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1985 Galician regional election
← 1981 24 November 1985 1989 →
All 71 seats in the Parliament of Galicia
36 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered2,226,449 2.4%
Turnout1,277,897 (57.4%)
11.1 pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Xerardo Fernández Albor Fernando González Laxe Pablo González Mariñas
Party AP–PDP–PL–CdG PSdG–PSOE CG
Leader since 1981 19 June 1985 23 July 1985
Leader's seat La Coruña La Coruña La Coruña
Last election 26 seats, 30.5%[a] 16 seats, 19.6% Did not contest
Seats won 34 22 11
Seat change 8 6 11
Popular vote 516,218 361,946 163,425
Percentage 40.9% 28.7% 12.9%
Swing 10.4 pp 9.1 pp New party
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Camilo Nogueira Xosé Manuel Beiras
Party PSG–EG BNG
Leader since 1980 1982
Leader's seat Pontevedra La Coruña
Last election 1 seat, 3.4%[b] 3 seats, 6.3%[c]
Seats won 3 1
Seat change 2 2
Popular vote 71,599 53,072
Percentage 5.7% 4.2%
Swing 2.3 pp 2.1 pp
Constituency results map for the Parliament of Galicia
President before election

Xerardo Fernández Albor
AP–PDP–PL–CdG

Elected President

Xerardo Fernández Albor
AP–PDP–PL–CdG

The 1985 Galician regional election was held on Sunday, 24 November 1985, to elect the 2nd Parliament of the autonomous community of Galicia. All 71 seats in the Parliament were up for election.

Overview

Electoral system

The Parliament of Galicia was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Galicia, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Galician Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a President of the Regional Government.[1] Voting for the Parliament was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered in Galicia and in full enjoyment of their political rights.

The 71 members of the Parliament of Galicia were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with a threshold of 3 percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied in each constituency. Parties not reaching the threshold were not taken into consideration for seat distribution. Additionally, the use of the D'Hondt method might result in an effective threshold over three percent, depending on the district magnitude.[2] Seats were allocated to constituencies, corresponding to the provinces of La Coruña, Lugo, Orense and Pontevedra. Each constituency was allocated a fixed number of seats: 22 for La Coruña, 15 for Lugo, 15 for Orense and 19 for Pontevedra.[1][3]

The electoral law provided that parties, federations, coalitions and groupings of electors were allowed to present lists of candidates. However, groupings of electors were required to secure the signature of at least 1 percent of the electors registered in the constituency for which they sought election. Electors were barred from signing for more than one list of candidates. Concurrently, parties and federations intending to enter in coalition to take part jointly at an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election being called.[3][4][5]

Election date

The term of the Parliament of Galicia expired four years after the date of its previous election, unless it was dissolved earlier. The election Decree was required to be issued no later than the twenty-fifth day prior to the date of expiry of parliament and published on the following day in the Official Journal of Galicia, with election day taking place between the fifty-fourth and the sixtieth day from publication. The previous election was held on 20 October 1981, which meant that the legislature's term would have expired on 20 October 1985. The election Decree was required to be published no later than 26 September 1985, with the election taking place up to the sixtieth day from publication, setting the latest possible election date for the Parliament on Monday, 25 November 1985.[1][3]

The Parliament of Galicia could not be dissolved before the date of expiry of parliament except in the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional President within a two-month period from the first ballot. In such a case, the Parliament was to be automatically dissolved and a snap election called.[6]

Opinion polls

The table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are 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. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The "Lead" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a given poll. When available, seat projections are also displayed below the voting estimates in a smaller font. 36 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of Galicia.

Results

Overall

← Summary of the 24 November 1985 Parliament of Galicia election results →
Parties and coalitions Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:People's Coalition (Spain)/meta/color"| People's Coalition (AP–PDP–PL–CdG)1 516,218 40.89 +10.37 34 +8
bgcolor="Template:Socialists' Party of Galicia/meta/color"| Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdG–PSOE) 361,946 28.67 +9.05 22 +6
bgcolor="Template:Galician Coalition/meta/color"| Galician Coalition (CG) 163,425 12.94 New 11 +11
bgcolor="Template:Galician Socialist Party–Galician Left/meta/color"| Galician Socialist Party–Galician Left (PSG–EG)2 71,599 5.67 +2.27 3 +2
bgcolor="Template:Galician Nationalist Bloc/meta/color"| Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)3 53,072 4.20 –2.07 1 –2
bgcolor="Template:Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)/meta/color"| Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 41,411 3.28 New 0 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Communist Party of Galicia/meta/color"| Communist Party of Galicia (PCE–PCG) 10,625 0.84 –2.09 0 –1
bgcolor="Template:Workers' Socialist Party (Spain)/meta/color"| Workers' Socialist Party (PST) 9,689 0.77 –1.08 0 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Communist Party of Galicia (Revolutionary Marxist)/meta/color"| Communist Party of Galicia (Revolutionary Marxist) (PCG (m–r)) 8,318 0.66 New 0 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Humanist Party (Spain)/meta/color"| Humanist Platform (PH) 7,280 0.58 New 0 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Galician Party of the Country/meta/color"| Galician Party of the Country (PGC) 3,172 0.25 New 0 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Falange Española de las JONS (1976)/meta/color"| Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS) 2,922 0.23 +0.08 0 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Communist Party of Spain (Marxist–Leninist) (historical)/meta/color"| Communist Party of Spain (Marxist–Leninist) (PCE (m–l)) 1,554 0.12 ±0.00 0 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Galician Socialist Unity/meta/color"| Galician Socialist Unity (USG) 1,379 0.11 –1.18 0 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Communist Movement of Galicia/meta/color"| Communist Movement of Galicia (MCG) 1,327 0.11 –0.38 0 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)/meta/color"| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) n/a n/a –27.80 0 –24
Blank ballots 8,627 0.68 +0.68
Total 1,262,564 71 ±0
Valid votes 1,262,564 98.80 +0.79
Invalid votes 15,333 1.20 –0.79
Votes cast / turnout 1,277,897 57.40 +11.12
Abstentions 948,552 42.60 –11.12
Registered voters 2,226,449
Sources[7][8]
Popular vote
CP
 
 40.89%
PSdG–PSOE
 
 28.67%
CG
 
 12.94%
PSG–EG
 
 5.67%
BNG
 
 4.20%
CDS
 
 3.28%
Others
 
 3.66%
Blank ballots
 
 0.68%
Seats
CP
 
 47.89%
PSdG–PSOE
 
 30.99%
CG
 
 15.49%
PSG–EG
 
 4.23%
BNG
 
 1.41%

Distribution by constituency

Constituency CP PSdG CG PSG–EG BNG
colspan="2" style="background:Template:People's Coalition (Spain)/meta/color"| colspan="2" style="background:Template:Socialists' Party of Galicia/meta/color"| colspan="2" style="background:Template:Galician Coalition/meta/color"| colspan="2" style="background:Template:Galician Socialist Party–Galician Left/meta/color"| colspan="2" style="background:Template:Galician Nationalist Bloc/meta/color"|
% S % S % S % S % S
La Coruña style="background:Template:People's Coalition (Spain)/meta/color; color:white;"| 38.0 10 32.3 8 9.9 2 5.7 1 5.2 1
Lugo style="background:Template:People's Coalition (Spain)/meta/color; color:white;"| 44.9 8 24.4 4 20.4 3 2.0 – 3.3 –
Orense style="background:Template:People's Coalition (Spain)/meta/color; color:white;"| 40.1 7 25.7 4 22.8 4 3.0 – 3.0 –
Pontevedra style="background:Template:People's Coalition (Spain)/meta/color; color:white;"| 43.0 9 27.4 6 8.9 2 8.6 2 3.9 –
Total style="background:Template:People's Coalition (Spain)/meta/color; color:white;"| 40.9 34 28.7 22 12.9 11 5.7 3 4.2 1
Sources[7][8]

Aftermath

Government formation

Investiture
Xerardo Fernández Albor (AP)
Ballot → 16 January 1986 17 January 1986
Required majority → 36 out of 71 ☒N Simple ☒N
Yes
34 / 71
34 / 71
No
37 / 71
37 / 71
Abstentions
0 / 71
0 / 71
Absentees
0 / 71
0 / 71
Sources[8]
Investiture
Xerardo Fernández Albor (AP)
Ballot → 20 February 1986 21 February 1986
Required majority → 36 out of 71 ☒N Simple checkY
Yes
33 / 71
34 / 71
No
26 / 71
26 / 71
Abstentions
  • • CG (11) (10 on 20 Feb)
10 / 71
11 / 71
Absentees
  • • AP–PDP–PL–CdG (1) (on 20 Feb)
  • • CG (1) (on 20 Feb)
2 / 71
0 / 71
Sources[8]

1987 motion of no confidence

Motion of no confidence
Fernando González Laxe (PSdG)
Ballot → 23 September 1987
Required majority → 36 out of 71 checkY
Yes
40 / 71
No
29 / 71
Abstentions
2 / 71
Absentees
0 / 71
Sources[8]

Notes

  1. ^ Data for AP in the 1981 election.
  2. ^ Data for EG in the 1981 election.
  3. ^ Data for BNPG–PSG in the 1981 election.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Within CP.
  5. ^ a b c Result for Galician Left.
  6. ^ Result for Galicianist Party–Independents of Galicia Convergence.
  7. ^ Result for Galician National-Popular Bloc–Galician Socialist Party.

References

Opinion poll sources
  1. ^ "Coalición Popular será la fuerza más votada, pero no tiene segura la mayoría absoluta, según un sondeo de EL PAÍS". El País (in Spanish). 18 November 1985.
  2. ^ "Coalición Popular roza la mayoría absoluta, según un sondeo de EL PAÍS". El País (in Spanish). 18 November 1985.
  3. ^ "Coalición Popular podrá obtener mayoría absoluta en las elecciones del domingo en Galicia". ABC (in Spanish). 17 November 1985.
  4. ^ "Coalicion Popular, al borde de la mayoría absoluta en las elecciones gallegas, según un sondeo de EL PAÍS". El País (in Spanish). 10 November 1985.
  5. ^ "Coalición Popular obtendría ahora mayoría absoluta, según la encuesta realizada para la CEOE". ABC (in Spanish). 25 August 1985.
  6. ^ "Alianza Popular relanza la convocatoria de mayoría natural, con el centro y la derecha". ABC Sevilla (in Spanish). 15 January 1985.
Other
  1. ^ a b c Statute of Autonomy for Galicia of 1981. Official State Gazette (Organic Law 1) (in Spanish). 6 April 1981. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  2. ^ Gallagher, Michael (30 July 2012). "Effective threshold in electoral systems". Trinity College, Dublin. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  3. ^ a b c Parliament of Galicia Elections Law of 1985. Official Journal of Galicia (Law 2) (in Spanish). 13 August 1985. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  4. ^ General Electoral System Organic Law of 1985. Official State Gazette (Organic Law 5) (in Spanish). 19 June 1985. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Representation of the people Institutional Act". www.juntaelectoralcentral.es. Central Electoral Commission. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  6. ^ Xunta and President Law of 1983. Official Journal of Galicia (Law 1) (in Spanish). 22 February 1983. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Parliament of Galicia election results, 24 November 1985" (PDF). www.juntaelectoralcentral.es (in Spanish). Electoral Commission of Galicia. 17 January 1986. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  8. ^ a b c d e "Parliament of Galicia elections since 1981". historiaelectoral.com (in Spanish). Electoral History. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
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