Catalan parliamentary election, 1992

Catalan parliamentary election, 1992

15 March 1992

All 135 seats in the Parliament of Catalonia 68 seats needed for a majority Opinion polls Registered 4,839,071 6.0% Turnout 2,655,051 (54.9%) 4.5 pp   First party Second party Third party   Leader Jordi Pujol Raimon Obiols Àngel Colom Party CiU PSC ERC Leader since 19 September 1978 12 July 1983 19 November 1989[1] Last election 69 seats, 45.7% 42 seats, 29.8% 6 seats, 4.1% Seats won 70 40 11 Seat change 1 2 5 Popular vote 1,221,233 728,311 210,366 Percentage 46.2% 27.5% 8.0% Swing 0.5 pp 2.3 pp 3.9 pp   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Rafael Ribó Alejo Vidal-Quadras Party IC PPC Leader since 23 February 1987 9 January 1991 Last election 9 seats, 7.8% 6 seats, 5.3% Seats won 7 7 Seat change 2 1 Popular vote 171,794 157,772 Percentage 6.5% 6.0% Swing 1.3 pp 0.7 pp

Graphic of the results in the Catalan Parliament election, 1992, based in seats and constituencies.

President before election Jordi Pujol CiU Elected President Jordi Pujol CiU

The 1992 Catalan parliamentary election was held on Sunday, 15 March 1992, to elect the 4th Parliament of Catalonia, the regional legislature of the Spanish autonomous community of Catalonia. At stake were all 135 seats in the Parliament, determining the President of Catalonia.

Electoral system

The 135 members of the Parliament of Catalonia were elected in 4 multi-member districts, corresponding to Catalonia's four provinces, using the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation. As the community did not have an electoral law of its own passed into law at the time of the 1992 election, the electoral system came regulated under the community's Statute of Autonomy rules, and subsidiarily, under the Spanish general electoral law (Organic Law 5/1985, of the General Electoral Regime). As a result of the lack of an autonomous electoral law, seats were allocated to districts through specific Laws or Decrees for each election. For the 1992 election, seats were distributed as follows: Barcelona (85), Girona (17), Lleida (15) and Tarragona (18).

Voting was on the basis of universal suffrage in a secret ballot. Only lists polling above 3% of valid votes in each district (which includes blank ballots—for none of the above) were entitled to enter the seat distribution.^[2][3]

Background

After of 12 years of a Convergence and Union government, these elections didn't open up expectations for a possible change in the Catalan Government.

In the past 1988 elections, Convergence and Union reedited the absolute majority.

Parties

• Convergència i Unió (CiU, Convergence and Union). Presidential candidate: Jordi Pujol. Union of the Catalan nationalist, fiscally liberal Democratic Convergence of Catalonia and the conservative Democratic Union of Catalonia.
• Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC). Presidential candidate: Raimon Obiols. Social democratic and leftist. The PSC are affiliated to the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE).
• Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC, Republican Left of Catalonia). Presidential candidate: Àngel Colom i Colom. Catalan republican and independentist, left-wing.
• People's Party of Catalonia (PPC). Presidential candidate: Alejo Vidal-Quadras Roca. The main party of the centre-right in Spain.
• Initiative for Catalonia (IC). Presidential candidate: Rafel Ribó. Green (eco-socialist) and leftist.

Opinion polls

Vote

Poll results are listed in the table below in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first, and using the date the survey's fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. If such date is unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed in bold, and the background shaded in the leading party's colour. In the instance that there is a tie, then no figure is shaded. The lead column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the two parties with the highest figures. When a specific poll does not show a data figure for a party, the party's cell corresponding to that poll is shown empty.

Date	Polling Firm/Source	CiU	PSC	IC	PPC	ERC	CDS	Others	Lead
15 Mar 1992	Regional Election	46.2	27.5	6.5	6.0	8.0	0.9	4.9	18.7
Exit polls
8 Mar	Sigma-2	46.1	29.0	8.0	6.4	5.2	1.6	3.7	17.1
8 Mar	RGR	47.5	27.6	8.3	5.1	5.3	1.8	4.4	19.9
8 Mar	Gabise	46.6	30.8	6.7	6.1	5.6	2.0	2.2	15.8
3–5 Mar	OTR	46.4	29.2	7.7	6.3	5.6		4.8	17.2
2–4 Mar	Opina	47.9	28.2	7.0	5.6	6.5	1.5	3.3	19.7
29 Feb–4 Mar	Demoscopia	46.5	27.6	7.1	6.3	6.2	1.1	5.2	18.9
17–19 Feb	Opina	47.5	28.5	8.5	5.0	5.0	1.0	4.5	19.0
8–14 Feb	Demoscopia	46.4	30.1	6.9	6.2	6.0	1.6	2.8	16.3
8–11 Feb	OTR	46.6	27.9	8.2	6.5	5.6	1.8	3.4	18.7
19 Jan	Producciones 5	46.8	28.8	7.5	6.0	5.1	2.6	3.2	18.0
3 Jan	Central de Campo	40.0	32.0					28.0	8.0
1992
1991
1990
29 Oct 1989	General Election	32.7	35.6	7.3	10.6	2.7	4.3	6.2	2.9
15 Jun 1989	EP Election	27.5	36.4	5.5	8.6	3.3	3.7	13.7	8.9
1989
29 May 1988	Regional Election	45.7	29.8	7.8	5.3	4.1	3.8	3.5	15.9

Seat projections

Opinion polls showing seat projections are displayed in the table below. The highest seat figures in each polling survey have their background shaded in the leading party's colour. In the instance that there is a tie, then no figure is shaded. 68 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of Catalonia.

68 seats needed for majority

Date	Polling Firm/Source	CiU	PSC	IC	PPC	ERC	CDS	Others
15 Mar 1992	Regional Election	70	40	7	7	11	0	0
Exit polls
8 Mar	Sigma-2	70	42	9	8	6	0	0
8 Mar	MarkCom	76−78	36−38	5	4−5	12	0	0
8 Mar	RGR	71−73	39−41	9−10	5−6	7	0	0
8 Mar	Gabise	68−71	41−43	6−7	7	7−8	0	0
3–5 Mar	OTR	69−72	40−43	8−9	7	7	0	0
2–4 Mar	Opina	69−72	40−42	8	5−7	8−9	0	0
29 Feb–4 Mar	Demoscopia	71−72	39−40	7−8	8	8	0	0
17–19 Feb	Opina	69−72	41−42	9−10	6−7	7	0	0
8–14 Feb	Demoscopia	68−71	40−44	6−9	8	7−8	0	0
8–11 Feb	OTR	70−72	39−42	8−9	7−8	7	0	0
19 Jan	Producciones 5	67−70	42−43	8−10	7	6	0−3	0
1992
1991
1990
1989
29 May 1988	Regional Election	69	42	9	6	6	3	0

Results

Overall

← Summary of the 15 March 1992 Catalan Parliament election results →

Party		Vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	Convergence and Union (CiU)	1,221,233	46.19	0.47	70	1
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC-PSOE)	728,311	27.55	2.23	40	2
	Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC)	210,366	7.96	3.82	11	5
	Initiative for Catalonia (IC)	171,794	6.50	1.26	7	2
	People's Party of Catalonia (PPC)	157,772	5.97	0.66	7	1
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	24,033	0.91	2.92	0	3
	Party of the Communists of Catalonia (PCC)	22,181	0.84	New	0	±0
	The Greens-Green Union (EV-UVE)	14,041	0.53	0.23	0	±0
	Ruiz-Mateos Group (ARM)	13,067	0.49	New	0	±0
	Green Alternative-Nationalist Left Movement (AV-MEN)	10,323	0.39	0.22	0	±0
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	10,270	0.39	0.18	0	±0
	The Ecologists (LE)	9,879	0.37	0.05	0	±0
	Ecologist Party of Catalonia-VERDE (PEC-VERDE)	7,786	0.29	0.07	0	±0
	Free Catalonia (CLL)	5,241	0.20	New	0	±0
	Revolutionary Workers' Party of Spain (PORE)	2,258	0.09	0.01	0	±0
	Independent Socialists (SI)	2,080	0.08	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	1,752	0.07	0.01	0	±0
	Lleida Republican Youth (JRLL)	431	0.02	New	0	±0
	Blank ballots	31,092	1.18	0.55
Total		2,643,910	100.00		135	±0
Valid votes		2,643,910	99.58	0.09
Invalid votes		11,141	0.42	0.09
Votes cast / turnout		2,655,051	54.87	4.50
Abstentions		2,184,020	45.13	4.50
Registered voters		4,839,071
Source(s): Department of Interior and Institutional Relations Argos Information Portal

Vote share
CiU			46.19%
PSC-PSOE			27.55%
ERC			7.96%
IC			6.50%
PPC			5.97%
Others			4.65%
Blank ballots			1.18%

Parliamentary seats
CiU			51.85%
PSC-PSOE			29.63%
ERC			8.15%
IC			5.19%
PPC			5.19%

Results by province

Party			BC	GI	LL	TA	Total
	CiU	S	41	11	9	9	70
		V	44.6	54.3	53.6	45.8	46.2
	PSC	S	27	4	4	5	40
		V	28.9	21.8	21.8	26.5	27.6
	ERC	S	6	2	1	2	11
		V	7.2	11.6	9.8	9.2	8.0
	IC	S	6	0	0	1	7
		V	7.4	3.4	2.9	4.8	6.5
	PPC	S	5	0	1	1	7
		V	5.9	4.0	6.9	7.7	6.0
	Others	V	4.8	3.8	3.8	4.8	4.7
	Blank		1.1	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.2
	Total seats		85	17	15	18	135
Turnout			53.4	61.8	60.1	57.9	54.9

Results by comarques

Comarque	CiU	PSC	ERC	IC	PPC	Lead	Turnout

Alt Camp	50.8	24.3	14.3	2.6	3.7	+26.5	62.2
Alt Empordà	51.9	22.4	11.5	2.6	6.1	+29.5	58.7
Alt Penedès	54.3	25.1	9.9	2.9	3.9	+29.2	65.2
Alt Urgell	61.9	18.5	8.3	1.9	5.5	+43.4	59.2
Alta Ribagorça	45.0	35.0	8.1	3.2	3.7	+10.0	57.6
Anoia	53.9	27.8	7.7	3.6	3.0	+26.1	60.9
Bages	54.4	24.8	9.8	4.2	3.1	+29.6	62.6
Baix Camp	47.0	27.7	9.6	3.7	5.6	+19.3	55.2
Baix Ebre	45.6	20.9	7.0	5.0	14.6	+24.7	57.7
Baix Empordà	53.9	24.4	10.6	3.3	2.8	+29.5	62.6
Baix Llobregat	34.7	38.5	5.0	10.2	4.4	−3.8	48.8
Baix Penedès	49.0	32.7	7.6	2.6	4.3	+16.3	59.1
Barcelonès	43.5	27.9	6.7	7.9	7.8	+15.6	52.5
Berguedà	59.8	18.3	13.8	2.1	2.6	+41.5	65.5
Cerdanya	59.1	16.9	12.3	1.7	5.1	+42.2	62.6
Conca de Barberà	43.9	18.2	17.3	9.7	6.2	+25.7	65.9
Garraf	45.0	30.8	7.4	7.3	4.5	+14.2	54.3
Garrigues	53.9	18.3	15.5	3.5	5.3	+35.6	65.7
Garrotxa	58.0	18.2	13.4	2.6	3.5	+39.8	66.3
Gironès	49.5	24.5	12.0	4.1	4.5	+25.0	61.6
Maresme	51.1	25.3	8.7	4.8	5.0	+25.8	58.9
Montsià	46.8	24.1	8.2	8.2	6.2	+22.7	59.6
Noguera	58.3	17.7	12.5	2.4	5.8	+40.6	66.5
Osona	62.5	15.1	13.4	3.0	2.3	+47.4	66.4
Pallars Jussà	58.9	20.6	9.5	2.3	4.0	+38.3	61.6
Pallars Sobirà	60.9	19.3	9.2	2.3	2.8	+41.6	62.5
Pla de l'Estany	63.8	11.1	14.1	2.7	3.9	+49.7	65.7
Pla d'Urgell	56.1	19.0	11.6	1.9	7.1	+37.1	65.4
Priorat	50.8	24.1	13.7	3.5	4.5	+26.7	71.0
Ribera d'Ebre	50.8	21.5	10.2	5.7	7.4	+29.3	64.8
Ripollès	59.9	20.5	9.7	4.1	2.0	+39.4	68.6
Segarra	65.3	10.4	11.1	1.9	6.4	+54.2	67.0
Segrià	45.9	28.2	7.6	3.8	8.3	+17.7	55.8
Selva	56.4	21.0	11.3	3.6	3.0	+35.4	59.8
Solsonès	67.4	9.8	11.1	1.3	6.4	+56.3	62.4
Tarragonès	40.9	31.2	7.6	4.6	8.4	+9.7	55.1
Terra Alta	51.4	15.4	9.4	4.6	16.8	+34.6	65.0
Urgell	59.7	15.2	12.1	2.4	6.1	+44.5	63.0
Val d'Aran	57.6	24.8	3.0	1.5	8.2	+32.8	61.3
Vallès Occidental	41.0	32.3	6.2	9.1	4.3	+8.7	50.5
Vallès Oriental	49.6	28.7	7.6	5.6	3.7	+20.9	55.8
Barcelona	44.6	28.9	7.2	7.4	5.9	+13.7	53.4
Girona	54.3	21.8	11.6	3.4	4.0	+22.9	61.8
Lleida	53.6	21.8	9.8	2.9	6.9	+30.2	60.1
Tarragona	45.8	26.5	9.2	4.8	7.7	+20.0	57.9
TOTAL	46.2	27.6	8.0	6.5	6.0	+18.6	54.9

Post-election

Investiture voting

9 April 1992 Investiture voting for Jordi Pujol (CiU) Absolute majority: 68/135
Vote	Parties	Votes
Yes	CiU (70)	70 / 135
No	PSC (40), ERC (11), IC (7)	58 / 135
Abstentions	PPC (7)	7 / 135
Source: Historia Electoral

References

1. "Independentistas radicales se hacen con el control de Esquerra Republicana". El País. 1989-11-21. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
2. "Organic Law 5/1985, of 19 June, of the General Electoral Regime".
3. "Organic Law 4/1979, of 18 December, of Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia".