Navarrese parliamentary election, 1983

Navarrese parliamentary election, 1983

8 May 1983

All 50 seats in the Parliament of Navarre 26 seats needed for a majority Registered 379,692 4.0% Turnout 269,042 (70.9%) 0.1 pp   First party Second party Third party   Leader Gabriel Urralburu Balbino Bados José Luis Monge Recalde Party PSN-PSOE UPN CP Leader since 15 June 1982 1983 1983 Last election 15 seats, 18.9% 13 seats, 16.0% Did not contest Seats won 20 13 8 Seat change 5 ±0 8 Popular vote 94,737 62,072 37,554 Percentage 35.6% 23.3% 14.1% Swing 16.7 pp 7.3 pp New party   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Iñaki Aldekoa Ignacio Cabasés Party HB EAJ-PNV Leader since 1983 1983 Last election 9 seats, 11.1% 3 seats, 5.0% Seats won 6 3 Seat change 3 ±0 Popular vote 28,055 18,161 Percentage 10.6% 6.8% Swing 0.5 pp 1.8 pp

President before election Juan Manuel Arza UCD Interim President Juan Manuel Arza Independent

The 1983 Navarrese parliamentary election was held on Sunday, 8 May 1983, to elect the 1st Parliament of Navarre, the regional legislature of the Spanish autonomous community of Navarre. At stake were all seats in the Parliament, determining the President of Navarre. The number of members decreased from 70 to 50 compared to the previous election.

Electoral system

The 50 members of the Parliament of Navarre were elected in a single multi-member district, consisting of the Community's territory (the province of Navarre), using the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation system. As the community had not passed an electoral law of its own at the time, the electoral system came regulated under Foral Decree of 9 March 1983.

Voting was on the basis of universal suffrage in a secret ballot. Only lists polling above 5% of the total vote in all of the community (which include blank ballots—for none of the above) were entitled to enter the seat distribution.

As per the regional Statute of Autonomy, in the event of a parliamentary deadlock in the election of a new President, the head of the largest parliamentary party did automatically become President if no candidate obtained a majority within 90 days.^[1]

Results

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 Navarrese Parliament election results →

Party		Vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	Socialist Party of Navarre (PSN-PSOE)	94,737	35.63	16.69	20	5
	Navarrese People's Union (UPN)	62,072	23.34	7.35	13	±0
	People's Coalition (AP-PDP-UL)	37,554	14.12	New	8	8
	People's Unity (HB)	28,055	10.55	0.53	6	3
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ-PNV)	18,161	6.83	1.79	3	±0
	Neighborhood Labor (Auzolan)	8,356	3.14	0.44	0	±0
	Carlist Party (PC)	6,733	2.53	2.24	0	1
	Basque Country Left (EE)	6,292	2.37	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE-EPK)	1,712	0.64	1.80	0	±0
	Communist League (LC)	409	0.15	New	0	±0
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	N/A	N/A	26.69	0	20
	Electoral Groups of Merindades (Amaiur)	N/A	N/A	6.78	0	7
	Navarrese Left Union (UNAI)	N/A	N/A	2.91	0	1
	Navarrese Foral Independents (IFN)	N/A	N/A	1.46	0	1
	Blank ballots	1,826	0.69	0.28
Total		265,907	100.00		50	20
Valid votes		265,907	98.83	0.15
Invalid votes		3,135	1.17	0.15
Votes cast / turnout		269,042	70.86	0.10
Abstentions		110,650	29.14	0.10
Registered voters		379,692
Source: Argos Information Portal

Vote share
PSN-PSOE			35.63%
UPN			23.34%
AP-PDP-UL			14.12%
HB			10.55%
EAJ-PNV			6.83%
Auzolan			3.14%
PC			2.53%
EE			2.37%
Others			0.80%
Blank ballots			0.69%

Parliamentary seats
PSN-PSOE			40.00%
UPN			26.00%
AP-PDP-UL			16.00%
HB			12.00%
EAJ-PNV			6.00%

Aftermath

Investiture vote

First and second rounds: 21 and 23 June 1983
Absolute majority (26/50) required

Third and fourth rounds: 25 and 27 June 1983
Simple majority required

Candidate: José Angel Zubiaur
Choice		Vote
		Parties	Votes
	Yes	UPN (13), AP-PDP-UL (8)	21 / 50
	No	PSN (20), PNV (3)	23 / 50
	Abstentions		0 / 350
Did not take their seats: HB (6)
Source: Historia Electoral

First and second rounds: 2 and 4 March 1984
Absolute majority (26/50) required

Third and fourth rounds: 6 and 8 March 1984
Simple majority required

Candidate: Gabriel Urralburu
Choice		Vote
		Parties	Votes
	Yes	PSN (20)	20 / 50
	No	UPN (13), AP-PDP-UL (8), PNV (3)	24 / 50
	Abstentions		0 / 350
Did not take their seats: HB (6)
Source: Historia Electoral

First and second rounds: 8 and 10 April 1984
Absolute majority (26/50) required

Candidate: José Luis Monge Recalde
Choice		Vote
		Parties	Votes
	Yes	UPN (13), AP-PDP-UL (8)	21 / 50
	No	PSN (19), PNV (3)	22 / 50
	Abstentions		0 / 350
Did not take their seats: HB (6) Absences: PSN (1)
Source: Historia Electoral

Third and fourth rounds: 10 and 12 April 1984
Simple majority required

Candidate: José Luis Monge Recalde
Choice		Vote
		Parties	Votes
	Yes	UPN (13), AP-PDP-UL (8)	21 / 50
	No	PSN (20), PNV (3)	23 / 50
	Abstentions		0 / 350
Did not take their seats: HB (6)
Source: Historia Electoral

References

1. "Organic Law 13/1982, of 10 August, of reintegration and improvement of the Foral Regime of Navarre.".