1987 Spanish regional elections Registered 15,314,741 2.8% Turnout 10,990,722 (71.8%) 2.1 pp
The 1987 Spanish regional elections were held on Wednesday, 10 June 1987, to elect the regional parliaments of thirteen of the seventeen autonomous communities —Aragon , Asturias , the Balearic Islands , the Canary Islands , Cantabria , Castile and León , Castilla–La Mancha , Extremadura , La Rioja , Madrid , Murcia , Navarre and the Valencian Community —, not including Andalusia , the Basque Country , Catalonia and Galicia , which had separate electoral cycles. 779 of 1,169 seats in the regional parliaments were up for election. The elections were held simultaneously with local elections all throughout Spain , as well as the 1987 European Parliament election .
The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) remained the largest party overall, as well as in most regional parliaments. However, it suffered from a drop in popular support which saw it losing many of the absolute majorities it had obtained four years previously. As a result, several centre-right coalitions and alliances were able to oust the Socialists from government in four out of the twelve regional administrations it had held previous to the election. The main national opposition party, the People's Alliance (AP), having suffered from an internal crisis and the breakup of the People's Coalition in 1986, also lost support compared to the previous election. Its former allies, the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and the Liberal Party (PL), stood separately in the regional elections but remained unable to capitalize on AP's losses.
Benefitting from the two main parties's fall was former Spanish Prime Minister Adolfo Suárez 's Democratic and Social Centre (CDS), which became decisive for government formation in many regional assemblies. United Left (IU), a coalition made up by the Communist Party of Spain (PCE) and other minor left-wing groups, remained stagnant at the PCE's 1983 results.
Election date
Determination of election day varied depending on the autonomous community , with each one having competency to establish its own regulations. Typically, thirteen out of the seventeen autonomous communities—all but Andalusia , the Basque Country , Catalonia and Galicia —had their elections fixed to be held within sixty days from the day of expiry of the regional assemblies, together with nationwide local elections.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Regional governments
The following table lists party control in autonomous communities. Gains for a party are highlighted in that party's colour.
Opinion polls
Individual poll results are listed in the table below in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first, and using the date the survey's fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. If such date is unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. In the instance of a tie, the figures with the highest percentages are shaded. in the case of seat projections, they are displayed in bold and in a different font.
Overall results
← Summary of the 10 June 1987 regional election results in Spain →
Parties and coalitions
Popular vote
Total seats
Votes
%
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Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
4,168,738
38.41
329
bgcolor="Template:People's Alliance (Spain)/meta/color "|
People's Alliance (AP)
2,981,998
27.48
231
bgcolor="Template:Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)/meta/color "|
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)
1,532,002
14.12
102
bgcolor="Template:United Left (Spain)/meta/color "|
United Left (IU)
523,471
4.82
18
bgcolor="Template:Valencian Union/meta/color "|
Valencian Union (UV)
183,541
1.69
6
bgcolor="Template:Regionalist Aragonese Party/meta/color "|
Regionalist Aragonese Party (PAR)
179,922
1.66
19
bgcolor="Template:United Left–Valencian People's Union/meta/color "|
United Left –Valencian People's Union (IU–UPV)
159,579
1.47
6
bgcolor="Template:People's Democratic Party (Spain)/meta/color "|
People's Democratic Party (PDP)
144,745
1.33
4
bgcolor="Template:Canarian Independent Groups/meta/color "|
Canarian Independent Groups (AIC)
134,667
1.24
11
bgcolor="Template:Navarrese People's Union/meta/color "|
Navarrese People's Union (UPN)
69,419
0.64
14
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Canarian Assembly –Canarian Nationalist Left (AC–INC)
46,229
0.43
2
bgcolor="Template:Herri Batasuna/meta/color "|
Popular Unity (HB)
38,138
0.35
7
bgcolor="Template:Regionalist Party of Cantabria/meta/color "|
Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC)
37,950
0.35
5
bgcolor="Template:United Extremadura/meta/color "|
United Extremadura (EU)
34,606
0.32
4
bgcolor="Template:Majorcan Union/meta/color "|
Majorcan Union (UM)
30,247
0.28
4
bgcolor="Template:Eusko Alkartasuna/meta/color "|
Basque Solidarity (EA)
19,840
0.18
4
bgcolor="Template:Independent Solution/meta/color "|
Independent Solution (SI)
19,282
0.18
1
bgcolor="Template:Socialist Party of Majorca/meta/color "|
Socialist Party of Majorca–Nationalist Left (PSM–EN)
16,383
0.15
2
bgcolor="Template:Euskadiko Ezkerra/meta/color "|
Basque Country Left (EE)
9,618
0.09
1
bgcolor="Template:Progressive Riojan Party/meta/color "|
Progressive Riojan Party (PRP)
9,212
0.08
2
bgcolor="Template:Majorera Assembly/meta/color "|
Majorera Assembly (AM)
5,423
0.05
3
bgcolor="Template:Entesa de l'Esquerra de Menorca/meta/color "|
Left of Menorca Agreement (PSM –EU )
4,367
0.04
2
bgcolor="Template:Independent Herrenian Group/meta/color "|
Independent Herrenian Group (AHI)
1,415
0.01
2
Others
362,774
3.34
0
Blank ballots
139,079
1.28
Total
10,852,645
779
Valid votes
10,852,645
98.74
Invalid votes
138,077
1.26
Votes cast / turnout
10,990,722
71.77
Registered voters
15,314,741
Summary by region
Aragon
Parties and coalitions
Votes
%
±pp
Seats
+/−
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PSOE
228,170
35.68
–11.15
27
–6
bgcolor="Template:Regionalist Aragonese Party/meta/color "|
PAR
179,922
28.14
+7.63
19
+6
bgcolor="Template:People's Alliance (Spain)/meta/color "|
AP
99,082
15.49
–7.14
13
–5
bgcolor="Template:Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)/meta/color "|
CDS
65,406
10.23
+6.94
6
+5
bgcolor="Template:United Left of Aragon/meta/color "|
CAA–IU
31,352
4.90
+0.94
2
+1
bgcolor="Template:Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity/meta/color "|
PTE–UC
8,435
1.32
New
0
±0
bgcolor="Template:People's Democratic Party (Spain)/meta/color "|
PDP
7,887
1.23
New
0
±0
Others
10,028
1.57
0
±0
Blank ballots
9,186
1.44
+0.79
Valid votes
639,468
98.80
+0.22
Invalid votes
7,789
1.20
–0.22
Votes cast / turnout
647,257
69.70
+2.96
Registered voters
928,584
Asturias
Parties and coalitions
Votes
%
±pp
Seats
+/−
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PSOE
223,307
38.91
–13.05
20
–6
bgcolor="Template:People's Alliance (Spain)/meta/color "|
AP
144,541
25.18
–5.05
13
–1
bgcolor="Template:Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)/meta/color "|
CDS
106,266
18.52
+15.07
8
+8
bgcolor="Template:United Left of Asturias/meta/color "|
IU
69,413
12.09
+0.96
4
–1
bgcolor="Template:Partíu Asturianista/meta/color "|
PAS
7,348
1.28
New
0
±0
Others
15,991
2.79
0
±0
Blank ballots
7,076
1.23
+0.82
Valid votes
573,942
98.60
–0.74
Invalid votes
8,135
1.40
+0.74
Votes cast / turnout
582,077
66.58
+1.54
Registered voters
874,310
Balearics
Parties and coalitions
Votes
%
±pp
Seats
+/−
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AP –PL
123,130
36.71
+1.13
25
+4
bgcolor="Template:Balearic Socialist Federation/meta/color "|
PSOE
108,910
32.47
–2.24
21
±0
bgcolor="Template:Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)/meta/color "|
CDS
34,146
10.18
+8.05
5
+5
bgcolor="Template:Majorcan Union/meta/color "|
UM
30,247
9.02
–6.07
4
–2
bgcolor="Template:Socialist Party of Majorca/meta/color "|
PSM–EN
16,383
4.88
–0.58
2
±0
bgcolor="Template:Socialist Party of Menorca/meta/color "|
PSM –EU
11,795
3.52
–0.15
2
±0
bgcolor="Template:People's Democratic Party (Spain)/meta/color "|
PDP
5,212
1.55
New
0
±0
bgcolor="Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Spain, 1982)/meta/color "|
PDL
n/a
n/a
–1.25
0
–1
bgcolor="Template:Menorcan Independent Candidacy/meta/color " |
CIM
n/a
n/a
–1.05
0
–1
Others
2,033
0.61
0
±0
Blank ballots
3,525
1.05
+0.46
Valid votes
335,381
98.77
+0.31
Invalid votes
4,163
1.23
–0.31
Votes cast / turnout
339,544
66.94
+2.27
Registered voters
507,258
Canary Islands
Parties and coalitions
Votes
%
±pp
Seats
+/−
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PSOE
185,749
27.77
–13.73
21
–6
bgcolor="Template:Canarian Independent Groups/meta/color "|
AIC
134,667
20.13
+19.65
11
+11
bgcolor="Template:Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)/meta/color "|
CDS
130,297
19.48
+11.66
13
+5
bgcolor="Template:People's Alliance (Spain)/meta/color "|
AP
74,767
11.18
–17.80
6
–11
bgcolor="Template:Canarian Assembly/meta/color "|
AC –INC
46,229
6.91
–1.39
2
±0
bgcolor="Template:Canarian United Left/meta/color "|
ICU
40,837
6.10
+1.69
2
+1
bgcolor="Template:Canarian Nationalist Convergence/meta/color "|
UCC
15,580
2.33
–1.99
0
–1
bgcolor="Template:People's Democratic Party (Spain)/meta/color "|
PDP–CC
13,274
1.98
New
0
±0
bgcolor="Template:National Congress of the Canaries/meta/color "|
CNC
8,769
1.31
New
0
±0
bgcolor="Template:Majorera Assembly/meta/color "|
AM
5,423
0.81
–0.17
3
±0
bgcolor="Template:Independent Herrenian Group/meta/color "|
AHI
1,415
0.21
+0.04
2
+1
Others
7,616
1.14
0
±0
Blank ballots
4,321
0.65
+0.65
Valid votes
668,944
98.84
+1.24
Invalid votes
7,851
1.16
–1.24
Votes cast / turnout
676,795
67.49
+5.08
Registered voters
1,002,775
Cantabria
Parties and coalitions
Votes
%
±pp
Seats
+/−
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AP
122,964
41.68
–2.31
19
+1
bgcolor="Template:Socialist Party of Cantabria/meta/color "|
PSOE
87,230
29.57
–8.84
13
–2
bgcolor="Template:Regionalist Party of Cantabria/meta/color "|
PRC
37,950
12.86
+6.13
5
+3
bgcolor="Template:Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)/meta/color "|
CDS
19,370
6.57
+4.00
2
+2
bgcolor="Template:United Left of Cantabria/meta/color "|
IU
10,659
3.61
–0.35
0
±0
bgcolor="Template:People's Democratic Party (Spain)/meta/color "|
PDP
6,964
2.36
New
0
±0
Others
6,589
2.23
0
±0
Blank ballots
3,292
1.12
+0.56
Valid votes
295,018
98.63
+0.11
Invalid votes
4,097
1.37
–0.11
Votes cast / turnout
299,115
75.72
+2.16
Registered voters
395,043
Castile and León
Parties and coalitions
Votes
%
±pp
Seats
+/−
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AP
493,488
34.36
–5.29
32
–7
bgcolor="Template:Socialist Party of Castile and León/meta/color "|
PSOE
488,469
34.01
–10.36
32
–10
bgcolor="Template:Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)/meta/color "|
CDS
278,253
19.37
+13.41
18
+16
bgcolor="Template:United Left of Castile and León/meta/color "|
IU
54,676
3.81
+0.58
0
±0
bgcolor="Template:People's Democratic Party (Spain)/meta/color "|
PDP
35,080
2.44
New
1
+1
bgcolor="Template:Independent Solution/meta/color "|
SI
19,282
1.34
New
1
+1
bgcolor="Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Spain, 1982)/meta/color "|
PDL
n/a
n/a
–2.72
0
–1
Others
44,294
3.08
0
±0
Blank ballots
22,690
1.58
+0.62
Valid votes
1,436,232
98.28
–0.23
Invalid votes
25,154
1.72
+0.23
Votes cast / turnout
1,461,386
73.15
+3.31
Registered voters
1,997,693
Castilla–La Mancha
Parties and coalitions
Votes
%
±pp
Seats
+/−
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PSOE
435,121
46.33
–0.37
25
+2
bgcolor="Template:People's Alliance (Spain)/meta/color "|
AP
319,978
34.07
–6.85
18
–3
bgcolor="Template:Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)/meta/color "|
CDS
98,539
10.49
+7.47
4
+4
bgcolor="Template:United Left (Spain)/meta/color "|
IU
50,366
5.36
–1.50
0
±0
bgcolor="Template:People's Democratic Party (Spain)/meta/color "|
PDP
15,863
1.69
New
0
±0
Others
10,095
1.07
0
±0
Blank ballots
9,247
0.98
+0.33
Valid votes
939,209
98.84
+0.02
Invalid votes
11,053
1.16
–0.02
Votes cast / turnout
950,262
75.43
+2.11
Registered voters
1,259,742
Extremadura
Parties and coalitions
Votes
%
±pp
Seats
+/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Extremadura/meta/color "|
PSOE
292,935
49.18
–3.84
34
–1
bgcolor="Template:People's Alliance (Spain)/meta/color "|
AP
144,117
24.19
–5.91
17
–3
bgcolor="Template:Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)/meta/color "|
CDS
73,554
12.35
+11.56
8
+8
bgcolor="Template:United Extremadura/meta/color "|
EU
34,606
5.81
–2.67
4
–2
bgcolor="Template:United Left (Spain)/meta/color "|
IU
32,240
5.41
–1.07
2
–2
Others
13,425
2.25
0
±0
Blank ballots
4,785
0.80
+0.33
Valid votes
595,662
99.01
–0.08
Invalid votes
5,935
0.99
+0.08
Votes cast / turnout
601,597
74.39
+2.49
Registered voters
808,654
La Rioja
Parties and coalitions
Votes
%
±pp
Seats
+/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Socialist Party of La Rioja/meta/color "|
PSOE
57,178
39.64
–7.53
14
–4
bgcolor="Template:People's Alliance (Spain)/meta/color "|
AP
50,179
34.78
–5.20
13
–2
bgcolor="Template:Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)/meta/color "|
CDS
15,640
10.84
+8.43
4
+4
bgcolor="Template:Progressive Riojan Party/meta/color "|
PRP
9,212
6.39
–1.07
2
±0
bgcolor="Template:People's Democratic Party (Spain)/meta/color "|
PDP
4,721
3.27
New
0
±0
bgcolor="Template:United Left (Spain)/meta/color "|
IU
3,478
2.41
+0.24
0
±0
bgcolor="Template:Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity/meta/color "|
PTE–UC
1,400
0.97
New
0
±0
Blank ballots
2,452
1.70
+0.89
Valid votes
144,260
98.63
–0.20
Invalid votes
1,998
1.37
+0.20
Votes cast / turnout
146,258
72.50
+2.26
Registered voters
201,738
Madrid
Parties and coalitions
Votes
%
±pp
Seats
+/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Madrilenian Socialist Federation/meta/color "|
PSOE
932,878
38.45
–12.02
40
–11
bgcolor="Template:People's Alliance (Spain)/meta/color "|
AP
762,102
31.41
–2.72
32
–2
bgcolor="Template:Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)/meta/color "|
CDS
403,440
16.63
+13.51
17
+17
bgcolor="Template:United Left of the Community of Madrid/meta/color "|
IU
181,512
7.48
–1.37
7
–2
bgcolor="Template:Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity/meta/color "|
PTE–UC
41,323
1.70
New
0
±0
bgcolor="Template:Confederation of the Greens/meta/color "|
LV
26,187
1.08
New
0
±0
Others
36,834
1.52
0
±0
Blank ballots
42,196
1.74
+1.15
Valid votes
2,426,472
98.78
–0.51
Invalid votes
29,995
1.22
+0.51
Votes cast / turnout
2,456,467
69.87
+0.16
Registered voters
3,515,847
Murcia
Parties and coalitions
Votes
%
±pp
Seats
+/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Murcian Socialist Federation/meta/color "|
PSOE
221,377
43.71
–8.52
25
–1
bgcolor="Template:People's Alliance (Spain)/meta/color "|
AP
159,566
31.51
–3.91
16
±0
bgcolor="Template:Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)/meta/color "|
CDS
60,406
11.93
+10.79
3
+3
bgcolor="Template:United Left (Spain)/meta/color "|
IU
37,708
7.45
+0.43
1
±0
bgcolor="Template:Cantonal Party/meta/color "|
PCAN
17,207
3.40
+0.57
0
±0
Others
5,307
1.05
0
±0
Blank ballots
4,862
0.96
+0.39
Valid votes
506,433
98.84
–0.15
Invalid votes
5,928
1.16
+0.15
Votes cast / turnout
512,361
72.98
+4.51
Registered voters
702,068
Navarre
Parties and coalitions
Votes
%
±pp
Seats
+/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Socialist Party of Navarre/meta/color "|
PSN–PSOE
78,453
27.68
–7.95
15
–5
bgcolor="Template:Navarrese People's Union/meta/color "|
UPN
69,419
24.50
+1.16
14
+1
bgcolor="Template:Herri Batasuna/meta/color "|
HB
38,138
13.46
+2.91
7
+1
bgcolor="Template:Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)/meta/color "|
CDS
21,022
7.42
New
4
+4
bgcolor="Template:Eusko Alkartasuna/meta/color "|
EA
19,840
7.00
New
4
+4
bgcolor="Template:Foral Democratic Union/meta/color "|
PDF–PDP , PL (UDF )
17,663
6.23
New
3
+3
bgcolor="Template:People's Alliance (Spain)/meta/color "|
AP
11,985
4.23
–9.89
2
–6
bgcolor="Template:Euskadiko Ezkerra/meta/color "|
EE
9,618
3.39
+1.02
1
+1
bgcolor="Template:Batzarre/meta/color "|
Batzarre
5,880
2.07
New
0
±0
bgcolor="Template:United Left of Navarre/meta/color "|
IU
3,802
1.34
+0.70
0
±0
bgcolor="Template:Basque Nationalist Party/meta/color "|
EAJ/PNV
2,661
0.94
–5.89
0
–3
bgcolor="Template:Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity/meta/color "|
PTE–UC
964
0.34
New
0
±0
Blank ballots
3,950
1.39
+0.70
Valid votes
283,395
98.84
+0.01
Invalid votes
3,327
1.16
–0.01
Votes cast / turnout
286,722
72.90
+2.04
Registered voters
393,326
Parties and coalitions
Votes
%
±pp
Seats
+/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Socialist Party of the Valencian Country/meta/color "|
PSOE
828,961
41.28
–10.13
42
–9
bgcolor="Template:People's Alliance (Spain)/meta/color "|
AP
476,099
23.71
n/a
25
–2
bgcolor="Template:Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)/meta/color "|
CDS
225,663
11.24
+9.36
10
+10
bgcolor="Template:Valencian Union/meta/color "|
UV
183,541
9.14
n/a
6
+1
bgcolor="Template:United Left–Valencian People's Union/meta/color "|
IU –UPV
159,579
7.95
–2.58
6
±0
bgcolor="Template:Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity/meta/color "|
PTE–UC
33,770
1.68
New
0
±0
bgcolor="Template:Confederation of the Greens/meta/color "|
LV
22,262
1.11
New
0
±0
bgcolor="Template:People's Democratic Party (Spain)/meta/color "|
PDP–CV
20,171
1.00
New
0
±0
Others
36,686
1.83
0
±0
Blank ballots
21,497
1.07
+0.38
Valid votes
2,008,229
98.88
–0.09
Invalid votes
22,652
1.12
+0.09
Votes cast / turnout
2,030,881
74.45
+1.71
Registered voters
2,727,703
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