1994 Basque regional election

1994 Basque regional election

23 October 1994

All 75 seats in the Basque Parliament
38 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered1,749,250 3.6%
Turnout1,044,085 (59.7%)
1.3 pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader José Antonio Ardanza Ramón Jáuregui Karmelo Landa
Party EAJ/PNV PSE–EE (PSOE) HB
Leader since 2 March 1985 16 June 1988 1994
Leader's seat Guipúzcoa Guipúzcoa Biscay
Last election 22 seats, 28.3% 22 seats, 27.5% 13 seats, 18.2%
Seats won 22 12 11
Seat change 0 10 2
Popular vote 304,346 174,682 166,147
Percentage 29.3% 16.8% 16.0%
Swing 1.0 pp 10.7 pp 2.2 pp

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Jaime Mayor Oreja Carlos Garaikoetxea Javier Madrazo
Party PP EA IU/EB
Leader since 20 January 1989 4 September 1986 14 May 1994
Leader's seat Álava Guipúzcoa Biscay
Last election 6 seats, 8.2% 9 seats, 11.3% 0 seats, 1.4%
Seats won 11 8 6
Seat change 5 1 6
Popular vote 146,960 105,136 93,291
Percentage 14.2% 10.1% 9.0%
Swing 6.0 pp 1.2 pp 7.6 pp


Lehendakari before election

José Antonio Ardanza
EAJ/PNV

Elected Lehendakari

José Antonio Ardanza
EAJ/PNV

The 1994 Basque regional election was held on Sunday, 23 October 1994, to elect the 5th 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 12 seats, People's Unity (HB) and the People's Party (PP) both won 11 seats each. Basque Solidarity (EA) won 8 seats.

This was also the first election to the Basque parliament that the Socialist Party and the Basque Country Left (EE) party contested together as a unified party.