1987 Canarian regional election

Election in the Spanish region of the Canary Islands 1987 Canarian regional election Canary Islands parliamentary no 1983 Canarian regional election 1983 1991 Canarian regional election 1991 All 60 seats in the Parliament of the Canary Islands 31 #Opinion polls 1,002,775 10px 8.3% 676,795 (67.5%)10px 5.1 pp 10 June 1987 170x170px Jerónimo Saavedra Socialist Party of the Canaries 1977 Gran Canaria 27 seats, 41.5% 21 10px 6 185,749 27.8% 10px 13.7 pp 170x170px Fernando Fernández Martín Democratic and Social Centre (Spain) 1983 Tenerife 8 seats, 7.8%Results for CDS (7.2%, 6 seats) and AGI (0.6%, 2 seats) in the 1983 election. 13 10px 5 130,297 19.5% 10px 11.7 pp 170x170px Manuel Hermoso Canarian Independent Groups 1986 Tenerife 0 seats, 0.5%Results for AIL in the 1983 election. 11 10px 11 134,667 20.1% 10px 19.6 pp 170x170px Paulino Montesdeoca People's Alliance (Spain) 1987 Gran Canaria 17 seats, 29.0%Results for AP–PDP–UL in the 1983 election. 6 10px 11 74,767 11.2% 10px 17.8 pp 170x170px Pedro Lezcano Montalvo AC–INC 1987 Gran Canaria 2 seats, 8.3%Results for UPC–AC in the 1983 election. 2 10px 0 46,229 6.9% 10px 1.4 pp 170x170px Antonio Fernández Viéitez United Canarian Left 1987 Gran Canaria 1 seat, 4.4%Results for PCC–PCE in the 1983 election. 2 10px 1 40,837 6.1% 10px 1.7 pp CanaryDistrictMapParliament1987.png 400px Constituency results map for the Parliament of the Canary Islands President President after election Jerónimo Saavedra Socialist Party of the Canaries Fernando Fernández Martín Democratic and Social Centre (Spain) A regional election was held in the Canary Islands on 10 June 1987 to elect the 2nd Parliament of the autonomous community. All 60 seats in the Parliament were up for election. It was held concurrently with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all across Spain, as well as the 1987 European Parliament election. Overview Under the 1982 Statute of Autonomy, the Parliament of the Canary Islands 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 1982 arts. 8, 12 & 16. The electoral and procedural rules were supplemented by national law provisions.LEPC 1987 final prov. 1. Date The term of the Parliament of the Canary Islands expired four years after the date of its previous ordinary election. The election decree was required to be issued no later than 25 days before the scheduled expiration date of parliament and published on the following day in the Official Gazette of the Canaries (BOC), with election day taking place between 54 and 60 days after the decree's publication.Statute 1982 art. 9; LEPC 1987 art. 14; suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 art. 42). The previous election was held on 8 May 1983, which meant that the chamber's term would have expired on 8 May 1987. The election decree was required to be published in the BOC no later than 14 April 1987, setting the latest possible date for election day on 13 June 1987. The Parliament of the Canary Islands could not be dissolved before the expiration date of parliament, except in the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional president within a two-month period from the first ballot. In such a case, the Parliament was to be automatically dissolved and a snap election called, with elected lawmakers serving the remainder of its original four-year term.Statute 1982 art. 16. The election to the Parliament of the Canary Islands was officially called on 2 April 1991 with the publication of the corresponding decree in the BOC, setting election day for 26 May.Decree 63/1987 1987 art. 1. Electoral system Voting for the Parliament was based on universal suffrage, comprising all Spanish nationals over 18 years of age, registered in the Canary Islands and with full political rights, provided that they had not been deprived of the right to vote by a final sentence, nor were legally incapacitated.Statute 1982 arts. 8–9; LEPC 1987 art. 2 (suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 arts. 2–3). The Parliament of the Canary Islands had a minimum of 50 and a maximum of 70 seats, with electoral provisions fixing its size at 60. All were elected in seven multi-member constituencies—corresponding to the islands of El Hierro, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, La Gomera, La Palma, Lanzarote and Tenerife, each of which was assigned a fixed number of seats—using the D'Hondt method and closed-list proportional voting, with a 20 percent-threshold of valid votes (including blank ballots) in each constituency or three percent regionally.Statute 1982 art. 8 & trans. prov. 1. As a result of the aforementioned allocation, each Parliament constituency was entitled the following seats:Statute 1982 trans. prov. 1; Decree 63/1987 1987 art. 2. Seats Constituencies 15 Gran Canaria, Tenerife 8 La Palma, Lanzarote 7 Fuerteventura 4 La Gomera 3 El Hierro 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.LEPC 1987 art. 19 (suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 arts. 46 & 48). 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; 31 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of the Canary Islands. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Turnout 17px|link=Socialist Party of the Canaries|PSOE 35px|link=People's Coalition (Spain)|AP–PDP–PL AC 27px|link=Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)|CDS 35px|link=United Canarian Left|ICU UCC AM AGI 30px|link=Canarian Independent Groups|AIC 32px|link=Independent Herrenian Group|AHI 30px|link=People's Alliance (Spain)|AP 27px|link=People's Democratic Party (Spain)|PDP Lead 1987 regional election 10 Jun 1987 67.4 27.875% Verdana 21 – 6.975% Verdana 2 19.575% Verdana 13 6.175% Verdana 2 2.375% Verdana 0 0.875% Verdana 3 "CDS" Within CDS. 20.175% Verdana 11 0.275% Verdana 2 11.275% Verdana 6 2.075% Verdana 0 7.7 Demoscopia/El PaísEl partido centrista, segunda fuerza https://recursos.march.es/linz/I34487.pdf es El País 4 June 1987 24 June 2018 24 June 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180624204407/https://recursos.march.es/linz/I34487.pdf dead 22–26 May 1987? 68 30.875% Verdana 20 – 2.975% Verdana 2 26.775% Verdana 16 5.475% Verdana 3 –?75% Verdana 3 "CDS" 12.275% Verdana 2 – 18.975% Verdana 14 – 4.1 1986 general election 22 Jun 1986 68.3 36.1 23.3 5.5 16.9 4.3 – – – 9.8 – "CP" Within CP. "CP" 12.8 1983 regional election 8 May 1983 62.4 41.575% Verdana 27 29.075% Verdana 17 8.375% Verdana 2 7.275% Verdana 6 4.4Result for PCC–PCE.75% Verdana 1 4.375% Verdana 1 1.075% Verdana 3 0.675% Verdana 2 0.575% Verdana 0 0.275% Verdana 1 "CP" "CP" 12.5 Results Overall + ← Summary of the 10 June 1987 Parliament of the Canary Islands election results → center|325px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 185,749 27.77 −13.73 21 −6 Canarian Independent Groups (AIC)1 134,667 20.13 +19.65 11 +11 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)2 130,297 19.48 +11.66 13 +5 People's Alliance (AP)3 74,767 11.18 −17.80 6 −11 Canarian Assembly–Canarian Nationalist Left (AC–INC)4 46,229 6.91 −1.39 2 ±0 United Canarian Left (ICU)5 40,837 6.10 +1.69 2 +1 Centre Canarian Union (UCC)6 15,580 2.33 −1.99 0 −1 People's Democratic Party–Canarian Centrists (PDP–CC) 13,274 1.98 New 0 ±0 National Congress of the Canaries (CNC) 8,769 1.31 New 0 ±0 Majorera Assembly (AM) 5,423 0.81 −0.17 3 ±0 Workers' Socialist Party (PST) 2,110 0.32 −0.37 0 ±0 Independent Herrenian Group (AHI) 1,415 0.21 +0.04 2 +1 Union of Left Nationalists (UNI) 1,287 0.19 New 0 ±0 Humanist Platform (PH) 1,146 0.17 New 0 ±0 Popular Front of the Canary Islands–Awañac (FREPIC–Awañac) 1,106 0.17 New 0 ±0 Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC) 987 0.15 New 0 ±0 Assembly (Tagoror) 552 0.08 New 0 ±0 Canarian Democratic Union (UDC) 428 0.06 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 4,321 0.65 +0.65 Total 668,944 60 ±0 Valid votes 668,944 98.84 +1.24 Invalid votes 7,851 1.16 −1.24 Votes cast / turnout 676,795 67.49 +5.08 Abstentions 325,980 32.51 −5.08 Registered voters 1,002,775 SourcesLozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/acanarias.html Elecciones al Parlamento de Canarias (desde 1983) es Historia Electoral.com 26 April 2026https://www.tcu.es/export/sites/portal/repositorio2/INFORME/1988/75_1988_I.pdf Nº 75. Informe de fiscalización de la regularidad de las contabilidades electorales derivadas de las elecciones celebradas el 10 de junio de 1987 es Court of Auditors 25 January 2026Government of the Canary Islands 1987 205–234 left Footnotes: 1 Canarian Independent Groups results are compared to Lanzarote Independents Group totals in the 1983 election. 2 Democratic and Social Centre results are compared to the combined totals of Democratic and Social Centre and Gomera Group of Independents in the 1983 election. 3 People's Alliance results are compared to People's Coalition totals in the 1983 election. 4 Canarian Assembly–Canarian Nationalist Left results are compared to Canarian People's Union–Canarian Assembly totals in the 1983 election. 5 United Canarian Left results are compared to Communist Party of the Canaries totals in the 1983 election. 6 Centre Canarian Union results are compared to Canarian Nationalist Convergence totals in the 1983 election. Popular vote #ddd 550px 500px PSOE Socialist Party of the Canaries 27.77 AIC Canarian Independent Groups 20.13 CDS Democratic and Social Centre (Spain) 19.48 AP People's Alliance (Spain) 11.18 AC–INC Canarian Assembly 6.91 ICU United Canarian Left 6.10 UCC Canarian Nationalist Convergence 2.33 PDP–CC People's Democratic Party (Spain) 1.98 CNC National Congress of the Canaries 1.31 AM Majorera Assembly 0.81 AHI Independent Herrenian Group 0.21 Others #777777 1.14 Blank ballots #DDDDDD 0.65 Seats #ddd 550px 500px PSOE Socialist Party of the Canaries 35.00 CDS Democratic and Social Centre (Spain) 21.67 AIC Canarian Independent Groups 18.33 AP People's Alliance (Spain) 10.00 AM Majorera Assembly 5.00 AC–INC Canarian Assembly 3.33 ICU United Canarian Left 3.33 AHI Independent Herrenian Group 3.33 Distribution by constituency Constituency PSOE AIC CDS AP AC–INC ICU AM AHI % S % S % S % S % S % S % S % S El Hierro 23.9 1 10.4 − 16.7 − 13.3 − 35.5 2 Fuerteventura 15.8 1 14.7 1 27.0 2 5.2 − 35.8 3 Gran Canaria 26.8 5 1.6 − 25.1 4 15.3 3 10.1 2 8.3 1 La Gomera 58.3 3 2.5 − 29.4 1 4.3 − 4.9 − La Palma 26.2 2 25.6 2 16.7 1 20.0 2 11.1 1 Lanzarote 34.4 4 10.1 1 32.0 3 4.0 − 2.5 − 4.6 − Tenerife 28.3 5 41.5 7 12.0 2 6.6 1 5.5 − 3.4 − Total 27.8 21 20.1 11 19.5 13 11.2 6 6.9 2 6.1 2 0.8 3 0.2 2 SourcesGovernment of the Canary Islands 1987 205–234 Aftermath Government formation InvestitureNomination of Fernando Fernández Martín (CDS) Ballot → 29 July 1987 Required majority → 31 out of 60 15 Yes • CDS (13) • AIC (10) • AP (6) • AHI (2) 31 60 green 125px No • PSOE (21) • AM (3) • ICU (2) • AC–INC (2) 28 60 red 125px Abstentions 0 60 gray 125px Absentees • AIC (1) 1 60 black 125px SourcesMartín Carmelo 30 July 1987 https://elpais.com/diario/1987/07/30/espana/554594418_850215.html El centrista Fernando Fernández elegido presidente de Canarias es El País Tenerife 30 June 2026 1988 motion of confidence Motion of confidenceGeneral Policy Statement (President) Ballot → 30 November 1988 Required majority → Simple 15 Yes • CDS (13) • AP (6) • AHI (2) 21 60 green 125px No • PSOE (20) • AM (3) • ICU (2) • AC–INC (2) 27 60 red 125px Abstentions • AIC (11) 11 60 gray 125px Absentees • PSOE (1) 1 60 black 125px SourcesMartín Carmelo 17 November 1988 https://elpais.com/diario/1988/11/17/espana/595724418_850215.html Planteada la cuestión de confianza en Canarias por la polémica sobre la universidad de Las Palmas es El País Tenerife 30 June 2026Martín Carmelo 1 December 1988 https://elpais.com/diario/1988/12/01/espana/596934010_850215.html El CDS pierde el Gobierno de Canarias por los desacuerdos sobre política universitaria es El País Tenerife 30 June 2026 1988 investiture InvestitureNomination of Lorenzo Olarte (CDS) Ballot → 27 December 1988 Required majority → 31 out of 60 15 Yes • CDS (12) • AIC (11) • AP (6) • AHI (2) 31 60 green 125px No • PSOE (21) • AM (3) • ICU (2) • AC–INC (2) 28 60 red 125px Abstentions 0 60 gray 125px Absentees • CDS (1) 1 60 black 125px SourcesMartín Carmelo 28 December 1988 https://elpais.com/diario/1988/12/28/espana/599266815_850215.html Lorenzo Olarte, nuevo presidente centrista del Gobierno de Canarias es El País Tenerife 30 June 2026 Notes References Opinion poll sources "p" Other Bibliography Legislation y Ley Orgánica 10/1982, de 10 de agosto, de Estatuto de Autonomía de Canarias Organic Law 10/1982 10 August 1982 version as of 16 August 1982 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1982-20821 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1982-20821&tn=1&p=19820816 26 April 2026 Statute 1982 y Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General Organic Law 5/1985 19 June 1985 version as of 3 April 1987 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1985-11672 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1985-11672&tn=1&p=19870403 5 October 2025 LOREG 1985 y Ley 3/1987, de 3 de abril, de medidas urgentes en materia electoral Law 3/1987 3 April 1987 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1987-9084 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1987-9084 27 April 2026 LEPC 1987 y Decreto 63/1987, de 13 de abril, del Presidente de la Comunidad Autónoma de Canarias, por el que se convocan elecciones al Parlamento de Canarias Decree 63/1987 13 April 1987 Official Gazette of the Canaries es https://www.gobiernodecanarias.org/boc/1987/046/boc-1987-046-001.pdf 30 April 2026 Decree 63/1987 1987 Other Government of the Canary Islands November 1987 Resultados procesos electorales en Canarias. Elecciones Locales: Ayuntamientos y Cabildos (1979-1983-1987). Elecciones Autonómicas: Parlamento de Canarias (1983-1987) http://www.datosdelanzarote.com/Uploads/doc/Resultados-procesos-electorales-en-Canarias.-Elecciones-Locales-Ayuntamientos-y-Cabildos-(1979-1983-1987)-Elecciones-Auton%C3%B3micas-Parlamento-de-Canarias-201605131025209B3-39-Completo.pdf es Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Statistics and Documentation Center of the Canary Islands 203–270 2017-04-17 2026-04-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20170417070738/http://www.datosdelanzarote.com/Uploads/doc/Resultados-procesos-electorales-en-Canarias.-Elecciones-Locales-Ayuntamientos-y-Cabildos-(1979-1983-1987)-Elecciones-Auton%C3%B3micas-Parlamento-de-Canarias-201605131025209B3-39-Completo.pdf bot: unknown Regional election Canary Islands Category:Regional elections in the Canary Islands Canary Islands