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Navarrese regional election, 1987
← 1983 10 June 1987 1991 →
All 50 seats in the Parliament of Navarre
26 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered393,326 3.6%
Turnout286,722 (72.9%)
2.0 pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Gabriel Urralburu Juan Cruz Alli Iñaki Aldekoa
Party PSOE UPN HB
Leader since 15 June 1982 1987 1983
Leader's seat Navarre Navarre Navarre
Last election 20 seats, 35.6% 13 seats, 23.3% 6 seats, 10.6%
Seats won 15 14 7
Seat change 5 1 1
Popular vote 78,453 69,419 38,138
Percentage 27.7% 24.5% 13.5%
Swing 7.9 pp 1.2 pp 2.9 pp
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Pablo García Tellechea Ignacio Cabasés Jaime Ignacio del Burgo
Party CDS EA UDF
Leader since 1987 1986 1986
Leader's seat Navarre Navarre Navarre
Last election Did not contest Did not contest Did not contest
Seats won 4 4 3
Seat change 4 4 3
Popular vote 21,022 19,840 17,663
Percentage 7.4% 7.0% 6.2%
Swing New party New party New party
President before election

Gabriel Urralburu
PSOE

Elected President

Gabriel Urralburu
PSOE

The 1987 Navarrese regional election was held on Wednesday, 10 June 1987, to elect the 2nd Parliament of the Foral Community of Navarre. All 50 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in 12 other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain, as well as the 1987 European Parliament election.

The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), under then-incumbent President Gabriel Urralburu, won the election for a second consecutive term, albeit with a diminished share of the vote (27.7%, losing nearly 8 percentage points from 1983) and losing 5 seats. The centre-right spectrum stood divided to the election: the Navarrese People's Union (UPN) maintained its second place with 24.5% and 14 seats (gaining one); the Foral Democrat Union (UDF), an alliance between the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and the Liberal Party (PL), formed after the breakup of the People's Coalition, obtained 6.2% and 3 seats. The People's Alliance (AP) suffered from this division and fell to 7th place (4.2% and 2 seats).

The Democratic and Social Centre (CDS), the party of former Spanish Prime Minister Adolfo Suárez, benefitted from this division and finished fourth, gaining 4 seats. Meanwhile, the left-wing Herri Batasuna (HB) also improved its position from 1983 and scored one of the best results for the abertzale left in Navarre. Eusko Alkartasuna (EA), a split from the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) formed in 1986 from PNV dissidents, entered the Parliament with 4 seats, while the small Eusko Alkartasuna also entered for the first time.

Electoral system

The 50 members of the Parliament of Navarre were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with a threshold of 3 per 100 of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied regionally. Parties not reaching the threshold were not taken into consideration for seat distribution.[1][2] Voting was on the basis of universal suffrage, with all nationals over eighteen, registered in Navarre and in full enjoyment of all political rights entitled to vote.

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 at least the signature of 1 per 100 of the electors entered in electoral register of Navarre. 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 from the election call.[1][3][4]

Elections were fixed to be held within 54 to 60 days from the legislature's expiry date, which would take place four years after the previous election. In the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional President within a two-month period from the first ballot, the candidate from the party with the highest number of seats was deemed to be automatically elected.[2][3]

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 that 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. The lead column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the two parties with the highest figures. 26 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of Navarre.

Results

← Summary of the 10 June 1987 Parliament of Navarre election results →
Parties and coalitions Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Socialist Party of Navarre/meta/color"| Socialist Party of Navarre (PSN–PSOE) 78,453 27.68 –7.95 15 –5
bgcolor="Template:Navarrese People's Union/meta/color"| Navarrese People's Union (UPN) 69,419 24.50 +1.16 14 +1
bgcolor="Template:Herri Batasuna/meta/color"| Popular Unity (HB) 38,138 13.46 +2.91 7 +1
bgcolor="Template:Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)/meta/color"| Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 21,022 7.42 New 4 +4
bgcolor="Template:Eusko Alkartasuna/meta/color"| Basque Solidarity (EA) 19,840 7.00 New 4 +4
bgcolor="Template:Foral Democratic Union/meta/color"| Foral Democratic Union (PDF–PDP, PL) (UDF) 17,663 6.23 New 3 +3
bgcolor="Template:People's Alliance (Spain)/meta/color"| People's Alliance (AP)1 11,985 4.23 –9.89 2 –6
bgcolor="Template:Euskadiko Ezkerra/meta/color"| Basque Country Left (EE) 9,618 3.39 +1.02 1 +1
bgcolor="Template:Batzarre/meta/color"| Left Assembly of Navarre (Batzarre) 5,880 2.07 New 0 ±0
bgcolor="Template:United Left of Navarre/meta/color"| United Left (IU)2 3,802 1.34 +0.70 0 ±0
Blank ballots 3,950 1.39 +0.70
Total 283,395 100.00 50 ±0
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
Abstentions 106,604 27.10 –2.04
Registered voters 393,326
Source(s): Argos Information Portal, historiaelectoral.com
Popular vote
PSN–PSOE
 
 27.68%
UPN
 
 24.50%
HB
 
 13.46%
CDS
 
 7.42%
EA
 
 7.00%
UDF
 
 6.23%
AP
 
 4.23%
EE
 
 3.39%
Batzarre
 
 2.07%
IU
 
 1.34%
Others
 
 1.28%
Blank ballots
 
 1.39%
Seats
PSN–PSOE
 
 30.00%
UPN
 
 28.00%
HB
 
 14.00%
CDS
 
 8.00%
EA
 
 8.00%
UDF
 
 6.00%
AP
 
 4.00%
EE
 
 2.00%

Aftermath

Investiture

Investiture processes to elect the President of Navarre required for an absolute majority—more than half the votes cast—to be obtained in the first ballot. If unsuccessful, a new ballot would be held 48 hours later under the same majority requirement, with successive votes requiring only of a simple majority—more affirmative than negative votes—to succeed. If such majorities were not achieved, successive candidate proposals would be processed under the same procedure. In the event of the investiture process failing to elect a regional President within a two-month period from the first ballot, the candidate from the party with the highest number of seats was deemed to be automatically elected.[2]

As a result of the investiture process failing to provide a regional President within two months from the first ballot, Gabriel Urralburu was automatically elected on 30 September 1987 and officially sworn into office on 8 October.

Investiture of
Gabriel Urralburu (PSN–PSOE) 		Yes No Abstentions
30 July 1987 (1st ballot)
(26/50 required) 		15 • PSN–PSOE (15) 28 • UPN (14)
• CDS (4)
• EA (4)
• UDF (3)
• AP (2)
• EE (1) 		7 • HB (7)
1 August 1987 (2nd ballot)
(26/50 required) 		15 • PSN–PSOE (15) 28 • UPN (14)
• CDS (4)
• EA (4)
• UDF (3)
• AP (2)
• EE (1) 		7 • HB (7)
3 August 1987 (3rd ballot)
(simple majority required) 		15 • PSN–PSOE (15) 34 • UPN (14)
• HB (6)
• CDS (4)
• EA (4)
• UDF (3)
• AP (2)
• EE (1) 		0
5 August 1987 (4th ballot)
(simple majority required) 		15 • PSN–PSOE (15) 34 • UPN (14)
• HB (6)
• CDS (4)
• EA (4)
• UDF (3)
• AP (2)
• EE (1) 		0
Source: historiaelectoral.com
Investiture of
Juan Cruz Alli (UPN) 		Yes No Abstentions
20 August 1987 (1st ballot)
(26/50 required) 		19 • UPN (14)
• UDF (3)
• AP (2) 		26 • PSN–PSOE (15)
• HB (6)
• EA (4)
• EE (1) 		4 • CDS (4)
22 August 1987 (2nd ballot)
(26/50 required) 		19 • UPN (14)
• UDF (3)
• AP (2) 		25 • PSN–PSOE (15)
• HB (5)
• EA (4)
• EE (1) 		4 • CDS (4)
24 August 1987 (3rd ballot)
(simple majority required) 		19 • UPN (14)
• UDF (3)
• AP (2) 		26 • PSN–PSOE (15)
• HB (6)
• EA (4)
• EE (1) 		4 • CDS (4)
26 August 1987 (4th ballot)
(simple majority required) 		19 • UPN (14)
• UDF (3)
• AP (2) 		26 • PSN–PSOE (15)
• HB (6)
• EA (4)
• EE (1) 		4 • CDS (4)
Source: historiaelectoral.com

Opinion poll sources

  1. ^ "Unión del Pueblo Navarro se convierte en la primera fuerza" (PDF). El País (in Spanish). 4 June 1987.
  2. ^ "Una encuesta de AP pronostica un fuerte descenso del PSOE en las municipales". ABC (in Spanish). 17 April 1987.
  3. ^ "Notable descenso del PSOE en los próximos comicios, según una encuesta encargada por AP". ABC Sevilla (in Spanish). 17 April 1987.

References

  1. ^ a b Parliament of Navarre Elections Foral Law of 1986. Official Gazette of Navarre (Law 16) (in Spanish). December 17, 1986. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Reintegration and Enhancement of the Foral Regime of Navarre Law of 1982. Official State Gazette (Organic Law 13) (in Spanish). August 10, 1982. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  3. ^ a b General Electoral System Organic Law of 1985. Official State Gazette (Organic Law 5) (in Spanish). June 19, 1985. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Representation of the people Institutional Act". juntaelectoralcentral.es. Central Electoral Commission. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
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