Elections to the Corts Valencianes, 1983
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The Elections to the Corts Valencianes, 1983 were the first democratic elections to the Corts Valencianes
, the Valencian regional parliament, since the Spanish transition to democracy
and were held on 8 May of that year. The elections were held using closed list
proportional representation
in three electoral districts corresponding to each of the three Provinces of the Valencian Community. Only lists which polled 3% or more in the entire Valencian Community were eligible for seats, which were then allocated on a Provincial basis using the D'Hondt method
of allocation. With a total number of 89 seats, Valencia elected 35 members, Alicante 29 and Castellon 25.
The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
(PSOE) won the elections with an absolute majority and the Corts in turn elected the socialist Joan Lerma
as the first democratically elected President of the Valencian Community
. Out of a total of 2,654,967 voters, the turnout was 1,931,142 or 72.74% of the total.
The regional leader of each party was the candidate for President. These were:-
Additionally 13,180 (0.68%) votes were cast “en blanco” i.e. for “none of the above.”
Corts Valencianes
The Corts Valencianes are the main legislative body of the Generalitat Valenciana and therefore of the Valencian Community. The main location of the Corts is in the Palace of Benicarló in Valencia; however it can meet at any location in Valencian territory. The Corts has its origins in bodies...
, the Valencian regional parliament, since the Spanish transition to democracy
Spanish transition to democracy
The Spanish transition to democracy was the era when Spain moved from the dictatorship of Francisco Franco to a liberal democratic state. The transition is usually said to have begun with Franco’s death on 20 November 1975, while its completion has been variously said to be marked by the Spanish...
and were held on 8 May of that year. The elections were held using closed list
Closed list
Closed list describes the variant of party-list proportional representation where voters can only vote for political parties as a whole and thus have no influence on the party-supplied order in which party candidates are elected...
proportional representation
Proportional representation
Proportional representation is a concept in voting systems used to elect an assembly or council. PR means that the number of seats won by a party or group of candidates is proportionate to the number of votes received. For example, under a PR voting system if 30% of voters support a particular...
in three electoral districts corresponding to each of the three Provinces of the Valencian Community. Only lists which polled 3% or more in the entire Valencian Community were eligible for seats, which were then allocated on a Provincial basis using the D'Hondt method
D'Hondt method
The d'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method described is named after Belgian mathematician Victor D'Hondt who described it in 1878...
of allocation. With a total number of 89 seats, Valencia elected 35 members, Alicante 29 and Castellon 25.
The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party is a social-democratic political party in Spain. Its political position is Centre-left. The PSOE is the former ruling party of Spain, until beaten in the elections of November 2011 and the second oldest, exceeded only by the Partido Carlista, founded in...
(PSOE) won the elections with an absolute majority and the Corts in turn elected the socialist Joan Lerma
Joan Lerma
Joan Lerma i Blasco is a Spanish politician for the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party , who served as the first democratically elected President of the Valencian Community since the restoration of democracy in the 1970s....
as the first democratically elected President of the Valencian Community
President of the Generalitat Valenciana
The President of the Generalitat Valenciana is the head of government of the Spanish autonomous community of Valencian Community. The President is chosen by the Valencian parliament, the Corts Valencianes.-List of Presidents of the Valencian Community:...
. Out of a total of 2,654,967 voters, the turnout was 1,931,142 or 72.74% of the total.
The regional leader of each party was the candidate for President. These were:-
- for the PSOE: Joan Lerma
- for the Popular Coalition: Manuel Giner MirallesManuel Giner MirallesManuel Giner Miralles is a Spanish doctor, entrepreneur and politician.-Early elections:Giner was one of the founder members of the Popular Alliance in the Valencian Community and was a member of the party's Provincial Executive Committee...
- for the Communist Party of Spain: José Galán
Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| PSPV-PSOE | 982,567 | 51.77 | 51 |
| Popular Alliance Popular Alliance (Spain) The People's Alliance was a electoral coalition, and later a political party, founded in 1976 by Manuel Fraga along with six other former Francoist ministers.- History :... - Democratic Popular Party Democratic Popular Party (Spain) The People's Democratic Party was a christian-democratic Spanish political party.It was part of the Democratic Centre Union until 1982, when it entered into alliance with the Popular Alliance , which received the second largest number of votes in 1982 and 1986 elections.In 1989 the party, along... - Unió Valenciana Unió Valenciana Valencian Union was a nationalist political party in the Valencian Community, Spain.... - Liberal Party |
609,519 | 32.11 | 32 |
| Communist Party of Spain | 142,570 | 7.51 | 6 |
| Unitat del Poble Valencià | 58,712 | 3.09 | |
| Democratic and Social Centre | 36,015 | 1.90 | |
| Democratic Liberal Party | 29,788 | 1.57 | |
| Valencian Independent Organisation | 12,585 | 0.66 | |
| Socialist Worker’s Party | 10,156 | 0.54 | |
| Valencian Nationalist Left-URV | 7,623 | 0.40 | |
| Spanish Communist Workers' Party Spanish Communist Workers' Party Partido Comunista Obrero Español is a minor communist political party in Spain. It was founded in 1973, when Enrique Líster revolted against the Eurocommunist line of Communist Party of Spain general secretary Santiago Carrillo... |
5,945 | 0.31 | |
| CIP | 2,586 | 0.14 | |
Additionally 13,180 (0.68%) votes were cast “en blanco” i.e. for “none of the above.”