1984 Basque regional election

Election in the Spanish region of the Basque Country 1984 Basque regional election Basque Country parliamentary no 1980 Basque regional election 1980 1986 Basque regional election 1986 All 75 seats in the Basque Parliament 38 #Opinion polls 1,584,540 10px 1.9% 1,085,304 (68.5%)10px 8.7 pp 26 February 1984 170x170px Carlos Garaikoetxea Basque Nationalist Party April 1977 Guipúzcoa 25 seats, 38.0% 32 10px 7 451,178 41.8% 10px 3.8 pp 170x170px Txiki Benegas PSE–PSOE 26 February 1978 Biscay 9 seats, 14.2% 19 10px 10 247,786 23.0% 10px 8.8 pp 170x170px — Herri Batasuna — — 11 seats, 16.5% 11 10px 0 157,389 14.6% 10px 1.9 pp 170x170px Jaime Mayor Oreja AP–PDP–UL 1984 Guipúzcoa 2 seats, 4.8%Results for AP in the 1980 election. 7 10px 5 100,581 9.3% 10px 4.5 pp 170x170px Mario Onaindia Euskadiko Ezkerra 1982 Álava 6 seats, 9.8% 6 10px 0 85,671 7.9% 10px 1.9 pp BasqueCountryProvinceMapParliament1984.png 325px Vote winner strength by constituency Lehendakari Lehendakari after election Carlos Garaikoetxea Basque Nationalist Party Carlos Garaikoetxea Basque Nationalist Party A regional election was held in the Basque Country on 26 February 1984 to elect the 2nd Parliament of the autonomous community. All 75 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) won 32 seats, the Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE) came second with 19 seats, People's Unity (HB) came third with 11 seats, the People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL) won 7 seats, and Basque Country Left (EE) won 6 seats. Overview Under the 1979 Statute of Autonomy, the Basque Parliament was the unicameral legislature of the Basque Autonomous Community, having legislative power in devolved matters, as well as the ability to grant or withdraw confidence from a lehendakari.Statute 1979 arts. 25 & 27–28. The electoral and procedural rules were supplemented by national law provisions.LEPV 1983 reas. 1. Date The term of the Basque Parliament expired four years after the date of its previous election, unless it was dissolved earlier. The election decree was required to be published in the Official Gazette of the Basque Country (BOPV) between 36 and 45 days before the scheduled election day.Statute 1979 art. 26; LEPV 1983 arts. 45–47. The previous election was held on 9 March 1980, which meant that the chamber's term would have expired on 9 March 1984, setting the latest possible date for election day on 23 April 1984. Amendments in 1981 granted the lehendakari the prerogative to dissolve the Basque Parliament at any given time and call a snap election, provided that no motion of no confidence was in process.LGV 1981 arts. 7 & 50–51. In the event of an investiture process failing to elect a lehendakari within a 60-day period from the Parliament's reconvening, the chamber was to be automatically dissolved and a fresh election called.LGV 1981 art. 6. The Basque Parliament was officially dissolved on 18 January 1984 with the publication of the corresponding decree in the BOPV, setting election day for 26 February.Decree 13/1984 1984 arts. 1–2. Electoral system Voting for the Parliament was based on universal suffrage, comprising all Spanish nationals over 18 years of age, registered in the Basque Country and with full civil and political rights.Statute 1979 art. 26; LEPV 1983 art. 2 (suppl. supplemented by Royal Decree-Law 20/1977 1977 art. 2). The Basque Parliament had 75 seats. All were elected in three multi-member constituencies—corresponding to the provinces of Álava, Biscay and Guipúzcoa, each of which was assigned a fixed number of 25 seats to provide for an equal parliamentary representation of the three provinces—using the D'Hondt method and closed-list proportional voting, with a five percent-threshold of valid votes (not including blank ballots)Unlike other electoral legislation in Spain, valid votes under the 1983 Basque electoral law did not include blank ballots. in each constituency.Statute 1979 art. 26; LEPV 1983 arts. 8–11; Decree 13/1984 1984 art. 2. 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.LEPV 1983 arts. 11, 48 & 67 (suppl. supplemented by Royal Decree-Law 20/1977 1977 art. 20). 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; 38 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Basque Parliament (31 in the 1980 election). Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Turnout PNV 28px|link=Herri Batasuna|HB 17px|link=Socialist Party of the Basque Country|PSE–PSOE 18px|link=Euskadiko Ezkerra|EE 27px|link=Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)|UCD 35px|link=People's Coalition (Spain)|AP–PDP–UL 30px|link=Communist Party of the Basque Country|PCE/EPK 27px|link=Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)|CDS Lead 1984 regional election 26 Feb 1984 68.5 41.875% Verdana 32 14.675% Verdana 11 23.075% Verdana 19 7.975% Verdana 6 – 9.375% Verdana 7 1.475% Verdana 0 – 18.8 ECO/CIS"Und" Undecided and/or abstentionists excluded.Preelectoral País Vasco 1984 (V) (Estudio nº 1400. Febrero 1984) https://www.cis.es/documents/d/cis/es1400mar_spdf es CIS 20 February 1984 20 Feb 1984 1,506? 46.0 16.0 18.0 13.0 – 4.0 1.0 – 28.0 Emopública/El País"Und"El PNV alcanza la mayoría absoluta en Euskadi, con un 23% de votantes indecisos https://elpais.com/hemeroteca/elpais/portadas/1984/02/19/ es El País 19 February 1984Probable mayoría absoluta del PNV en las elecciones del próximo domingo en Euskadi https://elpais.com/diario/1984/02/19/espana/445993205_850215.html es El País 19 February 1984Ficha técnica del sondeo https://elpais.com/diario/1984/02/19/espana/445993201_850215.html es El País 19 February 1984 13–16 Feb 1984 1,200? 46.075% Verdana 39/44 13.675% Verdana 8/12 16.675% Verdana 12/16 10.375% Verdana 7/10 – 1.875% Verdana 1/2 – – 29.4 AP"Und"Alianza Popular confía conseguir en Cataluña el 14 por ciento de los votos http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/1984/01/31/pagina-8/32825378/pdf.html es La Vanguardia 31 January 1984 30 Jan 1984?? 41.5 16.7 17.6 9.4 – 8.3 – – 23.9 PSE–PSOELos partidos vascos ven muy difícil un pacto de Gobierno tras las elecciones http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1984/01/22/020.html es ABC 22 January 1984 21 Jan 1984???75% Verdana 33?75% Verdana 9?75% Verdana 19?75% Verdana 8 –?75% Verdana 6 – –? Basque Government 21 Jan 1984???75% Verdana 36?75% Verdana 8?75% Verdana 17?75% Verdana 9 –?75% Verdana 4 – –? Gabinete Azterka/EEPNV se mantiene y PSOE baja, según una encuesta relativa a las próximas elecciones autonómicas http://diariodenavarra.mynewsonline.com/index.php?screen=preview&ref=NAV19840102G003 es Diario de Navarra 2 January 1984 3–10 Nov 1983 600 65 35.075% Verdana 28 13.075% Verdana 10 23.075% Verdana 18 10.075% Verdana 7 – 12.075% Verdana 10 – – 12.0 1983 foral elections 8 May 1983 64.6 39.675% Verdana (26) 14.275% Verdana (8) 26.375% Verdana (17) 7.975% Verdana (4) – 8.875% Verdana (5) 2.075% Verdana (0) 0.375% Verdana (0) 13.3 1982 general election 28 Oct 1982 79.3 31.775% Verdana (19) 14.775% Verdana (9) 29.275% Verdana (21) 7.775% Verdana (4) "AP+PDP+PDL+UCD" Within AP–PDP–PDL–UCD. 11.6"CP+UCD" Results for AP–PDP–PDL–UCD.75% Verdana (7) 1.875% Verdana (0) 1.875% Verdana (0) 2.5 ICSA–Gallup/Tribuna VascaSocialistas y EE pueden desbancar a Herri Batasuna en unas próximas elecciones http://diariodenavarra.mynewsonline.com/index.php?screen=preview&ref=NAV19820825G003 es Diario de Navarra 25 August 1982 25 Aug 1982?? 36.575% Verdana 24 13.375% Verdana 8 20.375% Verdana 13 13.775% Verdana 9 5.275% Verdana 4 2.475% Verdana 1 2.875% Verdana 1 – 16.2 1980 regional election 9 Mar 1980 59.8 38.075% Verdana 25 16.575% Verdana 11 14.275% Verdana 9 9.875% Verdana 6 8.575% Verdana 6 4.8"AP" Results for AP.75% Verdana 2 4.075% Verdana 1 – 21.5 Voting preferences The table below lists raw, unweighted voting preferences. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size PNV 28px|link=Herri Batasuna|HB 17px|link=Socialist Party of the Basque Country|PSE–PSOE 18px|link=Euskadiko Ezkerra|EE 27px|link=Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)|UCD 35px|link=People's Coalition (Spain)|AP–PDP–UL 30px|link=Communist Party of the Basque Country|PCE/EPK 27px|link=Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)|CDS Lead 1984 regional election 26 Feb 1984 28.5 9.9 15.6 5.4 – 6.3 0.9 – 31.5 12.9 ECO/CIS 20 Feb 1984 1,506 33.0 13.0 12.0 8.0 – 3.0 1.0 – 17.0 12.0 20.0 Emopública/El País 13–16 Feb 1984 1,200 32.3 9.5 11.6 7.2 – 1.3 – – 21.3 8.6 20.7 CISPreelectoral País Vasco 1984 (IV) (Estudio nº 1393. Febrero 1984) https://www.cis.es/documents/d/cis/es1393marpdf es CIS 10 February 1984Estudio CIS nº 1393. Ficha técnica https://www.cis.es/documents/d/cis/ft1393pdf es CIS 10 February 1984 10 Feb 1984 2,900 24.4 9.3 13.5 6.2 – 3.1 1.4 – 31.5 10.1 10.9 AP 30 Jan 1984? 32.4 13.0 13.7 7.3 – 6.5 – – 22.0 18.7 Alef/CISSituación social y política del País Vasco (III) (Estudio nº 1388. Febrero 1984) http://www.cis.es/cis/export/sites/default/-Archivos/Marginales/1380_1399/1388/Es1388mar_s.pdf es CIS 30 January 1984 24 July 2026 18 September 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190918011011/http://www.cis.es/cis/export/sites/default/-Archivos/Marginales/1380_1399/1388/Es1388mar_s.pdf bot: unknown Estudio CIS nº 1388. Ficha técnica https://www.cis.es/documents/d/cis/ft1388 es CIS 30 January 1984 22–30 Jan 1984 1,999 37.0 8.0 11.0 8.0 – 1.0 1.0 – 26.0 9.0 26.0 ECO/CISPreelectoral País Vasco 1984 (III) (Estudio nº 1387. Enero 1984) https://www.cis.es/documents/d/cis/es1387mar_spdf es CIS 27 January 1984 25–27 Jan 1984 1,515 32.0 9.0 11.0 8.0 – 1.0 1.0 – 23.0 14.0 21.0 CISPreelectoral País Vasco 1984 (II) (Estudio nº 1378. Diciembre 1983) https://www.cis.es/documents/d/cis/es1378marpaisvasco_spdf es CIS 1 November 1983 1 Nov 1983 1,500 28.0 9.0 13.0 6.0 – 4.0 1.0 – 26.0 13.0 15.0 Aryo/CISPreelectoral País Vasco 1984 (I) (Estudio nº 1367. Septiembre 1983) https://www.cis.es/documents/d/cis/es1367mar_spdf es CIS 1 September 1983 1 Sep 1983 3,000 28.0 8.0 17.0 6.0 – 3.0 2.0 – 26.0 10.0 11.0 1983 foral elections 8 May 1983 25.2 9.1 16.8 5.0 – 5.6 1.3 0.2 35.4 8.4 1983 local elections 8 May 1983 25.0 8.7 16.4 4.7 – 5.0 1.3 0.3 35.3 8.6 1982 general election 28 Oct 1982 24.7 11.4 22.7 6.0 "AP+PDP+PDL+UCD" 9.0"CP+UCD" 1.4 1.4 20.7 2.0 1980 regional election 9 Mar 1980 22.5 9.8 8.4 5.8 5.0 2.8"AP" 2.4 – 40.2 12.7 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 PNV 28px|link=Herri Batasuna|HB 17px|link=Socialist Party of the Basque Country|PSE–PSOE 18px|link=Euskadiko Ezkerra|EE 35px|link=People's Coalition (Spain)|AP–PDP–UL 30px|link=Communist Party of the Basque Country|PCE/EPK Other/None Lead CIS 10 Feb 1984 2,900 56.8 2.5 12.1 0.9 1.2 0.3 0.0 26.2 44.7 Alef/CIS 22–30 Jan 1984 1,999 82.0 – 6.0 – – – 1.0 10.0 76.0 ECO/CIS 1 Nov 1983 1,500 60.0 – 14.0 – – – 5.0 21.0 46.0 Aryo/CIS 1 Sep 1983 3,000 74.0 – 13.0 – – – 2.0 12.0 61.0 Preferred Lehendakari The table below lists opinion polling on leader preferences to become Lehendakari. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 55px 55px 55px 55px 55px Other/None/Notcare Lead Garaiko.PNV BrouardHB BenegasPSE–PSOE OnaindiaEE M. OrejaCP ECO/CIS 20 Feb 1984 1,506 41.0 9.0 13.0 9.0 2.0 17.0 9.0 28.0 CIS 10 Feb 1984 2,900 39.5 – 20.7 – – – 39.9 18.8 Alef/CIS 22–30 Jan 1984 1,999 65.0 – 16.0 – – – 18.0 49.0 ECO/CIS 25–27 Jan 1984 1,515 55.0 – 14.0 – – 18.0 13.0 41.0 CIS 1 Nov 1983 1,500 41.0 – 19.0 – – – 40.0 22.0 Aryo/CIS 1 Sep 1983 3,000 48.0 – 19.0 – – – 35.0 29.0 Results Overall + ← Summary of the 26 February 1984 Basque Parliament election results → center|335px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) 451,178 41.81 +3.86 32 +7 Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE) 247,786 22.96 +8.80 19 +10 Popular Unity (HB) 157,389 14.59 −1.89 11 ±0 People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)1 100,581 9.32 +4.56 7 +5 Basque Country Left (EE) 85,671 7.94 −1.84 6 ±0 Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK) 14,985 1.39 −2.62 0 −1 Neighborhood Labor (Auzolan)2 10,714 0.99 −0.76 0 ±0 Left Socialist Candidacy (CSI) 2,507 0.23 New 0 ±0 Workers' Socialist Party (PST) 2,173 0.20 −0.03 0 ±0 Communist Party of Spain (Marxist–Leninist) (PCE (m–l)) 1,044 0.10 New 0 ±0 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) n/a n/a −8.49 0 −6 Blank ballotsThe 1983 electoral law provided that blank ballots would not count as valid votes for the application of the 5 percent threshold in each district. However, this rule was not determinant in excluding any party from seat distribution during its time of application (the 1984 and 1986 elections). As a result, and for comparison purposes, blank ballots are shown here included within valid votes. 5,029 0.47 +0.08 Total 1,079,057 75 +15 Valid votes 1,079,057 99.42 +0.41 Invalid votes 6,247 0.58 −0.41 Votes cast / turnout 1,085,304 68.49 +8.73 Abstentions 499,236 31.51 −8.73 Registered voters 1,584,540 SourcesLozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/aeuzkadi.html Elecciones al Parlamento Vasco / Eusko Legebilitzarra (desde 1980) es Historia Electoral.com 9 November 2024https://www.euskadi.eus/ab12aAREWar/resultado/maint Resultados Electorales es Basque Government 28 December 2025 left Footnotes: 1 People's Coalition results are compared to People's Alliance totals in the 1980 election. 2 Auzolan results are compared to the combined totals of Communist Movement of the Basque Country and Revolutionary Communist League in the 1980 election. Popular vote #ddd 550px 500px EAJ/PNV Basque Nationalist Party 41.81 PSE–PSOE Socialist Party of the Basque Country 22.96 HB Herri Batasuna 14.59 AP–PDP–UL People's Coalition (Spain) 9.32 EE Euskadiko Ezkerra 7.94 PCE/EPK Communist Party of the Basque Country 1.39 Others #777777 1.52 Blank ballots #DDDDDD 0.47 Seats #ddd 550px 500px EAJ/PNV Basque Nationalist Party 42.67 PSE–PSOE Socialist Party of the Basque Country 25.33 HB Herri Batasuna 14.67 AP–PDP–UL People's Coalition (Spain) 9.33 EE Euskadiko Ezkerra 8.00 Distribution by constituency Constituency PNV PSE HB CP EE % S % S % S % S % S Álava 35.5 9 25.1 7 10.8 3 16.2 4 7.7 2 Biscay 43.8 12 23.1 6 12.9 3 9.4 2 7.4 2 Guipúzcoa 40.8 11 22.1 6 18.7 5 6.8 1 8.9 2 Total 41.8 32 23.0 19 14.6 11 9.3 7 7.9 6 Sources Aftermath Government formation Investiture Ballot → 11 April 1984 12 April 1984 Required majority → 38 out of 75 Simple Carlos Garaikoetxea (PNV) • PNV (32) 32 75 Basque Nationalist Party 125px 15 32 75 Basque Nationalist Party 125px 15 Abstentions/Blank ballots • PSE (19) • AP–PDP–UL (7) • EE (6) 32 75 gray 125px 32 75 gray 125px Absentees • HB (11) 11 75 black 125px 11 75 black 125px Sources 1985 investiture Investiture Ballot → 23 January 1985 24 January 1985 Required majority → 38 out of 75 Simple José Antonio Ardanza (PNV)Parliamentary records do not specify the party membership of the 34 MPs that voted for Ardanza, but it is hypothesized that between 2 and 4 PSE MPs voted for him, and that up to 2 PNV MPs abstained. • PNV (30/32) • PSE (2/4) 34 75 Basque Nationalist Party 125px 15 34 75 Basque Nationalist Party 125px 15 Abstentions/Blank ballots • PSE (15/17) • AP–PDP–UL (7) • EE (6) 30 75 gray 125px 30 75 gray 125px Absentees • HB (11) 11 75 black 125px 11 75 black 125px Sources Notes References Opinion poll sources "p" Other Bibliography 30em 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 3/1979, de 18 de diciembre, de Estatuto de Autonomía para el País Vasco Organic Law 3/1979 18 December 1979 version as of 22 December 1979 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1979-30177 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1979-30177&tn=1&p=19791222 12 March 2026 Statute 1979 y Ley 7/1981, de 30 de junio, sobre Ley de Gobierno Law 7/1981 30 June 1981 version as of 23 November 1988 Official State Gazette BOE-A-2012-5927 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2012-5927&tn=1&p=19881123 12 March 2026 LGV 1981 y Ley 28/1983, de 25 de noviembre, de Elecciones al Parlamento Vasco Law 28/1983 25 November 1983 Official State Gazette BOE-A-2012-5194 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2012-5194 16 May 2026 LEPV 1983 y Decreto 13/1984, de 17 de Enero, de disolución del Parlamento Vasco y convocatoria de elecciones Decree 13/1984 17 January 1984 Official Gazette of the Basque Country es https://www.euskadi.eus/web01-bopv/es/bopv2/datos/1984/01/8400073a.pdf 16 May 2026 Decree 13/1984 1984 Regional election Basque Country Category:Regional elections in the Basque Country (autonomous community) Basque Country