Murcian parliamentary election, 1987

Murcian parliamentary election, 1987

10 June 1987

All 45 seats in the Regional Assembly of Murcia 23 seats needed for a majority Registered 702,068 4.0% Turnout 512,444 (73.0%) 4.5 pp   First party Second party   Leader Carlos Collado Juan Ramón Calero Party PSOE AP Leader since 31 March 1984 1987 Last election 26 seats, 52.2% 16 seats, 35.4%[lower-alpha 1] Seats won 25 16 Seat change 1 ±0 Popular vote 221,377 159,566 Percentage 43.7% 31.5% Swing 8.5 pp 3.9 pp   Third party Fourth party   Leader Ángel González Pedro Antonio Ríos Party CDS IU Leader since 1987 1983 Last election 0 seats, 1.1% 1 seat, 7.0%[lower-alpha 2] Seats won 3 1 Seat change 3 ±0 Popular vote 60,419 37,757 Percentage 11.9% 7.5% Swing 10.8 pp 7.5 pp

President before election Carlos Collado PSOE Elected President Carlos Collado PSOE

The 1987 Murcian parliamentary election was held on Wednesday, 10 June 1987, to elect the 2nd Regional Assembly of Murcia, the regional legislature of the Spanish autonomous community of the Region of Murcia. At stake were all seats in the Assembly, determining the President of the Region of Murcia. The number of members increased from 43 to 45 compared to the previous election.

The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) emerged as the largest party in the Assembly, but lost nearly 9 percentage points, falling from over 52% to just below 44%. However, Murcia's division into several electoral districts allowed the PSOE to minimize its loses, losing 1 seat from 1983 but still retaining a comfortable absolute majority in the Assembly. The People's Alliance (AP) stood alone in this election, having previously been a founding member of the late People's Coalition. Despite its former allies, the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and the Liberal Party (PL) not running for election in Murcia unlike what they did in other communities, AP still lost votes to the growing Democratic and Social Centre (CDS), a party founded by former Spanish Prime Minister Adolfo Suárez, which broke into the Assembly with 11.9% of the share and 3 seats.

Socialist Carlos Collado, who had accessed power in 1984 after the resignation of former regional premier Andrés Hernández Ros, was re-elected as President of Murcia for his first full-term in office.

Electoral system

The number of seats in the Regional Assembly of Murcia was set to a fixed-number of 45. All Assembly members were elected in 5 multi-member districts using the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation system. Unlike other regions, districts did not coincide with provincial limits, being determined by law as such:

• District One, comprising the municipalities of: Lorca, Aguilas, Puerto Lumbreras, Totana, Alhama de Murcia, Librilla, Aledo and Mazarrón.
• District Two, comprising the municipalities of: Cartagena, La Unión, Fuente Alamo de Murcia, Torre-Pacheco, San Javier and San Pedro del Pinatar.
• District Three, comprising the municipalities of: Murcia, Alcantarilla, Beniel, Molina de Segura, Alguazas, Las Torres de Cotillas, Lorquí, Ceutí, Cieza, Abarán, Blanca, Archena, Ricote, Ulea, Villanueva del Río Segura, Ojós, Fortuna, Abanilla and Santomera.
• District Four, comprising the municipalities of: Caravaca, Cehegín, Calasparra, Moratalla, Bullas, Pliego, Mula, Albudeite and Campos del Río.
• District Five, comprising the municipalities of: Jumilla and Yecla.

Voting was on the basis of universal suffrage in a secret ballot. Only lists polling above 5% of valid votes in all of the community (which include blank ballots—for none of the above) were entitled to enter the seat distribution. This meant that in the case a list polled above 5% in one or more of the districts but below 5% in the community totals, it would remain outside of the seat apportionment.^[1]

Results

Overall

← Summary of the 10 June 1987 Murcian Regional Assembly election results →

Party		Vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	221,377	43.71	8.52	25	1
	People's Alliance (AP)[lower-alpha 1]	159,566	31.50	3.92	16	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	60,419	11.93	10.79	3	3
	United Left (IU)[lower-alpha 2]	37,757	7.45	0.43	1	±0
	Cantonal Party (PCAN)	17,212	3.40	0.57	0	±0
	Murcian Regionalist Party (PRM)	1,976	0.39	New	0	±0
	Workers' Party of Spain-Communist Unity (PTE-UC)	1,918	0.38	New	0	±0
	Humanist Platform (PH)	1,429	0.28	New	0	±0
	Blank ballots	4,862	0.96	0.39
Total		506,516	100.00		45	2
Valid votes		506,516	98.84	0.15
Invalid votes		5,928	1.16	0.15
Votes cast / turnout		512,444	72.99	4.52
Abstentions		189,624	27.01	4.52
Registered voters		702,068
Source(s): Argos Information Portal

Vote share
PSOE			43.71%
AP			31.50%
CDS			11.93%
IU			7.45%
PCAN			3.40%
Others			1.05%
Blank ballots			0.96%

Parliamentary seats
PSOE			55.56%
AP			35.56%
CDS			6.67%
IU			2.22%

Notes

1. Compared to the People's Coalition results in the 1983 election.
2. Compared to the Communist Party of Spain results in the 1983 election.

References

1. "Law 2/1987, of 12 February, electoral of the Region of Murcia".