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1983 Madrilenian regional election
Election in the Spanish region of Madrid
Election in the Spanish region of Madrid
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 1983 Madrilenian regional election | |
| country | Madrid | |
| type | parliamentary | |
| ongoing | no | |
| next_election | 1987 Madrilenian regional election | |
| next_year | 1987 | |
| seats_for_election | All 94 seats in the Assembly of Madrid | |
| majority_seats | 48 | |
| opinion_polls | #Opinion polls | |
| registered | 3,381,610 | |
| turnout | 2,356,925 (69.7%) | |
| election_date | 8 May 1983 | |
| image1 | [[File:(Leguina) Felipe González recibe al presidente de la Comunidad de Madrid (cropped) (cropped).jpeg | 170x170px]] |
| leader1 | Joaquín Leguina | |
| party1 | Madrilenian Socialist Federation | |
| leader_since1 | 14 December 1979 | |
| seats1 | 51 | |
| popular_vote1 | 1,181,277 | |
| percentage1 | 50.5% | |
| image2 | [[File:Portrait placeholder.svg | 170x170px]] |
| leader2 | Luis Guillermo Perinat | |
| party2 | People's Coalition (Spain, 1983) | |
| leader_since2 | 25 January 1983 | |
| seats2 | 34 | |
| popular_vote2 | 798,353 | |
| percentage2 | 34.1% | |
| image3 | [[File:Portrait placeholder.svg | 170x170px]] |
| leader3 | Lorenzo Hernández | |
| party3 | Communist Party of Madrid | |
| leader_since3 | 1983 | |
| seats3 | 9 | |
| popular_vote3 | 207,058 | |
| percentage3 | 8.8% | |
| title | President | |
| after_election | Joaquín Leguina | |
| after_party | Madrilenian Socialist Federation |
A regional election was held in the Community of Madrid on Sunday, 8 May 1983, to elect the 1st Assembly of the autonomous community. All 94 seats in the Assembly were up for election. It was held concurrently with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.
The election resulted in a landslide victory for the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), the only time to date the party has achieved this in a Madrilenian regional election. The People's Coalition, an electoral alliance formed by the People's Alliance (AP), the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and the Liberal Union (UL), emerged as the second largest group in the Assembly, whereas the Communist Party of Spain (PCE) improved on its 1982 results in the region and secured 9 seats with 8.8% of the vote. The result ensured Socialist Joaquín Leguina would become the first President of the Community of Madrid, though the PSOE showed a willingness in collaborating with the PCE.
Overview
Electoral system
The Assembly of Madrid was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Madrid, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Madrilenian Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a President of the Community. Voting for the Assembly was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over 18 years of age, registered in the Community of Madrid and in full enjoyment of their political rights.
All members of the Assembly of Madrid were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of five percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied regionally. The Assembly was entitled to one member per each 50,000 inhabitants or fraction greater than 25,000.
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 the signature of at least 0.1 percent of the electors registered in the constituency for which they sought election—needing to secure, in any case, the signature of 500 electors—. 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 fifteen days of the election being called.
Election date
The Government of Spain was required to call an election to the Assembly of Madrid before 31 May 1983. In the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional President within a two-month period from the first ballot, the Assembly was to be automatically dissolved and a snap election called, with elected deputies merely serving out what remained of their four-year terms.
Opinion polls
The table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are 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. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The "Lead" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a poll. When available, seat projections determined by the polling organisations are displayed below (or in place of) the percentages in a smaller font; 48 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Assembly of Madrid.
| Polling firm/Commissioner | Fieldwork date | Sample size | Turnout | [[File:Logo PSOE, 1976-2001.svg | 17px | link=Madrilenian Socialist Federation | PSOE]] | [[File:Coalicion Popular logo.png | 35px | link=People's Coalition (Spain) | AP–PDP–UL]] | [[File:Logotipopce.svg | 30px | link=Communist Party of Madrid | PCE]] | [[File:Centro Democrático y Social (corto).png | 27px | link=Democratic and Social Centre (Spain) | CDS]] | [[File:PDL logo.png | 28px | link=Liberal Democratic Party (Spain, 1982) | PDL]] | Lead | Madrilenian Socialist Federation}};" | People's Coalition (Spain)}};" | Communist Party of Madrid}};" | Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)}};" | Liberal Democratic Party (Spain, 1982)}};" | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 regional election | 8 May 1983 | 69.7 | 50.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 34.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}; color:white;" | 16.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| title=El PSOE repite y AP rompe el techo alcanzado en las elecciones del 28-O | url=http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1983/05/02/021.html | language=es | work=ABC | date=2 May 1983}} | 25–26 Apr 1983 | 1,000 | 87.7 | 45.4 | 27.3 | 8.2 | 0.3 | 5.9 | Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}; color:white;" | 18.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| title=El PSOE tendrá tres veces más votos que AP en las dos elecciones | url=http://elpais.com/diario/1983/05/01/espana/420588020_850215.html | language=es | work=El País | date=1 May 1983}} | 23–26 Apr 1983 | ? | 72.9 | 58.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}; color:white;" | 38.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982 general election | 28 Oct 1982 | 86.0 | 52.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}; color:white;" | 19.8 |
Results
Overall
| Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}" | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 1,181,277 | 50.48 | n/a | 51 | n/a | ||
| People's Coalition (Spain)}}" | People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL) | 798,353 | 34.12 | n/a | 34 | n/a | ||
| Communist Party of Madrid}}" | Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 207,058 | 8.85 | n/a | 9 | n/a | ||
| Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)}}" | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 73,124 | 3.12 | n/a | 0 | n/a | ||
| Liberal Democratic Party (Spain, 1982)}}" | Liberal Democratic Party (PDL) | 43,309 | 1.85 | n/a | 0 | n/a | ||
| Independent (politician)}}" | Independent Electors' Action (ADEI) | 10,327 | 0.44 | n/a | 0 | n/a | ||
| Revolutionary Communist League (Spain)}}" | Communist League–Workers' Agreement (LC–AO) | 6,301 | 0.27 | n/a | 0 | n/a | ||
| Spanish Communist Workers' Party}}" | Spanish Communist Workers' Party (PCOE) | 4,473 | 0.19 | n/a | 0 | n/a | ||
| Communist Party of Spain (Marxist–Leninist) (historical)}}" | Popular Struggle Coalition (CLP) | 2,168 | 0.09 | n/a | 0 | n/a | ||
| Blank ballots | 13,735 | 0.59 | n/a | |||||
| Total | 2,340,125 | 94 | n/a | |||||
| Valid votes | 2,340,125 | 99.29 | n/a | |||||
| Invalid votes | 16,800 | 0.71 | n/a | |||||
| Votes cast / turnout | 2,356,925 | 69.70 | n/a | |||||
| Abstentions | 1,024,685 | 30.30 | n/a | |||||
| Registered voters | 3,381,610 | |||||||
| Sources |
Elected legislators
The following table lists the elected legislators sorted by order of election.
| Elected legislators | # | Name | List | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joaquín Leguina Herrán | Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}" | PSOE | |
| 2 | Luis Guillermo Perinat Elio (es) | People's Coalition (Spain)}}" | AP–PDP–UL | |
| 3 | César Cimadevilla Costa (es) | Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}" | PSOE | |
| 4 | Carlos Robles Piquer | People's Coalition (Spain)}}" | AP–PDP–UL | |
| 5 | María Gómez Mendoza | Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}" | PSOE | |
| 6 | Ramón Espinar Gallego (es) | Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}" | PSOE | |
| 7 | Isaac Sáez González | People's Coalition (Spain)}}" | AP–PDP–UL | |
| 8 | Manuel de la Rocha Rubí | Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}" | PSOE | |
| 9 | Lorenzo Hernández Jiménez | Communist Party of Madrid}}" | PCE | |
| 10 | Luis María Huete Morillo (es) | People's Coalition (Spain)}}" | AP–PDP–UL | |
| 11 | Francisca Sauquillo Pérez del Arco | Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}" | PSOE | |
| 12 | Virgilio Cano de Lope (es) | Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}" | PSOE | |
| 13 | Antonio Fernández Galiano Fernández | People's Coalition (Spain)}}" | AP–PDP–UL | |
| 14 | Agapito Ramos Cuenca (es) | Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}" | PSOE | |
| 15 | Gabriel Usera González | People's Coalition (Spain)}}" | AP–PDP–UL | |
| 16 | Benjamín Castro Yuste | Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}" | PSOE | |
| 17 | Luis Maestre Muñiz | Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}" | PSOE | |
| 18 | Carlos Argós García | People's Coalition (Spain)}}" | AP–PDP–UL | |
| 19 | Sócrates Gómez Pérez (es) | Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}" | PSOE | |
| 20 | Manuel Rico Rego (es) | Communist Party of Madrid}}" | PCE | |
| 21 | José Ramón Pin Arboledas | People's Coalition (Spain)}}" | AP–PDP–UL | |
| 22 | Bartolomé González Llorente | Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}" | PSOE | |
| 23 | Francisco González Fernández | Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}" | PSOE | |
| 24 | Eurico de la Peña Díaz | People's Coalition (Spain)}}" | AP–PDP–UL | |
| 25 | María Elena Flores Valencia | Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}" | PSOE | |
| 26 | María Antonia Suárez Cuesta | People's Coalition (Spain)}}" | AP–PDP–UL | |
| 27 | Elvira Domingo Ortiz | Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}" | PSOE | |
| 28 | José Luis García Alonso | Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}" | PSOE | |
| 29 | Cándida O'Shea Suárez Inclán | People's Coalition (Spain)}}" | AP–PDP–UL | |
| 30 | José Emilio Sánchez Cuenca | Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}" | PSOE | |
| 31 | Emilio Ramón Rodríguez Sánchez | Communist Party of Madrid}}" | PCE | |
| 32 | José López López | People's Coalition (Spain)}}" | AP–PDP–UL | |
| 33 | Marcos Sanz Agüero (es) | Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}" | PSOE | |
| 34 | Miguel Peydro Caro | Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}" | PSOE | |
| 35 | Vicente Blanco Gaspar | People's Coalition (Spain)}}" | AP–PDP–UL | |
| 36 | Dolores García-Hierro Caraballo | Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}" | PSOE | |
| 37 | Enrique Castellanos Colomo (es) | People's Coalition (Spain)}}" | AP–PDP–UL | |
| 38 | Juan José Layda Ferrer | Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}" | PSOE | |
| 39 | Francisco Javier Ledesma Bartret | Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}" | PSOE | |
| 40 | Antonio Germán Beteta Barreda (es) | People's Coalition (Spain)}}" | AP–PDP–UL | |
| 41 | Manuel Corvo González | Communist Party of Madrid}}" | PCE | |
| 42 | José Ramón García Menéndez | Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}" | PSOE | |
| 43 | Juan Antonio Cánovas del Castillo | People's Coalition (Spain)}}" | AP–PDP–UL | |
| 44 | Saturnino Ureña Fernández | Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}" | PSOE | |
| 45 | Isidro Florencio Campos Corona | Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}" | PSOE | |
| 46 | José María Federico Corral | People's Coalition (Spain)}}" | AP–PDP–UL | |
| 47 | Henar Corbi Murgui | Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}" | PSOE | |
| 48 | José Manuel Pérez Vázquez | People's Coalition (Spain)}}" | AP–PDP–UL | |
| 49 | Benito Reino Torres | Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}" | PSOE | |
| 50 | Francisco Cábaco López | Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}" | PSOE | |
| 51 | Felipe Ruiz Duerto | People's Coalition (Spain)}}" | AP–PDP–UL | |
| 52 | Carmen Roney Albareda | Communist Party of Madrid}}" | PCE | |
| 53 | Eulalia García Sánchez | Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}" | PSOE | |
| 54 | Elías Cruz Atienza | People's Coalition (Spain)}}" | AP–PDP–UL | |
| 55 | Ángel Ramón Martínez Marín | Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}" | PSOE | |
| 56 | Luis Alejandro Cendrero Uceda (es) | Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}" | PSOE | |
| 57 | Alfredo Rodrigo de Santiago | People's Coalition (Spain)}}" | AP–PDP–UL | |
| 58 | Jesús Pérez González | Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}" | PSOE | |
| 59 | Eduardo Rodríguez-Losada Aguado | People's Coalition (Spain)}}" | AP–PDP–UL | |
| 60 | Félix Sevilla García | Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}" | PSOE | |
| 61 | Carlos Díaz-Guerra Esteban | People's Coalition (Spain)}}" | AP–PDP–UL | |
| 62 | José Luis Adell Fernández (d) | Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}" | PSOE | |
| 63 | José Luis Casas Nombela | Communist Party of Madrid}}" | PCE | |
| 64 | Rafael Ramos Gámez | Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}" | PSOE | |
| 65 | Pilar Bidagor Antuna | People's Coalition (Spain)}}" | AP–PDP–UL | |
| 66 | Francisco Javier Vicén Sanagustín | Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}" | PSOE | |
| 67 | Ana María García Armendáriz | People's Coalition (Spain)}}" | AP–PDP–UL | |
| 68 | Antonio José Rojo Sastre | Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}" | PSOE | |
| 69 | Jaime Lissavetzky Díez | Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}" | PSOE | |
| 70 | Hermann Oehling Ruiz (es) | People's Coalition (Spain)}}" | AP–PDP–UL | |
| 71 | Carlos Pérez Díaz | Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}" | PSOE | |
| 72 | Antonio Gutiérrez Araújo | Communist Party of Madrid}}" | PCE | |
| 73 | José Gil de la Viña | People's Coalition (Spain)}}" | AP–PDP–UL | |
| 74 | Matías Castejón Núñez | Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}" | PSOE | |
| 75 | Timoteo Mayoral Marqués | Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}" | PSOE | |
| 76 | José Luis Hidalgo Utesa | People's Coalition (Spain)}}" | AP–PDP–UL | |
| 77 | Jesús Santisteban Sáez | Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}" | PSOE | |
| 78 | Leopoldo Gómez Gutiérrez | People's Coalition (Spain)}}" | AP–PDP–UL | |
| 79 | José Antonio Sainz García | Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}" | PSOE | |
| 80 | Alfonso Sacristán Alonso | Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}" | PSOE | |
| 81 | Juan Antonio Gómez-Angulo Rodríguez (es) | People's Coalition (Spain)}}" | AP–PDP–UL | |
| 82 | Máximo Alonso Arranz | Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}" | PSOE | |
| 83 | Sergio García Reyes | Communist Party of Madrid}}" | PCE | |
| 84 | Pedro Núñez Morgades (es) | People's Coalition (Spain)}}" | AP–PDP–UL | |
| 85 | José Lucas Reguilón Alvarez | Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}" | PSOE | |
| 86 | Esteban Egea Sánchez | Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}" | PSOE | |
| 87 | Mariano de la Cuerda Rodríguez | People's Coalition (Spain)}}" | AP–PDP–UL | |
| 88 | Adolfo Martínez Sánchez | Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}" | PSOE | |
| 89 | José Luis Ortiz Estévez | People's Coalition (Spain)}}" | AP–PDP–UL | |
| 90 | Luis Alonso Castaño | Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}" | PSOE | |
| 91 | José Luis Torner Martínez | Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}" | PSOE | |
| 92 | José Antonio López Casas | People's Coalition (Spain)}}" | AP–PDP–UL | |
| 93 | Juan Sánchez Fernández | Madrilenian Socialist Federation}}" | PSOE | |
| 94 | Juan Francisco Moreno Preciados | Communist Party of Madrid}}" | PCE |
Aftermath
Investiture processes to elect the President of the Community of Madrid required for an absolute majority—more than half the votes cast—to be obtained in the first ballot. If unsuccessful, a new ballot would be held 48 hours later requiring of a simple majority—more affirmative than negative votes—to succeed. If none of such majorities were achieved, successive candidate proposals could be processed under the same procedure. In the event of the investiture process failing to elect a regional President within a two-month period from the first ballot, the Assembly would be automatically dissolved and a snap election called.
| Ballot → | 14 June 1983 | Required majority → | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 out of 94 | |||
| {{Collapsible list | title = Yes | • PSOE (51) | |
| {{Collapsible list | title = No | • AP–PDP–UL (33) | |
| {{Collapsible list | title = Abstentions | • PCE (8) | |
| {{Collapsible list | title = Absentees | • AP–PDP–UL (1) | • PCE (1) |
| Sources |
References
;Opinion poll sources
;Other
References
- (10 May 1983). "Mayoría absoluta del PSOE en la Comunidad de Madrid". El País.
- (10 May 1983). "Joaquín Leguina inicia los contactos para formar el primer Gobierno de la Comunidad de Madrid". El País.
- (15 June 1983). "Leguina, elegido con los 51 votos del PSOE primer presidente de la comunidad autónoma". El País.
- (7 June 1983). "El PSOE propone al PCE pactos en el Gobierno autónomo". El País.
- (25 February 1983). "Statute of Autonomy of the Community of Madrid of 1983".
- (18 March 1977). "Electoral Rules Decree of 1977".
- "Elecciones a la Asamblea de Madrid (1983-2021)".
- (28 October 1983). "Elecciones a la Asamblea de Madrid 1983". Boletín Oficial del Estado.
- (28 October 1983). "Resolución de 12 de septiembre de 1983, de la Junta Electoral Central, por la que se ordena la publicación en el Boletín Oficial del Estado del acta de escrutinio electoral de las elecciones a la Asamblea de Madrid, celebradas el día 8 de mayo de 1983". [[Boletín Oficial del Estado]].
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