1983 Basque foral elections

The 1983 Basque foral elections were held on Sunday, 8 May 1983, to elect the 2nd Juntas Generales of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa. All 153 seats in the three Juntas Generales were up for election. The elections were held simultaneously with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

Overall
← Summary of the 8 May 1983 Basque Juntas Generales election results →
Parties and coalitions Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) 395,88539.56+2.38 74–25
Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE) 263,43626.32+10.99 39+7
Popular Unity (HB) 142,48114.24–3.72 20–18
People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)1 88,0868.80+8.75 14+14
Basque Country Left (EE) 79,1587.91+0.75 6–8
Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK) 20,3902.04–2.43 0–3
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 3,1750.32New 0±0
Llodian Independent Group (AILL) 7410.07±0.00 0±0
Communist League–Internationalist Socialist Workers' Coalition (LC (COSI)) 7240.07New 0±0
Revolutionary Communist League (LKI/LCR) 6450.06–0.61 0±0
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) n/an/a–11.90 0–32
Independents (INDEP) n/an/a–1.98 0–10
Blank ballots 6,0040.60+0.14
Total 1,000,725 153–75
Valid votes 1,000,72598.76+0.07
Invalid votes 12,5771.24–0.07
Votes cast / turnout 1,013,30264.59+2.72
Abstentions 555,50535.41–2.72
Registered voters 1,568,807
Sources[1][2]
Popular vote
EAJ/PNV
 
 39.56%
PSE–PSOE
 
 26.32%
HB
 
 14.24%
AP–PDP–UL
 
 8.80%
EE
 
 7.91%
PCE/EPK
 
 2.04%
Others
 
 0.53%
Blank ballots
 
 0.60%

Foral deputation control

The following table lists party control in the foral deputations.[2] Gains for a party are displayed with the cell's background shaded in that party's colour.

Deputation Previous control New control
Álava Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)
Biscay Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)
Gipuzkoa Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) (EA in 1986)

Historical territories

Álava
← Summary of the 8 May 1983 Álava Juntas Generales election results →
Parties and coalitions Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) 45,65737.11+4.41 23–3
Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE) 34,89028.36+12.52 14+7
People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)1 19,14715.56+15.24 9+9
Popular Unity (HB) 10,8728.84New 4+4
Basque Country Left (EE) 7,5716.15+2.82 1+1
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 2,1631.76New 0±0
Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK) 1,0700.87–2.25 0±0
Llodian Independent Group (AILL) 7410.60+0.04 0±0
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) n/an/a–25.03 0–14
Independents (INDEP) n/an/a–16.63 0–10
Blank ballots 9200.75+0.31
Total 123,031 51–6
Valid votes 123,03198.56–0.50
Invalid votes 1,7931.44+0.50
Votes cast / turnout 124,82466.80+1.45
Abstentions 62,04633.20–1.45
Registered voters 186,870
Sources[1][2]

Biscay
← Summary of the 8 May 1983 Biscay Juntas Generales election results →
Parties and coalitions Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) 223,57239.58+0.16 26–14
Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE) 156,96327.78+12.45 13–1
Popular Unity (HB) 71,58212.67–7.12 6–13
People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)1 55,9629.91+9.91 4+4
Basque Country Left (EE) 39,2296.94+1.46 2–2
Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK) 14,1812.51–3.00 0–3
Communist League–Internationalist Socialist Workers' Coalition (LC (COSI)) 7240.13New 0±0
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) n/an/a–11.13 0–10
Blank ballots 2,7110.48–0.01
Total 564,924 51–39
Valid votes 564,92498.81+0.30
Invalid votes 6,7851.19–0.30
Votes cast / turnout 571,70965.56+4.26
Abstentions 300,27934.44–4.26
Registered voters 871,988
Sources[1][2]

Gipuzkoa
← Summary of the 8 May 1983 Gipuzkoa Juntas Generales election results →
Parties and coalitions Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) 126,65640.49+5.46 25–8
Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE) 71,58322.89+7.74 12±0
Popular Unity (HB) 60,02719.19–2.21 10–9
Basque Country Left (EE) 32,35810.35–1.04 3–7
People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)1 12,9774.15+4.11 1+1
Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK) 5,1391.64–1.55 0±0
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 1,0120.32New 0±0
Revolutionary Communist League (LKI/LCR) 6450.21–0.61 0±0
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) n/an/a–8.42 0–7
Blank ballots 2,3730.76+0.33
Total 312,770 51–30
Valid votes 312,77098.74–0.11
Invalid votes 3,9991.26+0.11
Votes cast / turnout 316,76962.12+0.46
Abstentions 193,18037.88–0.46
Registered voters 509,949
Sources[1][2]

References
  1. "Election Results Archive". euskadi.eus (in Spanish). Basque Government. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  2. "Elecciones a las Juntas Generales (1979 - 2015)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 February 2020.
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