Navarrese parliamentary election, 1979

Navarrese parliamentary election, 1979
Navarre
3 April 1979

All 70 seats in the Foral Parliament of Navarre
36 seats needed for a majority
Registered 365,080
Turnout 258,319 (70.8%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Jaime Ignacio del Burgo Jesús Malón Jesús Aizpún
Party UCD PSE-PSOE UPN
Leader since 1979 1979 3 January 1979
Seats won 20 15 13
Popular vote 68,040 48,289 40,764
Percentage 26.7% 18.9% 16.0%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Ángel García de Dios Jesús Bueno Carlos Garaikoetxea
Party HB Amaiur EAJ-PNV
Leader since 1979 1979 1977
Seats won 9 7 3
Popular vote 28,244 17,282 12,845
Percentage 11.1% 6.8% 5.0%

Elected President

Jaime Ignacio del Burgo
UCD

The 1979 Navarrese parliamentary election was held on Tuesday, 3 April 1979, to elect the first and only Foral Parliament of Navarre, the provisional legislature of the province of Navarre. At stake were all 70 seats in the Parliament, determining the President of the Navarrese Deputation.

Electoral system

The 70 members of the Foral Parliament were elected in 6 multi-member districts using the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation system. Districts did not coincide with provincial limits, being determined to coincide with the province's historical merindades of Estella (10 seats), Pamplona (capital) (18), Pamplona (rest) (13), Sangüesa (9), Tafalla-Olite (9) and Tudela (11).

Voting was on the basis of universal suffrage in a secret ballot. Only lists polling above 3% of the total vote in each district (which includes blank ballotsfor none of the above) were entitled to enter the seat distribution.[1]

Results

Summary of the 3 April 1979 Navarrese Foral Parliament election results
Party Vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 68,040 26.69 20
Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE-PSOE) 48,289 18.94 15
Navarrese People's Union (UPN) 40,764 15.99 13
People's Unity (HB) 28,244 11.08 9
Electoral Groups of Merindades (Amaiur) 17,282 6.78 7
Basque Nationalists (PNV-EE-ESEI) 12,845 5.04 3
Carlist Party (PC) 12,165 4.77 1
Navarrese Left Union (UNAI) 7,419 2.91 1
Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE-EPK) 6,231 2.44 0
Navarrese Foral Independents (IFN) 3,729 1.46 1
Left Navarrese Assembly (ANIZ) 3,725 1.46 0
Left City Councils Navarrese Association (ANAI) 3,165 1.24 0
Workers' Party of Spain (PTE) 1,979 0.78 0
Blank ballots 1,043 0.41
Total 254,920 100.00 70
Valid votes 254,920 98.68
Invalid votes 3,399 1.32
Votes cast / turnout 258,319 70.76
Abstentions 106,761 29.24
Registered voters 365,080
Source: Historia Electoral - Elections to the Parliament of Navarre
Vote share
UCD
 
26.69%
PSE-PSOE
 
18.94%
UPN
 
15.99%
HB
 
11.08%
Amaiur
 
6.78%
PNV-EE-ESEI
 
5.04%
PC
 
4.77%
UNAI
 
2.91%
PCE-EPK
 
2.44%
IFN
 
1.46%
ANIZ
 
1.46%
ANAI
 
1.24%
PTE
 
0.78%
Blank ballots
 
0.41%
Parliamentary seats
UCD
 
28.57%
PSE-PSOE
 
21.43%
UPN
 
18.57%
HB
 
12.86%
Amaiur
 
10.00%
PNV-EE-ESEI
 
4.29%
PC
 
1.43%
UNAI
 
1.43%
IFN
 
1.43%

References

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