title: 1983 Basque foral elections
text: # 1983 Basque foral elections
  
  The 1983 Basque foral elections were held on Sunday, 8 May 1983, to elect the 2nd Juntas Generales of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa. All 153 seats in the three Juntas Generales were up for election. The elections were held simultaneously with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.
  
  ## Overall
  
  ← Summary of the 8 May 1983 Basque Juntas Generales election results → :
  
  | Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
  | | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 395,885 | 39.56 | +2.38 | 74 | –25 |
  | | Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE) | 263,436 | 26.32 | +10.99 | 39 | +7 |
  | | Popular Unity (HB) | 142,481 | 14.24 | –3.72 | 20 | –18 |
  | | People's Coalition $(AP–PDP–UL)^1$ | 88,086 | 8.80 | +8.75 | 14 | +14 |
  | | Basque Country Left (EE) | 79,158 | 7.91 | +0.75 | 6 | –8 |
  | | Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK) | 20,390 | 2.04 | –2.43 | 0 | –3 |
  | | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 3,175 | 0.32 | New | 0 | ±0 |
  | | Llodian Independent Group (AILL) | 741 | 0.07 | ±0.00 | 0 | ±0 |
  | | Communist League–Internationalist Socialist Workers' Coalition (LC (COSI)) | 724 | 0.07 | New | 0 | ±0 |
  | | Revolutionary Communist League (LKI/LCR) | 645 | 0.06 | –0.61 | 0 | ±0 |
  | | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | n/a | n/a | –11.90 | 0 | –32 |
  | | Independents (INDEP) | n/a | n/a | –1.98 | 0 | –10 |
  | Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 6,004 | 0.60 | +0.14 | | |
  | Total | Total | 1,000,725 | | | 153 | –75 |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,000,725 | 98.76 | +0.07 | | |
  | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 12,577 | 1.24 | –0.07 | | |
  | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 1,013,302 | 64.59 | +2.72 | | |
  | Abstentions | Abstentions | 555,505 | 35.41 | –2.72 | | |
  | Registered voters | Registered voters | 1,568,807 | | | | |
  | Sources |||||||
  | Footnotes: $^1$ People's Coalition results are compared to Foral Union of the Basque Country totals in the 1979 election. |||||||
  
  Popular vote
  
  EAJ/PNV
  
  39.56%
  
  PSE–PSOE
  
  26.32%
  
  HB
  
  14.24%
  
  AP–PDP–UL
  
  8.80%
  
  EE
  
  7.91%
  
  PCE/EPK
  
  2.04%
  
  Others
  
  0.53%
  
  Blank ballots
  
  0.60% :
  
  ## Foral deputation control
  
  The following table lists party control in the foral deputations. Gains for a party are displayed with the cell's background shaded in that party's colour.
  
  | Deputation | Previous control | New control |
  | - | - | - |
  | Álava | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) |
  | Biscay | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) |
  | Gipuzkoa | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) (EA in 1986) |
  
  ## Historical territories
  
  ### Álava
  
  ← Summary of the 8 May 1983 Álava Juntas Generales election results → :
  
  | Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
  | | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 45,657 | 37.11 | +4.41 | 23 | –3 |
  | | Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE) | 34,890 | 28.36 | +12.52 | 14 | +7 |
  | | People's Coalition $(AP–PDP–UL)^1$ | 19,147 | 15.56 | +15.24 | 9 | +9 |
  | | Popular Unity (HB) | 10,872 | 8.84 | New | 4 | +4 |
  | | Basque Country Left (EE) | 7,571 | 6.15 | +2.82 | 1 | +1 |
  | | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 2,163 | 1.76 | New | 0 | ±0 |
  | | Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK) | 1,070 | 0.87 | –2.25 | 0 | ±0 |
  | | Llodian Independent Group (AILL) | 741 | 0.60 | +0.04 | 0 | ±0 |
  | | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | n/a | n/a | –25.03 | 0 | –14 |
  | | Independents (INDEP) | n/a | n/a | –16.63 | 0 | –10 |
  | Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 920 | 0.75 | +0.31 | | |
  | Total | Total | 123,031 | | | 51 | –6 |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | 123,031 | 98.56 | –0.50 | | |
  | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,793 | 1.44 | +0.50 | | |
  | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 124,824 | 66.80 | +1.45 | | |
  | Abstentions | Abstentions | 62,046 | 33.20 | –1.45 | | |
  | Registered voters | Registered voters | 186,870 | | | | |
  | Sources |||||||
  | Footnotes: $^1$ People's Coalition results are compared to Foral Union of the Basque Country totals in the 1979 election. |||||||
  
  ### Biscay
  
  ← Summary of the 8 May 1983 Biscay Juntas Generales election results → :
  
  | Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
  | | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 223,572 | 39.58 | +0.16 | 26 | –14 |
  | | Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE) | 156,963 | 27.78 | +12.45 | 13 | –1 |
  | | Popular Unity (HB) | 71,582 | 12.67 | –7.12 | 6 | –13 |
  | | People's Coalition $(AP–PDP–UL)^1$ | 55,962 | 9.91 | +9.91 | 4 | +4 |
  | | Basque Country Left (EE) | 39,229 | 6.94 | +1.46 | 2 | –2 |
  | | Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK) | 14,181 | 2.51 | –3.00 | 0 | –3 |
  | | Communist League–Internationalist Socialist Workers' Coalition (LC (COSI)) | 724 | 0.13 | New | 0 | ±0 |
  | | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | n/a | n/a | –11.13 | 0 | –10 |
  | Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 2,711 | 0.48 | –0.01 | | |
  | Total | Total | 564,924 | | | 51 | –39 |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | 564,924 | 98.81 | +0.30 | | |
  | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 6,785 | 1.19 | –0.30 | | |
  | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 571,709 | 65.56 | +4.26 | | |
  | Abstentions | Abstentions | 300,279 | 34.44 | –4.26 | | |
  | Registered voters | Registered voters | 871,988 | | | | |
  | Sources |||||||
  | Footnotes: $^1$ People's Coalition results are compared to Foral Union of the Basque Country totals in the 1979 election. |||||||
  
  ### Gipuzkoa
  
  ← Summary of the 8 May 1983 Gipuzkoa Juntas Generales election results → :
  
  | Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
  | | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 126,656 | 40.49 | +5.46 | 25 | –8 |
  | | Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE) | 71,583 | 22.89 | +7.74 | 12 | ±0 |
  | | Popular Unity (HB) | 60,027 | 19.19 | –2.21 | 10 | –9 |
  | | Basque Country Left (EE) | 32,358 | 10.35 | –1.04 | 3 | –7 |
  | | People's Coalition $(AP–PDP–UL)^1$ | 12,977 | 4.15 | +4.11 | 1 | +1 |
  | | Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK) | 5,139 | 1.64 | –1.55 | 0 | ±0 |
  | | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 1,012 | 0.32 | New | 0 | ±0 |
  | | Revolutionary Communist League (LKI/LCR) | 645 | 0.21 | –0.61 | 0 | ±0 |
  | | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | n/a | n/a | –8.42 | 0 | –7 |
  | Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 2,373 | 0.76 | +0.33 | | |
  | Total | Total | 312,770 | | | 51 | –30 |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | 312,770 | 98.74 | –0.11 | | |
  | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 3,999 | 1.26 | +0.11 | | |
  | Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 316,769 | 62.12 | +0.46 | | |
  | Abstentions | Abstentions | 193,180 | 37.88 | –0.46 | | |
  | Registered voters | Registered voters | 509,949 | | | | |
  | Sources |||||||
  | Footnotes: $^1$ People's Coalition results are compared to Foral Union of the Basque Country totals in the 1979 election. |||||||
  