Spanish general election, 1982

Spanish general election, 1982

1979 ← 28 October 1982 → 1986

All 350 seats of the Congress of Deputies and 208 of 227 seats in the Senate 176 seats needed for a majority in the Congress of Deputies Turnout 79.97%   First party Second party Third party   Leader Felipe González Manuel Fraga Landelino Lavilla Party Spanish Socialist Workers' Party People's Alliance Union of the Democratic Centre Leader since 13 October 1974 23 September 1976 29 July 1982 Leader's seat Madrid Madrid Madrid Last election 121 seats, 30.40% 9 seats, 6.0% 168 seats, 34.84% Seats won 202 107 11 Seat change 81 98 157 Popular vote 10,127,392 5,548,108 1,425,094 Percentage 48.11% 26.36 6.77% Swing 17.71% 20.31% 28.07%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Santiago Carrillo Miquel Roca Adolfo Suárez Party Communist Party of Spain Convergence and Union Democratic and Social Centre Leader since 3 July 1960 1980 29 July 1982 Leader's seat Madrid Barcelona Madrid Last election 19 seats, 10.77% 8 seats, 2.69% New party Seats won 4 12 2 Seat change 11 4 2 Popular vote 846,515 772,726 604,309 Percentage 4.02% 3.67% 2.87% Swing 6.75% 0.98% 2.87

Most voted party in each province, PSOE (red) and AP (blue). Every province is a multi-member district for the Congress

Prime Minister before election Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo Union of the Democratic Centre Elected Prime Minister Felipe González Spanish Socialist Workers' Party

Evolution of popular vote in the Spanish General Elections from the democratic transition until 2008. Voter turnout is usually high.

General elections were held in Spain on 28 October 1982. The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party emerged as the largest party, winning 177 of the 350 seats in the Congress of Deputies and 157 of the 254 seats in the Senate.

Parties

The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) and the Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC) presented two different lists of candidates: with the PSOE contesting most of Spain and the PSC only standing in Catalonia. The Communist Party of Spain also presented a different list of candidates in Catalonia, called the Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia.

Results

Congress of Deputies

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party-Socialists' Party of Catalonia	10,127,392	48.11	202	+81
People's Alliance-Democratic Popular Party	5,548,107	26.36	107	+97
Union of the Democratic Centre	1,425,093	6.77	11	–157
Communist Party of Spain-Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia	846,515	4.02	4	–19
Convergence and Union	772,726	3.67	12	+4
Democratic and Social Centre	604,309	2.87	2	New
Basque Nationalist Party	395,656	1.88	8	+1
Herri Batasuna	210,601	1.00	2	–1
Republican Left of Catalonia	138,118	0.66	1	0
New Force	108,746	0.52	0	New
Workers' Socialist Party	103,133	0.49	0	New
Euskadiko Ezkerra-Izquierda para el Socialismo	100,326	0.48	1	0
Socialist Party of Andalusia–Andalusian Party	84,474	0.40	0	–5
Socialists' Party of Catalonia	47,249	0.22	0	–
Gallegan Socialist Party Bloc	38,437	0.18	0	New
Canarian People's Union	35,013	0.17	0	–1
Nationalists of the Left	30,643	0.15	0	New
Spanish Solidarity	28,451	0.14	0	New
Extremadura United	26,148	0.12	0	New
Spanish Communist Workers' Party	25,830	0.12	0	New
Canarian Convergence	25,792	0.12	0	New
Communist Unification of Spain	24,044	0.11	0	New
Communist Party of Spain (Marxist–Leninist)	23,186	0.11	0	New
Esquerda Galega	22,192	0.11	0	New
Canarian Assembly-Canarian Coordination	18,757	0.09	0	New
Unitat del Poble Valencia	18,516	0.09	0	New
Candidatura de Unidad Comunista	15,632	0.07	0	New
United Left of the Valencian Country	9,302	0.04	0	New
Falangist Movement of Spain	8,976	0.04	0	New
Agrarian Bloc Election Group	8,748	0.04	0	New
PSM Electoral Coalition-Nationalists of the Isles	8,633	0.04	0	New
Socialist Party of Aragon	6,861	0.03	0	New
Valencian Nationalist Left	6,738	0.03	0	New
Socialist Party	6,375	0.03	0	New
Independent Gallegan Electoral Group	5,512	0.03	0	New
Liga Comunista	5,462	0.03	0	New
Electoral Front Coalition Communists of Catalonia	4,900	0.02	0	New
Left Communist Front	3,772	0.02	0	New
Canarian Nationalist Party	3,257	0.02	0	New
Regionalist Party of Leon Country	3,234	0.02	0	New
Conservatives of Catalonia	2,596	0.01	0	New
Falange Española de las Jons	2,528	0.01	0	New
Liberal Democratic Asturian Party	2,493	0.01	0	New
Independents and Emigrants of Galicia	2,236	0.01	0	New
Spanish Rural Party	1,984	0.01	0	0
Falange Española Independiente	1,862	0.01	0	0
Ceutan Nationalist Party	1,785	0.01	0	New
Independent Citizens' Group	1,710	0.01	0	New
Spanish Catholic Movement	1,694	0.01	0	New
Comunist Left Electoral Coalition	1,515	0.01	0	New
El Bierzo Party	1,454	0.01	0	New
Canarian Social Democratic Association	1,131	0.01	0	New
Republican Left	610	0.00	0	0
Falange Asturiana	532	0.00	0	New
Carlist Party	224	0.00	0	0
Spanish Agrarian Party	222	0.00	0	New
Partido Proverista	168	0.00	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	517,674	–	–	–
Total	21,469,274	100	350	0
Registered voters/turnout	26,846,940	79.97	–	–
Source: Ministry of the Interior

^a Of the 202 seats won by the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) and the Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC), the PSOE won 177 and the PSC won 25.

Senate

Party	Votes	%	Seats			+/–
			Elected	Regional	Total
PSOE-PSC			134	23	157	+83
People's Alliance			54	13	67	+64
Union of the Democratic Centre			4	3	7	–112
Basque Nationalist Party			7	2	9	–1
Catalonia to the Senate			7	2	9	+9
Communist Party of Spain			0	1	1	+1
Assembly of the Isle of Fuerteventura			1	0	1	+1
Independents			1	2	3	–2
Invalid/blank votes	386,815	–	–	–	–	–
Total	10,052,406	100	208	46	254	+36
Registered voters/turnout	26,846,940	37.4	–	–	–	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

External links

• El País official webpage (Spanish)
• Congreso de españa official webpage (Spanish)