1987 Valencian regional election

Election in the Spanish region of the Valencian Community 1987 Valencian regional election Valencian Community parliamentary no 1983 Valencian regional election 1983 1991 Valencian regional election 1991 All 89 seats in the ca Corts Valencianes no 45 #Opinion polls 2,727,703 10px 2.7% 2,030,881 (74.5%)10px 1.8 pp 10 June 1987 170x170px Joan Lerma Socialist Party of the Valencian Country 31 July 1979 Valencia 51 seats, 51.4% 42 10px 9 828,961 41.3% 10px 10.1 pp 170x170px Rita Barberá People's Alliance (Spain) 1987 Valencia 20 seats (CP)"AP–PDP–UL–UV" Within the AP–PDP–UL–UV alliance in the 1983 election: AP (20 seats), PDP (6 seats), UV (5 seats) and UL/PL (1 seat).Lozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/avalencia.html Eleccions a les Corts Valencianes (des de 1983) ca Historia Electoral.com 1 November 2025 25 10px 5 476,099 23.7% n/a 170x170px Pedro Gozalbo Democratic and Social Centre (Spain) 1987 Castellón 0 seats, 1.9% 10 10px 10 225,663 11.2% 10px 9.3 pp 170x170px Filibert Crespo Valencian Union 1987 Valencia 5 seats (CP)"AP–PDP–UL–UV" 6 10px 1 183,541 9.1% n/a 170x170px Albert Taberner IU–UPV FF787F 1986 Valencia 6 seats, 10.5%"PCPV+UPV" Results for PCE–PCPV (7.5%, 6 seats) and UPV (3.1%, 0 seats) in the 1983 election. 6 10px 0 159,579 7.9% 10px 2.6 pp x325px Vote winner strength by constituency x325px Election results by constituency President Joan Lerma PSOE Joan Lerma PSOE A regional election was held in the Valencian Community on 10 June 1987 to elect the 2nd ca Corts no of the autonomous community. All 89 seats in the ca Corts no were up for election. It was held concurrently with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all across Spain, as well as the 1987 European Parliament election. The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), suffering from a strong loss of popular support, lost 9 seats together with the absolute majority it had achieved in 1983. However, the PSOE remained as the largest party by a great margin due to the splitting up of the vote between the opposition parties. Incumbent President Joan Lerma was able to retain government thanks to the support of the IU-UPV alliance, and went on to form a minority government. The People's Coalition had broken up after the 1986 general election. As a result, the People's Alliance (AP) and the People's Democratic Party (PDP) contested the election separately. AP, with future Mayoress of Valencia Rita Barberá as regional candidate, scored slightly less than 24% of the vote and lost 2 seats compared to the combined totals for the AP-PDP-UL coalition in 1983, while the PDP was swept out of the ca Corts no entirely. On the other hand, the election saw an increase of support for minor parties: Centrist Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) experienced a significant increase of its popular support and became the third political force in the region with over 10% of the share. The regionalist right-wing Valencian Union (UV), which ran separately for the first time, won 6 seats to the 5 it had obtained within the People's Coalition in 1983. The Communist Party of Spain (PCE), which had formed the electoral alliance United Left (IU) in April 1986 with other smaller left-wing parties across Spain, stood in coalition with the regional Valencian People's Unity (UPV) and won 6 seats. Overview Under the 1982 Statute of Autonomy, the ca Corts Valencianes no were the unicameral legislature of the Valencian Community, having legislative power in devolved matters, as well as the ability to grant or withdraw confidence from a regional president.Statute 1982 arts. 10–11. The electoral and procedural rules were supplemented by national law provisions.LECV 1987 final prov. 1. Date The term of the ca Corts Valencianes no expired four years after the date of their previous election. The election decree was required to be issued no later than 25 days before the scheduled expiration date of parliament and published on the following day in the Official Journal of the Valencian Government (DOGV), with election day taking place between 54 and 60 days after the decree's publication (and in any case within 60 days after the parliament's expiration).Statute 1982 art. 12; LECV 1987 art. 14 (suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 art. 42). The previous election was held on 8 May 1983, which meant that the chamber's term would have expired on 8 May 1987. The election decree was required to be published in the DOGV no later than 14 April 1987, setting the latest possible date for election day on 13 June 1987. The ca Corts Valencianes no could not be dissolved before the expiration date of parliament.Statute 1982 art. 12; LGCV 1983 art. 64. The election to the ca Corts Valencianes no was officially called on 14 April 1987 with the publication of the corresponding decree in the DOGV, setting election day for 10 June and scheduling for the chamber to reconvene on 2 July.Decree 16/1987 1987 arts. 1 & 4. Electoral system Voting for the ca Corts no was based on universal suffrage, comprising all Spanish nationals over 18 years of age, registered in the Valencian Community and with full political rights, provided that they had not been deprived of the right to vote by a final sentence, nor were legally incapacitated.Statute 1982 art. 12; LECV 1987 art. 2 (suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 arts. 2–3). The ca Corts Valencianes no had a minimum of 75 and a maximum of 100 seats, with the electoral law fixing its size at 89. All were elected in three multi-member constituencies—corresponding to the provinces of Alicante, Castellón and Valencia, each of which was assigned an initial minimum of 20 seats and the remaining 29 distributed in proportion to population (with the seat-to-population ratio in any given province not exceeding three times that of any other)—using the D'Hondt method and closed-list proportional voting, with a five percent-threshold of valid votes (including blank ballots) regionally.Statute 1982 arts. 12–13; LECV 1987 arts. 10–12. As a result of the aforementioned allocation, each ca Corts no constituency was entitled the following seats:Decree 16/1987 1987 art. 2. Seats Constituencies 37 Valenciagreen (+2) 29 Alicante 23 Castellónred (−2) The law did not provide for by-elections to fill vacant seats; instead, any vacancies arising after the proclamation of candidates and during the legislative term were filled by the next candidates on the party lists or, when required, by designated substitutes.LECV 1987 art. 13 (suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 arts. 46 & 48). Outgoing parliament The table below shows the composition of the parliamentary groups in the chamber at the time of dissolution. + Parliamentary composition in April 1987 Groups Parties Legislators Seats Total Socialist Parliamentary Group PSOE 51 51 People's Parliamentary Group AP 19 19 Communist Parliamentary Group PCPV 6 6 Mixed Group PDP 5José María de Andrés, José Antonio Bandrés, Emilio Bomant, Joaquín Galant and Vicente Pérez Devesa, former CP legislators.5 January 1986 Fuga de diputados 'populares' al Grupo Mixto en las Cortes Valencianas https://elpais.com/diario/1986/01/05/espana/505263616_850215.html es El País Valencia 10 March 2026EFE 25 June 2013 El cuarto diputado no adscrito de la historia de las Cortes Valencianas https://elpais.com/ccaa/2013/06/25/valencia/1372161196_802461.html es El País Valencia 3 March 2026 13 UV 4Manuel Campillos, Xavier Casp, Salvador Llácer and Joaquín Vidal, former CP legislators. PL 2Juan Marco Molines and Piedad Ortells, former CP legislators. INDEP 2Antonio Martínez Serrano and Antonio García Ágredas, former CP legislators. Parties and candidates The electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, alliances and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form an alliance were required to inform the relevant electoral commission within 10 days of the election call, whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of at least one percent of the electorate in the constituencies for which they sought election, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list.LECV 1987 art. 26 (suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 art. 44). Below is a list of the main parties and alliances which contested the election: Candidacy Parties andalliances Leading candidate Ideology Previous result Gov. Government Ref. References Vote % Seats PSOE List on Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 50px Joan Lerma Social democracy 51.4% 51 Muñoz Manuel 22 April 1985 Victoria relativa de Joan Lerma en el congreso de los socialistas valencianos https://elpais.com/diario/1985/04/22/espana/482968814_850215.html es El País Alicante 4 March 2026 AP List on People's Alliance (AP) 50px Rita Barberá ConservatismNational conservatism 31.9%"AP–PDP–UL–UV" 32 28 May 1987 Previsible continuidad al frente de la Generalitat valenciana https://elpais.com/diario/1987/05/28/espana/549151224_850215.html es El País Valencia 4 March 2026 PDP List on People's Democratic Party (PDP) 50px José María de Andrés Christian democracy 14 September 1986 El PDP irá en solitario https://elpais.com/diario/1986/09/14/espana/527032808_850215.html es El País 10 March 202628 January 1987 Alzaga descarta cualquier coalición del PDP con Alianza Popular https://elpais.com/diario/1987/01/28/espana/538786813_850215.html es El País Valencia 28 November 2025 UV List on Valencian Union (UV) 50px Filibert Crespo BlaverismConservatism Jardí Manuel 30 November 1985 Unión Valenciana abandona Coalición Popular https://elpais.com/diario/1985/11/30/espana/502153214_850215.html es El País Valencia 10 March 2026 IU–UPV List on Communist Party of the Valencian Country (PCPV) Valencian People's Union (UPV) Socialist Action Party (PASOC) Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE) Progressive Federation (FP) Republican Left (IR) 50px Albert Taberner SocialismValencian nationalism 10.5%"PCPV+UPV" 6 CDS List on Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 50px Pedro Gozalbo CentrismLiberalism 1.9% 0 Opinion polls 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 intention estimates The table below lists weighted voting intention estimates. Refusals are generally excluded from the party vote percentages, while question wording and the treatment of "don't know" responses and those not intending to vote may vary between polling organisations. When available, seat projections determined by the polling organisations are displayed below (or in place of) the percentages in a smaller font; 45 seats were required for an absolute majority in the ca Corts Valencianes no. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Turnout 17px|link=Socialist Party of the Valencian Country|PSOE 35px|link=People's Coalition (Spain)|AP–PDP–PL 35px|link=United Left of the Valencian Country|IU 35px|link=Valencian People's Union|UPV 27px|link=Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)|CDS 27px|link=Valencian Union|UV 30px|link=People's Alliance (Spain)|AP 27px|link=People's Democratic Party (Spain)|PDP 32px|EU–UPV Lead 1987 regional election 10 Jun 1987 74.5 41.375% Verdana 42 – "IU–UPV" Within IU–UPV. "IU–UPV" 11.275% Verdana 10 9.175% Verdana 6 23.775% Verdana 25 1.075% Verdana 0 7.975% Verdana 6 17.6 Demoscopia/El PaísEl CDS e IU-UPV, partidos 'bisagra' https://recursos.march.es/linz/I34492.pdf Spanish El País 4 June 1987 10 March 2017 17 February 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160217063006/http://recursos.march.es/linz/I34492.pdf dead 22–26 May 1987? 74 42.275% Verdana 43 – "IU–UPV" "IU–UPV" 12.775% Verdana 11 4.875% Verdana 0 26.875% Verdana 30 0.775% Verdana 0 7.475% Verdana 5 15.4 Sofemasa/APUna encuesta de AP pronostica un fuerte descenso del PSOE en las municipales http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1987/04/17/018.html Spanish ABC 17 April 1987Notable descenso del PSOE en los próximos comicios, según una encuesta encargada por AP http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/sevilla/abc.sevilla/1987/04/17/016.html Spanish ABC Sevilla 17 April 1987 16 Apr 1987?? 35.3 – 5.9 – 13.7 5.9 23.5 3.9 – 11.8 1986 general election 22 Jun 1986 76.4 47.575% Verdana (49) 28.875% Verdana (32) 4.775% Verdana (0) 1.975% Verdana (0) 8.875% Verdana (8) 3.175% Verdana (0) "CP" Within AP–PDP–UL–UV/AP–PDP–PL. "CP" – 18.7 1983 regional election 8 May 1983 72.7 51.475% Verdana 51 31.975% Verdana 32 7.5Results for PCE–PCPV in the 1983 election.75% Verdana 6 3.175% Verdana 0 1.975% Verdana 0 "CP" "CP" "CP" – 19.5 Results Overall + ← Summary of the 10 June 1987 ca Corts Valencianes no election results → center|335px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 828,961 41.28 −10.13 42 −9 People's Alliance (AP)1 476,099 23.71 n/a 25 +5 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 225,663 11.24 +9.36 10 +10 Valencian Union (UV)1 183,541 9.14 n/a 6 +1 United Left–Valencian People's Union (IU–UPV)2 159,579 7.95 −2.58 6 ±0 Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC) 33,770 1.68 New 0 ±0 The Greens (LV) 22,262 1.11 New 0 ±0 People's Democratic Party–Valencian Centrists (PDP–CV)1 20,171 1.00 n/a 0 −6 Valencian Electoral Coalition (CEV) 11,984 0.60 New 0 ±0 Spanish Vertex Ecological Development Revindication (VERDE) 5,056 0.25 New 0 ±0 Communist Unification of Spain (UCE) 4,325 0.22 New 0 ±0 Valencian Nationalist Left (ENV–URV) 4,175 0.21 −0.19 0 ±0 Humanist Platform (PH) 3,658 0.18 New 0 ±0 Republican Popular Unity (UPR)3 3,309 0.16 +0.02 0 ±0 Left Front (FI) 2,295 0.11 New 0 ±0 Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI) 1,884 0.09 New 0 ±0 Liberal Party (PL)1 n/a n/a n/a 0 −1 Blank ballots 21,497 1.07 +0.38 Total 2,008,229 89 ±0 Valid votes 2,008,229 98.88 −0.09 Invalid votes 22,652 1.12 +0.09 Votes cast / turnout 2,030,881 74.45 +1.71 Abstentions 696,822 25.55 −1.71 Registered voters 2,727,703 SourcesOfficial Journal of the Valencian Government 641 31 July 1987 es Resolución 18/1987, de 22 de julio, de la Junta Electoral de la Comunidad Valenciana, por la que se publican los resultados finales y la relación de Diputados electos en las elecciones a Cortes Valencianas celebradas el 10 de junio de 1987 https://dogv.gva.es/datos/1987/07/31/pdf/1987_809377.pdf 0212-8195 3752–3754 28 February 2026https://www.cortsvalencianes.es/es/composicion/resultados/datos-electorales-elecciones-autonomicas-1987 Resultados electorales. Datos electorales - Elecciones autonómicas: 1987 es Corts Valencianes 10 November 2025 left Footnotes: 1 Within the People's Coalition–Valencian Union alliance in the 1983 election. 2 United Left–Valencian People's Union results are compared to the combined totals of Communist Party of the Valencian Country and Valencian People's Union in the 1983 election. 3 Republican Popular Unity results are compared to Popular Struggle Coalition totals in the 1983 election. Popular vote #ddd 550px 500px PSOE Socialist Party of the Valencian Country 41.28 AP People's Alliance (Spain) 23.71 CDS Democratic and Social Centre (Spain) 11.24 UV Valencian Union 9.14 IU–UPV United Left–Valencian People's Union 7.95 PTE–UC Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity 1.68 LV Confederation of the Greens 1.11 PDP–CV People's Democratic Party (Spain) 1.00 Others #777777 1.83 Blank ballots #DDDDDD 1.07 Seats #ddd 550px 500px PSOE Socialist Party of the Valencian Country 47.19 AP People's Alliance (Spain) 28.09 CDS Democratic and Social Centre (Spain) 11.24 UV Valencian Union 6.74 IU–UPV United Left–Valencian People's Union 6.74 Distribution by constituency Constituency PSOE AP CDS UV IU–UPV % S % S % S % S % S Alicante 42.6 14 28.0 9 14.3 4 0.8 − 6.8 2 Castellón 40.9 11 30.7 8 11.5 3 3.1 − 5.5 1 Valencia 40.6 17 19.9 8 9.5 3 14.9 6 9.1 3 Total 41.3 42 23.7 25 11.2 10 9.1 6 7.9 6 Sources Aftermath Government formation Investiture Candidate Ballot → 21 July 1987 Required majority → 45 out of 89 Joan Lerma (PSOE) Yes • PSOE (42) • IU–UPV (6) 48 89 green 125px 15 No • AP (25) 25 89 red 125px Abstentions • CDS (10) 10 89 gray 125px Absentees • UV (6) 6 89 black 125px Rita Barberá (AP) Yes • AP (25) 25 89 green 125px 15 No • PSOE (42) • CDS (10) • IU–UPV (6) 58 89 red 125px Abstentions 0 89 gray 125px Absentees • UV (6) 6 89 black 125px Sources22 July 1987 El socialista Joan Lerma, reelegido presidente de la Generalitat valencina https://elpais.com/diario/1987/07/22/espana/553903206_850215.html Spanish El País 28 July 2019 Notes References Opinion poll sources "p" Other Bibliography 30em y Ley Orgánica 5/1982, de 1 de julio, de Estatuto de Autonomía de la Comunidad Valenciana Organic Law 1/1982 1 July 1982 version as of 10 July 1982 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1982-17235 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1982-17235&tn=1&p=19820710 30 October 2025 Statute 1982 y Ley 5/1983, de 30 de diciembre, de Gobierno Valenciano Law 5/1983 30 December 1983 version as of 30 December 1983 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1984-3460 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1984-3460&tn=1&p=19831230 6 April 2026 LGCV 1983 y Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General Organic Law 5/1985 19 June 1985 version as of 3 April 1987 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1985-11672 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1985-11672&tn=1&p=19870403 5 October 2025 LOREG 1985 y Ley 1/1987, de 31 de marzo, Electoral Valenciana Law 1/1987 31 March 1987 version as of 6 April 1987 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1987-9636 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1987-9636&tn=1&p=19870406 30 October 2025 LECV 1987 y Decreto 16/1987, de 13 de abril, del Presidente de la Generalitat Valenciana, de convocatoria de elecciones a las Cortes Valencianas Decree 16/1987 13 April 1987 Official Journal of the Valencian Government es https://dogv.gva.es/datos/1987/04/14/pdf/1987_808552.pdf 3 March 2026 Decree 16/1987 1987 Regional election Valencian Community Category:Regional elections in the Valencian Community Valencian Community