1987 Madrilenian regional election

Election in the Spanish region of Madrid 1987 Madrilenian regional election Madrid parliamentary no 1983 Madrilenian regional election 1983 1991 Madrilenian regional election 1991 All 96 seats in the Assembly of Madrid 49 #Opinion polls 3,515,847 10px 4.0% 2,456,467 (69.9%)10px 0.2 pp 10 June 1987 170x170px Joaquín Leguina Madrilenian Socialist Federation 14 December 1979 51 seats, 50.5% 40 10px 11 932,878 38.4% 10px 12.1 pp 170x170px Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón People's Alliance (Spain) 8 February 1987 28 seats (CP)"AP–PDP–UL" Within the AP–PDP–UL alliance in the 1983 election: AP (28 seats) and PDP (6 seats).Lozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/amadrid.html Elecciones autonómicas a la Asamblea de Madrid (desde 1983) es Historia Electoral.com 5 December 2025 32 10px 4 762,102 31.4% n/a 170x170px Fernando Castedo Democratic and Social Centre (Spain) 1987 0 seats, 3.1% 17 10px 17 403,440 16.6% 10px 13.5 pp 170x170px Isabel Villalonga IU 1987 9 seats, 8.8%"PCE" Results for PCE in the 1983 election. 7 10px 2 181,512 7.5% 10px 1.3 pp 170x170px José Antonio López Casas People's Democratic Party (Spain) 1987 6 seats (CP)"AP–PDP–UL" 0 10px 6 9,101 0.4% n/a President President after election Joaquín Leguina Madrilenian Socialist Federation Joaquín Leguina Madrilenian Socialist Federation A regional election was held in the Community of Madrid on 10 June 1987 to elect the 2nd Assembly of the autonomous community. All 96 seats in the Assembly 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. The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) under Joaquín Leguina lost its overall majority in the Assembly, but remained the largest party. The most notable election result was the Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) breakthrough, emerging as the third largest party at the expense of all other parties in the regional parliament. The People's Alliance (AP) of newly elected AP Madrid leader Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón remained static, maintaining its position as the second largest party, while United Left (IU), a coalition of the Communist Party of Spain and other left-wing political forces, slipped to fourth place. In the aftermath of the election, the CDS chose to abstain in the investiture voting in order to allow the PSOE to continue to govern in minority. Overview Under the 1983 Statute of Autonomy, the Assembly of Madrid 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 1983 arts. 9 & 14–16. The electoral and procedural rules were supplemented by national law provisions.LECM 1986 add. prov. 2. Date The term of the Assembly of Madrid 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 Community of Madrid (BOCM), with election day taking place between 54 and 60 days after the decree's publication (and in any case within from 30 to 60 days after the parliament's expiration).Statute 1983 arts. 10–11; LECM 1986 art. 8. 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 BOCM no later than 14 April 1987, setting the latest possible date for election day on 13 June 1987. The Assembly of Madrid 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 Assembly was to be automatically dissolved and a snap election called, with elected lawmakers serving the remainder of its original four-year term.Statute 1983 art. 18; LECM 1986 art. 8. The election to the Assembly of Madrid was officially called on 14 April 1987 with the publication of the corresponding decree in the BOCM, setting election day for 10 June and scheduling for the chamber to reconvene on 2 July.Decree 22/1987 1987 arts. 1 & 4. Electoral system Voting for the Assembly was based on universal suffrage, comprising all Spanish nationals over 18 years of age, registered in the Community of Madrid 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 1983 arts. 10–11; LECM 1986 art. 2 (suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 arts. 2–3). The Assembly of Madrid had one seat per 50,000 inhabitants or fraction above 25,000. All were elected in a single multi-member constituency—corresponding to the autonomous community's territory—using the D'Hondt method and closed-list proportional voting, with a five percent-threshold of valid votes (including blank ballots) regionally.Statute 1983 arts. 10–11; LECM 1986 art. 18. As a result of the aforementioned allocation, the Assembly was entitled to 96 seats, based on the official population figures resulting from the latest revision of the municipal register (as of 1 January 1986).Decree 22/1987 1987 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.LECM 1986 arts. 10 & 18 (suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 arts. 46 & 48). 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 at least 0.5 percent of the electorate in the Community of Madrid, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list.LECM 1986 art. 10 (suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 art. 44). Below is a list of the main parties and alliances which contested the election: Candidacy Parties andalliances Candidate Ideology Previous result Gov. Government Ref. References Vote % Seats PSOE List on Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 50px Joaquín Leguina Social democracy 50.5% 51 AP List on People's Alliance (AP) 50px Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón ConservatismNational conservatism 34.1%"AP–PDP–UL" 34 PDP List on People's Democratic Party (PDP) 50px José Antonio López Casas 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 IU List on Communist Party of Madrid (PCM) Socialist Action Party (PASOC) Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE) Progressive Federation (FP) Republican Left (IR) 50px Isabel Villalonga SocialismCommunism 8.8%"PCE" 9 CDS List on Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 50px Fernando Castedo 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; 49 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Assembly of Madrid (48 in the 1983 election). Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Turnout 17px|link=Madrilenian Socialist Federation|PSOE 35px|link=People's Coalition (Spain)|AP–PDP–PL 35px|link=United Left of the Community of Madrid|IU 27px|link=Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)|CDS 30px|link=People's Alliance (Spain)|AP 27px|link=People's Democratic Party (Spain)|PDP 27px|link=Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity|PTE–UC Lead 1987 regional election 10 Jun 1987 69.9 38.475% Verdana 40 – 7.575% Verdana 7 16.675% Verdana 17 31.475% Verdana 32 0.475% Verdana 0 1.775% Verdana 0 7.0 Gallup/YaEl PSOE pierde la mayoría absoluta en la Comunidad y en el Ayuntamiento de Madrid https://recursos.march.es/linz/I34445.pdf es Ya 4 June 1987El PSOE puede pasar de 51 diputados a 38 en la Comunidad de Madrid https://recursos.march.es/linz/I34449.pdf es Ya 4 June 1987 4 Jun 1987 3,583 72.7 37.275% Verdana 38 – 10.375% Verdana 10/11 14.675% Verdana 15 31.975% Verdana 32/33 0.575% Verdana 0 4.075% Verdana 0 5.3 Demoscopia/El PaísRodríguez Sahagún sería el árbitro para el Ayuntamiento http://recursos.march.es/linz/I34496.pdf es El País 4 June 1987 22–26 May 1987? 70 34.475% Verdana 35 – 7.875% Verdana 7 25.075% Verdana 25 26.675% Verdana 27 1.675% Verdana 0 – 7.8 Sofemasa/APUna encuesta de AP pronostica un fuerte descenso del PSOE en las municipales http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1987/04/17/018.html es ABC 17 April 1987Notable descenso del PSOE en los próximos comicios, según una encuesta encargada por AP http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/sevilla/abc.sevilla/1987/04/17/016.html es ABC Sevilla 17 April 1987 16 Apr 1987?? 36.3 – 7.2 18.0 23.0 1.0 – 13.3 1986 general election 22 Jun 1986 73.9 40.875% Verdana (43) 32.075% Verdana (33) 6.075% Verdana (6) 13.975% Verdana (14) "CP" Within CP. "CP" 2.575% Verdana (0) 8.8 1983 regional election 8 May 1983 69.7 50.575% Verdana 51 34.175% Verdana 34 8.8"PCE"75% Verdana 9 3.175% Verdana 0 "CP" "CP" – 16.4 Results Overall + ← Summary of the 10 June 1987 Assembly of Madrid election results → center|350px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 932,878 38.45 −12.03 40 −11 People's Alliance (AP)1 762,102 31.41 n/a 32 +4 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 403,440 16.63 +13.51 17 +17 United Left (IU)2 181,512 7.48 −1.37 7 −2 Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC) 41,323 1.70 New 0 ±0 The Greens (LV) 26,187 1.08 New 0 ±0 Confederation of the Greens (CV) 12,755 0.53 New 0 ±0 People's Democratic Party (PDP)1 9,101 0.38 n/a 0 −6 Humanist Platform (PH) 4,963 0.20 New 0 ±0 Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI) 3,574 0.15 New 0 ±0 Autonomic Independent Group of Madrid (AIAM) 3,432 0.14 New 0 ±0 Communist Unification of Spain (UCE) 3,009 0.12 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 42,196 1.74 +1.15 Total 2,426,472 96 +2 Valid votes 2,426,472 98.78 −0.51 Invalid votes 29,995 1.22 +0.51 Votes cast / turnout 2,456,467 69.87 +0.17 Abstentions 1,059,380 30.13 −0.17 Registered voters 3,515,847 Sources26 June 1987 Elecciones a la Asamblea de Madrid 1987 https://www.juntaelectoralcentral.es/cs/jec/documentos/MADRID_1987_ResultadosyElectos.pdf es Official Gazette of the Community of Madrid 150 1989-4791 8–9 19 February 2026 left Footnotes: 1 Within the People's Coalition alliance in the 1983 election. 2 United Left results are compared to Communist Party of Spain totals in the 1983 election. Popular vote #ddd 550px 500px PSOE Madrilenian Socialist Federation 38.45 AP People's Alliance (Spain) 31.41 CDS Democratic and Social Centre (Spain) 16.63 IU United Left of the Community of Madrid 7.48 PTE–UC Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity 1.70 LV Confederation of the Greens 1.08 Others #777777 1.52 Blank ballots #DDDDDD 1.74 Seats #ddd 550px 500px PSOE Madrilenian Socialist Federation 41.67 AP People's Alliance (Spain) 33.33 CDS Democratic and Social Centre (Spain) 17.71 IU United Left of the Community of Madrid 7.29 Elected legislators The following table lists the elected legislators sorted by order of election. Elected legislators # Name List 1 Joaquín Leguina Herrán PSOE 2 Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón Jiménez AP 3 Ramón Espinar Gallego PSOE 4 Fernando Castedo Álvarez (es) CDS 5 Luis Eduardo Cortés Muñoz (es) AP 6 César Cimadevilla Costa (es) PSOE 7 Pedro Núñez Morgades (es) AP 8 Luis Alejandro Cendrero Costa PSOE 9 Rosa María Posada Chaparro CDS 10 Alfredo Navarro Velasco AP 11 María Gómez Mendoza PSOE 12 Isabel María Teresa Vilallonga Elviro IU 13 Eduardo Mangada Samaín (es) PSOE 14 Gabriel Usera González AP 15 Gerardo Harguindey Banet (es) CDS 16 Manuel de la Rocha Rubí PSOE 17 José López López AP 18 Virgilio Cano de Lope (es) PSOE 19 Bonifacio Santiago Prieto AP 20 María Elena Flores Valencia (fr) PSOE 21 Laura Morsó Pérez CDS 22 Ángel Larroca de Dolarea AP 23 Agapito Ramos Cuenca (es) PSOE 24 Pedro Díez Olazábal (es) IU 25 Francisca Sauquillo Pérez del Arco PSOE 26 Cándida O'Shea Suárez-Inclán AP 27 Ildefonso Barajas Ayllón CDS 28 Marcos Sanz Agüero (es) PSOE 29 Roberto Sanz Pinacho AP 30 Luis Maestre Muñiz PSOE 31 Antonio Germán Beteta Barreda (es) AP 32 Carlos A. Alonso de Velasco CDS 33 Francisco Cabaco López PSOE 34 Francisco Javier Rodríguez Rodríguez (es) AP 35 José Luis García Alonso PSOE 36 Manuel Juan Corvo González IU 37 Ismael Bardisa Jordá (es) AP 38 Francisco Javier Ledesma Bartret PSOE 39 Fernando M. Lozano Bonilla CDS 40 Jaime Lissavetzky Díez PSOE 41 José Martín Crespo Díaz AP 42 José Luis Fernández Rioja PSOE 43 Eduardo Duque Fernández de Pinedo AP 44 Manuel Justel Calabozo CDS 45 Carmen Ferrero Torres (es) PSOE 46 María del Carmen Álvarez-Arenas Cisneros AP 47 Adolfo Martínez Sánchez PSOE 48 José Antonio Moral Santín (es) IU 49 José Luis Ortiz Estévez AP 50 Javier de Luxán Meléndez CDS 51 Elvira Domingo Ortiz PSOE 52 Alfonso Sacristán Alonso (d) PSOE 53 María Rosa Vindel López (es) AP 54 Elena Vázquez Menéndez (es) PSOE 55 Joaquín Ximénez de Embún y Ramonell CDS 56 Nicolás Piñeiro Cuesta AP 57 Saturnino Ureña Fernández PSOE 58 Luis Manuel Partida Brunete AP 59 Eulalia García Sánchez PSOE 60 José Vicente Cebrián Echarri CDS 61 Juan José Azcona Olondriz IU 62 José María Federico Corral AP 63 Ángel Luis del Castillo Gordo PSOE 64 Jesús Pedroche Nieto (es) AP 65 Juan Antonio Ruiz Castillo PSOE 66 Abel Gonzalo Cádiz Ruiz CDS 67 José Emilio Sánchez Cuenca PSOE 68 Juan Van-Halen Acedo AP 69 Sócrates Gómez Pérez (es) PSOE 70 María del Pilar Bidagor Altuna AP 71 Carlos Pérez Díaz PSOE 72 Luis Rufilanchas Serrano CDS 73 Gustavo Severien Tigeras AP 74 Luis Alonso Novo IU 75 Alejandro Lucas Fernández Martín PSOE 76 Julio Pacheco Benito AP 77 Rafael García Fernández PSOE 78 Francisco Javier García Núñez CDS 79 Benjamín Castro Yuste PSOE 80 Jesús Adriano Valverde Bocanegra AP 81 José Ramón García Menéndez PSOE 82 Ana Isabel Mariño Ortega (es) AP 83 Juan Francisco Sánchez-Herrera Herencia CDS 84 Jesús Pérez González PSOE 85 Juan Antonio Cánovas del Castillo Fraile AP 86 Salvador Torrecilla Montal IU 87 Miguel Peydró Caro PSOE 88 Juan Soler-Espiauba Gallo (es) AP 89 Manuel Dapena Baqueiro (gl) CDS 90 Timoteo Mayoral Marqués PSOE 91 José Luis Alvarez de Francisco AP 92 Juan Sánchez Fernández PSOE 93 Manuel Jesús Casero Nuño PSOE 94 María Teresa de Lara Carbó (es) AP 95 Juan José Arnela Terroso CDS 96 Matías Castejón Núñez PSOE Aftermath Government formation InvestitureNomination of Joaquín Leguina (PSOE) Ballot → 17 July 1987 20 July 1987 Required majority → 49 out of 96 15 Simple 15 Yes • PSOE (40) (39 on 20 Jul) 40 96 green 125px 39 96 green 125px No • AP (32) (28 on 20 Jul) 32 96 red 125px 28 96 red 125px Abstentions • CDS (16) • IU (7) (5 on 20 Jul) 23 96 gray 125px 21 96 gray 125px Absentees • AP (4) (on 20 Jul) • IU (2) (on 20 Jul) • PSOE (1) (on 20 Jul) • CDS (1) 1 96 black 125px 8 96 black 125px Sources 1989 motion of no confidence Motion of no confidenceNomination of Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón (AP) Ballot → 21 June 19897 IU MPs cast invalid ballots. Required majority → 49 out of 96 15 Yes • AP (30) • CDS (17) • Independent (1) 48 96 green 125px No • PSOE (40) 40 96 red 125px Abstentions • PRIM (1) 1 96 gray 125px Absentees 0 96 black 125px Sources Notes References Opinion poll sources "p" Other Bibliography y Ley Orgánica 3/1983, de 25 de febrero, de Estatuto de Autonomía de la Comunidad de Madrid Organic Law 3/1983 25 February 1983 version as of 1 March 1983 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1983-6317 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1983-6317&tn=1&p=19830301 5 December 2025 Statute 1983 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 11/1986, de 16 de diciembre, Electoral de la Comunidad de Madrid Law 11/1986 16 December 1986 version as of 26 December 1986 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1987-4255 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1987-4255&tn=1&p=19861226 5 December 2025 LECM 1986 y Decreto 22/1987, de 13 de abril, de convocatoria de elecciones a la Asamblea de Madrid Decree 22/1987 13 April 1987 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1987-9236 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1987-9236 19 February 2026 Decree 22/1987 1987 Regional election Madrid Category:Regional elections in the Community of Madrid Madrid