Spanish regional elections, 1987

Spanish regional elections, 1987
10 June 1987
Regional assemblies of 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
Registered 15,309,042 2.8%
Turnout 10,988,152 (71.8%)
2.1 pp

Regional administrations after the 1987 regional elections

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.

Autonomous community Previous control New control
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)

Seat projections

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.

Overall results

← Summary of the 10 June 1987 regional election results in Spain →
Parties and coalitions Votes % Seats
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 4,167,92438.41329
People's Alliance (AP) 2,981,86827.48231
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 1,531,53214.12102
United Left (IU) 682,7726.2924
Valencian Union (UV) 183,5411.696
Regionalist Aragonese Party (PAR) 179,9221.6619
People's Democratic Party (PDP) 144,7311.334
Canarian Independent Groups (AIC) 134,0901.2411
Navarrese People's Union (UPN) 69,4190.6414
Canarian Assembly–Canarian Nationalist Left (AC–INC) 46,1050.422
Popular Unity (HB) 38,1380.357
Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC) 37,9500.355
United Extremadura (EU) 34,6060.324
Majorcan Union (UM) 30,2470.284
Basque Solidarity (EA) 19,8400.184
Independent Solution (SI) 19,2820.181
Socialist Party of Majorca–Nationalist Left (PSM–EN) 16,3830.152
Basque Country Left (EE) 9,6180.091
Progressive Riojan Party (PRP) 9,2120.082
Majorera Assembly (AM) 5,4230.053
Left of Menorca Agreement (PSM–EU) 4,3670.042
Independent Herrenian Group (AHI) 1,4150.012
Others 360,0113.320
Blank ballots 139,0641.28
Valid votes 10,850,12198.74
Invalid votes 138,0311.26
Votes cast / turnout 10,988,15271.78
Registered voters 15,309,042
Popular vote
PSOE
 
 38.41%
AP
 
 27.48%
CDS
 
 14.12%
IU
 
 6.29%
UV
 
 1.69%
PAR
 
 1.66%
PDP
 
 1.33%
AIC
 
 1.24%
UPN
 
 0.64%
Others
 
 5.85%
Blank ballots
 
 1.28%

Summary by region

Aragon

Cortes of Aragon after the election.
List Votes % Seats
PSOE 228,17035.68
27
PAR 179,92228.14
19
AP 99,08215.49
13
CDS 65,40610.23
6
CAA–IU 31,3524.90
2
Others 26,3504.12
0
Blank ballots 9,1861.44
Valid votes 639,46898.80
Invalid votes 7,7891.20
Votes cast / turnout 647,25769.70
Registered voters 928,584

Asturias

General Junta of Asturias after the election.
List Votes % Seats
PSOE 222,32638.85
20
AP 144,37925.23
13
CDS 106,15518.55
8
IU 69,17512.09
4
Others 23,2204.06
0
Blank ballots 7,0661.23
Valid votes 572,32198.60
Invalid votes 8,1151.40
Votes cast / turnout 580,43666.82
Registered voters 868,611

Balearics

Parliament of the Balearic Islands after the election.
List Votes % Seats
AP–PL 123,13036.71
25
PSOE 108,91032.47
21
CDS 34,14610.18
5
UM 30,2479.02
4
PSM–EN 16,3834.88
2
PSM–EU 11,7953.52
2
Others 7,2452.16
0
Blank ballots 3,5251.05
Valid votes 335,38198.77
Invalid votes 4,1631.23
Votes cast / turnout 339,54466.94
Registered voters 507,258

Canary Islands

Parliament of the Canary Islands after the election.
List Votes % Seats
PSOE 185,91627.83
21
AIC 134,09020.07
11
CDS 129,92519.45
13
AP 74,79911.20
6
AC–INC 46,1056.90
2
ICU 40,7486.10
2
AM 5,4230.81
3
AHI 1,4150.21
2
Others 45,2216.77
0
Blank ballots 4,3160.65
Valid votes 667,95898.84
Invalid votes 7,8251.16
Votes cast / turnout 675,78367.49
Registered voters 1,002,775

Cantabria

Regional Assembly of Cantabria after the election.
List Votes % Seats
AP 122,96441.68
19
PSOE 87,23029.57
13
PRC 37,95012.86
5
CDS 19,3706.57
2
Others 24,2128.21
0
Blank ballots 3,2921.12
Valid votes 295,01898.63
Invalid votes 4,0971.37
Votes cast / turnout 299,11575.72
Registered voters 395,043

Castile and León

Cortes of Castile and León after the election.
List Votes % Seats
AP 493,48834.36
32
PSOE 488,46934.01
32
CDS 278,25319.37
18
PDP 35,0802.44
1
SI 19,2821.34
1
Others 98,9706.89
0
Blank ballots 22,6901.58
Valid votes 1,436,23298.28
Invalid votes 25,1541.72
Votes cast / turnout 1,461,38673.15
Registered voters 1,997,693

Castilla–La Mancha

Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha after the election.
List Votes % Seats
PSOE 435,12146.33
25
AP 319,97834.07
18
CDS 98,53910.49
4
Others 76,3248.13
0
Blank ballots 9,2470.98
Valid votes 939,20998.84
Invalid votes 11,0531.16
Votes cast / turnout 950,26275.43
Registered voters 1,259,742

Extremadura

Assembly of Extremadura after the election.
List Votes % Seats
PSOE 292,93549.18
34
AP 144,11724.19
17
CDS 73,55412.35
8
EU 34,6065.81
4
IU 32,2405.41
2
Others 13,4252.25
0
Blank ballots 4,7850.80
Valid votes 595,66299.01
Invalid votes 5,9350.99
Votes cast / turnout 601,59774.39
Registered voters 808,654

La Rioja

Parliament of La Rioja after the election.
List Votes % Seats
PSOE 57,17839.64
14
AP 50,17934.78
13
CDS 15,64010.84
4
PRP 9,2126.39
2
Others 9,5996.65
0
Blank ballots 2,4521.70
Valid votes 144,26098.63
Invalid votes 1,9981.37
Votes cast / turnout 146,25872.50
Registered voters 201,738

Madrid

Assembly of Madrid after the election.
List Votes % Seats
PSOE 932,87838.45
40
AP 762,10231.41
32
CDS 403,44016.63
17
IU 181,5127.48
7
Others 104,3444.30
0
Blank ballots 42,1961.74
Valid votes 2,426,47298.78
Invalid votes 29,9951.22
Votes cast / turnout 2,456,46769.87
Registered voters 3,515,847

Murcia

Regional Assembly of Murcia after the election.
List Votes % Seats
PSOE 221,37743.71
25
AP 159,56631.50
16
CDS 60,41911.93
3
IU 37,7577.45
1
Others 22,5354.45
0
Blank ballots 4,8620.96
Valid votes 506,51698.84
Invalid votes 5,9281.16
Votes cast / turnout 512,44472.99
Registered voters 702,068
Parliament of Navarre after the election.
List Votes % Seats
PSN–PSOE 78,45327.68
15
UPN 69,41924.50
14
HB 38,13813.46
7
CDS 21,0227.42
4
EA 19,8407.00
4
PDF–PDP, PL (UDF) 17,6636.23
3
AP 11,9854.23
2
EE 9,6183.39
1
Others 13,3074.70
0
Blank ballots 3,9501.39
Valid votes 283,39598.84
Invalid votes 3,3271.16
Votes cast / turnout 286,72272.90
Registered voters 393,326

Valencian Community

Corts Valencianes after the election.
List Votes % Seats
PSOE 828,96141.28
42
AP 476,09923.71
25
CDS 225,66311.24
10
UV 183,5419.14
6
IU–UPV 159,5797.95
6
Others 112,8895.62
0
Blank ballots 21,4971.07
Valid votes 2,008,22998.88
Invalid votes 22,6521.12
Votes cast / turnout 2,030,88174.45
Registered voters 2,727,703

References

Opinion poll sources

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

Other

  1. ↑ "General Electoral System Organic Law of 1985". Organic Law No. 5 of 19 June 1985. Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  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 original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
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