1987 European Parliament election in Spain

none May 2020 1987 European Parliament election in Spain Spain parliamentary no 1989 European Parliament election in Spain 1989 List of members of the European Parliament for Spain, 1986–87 List of members of the European Parliament for Spain, 1987–89 All 60 Spanish seats in the European Parliament 1987 European Parliament election in Spain#Opinion polls 28,450,491 19,494,098 (68.5%) 10 June 1987 170x170px Fernando Morán Spanish Socialist Workers' Party Socialist Group 10 April 1987 Spain 28 7,522,706 39.1% 170x170px Manuel Fraga People's Alliance (Spain) European Democrats 16 March 1987 Spain 17 4,747,283 24.6% 170x170px Eduard Punset Democratic and Social Centre (Spain) Non-Inscrits 30 April 1987 Spain 7 1,976,093 10.3% 170x170px Fernando Pérez Royo United Left (Spain) Communists and Allies 25 April 1987 Spain 3 1,011,830 5.3% 170x170px Carles Gasòliba Convergence and Union LDREPP 1 January 1986 Spain 3 853,603 4.4% 170x170px Txema Montero Herri Batasuna Non-Inscrits 28 April 1987 Spain 1 360,952 1.9% x315px Vote winner strength by province x315px Vote winner strength by autonomous community An election was held in Spain on 10 June 1987 to elect the MEP delegation from the country for the 2nd European Parliament. All 60 seats allocated to the Spanish constituency as per the 1985 Treaty of Accession were up for election. It was held concurrently with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all across Spain. Spain had acceded the European Communities on 1 January 1986 and had been represented in the European Parliament by 60 temporarily appointed delegates until a proper election could be held. As a European-wide election was due in 1989, elected MEPs only served for the remainder of the European Parliament term. Background The ruling Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) designated former Foreign Affairs Minister Fernando Morán to lead their campaign.Díez Anabel 7 April 1987 Fernando Morán encabezará la candidatura del PSOE para el Parlamento Europeo https://elpais.com/diario/1987/04/07/espana/544744811_850215.html es El País 8 July 2017 The main opposition People's Alliance party (AP), running on its own after the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and Liberal Party (PL) broke away from the People's Coalition, chose Manuel Fraga—who had resigned as party leader in December 1986—to lead the party list.González Ibañez Juan 17 March 1987 Fraga encabezará la candidatura de Alianza Popular al Parlamento Europeo https://elpais.com/diario/1987/03/17/espana/542934012_850215.html es El País Madrid 17 March 2017 Adolfo Suárez had considered running as main candidate for his Democratic and Social Centre party (CDS),González Ibañez Juan 27 April 1987 Suárez mantiene la intención de ser candidato para el Parlamento Europeo https://elpais.com/diario/1987/04/27/espana/546472808_850215.html es El País Madrid 17 March 2017 but declined after the electoral law was amended by the ruling Spanish Socialist Workers' Party to make elected MEPs incompatible for posts in the Cortes Generales—Suárez was deputy in the Congress of Deputies, and would have been forced to renounce one of the two offices if elected.González Ibáñez Juan 1 May 1987 Suárez renuncia a ser candidato al Parlamento y pone en su lugar al ex ministro Punset https://elpais.com/diario/1987/05/01/espana/546818405_850215.html es El País Madrid 14 July 2017 Overview Electoral system Voting for the European Parliament in Spain was based on universal suffrage, which comprised all Spanish nationals over 18 years of age with full political rights, provided that they had not been deprived of the right to vote by a final sentence, nor were legally incapacitated.LOREG 1985 arts. 2–3. 60 European Parliament seats were allocated to Spain as per the 1985 Treaty of Accession.LOREG 1985 art. 215; 76/787/ECSC, EEC, Euratom 1976 arts. 1–2; ECA (amend. 2), 1985 1985 art. 10, amending art. 2 of the Direct Elections Act (Decision 76/787/ECSC, EEC, Euratom).. All were elected in a single multi-member constituency—comprising the entire national territory—using the D'Hondt method and closed-list proportional voting, with no electoral threshold.LOREG 1985 arts. 214–216. The use of this electoral method resulted in an 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 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 & 217. Outgoing delegation List of members of the European Parliament for Spain, 1986–1987 The table below shows the composition of the Spanish delegation in the chamber at the time of the election call.Lozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/europaesp.html Parlamento Europeo: Distribución de los Eurodiputados españoles en grupos parlamentarios es Historia Electoral.com 25 August 2025 + Delegation composition in May 1987 Groups Parties MEPs Seats Total Socialist Group PSOE 36 36 European Democrats AP 12 14 UM 1 PDP 1 European People's Party PDP 2 5 EAJ/PNV 2 UDC 1 Liberal and Democratic Reformist Group CDC 2 2 INDEP 1 Rainbow Group EE 1 1 Non-Inscrits INDEP 2 2 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. In order to be entitled to run, parties, federations, alliances and groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of at least 15,000 registered electors; this requirement could be lifted and replaced through the signature of at least 50 elected officials—deputies, senators, MEPs or members from the legislative assemblies of autonomous communities or from local city councils. Electors and elected officials were disallowed from signing for more than one list.LOREG 1985 art. 220. Below is a list of the main parties and alliances which contested the election: Candidacy Parties andalliances Leading candidate Ideology Ref. References PSOE List on Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC) 50px Fernando Morán Social democracy Díez Anabel 7 April 1987 Fernando Morán encabezará la candidatura del PSOE para el Parlamento Europeo https://elpais.com/diario/1987/04/07/espana/544744811_850215.html es El País Madrid 14 July 2017 AP List on People's Alliance (AP) Navarrese People's Union (UPN) Centrists of Galicia (CdG) 50px Manuel Fraga Conservatism González Ibáñez Juan 17 March 1987 Fraga encabezará la candidatura de Alianza Popular al Parlamento Europeo https://elpais.com/diario/1987/03/17/espana/542934012_850215.html es El País Madrid 14 July 2017 CDS List on Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 50px Eduard Punset CentrismLiberalism CiU List on Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (CDC) Democratic Union of Catalonia (UDC) 50px Carles Gasòliba Catalan nationalismCentrism IU List on Communist Party of Spain (PCE) Socialist Action Party (PASOC) Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE) Progressive Federation (FP) Republican Left (IR) United Candidacy of Workers (CUT) Initiative for Catalonia (IC)– Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC)– Agreement of Left Nationalists (ENE) 50px Fernando Pérez Royo SocialismCommunism Bayarri Francesc 26 April 1987 Gerardo Iglesias afirma que el Gobierno no conocía el impacto de la entrada de España en la CE https://elpais.com/diario/1987/04/26/espana/546386407_850215.html es El País Valencia 14 July 2017 UE List on Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) Nationalist Galicianist Party (PGN) 50px Jon Gangoiti Peripheral nationalism Ruiz de Azúa Victorino 23 April 1987 Los partidos vascos irán a las elecciones europeas en coalición con catalanes y gallegos https://elpais.com/diario/1987/04/23/espana/546127215_850215.html es El País Bilbao 20 July 2017 HB List on Popular Unity (HB)– People's Socialist Revolutionary Party (HASI)– Basque Nationalist Action (EAE/ANV)– Patriotic Socialist Committees (ASK) 50px Txema Montero Basque independenceAbertzale leftRevolutionary socialism Galán Lola 29 April 1987 HB presenta al histórico de ETA 'Peixoto' en sus listas al Parlamento Europeo https://elpais.com/diario/1987/04/29/espana/546645614_850215.html es El País Madrid 14 July 2017 IP List on Basque Country Left (EE) Galician Socialist Party–Galician Left (PSG–EG) Agreement of Left Nationalists (ENE) Socialist Party of Mallorca (PSM) Socialist Party of Menorca (PSM) Aragonese Union (UA–CHA) 50px Mario Onaindia Left-wing nationalism CEP List on Basque Solidarity (EA) Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) Galician Nationalist Party (PNG) 50px Carlos Garaikoetxea Left-wing nationalism Etxarri Tonia 30 April 1987 Coalición electoral https://elpais.com/diario/1987/04/30/espana/546732002_850215.html es El País 20 July 2017 PDP List on People's Democratic Party (PDP) 50px Javier Rupérez Christian democracy UM List on Majorcan Union (UM) 50px Antoni Rosés LiberalismRegionalism Opinion polls The table below lists voting intention estimates 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 given poll. When available, seat projections are also displayed below the voting estimates in a smaller font. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Turnout 17px|link=Spanish Socialist Workers' Party|PSOE 30px|link=People's Alliance (Spain)|AP 27px|link=Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)|CDS 35px|link=Convergence and Union|CiU 35px|link=United Left (Spain)|IU UE 27px|link=Herri Batasuna|HB 27px|link=Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity|PTE–UC IP CEP 27px|link=People's Democratic Party (Spain)|PDP 25px|link=National Front (Spain, 1986)|FN AS Lead 1987 EP election 10 Jun 1987 68.5 39.175% Verdana 28 24.675% Verdana 17 10.375% Verdana 7 4.475% Verdana 3 5.375% Verdana 3 1.275% Verdana 0 1.975% Verdana 1 1.275% Verdana 0 1.475% Verdana 0 1.775% Verdana 1 0.975% Verdana 0 0.675% Verdana 0 0.675% Verdana 0 14.5 Gallup/ÉpocaAlgunas encuestas electorales plantean un descenso exagerado del PSOE https://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1987/06/05/028.html es ABC 4 June 1987 4 Jun 1987?? 46.875% Verdana 29/30 24.775% Verdana 16 9.375% Verdana 6 4.075% Verdana 2/3 4.475% Verdana 3?75% Verdana 1 –?75% Verdana 1?75% Verdana 1 – – – – 22.1 Sigma Dos/Diario 16El CDS, único partido que ha progresado durante la campaña https://recursos.march.es/linz/I34457.pdf es Diario 16 4 June 1987El PSOE ganará las elecciones al Parlamento Europeo pero puede perder al menos diez eurodiputados https://recursos.march.es/linz/I34468.pdf es Diario 16 4 June 1987 30 May–1 Jun 1987 2,500? 41.0–43.075% Verdana 25/27 24.0–26.075% Verdana 15/16 11.0–13.075% Verdana 7/9 4.0–4.875% Verdana 2/3 4.5–5.575% Verdana 3 1.0–1.675% Verdana 0/1 1.4–2.075% Verdana 1 – 1.4–1.975% Verdana 1 0.8–1.475% Verdana 0/1 – 0.8–1.475% Verdana 0/1 0.8–1.475% Verdana 0/1 17.0 Iope–Etmar/El PeriódicoPSOE y AP, en cabeza aunque pierden votos http://archivo.elperiodico.com/ed/19870604/pag_003.html es El Periódico de Catalunya 4 June 1987 25–29 May 1987 2,497? 41.675% Verdana 28 25.275% Verdana 17 10.075% Verdana 6 4.475% Verdana 3 5.475% Verdana 3 0.875% Verdana 0 2.075% Verdana 1 1.075% Verdana 0 2.075% Verdana 1 1.975% Verdana 1 – 0.575% Verdana 0 0.575% Verdana 0 16.4 Demoscopia/El PaísEl PSOE pierde el control mayoritario de las grandes ciudades https://recursos.march.es/linz/I34481.pdf es El País 4 June 1987 10 March 2017 12 March 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170312052554/https://recursos.march.es/linz/I34481.pdf dead Fernando Morán se impone con claridad a Fraga y al resto de sus adversarios https://recursos.march.es/linz/I34482.pdf es El País 4 June 1987 22–26 May 1987 11,000? 38.675% Verdana 23/26 24.475% Verdana 15/17 14.775% Verdana 9/10 4.775% Verdana 2/3 3.375% Verdana 1/2 1.475% Verdana 0/1 1.775% Verdana 0/1 1.375% Verdana 0/1 1.675% Verdana 0/1 1.475% Verdana 0/1 1.375% Verdana 0/1 0.775% Verdana 0 0.575% Verdana 0 14.2 CISUn sondeo del CIS para el Gobierno da la mayoría del PSOE en Madrid y Barcelona https://recursos.march.es/linz/I34500.pdf es El País 4 June 1987 18–19 May 1987 2,497? 45.175% Verdana 30 26.475% Verdana 17 9.975% Verdana 6 4.275% Verdana 2 4.075% Verdana 2 – – – – – – – – 18.7 Sigma Dos/Diario 16 8 May 1987?? 42.375% Verdana 25/27 26.175% Verdana 14/17 10.875% Verdana 6/8 5.175% Verdana 3 5.275% Verdana 3 1.675% Verdana 1 1.475% Verdana 0/1 – 1.175% Verdana 0/1 1.175% Verdana 0/1 – 1.675% Verdana 1 2.175% Verdana 1 16.2 1986 general election 22 Jun 1986 70.5 44.175% Verdana (30) 26.075% Verdana (17) 9.275% Verdana (6) 5.075% Verdana (3) 4.675% Verdana (3) 1.575% Verdana (1) 1.175% Verdana (0) 1.175% Verdana (0) 0.875% Verdana (0) 0.475% Verdana (0) – – – 18.1 Results Overall results by autonomous community/constituency Results of the 1987 European Parliament election in Spain + Summary of the 10 June 1987 European Parliament election results in Spain → center|325px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 7,522,706 39.06 n/a 28 n/a People's Alliance (AP) 4,747,283 24.65 n/a 17 n/a Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 1,976,093 10.26 n/a 7 n/a United Left (IU) 1,011,830 5.25 n/a 3 n/a Convergence and Union (CiU) 853,603 4.43 n/a 3 n/a Popular Unity (HB) 360,952 1.87 n/a 1 n/a Coalition for the Europe of the Peoples (EA–ERC–PNG) 326,911 1.70 n/a 1 n/a Left of the Peoples (IP) 261,328 1.36 n/a 0 n/a Europeanist Union (PNV–PGN) 226,570 1.18 n/a 0 n/a Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC) 222,680 1.16 n/a 0 n/a Andalusian Party (PA) 185,550 0.96 n/a 0 n/a People's Democratic Party (PDP) 170,866 0.89 n/a 0 n/a Valencian Union (UV) 162,128 0.84 n/a 0 n/a National Front (FN) 122,799 0.64 n/a 0 n/a Social Action (AS) 116,761 0.61 n/a 0 n/a The Greens (LV) 107,625 0.56 n/a 0 n/a Regionalist Aragonese Party (PAR) 105,865 0.55 n/a 0 n/a Canarian Independent Groups (AIC) 96,895 0.50 n/a 0 n/a Workers' Socialist Party (PST) 77,132 0.40 n/a 0 n/a Confederation of the Greens (CV) 65,574 0.34 n/a 0 n/a Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 53,116 0.28 n/a 0 n/a United Extremadura (EU) 39,369 0.20 n/a 0 n/a Revolutionary Workers' Party of Spain (PORE) 30,157 0.16 n/a 0 n/a National Assembly of Medicine Students and Associates (ANEMYA) 30,143 0.16 n/a 0 n/a Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI) 25,270 0.13 n/a 0 n/a Social Democratic Coalition (CSD) 25,058 0.13 n/a 0 n/a Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS) 23,407 0.12 n/a 0 n/a Humanist Platform (PH–FV) 22,333 0.12 n/a 0 n/a Communist Unification of Spain (UCE) 21,482 0.11 n/a 0 n/a Majorcan Union (UM) 19,066 0.10 n/a 0 n/a Valencian Coalition Party (PCV) 14,749 0.08 n/a 0 n/a Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC) 14,553 0.08 n/a 0 n/a Nationalist Party of Castile and León (PANCAL) 12,616 0.07 n/a 0 n/a Andalusian Liberation (LA) 9,881 0.05 n/a 0 n/a Democratic Spanish Party (PED) 9,146 0.05 n/a 0 n/a Blank ballots 189,729 0.99 n/a Total 19,261,226 60 n/a Valid votes 19,261,226 98.81 n/a Invalid votes 232,872 1.19 n/a Votes cast / turnout 19,494,098 68.52 n/a Abstentions 8,956,393 31.48 n/a Registered voters 28,450,491 Sourceshttps://infoelectoral.interior.gob.es/es/elecciones-celebradas/resultados-electorales/ Elecciones celebradas. Resultados electorales es Ministry of the Interior 2 April 2024 18 December 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20251218194252/https://infoelectoral.interior.gob.es/es/elecciones-celebradas/resultados-electorales/ dead Lozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/eu1987.html Elecciones Europeas 10 de junio de 1987 es Historia Electoral.com 25 August 202510 July 1987 Comunicación de 8 de julio de 1987, de la Junta Electoral Central, sobre resultados de las elecciones al Parlamento Europeo, con indicación del número de escaños y votos obtenidos en las diferentes provincias de las candidaturas proclamadas https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/1987/07/10/pdfs/A21099-21102.pdf es Official State Gazette 164 0212-033X 21099–21102 14 February 202629 September 1987 Corrección de errores de la Comunicación de 8 de julio de 1987, de la Junta Electoral Central, sobre resultados de las elecciones al Parlamento Europeo, con indicación del número de escaños y votos obtenidos en las diferentes provincias por las candidaturas proclamadas https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/1987/09/29/pdfs/A29058-29059.pdf es Official State Gazette 233 0212-033X 29058–29059 14 February 2026 Popular vote #ddd 550px 500px PSOE Spanish Socialist Workers' Party 39.06 AP People's Alliance (Spain) 24.65 CDS Democratic and Social Centre (Spain) 10.26 IU United Left (Spain) 5.25 CiU Convergence and Union 4.43 HB Herri Batasuna 1.87 EA–ERC–PNG Coalition for the Europe of the Peoples 1.70 IP Left of the Peoples (1987) 1.36 PNV–PGN Europeanist Union 1.18 PTE–UC Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity 1.16 Others #777777 8.11 Blank ballots #DDDDDD 0.99 Seats #ddd 550px 500px PSOE Spanish Socialist Workers' Party 46.67 AP People's Alliance (Spain) 28.33 CDS Democratic and Social Centre (Spain) 11.67 IU United Left (Spain) 5.00 CiU Convergence and Union 5.00 HB Herri Batasuna 1.67 EA–ERC–PNG Coalition for the Europe of the Peoples 1.67 Maps Distribution by European group + Summary of political group distribution in the 2nd European Parliament (1984–1989) Groups Parties Seats Total % Socialist Group (SOC)Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 28 28 46.67 European Democrats (ED)People's Alliance (AP) 17 17 28.33 Communist and Allies Group (COM)Communist Party of Spain (PCE) Initiative for Catalonia (IC) Socialist Action Party (PASOC) 111 3 5.00 Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (LDR)Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (CDC) 2 2 3.33 European People's Party (EPP)Democratic Union of Catalonia (UDC) 1 1 1.67 Rainbow Group (RBW)Basque Solidarity (EA) 1 1 1.67 Non-Inscrits (NI)Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) Popular Unity (HB) 71 8 13.33 Total 60 60 100.00 Notes References Opinion poll sources "p" Other Bibliography 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 13 February 2026 LOREG 1985 Act concerning the election of the representatives of the Assembly by direct universal suffrage 20 September 1976 Official Journal of the European Communities 41976X1008(01) https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:41976X1008(01) 10 July 2024 76/787/ECSC, EEC, Euratom 1976 Treaty (signed on 12 June 1985) between the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Hellenic Republic, the French Republic, Ireland, the Italian Republic, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Member States of the European Communities) and the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic concerning the accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the European Economic Community and to the European Atomic Energy Community 15 November 1985 Official Journal of the European Communities 11985I/TXT https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:1985:302:FULL:EN:PDF 21 July 2017 ECA (amend. 2), 1985 1985 External links European elections Spain in Europe Politique. 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