Canarian regional election, 1991

Canarian regional election, 1991

← 1987 26 May 1991 1995 →
All 60 seats in the Parliament of the Canary Islands 31 seats needed for a majority
Registered	1,136,767 13.4%
Turnout	700,541 (61.6%) 5.9 pp
First party Second party Third party   Leader Jerónimo Saavedra Manuel Hermoso Lorenzo Olarte Party PSOE AIC CDS Leader since 1977 1991 1983 Last election 21 seats, 27.8% 11 seats, 20.1% 13 seats, 19.5% Seats won 23 16 7 Seat change 2 5 6 Popular vote 229,692 157,859 100,197 Percentage 33.0% 22.7% 14.4% Swing 5.2 pp 2.6 pp 5.1 pp
Island-level units won by PSOE (red), AIC (blue) and AM (lightblue)
President before election Lorenzo Olarte CDS Elected President Jerónimo Saavedra PSOE

Lorenzo Olarte
CDS

Jerónimo Saavedra
PSOE

The 1991 Canarian regional election was held on Sunday, 26 May 1991, to elect the 3rd Parliament of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands. All 60 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

The Parliament of the Canary Islands was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of the Canary Islands, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Canarian Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to grant or revoke confidence from a President of the Government. Voting for the Parliament was on the basis of universal suffrage, with all nationals over eighteen, registered in the Canary Islands and in full enjoyment of all political rights entitled to vote.

The 60 members of the Parliament of the Canary Islands were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with a threshold of 20 per 100 of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied in each constituency. Parties not reaching the threshold were not taken into consideration for seat distribution. Alternatively, parties could also enter the seat distribution as long as they reached 3 per 100 regionally. Seats were allocated to constituencies, corresponding to the islands of El Hierro, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, La Gomera, La Palma, Lanzarote and Tenerife. Each constituency was allocated a fixed number of seats: 3 for El Hierro, 7 for Fuerteventura, 15 for Gran Canaria, 4 for La Gomera, 8 for La Palma, 8 for Lanzarote and 15 for Tenerife.