1981 Galician regional election

Election in the Spanish region of Galicia 1981 Galician regional election Galicia parliamentary no 1985 Galician regional election 1985 All 71 seats in the Parliament of Galicia 36 #Opinion polls 2,174,246 1,006,222 (46.3%) 20 October 1981 170x170px Gerardo Fernández Albor People's Alliance (Spain) 27 August 1981 La Coruña 26 301,039 30.5% 170x170px José Quiroga Suárez Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain) 9 June 1979 Orense 24 274,191 27.8% 170x170px Francisco Vázquez PSdG–PSOE 1980 La Coruña 16 193,456 19.6% 170x170px Bautista Álvarez BNPG–PSG 1977 La Coruña 3 61,870 6.3% 170x170px Camilo Nogueira Galician Left 1980 Pontevedra 1 33,497 3.4% 170x170px Joaquín Alvarez Corbacho Communist Party of Galicia 6 September 1981 Pontevedra (lost) 1 28,927 2.9% 1981 Galician regional election.svg 350px Constituency results map for the Parliament of Galicia President President after election José Quiroga Suárez Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain) Gerardo Fernández Albor People's Alliance (Spain) A regional election was held in Galicia on 20 October 1981 to elect the 1st Parliament of the autonomous community. All 71 seats in the Parliament were up for election. It was held concurrently with a Statute of Autonomy referendum in Andalusia. The governing Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD), which had been expected to maintain its primacy in a region where it had obtained favourable results in the general elections of 1977 and 1979, won 27.8% and 24 seats to come in second place to Manuel Fraga's People's Alliance (AP), which won the election with 30.5% of the vote and 26 seats. The Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdG–PSOE), while faring better that in the general elections, did not secure the expected gains, obtaining 19.6% of the vote and 16 seats.21 October 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/10/21/portada/372466801_850215.html Espectacular triunfo de Alianza Popular en Galicia a costa de UCD es El País 16 December 2019 The Communist Party of Galicia (PCE–PCG) secured 1 seat after the voiding of 1,100 PSOE votes in the La Coruña constituency deprived the Socialists from a 17th seat.29 October 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/10/29/espana/373158022_850215.html Los comunistas gallegos obtienen un escaño en el Parlamento autónomo es El País 17 December 2019 Of the nationalist parties, only the Galician National-Popular Bloc–Galician Socialist Party (BNPG–PSG) and Galician Left (EG) secured parliamentary representation, with 3 and 1 seat respectively. An agreement between AP and UCD allowed Gerardo Fernández Albor to be elected as regional president, at the head of a minority cabinet with UCD's external support.9 January 1982 https://elpais.com/diario/1982/01/09/espana/379378819_850215.html Fernández Albor, elegido primer presidente de la Junta autonómica gallega es El País 17 December 2019 The 1981 Galician election marked the beginning of the end for the UCD as a relevant political force in Spanish politics, confirming its ever more dwindling support among voters and AP's growth at its expense.Rodíguez-Arana Muñoz Jaime 2003 Veinte años de autonomía en Galicia https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/61894055.pdf Foro galego: revista xurídica 191 631–636 es Universidade da Coruña 16 December 201931 December 1981 http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1981/12/31/044.html UCD ya no es la misma es ABC 16 December 2019 The 1982 Andalusian election held seven months later would signal a further blow to UCD, accelerating the internal decomposition of the party into the next general election. Background 1980 Galician Statute of Autonomy referendum Negotiations for a new statute of autonomy for Galicia had its roots in the 1936 Statute, voted in referendum and submitted to the Spanish parliament for ratification, but never enforced due to the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War.https://app.congreso.es/consti/estatutos/sinopsis.jsp?com=73 Sinopsis del Estatuto de Galicia es congreso.es Congress of Deputies 16 December 2019 Galicia was granted a pre-autonomic regime after Francisco Franco's death in 1975 and during the Spanish transition to democracy,6 October 1977 https://elpais.com/diario/1977/10/06/espana/244940419_850215.html Proyecto de régimen transitorio de autonomía para Galicia es El País 16 December 20197 October 1977 https://elpais.com/diario/1977/10/07/espana/245026816_850215.html Reservas en la izquierda gallega ante el proyecto autonómico de UCD es El País 16 December 201912 October 1977 https://elpais.com/diario/1977/10/12/espana/245458825_850215.html Aprobadas las bases para negociar la autonomía de Galicia es El País 16 December 2019 together with the Valencian Country, Aragon and the Canary Islands and based on the examples of Catalonia and the Basque Country.9 December 1979 https://elpais.com/diario/1979/12/09/espana/313542008_850215.html Galicia, un caso aparte es El País 16 December 20199 December 1979 https://elpais.com/diario/1979/12/09/espana/313542007_850215.html La negociación constitucional de las autonomías estuvo condicionada por el "problema vasco" y la "cuestión catalana" es El País 16 December 2019 The establishment of the Regional Government of Galicia (gl Xunta de Galicia) was formalized with its official approval on 18 March 1978 and the appointment of the first provisional government under UCD's Antonio Rosón in June that year.Real Decreto-ley 7/1978, de 16 de marzo, por el que se aprueba el régimen preautonómico para Galicia Royal Decree-Law 7 es 16 March 1978 https://www.boe.es/buscar/doc.php?id=BOE-A-1978-7435 16 December 201913 June 1978 https://elpais.com/diario/1978/06/13/espana/266536837_850215.html Designado el Gobierno preautonómico gallego es El País 16 December 2019 The subsequent Spanish Constitution of 1978 and the celebration in Spain of the first ordinary general election paved the way for the re-establishment of the "historical communities" of the Basque Country, Catalonia and Galicia, under the "fast-track" procedure of Article 151 of the Constitution, setting the first steps for the institutionalization of the so-called "State of the Autonomies".June 2005 https://www.elmundo.es/especiales/2005/06/espana/estatutos_autonomia/estatutos/galicia.html La España de las Autonomías. Galicia. Breve historia es El Mundo 16 December 2019 Negotiations between the various parties led to the signing of the "Hostel Pacts" (es Pacto del Hostal) on 26 September 1980,26 September 1980 https://elpais.com/diario/1980/09/26/espana/338767206_850215.html UCD y PSOE de Galicia coinciden en devolver el Estatuto al Congreso es El País 16 December 201927 September 1980 https://elpais.com/diario/1980/09/27/espana/338853602_850215.html Los partidos llegan a un acuerdo sobre el Estatuto gallego es El País 16 December 201930 September 1980 https://elpais.com/diario/1980/09/30/espana/339116418_850215.html Firmado el acuerdo para modificar el Estatuto gallego es El País 16 December 2019 and the subsequent approval of a draft Statute of Autonomy for Galicia that was to be ratified in referendum.30 October 1980 https://elpais.com/diario/1980/10/30/espana/341708412_850215.html El Estatuto gallego, modificado ayer, será sometido a referéndum el 21 de diciembre es El País 16 December 2019 Above 70% of those voting in the referendum held on 21 December 1980 supported the Statute, albeit under a very low turnout of 28%.23 December 1980 https://elpais.com/diario/1980/12/23/espana/346374001_850215.html Sólo el 20,80% de los gallegos convocados a las urnas el domingo dijeron "sí" al Estatuto es El País 16 December 2019 The result prompted the UCD to remain alone in government, after the resignation of its only AP member and the PSOE's refusal to rejoin it—having left in November 1979 over disagreements on the Statute issue—without a profound renovation, which the UCD rejected.30 December 1980 https://elpais.com/diario/1980/12/30/espana/346978820_850215.html UCD monopoliza la Junta de Galicia, tras la dimisión del representante de AP es El País 16 December 201911 February 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/02/11/espana/350694028_850215.html El PSOE, dispuesto a integrarse en una Junta renovada es El País 16 December 201913 February 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/02/13/espana/350866825_850215.html UCD descarta la remodelación de la Junta de Galicia es El País 16 December 2019 Plans to hold the first regional election by the end of April or the beginning of May 1981 were cast off as a result of a delay in the approval of the regional Statute, amid accusations that UCD was holding off the text from final ratification in the Cortes Generales over the party's deteriorating situation in Galicia as a result of the referendum's outcome.5 November 1980 https://elpais.com/diario/1980/11/05/espana/342226828_850215.html Descartada una campaña unitaria para el referéndum gallego es El País 16 December 201929 January 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/01/29/espana/349570824_850215.html El PSOE reclama la ratificación del Estatuto por las Cortes es El País 16 December 2019 The Statute was finally brought to the Congress where it passed on 17 February 1981 with 301 ayes, 3 abstentions and no negative votes,18 February 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/02/18/espana/351298816_850215.html El Congreso ratificó el Estatuto gallego es El País 16 December 2019 being finally ratified by the Senate on 17 March.18 March 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/03/18/espana/353718019_850215.html El Senado ratifica el Estatuto de Galicia es El País 16 December 2019 As a result, executive procedures were initiated so as to establish the new autonomous community and hold the first Parliament election,28 March 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/03/28/espana/354582023_850215.html UCD y PSOE preparan las elecciones al Parlamento gallego es El País 16 December 201921 April 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/04/21/espana/356652017_850215.html Las elecciones al Parlamento de Galicia se celebrarán en octubre es El País 16 December 2019 which was finally set for 20 October 1981.28 April 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/04/28/espana/357256818_850215.html Abierto el plazo para las próximas elecciones al Parlamento gallego es El País 16 December 201921 August 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/08/21/espana/367192806_850215.html El 20 de octubre, elecciones gallegas y referéndum andaluz es El País 16 December 2019 Overview Under the 1981 Statute of Autonomy, the Parliament of Galicia was the unicameral legislature of the homonymous autonomous community, having legislative power in devolved matters, as well as the ability to grant or withdraw confidence from a regional president.Statute 1981 arts. 10 & 13. The electoral and procedural rules were supplemented by national law provisions (which were those used in the 1977 general election).Statute 1981 trans. prov. 1; Decree 30/1981 1981 art. 3. Date The Provisional Government of Galicia, in agreement with the Government of Spain, was required to call an election to the Parliament of Galicia within 120 days after the date of enactment of the Statute, with election day taking place within 60 days after the call.Statute 1981 trans. prov. 1. The Statute was published in the Official State Gazette on 28 April 1981, setting the latest possible election date for the Parliament on 25 October 1981.Conde Muruais Perfecto 21 April 1981 Las elecciones al Parlamento de Galicia se celebrarán en octubre https://elpais.com/diario/1981/04/21/espana/356652017_850215.html es El País Santiago de Compostela 2 September 202628 April 1981 Abierto el plazo para las próximas elecciones al Parlamento gallego https://elpais.com/diario/1981/04/28/espana/357256818_850215.html es El País 2 September 2026Aguilar José 5 August 1981 El referéndum costará 450 millones https://elpais.com/diario/1981/08/05/espana/365810415_850215.html es El País Seville 2 September 2026 Initially, 15 or 18 October 1981 were considered as the most likely dates for the election, but members of the governing Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) did not rule out it taking place up to one week later,Conde Muruais Perfecto 3 May 1981 Propuesta centrista para que las elecciones en Galicia se celebren entre el 15 y el 18 de octubre https://elpais.com/diario/1981/05/03/espana/357688819_850215.html es El País Santiago de Compostela 2 September 20268 May 1981 El Gobierno estudió la convocatoria de las elecciones gallegas https://elpais.com/diario/1981/05/08/espana/358120824_850215.html es El País 2 September 2026 with 25 October also being considered to have election day on a Sunday. On 21 August, and after deliberation by the Provisional Government and in agreement with the State Government, President José Quiroga called the election for 20 October.Decree 30/1981 1981 art. 2.21 August 1981 El 20 de octubre, elecciones gallegas y referéndum andaluz https://elpais.com/diario/1981/08/21/espana/367192806_850215.html es El País 2 September 2026 Electoral system Voting for the Parliament is based on universal suffrage, comprising all Spanish nationals over 18 years of age, registered in Galicia and with full political rights, provided that they have not been deprived of the right to vote by a final sentence, nor were legally incapacitated.Statute 1981 art. 11 (suppl. supplemented by Royal Decree-Law 20/1977 1977 art. 2). The Parliament of Galicia had 71 seats in its first election. All were elected in four multi-member constituencies—corresponding to the provinces of A Coruña, Lugo, Ourense and Pontevedra, each of which was assigned a fixed number of seats—using the D'Hondt method and closed-list proportional voting, with a three percent-threshold of valid votes (including blank ballots) in each constituency.Statute 1981 art. 11 & trans. prov. 1 (suppl. supplemented by Royal Decree-Law 20/1977 1977 art. 20). The use of this electoral method resulted in a higher effective threshold depending on district magnitude and vote distribution.Gallagher Michael 30 July 2012 http://www.tcd.ie/Political_Science/staff/michael_gallagher/ElSystems/Docts/effthresh.php Effective threshold in electoral systems Trinity College Dublin Dublin https://web.archive.org/web/20170730092518/http://www.tcd.ie/Political_Science/staff/michael_gallagher/ElSystems/Docts/effthresh.php 22 July 2017 30 July 2017 As a result of the aforementioned allocation, each Parliament constituency was entitled the following seats:Statute 1981 trans. prov. 1; Decree 30/1981 1981 art. 1. Seats Constituencies 22 La Coruña 19 Pontevedra 15 Lugo, Orense 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.Royal Decree-Law 20/1977 1977 art. 20. 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 15 days of the election call, whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of at least one permille—and, in any case, 500 signatures—of the electorate in the constituencies for which they sought election, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list.Royal Decree-Law 20/1977 1977 arts. 30–31 & 34. Below is a list of the main parties and alliances which contested the election: Candidacy Parties andalliances Leading candidate Ideology Gov. Government Ref. References UCD List on Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 50px José Quiroga Christian democracySocial democracyLiberalism 17 February 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/02/17/espana/351212429_850215.html Quiroga encabezará una candidatura al Parlamento es El País 16 December 201913 October 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/10/13/espana/371775619_850215.html Cuatro candidatos se disputan la presidencia de la Junta autonómica de Galicia es El País 16 December 2019 PSdG–PSOE List on Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdG–PSOE) 50px Francisco Vázquez Social democracy 26 June 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/06/26/espana/362354425_850215.html El PSOE ultima su programa para las elecciones autonómicas es El País 16 December 2019 AP List on People's Alliance (AP) 50px Gerardo Fernández Albor ConservatismNational conservatism 28 August 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/08/28/espana/367797614_850215.html AP presentó sus candidaturas para las elecciones autonómicas es El País 16 December 2019 BNPG–PSG List on Galician People's Union (UPG) Galician National-Popular Assembly (ANPG) Galician Socialist Party (PSG) 50px Bautista Álvarez Galician nationalismLeft-wing nationalism 22 July 1980 https://elpais.com/diario/1980/07/22/espana/333064815_850215.html Nueva alianza en la Izquierda Nacionalista Gallega es El País 16 December 2019 EG List on Galician Left (EG) 50px Camilo Nogueira Galician nationalismLeft-wing nationalism PG List on Galicianist Party (PG) 50px Alfonso Alvarez Gándara Galician nationalismSocial liberalism 4 June 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/06/04/espana/360453633_850215.html Moderados y radicales pugnan por el control del Partido Galleguista es El País 16 December 20199 June 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/06/09/espana/360885635_850215.html Clausura del congreso galleguista es El País 16 December 2019 PCE–PCG List on Communist Party of Galicia (PCE–PCG) 50px Joaquín Alvarez Corbacho Eurocommunism 8 September 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/09/08/espana/368748014_850215.html Tensiones en el PCE por las listas al Parlamento es El País 16 December 2019 José María David Suárez Núñez, rector of the University of Santiago de Compostela, had been initially proposed by UCD as their leading candidate replacing José Quiroga,11 June 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/06/11/espana/361058418_850215.html Suarez Núñez, candidato de UCD a la presidencia de la Junta de Galicia es El País 16 December 201912 June 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/06/12/espana/361144822_850215.html Perfilada la estrategia de UCD para las elecciones al Parlamento gallego es El País 16 December 2019 but in an unexpected move Quiroga's supporters outnumbered Suárez Núñez's candidacy by two votes,6 August 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/08/06/espana/365896816_850215.html Antonio Rosón critica la candidatura de José Quiroga para presidir la Xunta es El País 16 December 2019 provoking a crisis within the Galician branch of the UCD over the disputed Quiroga's candidacy.7 August 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/08/07/espana/365983209_850215.html Miembros de UCD es El País 16 December 201911 August 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/08/16/espana/366760820_850215.html UCD puede elegir otro candidato para la presidencia de la Junta es El País 16 December 2019 The various UCD factions reached a compromise to put off internal quarrelling to prevent giving voters an image of disunity, by maintaining Quiroga as candidate over the difficulties in finding a replacement before the deadline for presenting lists of candidates expired.8 September 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/09/08/espana/368748013_850215.html Tregua en la UCD gallega ante la proximidad de las elecciones autonómicas es El País 16 December 2019 The Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdG–PSOE) included many Galician intellectuals within their lists,12 July 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/07/12/espana/363736816_850215.html Nacionalistas gallegos se integran en candidaturas socialistas y centristas es El País 16 December 2019 while the People's Alliance (AP) chose Gerardo Fernández Albor as their leading candidate. While an electoral coalition between UCD and AP was considered, both parties discarded such a possibility.17 June 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/06/17/espana/361576835_850215.html Alianza Popular acudirá en solitario a las elecciones autonómicas es El País 16 December 201921 June 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/06/21/espana/361922424_850215.html Fraga mantiene su confianza en el electorado gallego es El País 16 December 2019 In July 1980, the Galician Socialist Party (PSG) and the constituent parties of the Galician National-Popular Bloc (BNPG), the Galician People's Union (UPG) and the Galician National-Popular Assembly (ANPG), agreed to form an alliance. The Galicianist Party (PG) had sufferent an important internal crisis in June 1981. A total of 986 candidates from 18 political parties stood for election, with eleven candidacies running in all four provinces: the main parties UCD, PSOE, AP, BNPG–PSG, EG, PG and PCE, as well as the Galician Socialist Unity–PSOE (historical) (USG–PSOE), the Revolutionary Communist League–Communist Movement (LCR–MCG) alliance, the Spanish Ruralist Party (PRE) and the Workers' Socialist Party (PST).16 September 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/09/16/espana/369439229_850215.html 986 candidatos para los 71 escaños del Parlamento gallego es El País 20 December 2019 Campaign The campaign was dominated by the perception that the ruling Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) would achieve a precarious victory, as well as on the question of turnout, as it was feared that the high abstention rates that had dominated elections and referendums in Galicia up until that time would be repeated: 39.3% in the 1977 general election, 49.8% in the 1978 constitutional referendum, 50.8% in the 1979 general election and 71.7% in the 1980 Statute referendum.20 October 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/10/20/espana/372380420_850215.html El incremento de la abstención, directamente relacionado con la crisis del caciquismo es El País 16 December 2019 + Party slogans Candidacies Original slogan English translation Ref. References UCD « Defiende lo tuyo » "Defend what is yours" 6 October 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/10/06/espana/371170814_850215.html Apatía, desinterés y cansancio ciudadano en el arranque de la campaña electoral es El País 16 December 2019Mellado Prado Pilar Winter 1981–1982 Las elecciones al Parlamento gallego http://e-spacio.uned.es/fez/eserv/bibliuned:Derechopolitico-1981-1982-12-C3BF9CEC/PDF Revista de Derecho Político es UNED 16 December 201927 September 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/09/27/espana/370389606_850215.html Rodríguez Sahagún: "Las elecciones gallegas son decisivas para Unión de Centro Democrático" es El País 16 December 2019 PSdG–PSOE « Galicia quiere vivir »« Haz Galicia viva » "Galicia wants to live""Make Galicia alive" AP « Galegos coma ti » "Galician like yourself" PG « Somos gallegos » "We are Galician" The UCD emphasized the defense of values such as personal freedom and regional culture, the modernization of key economic sectors such as fishing and agriculture, the identity of the Spanish nation and an efficient autonomy for Galicia. The party's aim was to maintain the regional hegemony that it obtained in the 1977 and 1979 by preserving the vote from conservative, small landowners.2 October 1981 http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1981/10/02/021.html La imagen de Fraga significa una "trampa" al electorado gallego es ABC 16 December 2019 The UCD campaign was notable for keeping with a policy of inauguration of public works and the involvement of several high-ranking ministers and members,11 October 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/10/11/espana/371602820_850215.html UCD sigue en Galicia su política de inauguraciones en vísperas electorales es El País 16 December 2019 such as Prime Minister Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo,6 October 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/10/06/espana/371170817_850215.html El presidente del Gobierno hace campana entre citas cultas y profesión de galleguismo es El País 16 December 2019 or his predecessor Adolfo Suárez.13 October 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/10/13/espana/371775617_850215.html El ex presidente revivió los "baños de multitud" es El País 16 December 201913 October 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/10/13/espana/371775616_850215.html Suárez asegura que su retirada del protagonismo político es definitiva es El País 16 December 2019 Politically, the party failed at targeting a single rival: some members sought to minimize losses to AP whereas others advocated for discrediting the PSOE as a viable government alternative to UCD,8 October 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/10/08/espana/371343606_850215.html Restar votos a Alianza Popular, principal objetivo de los centristas gallegos es El País 16 December 2019 while concurrently discarding any-post election alliance with either party.10 October 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/10/10/espana/371516414_850215.html Calvo Ortega asegura que UCD no hará coalición en el Gobierno gallego es El País 16 December 201918 October 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/10/18/espana/372207627_850215.html Calvo Sotelo, Suárez y Rodríguez Sahagún marcan distancias con AP y PSOE es El País 16 December 2019 The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), the main opposition party of Spain at the time, advocated for an improvement of the Statute and in presenting a renewed image of moderation ahead of incoming elections throughout the rest of the country. Party leader Felipe González campaigned throughout Galicia with the aim of consolidating the party's gains in opinion polls,15 October 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/10/15/espana/371948419_850215.html Los empresarios van a tener que acostumbrarse al triunfo socialista, afirma Felipe González es El País 16 December 201916 October 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/10/16/espana/372034826_850215.html Felipe González intenta convencer a los gallegos para que voten es El País 16 December 2019 while the party considered the eventuality of a UCD–PSOE post-election arrangement as "unlikely", convinced that the UCD would choose to pact with AP instead.3 October 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/10/03/espana/370911602_850215.html Guerra afirma que UCD trabaja para Alianza Popular en las elecciones gallegas es El País 16 December 2019 The right-wing People's Alliance (AP) focused on the personal appeal of its national leader, Manuel Fraga—of Galician descent—a move which received criticism from other political parties, which dubbed it as "a trap to the electorate", because Fraga was not standing as candidate in the election. AP also tried to highlight the party's alleged "Galician personality" by campaigning extensively throughout rural areas—which had remained UCD strongholds in previous elections—aiming at securing strong gains in the region at the expense of the ruling party.10 October 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/10/10/espana/371516411_850215.html Euforia fraguista en la campaña de Alianza Popular por los pueblos de Galicia es El País 16 December 201913 October 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/10/13/espana/371775618_850215.html Fraga convencido de que restará votos a UCD es El País 16 December 2019 The party's secretary general Jorge Verstrynge went on to claim that AP was "entirely committed to the Galician election".6 October 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/10/06/espana/371170815_850215.html Alianza Popular, volcada en Galicia, según Verstrynge es El País 16 December 2019 The various Galician nationalist parties—mainly the Galician National-Popular Bloc–Galician Socialist Party (BNPG–PSG) alliance, the Galicianist Party (PG) and Galician Left (EG)—had little prospects of posing a challenge to the main Spanish political parties as a result of internal infighting, a shortage of economic resources and a small membership.18 October 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/10/18/espana/372207626_850215.html Los partidos nacionalistas tienen escasas perspectivas de éxito en estos comicios es El País 16 December 2019 Concurrently, the Regional Government of Galicia launched a 120 million Pta-worth institutional campaign under the "Vote for yours" (es Vota a los tuyos) slogan to try to fire up turnout. The Galician Businessmen Confederation launched their own campaign by investing 110 million Pta into prompting turnout while showing their rejection of proposals from left-wing parties.16 September 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/09/16/espana/369439230_850215.html Los empresarios iniciaron su campaña para promover la participación es El País 16 December 2019 Galician bishops also entered the campaign by asking to vote "for the options that, at least, will not act against some of the fundamental elements that integrate the common good from the perspective of the Christian faith".4 October 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/10/04/espana/370998017_850215.html Los obispos gallegos llaman al voto en las elecciones es El País 16 December 2019 At the end of their respective campaigns, UCD and AP denounced each other for foul playing: the UCD accused AP of using Calvo-Sotelo's image in their benefit, whereas the latter accused the former of handing out leaflets falsely claiming that Fraga was asking for voting UCD.18 October 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/10/18/espana/372207628_850215.html Recurso de UCD contra un anuncio electoral de Fraga es El País 16 December 201920 October 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/10/20/espana/372380411_850215.html UCD y AP finalizan la campaña en el juzgado de guardia es El País 16 December 201921 October 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/10/21/espana/372466806_850215.html Secuestrado el diario "La Región" por pedir el voto para UCD es El País 16 December 2019 Calls for tactical voting were also common from UCD, PSOE and AP.20 October 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/10/20/espana/372380417_850215.html Las fuerzas mayoritarias llaman al voto útil es El País 16 December 2019 Opinion polls The tables below lists 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; 36 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of Galicia. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Turnout 27px|link=Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)|UCD 27px|link=Socialists' Party of Galicia|PSdG–PSOE 30px|link=People's Alliance (Spain)|AP 27px|link=Galician National-Popular Bloc|BNPG 27px|link=Partido Galeguista (1978)|PG 30px|link=Communist Party of Galicia|PCE–PCG 35px|link=Galician Left|EG Lead 1981 regional election 20 Oct 1981 46.3 27.875% Verdana 24 19.675% Verdana 16 30.575% Verdana 26 6.375% Verdana 3 3.375% Verdana 0 2.975% Verdana 1 3.475% Verdana 1 2.7 UCDEscándalo en vísperas de acabar la campaña electoral gallega http://diariodenavarra.mynewsonline.com/index.php?screen=preview&ref=NAV19811018G005 es Diario de Navarra 18 October 1981Galicia: Esperanza de que el esfuerzo realizado estimule a acudir a las urnas http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1981/10/20/025.html es ABC 20 October 1981 18 Oct 1981?? 35.075% Verdana 30?75% Verdana 17?75% Verdana 13 – – – –? CEOELa patronal gallega anunció ayer, a través de la CEOE, que Alianza Popular se alzará con la victoria en las elecciones al Parlamento gallego del próximo martes http://archivo.elperiodico.com/ed/19811017/pag_010.html es El Periódico de Catalunya 17 October 1981 6 April 2015 17 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160317184423/http://archivo.elperiodico.com/ed/19811017/pag_010.html dead 17 Oct 1981???75% Verdana 13?75% Verdana 21?75% Verdana 24?75% Verdana 7?75% Verdana 5?75% Verdana 1 –? UCDCalvo Ortega asegura que UCD no hará coalición en el Gobierno gallego https://elpais.com/diario/1981/10/10/espana/371516414_850215.html es El País 10 October 1981 Janeiro Juan Francisco Calvo-Sotelo reitera que no habrá pacto con AP en Galicia http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1981/10/10/020.html es ABC 10 October 1981 30 Sep–2 Oct 1981? 45?75% Verdana 30/32?75% Verdana 20/22?75% Verdana 12/14 – – – –? CarballoDos sondeos pronostican que los socialistas ganarán las elecciones gallegas https://elpais.com/diario/1981/08/26/espana/367624811_850215.html es El País 26 August 1981 Muruais Perfecto Conde 25 Aug 1981 1,007 51 26.0 33.0 – – – – – 7.0 PSdG–PSOE"Und" Undecided and/or abstentionists excluded.El PSOE será la alternativa más votada en Galicia, según un sondeo https://elpais.com/diario/1981/07/15/espana/363996023_850215.html es El País 15 July 1981 Muruais Perfecto Conde 15 Jul 1981 2,000? 27.0 32.0 13.5 12.5 7.5 3.5 3.5 5.0 Metra Seis"Und"AP y el Bloque Gallego serían los beneficiados de unas eventuales elecciones https://elpais.com/diario/1981/06/09/espana/360885634_850215.html es El País 9 June 1981 Muruais Perfecto Conde 9 Jun 1981?? 28.5 13.0 26.5 14.5 8.0 9.5 – 2.0 UCD"Und" 29 Jan 1981?? 29.0 13.0 26.0 14.5 8.0 8.0 – 3.0 1979 local elections 3 Apr 1979 51.5 36.4 14.4 13.8"CD" Results for CD. 7.3 6.4"UG" Results for UG. 4.5 – 22.0 1979 general election 1 Mar 1979 49.2 48.275% Verdana (40) 17.375% Verdana (12) 14.2"CD"75% Verdana (11) 6.075% Verdana (4) 5.4"UG"75% Verdana (2) 4.275% Verdana (2) – 30.9 Voting preferences The table below lists raw, unweighted voting preferences. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 27px|link=Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)|UCD 27px|link=Socialists' Party of Galicia|PSdG–PSOE 30px|link=People's Alliance (Spain)|AP 27px|link=Galician National-Popular Bloc|BNPG 27px|link=Partido Galeguista (1978)|PG 30px|link=Communist Party of Galicia|PCE–PCG 35px|link=Galician Left|EG Lead 1981 regional election 20 Oct 1981 12.6 8.9 13.8 2.8 1.5 1.3 1.5 53.7 1.2 Emopública/CISPreelectoral Galicia 1981 (II) (Estudio nº 1287. Octubre 1981) http://www.cis.es/cis/export/sites/default/-Archivos/Marginales/1280_1299/1287/es1287cru_s.pdf es CIS 1 October 1981 1 Oct 1981 2,000 11.5 13.5 12.7 3.4 3.4 1.4 – 38.0 14.0 0.8 Emopública/CISEstudio 1286. Preelectoral Galicia 1981 (I) http://www.cis.es/cis/export/sites/default/-Archivos/Marginales/1280_1299/1286/Es1286mar_s.pdf es CIS 1 September 1981 1 Sep 1981 2,000 14.0 17.0 11.0 3.0 3.0 2.0 – 32.0 16.0 3.0 Carballo 25 Aug 1981 1,007 19.0 24.0 – – – – – – – 5.0 PSdG–PSOE 15 Jul 1981 2,000 22.0 26.0 11.0 10.0 6.0 3.0 3.0 – – 4.0 Metra Seis 9 Jun 1981? 21.5 10.0 20.0 11.0 6.0 7.0 – – – 1.5 ECO/CISEstudio 1289. Situación social y política de Galicia (I) http://www.cis.es/cis/export/sites/default/-Archivos/Marginales/1280_1299/1289/Es1289_mapa_pdf.htm es CIS 1 May 1981 1 May 1981 1,600 10.0 15.0 5.0 3.0 1.0 1.0 – 60.0 5.0 5.0 UCD 29 Jan 1981? 22.0 10.0 19.5 11.0 6.0 6.0 – 26.5 2.5 DATA/CISActitudes autonómicas de Galicia. Estudio nº 1241. Septiembre 1980 http://www.cis.es/cis/export/sites/default/-Archivos/Marginales/1240_1259/1241/es1241mar_s.pdf es CIS 1 October 1980 23 Sep–1 Oct 1980 1,686 19.0 13.2 7.0 3.9 5.2 1.8 – 34.3 15.2 5.8 1979 local elections 3 Apr 1979 18.5 7.3 7.0* 3.7 3.2** 2.3 – 48.5 11.2 1979 general election 1 Mar 1979 23.3 8.4 6.9* 2.9 2.6** 2.0 – 50.8 14.9 (*) Results for Democratic Coalition.(**) Results for Galician Unity. Victory likelihood The table below lists opinion polling on the perceived likelihood of victory for each party in the event of a regional election taking place. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 27px|link=Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)|UCD 27px|link=Socialists' Party of Galicia|PSdG–PSOE 30px|link=People's Alliance (Spain)|AP 27px|link=Galician National-Popular Bloc|BNPG 27px|link=Partido Galeguista (1978)|PG 30px|link=Communist Party of Galicia|PCE–PCG 35px|link=Galician Left|EG Other/None Lead Emopública/CIS 1 Oct 1981 2,001 27.9 9.1 10.7 0.5 0.8 0.5 – 0.2 50.3 17.2 Emopública/CIS 1 Sep 1981 2,000 32.0 16.0 6.0 1.0 1.0 – – – 44.0 16.0 Results Overall + Summary of the 20 October 1981 Parliament of Galicia election results → center|350px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Alliance (AP) 301,039 30.52 n/a 26 n/a Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 274,191 27.80 n/a 24 n/a Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdG–PSOE) 193,456 19.62 n/a 16 n/a Galician National-Popular Bloc–Galician Socialist Party (BNPG–PSG) 61,870 6.27 n/a 3 n/a Galician Left (EG) 33,497 3.40 n/a 1 n/a Galicianist Party (PG) 32,623 3.31 n/a 0 n/a Communist Party of Galicia (PCE–PCG) 28,927 2.93 n/a 1 n/a Workers' Socialist Party (PST) 18,249 1.85 n/a 0 n/a Galician Socialist Unity–PSOE (USG–PSOE) 12,709 1.29 n/a 0 n/a La Coruña Capital Defense Independents (IDC) 5,486 0.56 n/a 0 n/a Galician Brotherhood (IG) 4,929 0.50 n/a 0 n/a Revolutionary Communist League–Communist Movement (LCR–MCG) 4,858 0.49 n/a 0 n/a Spanish Ruralist Party (PRE) 4,291 0.44 n/a 0 n/a New Force (FN) 3,950 0.40 n/a 0 n/a Spanish Democratic Right (DDE) 2,022 0.21 n/a 0 n/a Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS) 1,498 0.15 n/a 0 n/a Liberated Galiza (GC) 1,433 0.15 n/a 0 n/a Communist Party of Spain (Marxist–Leninist) (PCE (m–l)) 1,216 0.12 n/a 0 n/a Blank ballots 0 0.00 n/a Total 986,244 71 n/a Valid votes 986,244 98.01 n/a Invalid votes 19,978 1.99 n/a Votes cast / turnout 1,006,222 46.28 n/a Abstentions 1,168,024 53.72 n/a Registered voters 2,174,246 SourcesLozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/agalicia.html Elecciones al Parlamento de Galicia (desde 1981) es Historia Electoral.com 17 May 2026http://www.argos.gva.es/ahe/pls/argos_elec/DMEDB_ElecComunidades.informeElecDetallado?aNComuId=11&aNNumElec=1&aVTipoElec=A11&aVFechaElec=1981&aVLengua=c Archivo Histórico Electoral. Datos electorales detallados de las Elecciones Parlamento Galicia 1981 es argos.gva.es Valencian Government 2 September 2026 Popular vote #ddd 550px 500px AP People's Alliance (Spain) 30.52 UCD Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain) 27.80 PSdG–PSOE Socialists' Party of Galicia 19.62 BNPG–PSG Galician National-Popular Bloc 6.27 EG Galician Left 3.40 PG Galicianist Party (1978) 3.31 PCG–PCE Communist Party of Galicia 2.93 PST Workers' Socialist Party (Spain) 1.85 USG–PSOE Galician Socialist Unity 1.29 Others #777777 3.01 Blank ballots #DDDDDD 0.00 Seats #ddd 550px 500px AP People's Alliance (Spain) 36.62 UCD Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain) 33.80 PSdG–PSOE Socialists' Party of Galicia 22.54 BNPG–PSG Galician National-Popular Bloc 4.23 EG Galician Left 1.41 PCG–PCE Communist Party of Galicia 1.41 Distribution by constituency Constituency AP UCD PSdG B–PSG EG PCG % S % S % S % S % S % S La Coruña 32.7 9 19.5 5 24.0 6 6.7 1 3.3 – 3.4 1 Lugo 31.4 5 35.0 6 16.1 3 8.0 1 0.9 – 1.5 – Orense 28.0 5 42.7 7 16.4 3 5.2 – 0.5 – 2.0 – Pontevedra 28.6 7 28.2 6 17.2 4 5.5 1 5.9 1 3.4 – Total 30.5 26 27.8 24 19.6 16 6.3 3 3.4 1 2.9 1 Sources Aftermath Analysis The victory of AP over UCD caught many by surprise. The then-ruling party of Spain had not been able to win in one its most favourable regions, scoring third in the most populous province of Galicia, La Coruña—taking 19.5% of the vote, behind PSOE's 24.0% and AP's 32.7%—while also narrowly failing to win in the other Atlantic province of Pontevedra. The party was able to keep its primacy in the provinces of Lugo and Orense, but it did so with much reduced majorities when compared to its results in the region at the 1979 general election. AP went on to win much of the urban vote, with UCD support mostly confined to the rural areas.21 October 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/10/21/espana/372466801_850215.html Espectacular crecimiento de AP en detrimento de UCD en las elecciones al Parlamento gallego es El País 16 December 201922 October 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/10/22/espana/372553210_850215.html UCD pasa a ser en Galicia un partido ruralista es El País 16 December 2019 The success of AP was attributed to Fraga's personal charisma in his home region, but also on the scale of the UCD collapse,21 October 1981 Los resultados de las urnas https://elpais.com/diario/1981/10/22/opinion/372553210_850215.html es El País 20 December 2019 a result of a poor popular perception of the UCD's action of government at the national level—first under Adolfo Suárez, then under Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo—its handling of economic crisis, the autonomic process—including the party's past stance on the Galician statute—and internal conflicts over the party's future and direction since its first electoral defeats in 1980—namely, in the Basque and Catalan elections and in the Andalusian referendum.22 October 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/10/22/espana/372553211_850215.html Los tropiezos electorales de Unión de Centro Democrático es El País 16 December 2019 However, Galicia was considered a safe UCD stronghold, and while it was expected that the party would lose ground, an electoral defeat under AP had not been foreseen.1 November 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/11/01/espana/373417205_850215.html Las causas del triunfo de AP es El País 16 December 2019 As a result, the election outcome came as a shock to the ruling party in Spain and aggravated the internal crisis between the different party families.22 October 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/10/22/portada/372553204_850215.html La victoria de Fraga en Galicia conmociona al partido del Gobierno es El País 16 December 201922 October 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/10/22/espana/372553209_850215.html Las distintas familias centristas se acusan mutuamente de la derrota gallega es El País 16 December 201924 October 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/10/24/espana/372726017_850215.html La Ejecutiva centrista culpa al Gobierno y al partido del fracaso electoral gallego es El País 16 December 2019 In the aftermath of the Galician election, Calvo-Sotelo would oust Agustín Rodríguez Sahagún as UCD national president to take the reins of the party himself,11 November 1981 Calvo Sotelo cuenta ya con la mayoría del Comité Ejecutivo de UCD https://elpais.com/diario/1981/11/11/espana/374281206_850215.html es El País 23 December 201921 November 1981 Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo asume hoy la presidencia de UCD en sustitución de Rodríguez Sahagún https://elpais.com/diario/1981/11/21/espana/375145201_850215.html es El País 23 December 2019 just as the government's parliamentary standing would weaken over a number of defections within the party's caucuses in the Cortes Generales: on the one hand, former justice minister Francisco Fernández Ordóñez would leave in November 1981, together with other nine Congress deputies, to establish the Democratic Action Party (PAD);28 October 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/10/28/espana/373071613_850215.html Algunos diputados socialdemócratas pueden abandonar UCD "en cuestión de semanas" es El País 23 December 201921 January 1982 https://elpais.com/diario/1982/01/21/espana/380415613_850215.html Fernández Ordóñez se muestra pesimista sobre la obtención de grupo parlamentario propio es El País 23 December 2019 on the other hand, three further deputies would defect to AP in January 1982.29 January 1982 UCD lamenta las fugas de sus diputados, mientras que AP las recibe con satisfacción https://elpais.com/diario/1982/01/29/espana/381106808_850215.html es El País 23 December 2019 Going into 1982, the UCD would be trailing the PSOE in opinion polls at the national level by double digits, with a sustainable migration of voters to AP being detected by pollsters after the Galician election. In the May 1982 Andalusian election, the UCD would further collapse to third place behind both PSOE and AP, and by the time of the October 1982 general election it would become a minor political force slightly below 7% nationally, all of which would eventually lead to the party's dissolution in February 1983.19 February 1983 https://elpais.com/diario/1983/02/19/espana/414457204_850215.html La crisis de UCD culmina con la decisión de disolverse como partido político es El País 13 December 201919 February 1983 https://elpais.com/diario/1983/02/19/espana/414457217_850215.html Exito y fracaso sin precedentes en la historia de las democracias es El País 13 December 2019 Government formation After the election, AP sought an agreement with UCD and the implementation of their "natural majority" policy, under which the understanding of the right-of-centre political parties in Spain would lead to their eventual merging.22 October 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/10/22/espana/372553208_850215.html AP, dispuesta a pactar "sin condiciones" con UCD es El País 17 December 201931 October 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/10/31/espana/373330826_850215.html AP insiste en pactar con UCD el Gobierno de Galicia es El País 17 December 2019 UCD leaders were split on whether accepting AP's offer of forming a full coalition government, limiting themselves to granting external support to a minority AP cabinet from or not supporting AP at all over fears that such a pact would "denature" UCD's centrist appeal and push it to the right.23 October 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/10/23/espana/372639616_850215.html El posible pacto con Alianza Popular divide a la dirección centrista es El País 17 December 20191 November 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/11/01/espana/373417220_850215.html UCD y AP intensificarán sus contactos para el Gobierno gallego es El País 17 December 2019 Any government agreement between UCD or AP with the PSOE was discarded after the Socialists discarded themselves such possibility,3 November 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/11/03/espana/373590002_850215.html AP inicia conversaciones con UCD y PSOE sobre el Gobierno gallego es El País 17 December 201922 November 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/11/22/espana/375231620_850215.html Los socialistas, contra los programas de AP y UCD para la autonomía es El País 17 December 2019 while the post-election crisis within UCD delayed the start of formal negotiations well into November.6 November 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/11/06/espana/373849222_850215.html La crisis centrista retrasa las negociaciones sobre el gobierno autonómico es El País 17 December 2019 The date of the regional Parliament's constitution was set for 19 December by the regional UCD government almost one month after the election, a move which received criticism from other political parties which considered it an improvisation,13 November 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/11/13/espana/374454028_850215.html Críticas a la Junta de Galicia por improvisar la constitución del Parlamento autónomo es El País 17 December 201917 November 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/11/17/espana/374799625_850215.html La constitución del Parlamento gallego enfrenta a UCD y AP es El País 17 December 2019 but which allowed AP enough time to organize the future government's composition.25 November 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/11/25/espana/375490827_850215.html Alianza Popular encuentra dificultades para incorporar independientes al Gobierno gallego es El País 17 December 201912 December 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/12/12/espana/376959618_850215.html Alianza Popular se apoya en Galicia en altos cargos del franquismo es El País 17 December 2019 AP and UCD formally agreed to have former UCD's regional president Antonio Rosón elected as the Parliament's new speaker,15 December 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/12/15/espana/377218816_850215.html UCD pretende situar a Antonio Rosón en la presidencia del Parlamento gallego es El País 17 December 201919 December 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/12/19/espana/377564401_850215.html Hoy se constituye el Parlamento autónomo en Santiago de Compostela es El País 17 December 2019 who was elected to the post with the support of 50 out of 71 votes.20 December 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/12/20/espana/377650804_850215.html Antonio Rosón, elegido presidente del Parlamento gallego es El País 17 December 2019 Both parties reached an investiture agreement to elect AP candidate Gerardo Fernández Albor,27 December 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/12/27/espana/378255617_850215.html El candidato de AP será presidente de la Junta gallega el próximo día 7 es El País 17 December 2019 who was voted into the office of President of Galicia's Regional Government on 8 January 1982,8 January 1982 https://elpais.com/diario/1982/01/08/espana/379292419_850215.html Alianza Popular reivindica la modificación de la LOFCA por considerarla discriminatoria para Galicia es El País 17 December 2019 and sworn in on 21 January at the helm of a minority cabinet.17 January 1982 https://elpais.com/diario/1982/01/17/espana/380070010_850215.html "Alianza Popular no utilizará su poder en Galicia como arma de presión", afirma Gerardo Fernández Albor es El País 17 December 201921 January 1982 https://elpais.com/diario/1982/01/21/espana/380415612_850215.html Mayoría de independientes en el Gobierno de AP para Galicia es El País 17 December 201922 January 1982 https://elpais.com/diario/1982/01/22/espana/380502020_850215.html El nuevo presidente del Gobierno autónomo gallego juró lealtad al Rey y a la Constitución es El País 17 December 2019 InvestitureNomination of Gerardo Fernández Albor (AP) Ballot → 8 January 1982 Required majority → 36 out of 71 15 Yes • AP (26) • UCD (23) • PSdG (3) 52 71 green 125px No • PSdG (12) • BNPG–PSG (3) • EG (1) • PCG (1) 17 71 red 125px Abstentions • PSdG (1) 1 71 gray 125px Absentees • UCD (1) 1 71 black 125px Sources The government's stability throughout its first year of tenure would remain tenuous, with UCD not pledging a stable support and forcing AP to seek it on a case-by-case basis to avoid parliamentary defeats by an uneasy UCD–PSOE collaboration.30 April 1982 https://elpais.com/diario/1982/04/30/espana/388965624_850215.html Centristas y socialistas derrotan a AP en el Parlamento gallego es El País 17 December 2019 This situation would last until the 1982 general election,30 October 1982 https://elpais.com/diario/1982/10/30/espana/404780454_850215.html El triunfo socialista puede alterar las alianzas en la autonomía gallega es El País 17 December 201914 February 1983 https://elpais.com/diario/1983/02/14/espana/414025215_850215.html Antonio Rosón no descarta elecciones autonómicas anticipadas en Galicia es El País 17 December 2019 when UCD's collapse and subsequent dissolution as a political party in February 1983 would lead to 12 of its former deputies to sign an agreement with AP, providing the government with a stable majority in exchange for their incorporation as cabinet members.4 March 1983 https://elpais.com/diario/1983/03/04/espana/415580423_850215.html Alianza Popular consigue mayoría absoluta en el Parlamento gallego es El País 17 December 20198 March 1983 https://elpais.com/diario/1983/03/08/espana/415926007_850215.html Importante reestructuración de la Xunta para dar entrada a ex miembros de UCD en el Gobierno autónomo gallego es El País 17 December 201919 September 1983 https://elpais.com/diario/1983/09/19/espana/432770414_850215.html La Xunta de Galicia reduce el número consejerías es El País 17 December 2019 Notes References Opinion poll sources "p" Other Bibliography 30em y Real Decreto-ley 20/1977, de 18 de marzo, sobre Normas Electorales Royal Decree-Law 20/1977 18 March 1977 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1977-7445 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1977-7445 27 December 2016 Royal Decree-Law 20/1977 1977 y Ley Orgánica 1/1981, de 6 de abril, de Estatuto de Autonomía para Galicia Organic Law 1/1981 6 April 1981 version as of 28 April 1981 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1981-9564 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1981-9564&tn=1&p=19810428 17 May 2026 Statute 1981 y Decreto 30/1981, de 21 de agosto, de convocatoria de elecciones al Parlamento de Galicia Decree 30/1981 21 August 1981 Official Journal of Galicia es https://www.juntaelectoralcentral.es/cs/jec/documentos/GALICIA_1981_Convocatoria.pdf 2 September 2026 Decree 30/1981 1981 Regional election Galicia Category:Regional elections in Galicia (Spain) Galicia