1987 Murcian regional election

Election in the Spanish region of Murcia 1987 Murcian regional election Region of Murcia parliamentary no 1983 Murcian regional election 1983 1991 Murcian regional election 1991 All 45 seats in the Regional Assembly of Murcia 23 #Opinion polls 702,068 10px 4.0% 512,361 (73.0%)10px 4.5 pp 10 June 1987 170x170px Carlos Collado Murcian Socialist Federation 31 March 1984 Three 26 seats, 52.2% 25 10px 1 221,377 43.7% 10px 8.5 pp 170x170px Antonio Cerdá People's Alliance (Spain) 1987 Three 16 seats, 35.4%"CP83" Results for AP–PDP–UL in the 1983 election. 16 10px 0 159,566 31.5% 10px 3.9 pp 170x170px Ángel González Democratic and Social Centre (Spain) 1987 Three 0 seats, 1.1% 3 10px 3 60,406 11.9% 10px 10.8 pp 170x170px Pedro Antonio Ríos IU 1983 Three 1 seat, 7.0%"PCE" Results for the PCE in the 1983 election. 1 10px 0 37,708 7.4% 10px 0.4 pp MurciaDistrictMapAssembly1987.png 350px Constituency results map for the Regional Assembly of Murcia President Carlos Collado Murcian Socialist Federation Carlos Collado Murcian Socialist Federation A regional election was held in the Region of Murcia on 10 June 1987 to elect the 2nd Regional Assembly of the autonomous community. All 45 seats in the Regional 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. Against predictions throughout the campaign that it might lose its absolute majority in the Regional Assembly,30 May 1987 https://elpais.com/diario/1987/05/30/espana/549324007_850215.html La mayoría absoluta socialista está en juego es El País 9 December 2019 the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) emerged as the largest party with 25 out of 45 seats, but lost nearly 9 percentage points compared to 1983, after falling from over 52% to just below 44%. The People's Alliance (AP) ran on its own after the dissolution of the People's Coalition. While its former allies—the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and the Liberal Party (PL)—did not contest the regional election, AP lost ground to former Spanish Prime Minister Adolfo Suárez's Democratic and Social Centre (CDS), which entered the Assembly with 11.9% of the share and 3 seats. The Communist-led United Left coalition (IU) held its ground, obtaining 1 seat with 7.4% of the share.12 June 1987 https://elpais.com/diario/1987/06/12/espana/550447208_850215.html El PSOE formará el Ejecutivo es El País 11 December 2019 PSOE candidate Carlos Collado, who had accessed power in 1984 after the resignation of former regional premier Andrés Hernández Ros, was re-elected as President of the Region of Murcia for his first full-term in office.21 July 1987 https://elpais.com/diario/1987/07/21/espana/553816807_850215.html El socialista Carlos Collado, elegido presidente del Gobierno de Murcia es El País 9 December 2019 Overview Electoral system The Regional Assembly of Murcia was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Murcia, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Murcian Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a regional president.Ley Orgánica 4/1982, de 9 de junio, de Estatuto de Autonomía para la Región de Murcia Organic Law 4 es 9 June 1982 https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1982-15031&tn=1&p=19820619 22 February 2017 Voting for the Regional Assembly was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over 18 years of age, registered in the Region of Murcia and in full enjoyment of their political rights. The 45 members of the Regional Assembly of Murcia were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of five percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied regionally. Seats were allocated to constituencies, which were established by law as follows: District One (comprising the municipalities of Lorca, Aguilas, Puerto Lumbreras, Totana, Alhama de Murcia, Librilla, Aledo and Mazarrón). District Two (comprising the municipalities of Cartagena, La Unión, Fuente Alamo de Murcia, Torre-Pacheco, San Javier, San Pedro del Pinatar and Los Alcázares). District Three (comprising the municipalities of Murcia, Alcantarilla, Beniel, Molina de Segura, Alguazas, Las Torres de Cotillas, Lorquí, Ceutí, Cieza, Abarán, Blanca, Archena, Ricote, Ulea, Villanueva del Río Segura, Ojós, Fortuna, Abanilla and Santomera). District Four (comprising the municipalities of Caravaca, Cehegín, Calasparra, Moratalla, Bullas, Pliego, Mula, Albudeite and Campos del Río). District Five (comprising the municipalities of Yecla and Jumilla). Each constituency was entitled to an initial minimum of one seat, with the remaining 40 allocated among the constituencies in proportion to their populations.Ley 2/1987, de 24 de febrero, Electoral de la Región de Murcia Law 2 es 24 February 1987 https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1987-9474&tn=1&p=19870312 22 February 2017 Election date The term of the Regional Assembly of Murcia expired four years after the date of its previous election. The election decree was required to be issued no later than the twenty-fifth day prior to the expiration date of parliament and published on the following day in the Official Gazette of the Region of Murcia, with election day taking place between the fifty-fourth and the sixtieth day from publication and set so as to make it coincide with elections to the regional assemblies of other autonomous communities. The previous election was held on 8 May 1983, which meant that the legislature's term would have expired on 8 May 1987. The election decree was required to be published no later than 14 April 1987, with the election taking place no later than the sixtieth day from publication, setting the latest possible election date for the Regional Assembly on 13 June 1987.Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General es 19 June 1985 https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1985-11672&tn=1&p=19870403 28 December 2016 The Regional Assembly of Murcia 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 Regional Assembly was to be automatically dissolved and a snap election called, with elected lawmakers serving the remainder of its original four-year term. Parties and candidates The electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, coalitions and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form a coalition ahead of an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election call, whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of at least one percent of the electorate in the Region of Murcia, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates. Below is a list of the main parties and electoral 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 Carlos Collado Social democracy 52.2% 26 AP List on People's Party (AP) 50px Antonio Cerdá Conservatism 35.4%"CP83" 16 IU List on United Left (IU) 50px Pedro Antonio Ríos SocialismCommunism 7.0%"PCE" 1 CDS List on Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 50px Ángel González CentrismLiberalism 1.1% 0 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 poll. When available, seat projections determined by the polling organisations are displayed below (or in place of) the percentages in a smaller font; 23 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Regional Assembly of Murcia. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Turnout 17px|link=Murcian Socialist Federation|PSOE 35px|link=People's Coalition (Spain)|AP–PDP–PL 35px|link=United Left–Greens of the Region of Murcia|IU 27px|link=Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)|CDS 30px|link=People's Alliance (Spain)|AP 27px|link=People's Democratic Party (Spain)|PDP Lead 1987 regional election 10 Jun 1987 69.9 43.775% Verdana 25 – 7.475% Verdana 1 11.975% Verdana 3 31.575% Verdana 16 – 12.2 Demoscopia/El PaísNace el Centro Democrático y Social como fuerza autonómica https://recursos.march.es/linz/I34495.pdf es El País 4 June 1987 22–26 May 1987? 72 41.975% Verdana 21/22 – 5.875% Verdana 1 16.175% Verdana 6/7 33.575% Verdana 16 1.275% Verdana 0 8.4 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?? 39.6 – 1.0 8.6 31.0 – 8.6 1986 general election 22 Jun 1986 73.9 48.8 34.3 4.5 8.3 "CP" Within CP. "CP" 14.5 1983 regional election 8 May 1983 68.5 52.275% Verdana 26 35.475% Verdana 16 7.0Result for PCE.75% Verdana 1 1.175% Verdana 0 "CP" "CP" 16.8 Results Overall + ← Summary of the 10 June 1987 Regional Assembly of Murcia election results → center|325px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 221,377 43.71 −8.52 25 −1 People's Alliance (AP)1 159,566 31.51 −3.91 16 ±0 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 60,406 11.93 +10.79 3 +3 United Left (IU)2 37,708 7.45 +0.43 1 ±0 Cantonal Party (PCAN) 17,207 3.40 +0.57 0 ±0 Murcian Regionalist Party (PRM) 1,962 0.39 New 0 ±0 Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC) 1,914 0.38 New 0 ±0 Humanist Platform (PH) 1,431 0.28 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 4,862 0.96 +0.39 Total 506,433 45 +2 Valid votes 506,433 98.84 −0.15 Invalid votes 5,928 1.16 +0.15 Votes cast / turnout 512,361 72.98 +4.51 Abstentions 189,707 27.02 −4.51 Registered voters 702,068 Sourceshttp://www.juntaelectoralcentral.es/cs/jec/documentos/MURCIA_1987_ResultadosyElectos.pdf Regional Assembly of Murcia election results, 10 June 1987 27 June 1987 es www.juntaelectoralcentral.es Electoral Commission of Murcia 30 September 2017https://www.tcu.es/repositorio/5b3e0981-8029-4f8f-b36a-a5c719c9fe2f/75_1988_I.pdf Number 75. Audit report on the regularity of electoral accounting derived from the elections held on June 10, 1987 es tcu.es Court of Auditors 6 December 2019http://www.historiaelectoral.com/amurcia.html Elecciones a la Asamblea Regional de Murcia (1983 - 2019) es Historia Electoral.com 30 September 2017 left Footnotes: 1 People's Alliance results are compared to People's Coalition totals 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 Murcian Socialist Federation 43.71 AP People's Alliance (Spain) 31.51 CDS Democratic and Social Centre (Spain) 11.93 IU United Left–Greens of the Region of Murcia 7.45 PCAN Cantonal Party 3.40 Others #777777 1.05 Blank ballots #DDDDDD 0.96 Seats #ddd 550px 500px PSOE Murcian Socialist Federation 55.56 AP People's Alliance (Spain) 35.56 CDS Democratic and Social Centre (Spain) 6.67 IU United Left–Greens of the Region of Murcia 2.22 Distribution by constituency Constituency PSOE AP CDS IU % S % S % S % S One 52.3 5 26.1 2 10.2 − 9.3 − Two 37.6 5 27.6 4 12.4 1 5.3 − Three 41.9 9 35.9 8 12.3 2 7.5 1 Four 54.5 4 25.2 1 13.5 − 5.9 − Five 42.6 2 32.7 1 9.1 − 13.6 − Total 43.7 25 31.5 16 11.9 3 7.4 1 Sources Aftermath InvestitureCarlos Collado (PSOE) Ballot → 20 July 1987 Required majority → 23 out of 45 15 Yes • PSOE (25) 25 45 green 125px No • AP (16) • IU (1) 17 45 red 125px Abstentions • CDS (2) 2 45 gray 125px Absentees • CDS (1) 1 45 black 125px Sources Notes References Opinion poll sources "p" Other Category:1987 in the Region of Murcia Murcia Category:Regional elections in the Region of Murcia Category:June 1987 in Europe