Spanish general election, 1986

Spanish general election, 1986

1982 ← 22 June 1986 → 1989

All 350 seats of the Congress of Deputies and 208 of 254 seats in the Senate 176 seats needed for a majority in the Congress of Deputies Turnout 70.49%   First party Second party Third party   Leader Felipe González Manuel Fraga Adolfo Suárez Party Spanish Socialist Workers' Party People's Coalition Democratic and Social Centre Leader since 13 October 1974 23 September 1976 29 July 1982 Leader's seat Madrid Madrid Madrid Last election 202 seats, 48.11% 107 seats, 26.36% 2 seats, 2.87% Seats won 184 105 19 Seat change 18 2 17 Popular vote 8,901,718 5,247,677 1,861,912 Percentage 44.06% 25.97% 9.22% Swing 4.05% 0.39% 6.35%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Miquel Roca Gerardo Iglesias Iñaki Anasagasti Party Convergence and Union United Left Basque Nationalist Party Leader since 1980 November 1982 22 June 1986 Leader's seat Barcelona Madrid Vizcaya Last election 12 seats, 3.67% 4 seats, 4.11% 8 seats, 1.88% Seats won 18 7 6 Seat change 6 3 2 Popular vote 1,014,258 935,504 309,610 Percentage 5.02% 4.63% 1.53% Swing 1.35% 0.52% 0.35%

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

Prime Minister before election Felipe González Spanish Socialist Workers' Party 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 23 June 1986. The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party remained the largest party in the Congress of Deputies, winning 184 of the 350 seats.

Background

In this election, the Communist Party of Spain merged with other minor left parties to form the coalition Izquierda Unida; in Catalonia they ran as the Catalan Left Union. Similarly, the People's Alliance merged with two other conservative parties to form the People's Coalition Coalición Popular.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party	8,901,718	44.06	184	–18
Popular Coalition	5,247,677	25.97	105	–2
Democratic and Social Centre	1,861,912	9.22	19	+17
Convergence and Union	1,014,258	5.02	18	+6
United Left	935,504	4.63	7	+3
Basque Nationalist Party	309,610	1.53	6	–2
Herri Batasuna	231.722	1.15%	5	+3
Workers' Party of Spain – Communist Unity	229695	1.14	0	New
Partido Reformista Democratico	194538	0.96	0	0
Euskadiko Ezkerra	107053	0.53	2	+1
Andalusian Party	94008	0.47	0	0
Republican Left of Catalonia	84628	0.42	0	–1
Coalicion Galega	79972	0.40	1	New
Workers' Socialist Party	77914	0.39	0	0
Aragonese Regionalist Party	73004	0.36	1	New
Canarian Independent Group Coalition	65664	0.33	1	New
Unio Valenciana	64403	0.32	1	New
Party of the Communists of Catalonia	57107	0.28	0	New
Partido Socialista Galego-Esquerda Galega	45574	0.23	0	0
Falange Española De Las Jons	43449	0.22	0	0
Communist Unification of Spain	42451	0.21	0	0
Unitat Del Poble Valencia	40264	0.20	0	0
Asamblea Canaria-Izquierda Nacionalista Canaria	36892	0.18	0
The Greens	31909	0.16	0
Lista Alternativa Verde	29567	0.15	0
Vertice Español Reivindicacion Desarroll Ecologico	28318	0.14	0
Unidad Popular Republicana	27473	0.14	0
Bloque Nacionalista Galego	27049	0.13	0
Partido Obrero Socialista Internacionalista	21853	0.11	0
Extremadura Unida	16091	0.08	0
Partido Socialista Del Pueblo Andaluz	14999	0.07	0
PSM Esquerra Nacionalista	7539	0.04	0
Coalicion De Unidad Nacional	5209	0.03	0
Partido De Los Obreros Revolucionarios De España	5126	0.03	0
Partit Socialdemocrata De Catalunya	4885	0.02	0
Agrupacion De Electores Independientes	3857	0.02	0
Coalicion Convergencia Leonesista	2520	0.01	0
Partido Regionalista Del Pais Leones	2449	0.01	0
Esquerra Nacionalista Valenciana	2116	0.01	0
Liga Obrera Comunista	1952	0.01	0
Partido Moderado-Centristas De Navarra	1932	0.01	0
Cultura Natural	1886	0.01	0
Partido Regionalista Murciano	1401	0.01	0
Partido Español Democrata	1169	0.01	0
Partido Nacionalista De Castilla Y Leon	1047	0.01	0
Coalicion Candidatura Por La Autonomia	758	0	0
Partido Proverista	756	0	0
Agrupacion Electoral"Agrup Independiente De Ceuta"	601	0	0
Partido Español Cristiano	254	0	0
Movimiento Comunista De Euskadi	0	0	0
Liga Komunista Iraultzailea	0	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	443,125	–	–	–
Total	20,524,858	100	350	0
Registered voters/turnout	29,117,613	70.49	–	–
Source: Ministry of the Interior

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