Spanish general election, 1982
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General elections were held in Spain
on 28 October 1982.
PSOE and PSC presented two different lists of candidates: with the PSOE contesting most of Spain and the PSC (Catalan Social Party) only standing in Catalonia
. Despite their subtle differences, both PSC and PSOE would later to merge to form the current Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE).
PCE also presented a different list of candidates in Catalonia, called the Partit Socialista Unificat de Catalunya, which obtained one seat, which is included with the PCE in the table below.
Alianza Popular and Unión de Centro Democrático ran on a joint list in the three provinces of the Basque autonomous community and won two seats. These seats are included in the Alianza Popular totals below.
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on 28 October 1982.
PSOE and PSC presented two different lists of candidates: with the PSOE contesting most of Spain and the PSC (Catalan Social Party) only standing in Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
. Despite their subtle differences, both PSC and PSOE would later to merge to form the current Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE).
PCE also presented a different list of candidates in Catalonia, called the Partit Socialista Unificat de Catalunya, which obtained one seat, which is included with the PCE in the table below.
Alianza Popular and Unión de Centro Democrático ran on a joint list in the three provinces of the Basque autonomous community and won two seats. These seats are included in the Alianza Popular totals below.
| Spanish general election, October 28, 1982 | |||
| Party | % | Seats | |
| Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE+PSC)* | 48.34 | 202 | |
| Alianza Popular 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 :... (AP-PDP) |
26.46 | 107 | |
| Unión de Centro Democrático (UCD) | 6.47 | 11 | |
| Partido Comunista de España (PCE) | 4.04 | 4 | |
| Convergencia i Unio Convergència i Unió Convergence and Union is a centre-right electoral alliance in Catalonia, Spain. CiU is technically a federation of two constituent parties, the larger Democratic Convergence of Catalonia and its smaller counterpart, the Democratic Union of Catalonia . It is currently led by Artur Mas, who is the... (CiU) |
3.69 | 12 | |
| Centro Democratico y Social (CDS) | 2.87 | 2 | |
| Partido Nacionalista Vasco (PNV) | 1.89 | 8 | |
| Herri Batasuna (HB) | 1.01 | 2 | |
| Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya The Republican Left of Catalonia is a left wing Catalan independentist political party in Spain. It is also the main sponsor of the independence movement from France and Spain in the territories known among Catalan nationalists as Països Catalans... (ERC) |
0.66 | 1 | |
| Euskadiko Ezkerra Euskadiko Ezkerra Euskadiko Ezkerra or EE was a Basque socialist political organisation. It was founded as a coalition of Euskal Iraultzarako Alderdia and other Basque Marxist forces in 1977 to present lists for the Spanish general elections in the constituencies of Vizcaya,... (EE) |
0.40 | 1 |