1983 Asturian regional election

Election in the Spanish region of Asturias 1983 Asturian regional election Asturias parliamentary no 1987 Asturian regional election 1987 All 45 seats in the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias 23 #Opinion polls 873,690 568,271 (65.0%) 8 May 1983 170x170px Pedro de Silva Asturian Socialist Federation 15 March 1983 Central 26 293,320 52.0% 170x170px Francisco Álvarez Cascos People's Coalition (Spain, 1983) 1983 Central 14 170,654 30.2% 170x170px Francisco Javier Suárez Communist Party of Asturias 1983 Central 5 62,855 11.1% AsturiasDistrictMapJunta1983.png 350px Constituency results map for the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias President Rafael Fernández Asturian Socialist Federation Pedro de Silva Asturian Socialist Federation The 1983 Asturian regional election was held on 8 May 1983 to elect the 1st General Junta of the Principality of Asturias. All 45 seats in the General Junta were up for election. It was held concurrently with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain. The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) scored a landslide victory by securing a comfortable absolute majority of 26 out of 45 seats, with 52% of the vote. The People's Coalition, headed by the conservative People's Alliance and joined by the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and the Liberal Union (UL) became the second political force and the main opposition party in the General Junta with 14 seats and 30.2%. The Communist Party of Spain (PCE) obtained 5 seats and 11.1%, whereas the Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) was left as an extra-parliamentary party after failing to reach the 5% regional threshold.10 May 1983 https://elpais.com/diario/1983/05/10/espana/421365621_850215.html Pedro de Silva dirigirá la autonomía es El País 11 December 2019 The former ruling party of Spain, the Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD), had chosen to dissolve itself in February 1983 and did not contest the election as a result.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 2019 After the election, Socialist Pedro de Silva replaced Rafael Fernández as president of the Principality of Asturias.18 June 1983 https://elpais.com/diario/1983/06/18/espana/424735221_850215.html Pedro de Silva, elegido presidente del Gobierno regional asturiano es El País 11 December 2019 The election remains, together with 1999, the only occasion to date in which a party has obtained an absolute majority of seats on its own in an Asturian regional election. Overview Electoral system The General Junta of the Principality of Asturias was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Asturias, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution of 1978 and the regional Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a regional president.Ley Orgánica 7/1981, de 30 de diciembre, de Estatuto de Autonomía para Asturias Organic Law 7 Boletín Oficial del Estado es 30 December 1981 https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1982-634&tn=1&p=19820111 14 March 2017 Transitory Provision First of the Statute established a specific electoral procedure for the first election to the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias, to be supplemented by the provisions within Royal Decree-Law 20/1977, of 18 March, and its related regulations. Voting for the General Junta was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over 18 years of age, registered in Asturias and in full enjoyment of their civil and political rights. The 45 members of the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of five percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied regionally. Seats were allocated to constituencies, which were established as follows: Central District, comprising the municipalities of Aller, Avilés, Bimenes, Carreño, Caso, Castrillón, Corvera de Asturias, Gijón, Gozón, Illas, Las Regueras, Langreo, Laviana, Lena, Llanera, Mieres, Morcín, Noreña, Oviedo, Proaza, Quirós, Ribera de Arriba, Riosa, San Martín del Rey Aurelio, Santo Adriano, Sariego, Siero, Sobrescobio and Soto del Barco. Eastern District, comprising the municipalities of Amieva, Cabrales, Cabranes, Cangas de Onís, Caravia, Colunga, Llanes, Nava, Onís, Parres, Peñamellera Alta, Peñamellera Baja, Piloña, Ponga, Ribadedeva, Ribadesella and Villaviciosa. Western District, comprising the municipalities of Allande, Belmonte de Miranda, Boal, Candamo, Cangas del Narcea, Castropol, Coaña, Cudillero, Degaña, El Franco, Grado, Grandas de Salime, Ibias, Illano, Muros de Nalón, Navia, Pesoz, Pravia, Salas, San Martín de Oscos, Santa Eulalia de Oscos, San Tirso de Abres, Somiedo, Tapia de Casariego, Taramundi, Teverga, Tineo, Valdés, Vegadeo, Villanueva de Oscos, Villayón and Yernes y Tameza. Each constituency was allocated a fixed number of seats: 32 for the Central District, 5 for the Eastern District and 8 for the Western District.Real Decreto-ley 20/1977, de 18 de marzo, sobre Normas Electorales Royal Decree-Law 20 Boletín Oficial del Estado es 18 March 1977 https://www.boe.es/buscar/doc.php?id=BOE-A-1977-7445 14 December 2019Boletín Oficial del Principado de Asturias y de la Provincia 57 10 March 1983 695–696 1579-7252 Decreto 10/1983, de 4 de marzo, por el que se convocan elecciones a la Junta General del Principado de Asturias https://sede.asturias.es/bopa/1983/03/10/19830310.pdf es 14 December 2019 Election date The Council of Government of the Principality of Asturias, in agreement with the Government of Spain, was required to call an election to the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias within from 1 February to 31 May 1983. On 7 March 1983, it was confirmed that the first election to the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias would be held on 8 May, together with regional elections for twelve other autonomous communities as well as nationwide local elections,8 March 1983 https://elpais.com/diario/1983/03/08/espana/415926002_850215.html Se confirma el 8 de mayo como la fecha de las elecciones locales es El País 13 December 20199 March 1983 https://elpais.com/diario/1983/03/09/espana/416012413_850215.html Hoy se hará oficial la convocatoria de elecciones locales para el 8 de mayo es El País 13 December 201910 March 1983 https://elpais.com/diario/1983/03/10/portada/416098801_850215.html Convocadas las elecciones locales y autonómicas para el domingo 8 de mayo es El País 13 December 2019 with the election decree being published in the Official Gazette of the Principality of Asturias and of the Province on 10 March. Background The approval of a statute of autonomy for the Principality of Asturias was subject to the "slow-track" procedure set down under Article 143 of the Spanish Constitution of 1978. This route had been favoured by the governing party of Spain, the Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD), and more reluctantly by the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), the Communist Party of Spain (PCE) and the People's Alliance (AP),2 December 1979 https://elpais.com/diario/1979/12/02/espana/312937214_850215.html El acceso a la autonomía se hará según el artículo 143 de la Constitución es El País 14 December 2019https://app.congreso.es/consti/estatutos/sinopsis.jsp?com=65 Sinopsis del Estatuto de Asturias es congreso.es Congress of Deputies 17 December 2019 which had initially advocated for the "fast-track" route of Article 151;15 August 1979 https://elpais.com/diario/1979/08/15/espana/303516033_850215.html La autonomía asturiana, en 1982 es El País 14 December 20195 September 1979 https://elpais.com/diario/1979/09/05/espana/305330430_850215.html UCD quiere autonomía escalonada en Asturias es El País 14 December 201923 October 1979 https://elpais.com/diario/1979/10/23/espana/309481228_850215.html Responsabilizan a UCD de dilatar el acceso a la autonomía es El País 14 December 2019 the difference between both procedures being the pace in the process of devolution.17 January 1980 https://elpais.com/diario/1980/01/17/espana/316911607_850215.html El acceso a la autonomía: la vía del artículo 143 es El País 14 December 2019 Starting in October 1977, deputies and senators from the four parties having won parliamentary representation in Asturias at the 1977 Spanish general election—PSOE, UCD, AP and PCE—initiated procedures for requesting the central government a pre-autonomic regime for the region,12 October 1977 https://elpais.com/diario/1977/10/12/espana/245458821_850215.html Los parlamentarios asturianos abordaron el tema de la autonomía es El País 14 December 201926 August 1978 https://elpais.com/diario/1978/08/26/espana/272930406_850215.html Se aprueba el régimen preautonómico de Asturias y Murcia es El País 7 February 2020 which was granted in 1978 through the establishment of a Regional Council with Socialist Rafael Fernández at its head and members from the aforementioned four political parties.27 August 1978 https://elpais.com/diario/1978/08/27/espana/273016814_850215.html El texto preautonómico asturiano, fruto de un compromiso entre las distintas fuerzas políticas es El País 14 December 20194 November 1978 https://elpais.com/diario/1978/11/04/espana/278982029_850215.html El socialista Rafael Fernández, presidente del Consejo Regional de Asturias es El País 14 December 2019Real Decreto-ley 29/1978, de 27 de septiembre, por el que se aprueba el régimen preautonómico para Asturias Royal Decree-Law 29 Boletín Oficial del Estado es 27 September 1978 https://www.boe.es/diario_boe/txt.php?id=BOE-A-1978-25506 17 December 2019 The autonomy Statute was finally approved in 1981 after the signing of the "autonomic pacts" between UCD and PSOE,25 June 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/06/25/espana/362268025_850215.html Acuerdo UCD-PSOE sobre el Estatuto de Asturias es El País 14 December 20192 October 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/10/02/espana/370825205_850215.html El Congreso aprueba el Estatuto de Asturias es El País 14 December 201916 December 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/12/16/espana/377305213_850215.html Aprobados los Estatutos de Asturias y Cantabria, los primeros tramitados por la vía del artículo 143 es El País 14 December 2019 coming into force on 31 January 1982.31 January 1982 https://elpais.com/diario/1982/01/31/espana/381279627_850215.html Asturias queda constituida hoy como comunidad autónoma es El País 14 December 2019June 2005 https://www.elmundo.es/especiales/2005/06/espana/estatutos_autonomia/estatutos/asturias.html La España de las Autonomías. Asturias. Breve historia es El Mundo 17 December 2019 The first regional government of the autonomous community came to be formed by a PSOE–PCE coalition in April 1982.16 April 1982 https://elpais.com/diario/1982/04/16/espana/387756009_850215.html El partido socialista obtiene la presidencia del Gobierno asturiano con el apoyo de los comunistas es El País 14 December 201916 April 1982 https://elpais.com/diario/1982/04/16/espana/387756029_850215.html Felipe González, contrario al Gobierno PSOE-PCE para Asturias es El País 14 December 201917 May 1982 https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/17/espana/390434420_850215.html Rafael Fernández accede hoy a la presidencia del Gobierno autónomo es El País 14 December 2019 The investiture process to re-elect Rafael Fernández to the post had come under trouble over discrepancies on the government composition,7 March 1982 https://elpais.com/diario/1982/03/07/espana/384303610_850215.html El empate en tres votaciones impidió la constitución del Parlamento regional asturiano es El País 14 December 201930 March 1982 https://elpais.com/diario/1982/03/30/espana/386287225_850215.html Suspendida la sesión de investidura del presidente autónomo del Principado es El País 14 December 201931 March 1982 https://elpais.com/diario/1982/03/31/espana/386373610_850215.html La elección del presidente del primer Gobierno autónomo de Asturias, en un callejón sin salida es El País 14 December 2019 after the PSOE unsuccessfully attempted to invite all other parties into a national unity government or form a single-party government without the PCE until the celebration of the first regional election,6 February 1982 https://elpais.com/diario/1982/02/06/espana/381798017_850215.html Los socialistas prefieren un Gobierno de concentración a la alianza con los comunistas es El País 14 December 20197 February 1982 https://elpais.com/diario/1982/02/07/espana/381884424_850215.html UCD rechaza el gobierno de coalición propuesto por el PSOE es El País 14 December 2019 and with the PCE's refusal to support the PSOE candidate without entering the regional cabinet risking a political deadlock or a UCD–AP government in the region.9 March 1982 https://elpais.com/diario/1982/03/09/espana/384476411_850215.html Agustín Antuña, de UCD, elegido presidente del Parlamento asturiano es El País 14 December 201920 March 1982 https://elpais.com/diario/1982/03/20/espana/385426814_850215.html El PCE asturiano rechaza la oferta del PSOE para el Gobierno regional es El País 14 December 201914 April 1982 https://elpais.com/diario/1982/04/14/espana/387583203_850215.html La oferta de los socialistas de dar una cartera a los comunistas posibilita un Gobierno de izquierdas en Asturias es El País 14 December 2019 While as president, Fernández maintained a moderate profile aimed at broadening the PSOE's support ahead of the incoming 1982 and 1983 elections, with the Principality having become both an experiment on the Socialists's government capabilities at large as well as an electoral stronghold for the party.13 October 1982 https://elpais.com/diario/1982/10/13/espana/403311607_850215.html Asturias, 'ensayo general' del socialismo es El País 14 December 2019 Parliamentary composition The composition of the provisional General Junta was determined by the provisions of Transitory Provision Second of the Statute, which established that its members be indirectly elected as follows:3 February 1982 https://elpais.com/diario/1982/02/03/espana/381538802_850215.html Un sector centrista se niega a formar parte del gobierno autónomo de Asturias es El País 14 December 2019 a) the elected members for the region in the national es Cortes Generales no; b) the provincial deputies who had been elected at the 1979 local elections; and c) 14 appointed members, distributed among the political parties in accordance with their seat results—both deputies and senators—in the previous general election. As a result, the composition of the provisional General Junta of the Principality of Asturias, upon its constitution in March 1982, was established as indicated below:http://www.historiaelectoral.com/diputacions.html Elecciones a Diputaciones Provinciales (1979) es Historia Electoral.com 14 December 2019 + Parliamentary composition in March 1982 Parties es Cortes Generales no Prov.dep. Provincial deputies App. Appointees from political parties Seats Dep. Deputies Sen. Senators Total +/− PSOE 4 3 10 7 24 n/a UCD 4 1 14 5 24 n/a PCA–PCE 1 0 5 1 7 n/a AP 1 0 1 1 3 n/a Total 10 4 30 14 58 n/a The 1982 Spanish general election resulted in changes in the composition of the provisional regional assembly, in accordance with the new seat distribution of es Cortes Generales no members in the region.4 November 1982 https://elpais.com/diario/1982/11/04/espana/405212425_850215.html Inminentes cambios en las instituciones autonómicas del País Valenciano y Asturias es El País 12 December 201912 November 1982 https://elpais.com/diario/1982/11/12/espana/405903628_850215.html El presidente del Parlamento asturiano intenta forzar su cese es El País 14 December 201920 November 1982 https://elpais.com/diario/1982/11/20/espana/406594825_850215.html El PSOE relevará al presidente del Parlamento regional intenta forzar su cese es El País 14 December 2019 Changes shown include former UCD provincial deputy Manuel Rodríguez Zapico leaving the UCD's parliamentary caucus and joining the Mixed Group as an independent on 23 March 1982.24 March 1982 https://elpais.com/diario/1982/03/24/espana/385772422_850215.html Un diputado regional abandona el grupo de UCD en la Asamblea de Asturias es El País 14 December 2019 + Parliamentary composition in November 1982 Parties es Cortes Generales no Prov.dep. Provincial deputies App. Appointees from political parties Seats Dep. Deputies Sen. Senators Total +/− PSOE 6 3 10 9 28 +4 UCDTwo further UCD deputies would leave the party's parliamentary caucus and join the Mixed Group in December 1982, before the new chamber's composition led to the Speaker of the assembly, UCD's Agustín Antuña, to be replaced by PSOE member Eugenio Carvajal on 14 January 1983.2 December 1982 https://elpais.com/diario/1982/12/02/espana/407631628_850215.html El socialista Eugenio Carbajal será el futuro presidente del Parlamento asturiano es El País 14 December 201916 December 1982 https://elpais.com/diario/1982/12/16/espana/408841230_850215.html Modificado el reglamento del Parlamento asturiano para sustituir a su presidente es El País 14 December 201914 January 1983 https://elpais.com/diario/1983/01/14/espana/411346812_850215.html UCD pierde la presidencia de la Junta General de Asturias es El País 14 December 2019 0 0 13 0 13 −11 AP–PDP 3 1 1 4 9 +6 PCA–PCE 1 0 5 1 7 ±0 INDEP 0 0 1 0 1 +1 Total 10 4 30 14 58 ±0 Parties and candidates The electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, coalitions and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form a coalition ahead of an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within fifteen days of the election call, whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of at least one-thousandth of the electorate in the constituencies for which they sought election—with a compulsory minimum of 500 signatures—disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates. A minimum of three deputies was required for the constitution of parliamentary groups in the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias.Boletín Oficial del Principado de Asturias y de la Provincia 6 10 January 1983 49–61 1579-7252 Reglamento de la Junta General del Principado de Asturias https://sede.asturias.es/bopa/1983/01/10/19830110.pdf es 14 December 2019 Below is a list of the main parties and electoral alliances which contested the election: Candidacy Parties andalliances Leading candidate Ideology Gov. Government Ref. References PSOE List on Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 50px Pedro de Silva Social democracy 16 March 1983 https://elpais.com/diario/1983/03/16/espana/416617211_850215.html Pedro de Silva sustituye a Rafael Fernández como candidato a presidente de Asturias es El País 12 December 201916 April 1983 https://elpais.com/diario/1983/04/16/espana/419292010_850215.html Silva releva al veterano Rafael Fernández es El País 12 December 2019 AP–PDP–UL List on People's Alliance (AP) People's Democratic Party (PDP) Liberal Union (UL) 50px Francisco Álvarez Cascos ConservatismChristian democracy PCA–PCE List on Communist Party of Asturias (PCA–PCE) 50px Francisco Javier Suárez Eurocommunism The electoral disaster of the Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) in the October 1982 general election and the outcome of its extraordinary congress held in December, in which the party's leadership chose to transform the UCD into a christian democratic political force,13 December 1982 https://elpais.com/diario/1982/12/13/espana/408582002_850215.html Los democristianos ganan la batalla a los 'azules' en el congreso de UCD y mantienen a Lavilla en la presidencia es El País 14 December 2019 brought the party to a process of virtual disintegration as many of its remaining members either switched party allegiances, split into new, independent candidacies or left politics altogether.14 December 1982 https://elpais.com/diario/1982/12/14/espana/408668408_850215.html Ex ministros y 'notables' de UCD inician la fuga del partido es El País 14 December 201916 December 1982 https://elpais.com/diario/1982/12/16/espana/408841216_850215.html El proceso de desintegración de UCD se acelera con peticiones de bajas en numerosas regiones es El País 14 December 2019 Subsequent attempts to seek electoral allies ahead of the incoming 1983 local and regional elections, mainly the conservative People's Alliance (AP) and the christian democratic People's Democratic Party (PDP),21 December 1982 https://elpais.com/diario/1982/12/21/espana/409273214_850215.html Sigue en el aire la posibilidad de pacto electoral entre AP-UCD es El País 14 December 201930 December 1982 https://elpais.com/diario/1982/12/30/espana/410050822_850215.html UCD, a favor de seguir negociando con AP para llegar a un pacto de cara a las municipales es El País 14 December 2019 had limited success due to concerns from both AP and UCD over such an alliance policy:18 December 1982 https://elpais.com/diario/1982/12/18/espana/409014002_850215.html Fraga se muestra reticente sobre la conveniencia de llegar a un pacto electoral con UCD es El País 14 December 201922 December 1982 https://elpais.com/diario/1982/12/22/espana/409359611_850215.html División en UCD sobre la conveniencia de un pacto electoral con Alianza Popular es El País 14 December 2019 AP strongly rejected any agreement that implied any sort of global coalition with UCD due to the party's ongoing decomposition,4 January 1983 https://elpais.com/diario/1983/01/04/espana/410482807_850215.html Aumentan los obstáculos para un acuerdo electoral entre UCD y AP es El País 14 December 201918 January 1983 https://elpais.com/diario/1983/01/18/espana/411692423_850215.html UCD negociará pactos locales para los próximos comicios es El País 14 December 2019 and prospects about a possible PDP–UCD merger did not come into fruition because of the latter's reluctance to dilute its brand within another party.9 February 1983 https://elpais.com/diario/1983/02/09/espana/413593213_850215.html Lavilla desmiente su dimisión y asegura que "aun existen muchas incógnitas por decidir" en UCD es El País 14 December 201917 February 1983 https://elpais.com/diario/1983/02/17/espana/414284406_850215.html El mantenimiento de las siglas, máximo obstáculo para el acercamiento de UCD al Partido Demócrata Popular es El País 14 December 201918 February 1983 https://elpais.com/diario/1983/02/18/espana/414370813_850215.html La mayoría de los parlamentarios de UCD se opone a las negociaciones para una integración en el PDP es El País 14 December 2019 By the time the UCD's executive had voted for the liquidation of the party's mounting debts and its subsequent dissolution on 18 February 1983,19 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 201921 February 1983 https://elpais.com/diario/1983/02/21/espana/414630013_850215.html Disolución formal del partido centrista en Salamanca, donde llegó a tener 256 alcaldes es El País 17 December 2019 electoral alliances with the AP–PDP coalition had only been agreed in some provinces of the Basque Country and Galicia.8 January 1983 https://elpais.com/diario/1983/01/08/espana/410828403_850215.html Acuerdo entre UCD y AP, para concurrir juntos, a las municipales en algunas provincias es El País 14 December 201931 January 1983 https://elpais.com/diario/1983/01/31/espana/412815617_850215.html UCD adoptará esta semana una decisión sobre las municipales es El País 14 December 201911 February 1983 https://elpais.com/diario/1983/02/11/espana/413766011_850215.html UCD y AP-PDP sólo irán en coalición a las municipales en el País Vasco es El País 14 December 2019 Together with AP, the PDP had agreed to maintain their general election alliance—now rebranded as the People's Coalition—for the May local and regional elections,3 March 1983 https://elpais.com/diario/1983/03/03/espana/415494019_850215.html Formado un comité coordinador de los partidos coaligados con AP es El País 13 December 201913 March 1983 https://elpais.com/diario/1983/03/13/espana/416358011_850215.html El Partido Demócrata Popular considera "correctas, pero muy difíciles", las negociaciones con AP para las próximas elecciones es El País 13 December 201922 March 1983 https://elpais.com/diario/1983/03/22/espana/417135617_850215.html Formalizada la coalición AP-PDP-UL en todas las provincias es El País 13 December 2019 with the inclusion of the Liberal Union (UL), a political party created in January 1983 out of independents from the AP–PDP coalition in an attempt to appeal to former UCD liberal voters.19 January 1983 https://elpais.com/diario/1983/01/19/espana/411778830_850215.html Dos nuevos grupos se unen a la 'operación liberal' de Fraga es El País 13 December 2019 The Coalition had seen its numbers soar from late February as a result of many former members from the UCD's christian democratic wing joining the PDP.8 February 1983 https://elpais.com/diario/1983/02/08/espana/413506814_850215.html El partido de Oscar Alzaga trata de forzar una próxima 'fuga' de militantes de UCD es El País 14 December 201920 February 1983 https://elpais.com/diario/1983/02/20/espana/414543604_850215.html Centenares de militantes democristianos de UCD se integrarán hoy en el partido de Oscar Alzaga es El País 13 December 201921 February 1983 https://elpais.com/diario/1983/02/21/espana/414630014_850215.html 19 dirigentes democristianos de UCD se integran en el consejo político del PDP es El País 13 December 2019 The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) chose not to field incumbent president Rafael Fernández as their leading candidate, after several clashes between Fernández and the party's regional leadership,1 December 1982 https://elpais.com/diario/1982/12/01/espana/407545212_850215.html El PSOE se cuestiona la continuidad de Rafael Fernández al frente del Gobierno asturiano es El País 14 December 2019 instead proposing Pedro de Silva, secretary general of the Socialist Parliamentary Group in the Congress of Deputies up until then, for the post of regional premier. 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; 23 seats were required for an absolute majority in the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Turnout 17px|link=Asturian Socialist Federation|PSOE 27px|link=Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)|UCD 30px|link=Communist Party of Asturias|PCA–PCE 35px|link=People's Coalition (Spain)|AP–PDP–UL 27px|link=Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)|CDS Lead 1983 regional election 8 May 1983 65.0 52.075% Verdana 26 – 11.175% Verdana 5 30.275% Verdana 14 3.575% Verdana 0 21.8 Sofemasa/El PaísMayoría absoluta del PSOE en las dos elecciones https://elpais.com/diario/1983/05/01/espana/420588002_850215.html es El País 1 May 1983Ficha técnica de los sondeos https://elpais.com/diario/1983/05/01/espana/420588007_850215.html es El País 1 May 1983 23–26 Apr 1983?? 49.875% Verdana 26/29 –?75% Verdana 4/6?75% Verdana 12/14 3.075% Verdana 0? PSOEEl PSOE puede lograr la mayoría simple en los trece parlamentos autonóminos nuevos, de acuerdo con los resultados del 28-O https://elpais.com/diario/1983/02/21/espana/414630009_850215.html es El País 21 February 1983 Feb 1983???75% Verdana 24?75% Verdana 2?75% Verdana 3?75% Verdana 15?75% Verdana 1? 1982 general election 28 Oct 1982 77.6 52.175% Verdana 28 4.975% Verdana 0 8.175% Verdana 3 27.9"CD/AP–PDP" Results for CD (1979) and AP–PDP (1982).75% Verdana 14 4.375% Verdana 0 24.2 1979 general election 1 Mar 1979 62.7 37.375% Verdana 19 33.075% Verdana 18 13.775% Verdana 5 8.6"CD/AP–PDP"75% Verdana 3 – 4.3 Voting preferences The table below lists raw, unweighted voting preferences. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 17px|link=Asturian Socialist Federation|PSOE 27px|link=Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)|UCD 30px|link=Communist Party of Asturias|PCA–PCE 35px|link=People's Coalition (Spain)|AP–PDP–UL 27px|link=Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)|CDS Lead 1983 regional election 8 May 1983 33.6 – 7.2 19.5 2.2 35.0 14.1 CISE–Metra Seis–ECO/CISPreelectoral municipales y autonómicas 1983 (VII). Principado de Asturias (Estudio nº 1352. Abril 1983) https://www.cis.es/cis/export/sites/default/-Archivos/Marginales/1340_1359/1352/ASTURIAS/es1352Ast.pdf es CIS 11 April 1983 5–11 Apr 1983 500 49.9 – 2.4 10.6 1.9 20.1 14.3 39.3 1982 general election 28 Oct 1982 39.8 3.7 6.2 21.3"CD/AP–PDP" 3.3 22.4 18.5 1979 general election 1 Mar 1979 23.1 20.4 8.5 5.3"CD/AP–PDP" – 37.3 2.7 Results Overall + Summary of the 8 May 1983 General Junta of the Principality of Asturias election results → center|325px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 293,320 51.96 n/a 26 n/a People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL) 170,654 30.23 n/a 14 n/a Communist Party of Asturias (PCA–PCE) 62,855 11.13 n/a 5 n/a Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 19,495 3.45 n/a 0 n/a Workers' Socialist Party (PST) 4,703 0.83 n/a 0 n/a Communist Candidacy (PRUC–PCPE) 4,226 0.75 n/a 0 n/a Asturian Left (MC–LCR) 2,833 0.50 n/a 0 n/a Asturian Nationalist Ensame (ENA) 2,505 0.44 n/a 0 n/a Popular Struggle Coalition (CLP) 867 0.15 n/a 0 n/a Youth Students and Workers (MEyT) 764 0.14 n/a 0 n/a Blank ballots 2,298 0.41 n/a Total 564,520 45 n/a Valid votes 564,520 99.34 n/a Invalid votes 3,751 0.66 n/a Votes cast / turnout 568,271 65.04 n/a Abstentions 305,419 34.96 n/a Registered voters 873,690 Sourceshttp://www.juntaelectoralcentral.es/cs/jec/documentos/ASTURIAS_1983_ResultadosyElectos General Junta of the Principality of Asturias election results, 8 May 1983 7 June 1983 es www.juntaelectoralcentral.es Electoral Commission of Asturias 8 December 2019 8 December 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191208165855/http://www.juntaelectoralcentral.es/cs/jec/documentos/ASTURIAS_1983_ResultadosyElectos dead https://www.jgpa.es/documents/11156/18491/resultados-electorales-1983.pdf/48a71694-b637-4db5-b40d-a5dfa3def2bb Electoral Results. General Junta of the Principality of Asturias. 1st Legislature (1983–1987) es www.jgpa.es General Junta of the Principality of Asturias 29 November 2019http://www.sadei.es/datos/sad/Eleccionesasp/eleccioneshtmlaut.aspx?vano=1983&vmun=00&vele=aut&vcircun=0 Electoral Results. 1983 es www.sadei.es SADEI 27 September 2017 14 March 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170314153626/http://www.sadei.es/datos/sad/Eleccionesasp/eleccioneshtmlaut.aspx?vano=1983&vmun=00&vele=aut&vcircun=0 dead http://www.historiaelectoral.com/aasturias.html Elecciones a la Junta General del Principado de Asturias (1983 - 2019) es Historia Electoral.com 27 September 2017 Popular vote #ddd 550px 500px PSOE Asturian Socialist Federation 51.96 AP–PDP–UL People's Coalition (Spain) 30.23 PCE Communist Party of Asturias 11.13 CDS Democratic and Social Centre (Spain) 3.45 Others #777777 2.82 Blank ballots #DDDDDD 0.41 Seats #ddd 550px 500px PSOE Spanish Socialist Workers' Party 57.78 AP–PDP–UL People's Coalition (Spain) 31.11 PCE Communist Party of Spain 11.11 Distribution by constituency Constituency PSOE CP PCA % S % S % S Central 54.5 19 27.6 9 11.6 4 Eastern 43.8 3 42.3 2 8.3 − Western 42.6 4 37.2 3 10.4 1 Total 52.0 26 30.2 14 11.1 5 Sources Aftermath Under Article 32 of the Statute, investiture processes to elect the president of the Principality of Asturias required of an absolute majority—more than half the votes cast—to be obtained in the first ballot. If unsuccessful, new ballots would be held within 48-hour periods requiring only of a simple majority—more affirmative than negative votes—to succeed. In the event of the investiture process failing to elect a regional president within a two-month period from the first ballot, the General Junta was to be automatically dissolved and a fresh election called, with elected deputies merely serving out what remained of their four-year terms. On 17 June 1983, Pedro de Silva, the candidate proposed by the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), was elected as new president of the Principality with an absolute majority of votes. InvestiturePedro de Silva (PSOE) Ballot → 17 June 1983 Required majority → 23 out of 45 15 Yes • PSOE (26) 26 45 green 125px No • AP–PDP–UL (14) 14 45 red 125px Abstentions • PCA (5) 5 45 gray 125px Absentees 0 45 black 125px Sources Notes References Opinion poll sources "p" Other Category:1983 in Asturias Asturias Category:Regional elections in Asturias