Basque parliamentary election, 1980

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The first elections to the Parliament of the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country, Spain, were held on March 9, 1980.[1]

The Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) won 25 seats, Herri Batasuna came second with 11 seats, the Socialist Party came third with 9 seats. The Union of the Democratic Centre and Euskadiko Ezkerra won 6 seats each.

Party Party List votes % Total Seats
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ-PNV) 349,102 38.10 25
Herri Batasuna (HB) 151,636 16.55 11
Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE) 130,221 14.21 9
Euskadiko Ezkerra (EE) 89,953 9.82 6
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 78,095 8.52 6
Popular Alliance (AP) 43,751 4.77 2
Communist Party of Euskadi (PCE-EPK) 36,845 4.02 1
Blank ballots 3,570 0.39 0
All Others 33,102 3.61 0
Totals 916,275 100.00 60
Vote share
EAJ-PNV
 
38.10%
HB
 
16.55%
PSE
 
14.21%
EE
 
9.82%
UCD
 
8.52%
AP
 
4.77%
PCE-EPK
 
4.02%
EMK-MCE
 
1.20%
Others
 
2.42%
Blank
 
0.39%
Parliamentary seats
EAJ-PNV
 
41.67%
HB
 
18.33%
PSE
 
15.00%
EE
 
10.00%
UCD
 
10.00%
AP
 
3.33%
PCE-EPK
 
1.67%

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