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1983 Castilian-Manchegan regional election

The 1983 Castilian-Manchegan regional election was held on Sunday, 8 May 1983, to elect the 1st Cortes of the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha. All 44 seats in the Cortes were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

1983 Castilian-Manchegan regional election
8 May 1983 1987 →
All 44 seats in the Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha
23 seats needed for a majority
Registered1,230,011
Turnout901,872 (73.3%)
  First party Second party
 
Leader José Bono José Lara
Party PSOE AP–PDP–PL
Leader since 25 March 1983 1983
Leader's seat Albacete Toledo
Seats won 23 21
Popular vote 416,177 364,676
Percentage 46.7% 40.9%
Constituency results map for the Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha
President before election

Jesús Fuentes Lázaro
PSOE

Elected President

José Bono
PSOE

Only two political parties were able to secure parliamentary representation in the Cortes: the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) under José Bono, which obtained 23 out of 44 seats—an absolute majority—and the People's Coalition, an electoral alliance formed by the conservative People's Alliance (AP), the christian democratic People's Democratic Party (PDP) and the Liberal Union (UL).[1] As a result of the election, José Bono became the first democratically elected President of the Junta of Communities of Castilla–La Mancha.[2]

Overview

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Electoral system

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The Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha were the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Castilian-Manchegan Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a regional president.[3]

Transitory Provision First of the Statute established a specific electoral procedure for the first election to the Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha, to be supplemented by the provisions within Royal Decree-Law 20/1977, of 18 March, and its related regulations. Voting for the Cortes was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over 18 years of age, registered in Castilla–La Mancha and in full enjoyment of their political rights. The 44 members of the Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha 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. Seats were allocated to constituencies, corresponding to the provinces of Albacete, Ciudad Real, Cuenca, Guadalajara and Toledo, with each being allocated a fixed number of seats: 9 for Albacete, 10 for Ciudad Real, 8 for Cuenca, 7 for Guadalajara and 10 for Toledo.[3][4]

The electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, coalitions and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form a coalition ahead of an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within fifteen days of the election call, whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of at least one-thousandth of the electorate in the constituencies for which they sought election—with a compulsory minimum of 500 signatures—disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates.[4]

Election date

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The Junta of Communities of Castilla–La Mancha, in agreement with the Government of Spain, was required to call an election to the Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha within from 1 February to 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 candidate from the party with the highest number of seats was to be deemed automatically elected.[3]

Opinion polls

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The tables below list opinion polling results 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.

Voting preferences

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The table below lists raw, unweighted voting preferences.

Results

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Overall

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Summary of the 8 May 1983 Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha election results →
 
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 416,177 46.70 n/a 23 n/a
People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL) 364,676 40.92 n/a 21 n/a
Communist Party of Spain (PCE) 61,132 6.86 n/a 0 n/a
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 26,911 3.02 n/a 0 n/a
Liberal Democratic Party (PDL) 15,890 1.78 n/a 0 n/a
Spanish Communist Workers' Party–Unified Communist Party (PCOE–PCEU) 579 0.06 n/a 0 n/a
Blank ballots 5,823 0.65 n/a
Total 891,188 44 n/a
Valid votes 891,188 98.82 n/a
Invalid votes 10,684 1.18 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 901,872 73.32 n/a
Abstentions 328,139 26.68 n/a
Registered voters 1,230,011
Sources[5][6][7]
Popular vote
PSOE
 
 46.70%
AP–PDP–UL
 
 40.92%
PCE
 
 6.86%
CDS
 
 3.02%
PDL
 
 1.78%
PCOE–PCEU
 
 0.06%
Blank ballots
 
 0.65%
Seats
PSOE
 
 52.27%
AP–PDP–UL
 
 47.73%

Distribution by constituency

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Constituency PSOE CP
% S % S
Albacete 52.8 5 36.9 4
Ciudad Real 50.5 6 39.1 4
Cuenca 41.9 4 44.1 4
Guadalajara 39.7 3 46.2 4
Toledo 43.7 5 42.1 5
Total 46.7 23 40.9 21
Sources[5][6][7]

Aftermath

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Investiture
José Bono (PSOE)
Ballot → 6 June 1983
Required majority → 23 out of 44  Y
Yes
23 / 44
No
18 / 44
Abstentions
0 / 44
Absentees
3 / 44
Sources[2][7]

Notes

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  1. ^ Results for CD (1979) and AP–PDP (1982).

References

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Opinion poll sources
  1. ^ "Preelectoral municipales y autonómicas 1983 (VIII). Castilla-La Mancha (Estudio nº 1353. Abril 1983)" (PDF). CIS (in Spanish). 24 April 1983.
  2. ^ "Preelectoral municipales y autonómicas 1983 (VII). Castilla-La Mancha (Estudio nº 1352. Abril 1983)" (PDF). CIS (in Spanish). 11 April 1983.
Other
  1. ^ "En busca de la conciencia autonómica". El País (in Spanish). 10 May 1983. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b "José Bono sustituye a Fuentes Lázaro al frente de la Junta de Castilla-La Mancha". El País (in Spanish). 8 June 1983. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  3. ^ a b c Ley Orgánica 9/1982, de 10 de agosto, de Estatuto de Autonomía de Castilla-La Mancha. Boletín Oficial del Estado (Organic Law 9) (in Spanish). 10 August 1982. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  4. ^ a b Real Decreto-ley 20/1977, de 18 de marzo, sobre Normas Electorales. Boletín Oficial del Estado (Royal Decree-Law 20) (in Spanish). 18 March 1977. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha election results, 8 May 1983". www.juntaelectoralcentral.es (in Spanish). Electoral Commission of Castilla–La Mancha. 28 October 1983. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  6. ^ a b "I Legislature. Regional election, 8 May 1983". www.cortesclm.es (in Spanish). Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  7. ^ a b c "Elecciones a las Cortes de Castilla - La Mancha (1983 - 2019)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 September 2017.
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