Asturian regional election, 1987

Asturian regional election, 1987

10 June 1987
All 45 seats in the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias 23 seats needed for a majority
Registered	868,611 0.6%
Turnout	580,436 (66.8%) 1.8 pp
First party Second party Third party   Leader Pedro de Silva Isidro Fernández Adolfo Barthe Aza Party PSOE AP CDS Leader since 15 March 1983 1983 1987 Leader's seat Central Central Central Last election 26 seats, 52.0% 14 seats, 30.2% 0 seats, 3.5% Seats won 20 13 8 Seat change 6 1 8 Popular vote 222,326 144,379 106,155 Percentage 38.8% 25.2% 18.5% Swing 13.2 pp 5.0 pp 15.0 pp   Fourth party   Leader Francisco Javier Suárez Party IU Leader since 1983 Leader's seat Central Last election 5 seats, 11.1% Seats won 4 Seat change 1 Popular vote 69,175 Percentage 12.1% Swing 1.0 pp
Constituency results map for the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias
President before election Pedro de Silva PSOE Elected President Pedro de Silva PSOE

The 1987 Asturian regional election was held on Wednesday, 10 June 1987, to elect the 2nd General Junta of the Principality of Asturias. All 45 seats in the General Junta were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in 12 other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain, as well as the 1987 European Parliament election.

The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) of incumbent President Pedro de Silva remained the most-voted party, but lost 13 percentage points as well as the absolute majority it had enjoyed in the previous legislature. The internal crisis within the People's Coalition after the breakup of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) from the alliance resulted in the People's Alliance (AP) standing alone in the election, losing 25,000 votes and 5 percentage points.

Disenchanted voters with the Socialist government that did not see AP as a credible opposition alternative went on to centrist Democratic and Social Centre (CDS), which saw a significant increase of its vote share and entered the General Junta with 8 seats. United Left (IU), the new incarnation of the Communist Party of Spain and its allies, lost 1 seat despite achieving more votes than in 1983.

Electoral system

The 45 members of the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with a threshold of 3 per 100 of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied in each constituency. Parties not reaching the threshold were not taken into consideration for seat distribution. Additionally, the use of the D'Hondt method might result in an effective threshold over three percent, dependant on the district magnitude.^[1] Seats were allocated to constituencies, which were established by law to comprise the following municipalities:

• Central: Aller, Avilés, Bimenes, Carreño, Caso, Castrillón, Corvera de Asturias, Gijón, Gozón, Illas, Las Regueras, Langreo, Laviana, Lena, Llanera, Mieres, Morcín, Noreña, Oviedo, Proaza, Quirós, Ribera de Arriba, Riosa, San Martín del Rey Aurelio, Santo Adriano, Sariego, Siero, Sobrescobio and Soto del Barco.
• Eastern: Amieva, Cabrales, Cabranes, Cangas de Onís, Caravia, Colunga, Llanes, Nava, Onís, Parres, Peñamellera Alta, Peñamellera Baja, Piloña, Ponga, Ribadedeva, Ribadesella and Villaviciosa.
• Western: Allande, Belmonte de Miranda, Boal, Candamo, Cangas del Narcea, Castropol, Coaña, Cudillero, Degaña, El Franco, Grado, Grandas de Salime, Ibias, Illano, Muros del Nalón, Navia, Pesoz, Pravia, Salas, San Martín de Oscos, Santa Eulalia de Oscos, San Tirso de Abres, Somiedo, Tapia de Casariego, Taramundi, Teverga, Tineo, Valdés, Vegadeo, Villanueva de Oscos, Villayón and Yernes y Tameza.

Each constituency was entitled to an initial minimum of two seats, with the remaining 39 allocated among the constituencies in proportion to their populations.^[2][3] Voting was on the basis of universal suffrage, with all nationals over eighteen, registered in Asturias and in full enjoyment of all political rights entitled to vote.

The electoral law provided that parties, federations, coalitions and groupings of electors were allowed to present lists of candidates. However, groupings of electors were required to secure at least the signature of 1 per 100 of the electors entered in electoral register of the constituency for which they were seeking election. Electors were barred from signing for more than one list of candidates. Concurrently, parties and federations intending to enter in coalition to take part jointly at an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days from the election call.^[2][4][5]

Elections were fixed to be held within 30 to 60 days from the legislature's expiry date, which would take place four years after the previous election. Additionally, the chamber was to be automatically dissolved and a snap election called if an investiture process failed to elect a regional President within a two-month period from the first ballot, with elected deputies merely serving out what remained of their four-year terms.^[3][4]

Opinion polls

Individual poll results are listed in the table below in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first, and using the date the survey's fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. If such date is unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. In the instance of a tie, the figures with the highest percentages are shaded. in the case of seat projections, they are displayed in bold and in a different font. The lead column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the two parties with the highest figures. 23 seats were required for an absolute majority in the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias.

Polling firm/Commissioner	Fieldwork date	Sample size	Turnout						Lead
1987 regional election	10 Jun 1987	N/A	66.8	38.8 20	25.2 13	12.1 4	18.5 8	0.6 0	13.6
Demoscopia/El País[p 1]	22–26 May 1987	?	?	36.7 19/20	24.0 11	11.6 5/6	17.0 8/9	2.5 0	12.7
Sofemasa/AP[p 2][p 3]	17 Apr 1987	?	?	39.5	24.0	12.9	18.5	1.0	15.5
1986 general election	22 Jun 1986	N/A	67.8	46.0	27.2	9.2	13.2	–	18.8
1983 regional election	8 May 1983	N/A	65.0	52.0 26	30.2 14	11.1 5	3.5 0	–	21.8

Results

Overall

← Summary of the 10 June 1987 General Junta of the Principality of Asturias election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	222,326	38.85	–13.11	20	–6
	People's Alliance (AP)1	144,379	25.23	–5.00	13	–1
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	106,155	18.55	+15.10	8	+8
	United Left (IU)2	69,175	12.09	+0.96	4	–1
	Asturianist Party (PAS)	7,302	1.28	New	0	±0

Distribution by constituency

Opinion poll sources

References

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