Basque regional election, 1986
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All 75 seats in the Basque Parliament 38 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Registered |
1,660,143  4.8% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout |
1,155,815 (69.6%)1.1 pp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1986 Basque regional election was held on Sunday, 30 November 1986, to elect the 3rd Parliament of the Basque Autonomous Community. All 75 seats in the Parliament were up for election.
The Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE) won 19 seats, the Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) came second with 17 seats, People's Unity (HB) and Basque Solidarity (EA), a PNV split, each won 13 seats, and Basque Country Left won 9 seats.
Electoral system
The 75 members of the Basque Parliament were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with a threshold of 5 per 100 of valid votes—which, unlike other electoral legislation in Spain, did not include blank ballots—being applied in each constituency. Parties not reaching the threshold were not taken into consideration for seat distribution. Seats were allocated to constituencies, corresponding to the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay and Guipúzcoa. Each constituency was allocated a fixed number of 25 seats each, to provide for an equal representation of the three provinces in Parliament as required under the regional Statute of Autonomy.[n 1][2][3] Voting was on the basis of universal suffrage, with all nationals over eighteen, registered in the Basque Country 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 500 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 could be held up to 45 days from the previous legislature's expiry date, which would take place four years after the previous election.[n 2] The Lehendakari had the prerogative to dissolve the Parliament and call a snap election, provided that no motion of no confidence was in process. Additionally, the chamber was to be automatically dissolved and a new election called if an investiture process failed to elect a Lehendakari within a 60-day period from the Parliament re-assembly.[6]
Results
Overall
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| Parties and coalitions | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
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| Votes | % | ±pp | Won | +/− | ||
| Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 271,208 | 23.60 | –18.21 | 17 | –15 | |
| Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE) | 252,233 | 21.95 | –1.01 | 19 | ±0 | |
| Popular Unity (HB) | 199,900 | 17.40 | +2.81 | 13 | +2 | |
| Basque Solidarity (EA) | 181,175 | 15.77 | New | 13 | +13 | |
| Basque Country Left (EE) | 124,423 | 10.83 | +2.89 | 9 | +3 | |
| People's Alliance–Liberal Party (AP–PL)1 | 55,606 | 4.84 | –4.48 | 2 | –5 | |
| Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 40,445 | 3.52 | New | 2 | +2 | |
| Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote | 19,042 | 1.66 | — | 0 | ±0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Left (EB/IU) | 6,750 | 0.59 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK) | 5,675 | 0.49 | –0.90 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Workers' Socialist Party (PST) | 2,925 | 0.25 | +0.05 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Humanist Party (PH) | 1,400 | 0.12 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI) | 1,190 | 0.10 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Republican Popular Unity (UPR)2 | 1,102 | 0.10 | ±0.00 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Blank ballots3 | 5,003 | 0.44 | –0.03 | ||||||
| Total | 1,149,035 | 100.00 | 75 | ±0 | |||||
| Valid votes | 1,149,035 | 99.41 | –0.01 | ||||||
| Invalid votes | 6,780 | 0.59 | +0.01 | ||||||
| Votes cast / turnout | 1,155,815 | 69.62 | +1.13 | ||||||
| Abstentions | 504,328 | 30.38 | –1.13 | ||||||
| Registered voters | 1,660,143 | ||||||||
| Source(s): Basque Government, historiaelectoral.com | |||||||||
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Distribution by constituency
| Constituency | PNV | PSE | HB | EA | EE | AP–PL | CDS | |||||||
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| % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | |
| Álava | 20.1 | 5 | 24.9 | 7 | 12.8 | 3 | 14.5 | 4 | 10.9 | 3 | 6.9 | 1 | 8.0 | 2 |
| Biscay | 28.8 | 8 | 22.5 | 6 | 16.0 | 4 | 11.7 | 3 | 10.2 | 3 | 5.1 | 1 | 3.2 | – |
| Guipúzcoa | 16.0 | 4 | 19.9 | 6 | 21.6 | 6 | 23.1 | 6 | 11.9 | 3 | 3.6 | – | 2.4 | – |
| Total | 23.6 | 17 | 22.0 | 19 | 17.4 | 13 | 15.8 | 13 | 10.8 | 9 | 4.8 | 2 | 3.5 | 2 |
Aftermath
Investiture vote
| Choice | Vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Parties | Votes | ||
 José Antonio Ardanza |
PSE (19), PNV (17), CDS (2) | 38 / 75 | |
 Juan Carlos Yoldi |
0 / 75 | ||
| Blank ballots | EA (13), EE (9), AP–PL (2) | 24 / 75 | |
| Absences: HB (13) | |||
| Source: historiaelectoral.com | |||
Notes
- ↑ This meant that Álava was allocated the same number of seats as Biscay and Gipuzkoa, despite their populations being, as of 1 July 1986: 268,532, 1,181,962 and 690,582, respectively.[1]
- ↑ As per Article 26 of the Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country of 1979, the Basque Parliament had a maximum term of four years. Concurrently and under Article 46 of the Basque Parliament Elections Law of 1983, election day was to be held within from thirty-six to forty-five days from the publication of the election Decree. As a result, an election could not be held later than the forty-fifth day from the date of expiry of Parliament.
References
- ↑ "Principales series desde 1971. Resultados por Provincias. Población residente por fecha, sexo y edad". ine.es (in Spanish). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- 1 2 Basque Parliament Elections Law of 1983, Law No. 28 of November 25, 1983 Official Gazette of the Basque Country (in Spanish). Retrieved on 8 August 2017.
- ↑ Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country of 1979, Organic Law No. 3 of December 18, 1979 Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved on 17 July 2017.
- ↑ General Electoral System Organic Law of 1985, Organic Law No. 5 of June 19, 1985 Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved on 28 December 2016.
- ↑ "Representation of the people Institutional Act". juntaelectoralcentral.es. Central Electoral Commission. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ↑ Government Law of 1981, Law No. 7 of June 30, 1981 Official Gazette of the Basque Country (in Spanish). Retrieved on 17 July 2017.
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