1984 Catalan regional election

Election in the Spanish region of Catalonia 1984 Catalan regional election Catalonia parliamentary no 1980 Catalan regional election 1980 1988 Catalan regional election 1988 All 135 seats in the Parliament of Catalonia 68 #Opinion polls 4,494,340 10px 1.4% 2,892,486 (64.4%)10px 3.0 pp 29 April 1984 170x170px Jordi Pujol Convergence and Union 17 November 1974 Barcelona 43 seats, 27.8% 72 10px 29 1,346,729 46.8% 10px 19.0 pp 170x170px Raimon Obiols PSC–PSOE 12 July 1983 Barcelona 33 seats, 22.4% 41 10px 8 866,281 30.1% 10px 7.7 pp 170x170px Eduard Bueno AP–PDP–UL 10 November 1983 Barcelona 0 seats, 2.4%"SC" Results for SC in the 1980 election. 11 10px 11 221,601 7.7% 10px 5.3 pp 170x170px Antoni Gutiérrez Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia 1982 Barcelona 25 seats, 18.8% 6 10px 19 160,581 5.6% 10px 13.2 pp 170x170px Heribert Barrera Republican Left of Catalonia 1980 Barcelona 14 seats, 8.9% 5 10px 9 126,943 4.4% 10px 4.5 pp x300px Vote winner strength by constituency x325px Election results by constituency President President after election Jordi Pujol CDC (CiU) Jordi Pujol CDC (CiU) A regional election was held in Catalonia on 29 April 1984 to elect the 2nd Parliament of the autonomous community. All 135 seats in the Parliament were up for election.Autonomous University of Barcelona 1984 Overview Under the 1979 Statute of Autonomy, the Parliament of Catalonia 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 1979 arts. 30 & 33–34. The electoral and procedural rules were supplemented by national law provisions (which were those used in the 1977 general election).Statute 1979 trans. prov. 4. Date The term of the Parliament of Catalonia expired four years after the date of its previous ordinary election. The election was required to be called no later than 15 days before the scheduled expiration date of parliament, with election day taking place within 60 days from the call.Statute 1979 art. 31; LPPCEG 1982 arts. 7 & 47. The previous election was held on 20 March 1980, which meant that the chamber's term would have expired on 20 March 1984. The election was required to be called no later than 5 March 1984, setting the latest possible date for election day on 4 May 1984. The Parliament of Catalonia 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.LPPCEG 1982 arts. 46 & 54. The election to the Parliament of Catalonia was officially called on 5 March 1984 with the publication of the corresponding decree in the Official Journal of the Government of Catalonia (DOGC), setting election day for 29 April.Decree 45/1984 1984 single art.6 March 1984 https://elpais.com/diario/1984/03/06/espana/447375604_850215.html El presidente de la Generalitat convoca las elecciones catalanas para el 29 de abril es El País Barcelona 16 February 2026 Electoral system Voting for the Parliament was based on universal suffrage, comprising all Spanish nationals over 18 years of age, registered in Catalonia and with full political rights.Statute 1979 art. 31 & trans. prov. 4 (suppl. supplemented by Royal Decree-Law 20/1977 1977 art. 2). The Parliament of Catalonia had a minimum of 100 and a maximum of 150 seats, with electoral provisions fixing its size at 135. All were elected in four multi-member constituencies—corresponding to the provinces of Barcelona, Gerona, Lérida and Tarragona, 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 1979 art. 31 & trans. prov. 4 (suppl. supplemented by Royal Decree-Law 20/1977 1977 art. 20); LPPCEG 1982 art. 3. 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 1979 trans. prov. 4; Decree 45/1984 1984 single art. Seats Constituencies 85 Barcelona 18 Tarragona 17 Gerona 15 Lérida 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 Previous result Gov. Government Ref. References Vote % Seats CiU List on Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (CDC) Democratic Union of Catalonia (UDC) 50px Jordi Pujol Catalan nationalismCentrism 27.8% 43 PSC–PSOE List on Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) 50px Raimon Obiols Social democracy 22.4% 33 PSUC List on Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC) 50px Antoni Gutiérrez CommunismCatalanism 18.8% 25 ERC List on Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) 50px Heribert Barrera Catalan nationalismLeft-wing nationalismSocial democracy 8.9% 14 AP–PDP–UL List on People's Alliance (AP) People's Democratic Party (PDP) Liberal Union (UL) 50px Eduard Bueno ConservatismChristian democracy 2.4%"SC" 0 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; 68 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of Catalonia. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Turnout 35px|link=Convergence and Union|CiU 22px|link=Socialists' Party of Catalonia|PSC 35px|link=Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia|PSUC 27px|link=Centrists of Catalonia|CC–UCD 27px|link=Republican Left of Catalonia|ERC 27px|link=Andalusian Party|PA 35px|link=People's Coalition (Spain)|AP–PDP–UL EEC 27px|link=Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)|CDS Lead 1984 regional election 29 Apr 1984 64.4 46.875% Verdana 72 30.175% Verdana 41 5.675% Verdana 6 – 4.475% Verdana 5 – 7.775% Verdana 11 1.275% Verdana 0 – 16.7 Iope–Etmar/El PeriódicoPujol va en cabeza, cerca de la mayoría http://archivo.elperiodico.com/ed/19840422/pag_001.html es El Periódico de Catalunya 22 April 1984 12–17 Apr 1984 2,300 66–72 42.375% Verdana 64 30.675% Verdana 42 5.375% Verdana 5 – 6.075% Verdana 8 – 11.375% Verdana 16 – – 11.7 Sofemasa/La Vanguardia"Und" Undecided and/or abstentionists excluded.El liderazgo de Jordi Pujol determina una decisiva ventaja de CiU sobre el PSC-PSOE http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/1984/04/22/pagina-3/32835815/pdf.html es La Vanguardia 22 April 1984Tres cuartas partes del censo ha adoptado ya una opción política http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/1984/04/22/pagina-17/32835829/pdf.html es La Vanguardia 22 April 1984Sondejos http://governacio.gencat.cat/ca/pgov_ambits_d_actuacio/pgov_eleccions/pgov_totes_les_convocatories/pgov_parlament_de_catalunya/pgov_any_1984_pc/sondejos/ ca Generalitat de Catalunya 5 July 2017 19 August 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170819150257/http://governacio.gencat.cat/ca/pgov_ambits_d_actuacio/pgov_eleccions/pgov_totes_les_convocatories/pgov_parlament_de_catalunya/pgov_any_1984_pc/sondejos/ dead 11–13 Apr 1984 2,400 70 44.675% Verdana 66/68 32.175% Verdana 44/46 6.475% Verdana 7/8 – 4.675% Verdana 6 – 7.275% Verdana 9/10 2.175% Verdana 0/1 – 12.5 Metra Seis/El PaísConvergència i Unió y Esquerra Republicana suman escaños suficientes para acercarse a la mayoría absoluta https://elpais.com/diario/1984/04/22/espana/451432807_850215.html es El País 22 April 1984Ficha técnica https://elpais.com/diario/1984/04/22/espana/451432802_850215.html es El País 22 April 1984 9–12 Apr 1984 2,700 64 36.975% Verdana 56/58 32.075% Verdana 43/45 8.675% Verdana 9/11 – 7.375% Verdana 9/10 – 9.975% Verdana 13/14 – – 4.9 AvuiComienza la guerra de encuestas ante las elecciones catalanas http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1984/04/03/021.html es ABC 3 April 1984 3 Apr 1984?? 40.2 23.6 – – – – – – – 16.6 Aresco/ABCConvergencia se acerca a la mayoría absoluta, pero necesitará apoyos para poder gobernar http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1984/04/22/024.html es ABC 22 April 1984La desaparición de UCD ha redistribuido el voto en Cataluña http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1984/04/22/025.html es ABC 22 April 1984 9–12 Mar 1984 2,200? 41.075% Verdana 61 29.175% Verdana 42 6.975% Verdana 6 – 6.375% Verdana 6 – 13.975% Verdana 20 – – 11.9 Sofemasa/La Vanguardia"Und"Gran parte del electorado ya ha decidido el sentido de su voto http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/1984/04/01/pagina-17/32840551/pdf.html es La Vanguardia 1 April 1984Predominio femenino en CiU y AP, masculino en ERC y PSUC y situación equilibrada en el PSC http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/1984/04/01/pagina-18/32840552/pdf.html es La Vanguardia 1 April 1984 21–23 Mar 1984 2,400? 33.775% Verdana 51/54 38.875% Verdana 49/52 8.275% Verdana 9/11 – 6.275% Verdana 8/10 – 8.875% Verdana 12/13 – – 5.1 1982 general election 28 Oct 1982 80.8 22.575% Verdana (35) 45.875% Verdana (68) 4.675% Verdana (5) 2.075% Verdana (1) 4.075% Verdana (5) 0.275% Verdana (0) 14.775% Verdana (21) 0.975% Verdana (0) 2.075% Verdana (0) 23.3 1980 regional election 20 Mar 1980 61.3 27.875% Verdana 43 22.475% Verdana 33 18.875% Verdana 25 10.675% Verdana 18 8.975% Verdana 14 2.775% Verdana 2 2.4"SC"75% Verdana 0 1.775% Verdana 0 – 5.4 Voting preferences The table below lists raw, unweighted voting preferences. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 35px|link=Convergence and Union|CiU 22px|link=Socialists' Party of Catalonia|PSC 35px|link=Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia|PSUC 27px|link=Centrists of Catalonia|CC–UCD 27px|link=Republican Left of Catalonia|ERC 27px|link=Andalusian Party|PA 35px|link=People's Coalition (Spain)|AP–PDP–UL EEC 27px|link=Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)|CDS Lead 1984 regional election 29 Apr 1984 30.0 19.3 3.6 – 2.8 – 4.9 0.8 – 35.6 10.7 CISPreelectoral elecciones autonómicas Cataluña 1984 (Estudio nº 1412. Abril 1984) https://www.cis.es/documents/d/cis/es1412mar_catpdf es CIS 25 April 1984Estudio CIS nº 1412. Ficha técnica https://www.cis.es/documents/d/cis/ft1412pdf es CIS 25 April 1984 23–25 Apr 1984 2,281 38.2 19.7 3.7 – 4.0 – 4.7 – – 16.0 10.6 18.5 CISPreelectoral Cataluña 1984 (VI) (Estudio nº 1408. Abril 1984) https://www.cis.es/documents/d/cis/es1408mar_catpdf es CIS 15 April 1984Estudio CIS nº 1408. Ficha técnica https://www.cis.es/documents/d/cis/ft1408pdf es CIS 15 April 1984 15 Apr 1984 2,385 28.0 22.4 2.8 – 3.6 – 3.2 – – 29.2 9.0 5.6 Sofemasa/La VanguardiaEl electorado da su confianza a CiU http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/1984/04/22/pagina-18/32835830/pdf.html es La Vanguardia 22 April 1984 11–13 Apr 1984 2,400 27.9 20.1 4.0 – 2.9 – 4.5 1.3 – 24.8 10.6 7.8 CISPreelectoral Cataluña 1984. Panel (Tiempo 2) (Estudio nº 1407. Abril 1984) https://www.cis.es/documents/d/cis/es1407mar_catpdf es CIS 10 April 1984Estudio CIS nº 1407. Ficha técnica https://www.cis.es/documents/d/cis/ft1407pdf es CIS 10 April 1984 10 Apr 1984 1,044 28.0 26.0 5.0 – 3.0 – 6.0 – – 24.0 6.0 2.0 DYM/CISPreelectoral Cataluña 1984 (V) (Estudio nº 1405. Marzo-abril 1984) https://www.cis.es/documents/d/cis/es1405mar_catpdf es CIS 1 April 1984Estudio CIS nº 1405. Ficha técnica https://www.cis.es/documents/d/cis/ft1405pdf es CIS 1 April 1984 1 Apr 1984 2,271 26.5 20.9 3.6 – 2.9 – 3.6 – – 35.9 4.6 5.6 Sofemasa/La Vanguardia 21–23 Mar 1984 2,400 20.2 23.3 4.9 – 3.7 – 5.3 – – 31.1 8.9 3.1 CISPreelectoral Cataluña 1984 (IV) (Estudio nº 1404. Marzo 1984) https://www.cis.es/documents/d/cis/es1404marpdf es CIS 1 March 1984Estudio CIS nº 1404. Ficha técnica https://www.cis.es/documents/d/cis/ft1404pdf es CIS 1 March 1984 1 Mar 1984 2,466 25.2 22.4 3.9 – 2.7 – 4.2 – – 33.2 6.5 2.8 Metra Seis/CISPreelectoral Cataluña 1984 (III) (Estudio nº 1389. Enero 1984) https://www.cis.es/documents/d/cis/es1389marpdf es CIS 1 January 1984 1 Jan 1984 2,101 27.0 22.0 5.0 – 2.0 – 4.0 – – 31.0 7.0 5.0 CISEstudio 1.377 (Diciembre 1983) http://www.cis.es/cis/export/sites/default/-Archivos/Marginales/1360_1379/1377/Es1377mar_s.pdf es CIS 1 November 1983 24 July 2026 17 November 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191117080045/http://www.cis.es/cis/export/sites/default/-Archivos/Marginales/1360_1379/1377/Es1377mar_s.pdf bot: unknown 1 Nov 1983 1,680 24.0 27.0 5.0 – 4.0 – 6.0 1.0 – 26.0 7.0 3.0 DYM/CISPreelectoral Cataluña 1984 (I) (Estudio 1366) http://www.cis.es/cis/export/sites/default/-Archivos/Marginales/1360_1379/1366/Es1366mar.pdf es CIS 1 September 1983 2 January 2020 2 January 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200102235957/http://www.cis.es/cis/export/sites/default/-Archivos/Marginales/1360_1379/1366/Es1366mar.pdf dead 1 Sep 1983 2,198 19.3 35.7 5.0 – 3.4 – 3.2 0.6 – 22.8 8.7 16.4 1983 local elections 8 May 1983 17.0 26.9 7.6 – 1.9 – 6.3 0.1 0.4 32.6 9.9 1982 general election 28 Oct 1982 17.9 36.5 3.7 1.6 3.2 0.2 11.7 0.7 1.6 19.2 18.6 1980 regional election 20 Mar 1980 17.0 13.7 11.5 6.5 5.4 1.6 1.4"SC" 1.0 – 38.7 3.3 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 35px|link=Convergence and Union|CiU 22px|link=Socialists' Party of Catalonia|PSC 35px|link=Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia|PSUC 27px|link=Republican Left of Catalonia|ERC 35px|link=People's Coalition (Spain)|AP–PDP–UL Other/None Lead CIS 23–25 Apr 1984 2,281 70.0 14.1 0.3 0.8 1.0 0.4 13.3 55.9 CIS 15 Apr 1984 2,385 41.4 22.0 1.0 0.7 1.9 0.2 32.7 19.4 CIS 10 Apr 1984 1,044 42.0 27.0 1.0 1.0 4.0 – 25.0 15.0 DYM/CIS 1 Apr 1984 2,271 42.1 22.7 2.2 0.8 2.3 0.2 29.7 19.4 CIS 1 Mar 1984 2,466 41.3 19.3 0.9 0.9 2.6 – 35.0 22.0 Metra Seis/CIS 1 Jan 1984 2,101 38.0 23.0 2.0 1.0 4.0 – 31.0 15.0 CIS 1 Nov 1983 1,680 33.0 33.0 – – – 6.0 28.0 Tie DYM/CIS 1 Sep 1983 2,198 28.9 43.9 – – – 7.9 19.3 15.0 Preferred President The table below lists opinion polling on leader preferences to become president of the Government of Catalonia. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 55px 55px 55px 55px 55px Other/None/Notcare Lead PujolCiU ObiolsPSC GutiérrezPSUC BarreraERC BuenoCP CIS 23–25 Apr 1984 2,281 51.1 21.1 4.2 6.2 3.3 6.3 7.8 30.0 CIS 15 Apr 1984 2,385 40.9 20.5 3.4 4.7 2.5 – 28.1 20.4 Sofemasa/La Vanguardia 11–13 Apr 1984 2,400 36.9 25.5 9.1 10.3 6.3 11.9 11.4 Metra Seis/El PaísUn 36% de los electores votaría a Jordi Pujol para presidente, frente al 22% de Obiols https://elpais.com/diario/1984/04/22/espana/451432803_850215.html es El País 22 April 1984 9–12 Apr 1984 2,700 36.1 22.1 7.8 7.8 4.3 21.9 14.0 CIS 10 Apr 1984 1,044 37.0 26.0 7.0 4.0 5.0 – 21.0 11.0 DYM/CIS 1 Apr 1984 2,271 37.4 18.2 5.0 5.4 3.0 3.6 27.4 19.2 Sofemasa/La Vanguardia 21–23 Mar 1984 2,400 30.8 22.0 9.3 8.5 6.5 22.9 8.8 CIS 1 Mar 1984 2,466 34.8 16.2 3.2 4.4 3.5 – 37.9 18.6 Metra Seis/CIS 1 Jan 1984 2,101 50.0 26.0 – – – – 23.0 24.0 CIS 1 Nov 1983 1,680 34.0 19.0 5.0 7.0 3.0 – 32.0 15.0 DYM/CIS 1 Sep 1983 2,198 32.1 16.5 6.1 8.7 – 1.5 35.1 15.6 Results Overall + ← Summary of the 29 April 1984 Parliament of Catalonia election results → center|350px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Convergence and Union (CiU) 1,346,729 46.80 +18.97 72 +29 Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) 866,281 30.11 +7.68 41 +8 People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)1 221,601 7.70 +5.33 11 +11 Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC) 160,581 5.58 −13.19 6 −19 Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) 126,943 4.41 −4.49 5 −9 Party of the Communists of Catalonia (PCC)2 68,836 2.39 +2.09 0 ±0 Agreement of the Catalan Left (EEC)3 35,937 1.25 −0.41 0 ±0 Spanish Vertex Ecological Development Revindication (VERDE) 8,714 0.30 New 0 ±0 Social Democratic Party of Catalonia (PSDC) 6,768 0.24 New 0 ±0 Workers' Socialist Party (PST) 5,381 0.19 New 0 ±0 Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI) 3,533 0.12 New 0 ±0 Revolutionary Workers' Party of Spain (PORE) 2,694 0.09 New 0 ±0 Communist Workers' Party of Catalonia (PCOC) 2,593 0.09 −0.39 0 ±0 Revolutionary Communist League (LCR) 1,861 0.06 New 0 ±0 Communist Party of Spain (Marxist–Leninist) (PCE (m–l)) 1,834 0.06 New 0 ±0 Spanish Democratic Party (PDE) 1,110 0.04 New 0 ±0 Party of Lleida (PLL) 856 0.03 New 0 ±0 Unity of Aran–Aranese Nationalist Party (UA–PNA) 787 0.03 New 0 ±0 Communist Movement of Catalonia (MCC)4 164 0.01 −1.21 0 ±0 Centrists of Catalonia (CC–UCD) n/a n/a −10.61 0 −18 Socialist Party of Andalusia–Andalusian Party (PSA–PA) n/a n/a −2.66 0 −2 Blank ballots 14,313 0.49 −0.17 Total 2,877,516 135 ±0 Valid votes 2,877,516 99.48 −0.02 Invalid votes 14,970 0.52 +0.02 Votes cast / turnout 2,892,486 64.36 +3.02 Abstentions 1,601,854 35.64 −3.02 Registered voters 4,494,340 SourcesLozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/acatalunya.html Eleccions al Parlament de Catalunya (des de 1980) es Historia Electoral.com 1 November 2025https://resultats.dadeselectorals.gencat.cat/#/dades?tipusProces=A&proces=A19841#dades Resultats electorals. Eleccions al Parlament de Catalunya 1984. Catalunya ca Government of Catalonia 15 November 2025 4 July 1988 Edictos de 9 de junio de 1988, por los que se hacen públicos los resultados correspondientes a la proclamación de electos al Parlamento de Cataluña, de las circunscripciones de Lleida, Tarragona y Girona https://portaldogc.gencat.cat/utilsEADOP/PDF/1012/607987.pdf es Official Journal of the Government of Catalonia 1012 1988-298X 2823–2824 16 February 2026 left Footnotes: 1 People's Coalition results are compared to Catalan Solidarity totals in the 1980 election. 2 Party of the Communists of Catalonia results are compared to Communist Unity totals in the 1980 election. 3 Agreement of the Catalan Left results are compared to Left Nationalists totals in the 1980 election. 4 Communist Movement of Catalonia results are compared to Unity for Socialism totals in the 1980 election. Popular vote #ddd 550px 500px CiU Convergence and Union 46.80 PSC–PSOE Socialists' Party of Catalonia 30.11 AP–PDP–UL People's Coalition (Spain) 7.70 PSUC Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia 5.58 ERC Republican Left of Catalonia 4.41 PCC Party of the Communists of Catalonia 2.39 EEC Agreement of Left Nationalists 1.25 Others #777777 1.34 Blank ballots #DDDDDD 0.49 Seats #ddd 550px 500px CiU Convergence and Union 53.33 PSC–PSOE Socialists' Party of Catalonia 30.37 AP–PDP–UL People's Coalition (Spain) 8.15 PSUC Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia 4.44 ERC Republican Left of Catalonia 3.70 Distribution by constituency Constituency CiU PSC CP PSUC ERC % S % S % S % S % S Barcelona 44.3 41 32.3 29 7.6 7 6.1 5 4.1 3 Gerona 59.6 11 21.5 4 5.6 1 3.2 − 6.1 1 Lérida 57.7 10 19.9 3 8.8 1 2.8 − 5.7 1 Tarragona 48.1 10 26.7 5 10.2 2 5.3 1 4.6 − Total 46.8 72 30.1 41 7.7 11 5.6 6 4.4 5 Sources Aftermath InvestitureNomination of Jordi Pujol (CDC) Ballot → 30 May 1984 Required majority → 68 out of 135 15 Yes • CiU (72) • AP–PDP–UL (11) • ERC (4) 87 135 green 125px No • PSC (38) • PSUC (6) 44 135 red 125px Abstentions • PSC (3) • ERC (1) 4 135 gray 125px Absentees 0 135 black 125px Sources Notes References Opinion poll sources "p" Other Bibliography Legislation 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 4/1979, de 18 de diciembre, de Estatuto de Autonomía de Cataluña Organic Law 4/1979 18 December 1979 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1979-30178 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1979-30178 20 June 2025 Statute 1979 y Ley 3/1982, de 23 de marzo, del Parlamento, del Presidente y del Consejo Ejecutivo de la Generalidad Law 3/1982 23 March 1982 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1982-10330 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1982-10330 17 November 2025 LPPCEG 1982 y Decreto 45/1984, de 5 de marzo, de la Presidencia de la Generalidad de Cataluña, por el que se convocan elecciones al Parlamento de Cataluña Decree 45/1984 5 March 1984 Official Journal of the Government of Catalonia es https://portaldogc.gencat.cat/utilsEADOP/PDF/413/850192.pdf 16 February 2026 Decree 45/1984 1984 Other Autonomous University of Barcelona 1984 Las elecciones al Parlamento de Cataluña de 29 de abril de 1984 https://www.cepc.gob.es/sites/default/files/2021-12/16175repne040157.pdf Madrid Centre for Political and Constitutional Studies es Revista de Estudios Políticos 40 155–187 0048-7694 6 April 2026 Regional election Catalonia Category:Regional elections in Catalonia Catalonia