1995 Madrilenian regional election

The 1995 Madrilenian regional election was held on Sunday, 28 May 1995, to elect the 4th Assembly of the Autonomous Community of Madrid. All 103 seats in the Assembly were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

1995 Madrilenian regional election
28 May 1995
All 103 seats in the Assembly of Madrid
52 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered4,129,852 7.6%
Turnout2,907,141 (70.4%)
11.7 pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón Joaquín Leguina Ángel Pérez
Party PP PSOE IU
Leader since 8 February 1987 14 December 1979 24 February 1993
Last election 47 seats, 42.7% 41 seats, 36.6% 13 seats, 12.1%
Seats won 54 32 17
Seat change 7 9 4
Popular vote 1,476,442 860,726 464,167
Percentage 51.0% 29.7% 16.0%
Swing 8.3 pp 6.9 pp 3.9 pp
President before election

Joaquín Leguina
PSOE

 Elected President

Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón
PP

The election resulted in the People's Party (PP) winning an absolute majority of votes and seats for the first time, which allowed Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón to become President and end 12 years of Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) rule in the community. Joaquín Leguina's PSOE suffered from PM Felipe González' unpopularity at national level and fell below 30% for the first time in a regional election. The third party, United Left (IU), benefitted from the PSOE's decline and polled just over 16%, their highest vote share at a Madrid Assembly election to date.

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