001,910 | 59.03 | –8.42 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 695,489 | 40.97 | +8.42 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 1,697,399 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ People's Party results are compared to the combined totals of People's Alliance and People's Democratic Party–Liberal Party in the 1987 elections. |||||||
Popular vote
EAJ/PNV
29.56%
PSE–PSOE
19.70%
HB
17.40%
EA
12.41%
PP
8.04%
EE
6.86%
UA
2.25%
IU/EB
1.80%
Others
1.04%
Blank ballots
0.95% :

## Foral deputation control

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 | Previous control | New control |
| Álava | Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE) | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) |
| Biscay | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) |
| Gipuzkoa | Basque Solidarity (EA) | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) |

## Historical territories
### Álava

← Summary of the 26 May 1991 Álava General Assembly election results → :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 31,535 | 25.84 | +8.44 | 14 | +4 |
| | Alavese Unity (UA) | 22,342 | 18.30 | New | 11 | +11 |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE) | 22,080 | 18.09 | –1.60 | 11 | ±0 |
| | Popular Unity (HB) | 13,872 | 11.37 | –2.63 | 7 | –1 |
| | People's Party (PP)$^1$ | 10,725 | 8.79 | –0.91 | 3 | –1 |
| | Basque Solidarity (EA) | 10,570 | 8.66 | –12.30 | 3 | –9 |
| | Basque Country Left (EE) | 5,497 | 4.50 | –3.50 | 2 | –1 |
| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 1,685 | 1.38 | –5.71 | 0 | –3 |
| | United Left (IU/EB) | 1,329 | 1.09 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Green Union (UVE) | 732 | 0.60 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Vitorian Youth (JV) | 465 | 0.38 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 1,224 | 1.00 | –0.16 | | |
| Total | Total | 122,056 | | | 51 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 122,056 | 98.97 | +0.14 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,270 | 1.03 | –0.14 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 123,326 | 57.71 | –10.55 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 90,361 | 42.29 | +10.55 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 213,687 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ People's Party results are compared to the combined totals of People's Alliance and People's Democratic Party in the 1987 elections. |||||||

### Biscay

← Summary of the 26 May 1991 Biscay General Assembly election results → :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 193,413 | 35.82 | +8.54 | 21 | +5 |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE) | 113,380 | 21.00 | +1.38 | 12 | ±0 |
| | Popular Unity (HB) | 83,306 | 15.43 | –2.20 | 8 | –2 |
| | People's Party (PP)$^1$ | 47,552 | 8.81 | +2.49 | 4 | +3 |
| | Basque Solidarity (EA) | 42,918 | 7.95 | –4.93 | 4 | –3 |
| | Basque Country Left (EE) | 35,432 | 6.56 | –2.80 | 2 | –2 |
| | United Left (IU/EB) | 13,061 | 2.42 | +1.25 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Basque Country Greens (EHB) | 2,587 | 0.48 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 2,547 | 0.47 | –3.22 | 0 | –1 |
| | Carlist Party (EKA/PC) | 567 | 0.10 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 5,262 | 0.97 | –0.11 | | |
| Total | Total | 540,025 | | | 51 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 540,025 | 99.13 | +0.06 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 4,756 | 0.87 | –0.06 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 544,781 | 58.13 | –8.72 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 392,340 | 41.87 | +8.72 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 937,121 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ People's Party results are compared to the combined totals of People's Alliance and People's Democratic Party in the 1987 elections. |||||||

### Gipuzkoa

← Summary of the 26 May 1991 Gipuzkoa General Assembly election results → :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Popular Unity (HB) | 75,666 | 22.83 | –0.98 | 12 | –2 |
| | Basque Solidarity (EA) | 69,846 | 21.07 | –3.22 | 12 | –4 |
| | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 68,735 | 20.74 | +6.54 | 12 | +6 |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE) | 60,231 | 18.17 | +0.77 | 9 | ±0 |
| | Basque Country Left (EE) | 27,210 | 8.21 | –3.28 | 4 | –1 |
| | People's Party (PP)$^1$ | 21,600 | 6.52 | +1.28 | 2 | +1 |
| | United Left (IU/EB) | 3,474 | 1.05 | +0.53 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 993 | 0.30 | –1.23 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Basque Country Greens (EHB) | 738 | 0.22 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 2,929 | 0.88 | +0.01 | | |
| Total | Total | 331,422 | | | 51 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 331,422 | 99.29 | +0.14 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,381 | 0.71 | –0.14 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 333,803 | 61.07 | –7.09 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 212,788 | 38.93 | +7.09 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 546,591 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ People's Party results are compared to the combined totals of People's Alliance and People's Democratic Party–Liberal Party in the 1987 elections. |||||||