1983 Asturian regional election
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All 45 seats in the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias 23 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Registered | 873,690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 568,271 (65.0%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Constituency results map for the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1983 Asturian regional election was held on Sunday, 8 May 1983, to elect the 1st General Junta of the Principality of Asturias. All 45 seats in the General Junta were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.
The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) won the election with a comfortable absolute majority of 26 out of 45 seats and 52.0% of the vote. The People's Coalition, headed by the conservative People's Alliance, became the second political force and the main opposition party in the General Junta with 14 seats and 30.2%. The Communist Party of Spain (PCE) won 5 seats and 11.1%.
As a result of the election, Socialist Pedro de Silva replaced Rafael Fernández as President of Asturias, becoming the first democratically elected head of the regional government.
Overview
Electoral system
The General Junta of the Principality of Asturias was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Asturias, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Asturian Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a President of the Principality.[1] Voting for the General Junta was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered in Asturias and in full enjoyment of their political rights.
The 45 members of the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with a threshold of 5 percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied regionally. Parties not reaching the threshold were not taken into consideration for seat distribution. Seats were allocated to constituencies, which were established by law as follows:
- Central District (comprising the municipalities of Aller, Avilés, Bimenes, Carreño, Caso, Castrillón, Corvera de Asturias, Gijón, Gozón, Illas, Las Regueras, Langreo, Laviana, Lena, Llanera, Mieres, Morcín, Noreña, Oviedo, Proaza, Quirós, Ribera de Arriba, Riosa, San Martín del Rey Aurelio, Santo Adriano, Sariego, Siero, Sobrescobio and Soto del Barco).
- Eastern District (comprising the municipalities of Amieva, Cabrales, Cabranes, Cangas de Onís, Caravia, Colunga, Llanes, Nava, Onís, Parres, Peñamellera Alta, Peñamellera Baja, Piloña, Ponga, Ribadedeva, Ribadesella and Villaviciosa).
- Western District (comprising the municipalities of Allande, Belmonte de Miranda, Boal, Candamo, Cangas del Narcea, Castropol, Coaña, Cudillero, Degaña, El Franco, Grado, Grandas de Salime, Ibias, Illano, Muros del Nalón, Navia, Pesoz, Pravia, Salas, San Martín de Oscos, Santa Eulalia de Oscos, San Tirso de Abres, Somiedo, Tapia de Casariego, Taramundi, Teverga, Tineo, Valdés, Vegadeo, Villanueva de Oscos, Villayón and Yernes y Tameza).
Each constituency was allocated a fixed number of seats: 32 for the Central District, 5 for the Eastern District and 8 for the Western District.[1]
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 0.1 percent of the electors registered in the constituency for which they sought election—needing to secure, in any case, the signature of 500 electors—. 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 fifteen days of the election being called.[2]
Election date
The Council of Government of the Principality of Asturias, in agreement with the Government of Spain, was required to call an election to the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias within from 1 February to 31 May 1983. In the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional President within a two-month period from the first ballot, the General Junta was to be automatically dissolved and a snap election called, with elected deputies merely serving out what remained of their four-year terms.[1]
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. 23 seats were required for an absolute majority in the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias.
Polling firm/Commissioner | Fieldwork date | Sample size | Turnout | Lead | ||||
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style="background:Template:Asturian Socialist Federation/meta/color;"| | style="background:Template:People's Coalition (Spain)/meta/color;"| | style="background:Template:Communist Party of Spain/meta/color;"| | style="background:Template:Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)/meta/color;"| | |||||
1983 regional election | 8 May 1983 | — | 65.0 | 52.0 26 |
30.2 14 |
11.1 5 |
3.5 0 |
style="background:Template:Asturian Socialist Federation/meta/color; color:white;"| 21.8 |
Sofemasa/El País[p 1][p 2] | 23–26 Apr 1983 | ? | ? | 49.8 26/29 |
? 12/14 |
? 4/6 |
? 0/1 |
style="background:Template:Asturian Socialist Federation/meta/color; color:white;"|? |
1982 general election | 28 Oct 1982 | — | 77.6 | 52.1 26 |
27.9 13 |
8.1 4 |
4.3 1 |
style="background:Template:Asturian Socialist Federation/meta/color; color:white;"| 24.2 |
Results
Overall
Parties and coalitions | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
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Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | ||
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Asturian Socialist Federation/meta/color"| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 293,320 | 51.96 | n/a | 26 | n/a |
bgcolor="Template:People's Coalition (Spain)/meta/color"| | People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL) | 170,654 | 30.23 | n/a | 14 | n/a |
bgcolor="Template:Communist Party of Asturias/meta/color"| | Communist Party of Asturias (PCA–PCE) | 62,855 | 11.13 | n/a | 5 | n/a |
bgcolor="Template:Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)/meta/color"| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 19,495 | 3.45 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote | 15,898 | 2.82 | — | 0 | n/a | |
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width="1" bgcolor="Template:Workers' Socialist Party (Spain)/meta/color"| | Workers' Socialist Party (PST) | 4,703 | 0.83 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
bgcolor="Template:Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain/meta/color"| | Communist Candidacy (PRUC–PCPE) | 4,226 | 0.75 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
bgcolor="Template:Communist Movement (Spain)/meta/color"| | Asturian Left (MC–LCR) | 2,833 | 0.50 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
bgcolor="Template:Ensame Nacionalista Astur/meta/color"| | Asturian Nationalist Ensame (ENA) | 2,505 | 0.44 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
bgcolor="Template:Communist Party of Spain (Marxist–Leninist) (historical)/meta/color"| | Popular Struggle Coalition (CLP) | 867 | 0.15 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
Youth Students and Workers (MEyT) | 764 | 0.14 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
Blank ballots | 2,298 | 0.41 | n/a | ||
Total | 564,520 | 45 | n/a | ||
Valid votes | 564,520 | 99.34 | n/a | ||
Invalid votes | 3,751 | 0.66 | n/a | ||
Votes cast / turnout | 568,271 | 65.04 | n/a | ||
Abstentions | 305,419 | 34.96 | n/a | ||
Registered voters | 873,690 | ||||
Sources[3][4][5] |
Distribution by constituency
Constituency | PSOE | CP | PCA | |||
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colspan="2" style="background:Template:Asturian Socialist Federation/meta/color"| | colspan="2" style="background:Template:People's Coalition (Spain)/meta/color"| | colspan="2" style="background:Template:Communist Party of Asturias/meta/color"| | ||||
% | S | % | S | % | S | |
Central | style="background:Template:Asturian Socialist Federation/meta/color; color:white;"| 54.5 | 19 | 27.6 | 9 | 11.6 | 4 |
Eastern | style="background:Template:Asturian Socialist Federation/meta/color; color:white;"| 43.8 | 3 | 42.3 | 2 | 8.3 | − |
Western | style="background:Template:Asturian Socialist Federation/meta/color; color:white;"| 42.6 | 4 | 37.2 | 3 | 10.4 | 1 |
Total | style="background:Template:Asturian Socialist Federation/meta/color; color:white;"| 52.0 | 26 | 30.2 | 14 | 11.1 | 5 |
References
Opinion poll sources
- ^ "Mayoría absoluta del PSOE en las dos elecciones". El País (in Spanish). 1 May 1983.
- ^ "Ficha técnica de los sondeos". El País (in Spanish). 1 May 1983.
Other
- ^ a b c Statute of Autonomy for Asturias of 1981. Official State Gazette (Organic Law 7) (in Spanish). 30 December 1981. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ Electoral Rules Decree of 1977. Official State Gazette (Royal Decree-Law 20) (in Spanish). 18 March 1977. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ "Electoral Results. General Junta of the Principality of Asturias. I Legislature (1983-1987)". jgpa.es (in Spanish). General Junta of the Principality of Asturias. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ "Electoral Results. 1983". sadei.es (in Spanish). SADEI. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ "General Junta of the Principality of Asturias elections since 1983". historiaelectoral.com (in Spanish). Electoral History. Retrieved 27 September 2017.