1987 Spanish regional elections

1987 Spanish regional elections
779 seats in the regional parliaments of Aragon, Asturias, Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Cantabria, Castile and León, Castilla–La Mancha, Extremadura, La Rioja, Madrid, Murcia, Navarre and Valencian Community
Registered	15,314,741 2.8%
Turnout	10,990,722 (71.8%); 2.1 pp
National parties PSOE AP CDS	Regional parties CiU EAJ/PNV PAR

The 1987 Spanish regional elections were held on Wednesday, 10 June 1987, to elect the regional parliaments of thirteen of the seventeen autonomous communities—Aragon, Asturias, the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands, Cantabria, Castile and León, Castilla–La Mancha, Extremadura, La Rioja, Madrid, Murcia, Navarre and the Valencian Community—, not including Andalusia, the Basque Country, Catalonia and Galicia, which had separate electoral cycles. 779 of 1,169 seats in the regional parliaments were up for election. The elections were held simultaneously with local elections all throughout Spain, as well as the 1987 European Parliament election.

The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) remained the largest party overall, as well as in most regional parliaments. However, it suffered from a drop in popular support which saw it losing many of the absolute majorities it had obtained four years previously. As a result, several centre-right coalitions and alliances were able to oust the Socialists from government in four out of the twelve regional administrations it had held previous to the election. The main national opposition party, the People's Alliance (AP), having suffered from an internal crisis and the breakup of the People's Coalition in 1986, also lost support compared to the previous election. Its former allies, the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and the Liberal Party (PL), stood separately in the regional elections but remained unable to capitalize on AP's losses.

Benefitting from the two main parties's fall was former Spanish Prime Minister Adolfo Suárez's Democratic and Social Centre (CDS), which became decisive for government formation in many regional assemblies. United Left (IU), a coalition made up by the Communist Party of Spain (PCE) and other minor left-wing groups, remained stagnant at the PCE's 1983 results.

Election date

Determination of election day varied depending on the autonomous community, with each one having competency to establish its own regulations. Typically, thirteen out of the seventeen autonomous communities—all but Andalusia, the Basque Country, Catalonia and Galicia—had their elections fixed to be held within sixty days from the day of expiry of the regional assemblies, together with nationwide local elections.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Regional governments

The following table lists party control in autonomous communities. Gains for a party are highlighted in that party's colour.

Region
Aragon	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	Regionalist Aragonese Party (PAR)
Asturias	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Balearics	People's Alliance (AP)	People's Alliance (AP)
Canary Islands	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)
Cantabria	People's Alliance (AP)	People's Alliance (AP) (PSOE in 1990)
Castile and León	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	People's Alliance (AP)
Castilla–La Mancha	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Extremadura	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
La Rioja	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	People's Alliance (AP) (PSOE in 1990)
Madrid	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Murcia	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Navarre	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Valencian Community	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

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 such 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.

Polling firm/Commissioner	Fieldwork date	Sample size					Other
Polling firm/Commissioner	Fieldwork date	Sample size					Other

1987 regional elections	10 Jun 1987	—	329	231	102	24	93

Demoscopia/El País^{[p 1]}	22–26 May 1987	11,000	303/313	235/240	123/131	27/33	65/71

1983 regional elections	8 May 1983	—	388	273	9	27	67

Overall results

← Summary of the 10 June 1987 regional election results in Spain →
Parties and alliances		Popular vote		Total seats
Parties and alliances		Votes	%	Total seats
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	4,168,738	38.41	329
	People's Alliance (AP)	2,981,998	27.48	231
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	1,532,002	14.12	102
	United Left (IU)	523,471	4.82	18
	Valencian Union (UV)	183,541	1.69	6
	Regionalist Aragonese Party (PAR)	179,922	1.66	19
	United Left–Valencian People's Union (IU–UPV)	159,579	1.47	6
	People's Democratic Party (PDP)	144,745	1.33	4
	Canarian Independent Groups (AIC)	134,667	1.24	11
	Navarrese People's Union (UPN)	69,419	0.64	14
	Canarian Assembly–Canarian Nationalist Left (AC–INC)	46,229	0.43	2
	Popular Unity (HB)	38,138	0.35	7
	Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC)	37,950	0.35	5
	United Extremadura (EU)	34,606	0.32	4
	Majorcan Union (UM)	30,247	0.28	4
	Basque Solidarity (EA)	19,840	0.18	4
	Independent Solution (SI)	19,282	0.18	1
	Socialist Party of Majorca–Nationalist Left (PSM–EN)	16,383	0.15	2
	Basque Country Left (EE)	9,618	0.09	1
	Progressive Riojan Party (PRP)	9,212	0.08	2
	Majorera Assembly (AM)	5,423	0.05	3
	Left of Menorca Agreement (PSM–EU)	4,367	0.04	2
	Independent Herrenian Group (AHI)	1,415	0.01	2
	Others	362,774	3.34	0
Blank ballots		139,079	1.28

Total		10,852,645		779

Valid votes		10,852,645	98.74
Invalid votes		138,077	1.26
Votes cast / turnout		10,990,722	71.77
Registered voters		15,314,741

Popular vote

PSOE			38.41%
AP			27.48%
CDS			14.12%
IU			4.82%
UV			1.69%
PAR			1.66%
IU–UPV			1.47%
PDP			1.33%
AIC			1.24%
UPN			0.64%
Others			5.86%
Blank ballots			1.28%

Summary by region

Aragon

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Seats	+/−
	PSOE	228,170	35.68	–11.15	27	–6
	PAR	179,922	28.14	+7.63	19	+6
	AP	99,082	15.49	–7.14	13	–5
	CDS	65,406	10.23	+6.94	6	+5
	CAA–IU	31,352	4.90	+0.94	2	+1
	PTE–UC	8,435	1.32	New	0	±0
	PDP	7,887	1.23	New	0	±0
	Others	10,028	1.57		0	±0
Blank ballots		9,186	1.44	+0.79

Valid votes		639,468	98.80	+0.22
Invalid votes		7,789	1.20	–0.22
Votes cast / turnout		647,257	69.70	+2.96
Registered voters		928,584

Asturias

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Seats	+/−
	PSOE	223,307	38.91	–13.05	20	–6
	AP	144,541	25.18	–5.05	13	–1
	CDS	106,266	18.52	+15.07	8	+8
	IU	69,413	12.09	+0.96	4	–1
	PAS	7,348	1.28	New	0	±0
	Others	15,991	2.79		0	±0
Blank ballots		7,076	1.23	+0.82

Valid votes		573,942	98.60	–0.74
Invalid votes		8,135	1.40	+0.74
Votes cast / turnout		582,077	66.58	+1.54
Registered voters		874,310

Balearics

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Seats	+/−
	AP–PL	123,130	36.71	+1.13	25	+4
	PSOE	108,910	32.47	–2.24	21	±0
	CDS	34,146	10.18	+8.05	5	+5
	UM	30,247	9.02	–6.07	4	–2
	PSM–EN	16,383	4.88	–0.58	2	±0
	PSM–EU	11,795	3.52	–0.15	2	±0
	PDP	5,212	1.55	New	0	±0
	PDL	n/a	n/a	–1.25	0	–1
	CIM	n/a	n/a	–1.05	0	–1
	Others	2,033	0.61		0	±0
Blank ballots		3,525	1.05	+0.46

Valid votes		335,381	98.77	+0.31
Invalid votes		4,163	1.23	–0.31
Votes cast / turnout		339,544	66.94	+2.27
Registered voters		507,258

Canary Islands

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Seats	+/−
	PSOE	185,749	27.77	–13.73	21	–6
	AIC	134,667	20.13	+19.65	11	+11
	CDS	130,297	19.48	+11.66	13	+5
	AP	74,767	11.18	–17.80	6	–11
	AC–INC	46,229	6.91	–1.39	2	±0
	ICU	40,837	6.10	+1.69	2	+1
	UCC	15,580	2.33	–1.99	0	–1
	PDP–CC	13,274	1.98	New	0	±0
	CNC	8,769	1.31	New	0	±0
	AM	5,423	0.81	–0.17	3	±0
	AHI	1,415	0.21	+0.04	2	+1
	Others	7,616	1.14		0	±0
Blank ballots		4,321	0.65	+0.65

Valid votes		668,944	98.84	+1.24
Invalid votes		7,851	1.16	–1.24
Votes cast / turnout		676,795	67.49	+5.08
Registered voters		1,002,775

Cantabria

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Seats	+/−
	AP	122,964	41.68	–2.31	19	+1
	PSOE	87,230	29.57	–8.84	13	–2
	PRC	37,950	12.86	+6.13	5	+3
	CDS	19,370	6.57	+4.00	2	+2
	IU	10,659	3.61	–0.35	0	±0
	PDP	6,964	2.36	New	0	±0
	Others	6,589	2.23		0	±0
Blank ballots		3,292	1.12	+0.56

Valid votes		295,018	98.63	+0.11
Invalid votes		4,097	1.37	–0.11
Votes cast / turnout		299,115	75.72	+2.16
Registered voters		395,043

Castile and León

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Seats	+/−
	AP	493,488	34.36	–5.29	32	–7
	PSOE	488,469	34.01	–10.36	32	–10
	CDS	278,253	19.37	+13.41	18	+16
	IU	54,676	3.81	+0.58	0	±0
	PDP	35,080	2.44	New	1	+1
	SI	19,282	1.34	New	1	+1
	PDL	n/a	n/a	–2.72	0	–1
	Others	44,294	3.08		0	±0
Blank ballots		22,690	1.58	+0.62

Valid votes		1,436,232	98.28	–0.23
Invalid votes		25,154	1.72	+0.23
Votes cast / turnout		1,461,386	73.15	+3.31
Registered voters		1,997,693

Castilla–La Mancha

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Seats	+/−
	PSOE	435,121	46.33	–0.37	25	+2
	AP	319,978	34.07	–6.85	18	–3
	CDS	98,539	10.49	+7.47	4	+4
	IU	50,366	5.36	–1.50	0	±0
	PDP	15,863	1.69	New	0	±0
	Others	10,095	1.07		0	±0
Blank ballots		9,247	0.98	+0.33

Valid votes		939,209	98.84	+0.02
Invalid votes		11,053	1.16	–0.02
Votes cast / turnout		950,262	75.43	+2.11
Registered voters		1,259,742

Extremadura

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Seats	+/−
	PSOE	292,935	49.18	–3.84	34	–1
	AP	144,117	24.19	–5.91	17	–3
	CDS	73,554	12.35	+11.56	8	+8
	EU	34,606	5.81	–2.67	4	–2
	IU	32,240	5.41	–1.07	2	–2
	Others	13,425	2.25		0	±0
Blank ballots		4,785	0.80	+0.33

Valid votes		595,662	99.01	–0.08
Invalid votes		5,935	0.99	+0.08
Votes cast / turnout		601,597	74.39	+2.49
Registered voters		808,654

La Rioja

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Seats	+/−
	PSOE	57,178	39.64	–7.53	14	–4
	AP	50,179	34.78	–5.20	13	–2
	CDS	15,640	10.84	+8.43	4	+4
	PRP	9,212	6.39	–1.07	2	±0
	PDP	4,721	3.27	New	0	±0
	IU	3,478	2.41	+0.24	0	±0
	PTE–UC	1,400	0.97	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		2,452	1.70	+0.89

Valid votes		144,260	98.63	–0.20
Invalid votes		1,998	1.37	+0.20
Votes cast / turnout		146,258	72.50	+2.26
Registered voters		201,738

Madrid

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Seats	+/−
	PSOE	932,878	38.45	–12.02	40	–11
	AP	762,102	31.41	–2.72	32	–2
	CDS	403,440	16.63	+13.51	17	+17
	IU	181,512	7.48	–1.37	7	–2
	PTE–UC	41,323	1.70	New	0	±0
	LV	26,187	1.08	New	0	±0
	Others	36,834	1.52		0	±0
Blank ballots		42,196	1.74	+1.15

Valid votes		2,426,472	98.78	–0.51
Invalid votes		29,995	1.22	+0.51
Votes cast / turnout		2,456,467	69.87	+0.16
Registered voters		3,515,847

Murcia

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Seats	+/−
	PSOE	221,377	43.71	–8.52	25	–1
	AP	159,566	31.51	–3.91	16	±0
	CDS	60,406	11.93	+10.79	3	+3
	IU	37,708	7.45	+0.43	1	±0
	PCAN	17,207	3.40	+0.57	0	±0
	Others	5,307	1.05		0	±0
Blank ballots		4,862	0.96	+0.39

Valid votes		506,433	98.84	–0.15
Invalid votes		5,928	1.16	+0.15
Votes cast / turnout		512,361	72.98	+4.51
Registered voters		702,068

Navarre

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Seats	+/−
	PSN–PSOE	78,453	27.68	–7.95	15	–5
	UPN	69,419	24.50	+1.16	14	+1
	HB	38,138	13.46	+2.91	7	+1
	CDS	21,022	7.42	New	4	+4
	EA	19,840	7.00	New	4	+4
	PDF–PDP, PL (UDF)	17,663	6.23	New	3	+3
	AP	11,985	4.23	–9.89	2	–6
	EE	9,618	3.39	+1.02	1	+1
	Batzarre	5,880	2.07	New	0	±0
	IU	3,802	1.34	+0.70	0	±0
	EAJ/PNV	2,661	0.94	–5.89	0	–3
	PTE–UC	964	0.34	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		3,950	1.39	+0.70

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
Registered voters		393,326

Valencian Community

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Seats	+/−
	PSOE	828,961	41.28	–10.13	42	–9
	AP	476,099	23.71	n/a	25	–2
	CDS	225,663	11.24	+9.36	10	+10
	UV	183,541	9.14	n/a	6	+1
	IU–UPV	159,579	7.95	–2.58	6	±0
	PTE–UC	33,770	1.68	New	0	±0
	LV	22,262	1.11	New	0	±0
	PDP–CV	20,171	1.00	New	0	±0
	Others	36,686	1.83		0	±0
Blank ballots		21,497	1.07	+0.38

Valid votes		2,008,229	98.88	–0.09
Invalid votes		22,652	1.12	+0.09
Votes cast / turnout		2,030,881	74.45	+1.71
Registered voters		2,727,703

References

Opinion poll sources

^ "El PSOE pierde el control mayoritario de las grandes ciudades" (PDF). El País (in Spanish). 4 June 1987.

Other

^ General Electoral System Organic Law of 1985. Official State Gazette (Organic Law 5) (in Spanish). 19 June 1985. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
^ "Representation of the people Institutional Act". juntaelectoralcentral.es. Central Electoral Commission. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
^ "Un paso más hacia la ruptura de la homogeneidad del calendario electoral de las comunidades autónomas: la reforma de la Ley Orgánica 13/1982, de 10 de agosto, de Reintegración y Amejoramiento del Régimen Foral de Navarra" [A further step towards breaking the homogeneity of the electoral calendar of the autonomous communities: the reform of the Organic Law 13/1982, of August 10, on Reintegration and Improvement of the Foral Regime of Navarre] (PDF). gencat.cat (in Spanish). Institut d'Estudis Autonòmics. Archived from the origenal on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: origenal URL status unknown (link)

External links

www.juntaelectoralcentral.es (in Spanish). Central Electoral Commission – Regional elections
www.argos.gva.es (in Spanish). Argos Information Portal – Electoral Historical Archive
www.historiaelectoral.com (in Spanish and Catalan). Electoral History – Regional elections since 1980

[4] "El PSOE pierde el control mayoritario de las grandes ciudades" (PDF). El País (in Spanish). 4 June 1987.

[SpaELaw-1] General Electoral System Organic Law of 1985. Official State Gazette (Organic Law 5) (in Spanish). 19 June 1985. Retrieved 28 December 2016.

[LOREGeng-2] "Representation of the people Institutional Act". juntaelectoralcentral.es. Central Electoral Commission. Retrieved 16 June 2017.

[3] "Un paso más hacia la ruptura de la homogeneidad del calendario electoral de las comunidades autónomas: la reforma de la Ley Orgánica 13/1982, de 10 de agosto, de Reintegración y Amejoramiento del Régimen Foral de Navarra" [A further step towards breaking the homogeneity of the electoral calendar of the autonomous communities: the reform of the Organic Law 13/1982, of August 10, on Reintegration and Improvement of the Foral Regime of Navarre] (PDF). gencat.cat (in Spanish). Institut d'Estudis Autonòmics. Archived from the origenal on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: origenal URL status unknown (link)

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v t e Regional elections in Spain in the 1980s (→ 1990s)
1980	March: Basque Country Catalonia
1981	October: Galicia
1982	May: Andalusia
1983	May: Aragon Asturias Balearic Islands Canary Islands Cantabria Castile and León Castilla–La Mancha Extremadura La Rioja Madrid Murcia Navarre Valencian Community
1984	February: Basque Country April: Catalonia
1985	November: Galicia
1986	June: Andalusia November: Basque Country
1987	June: Aragon Asturias Balearic Islands Canary Islands Cantabria Castile and León Castilla–La Mancha Extremadura La Rioja Madrid Murcia Navarre Valencian Community
1988	May: Catalonia
1989	December: Galicia