1983 Spanish regional elections

Spanish regional elections, 1983
All 764 seats in the regional parliaments of Aragon, Asturias, Balearic Islands,; Canary Islands, Cantabria, Castile-La Mancha, Castile and León, Extremadura,; Madrid, Murcia, Navarre, La Rioja and Valencia
Registered	14,895,880
Turnout	10,364,019 (69.6%)
	Galicia Navarre Madrid La Rioja Aragon Catalonia Valencian; Community Castile–; La Mancha Extremadura Castile; and León Asturias Cantabria Basque; Country Murcia Andalusia Ceuta Melilla Balearic; Islands Canary; Islands Regional administrations after the 1983 elections.; ■ – PSOE ■ – CP ■ – CiU ■ – PNV

The 1983 Spanish regional elections were held on Sunday, 8 May 1983 in Spain, to elect the regional parliaments of 13 of the 17 autonomous communities: Aragon, Asturias, the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands, Cantabria, Castile-La Mancha, Castile and León, Extremadura, Madrid, Murcia, Navarre, La Rioja and the Valencian Community. Andalusia, Catalonia, Galicia and the Basque Country did not held elections that day because they had separate electoral cycles. Municipal elections were held throughout Spain the same day.

Regional governments

Region	Outgoing government (as of 1983)			Incoming government (as of 1983)
Region	Seats	Type	Composition	Seats	Type	Composition
Autonomous communities
Aragon	None	Provisional	UCD	33 / 66	Minority	PSOE
Asturias	None	Provisional	UCD	26 / 45	Majority	PSOE
Balearic Islands	None	Provisional	UCD	21 / 54	Minority	CP
Canary Islands	None	Provisional	UCD	27 / 60	Minority	PSOE
Cantabria	None	Provisional	UCD	18 / 35	Majority	CP
Castile and León	None	Provisional	UCD	42 / 84	Minority	PSOE
Castile-La Mancha	None	Provisional	PSOE	23 / 44	Majority	PSOE
Community of Madrid	None	Provisional	UCD	51 / 94	Majority	PSOE
Extremadura	None	Provisional	PSOE	35 / 65	Majority	PSOE
La Rioja	None	Provisional	PSOE	18 / 35	Majority	PSOE
Murcia	None	Provisional	PSOE	26 / 43	Majority	PSOE
Navarre	46 / 70	Coalition	UCD+PSOE+HB+Amaiur	20 / 50	Minority	PSOE
Valencian Community	None	Provisional	PSOE	51 / 89	Majority	PSOE

Results

Overall

Summary of the 8 May 1983 Spanish regional election results →
Party		Vote			Seats
Party		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Spanish Socialist Workers' Party/meta/color" \|	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	4,909,076	47.88	−	388	−
bgcolor="Template:People's Coalition (Spain)/meta/color" \|	People's Coalition (AP-PDP-UL)	3,441,605	33.57	−	273	−
bgcolor="Template:Communist Party of Spain/meta/color" \|	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	639,584	6.24	−	27	−
bgcolor="Template:Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)/meta/color" \|	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	324,776	3.17	−	9	−
bgcolor="Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Spain)/meta/color" \|	Liberal Democratic Party (PDL)	151,111	1.47	−	2	−
bgcolor="Template:Aragonese Party/meta/color" \|	Regionalist Aragonese Party (PAR)	124,018	1.21	−	13	−
bgcolor="Template:Navarrese People's Union/meta/color" \|	Navarrese People's Union (UPN)	62,072	0.61	−	13	−
bgcolor="Template:Valencian Nationalist Bloc/meta/color" \|	Valencian People's Unity (UPV)	58,712	0.57	−	0	−
bgcolor="Template:United Extremadura/meta/color" \|	United Extremadura (EU)	47,504	0.46	−	6	−
	Majorcan Union (UM)	47,277	0.46	−	6	−
	Canarian People's Union (UPC)	46,945	0.46	−	2	−
	Agrarian Bloc-Regionalists of the Leonese Country (BAR-PREPAL)	33,932	0.33	−	0	−
bgcolor="Template:Herri Batasuna/meta/color" \|	People's Unity (HB)	28,055	0.27	−	6	−
	Canarian Nationalist Convergence (CNC)	24,479	0.24	−	1	−
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	21,152	0.21	−	0	−
bgcolor="Template:Socialist Party of Majorca/meta/color" \|	Socialist Party of Majorca (PSM)	20,722	0.20	−	4	−
bgcolor="Template:Regionalist Party of Cantabria/meta/color" \|	Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC)	18,767	0.18	−	2	−
bgcolor="Template:Basque Nationalist Party/meta/color" \|	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ-PNV)	18,161	0.18	−	3	−
	Spanish Communist Workers' Party-PCEU (PCOE-PCEU)	15,837	0.15	−	0	−
	Cantonal Party (PCAN)	12,967	0.13	−	0	−
	Valencian Independent Organization (OIV)	12,585	0.12	−	0	−
	Independent Electors' Action (ADEI)	10,327	0.10	−	0	−
	Revolutionary Communist League (LCR)	10,293	0.10	−	0	−
bgcolor="Template:Progressive Riojan Party/meta/color" \|	Progressive Riojan Party (PRP)	10,102	0.10	−	2	−

Parties with less than 0.1% of the vote		90,077	0.88	–	7	−
	Neighborhood Labor (Auzolan)	8,356	0.08	−	0	−
	Canarian Country Party (PPC)	7,675	0.07	−	0	−
	Valencian Nationalist Left-Valencianist Regional Union (ENV-URV)	7,623	0.07	−	0	−
	Carlist Party (PC)	6,733	0.07	−	0	−
	People's Fight Coalition (CLP)	6,643	0.06	−	0	−
bgcolor="Template:Euskadiko Ezkerra/meta/color" \|	Basque Country Left (EE)	6,292	0.06	−	0	−
	Majoreran Assembly (AM)	5,551	0.05	−	3	−
	Independents' Gomera Group (AGI)	4,941	0.05	−	2	−
	United Left of Aragon (IUA)	4,645	0.05	−	0	−
	El Bierzo Party (PB)	4,301	0.04	−	0	−
	Communist Candidature (PRUC-PCPE)	4,226	0.04	−	0	−
	Minorcan Independent Candidature (CIM)	3,250	0.03	−	1	−
	United Cantabrian Left Group (AICU)	3,179	0.03	−	0	−
	Lanzarote Island Group (AIL)	2,718	0.03	−	0	−
	Asturian Nationalist Ensame (ENA)	2,505	0.02	−	0	−
	People's Bloc of Extremadura (BPEx)	2,249	0.02	−	0	−
	Castilian Communal Unity (UCC)	1,928	0.02	−	0	−
	Cantabria Nationalist Electoral Group (AENC)	1,869	0.02	−	0	−
	Aragonese Communist Party (PCA)	1,381	0.01	−	0	−
	Social Aragonese Movement (MAS)	1,285	0.01	−	0	−
	Ecologist Movement of Spain (MEE)	1,019	0.01	−	0	−
	Independent Herrenian Group (AHI)	944	0.01	−	1	−
	Youth Students and Workers (MEyT)	764	0.01	−	0	−

	Blank ballots	72,952	0.71	−

Total		10,253,088	100.00		764	−

Valid votes		10,253,088	98.93	−
Invalid votes		110,931	1.07	−
Votes cast / turnout		10,364,019	69.58	−
Abstentions		4,531,861	30.42	−
Registered voters		14,895,880

Source: Argos Information Portal

Vote share

PSOE			47.88%
AP-PDP-UL			33.57%
PCE			6.24%
CDS			3.17%
PDL			1.47%
PAR			1.21%
UPN			0.61%
EU			0.46%
UM			0.46%
UPC			0.46%
HB			0.27%
CNC			0.24%
PSM			0.20%
PRC			0.18%
EAJ-PNV			0.18%
Others			2.45%
Blank ballots			0.71%

Parliamentary seats

PSOE			50.79%
AP-PDP-UL			35.73%
PCE			3.53%
PAR			1.70%
UPN			1.70%
CDS			1.18%
EU			0.79%
UM			0.79%
HB			0.79%
PSM			0.52%
EAJ-PNV			0.39%
AM			0.39%
PDL			0.26%
UPC			0.26%
PRC			0.26%
PRP			0.26%
AGI			0.26%
Others			0.26%

Autonomous communities

Party		Votes	%	Seats
Aragon
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Spanish Socialist Workers' Party/meta/color"\|	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	283,226	46.8%	33
bgcolor="Template:People's Coalition (Spain)/meta/color"\|	People's Coalition (AP-PDP-UL)	136,853	22.6%	18
bgcolor="Template:Aragonese Party/meta/color"\|	Regionalist Aragonese Party (PAR)	124,018	20.5%	13
bgcolor="Template:Communist Party of Spain/meta/color"\|	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	23,960	4.0%	1
bgcolor="Template:Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)/meta/color"\|	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	19,902	3.3%	1
Asturias
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Spanish Socialist Workers' Party/meta/color"\|	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	293,320	52.0%	26
bgcolor="Template:People's Coalition (Spain)/meta/color"\|	People's Coalition (AP-PDP-UL)	170,654	30.2%	14
bgcolor="Template:Communist Party of Spain/meta/color"\|	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	62,855	11.1%	5
Balearic Islands
width="1" bgcolor="Template:People's Coalition (Spain)/meta/color"\|	People's Coalition (AP-PDP-UL)	107,948	34.3%	21
bgcolor="Template:Spanish Socialist Workers' Party/meta/color"\|	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	107,650	34.2%	21
	Majorcan Union (UM)	47,277	15.0%	6
bgcolor="Template:Socialist Party of Majorca/meta/color"\|	Socialist Party of Majorca (PSM)	20,722	6.6%	4
bgcolor="Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Spain)/meta/color" \|	Liberal Democratic Party (PDL)	3,896	1.2%	1
	Menorcan Independent Candidature (CIM)	3,250	1.0%	1
Canary Islands
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Spanish Socialist Workers' Party/meta/color"\|	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	234,562	42.1%	27
bgcolor="Template:People's Coalition (Spain)/meta/color"\|	People's Coalition (AP-PDP-UL)	164,138	29.5%	17
	Canarian People's Union (UPC)	46,945	8.4%	2
bgcolor="Template:Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)/meta/color" \|	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	40,682	7.3%	6
	Canarian Nationalist Convergence (CNC)	24,479	4.4%	1
bgcolor="Template:Communist Party of Spain/meta/color" \|	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	17,750	3.2%	1
	Majoreran Assembly (AM)	5,551	1.0%	3
	Independents' Gomera Group (AGI)	4,941	0.9%	2
	Independent Herrenian Group (AHI)	944	0.2%	1
Cantabria
width="1" bgcolor="Template:People's Coalition (Spain)/meta/color"\|	People's Coalition (AP-PDP-UL)	122,748	44.0%	18
bgcolor="Template:Spanish Socialist Workers' Party/meta/color"\|	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	107,168	38.4%	15
bgcolor="Template:Regionalist Party of Cantabria/meta/color"\|	Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC)	18,767	6.7%	2
Castile and León
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Spanish Socialist Workers' Party/meta/color"\|	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	608,637	44.4%	42
bgcolor="Template:People's Coalition (Spain)/meta/color"\|	People's Coalition (AP-PDP-UL)	543,861	39.7%	39
bgcolor="Template:Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)/meta/color" \|	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	81,936	6.0%	2
bgcolor="Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Spain)/meta/color" \|	Liberal Democratic Party (PDL)	49,268	3.6%	1
Castile-La Mancha
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Spanish Socialist Workers' Party/meta/color"\|	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	416,177	46.7%	23
bgcolor="Template:People's Coalition (Spain)/meta/color"\|	People's Coalition (AP-PDP-UL)	364,676	40.9%	21
Community of Madrid
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Spanish Socialist Workers' Party/meta/color"\|	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	1,181,277	50.5%	51
bgcolor="Template:People's Coalition (Spain)/meta/color"\|	People's Coalition (AP-PDP-UL)	798,853	34.1%	34
bgcolor="Template:Communist Party of Spain/meta/color"\|	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	207,058	8.8%	9
Extremadura
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Spanish Socialist Workers' Party/meta/color"\|	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	296,939	53.0%	35
bgcolor="Template:People's Coalition (Spain)/meta/color"\|	People's Coalition (AP-PDP-UL)	168,606	30.1%	20
bgcolor="Template:United Extremadura/meta/color" \|	United Extremadura (EU)	47,504	8.5%	6
bgcolor="Template:Communist Party of Spain/meta/color"\|	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	36,294	6.5%	4
La Rioja
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Spanish Socialist Workers' Party/meta/color"\|	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	63,848	47.2%	18
bgcolor="Template:People's Coalition (Spain)/meta/color"\|	People's Coalition (AP-PDP-UL)	54,121	40.0%	15
bgcolor="Template:Progressive Riojan Party/meta/color" \|	Progressive Riojan Party (PRP)	10,102	7.5%	2
Murcia
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Spanish Socialist Workers' Party/meta/color"\|	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	238,968	52.2%	26
bgcolor="Template:People's Coalition (Spain)/meta/color"\|	People's Coalition (AP-PDP-UL)	162,074	35.4%	16
bgcolor="Template:Communist Party of Spain/meta/color"\|	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	32,113	7.0%	1
Navarre
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Spanish Socialist Workers' Party/meta/color"\|	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	94,737	35.6%	20
bgcolor="Template:Navarrese People's Union/meta/color"\|	Navarrese People's Union (UPN)	62,072	23.3%	13
bgcolor="Template:People's Coalition (Spain)/meta/color"\|	People's Coalition (AP-PDP-UL)	37,554	14.1%	8
bgcolor="Template:Herri Batasuna/meta/color" \|	People's Unity (HB)	28,055	10.6%	6
bgcolor="Template:Basque Nationalist Party/meta/color" \|	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ-PNV)	18,161	6.8%	3
Valencian Community
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Spanish Socialist Workers' Party/meta/color"\|	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	982,567	51.4%	51
bgcolor="Template:People's Coalition (Spain)/meta/color"\|	People's Coalition (AP-PDP-UL)	609,519	31.9%	32
bgcolor="Template:Communist Party of Spain/meta/color"\|	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	142,570	7.5%	6

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