Cantabrian regional election, 1983

Cantabrian regional election, 1983
8 May 1983
All 35 seats in the Regional Assembly of Cantabria
18 seats needed for a majority
Registered 384,993
Turnout 283,197 (73.4%)

  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader José Antonio Rodríguez Jaime Blanco Miguel Ángel Revilla
Party AP–PDP–UL PSOE PRC
Leader since 1983 1977 1983
Seats won 18 15 2
Popular vote 122,748 107,168 18,767
Percentage 44.0% 38.4% 6.7%
President before election

José Antonio Rodríguez
UCD

 Elected President

José Antonio Rodríguez
AP–PDP–UL

The 1983 Cantabrian regional election was held on Sunday, 8 May 1983, to elect the 1st Regional Assembly of the Autonomous Community of Cantabria. All 35 seats in the Regional Assembly were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in 12 other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

The election was won by the People's Coalition, an electoral alliance led by the People's Alliance (AP) and also including the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and the Liberal Union (UL), with an absolute majority of seats. The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) came second with 15 seats, while the Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC) entered the Assembly with 2 seats.

As a result, AP candidate José Antonio Rodríguez Martínez was elected as regional President. Rodríguez, however, resigned on 2 March 1984 as a result of political discrepancies with AP, being replaced by Ángel Díaz de Entresotos until the end of the legislature.[1]

Overview

Electoral system

The Regional Assembly of Cantabria was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Cantabria, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Cantabrian Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a President of the Regional Deputation.[2] Voting for the Parliament was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered in Cantabria and in full enjoyment of their political rights.

The 35 members of the Regional Assembly of Cantabria 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.[2]

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.[3]

Election date

The Regional Deputation of Cantabria was required to call an election to the Regional Assembly of Cantabria 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 Deputation was to be automatically dissolved and a snap election called, with elected deputies merely serving out what remained of their four-year terms.[2]

Results

Summary of the 8 May 1983 Regional Assembly of Cantabria election results →
Parties and coalitions Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL) 122,74843.99n/a 18n/a
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 107,16838.41n/a 15n/a
Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC) 18,7676.73n/a 2n/a
Communist Party of Spain (PCE) 11,0523.96n/a 0n/a
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 7,1642.57n/a 0n/a
Liberal Democratic Party (PDL) 4,4741.60n/a 0n/a
United Cantabrian Left Group (AICU) 3,1791.14n/a 0n/a
Cantabria Nationalist Electoral Group (AENC) 1,8690.67n/a 0n/a
Ecologist Movement of Spain (MEE) 1,0190.37n/a 0n/a
Blank ballots 1,5690.56n/a
Total 279,009 35n/a
Valid votes 279,00998.52n/a
Invalid votes 4,1881.48n/a
Votes cast / turnout 283,19773.56n/a
Abstentions 101,79626.44n/a
Registered voters 384,993
Sources[4][5][6]
Popular vote
AP–PDP–UL
 
 43.99%
PSOE
 
 38.41%
PRC
 
 6.73%
PCE
 
 3.96%
CDS
 
 2.57%
PDL
 
 1.60%
AICU
 
 1.14%
Others
 
 1.04%
Blank ballots
 
 0.56%
Seats
AP–PDP–UL
 
 51.43%
PSOE
 
 42.86%
PRC
 
 5.71%

Aftermath

Government formation

Investiture
José Antonio Rodríguez (Independent)
Ballot → 20 June 1983
Required majority → 18 out of 35 ☑
18 / 35
17 / 35
Abstentions
0 / 35
Absentees
0 / 35
Sources[6]

Investiture of Ángel Díez de Entresotos

Investiture
Ángel Díez de Entresotos (AP)
Ballot → 16 March 1984 18 March 1984
Required majority → 18 out of 35 ☒ Simple ☑
17 / 35
17 / 35
16 / 35
16 / 35
2 / 35
2 / 35
Absentees
0 / 35
0 / 35
Sources[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Rodríguez' imminent resignation as president of Cantabria will close the first internal crisis of the People's Coalition" (in Spanish). El País. 1984-02-19.
  2. 1 2 3 "Statute of Autonomy of Cantabria of 1981". Organic Law No. 8 of 30 December 1981. Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Electoral Rules Decree of 1977". Royal Decree-Law No. 20 of 18 March 1977. Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Regional election, 8 May 1983". parlamento-cantabria.es (in Spanish). Parliament of Cantabria. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Regional Assembly of Cantabria election results, 8 May 1983" (PDF). juntaelectoralcentral.es (in Spanish). Electoral Commission of Cantabria. 28 October 1983. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 "Parliament of Cantabria elections since 1983". historiaelectoral.com (in Spanish). Electoral History. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
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