1981 Andalusian Statute of Autonomy referendum

Referendum in the Spanish region of Andalusia "Do you approve of the Statute of Autonomy of Andalusia Bill?" Andalusia 1981 10 20 y 12 Yes 12 No 2,172,577 170,190 2,430,603 4,543,836 A referendum on the approval of the Andalusian Statute of Autonomy was held in Andalusia on Tuesday, 20 October 1981. Voters were asked whether they ratified a proposed Statute of Autonomy of Andalusia bill organizing the provinces of Almería, Cádiz, Córdoba, Granada, Huelva, Jaén, Málaga and Seville into an autonomous community of Spain. The final draft of the bill had been approved by the Andalusian Assembly of Parliamentarians on 1 March 1981, but it required ratification through a binding referendum and its subsequent approval by the Spanish Cortes Generales, as established under Article 151 of the Spanish Constitution of 1978.3 March 1981 Aprobado el Estatuto con la oposición del PSA https://elpais.com/diario/1981/03/03/espana/352422013_850215.html Spanish El País 19 December 2019 The referendum was held simultaneously with a regional election in Galicia. The referendum resulted in 92.7% of valid votes in support of the bill on a turnout of 53.5%.https://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=es021981 Andalusia (Spain), 20 October 1981: Autonomy Statute German sudd.ch Direct Democracy 1 September 2019https://app.congreso.es/consti/elecciones/referendos/ref_and_81.htm Referéndum sobre el proyecto de Estatuto de Autonomía para Andalucía Spanish congreso.es Congress of Deputies 1 September 2019 Once approved, the bill was submitted to the consideration of the Cortes Generales, which accepted it on 17 December 1981 (in the Congress of Deputies) and 23 December (in the Spanish Senate), receiving royal assent on 30 December and published in the Official State Gazette on 11 January 1982.https://app.congreso.es/consti/estatutos/sinopsis.jsp?com=63 Sinopsis del Estatuto de Andalucía congreso.es Congress of Deputies Spanish 1 September 2019Ley Orgánica 6/1981, de 30 de diciembre, de Estatuto de Autonomía para Andalucía Organic Law 2 Boletín Oficial del Estado Spanish 30 December 1981 https://www.boe.es/buscar/doc.php?id=BOE-A-1982-633 1 September 2019 Legal framework Draft statutes of autonomy approved under the procedure outlined in Article 151 of the Spanish Constitution of 1978 required for its subsequent ratification in referendum, once ruled favourably by the Constitutional Commission of the Congress of Deputies.Constitución Española Boletín Oficial del Estado Spanish 29 December 1978 https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1978-31229&tn=1&p=19781229 1 September 2019https://app.congreso.es/consti/constitucion/indice/sinopsis/sinopsis.jsp?art=151&tipo=2 Constitución española. Sinopsis artículo 151 congreso.es Congress of Deputies Spanish 19 December 2019 Under Article 9 of the Organic Law 2/1980, of 18 January, on the regulation of the different forms of referendums, the ratification required the affirmative vote of at least a majority of those validly issued. In the absence of such a majority in one or several provinces, those voting favourably could constitute themselves into an autonomous community of their own, provided that:Ley Orgánica 2/1980, de 18 de enero, sobre regulación de las distintas modalidades de referéndum Organic Law 2 Boletín Oficial del Estado Spanish 18 January 1980 https://www.boe.es/buscar/doc.php?id=BOE-A-1980-1564 18 December 2019 The provinces were bordering. That it was decided to continue the statutory process by virtue of an agreement adopted by the absolute majority of the Assembly of Parliamentarians corresponding to the provinces that had voted affirmatively on the draft. In this case, the draft Statute was to be transacted as an Organic Law by the Cortes Generales for the sole purpose of its adaptation to the new territorial scope. If the referendum result had been negative in most or all of the provinces, no new Statute would be drafted for a time lapse of five years, notwithstanding those provinces that, having voted affirmatively, chose to constitute themselves into an autonomous community of their own. The electoral procedure came regulated under Royal Decree-Law 20/1977, of 18 March, and its related legal provisions. Voting in the referendum was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered in the provinces of Almería, Cádiz, Córdoba, Granada, Huelva, Jaén, Málaga and Seville and in full enjoyment of their civil and political rights.Real Decreto-ley 20/1977, de 18 de marzo, sobre Normas Electorales Royal Decree-Law 20 Boletín Oficial del Estado Spanish 18 March 1977 https://www.boe.es/buscar/doc.php?id=BOE-A-1977-7445 14 December 2019 The question asked was "Do you approve of the Statute of Autonomy of Andalusia Bill?" (es ¿Aprueba el proyecto de Estatuto de Autonomía para Andalucía?).https://app.congreso.es/consti/elecciones/referendos/index.htm Referendos congreso.es Congress of Deputies Spanish 1 September 2019Boletín Oficial del Estado 204 26 August 1981 19596–19602 0212-033X Real Decreto 1835/1981, de 20 de agosto, por el que se somete a referéndum el proyecto de Estatuto de Autonomía para Andalucía https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/1981/08/26/pdfs/A19596-19602.pdf Spanish 19 December 2019Boletín Oficial del Estado 204 26 August 1981 19602–19603 0212-033X Real Decreto 1836/1981, de 20 de agosto, sobre normas complementarias para la celebración de referéndum sobre el proyecto de Estatuto de Autonomía para Andalucía https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/1981/08/26/pdfs/A19602-19603.pdf Spanish 19 December 2019 Background and date 1980 Andalusian autonomy initiative referendum The 1980 referendum had resulted in a victory for the autonomy initiative in seven out of eight provinces but Almería where, at 42.3% of the electorate under a turnout of 51.1%, the "Yes" vote did not reach the required majority of 50% of all those eligible to vote.12 October 2016 Cuando el Estado cambió la ley para que Almería fuera andaluza https://www.ideal.es/almeria/201610/12/cuando-estado-cambio-para-20161012003232-v.html Spanish Ideal 19 December 2019 Negotiations ensured to resolve the deadlock, which threatened to bog down the entire autonomic process,20 August 1980 Andalucía, en la crisis del Estado de las autonomías https://elpais.com/diario/1980/08/20/espana/335570403_850215.html Spanish El País 18 December 2019 was resolved in October 1980 through two legal amendments:19 October 1980 Gobierno y oposición, a punto de pactar una fórmula para desbloquear la autonomía andaluza https://elpais.com/diario/1980/10/19/portada/340758003_850215.html Spanish El País 18 December 2019 the first, a modification of the Referendum Law allowing for the approval of the Article 151 autonomy initiative in the provinces having met the 50%-over-electorate threshold, and the possibility to make the initiative extendable to those provinces within the same region not meeting this requirement—such as the case of Almería—as long as it was requested by a majority of the elected members of that province within the Cortes Generales; the second, an organic law approving this mechanism for the province of Almería by applying it retroactively to the 28 February referendum result.24 October 1980 Modificación de la ley de Referéndum y ley especial para la incorporacion de Almería https://elpais.com/diario/1980/10/24/espana/341190021_850215.html Spanish El País 18 December 201928 February 2014 https://hayderecho.expansion.com/2014/02/28/referendum-andaluz-de-28-de-febrero-de-1980-el-caso-almeria/ Referéndum andaluz de 28 de Febrero de 1980: el "caso Almería" hayderecho.expansion.com Hay Derecho. Expansión Spanish 18 December 2019 11 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201111191916/https://hayderecho.expansion.com/2014/02/28/referendum-andaluz-de-28-de-febrero-de-1980-el-caso-almeria/ dead Both amendments would be definitely approved by the Cortes Generales on 11 November 1980.24 October 1980 El Congreso aprobó por unanimidad la fórmula que desbloquea la autonomía andaluza https://elpais.com/diario/1980/10/24/espana/341190020_850215.html Spanish El País 18 December 20196 November 1980 Aprobadas las leyes que desbloquean la autonomía andaluza https://elpais.com/diario/1980/11/06/espana/342313207_850215.html Spanish El País 18 December 201912 November 1980 La reforma de la ley de Referéndum legaliza la victoria andaluza del 28 de febrero https://elpais.com/diario/1980/11/12/espana/342831604_850215.html Spanish El País 18 December 2019 The final phase of negotiations over the draft Statute started immediately thereafter,15 November 1980 El sistema electoral y la composición del Parlamento, entre los temas conflictivos del Estatuto de Carmona https://elpais.com/diario/1980/11/15/espana/343090829_850215.html Spanish El País 19 December 201913 December 1980 El PSOE andaluz quiere elecciones al Parlamento regional en 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1980/12/13/espana/345510019_850215.html Spanish El País 19 December 2019 and on 1 March 1981 the text was approved by a 70–6 vote in the regional Assembly of Parliamentarians, with a consensus between and the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), the Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) and the Communist Party of Spain (PCE) and the only opposition of the Socialist Party of Andalusia (PSA).28 January 1981 El anteproyecto de Estatuto de Autonomía estará concluido a principios de febrero https://elpais.com/diario/1981/01/28/espana/349484431_850215.html Spanish El País 19 December 20191 March 1981 La Asamblea de Parlamentarios que debate el Estatuto se inicia en un clima de concordia https://elpais.com/diario/1981/03/01/espana/352249225_850215.html Spanish El País 19 December 2019 The next step in the process was the favourable dictum of the Constitutional Commission of the Congress of Deputies, which was obtained on 30 June, and the subsequent ratification of the Statute in referendum.27 June 1981 La Comisión Constitucional inicia el debate del Estatuto andaluz https://elpais.com/diario/1981/06/27/espana/362440814_850215.html Spanish El País 19 December 20191 July 1981 El Estatuto de Autonomía, dictaminado ayer, será sometido a referéndum el próximo octubre https://elpais.com/diario/1981/07/01/espana/362786420_850215.html Spanish El País 19 December 2019 The referendum for the ratification of the draft Statute had been initially scheduled for June or September 1981,4 March 1981 El Estatuto puede ser sometido a referéndum en junio https://elpais.com/diario/1981/03/04/espana/352508429_850215.html Spanish El País 19 December 201911 March 1981 El proyecto de Estatuto de Andalucía, entregado ayer al presidente del Congreso https://elpais.com/diario/1981/03/11/espana/353113230_850215.html Spanish El País 19 December 2019 but delays in the parliamentary transaction of the text until July pushed the referendum date to October, with the vote scheduled be held concurrently with the 1981 Galician regional election.2 July 1981 El Gobierno se dispone a convocar el referéndum andaluz https://elpais.com/diario/1981/07/02/espana/362872818_850215.html Spanish El País 19 December 2019 The referendum was called by a royal decree published in the Official State Gazette on 26 August 1981, which set the date for Tuesday, 20 October 1981.21 August 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/08/21/espana/367192806_850215.html El 20 de octubre, elecciones gallegas y referéndum andaluz Spanish El País 16 December 2019 Campaign + Party policies Position Parties Ref. References 15 Yes Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 4 October 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/10/04/espana/370998015_850215.html Los partidos andaluces tratan de animar a los electores a acudir a las urnas Spanish El País 20 December 2019 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) Communist Party of Spain (PCE) Socialist Party of Andalusia–Andalusian Party (PSA–PA) 3 July 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/07/03/espana/362959229_850215.html El PSA pedirá el voto afirmativo para el Estatuto andaluz Spanish El País 20 December 2019 Andalusian Unity (UA) 15 No Party of Labour of Spain (PTE) Campaigning was less intense than in the 1980 referendum, with all the main political parties now supporting the approval of the Statute.23 September 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/09/23/espana/370044020_850215.html Escuredo hace un llamamiento al voto en el referéndum andaluz Spanish El País 19 December 2019 President Rafael Escuredo criticized the "cold tone" of the campaign, and called on all parties to make a special insistence on requesting the affirmative vote in the referendum.6 October 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/10/06/espana/371170823_850215.html Escuredo inicia en Córdoba la campaña institucional del referéndum Spanish El País 19 December 201910 October 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/10/10/espana/371516410_850215.html Escuredo, disgustado por la frialdad en torno al referéndum andaluz Spanish El País 19 December 2019 Noteworthy of the general apathy of the campaign was that parties had a limited activity in towns and cities, while the number of organized events was far from the usual in an election campaign.11 October 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/10/11/espana/371602819_850215.html Escuredo denuncia la apatía general ante el referéndum sobre el Estatuto andaluz Spanish El País 19 December 2019 Only during the final days of campaigning did some national leaders attend, including Prime Minister Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo, former prime minister Adolfo Suárez and the main opposition leader Felipe González,18 October 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/10/18/espana/372207625_850215.html Calvo Sotelo cierra en Granada la campaña de UCD Spanish El País 19 December 201918 October 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/10/18/espana/372207624_850215.html Los partidos políticos temen que la mitad de la población andaluza se abstenga de votar el Estatuto Spanish El País 19 December 2019 but the general impression was that turnout would be visibly lower than in the 1980 referendum.18 October 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/10/20/espana/372380421_850215.html La frialdad del electorado, principal preocupación ante el referéndum andaluz Spanish El País 19 December 2019 + Party slogans Parties Original slogan English translation Ref. References PSOE « El Estatuto, vale » "The Statute [is] enough" UCD « Nuestro futuro es nuestro » "Our future is ours" PCE « Paro al paro, nuestra tierra, sí » "Stop unemployment; our land, yes" PSA–PA « Sí en el referéndum, para superar esteEstatuto en el Parlamento andaluz » "Yes in the referendum, to overcome thisStatute in the Andalusian Parliament" Opinion polls The table below lists voting intention estimates 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 choice's colour. The "Lead" columns on the right show the percentage-point difference between the "Yes" and "No" choices in a given poll. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Total Considering onlyYes/No totals Yes No Invalid/Blank Lead Yes No Lead 1981 referendum 20 Oct 1981 47.8 3.7 1.9 46.5 – 44.1 92.7 7.3 85.4 ECO/CISSondeo expectativas de voto referéndum autonómico en Andalucía (A ocho días de la fecha electoral. Octubre 1981) http://www.cis.es/cis/export/sites/default/-Archivos/Marginales/1280_1299/1288/cru1288_s.pdf Spanish CIS 12 October 1981 9–12 Oct 1981 6,462 60.6 1.5 1.4 4.3 32.2 59.1 97.5 2.5 95.0 Regional GovernmentEl 43% de los andaluces piensa votar "si" en el referéndum https://elpais.com/diario/1981/10/15/espana/371948420_850215.html Spanish El País 15 October 1981 9 Oct 1981 2,400 43.0 4.0 – 18.0 35.0 39.0 91.0 9.0 82.0 Regional GovernmentCasi la mitad de los andaluces, decididos a votar "sí" al Estatuto https://elpais.com/diario/1981/06/09/espana/360885633_850215.html Spanish El País 9 June 1981 9 Jun 1981 4,000 49.0 4.0 – 12.0 35.0 45.0 92.0 8.0 84.0 Results Overall Question Do you approve of the Statute of Autonomy of Andalusia Bill? 92.74 7.26 53.49 2172577 2342767 170190 4543836 87836 Regional Government of Andalusiahttp://www.juntadeandalucia.es/justiciaeinterior/siel/busquedaAvanzadaAction.html?vuelta=1&codComunidad=1&codTipoEleccion=1&codPeriodo=198110&totalAnd=on&codProvincia=4&codMunicipio=0&codDistrito=0 Electoral Results Consultation. Referendum. October 1981. Andalusia totals Spanish juntadeandalucia.es Regional Government of Andalusia 1 September 2019 Results by province Province Electorate Turnout Yes No Votes % Votes % Almería 285,699 44.37 109,426 89.95 12,228 10.05 Cádiz 689,367 49.98 314,679 94.92 16,842 5.08 Córdoba 531,456 61.92 294,850 92.73 23,101 7.27 Granada 547,285 51.20 243,890 90.43 25,809 9.57 Huelva 299,136 52.14 142,072 94.74 7,891 5.26 Jaén 481,521 57.59 239,077 89.26 28,760 10.74 Málaga 684,292 51.79 316,210 92.63 25,160 7.37 Seville 1,025,080 54.86 512,373 94.40 30,399 5.60 Total 4,543,836 53.49 2,172,577 92.74 170,190 7.26 Sources Aftermath The referendum resulted in a massive support for the draft Statute, albeit on a turnout of 53.5%, compared to 64.2% in the 1980 referendum. This was met with satisfaction from all political parties, which had feared abstention rates could be reach or surpass the 50% threshold.21 October 1981 Más de la mitad de los andaluces participaron en el referéndum de ratificación del Estatuto https://elpais.com/diario/1981/10/21/espana/372466807_850215.html Spanish El País 19 December 2019 Among the reasons for the lower turnout were said to contribute: the low-profile campaigns of political parties; the coincidence with the Galician regional election, which drew the attention of the parties' leaderships and of the media; that the referendum received a lower coverage from state media than the one received by the Basque and Catalan referendums in October 1979; as well as because approval was taken for granted due to the lack of a minimum of affirmative ballots over the electorate as well as there being no appreciable threat from the "No" camp.21 October 1981 Los resultados de las urnas https://elpais.com/diario/1981/10/22/opinion/372553210_850215.html Spanish El País 20 December 2019 With the Statute ratified in referendum, it would be sent to the Cortes Generales for its final consideration and ratification,22 October 1981 Problemas para la permanencia de Rafael Escuredo al frente de la Junta de Andalucía https://elpais.com/diario/1981/10/22/espana/372553217_850215.html Spanish El País 20 December 20195 November 1981 El Estatuto andaluz, listo para fin de año https://elpais.com/diario/1981/11/05/espana/373762829_850215.html Spanish El País 20 December 2019 with this process slowing down over an appeal from far-right New Force (FN) party on the results.13 December 1981 Congreso y Senado ratificarán en breve plazo el Estatuto andaluz https://elpais.com/diario/1981/12/13/espana/377046005_850215.html Spanish El País 20 December 201917 December 1981 La Junta Electoral Central proclamó los resultados del referéndum del Estatuto de Autonomía https://elpais.com/diario/1981/12/17/espana/377391626_850215.html Spanish El País 20 December 2019 The Congress of Deputies subsequently ratified the Statute on 17 December,18 December 1981 El Pleno del Congreso ratificó el Estatuto, andaluz https://elpais.com/diario/1981/12/18/espana/377478005_850215.html Spanish El País 20 December 2019 with the Senate doing likewise on 23 December.24 December 1981 El Pleno del Senado ratifica el Estatuto https://elpais.com/diario/1981/12/24/espana/377996422_850215.html Spanish El País 20 December 2019 The text received royal assent on the 30th and was published in the Official State Gazette on 11 January 1982,12 January 1982 Antes de cinco meses, elecciones al Parlamento andaluz https://elpais.com/diario/1982/01/12/espana/379638011_850215.html Spanish El País 20 December 2019 with the date for the first regional election being set for 23 May 1982 after negotiations between the central and regional governments.23 December 1981 Escuredo negocia la fecha de las elecciones andaluzas https://elpais.com/diario/1981/12/23/espana/377910006_850215.html Spanish El País 20 December 201924 December 1981 Las elecciones andaluzas se celebrarán a finales de mayo https://elpais.com/diario/1981/12/24/espana/377996404_850215.html Spanish El País 20 December 201915 January 1982 Las elecciones andaluzas se celebrarán el domingo 23 de mayo https://elpais.com/diario/1982/01/15/espana/379897218_850215.html Spanish El País 20 December 2019 See also 1980 Andalusian autonomy initiative referendum 1980 Galician Statute of Autonomy referendum 1982 Andalusian regional election 2007 Andalusian Statute of Autonomy referendum References Opinion poll sources "p" Other Category:1981 in Andalusia Category:1981 referendums Category:Referendums in Andalusia Andalusia Andalusia