1983 Valencian regional election
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All 89 seats in the Corts Valencianes 45 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Registered | 2,654,967 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 1,931,142 (72.7%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Constituency results map for the Corts Valencianes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1983 Valencian regional election was held on Sunday, 8 May 1983, to elect the 1st Corts of the Valencian Community. All 89 seats in the Corts 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 an absolute majority of 51 out of 89 seats and almost 1 million votes (51.4% 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 Corts Valencianes with 32 seats. The Communist Party of Spain (PCE) managed to surpass the 5% autonomic threshold and entered the Courts with 6 seats.
As a result of the election, PSPV-PSOE leader Joan Lerma became the first democratically elected President of the Valencian Community.
Overview
Electoral system
The Corts Valencianes were the devolved, unicameral legislature of the Valencian autonomous community, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Valencian Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a President of the Government.[1] Voting for the Corts was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered in the Valencian Community and in full enjoyment of their political rights.
The 89 members of the Corts Valencianes 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, corresponding to the provinces of Alicante, Castellón and Valencia. Each constituency was allocated a fixed number of seats: 29 for Alicante, 25 for Castellón and 35 for Valencia.[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 the Valencian Country, in agreement with the Government of Spain, was required to call an election to the Corts Valencianes within from 1 February to 31 May 1983.[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. 45 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Corts Valencianes.
Polling firm/Commissioner | Fieldwork date | Sample size | Turnout | Lead | ||||
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style="background:Template:Socialist Party of the Valencian Country/meta/color;"| | style="background:Template:People's Coalition (Spain)/meta/color;"| | style="background:Template:Communist Party of the Valencian Country/meta/color;"| | style="background:Template:Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)/meta/color;"| | |||||
1983 regional election | 8 May 1983 | — | 72.7 | 51.4 51 |
31.9 32 |
7.5 6 |
1.9 0 |
style="background:Template:Socialist Party of the Valencian Country/meta/color; color:white;"| 19.5 |
Sofemasa/El País[p 1][p 2] | 23–26 Apr 1983 | ? | ? | ? 62/67 |
? 23/26 |
– | – | style="background:Template:Socialist Party of the Valencian Country/meta/color; color:white;"|? |
1982 general election | 28 Oct 1982 | — | 84.0 | 53.1 54 |
29.1 29 |
4.6 0 |
2.5 0 |
style="background:Template:Socialist Party of the Valencian Country/meta/color; color:white;"| 24.0 |
Results
Overall
Distribution by constituency
Constituency | PSOE | CP–UV | PCE–PV | |||
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colspan="2" style="background:Template:Socialist Party of the Valencian Country/meta/color"| | colspan="2" style="background:Template:People's Coalition (Spain)/meta/color"| | colspan="2" style="background:Template:Communist Party of the Valencian Country/meta/color"| | ||||
% | S | % | S | % | S | |
Alicante | style="background:Template:Socialist Party of the Valencian Country/meta/color; color:white;"| 54.7 | 17 | 31.1 | 10 | 6.6 | 2 |
Castellón | style="background:Template:Socialist Party of the Valencian Country/meta/color; color:white;"| 49.1 | 14 | 34.1 | 10 | 5.6 | 1 |
Valencia | style="background:Template:Socialist Party of the Valencian Country/meta/color; color:white;"| 50.2 | 20 | 31.8 | 12 | 8.3 | 3 |
Total | style="background:Template:Socialist Party of the Valencian Country/meta/color; color:white;"| 51.4 | 51 | 31.9 | 32 | 7.5 | 6 |
References
- Opinion poll sources
- ^ "Los socialistas pueden alcanzar los dos tercios del Parlamento autónomo". 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 of the Valencian Community of 1982. Official State Gazette (Organic Law 1) (in Spanish). 1 July 1982. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ Electoral Rules Decree of 1977. Official State Gazette (Royal Decree-Law 20) (in Spanish). 18 March 1977. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ "Corts Valencianes election, 1983". datoselecciones.com (in Spanish). Election Data. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ "Electoral Data-Regional Election: 1983". cortsvalencianes.es (in Spanish). Corts Valencianes. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ "Corts Valencianes elections since 1983". historiaelectoral.com (in Spanish). Electoral History. Retrieved 30 September 2017.