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The 1979 Basque foral elections were held on Tuesday, 3 April 1979, to elect the 1st Juntas Generales of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa. All 228 seats in the three Juntas Generales were up for election. The elections were held simultaneously with local elections all throughout Spain.

Overall

Summary of the 3 April 1979 Basque Juntas Generales election results →
Parties and coalitions Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Basque Nationalist Party/meta/color"| Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) 351,349 37.18 n/a 99 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Herri Batasuna/meta/color"| Popular Unity (HB) 169,653 17.96 n/a 38 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Socialist Party of the Basque Country/meta/color"| Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE) 144,880 15.33 n/a 32 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)/meta/color"| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 112,449 11.90 n/a 32 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Euskadiko Ezkerra/meta/color"| Basque Country Left (EE) 67,633 7.16 n/a 14 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Communist Party of the Basque Country/meta/color"| Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK) 42,192 4.47 n/a 3 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Communist Movement of Euskadi/meta/color"| Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (EMK–OIC) 15,223 1.61 n/a 0 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Workers' Revolutionary Organization (Spain)/meta/color"| Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) 7,936 0.84 n/a 0 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Revolutionary Communist League (Spain)/meta/color"| Revolutionary Communist League (LKI/LCR) 6,325 0.67 n/a 0 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Carlist Party (1970)/meta/color"| Carlist Party (EKA/PC) 2,413 0.26 n/a 0 n/a
Llodian Independent Group (AILL) 628 0.07 n/a 0 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Party of Labour of Spain/meta/color"| Party of Labour of the Basque Country (PTE) 566 0.06 n/a 0 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Foral Union of the Basque Country/meta/color"| Foral Union of the Basque Country (UFPV) 505 0.05 n/a 0 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color"| Independents (INDEP) 18,749 1.98 n/a 10 n/a
Blank ballots 4,374 0.46 n/a
Total 944,875 228 n/a
Valid votes 944,875 98.69 n/a
Invalid votes 12,579 1.31 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 957,454 61.87 n/a
Abstentions 590,018 38.13 n/a
Registered voters 1,547,472
Sources[1][2]
Popular vote
EAJ/PNV
 
 37.18%
HB
 
 17.96%
PSE–PSOE
 
 15.33%
UCD
 
 11.90%
EE
 
 7.16%
PCE/EPK
 
 4.47%
EMK–OIC
 
 1.61%
Others
 
 3.93%
Blank ballots
 
 0.46%

Foral deputation control

The following table lists party control in the foral deputations.[2]

Deputation New control
Álava width="1" bgcolor="Template:Basque Nationalist Party/meta/color"| Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)
Biscay bgcolor="Template:Basque Nationalist Party/meta/color"| Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)
Gipuzkoa bgcolor="Template:Basque Nationalist Party/meta/color"| Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)

Historical territories

Álava

Summary of the 3 April 1979 Álava Juntas Generales election results →
Parties and coalitions Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Basque Nationalist Party/meta/color"| Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) 36,866 32.70 n/a 26 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)/meta/color"| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 28,215 25.03 n/a 14 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Socialist Party of the Basque Country/meta/color"| Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE) 17,860 15.84 n/a 7 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Euskadiko Ezkerra/meta/color"| Basque Country Left (EE) 3,754 3.33 n/a 0 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Communist Party of the Basque Country/meta/color"| Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK) 3,512 3.12 n/a 0 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Workers' Revolutionary Organization (Spain)/meta/color"| Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) 1,167 1.04 n/a 0 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Communist Movement of Euskadi/meta/color"| Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (EMK–OIC) 698 0.62 n/a 0 n/a
Llodian Independent Group (AILL) 628 0.56 n/a 0 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Revolutionary Communist League (Spain)/meta/color"| Revolutionary Communist League (LKI/LCR) 429 0.38 n/a 0 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Foral Union of the Basque Country/meta/color"| Foral Union of the Basque Country (UFPV) 365 0.32 n/a 0 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color"| Independents (INDEP) 18,749 16.63 n/a 10 n/a
Blank ballots 491 0.44 n/a
Total 112,734 57 n/a
Valid votes 112,734 99.06 n/a
Invalid votes 1,069 0.94 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 113,803 65.35 n/a
Abstentions 60,342 34.65 n/a
Registered voters 174,145
Sources[1][2]

Biscay

Summary of the 3 April 1979 Biscay Juntas Generales election results →
Parties and coalitions Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Basque Nationalist Party/meta/color"| Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) 206,212 39.42 n/a 40 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Herri Batasuna/meta/color"| Popular Unity (HB) 103,507 19.79 n/a 19 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Socialist Party of the Basque Country/meta/color"| Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE) 80,200 15.33 n/a 14 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)/meta/color"| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 58,217 11.13 n/a 10 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Communist Party of the Basque Country/meta/color"| Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK) 28,812 5.51 n/a 3 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Euskadiko Ezkerra/meta/color"| Basque Country Left (EE) 28,665 5.48 n/a 4 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Communist Movement of Euskadi/meta/color"| Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (EMK–OIC) 8,006 1.53 n/a 0 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Revolutionary Communist League (Spain)/meta/color"| Revolutionary Communist League (LKI/LCR) 3,373 0.64 n/a 0 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Workers' Revolutionary Organization (Spain)/meta/color"| Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) 2,948 0.56 n/a 0 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Party of Labour of Spain/meta/color"| Party of Labour of the Basque Country (PTE) 566 0.11 n/a 0 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Foral Union of the Basque Country/meta/color"| Foral Union of the Basque Country (UFPV) 2 0.00 n/a 0 n/a
Blank ballots 2,543 0.49 n/a
Total 523,051 90 n/a
Valid votes 523,051 98.51 n/a
Invalid votes 7,908 1.49 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 530,959 61.30 n/a
Abstentions 335,226 38.70 n/a
Registered voters 866,185
Sources[1][2]

Gipuzkoa

Summary of the 3 April 1979 Gipuzkoa Juntas Generales election results →
Parties and coalitions Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Basque Nationalist Party/meta/color"| Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) 108,271 35.03 n/a 33 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Herri Batasuna/meta/color"| Popular Unity (HB) 66,146 21.40 n/a 19 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Socialist Party of the Basque Country/meta/color"| Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE) 46,820 15.15 n/a 12 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Euskadiko Ezkerra/meta/color"| Basque Country Left (EE) 35,214 11.39 n/a 10 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)/meta/color"| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 26,017 8.42 n/a 7 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Communist Party of the Basque Country/meta/color"| Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK) 9,868 3.19 n/a 0 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Communist Movement of Euskadi/meta/color"| Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (EMK–OIC) 6,519 2.11 n/a 0 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Workers' Revolutionary Organization (Spain)/meta/color"| Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) 3,821 1.24 n/a 0 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Revolutionary Communist League (Spain)/meta/color"| Revolutionary Communist League (LKI/LCR) 2,523 0.82 n/a 0 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Carlist Party (1970)/meta/color"| Carlist Party (EKA/PC) 2,413 0.78 n/a 0 n/a
bgcolor="Template:Foral Union of the Basque Country/meta/color"| Foral Union of the Basque Country (UFPV) 138 0.04 n/a 0 n/a
Blank ballots 1,340 0.43 n/a
Total 309,090 81 n/a
Valid votes 309,090 98.85 n/a
Invalid votes 3,602 1.15 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 312,692 61.66 n/a
Abstentions 194,450 38.34 n/a
Registered voters 507,142
Sources[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Election Results Archive". euskadi.eus (in Spanish). Basque Government. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Elecciones a las Juntas Generales (1979 - 2015)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 February 2020.
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