1987 Zaragoza municipal election

Election in the Spanish municipality of Zaragoza 1987 Zaragoza municipal election Zaragoza parliamentary no 1983 Zaragoza municipal election 1983 1991 Zaragoza municipal election 1991 All 31 seats in the City Council of Zaragoza 16 #Opinion polls 435,764 10px 3.0% 291,228 (66.8%)10px 5.0 pp 10 June 1987 170x170px Antonio González Triviño Socialists' Party of Aragon 22 January 1986 18 seats, 52.4% 13 10px 5 111,102 38.7% 10px 13.7 pp 170x170px Emilio Eiroa Aragonese Party 1987 4 seats, 13.3% 8 10px 4 66,296 23.1% 10px 9.8 pp 170x170px Rafael Zapatero People's Alliance (Spain) 1987 6 seats (CP)"AP–PDP–UL" Within the AP–PDP–UL alliance in the 1983 election: AP (6 seats) and PDP (2 seats).Ortega Javier 6 November 1986 El Grupo Popular en el Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza se queda con un solo edil https://elpais.com/diario/1986/11/06/espana/531615622_850215.html es El País Zaragoza 29 November 2025 5 10px 1 42,901 14.9% n/a 170x170px Rafael de Miguel Democratic and Social Centre (Spain) 1983 0 seats, 3.1% 3 10px 3 30,831 10.7% 10px 7.6 pp 170x170px José Luis Martínez Blasco CAA–IU 1987 1 seat, 5.4%"PCE" Results for PCE in the 1983 election. 2 10px 1 20,650 7.2% 10px 1.8 pp 170x170px José Alberto García-Atance People's Democratic Party (Spain) 1987 2 seats (CP)"AP–PDP–UL" 0 10px 2 1,697 0.6% n/a Mayor Mayor after election Antonio González Triviño Socialists' Party of Aragon Antonio González Triviño Socialists' Party of Aragon A municipal election was held in Zaragoza on 10 June 1987 to elect the 3rd City Council of the municipality. All 31 seats in the City Council were up for election. It was held concurrently with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all across Spain, as well as the 1987 European Parliament election. Overview Under the 1978 Constitution, the governance of municipalities in Spain—part of the country's local government system—was centered on the figure of city councils (es ayuntamientos), local corporations with independent legal personality composed of a mayor, a government council and an elected legislative assembly.Constitution 1978 art. 140; LBRL 1985 art. 19. The mayor was indirectly elected by the local assembly, requiring an absolute majority; otherwise, the candidate from the most-voted party automatically became mayor (ties were resolved by drawing lots).LBRL 1985 art. 19; LOREG 1985 art. 196. In the case of Zaragoza, the top-tier administrative and governing body was the City Council of Zaragoza. Date The term of local assemblies in Spain expired four years after the date of their previous election. The election decree was required to be issued no later than 25 days prior to the scheduled expiration date of the assemblies and published on the following day in the Official State Gazette (BOE), with election day taking place between 54 and 60 days after the decree's publication.LOREG 1985 arts. 42 & 194. The previous local elections were held on 8 May 1983, which meant that the chambers' terms would have expired on 8 May 1987. The election decree was required to be published in the BOE no later than 14 April 1987, setting the latest possible date for election day on 13 June 1987. Local assemblies could not be dissolved before the expiration of their term, except in cases of mismanagement that seriously harmed the public interest and implied a breach of constitutional obligations, in which case the Council of Ministers could—optionally—decide to call a by-election.LBRL 1985 art. 61. Elections to the assemblies of local entities were officially called on 14 April 1987 with the publication of the corresponding decree in the BOE, setting election day for 10 June.Royal Decree 508/1987 1987 arts. 1–2. Electoral system Voting for local assemblies was based on universal suffrage, comprising all Spanish nationals over 18 years of age, registered and residing in the municipality 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), as well as resident non-nationals whose country of origin allowed reciprocal voting by virtue of a treaty.Constitution 1978 art. 13; LBRL 1985 art. 19; LOREG 1985 arts. 2–3 & 176. Local councillors were elected using the D'Hondt method and closed-list proportional voting, with a five percent-threshold of valid votes (including blank ballots) in each municipality.LOREG 1985 arts. 163 & 180. Each municipality was a multi-member constituency, with a number of seats based on the following scale:LOREG 1985 art. 179. Population Councillors <250 5 251–1,000 7 1,001–2,000 9 2,001–5,000 11 5,001–10,000 13 10,001–20,000 17 20,001–50,000 21 50,001–100,000 25 >100,001 +1 per each 100,000 inhabitants or fraction+1 if total is an even number 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.LOREG 1985 arts. 46, 48 & 182. 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 10 days of the election call, whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of a determined amount of the electors registered in the municipality for which they sought election, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list. In the case of Zaragoza, as its population was between 300,001 and 1,000,000, at least 5,000 signatures were required.LOREG 1985 arts. 44 & 187. 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 PSOE List on Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 50px Antonio González Triviño Social democracy 52.4% 18 Ortega Javier 11 January 1986 Sainz de Varanda, alcalde socialista de Zaragoza, murió ayer tras una larga enfermedad https://elpais.com/diario/1986/01/11/espana/505782021_850215.html es El País Zaragoza 29 November 2025Ortega Javier 23 January 1986 El PSOE propone a González Triviño como candidato a la alcaldía de Zaragoza https://elpais.com/diario/1986/01/23/espana/506818822_850215.html es El País Zaragoza 29 November 2025Ortega Javier 28 January 1986 González Triviño, elegido alcalde de Zaragoza https://elpais.com/diario/1986/01/28/espana/507250820_850215.html es El País Zaragoza 29 November 2025 AP List on People's Alliance (AP) 50px Rafael Zapatero ConservatismNational conservatism 22.3%"AP–PDP–UL" 8 PDP List on People's Democratic Party (PDP) 50px José Alberto García-Atance Christian democracy 14 September 1986 El PDP irá en solitario https://elpais.com/diario/1986/09/14/espana/527032808_850215.html es El País 10 March 202628 January 1987 Alzaga descarta cualquier coalición del PDP con Alianza Popular https://elpais.com/diario/1987/01/28/espana/538786813_850215.html es El País Valencia 28 November 2025 PAR List on Aragonese Party (PAR) 50px Emilio Eiroa RegionalismCentrism 13.3% 4 CAA–IU List on Communist Party of Aragon (PCE–A) Socialist Action Party (PASOC) Republican Left (IR) 50px José Luis Martínez Blasco SocialismCommunism 5.4%"PCE" 1 CDS List on Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 50px Rafael de Miguel CentrismLiberalism 3.1% 0 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; 16 seats were required for an absolute majority in the City Council of Zaragoza. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Turnout 17px|link=Socialists' Party of Aragon|PSOE 35px|link=People's Coalition (Spain)|AP–PDP–PL 25px|link=Regionalist Aragonese Party|PAR 35px|link=United Left of Aragon|CAA–IU 27px|link=Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)|CDS 30px|link=People's Alliance (Spain)|AP Lead 1987 municipal election 10 Jun 1987 66.8 38.775% Verdana 13 – 23.175% Verdana 8 7.275% Verdana 2 10.775% Verdana 3 14.975% Verdana 5 15.6 Demoscopia/El PaísLas disputas socialistas pueden cambiar el panorama regional y municipal http://recursos.march.es/linz/I34484.pdf es El País 4 June 1987 1 January 2026 17 February 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160217072554/http://recursos.march.es/linz/I34484.pdf bot: unknown 22–26 May 1987? 67 34.675% Verdana 11/12 – 25.375% Verdana 8/9 5.475% Verdana 1 19.475% Verdana 6 13.175% Verdana 4 9.3 1986 general election 22 Jun 1986 70.4 42.375% Verdana (15) 25.175% Verdana (9) 10.775% Verdana (3) 4.575% Verdana (0) 11.875% Verdana (4) "CP" Within CP. 17.2 1983 municipal election 8 May 1983 61.8 52.475% Verdana 18 22.375% Verdana 8 13.375% Verdana 4 5.4"PCE"75% Verdana 1 3.175% Verdana 0 "CP" 30.1 Results + ← Summary of the 10 June 1987 City Council of Zaragoza election results → center|315px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 111,102 38.68 −13.68 13 −5 Regionalist Aragonese Party (PAR) 66,296 23.08 +9.75 8 +4 People's Alliance (AP)1 42,901 14.93 n/a 5 −1 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 30,831 10.73 +7.58 3 +3 Aragon Alternative Convergence–United Left (CAA–IU)2 20,650 7.19 +1.76 2 +1 Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC) 4,733 1.65 New 0 ±0 Aragonese Union (UA–CHA) 2,170 0.76 New 0 ±0 People's Democratic Party (PDP) 1,697 0.59 n/a 0 −2 Humanist Platform (PH) 1,140 0.40 New 0 ±0 Communist Unification of Spain (UCE) 741 0.26 New 0 ±0 Republican Popular Unity (UPR)3 683 0.24 +0.14 0 ±0 Blank ballots 4,317 1.50 +1.50 Total 287,261 31 ±0 Valid votes 287,261 98.64 −1.36 Invalid votes 3,967 1.36 +1.36 Votes cast / turnout 291,228 66.83 +5.07 Abstentions 144,536 33.17 −5.07 Registered voters 435,764 SourcesLozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/mzaragoza.html Elecciones municipales en Zaragoza (desde 1979) es Historia Electoral.com 4 November 2025https://infoelectoral.interior.gob.es/es/elecciones-celebradas/resultados-electorales/ Elecciones celebradas. Resultados electorales es Ministry of the Interior 5 November 2025 5 August 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240805154842/https://infoelectoral.interior.gob.es/es/elecciones-celebradas/resultados-electorales/ dead Official State Gazette 172 20 July 1987 es Resultados de las elecciones municipales celebradas el 10 de junio de 1987 https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/1987/07/20/pdfs/R22136-02194.pdf 0212-033X 1–565 26 November 2025 left Footnotes: 1 Within the People's Coalition alliance in the 1983 election. 2 Aragon Alternative Convergence–United Left results are compared to Communist Party of Spain totals in the 1983 election. 3 Republican Popular Unity results are compared to Popular Struggle Coalition totals in the 1983 election. Popular vote #ddd 550px 500px PSOE Socialists' Party of Aragon 38.68 PAR Regionalist Aragonese Party 23.08 AP People's Alliance (Spain) 14.93 CDS Democratic and Social Centre (Spain) 10.73 CAA–IU United Left of Aragon 7.19 PTE–UC Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity 1.65 Others #777777 2.24 Blank ballots #DDDDDD 1.50 Seats #ddd 550px 500px PSOE Socialists' Party of Aragon 41.94 PAR Aragonese Party 25.81 AP People's Alliance (Spain) 16.13 CDS Democratic and Social Centre (Spain) 9.68 CAA–IU United Left of Aragon 6.45 Aftermath Government formation Investiture Ballot → 30 June 1987 Required majority → 16 out of 31 Antonio González Triviño (PSOE) • PSOE (13) 13 31 Socialists' Party of Aragon 125px yellow 15 Emilio Eiroa (PAR) • PAR (8) • AP (5) 13 31 Aragonese Party 125px 15 José Luis Martínez Blasco (CAA–IU) • CAA–IU (2) 2 31 United Left of Aragon 125px 15 Abstentions/Blank ballots • CDS (3) 3 31 gray 125px Absentees 0 31 black 125px SourcesOrtega Javier 1 July 1987 https://elpais.com/diario/1987/07/01/espana/552088819_850215.html Decisiva abstención del CDS es El País Zaragoza 30 November 2025 Notes References Opinion poll sources "p" Other Bibliography y Constitución Española Constitution 27 December 1978 version as of 29 December 1978 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1978-31229 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1978-31229&tn=1&p=19781229 27 December 2016 Constitution 1978 y Ley 7/1985, de 2 de abril, Reguladora de las Bases del Régimen Local Law 7/1985 2 April 1985 version as of 3 April 1985 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1985-5392 es https://boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1985-5392&tn=1&p=19850403 4 November 2025 LBRL 1985 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 4 November 2025 LOREG 1985 y Real Decreto 508/1987, de 13 de abril, de convocatoria de elecciones locales Royal Decree 508/1987 13 April 1987 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1987-9222 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1987-9222 27 November 2025 Royal Decree 508/1987 1987 Municipal election Zaragoza Category:Elections in Zaragoza Zaragoza