1982 Andalusian regional election

Election in the Spanish region of Andalusia 1982 Andalusian regional election Andalusia parliamentary no 1986 Andalusian regional election 1986 All 109 seats in the Parliament of Andalusia 55 #Opinion polls 4,342,408 2,874,121 (66.2%) 23 May 1982 170x170px Rafael Escuredo PSOE–A 2 June 1979 Seville 66 1,498,619 52.6% 170x170px Antonio Hernández Mancha"HMancha" People's Alliance (Spain) 10 February 1980 Córdoba 17 484,474 17.0% 170x170px Luis Merino Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain) 30 January 1982 Málaga 15 371,154 13.0% 170x170px Felipe Alcaraz PCA–PCE 18 January 1981 Seville 8 243,344 8.5% 170x170px Luis Uruñuela PSA–PA October 1981 Seville 3 153,709 5.4% AndalusiaProvinceMapParliament1982.png 375px Constituency results map for the Parliament of Andalusia President President after election Rafael Escuredo PSOE–A Rafael Escuredo PSOE–A A regional election was held in Andalusia on 23 May 1982 to elect the 1st Parliament of the autonomous community. All 109 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia (PSOE–A) under incumbent regional president Rafael Escuredo won a landslide victory with 66 seats and 52.6% of the share, the best result obtained by any party in an Andalusian regional election to date. The Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD), then in the Government of Spain, suffered from the effects of an ongoing economic crisis, internal party infighting and a massive unpopularity in the region over the party's handling of the 1980 autonomy initiative referendum and obtained just 15 seats and 13.0% of the vote, performing third behind the People's Alliance (AP) with 17.0% of the share and 17 seats. Both the Communist Party of Andalusia (PCA–PCE) and the Socialist Party of Andalusia–Andalusian Party (PSA–PA) performed poorly with 8 (8.5% of the vote) and 3 seats (5.4%), respectively.24 May 1982 Arrollador triunfo del Partido Socialista en las elecciones al Parlamento andaluz https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/24/portada/391039206_850215.html es El País 9 April 2026 After the election, Escuredo was re-elected as Andalusian president. This would be the last regional election to be contested by the UCD before its electoral meltdown in the 1982 Spanish general election and its subsequent dissolution in February 1983, as well as the only time—together with 2004—that a party would secure an absolute majority of the vote. The PSOE would go on to form the regional government uninterruptedly until 2018. Background 1980 Andalusian autonomy initiative referendum 1981 Andalusian Statute of Autonomy referendum The Andalusian autonomic process started in 1977 with the constitution of an Assembly of Parliamentarians and the establishment of a pre-autonomic regional government in April 1978.Aguilar José 13 October 1977 Constituida la Asamblea de Parlamentarios de Andalucía https://elpais.com/diario/1977/10/13/espana/245545211_850215.html es El País Seville 9 April 2026Aguilar José 26 April 1978 El socialista Fernández Viagas será el presidente de la Junta de Andalucía https://elpais.com/diario/1978/04/26/espana/262389627_850215.html es El País Seville 9 April 2026 On 4 December 1978, all political parties signed the "Pact of Antequera" (es Pacto de Antequera), a commitment to achieving the greatest possible level of devolution for Andalusia in the shortest possible timeframe within the scope of the newly-approved Spanish Constitution,Marín Joaquín 5 December 1978 Once partidos suscriben en Antequera el pacto autonómico andaluz autonómico andaluz https://elpais.com/diario/1978/12/05/espana/281660420_850215.html es El País Málaga 9 April 2026 and shortly thereafter, Rafael Escuredo from the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) was elected as the new pre-autonomic regional president,Aguilar José 3 June 1979 El socialista Rafael Escuredo, nuevo presidente de la Junta de Andalucía https://elpais.com/diario/1979/06/03/espana/297208814_850215.html es El País Seville 9 April 2026 initiating procedures for the region to apply to autonomy through the "fast-track route" set down in Article 151.Castro Eduardo 24 June 1979 La Junta de Andalucía acuerda iniciar la tramitación autonómica https://elpais.com/diario/1979/06/24/espana/299023216_850215.html es El País Granada 9 April 2026 Opposition from the governing Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) to the application of Article 151 for Andalusia led to an intensely fought campaign in the 1980 autonomy initiative referendum, which ultimately resulted in a major setback for the UCD.16 January 1980 UCD decide que la autonomía andaluza se lleve por la "vía lenta" https://elpais.com/diario/1980/01/16/portada/316825204_850215.html es El País 9 April 202617 January 1980 El artículo 143 de la Constitución, vía adecuada para alcanzar un sistema autonómico racional https://elpais.com/diario/1980/01/17/espana/316911613_850215.html es El País 9 April 2026Gavela Daniel 1 March 1980 Los resultados se interpretan en Andalucía como una derrota del partido del Gobierno https://elpais.com/diario/1980/03/01/espana/320713216_850215.html es El País Seville 9 April 2026 An inter-party agreement in October 1980 resulted in legal amendments allowing Andalusia to access autonomy through the "fast-track route",García Sebastián 24 October 1980 El Congreso aprobó por unanimidad la fórmula que desbloquea la autonomía andaluza https://elpais.com/diario/1980/10/24/espana/341190020_850215.html es El País 9 April 2026Agencias 6 November 1980 Aprobadas las leyes que desbloquean la autonomía andaluza https://elpais.com/diario/1980/11/06/espana/342313207_850215.html es El País 9 April 2026 and in the drafting of a statute of autonomy which was ratified in a referendum on 20 October 1981,Orgambides Fernando Aguilar José 21 October 1981 Más de la mitad de los andaluces participaron en el referéndum de ratificación del Estatuto https://elpais.com/diario/1981/10/21/espana/372466807_850215.html es El País Seville 9 April 2026 then by the Cortes Generales in December.De la Cuadra Bonifacio 18 December 1981 El Pleno del Congreso ratificó el Estatuto andaluz https://elpais.com/diario/1981/12/18/espana/377478005_850215.html es El País 9 April 202624 December 1981 El Pleno del Senado ratifica el Estatuto https://elpais.com/diario/1981/12/24/espana/377996422_850215.html es El País 9 April 2026 Attempts to avoid similar political clashes in the future over the devolution issue had led to the so-called "rationalization" of the autonomic process, through the signing of the first autonomic pacts between UCD and PSOE on 31 July 1981, agreeing for a joint calendar of devolution for the remaining regions.1 August 1981 El Gobierno y el PSOE firman los acuerdos autonómicos, tras la retirada del PCE y AP https://elpais.com/diario/1981/08/01/espana/365464804_850215.html es El País 9 April 2026 This would be embodied through the approval, in 1982, of the Organic Law of Harmonization of the Autonomic Process (LOAPA).Angulo Javier 1 July 1982 La LOAPA, eje de los pactos autonómicos https://elpais.com/diario/1982/07/01/espana/394322408_850215.html es El País 9 April 2026Aparicio Sonia June 2005 https://www.elmundo.es/especiales/2005/06/espana/estatutos_autonomia/historia2.html La España de las Autonomías. La transferencia de competencias. Los pactos autonómicos es El Mundo 9 April 2026 Concurrently with the 1981 referendum, a regional election was held in Galicia which saw the success of the People's Alliance (AP) and the political thesis of its leader, Manuel Fraga, on the right's "natural majority": the prospects of an UCD–AP alliance which would eventually see the right-of-centre electorate converging around a single political pole.EFE 8 November 1981 Fraga: "La descomposición de UCD nos acerca a la mayoría natural" https://elpais.com/diario/1981/11/08/espana/374022007_850215.html es El País 9 April 202621 February 1982 Fraga afirma que la mayoría natural es una invitación a la solidaridad https://elpais.com/diario/1982/02/21/espana/383094014_850215.html es El País 9 April 2026 Ever since the resignation of Prime Minister Adolfo Suárez and his replacement by Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo, UCD had been slowly drifting rightwards amid an intensification of the political tensions between the various political families within the party—social-democrats, christian-democrats, moderates, liberals and conservatives—bringing the UCD ever close to the brink of internal rupture and leaving the political centre up for grabs by the PSOE.7 November 1981 UCD y la "gran derecha" https://elpais.com/diario/1981/11/07/opinion/373935604_850215.html es El País 9 April 2026 Shortly after the UCD's defeat in the Galician election, Calvo-Sotelo forced Agustín Rodríguez Sahagún's resignation as UCD leader to take himself the reins of the party,Prades Joaquina 11 November 1981 Calvo Sotelo cuenta ya con la mayoría del Comité Ejecutivo de UCD https://elpais.com/diario/1981/11/11/espana/374281206_850215.html es El País 9 April 2026Prades Joaquina 21 November 1981 Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo asume hoy la presidencia de UCD en sustitución de Rodríguez Sahagún https://elpais.com/diario/1981/11/21/espana/375145201_850215.html es El País 9 April 2026 just as the UCD parliamentary groups in the Cortes Generales started to split up as a result of a number of defections.4 November 1981 El partido del Gobierno https://elpais.com/diario/1981/11/04/opinion/373676402_850215.html es El País 9 April 202629 January 1982 UCD lamenta las fugas de sus diputados, mientras que AP las recibe con satisfacción https://elpais.com/diario/1982/01/29/espana/381106808_850215.html es El País 9 April 2026 The election was held on the backdrop of the 23-F trial, the attempted military coup d'etat staged on 23 February 1981 by a group of Civil Guard officers led by Antonio Tejero during Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo's investiture as Prime Minister after Suárez's resignation and whose failure incidentally led to the decisive consolidation of democratic rule in Spain.Gor Francisco 14 February 1982 Desarrollo procesal de la vista del juicio sobre el 23-F https://elpais.com/diario/1982/02/14/espana/382489211_850215.html es El País 9 April 202614 February 1982 'Operación Galaxia' y el caso del general Atarés, los consejos de guerra de mayor trascendencia política https://elpais.com/diario/1982/02/14/espana/382489205_850215.html es El País 9 April 2026 The four main political parties in Spain—UCD, PSOE, PCE and AP—had agreed for a joint strategy on the issue so as to avoid any interference both in the trial's procedure and from its effects on Spanish political life.Aguilar Miguel Ángel 27 January 1982 UCD y PSOE han pactado el orden del día del Congreso para evitar efectos desestabilizadores sobre el juicio del 23-F https://elpais.com/diario/1982/01/27/espana/380934004_850215.html es El País 9 April 202613 February 1982 Los cuatro principales partidos políticos acuerdan seguir una estrategia conjunta de cara al consejo de guerra https://elpais.com/diario/1982/02/13/espana/382402804_850215.html es El País 9 April 2026 Overview Under the 1981 Statute of Autonomy, the Parliament of Andalusia 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 1981 arts. 25, 30–31 & 33. The electoral and procedural rules were supplemented by national law provisions (which were those used in the 1977 general election).Statute 1981 trans. prov. 4; Decree 18/1982 1982 art. 4. Date The Provisional Regional Government of Andalusia, in agreement with the Government of Spain, was required to call an election to the Parliament of Andalusia within three months from the enactment of the Statute, with election day taking place within 60 days from the call.Statute 1981 trans. prov. 4. The Statute was published in the Official State Gazette on 11 January 1982, setting the latest possible date for election day on 10 June 1982.12 January 1982 Antes de cinco meses, elecciones al Parlamento andaluz https://elpais.com/diario/1982/01/12/espana/379638011_850215.html es El País 9 April 2026 The Parliament of Andalusia could not be dissolved before the expiration date of parliament. After the Statute's approval, negotiations ensued between the central and regional governments to determine the date of the election,Aguilar José 20 December 1981 Escuredo y Arias Salgado negociarán mañana la fecha de las elecciones andaluzas https://elpais.com/diario/1981/12/20/espana/377650818_850215.html es El País Seville 9 April 202623 December 1981 Escuredo negocia la fecha de las elecciones andaluzas https://elpais.com/diario/1981/12/23/espana/377910006_850215.html es El País 9 April 2026 resulting in the election being scheduled for late May 1982,García Javier 24 December 1981 Las elecciones andaluzas se celebrarán a finales de mayo https://elpais.com/diario/1981/12/24/espana/377996404_850215.html es El País 9 April 2026 with either 23 or 30 May as the most likely dates over a wish from political parties to prevent a high abstention rate.Aguilar José 6 January 1982 La Junta de Andalucía propondrá el día 14 la fecha de las elecciones https://elpais.com/diario/1982/01/06/espana/379119617_850215.html es El País Seville 9 April 2026Orgambides Fernando 11 May 1982 Los partidos temen una gran abstención en la votación del 23-M https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/11/espana/389916020_850215.html es El País Seville 9 April 2026 The vote was finally determined for 23 May.Marín Joaquín 15 January 1982 Las elecciones andaluzas se celebrarán el domingo 23 de mayo https://elpais.com/diario/1982/01/15/espana/379897218_850215.html es El País Málaga 9 April 2026 The election to the Parliament of Andalusia was officially called on 26 March 1982 with the publication of the corresponding decree in the Official Gazette of the Regional Government of Andalusia, setting election day for 23 May.Decree 18/1982 1982 art. 1. Electoral system Voting for the Parliament was based on universal suffrage, comprising all Spanish nationals over 18 years of age, registered in Andalusia and with full political rights.Statute 1981 arts. 26 & 28; (suppl. supplemented by Royal Decree-Law 20/1977 1977 art. 2). The Parliament of Andalusia had 109 seats in its first election. All were elected in eight multi-member constituencies—corresponding to the provinces of Almería, Cádiz, Córdoba, Granada, Huelva, Jaén, Málaga and Seville, each of which was assigned a fixed number of seats—using the D'Hondt method and closed-list proportional voting, with a three percent-threshold of valid votes (including blank ballots) in each constituency.Statute 1981 arts. 26, 28 & trans. prov. 4; Decree 18/1982 1982 art. 1. The use of this electoral method resulted in a higher 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 As a result of the aforementioned allocation, each Parliament constituency was entitled the following seats:Statute 1981 trans. prov. 4; Decree 18/1982 1982 arts. 2–3. Seats Constituencies 18 Seville 15 Cádiz, Málaga 13 Córdoba, Granada, Jaén 11 Almería, Huelva 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.Royal Decree-Law 20/1977 1977 art. 20. 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 15 days of the election call, whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of at least one permille—and, in any case, 500 signatures—of the electorate in the constituencies for which they sought election, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list.Royal Decree-Law 20/1977 1977 arts. 30–31 & 34. Below is a list of the main parties and alliances which contested the election: Candidacy Parties andalliances Leading candidate Ideology Gov. Government Ref. References PSOE–A List on Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia (PSOE–A) 50px Rafael Escuredo Social democracy Aguilar José 4 November 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/11/04/espana/373676418_850215.html Rafael Escuredo será el candidato del PSOE para presidir la Junta andaluza en la autonomía es El País Seville 12 April 2026Aguilar José 10 November 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/11/10/espana/374194813_850215.html Escuredo será el candidato del PSOE a la presidencia de la Junta de Andalucía es El País Seville 12 April 2026Aguilar José 21 November 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/11/21/espana/375145205_850215.html Escuredo, ratificado como candidato a la presidencia de la Junta de Andalucía es El País Seville 12 April 2026 UCD List on Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 50px Luis Merino Centrism Prades Joaquina 30 January 1982 https://elpais.com/diario/1982/01/30/espana/381193211_850215.html Luis Merino, un ex alcalde de Málaga, será el candidato de UCD a presidente de la Junta de Andalucía es El País Torremolinos 12 April 2026 PCA–PCE List on Communist Party of Andalusia (PCA–PCE) 50px Felipe Alcaraz Eurocommunism Aguilar José 20 January 1981 https://elpais.com/diario/1981/01/20/espana/348793209_850215.html Felipe Alcaraz, elegido nuevo secretario del Partido Comunista de Andalucía es El País Seville 12 April 2026 PSA–PA List on Socialist Party of Andalusia–Andalusian Party (PSA–PA) 50px Luis Uruñuela Andalusian nationalismSocialismMarxism Aguilar José 22 October 1981 Problemas para la permanencia de Rafael Escuredo al frente de la Junta de Andalucía https://elpais.com/diario/1981/10/22/espana/372553217_850215.html es El País Seville 12 April 2026 AP List on People's Alliance (AP) 50px Antonio Hernández Mancha"HMancha" While Antonio Hernández Mancha was the People's Alliance (AP)'s regional president at the time of the election as well as the most visible leader of the candidacy, the party did not field a leading candidate for the post of President of the Regional Government of Andalusia.Orgambides Fernando 9 May 1982 https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/09/espana/389743202_850215.html Cuatro biografías para una presidencia es El País 9 April 2026 ConservatismNational conservatism 12 February 1980 http://hemeroteca.sevilla.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/sevilla/abc.sevilla/1980/02/12/025.html Alianza Popular se decidió por el voto en blanco o la abstención el 28-F es ABC 20 December 2019Prades Joaquina 19 January 1982 Probable coalición electoral de Alianza Popular y el partido de Clavero en Andalucía https://elpais.com/diario/1982/01/19/espana/380242821_850215.html es El País Seville 12 April 2026 The PSOE kept incumbent president Rafael Escuredo as its leading candidate, after an agreement with PSOE–A secretary general and Escuredo's long-time rival José Rodríguez de la Borbolla.Aguilar José 17 January 1982 Objeciones al pacto entre Escuredo y Rodríguez de la Borbolla en el PSOE andaluz https://elpais.com/diario/1982/01/17/espana/380070007_850215.html es El País Granada 12 April 2026 The UCD sought to present a renovated image after its fiasco in the 1980 referendum, its defeat in the Galician election and the party crisis in November 1981.Aguilar José 14 January 1982 Los centristas buscan un candidato para la presidencia de la Junta andaluza https://elpais.com/diario/1982/01/14/espana/379810807_850215.html es El País Seville 12 April 202627 January 1982 UCD intentará dar una imagen de renovación en las elecciones andaluzas https://elpais.com/diario/1982/01/27/espana/380934005_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026 Soledad Becerril, newly appointed culture minister in the Spanish government, was elected as the regional UCD's new leader,Aguilar José 29 November 1981 Soledad Becerril, candidata a la presidencia de la UCD andaluza https://elpais.com/diario/1981/11/29/espana/375836411_850215.html es El País Seville 12 April 2026 whereas former mayor of Málaga Luis Merino was chosen to lead the party into the election.29 January 1982 Soledad Becerril, posible presidenta de la UCD andaluza https://elpais.com/diario/1982/01/29/espana/381106813_850215.html es El País 12 April 20263 February 1982 El candidato de UCD a la Junta de Andalucía promete un programa realista https://elpais.com/diario/1982/02/03/espana/381538807_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026 The conservative AP, reinvigorated after its recent victory in the 1981 Galician election, did not field a candidate for the regional presidency as the regional party leader, Antonio Hernández Mancha, was a still relatively unknown political figure in Andalusia. The Socialist Party of Andalusia–Andalusian Party (PSA–PA) had appointed incumbent mayor of Seville Luis Uruñuela as its leading candidate during the 1981 referendum campaign, with the party having joined forces with the Unified Andalusian Party–Party of Labour of Andalusia (PAU–PTA), aiming at securing the popular support from Andalusian nationalism and dispute President Escuredo's appeal within this electoral segment.Prades Joaquina 17 February 1982 El PSA se disputa el espacio electoral del PSOE https://elpais.com/diario/1982/02/17/espana/382748411_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026 Simultaneously, two UCD's splinter groups were the subject of speculation on whether they would contest the election and challenge their former party: Andalusian Unity (UA), the party of former UCD regional leader and several-times minister Manuel Clavero formed in the wake of the 1980 referendum,Aguilar José 27 December 1980 Manuel Clavero presentó Unidad Andaluza, un partido "autonomista, interclasista y no marxista" https://elpais.com/diario/1980/12/27/espana/346719603_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026Marín Joaquín 3 March 1981 Manuel Clavero, elegido presidente de Unidad Andaluza https://elpais.com/diario/1981/03/03/espana/352422030_850215.html es El País Málaga 12 April 2026 had turned down offers from AP to form an electoral alliance,Aguilar José 17 March 1982 El partido de Clavero rechaza una propuesta de coalición electoral con Alianza Popular https://elpais.com/diario/1982/03/17/espana/385167622_850215.html es El País Seville 12 April 2026 but finally chose to withdraw from the electoral race over a lack of funding for the campaign.Aguilar José 13 April 1982 El ex ministro Manuel Clavero no concurrirá a las elecciones de Andalucía por falta de financiación https://elpais.com/diario/1982/04/13/espana/387496809_850215.html es El País Seville 12 April 2026Orgambides Fernando 4 May 1982 La ausencia del partido de Manuel Clavero potencia la opción nacionalista del PSA https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/04/espana/389311208_850215.html es El País Seville 12 April 2026 The Democratic Action Party (PAD), founded in November 1981 by former justice minister Francisco Fernández Ordóñez, had chosen not to field candidates for the regional election after having initially considered it.8 November 1981 El partido de Fernández Ordóñez puede concurrir a las elecciones andaluzas https://elpais.com/diario/1981/11/08/espana/374022010_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026Prades Joaquina 19 January 1982 El partido de Fernández Ordóñez celebrará su congreso en marzo https://elpais.com/diario/1982/01/19/espana/380242819_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026Prades Joaquina 30 March 1982 Partido de Acción Democrática busca los votos del centro-izquierda https://elpais.com/diario/1982/03/30/espana/386287208_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026 However, in early May, the PAD would announce an alliance with the PSOE for the next general election.Prades Joaquina 7 March 1982 Más de la mitad de los militantes de Acción Democrática, favorable a una coalición con el PSOE https://elpais.com/diario/1982/03/07/espana/384303619_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026Jáuregui Fernando 9 May 1982 La coalición entre Fernández Ordóñez y el Partido Socialista para las próximas elecciones, prácticamente decidida https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/09/espana/389743206_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026 A total of 1,188 candidates from 17 political parties stood for election,Aguilar José 17 April 1982 Más de mil aspirantes para los del Parlamento andaluz cien escaños https://elpais.com/diario/1982/04/17/espana/387842404_850215.html es El País Seville 12 April 2026 with six candidacies running in all eight provinces: the main parties PSOE, UCD, PCE, PSA–PA and AP, as well as New Force (FN).Aguilar José 23 March 1982 Presentación de las listas de UCD a las elecciones andaluzas https://elpais.com/diario/1982/03/23/espana/385686019_850215.html es El País Seville 12 April 2026Prades Joaquina 18 April 1982 Presentación pública de los candidatos de AP a las elecciones andaluzas https://elpais.com/diario/1982/04/18/espana/387928819_850215.html es El País Málaga 12 April 2026Aguilar José 27 April 1982 6 partidos presentan candidaturas en las 8 provincias https://elpais.com/diario/1982/04/27/espana/388706419_850215.html es El País Seville 12 April 2026 No electoral alliances were formed ahead of the election.14 April 1982 Ninguna coalición https://elpais.com/diario/1982/04/14/espana/387583220_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026 Campaign Positions Opinion polls heading into the campaign predicted a wide lead from the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia (PSOE–A) over all other parties, with UCD, PCE, PSA and AP fighting for securing second place regionally.Caso José Ramón 10 February 1982 Las elecciones andaluzas: una clarificación política /y 2 https://elpais.com/diario/1982/02/10/espana/382143603_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026Relaño Alfredo 7 May 1982 Optimismo socialista de cara a las elecciones https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/07/espana/389570423_850215.html es El País Seville 12 April 2026 The election was perceived as a major electoral test on Prime Minister Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo's party and government ahead of the next general election.Aguilar Miguel Ángel 26 April 1982 Los resultados electorales de Andalucía darán la medida del liderazgo de Calvo Sotelo https://elpais.com/diario/1982/04/26/espana/388620003_850215.html es El País 12 April 20263 May 1982 Calvo Sotelo no prevé crisis de Gobierno tras los comicios andaluces https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/03/espana/389224811_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026 Among the main issues affecting Andalusia at the time of the election were the traditionally high unemployment in the region and the agrarian issue, with most farmlands being the property of a small number of landowners.Barrenechea Eduardo 1 May 1982 Tierra de hombres sin tierras https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/01/espana/389052009_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026 + Party slogans Candidacies Original slogan English translation Ref. References PSOE–A « A la hora de la verdad » "Towards the moment of truth" Aguilar José 25 April 1982 https://elpais.com/diario/1982/04/25/espana/388533613_850215.html El PSOE andaluz afirma la plena legalidad de sus candidaturas electorales es El País Seville 12 April 2026https://www.juntadeandalucia.es/cultura/archivos_html/sites/default/contenidos/archivos/aga/difusion/documentoMes/Dxpticos/Dxptico_may_2015.pdf Las elecciones al Parlamento de Andalucía en 1982 Regional Government of Andalusia es 12 April 2026 UCD « Anda Andalucía, anda »« El partido más ancho » "Go Andalusia, go""The broadest party" 2 April 1982 https://elpais.com/diario/1982/04/02/espana/386546414_850215.html Constituida la Junta Electoral para las elecciones andaluzas es El País 12 April 2026Aguilar José 4 April 1982 https://elpais.com/diario/1982/04/04/espana/386719201_850215.html Se endurece el tono de la campaña para las elecciones al Parlamento andaluz es El País Seville 12 April 2026 PCA–PCE « Juntos podemos » "Together we can" Prades Joaquín 29 May 1982 Los comunistas reconocen que su lema 'Juntos podemos' desvió miles de votos hacia el PSOE en Andalucía https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/29/espana/391471208_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026 PSA–PA « El partido andaluz al Parlamento andaluz » "The Andalusian party to the Andalusian parliament" 27 April 1982 https://elpais.com/diario/1982/04/27/espana/388706403_850215.html Presentación de la campaña y el programa del PSA es El País 12 April 2026 AP « El trabajo es lo que cuenta » "Work is what counts" The PSOE–A aimed at obtaining an absolute majority in the Parliament of Andalusia in order for avoiding post-election alliances that could prove troublesome for the party: an alliance with the PCE was seen as potentially damaging for the PSOE's new strategy of moderation, while allying with UCD seen as problematic due to its increasing unpopularity; alliances with AP and PSA were discarded outright out of ideological reasons.Prades Joaquina 16 February 1982 Los socialistas, decididos a obtener la mayoría absoluta para evitar pactos políticos 'inoportunos' https://elpais.com/diario/1982/02/16/espana/382662003_850215.html es El País 12 April 202612 March 1982 Escuredo afirma que los socialistas gobernarán solos en Andalucía https://elpais.com/diario/1982/03/12/espana/384735620_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026 Controversy arose after a PSOE–PCE coalition was formed in Asturias in April 1982,Aguilar José 15 April 1982 Preocupación en el PSOE andaluz ante la eventual entrada de comunistas en el Gobierno regional asturiano https://elpais.com/diario/1982/04/15/espana/387669621_850215.html es El País Seville 12 April 2026 being received both with dissatisfaction from the regional PSOE and criticism from other parties that such an arrangement would be mirrored by the Socialists in the Andalusian regional government.15 April 1982 López Jiménez pregunta al PSOE si gobernará con el PCA en Andalucía https://elpais.com/diario/1982/04/15/espana/387669619_850215.html es El País 12 April 202616 April 1982 El PSOE andaluz pide que se revoque la decisión asturiana https://elpais.com/diario/1982/04/16/espana/387756012_850215.html es El País Seville 12 April 2026 PSOE leader Felipe González argued against any such alliance in Andalusia on the grounds that "the creation of antagonistic [ideological] blocs is not good",Aguilar José 17 April 1982 Felipe González excluye la posibilidad de un Gobierno formado por socialistas y comunistas en Andalucía https://elpais.com/diario/1982/04/17/espana/387842421_850215.html es El País Seville 12 April 2026Marín Joaquín 14 May 1982 Felipe González asegura que no habrá alianza con los comunistas si el PSOE gana en Andalucía https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/14/espana/390175209_850215.html es El País Málaga 12 April 2026 and the party's official stance throughout the campaign was that it would govern alone,3 May 1982 Los líderes socialistas inician su campaña negando toda posibilidad de pacto con el PCE en Andalucía https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/03/espana/389224808_850215.html es El País 12 April 202610 May 1982 Rafael Escuredo niega cualquier coalición postelectoral del PSOE https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/10/espana/389829607_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026 either if it secured a majority in parliament or if it became the largest minority.Aguilar José 29 April 1982 El PSOE está dispuesto a gobernar en solitario si no obtiene la mayoría absoluta https://elpais.com/diario/1982/04/29/espana/388879220_850215.html es El País Seville 12 April 2026Aguilar Miguel Ángel 17 May 1982 Los socialistas no pedirán un Gobierno de coalición tras su victoria previsible en Andalucía https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/17/espana/390434410_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026 The UCD faced a difficult task, seeking both to recover its former popularity in the region as well as to confront the growing challenge posed by the conservative AP within its traditional electorate.Orgambides Fernando 22 May 1982 Esfuerzo socialista para obtener la mayoría absoluta y despliegue de UCD por recuperar a su electorado https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/22/espana/390866401_850215.html es El País Seville 12 April 2026 While the party did not expect to win the election, it hoped to secure at least 20% of the votes.15 May 1982 Nerviosismo preelectoral en el Gobierno https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/15/espana/390261608_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026 To further this, the UCD-led Spanish government had launched an unprecedented package of economic and investment plans in the region,Gómez Carlos 15 May 1982 El Gobierno ha destinado decenas de miles de millones a Andalucía en vísperas de las elecciones autonómicas https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/15/economia/390261606_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026 as well as sending government ministers to host public events and infrastructure openings.Prades Joaquina 17 February 1982 UCD confía en los resortes del poder y en el desgaste de la izquierda en los Ayuntamientos para no fracasar en Andalucía https://elpais.com/diario/1982/02/17/espana/382748404_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026Orgambides Fernando 16 May 1982 UCD desplaza diez ministros a Andalucía para apoyar a su candidato, Luis Merino https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/16/espana/390348014_850215.html es El País Seville 12 April 2026 Party leaders had sought to invite former prime minister Adolfo Suárez to campaign rallies,Aguilar José 28 March 1982 Calvo Sotelo cree que Suárez participará en la campaña electoral andaluza https://elpais.com/diario/1982/03/28/espana/386118002_850215.html es El País Seville 12 April 202622 April 1982 Suárez no ha decidido participar en la campaña andaluza https://elpais.com/diario/1982/04/22/espana/388274418_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026 but these approachments were rejected amid the increasing political distance between Suárez and the UCD leadership. The UCD campaign was the most expensive—worth Pta 600 millionPrieto Joaquín 26 April 1982 Seiscientos millones de pesetas invertirá Unión de Centro Democrático en la campaña electoral andaluza https://elpais.com/diario/1982/04/26/espana/388620005_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026—and included the establishment of a large image cabinet made of journalists, image technicians and consultants, as well as the use of three programmed robots to help spread the party's campaign manifesto.10 May 1982 UCD prepara el montaje de un gran gabinete de imagen https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/10/espana/389829605_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026Relaño Alfredo 10 May 1982 Tres robots, contratados como agentes electorales para la campaña centrista https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/10/espana/389829606_850215.html es El País Seville 12 April 2026 AP posed a significant threat to the UCD after its success in the Galician election as it concurrently secured financial support from the Spanish Confederation of Business Organizations (CEOE), but was hampered by a lack of territorial implantation in Andalusia and a historically negative perception of right-of-centre parties in the region.Prades Joaquina 14 February 1982 Alianza Popular es la esperanza de la derecha para neutralizar el avance de los socialistas en Andalucía https://elpais.com/diario/1982/02/14/espana/382489204_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026Estefanía Joaquín 14 March 1982 Desencanto y escasa respuesta financiera de los empresarios ante las elecciones andaluzas del 23 de mayo https://elpais.com/diario/1982/03/14/economia/384908410_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026 The party campaigned for AP being the tactical vote among centre-right voters, affirming to constitute "the only possible brake on a Socialist triumph in Spain", amid concerns that the UCD–AP competition could end up benefitting the PSOE as the largest party.Orgambides Fernando 3 May 1982 La competencia electoral entre centristas y Alianza Popular puede incrementar la ventaja inicial de los socialistas https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/03/espana/389224810_850215.html es El País Seville 12 April 2026 As in Galicia, the party's campaign was dominated by the presence of party national leader Manuel Fraga,3 May 1982 Fraga: "autoridad y seriedad" https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/03/espana/389224812_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026Marín Joaquín 5 May 1982 Fraga dice que en Andalucía "se juega un modelo de sociedad" https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/05/espana/389397622_850215.html es El País Málaga 12 April 2026 who kept warning of a possible post-election PSOE–UCD agreement as a reason for voters to choose AP over the UCD and foster his hypothesized "natural majority".Relaño Alfredo Aguilar José 9 May 1982 Cavero y Soledad Becerril niegan que exista un pacto UCD-PSOE para después de las elecciones https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/09/espana/389743209_850215.html es El País Seville 12 April 2026 Of the smaller parties, the Communist Party of Spain (PCE)'s organization in Andalusia was seen as amongst the most solid throughout Spain, but the party had been beset by internal struggles, expulsions and personal attacks among party members during the previous years, as well as strong electoral competition from both PSOE and the Socialist Party of Andalusia (PSA).Prades Joaquina 13 February 1982 La consolidación del voto rural, primer objetivo de la campaña de los comunistas en Andalucía https://elpais.com/diario/1982/02/13/espana/382402803_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026 The PCE hoped to maintain results from previous elections and secure a "kingmaker" position that forced the PSOE into the negotiating table, so as to allow the formation of a left-wing government in which the PCE's support came to prove essential,Cuevas Sebastián 19 April 1982 El PCE ofrece su apoyo para un gobierno de izquierdas en Andalucía https://elpais.com/diario/1982/04/19/espana/388015219_850215.html es El País Córdoba 12 April 2026Aguilar José 28 April 1982 Los comunistas estarán en el Gobierno andaluz, según el líder del PCA, Felipe Alcaraz https://elpais.com/diario/1982/04/28/espana/388792815_850215.html es El País Seville 12 April 2026Orgambides Fernando 6 May 1982 El PCA espera mantener en Andalucía las posiciones de las últimas elecciones https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/06/espana/389484022_850215.html es El País Seville 12 April 2026 while asserting that the PSOE leadership's stance on not seeking an alliance with the PCE constituted evidence of the Socialists' moving to the right.Prades Joaquina 29 April 1982 Las bases socialistas son partidarias de la unidad de la izquierda, según Carrillo https://elpais.com/diario/1982/04/29/espana/388879221_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026Canals Enric 3 May 1982 Carrillo: "Los socialistas se equivocarán si gobiernan en solitario" https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/03/espana/389224809_850215.html es El País Barcelona 12 April 2026 Concurrently, PSA leaders adopted a stark Andalusian nationalist discourse and discarded joining any government not led by themselves, arguing that "under no circumstances shall [the PSA] participate in a coalition government with a centralist party" in reference to both UCD and PSOE, which became the focus of their main row of attacks.Aguilar José 8 April 1982 El PSA no formará Gobierno de coalición en Andalucía https://elpais.com/diario/1982/04/08/espana/387064814_850215.html es El País Seville 12 April 20262 May 1982 El PSA no hará una campaña agresiva, asegura Rojas Marcos https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/02/espana/389138407_850215.html es El País 12 April 20263 May 1982 Rojas Marcos centra sus ataques en UCD y PSOE https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/03/espana/389224807_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026 Events The pre-campaign and campaign periods would unveil an intense political activity. In March, the PSOE-led regional government launched a campaign of support to King Juan Carlos I in response to the 23-F trial,21 March 1982 Alusiones al 23-F en la campaña preelectoral de Andalucía https://elpais.com/diario/1982/03/21/espana/385513208_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026Aguilar José 23 March 1982 La Junta de Andalucía inicia una campaña de adhesiones al Rey https://elpais.com/diario/1982/03/23/espana/385686014_850215.html es El País Seville 12 April 2026 which was received with criticism from pro-business associations over alleged "electoralism".Aguilar José 26 March 1982 Los empresarios andaluces denuncian electoralismo en la convocatoria de la Junta de apoyo al Rey https://elpais.com/diario/1982/03/26/espana/385945212_850215.html es El País Seville 12 April 2026 In late April, the PSA had unsuccessfully attempted to challenge the PSOE's candidacies in all eight provinces over their use of the "Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia" label, arguing that such a name was not registered in the interior ministry.Aguilar José 24 April 1982 El PSA impugna las candidaturas del PSOE a las elecciones del Parlamento de Andalucía https://elpais.com/diario/1982/04/24/espana/388447216_850215.html es El País Seville 12 April 2026 The Spanish government was concurrently criticized over the perceived partisan use of the RTVE media,12 May 1982 Fraga, descontento con los medios de información oficiales https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/12/espana/390002422_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026 which was seen as leaning heavily in favour of the UCD.1 May 1982 Los socialistas consideran que el centro regional de TVE en Andalucía favorece a Union de Centro Democrático https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/01/radiotv/389052004_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026Castro Eduardo 12 May 1982 Escuredo acusa a RTVE de manipular la información en favor de UCD https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/12/espana/390002416_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026Orgambides Fernando 13 May 1982 El PSOE acusa a TVE de favorecer la campaña de los centristas https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/13/espana/390088816_850215.html es El País Seville 12 April 2026 Electoral debates were proposed but none was held: on the one hand, a debate between President Escuredo and UCD candidate Luis Merino was rejected by the PSOE; on the other hand, a political debate over Andalusia between Calvo-Sotelo and Felipe González was ruled out by UCD.Aguilar José 5 May 1982 La ejecutiva del PSOE rechaza un debate Merino-Escuredo sobre los programas de gobierno https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/05/espana/389397620_850215.html es El País Seville 12 April 20268 May 1982 No se celebra el debate https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/08/espana/389656804_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026 Bitter struggling and verbal aggressiveness between the two parties throughout the campaign—including accusations of aspersion-casting or of fostering physical attacks on the other—would remain frequent.Relaño Alfredo 6 May 1982 Polémica entre PSOE y UCD por un dudoso eslogan electoral https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/06/espana/389484024_850215.html es El País Seville 12 April 20266 May 1982 UCD hace responsable al PSOE de una agresión a militantes centristas en la ciudad de Granada https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/06/espana/389484023_850215.html es El País 12 April 20268 May 1982 Felipe González pide a todos los partidos que resten agresividad a sus intervenciones https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/08/espana/389656821_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026 The main political confrontation would come over the alleged legitimacy of pro-business associations—especially from the CEOE—of actively supporting UCD and AP's campaigns while concurrently attacking any prospects of a PSOE-led government, under the umbrella of an institutional campaign to prompt voter turnout.Aguilar José 8 May 1982 Mítin empresarial contra la alternativa socialista https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/08/espana/389656823_850215.html es El País Seville 12 April 202611 May 1982 Carlos Ferrer Salat estuvo moderado en su primera intervención en Andalucía https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/11/espana/389916018_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026Estefanía Joaquín 12 May 1982 Andalucía, último ensayo de movilización empresarial https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/12/espana/390002433_850215.html es El País Seville 12 April 2026 This move would see much criticism from several organizations—including both PSOE and PCE—over the alleged lack of neutrality of such campaign.Aguilar José 11 May 1982 Los comunistas denuncian la propaganda empresarial https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/11/espana/389916019_850215.html es El País Seville 12 April 2026Aguilar José 12 May 1982 El Comité de Prensa pide la retirada de un anuncio de los empresarios https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/12/espana/390002403_850215.html es El País Seville 12 April 2026 Amid growing crossed accusations,Relaño Alfredo 12 May 1982 Los empresarios tienen derecho a hacer campaña electoral, afirma Calvo Sotelo en Almería https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/12/espana/390002420_850215.html es El País Almería 12 April 202613 May 1982 El presidente de la CEOE califica de 'franquistas' a quienes consideran inadmisible la campaña empresarial https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/13/espana/390088815_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026 on 13 May both the Central Electoral Commission (JEC) and the Provincial Electoral Commission of Seville forbid the CEOE from participating in the electoral campaign, on the grounds that such a partisan campaigning was constitutionally limited to organizations contesting the election.14 May 1982 La Junta Electoral Central prohíbe la campaña de los empresarios andaluces contra la izquierda https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/14/espana/390175206_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026 The ruling would be dubbed by both AP and the CEOE as "undemocratic" by transgressing their "freedom of speech",Bermejo José Ángel 15 May 1982 Fraga considera un error la decisión de la Junta Electoral https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/15/espana/390261611_850215.html es El País Cádiz 12 April 2026Relaño Alfredo 15 May 1982 Ferrer Salat considera que la prohibición de hacer campaña a la patronal demuestra que la democracia es frágil https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/15/espana/390261602_850215.html es El País Málaga 12 April 2026 and several days later the Territorial Court of Seville ruled to suspend the effectiveness of the Provincial Commission's ruling—but not the JEC's one—leading the CEOE to announce the continuation of its campaign.19 May 1982 Una decisión polémica https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/19/espana/390607211_850215.html es El País 12 April 202619 May 1982 Los empresarios andaluces reanudarán mañana la campaña que les prohibió la Junta Electoral Central https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/19/espana/390607204_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026Orgambides Fernando 20 May 1982 Despliegue publicitario de los empresarios en defensa del derecho a la libertad de expresión https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/20/espana/390693618_850215.html es El País Seville 12 April 2026 A second, similarly-themed campaign was launched on the issue of education by the Spanish Confederation of Education and Training Centres, which accused left-wing parties' proposals of favouring public education of seeking to "eradicate the Christian religion from Andalusian schools".Relaño Alfredo 13 May 1982 La patronal de la enseñanza desata la 'guerra escolar' contra la izquierda https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/13/espana/390088818_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026Marín Joaquín 18 May 1982 Intensa propaganda del sacerdote Martínez Fuertes contra el modelo de escuela socialista https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/18/espana/390520815_850215.html es El País Málaga 12 April 2026 The campaign ended with speculation on prime minister Calvo-Sotelo's future, amid expectations that an UCD electoral collapse in the regional election could lead to his resignation as either prime minister, party national president, or both,Prades Joaquina 8 May 1982 El resultado de las elecciones andaluzas provocará la recomposición interna de Unión de Centro Democrático https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/08/espana/389656815_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026Jáuregui Fernando 12 May 1982 Alfonso Guerra: "La sustitución de Calvo Sotelo tras las elecciones andaluzas es una de las hipótesis de trabajo" https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/12/espana/390002418_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026Orgambides Fernando 19 May 1982 UCD no está cerrada a coaliciones de gobierno en Andalucía, afirmó Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo en Sevilla https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/19/espana/390607210_850215.html es El País Seville 12 April 2026 though this was ruled out by UCD members throughout the last days of campaigning.Jáuregui Fernando 20 May 1982 Calvo Sotelo dispuesto a resistir en el Gobierno y en el partido, cualquiera que sean los resultados electorales andaluces https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/20/espana/390693610_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026López Quero Antonio 21 May 1982 Landelino Lavilla descarta la posibilidad de cambios en la presidencia del Gobierno https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/21/espana/390780004_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026 Opinion polls The tables below lists 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; 55 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of Andalusia. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Turnout 20px|link=Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia|PSOE 27px|link=Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)|UCD 20px|link=Communist Party of Andalusia|PCA–PCE 27px|link=Andalusian Party|PSA–PA 30px|link=People's Alliance (Spain)|AP UA Lead 1982 regional election 23 May 1982 66.2 52.675% Verdana 66 13.075% Verdana 15 8.575% Verdana 8 5.475% Verdana 3 17.075% Verdana 17 – 35.6 UCDSe busca el voto de los indecisos http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/1982/05/17/pagina-9/32942991/pdf.html es La Vanguardia 17 May 1982 17 May 1982?? 55.075% Verdana 65 15.075% Verdana 18 7.075% Verdana 5 10.075% Verdana 10/11 10.075% Verdana 10/11 – 40.0 Emopública/CISMedidas de las intenciones de voto al Parlamento Andaluz http://www.cis.es/cis/export/sites/default/-Archivos/Marginales/1300_1319/1302/Es1302mar_s.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20180809153336/http://www.cis.es/cis/export/sites/default/-Archivos/Marginales/1300_1319/1302/Es1302mar_s.pdf dead 9 August 2018 es CIS 14 May 1982 14 May 1982 4,000? 56.4 15.9 6.0 10.0 10.4 – 40.5 MediterráneoLa última encuesta http://prensahistorica.mcu.es/es/catalogo_imagenes/grupo.cmd?path=5081741&interno=S&posicion=21&presentacion=pagina es Mediterráneo 19 May 1982 12 May 1982?? 46.075% Verdana 51/56 20.175% Verdana 21/25 7.075% Verdana ? 15.075% Verdana ? 10.075% Verdana ? – 25.9 ICSA–GallupEl porvenir de Andalucía http://prensahistorica.mcu.es/es/catalogo_imagenes/grupo.cmd?posicion=2&path=5081747&presentacion=pagina es Mediterráneo 19 May 1982Mensaje para andaluces http://hemeroteca.sevilla.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1982/05/19/016.html es ABC 19 May 1982 February 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes 7–12 May 1982 2,000 62 44.875% Verdana 53 19.375% Verdana 26 9.975% Verdana 8 12.175% Verdana 12 10.375% Verdana 10 – 25.5 Sofemasa/El PaísEl PSOE puede conseguir mayoría absoluta en el Parlamento andaluz https://elpais.com/hemeroteca/elpais/portadas/1982/05/16/ es El País 16 May 1982Fuerte expectativa de voto para el PSOE y casi un 40% el indecisos en el electorado andaluz https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/16/espana/390348001_850215.html es El País 16 May 1982 8–11 May 1982 3,500 70.9 49.1 17.2 6.1 11.5 12.0 – 31.9 Emopública/CISPreelectoral autonómicas andaluzas 1982 (II) (Estudio nº 1333. Mayo 1982) http://www.cis.es/cis/export/sites/default/-Archivos/Marginales/1320_1339/1333/cru1333_s.pdf es CIS 8 May 1982 6–8 May 1982 4,000? 55.1 15.5 6.8 12.0 10.3 – 39.6 UCD 26 Apr 1982?? 57.0 18.0 3.0 14.0 8.0 – 39.0 ECO/CISPreelectoral autonómicas andaluzas 1982 (I) (Estudio nº 1332. Abril 1982) http://www.cis.es/cis/export/sites/default/-Archivos/Marginales/1320_1339/1332/cru1332_s.pdf es CIS 29 April 1982 20–24 Apr 1982 4,012? 52.3 15.2 6.0 14.8 10.2 – 37.1 CPEA/AP 23 Apr 1982???75% Verdana 36?75% Verdana 18?75% Verdana 4?75% Verdana 7?75% Verdana 44 –? CISSituación social y política de Andalucía (IV) (Estudio nº 1302. Marzo 1982) http://www.cis.es/cis/export/sites/default/-Archivos/Marginales/1300_1319/1302/Es1302mar.pdf es CIS 1 March 1982 1 Mar 1982 3,947? 53.7 18.0 7.3 9.7 8.3 0.4 35.7 CEOE 13 Feb 1982?? 51.0 10.6 – 12.0 10.3 – 39.0 CISSituación social y política de Andalucía (III) (Estudio nº 1.301) http://www.cis.es/cis/export/sites/default/-Archivos/Marginales/1300_1319/1301/cru1301_s.pdf es CIS 1 February 1982 1 Feb 1982 2,000? 54.0 16.3 6.6 10.3 9.6 0.7 37.7 UCD 27 Jan 1982?? 51.0 7.8 6.0 10.0 7.7 – 41.0 CISSituación social y política de Andalucía (II) (Estudio nº 1.298. Enero 1982) http://www.cis.es/cis/export/sites/default/-Archivos/Marginales/1280_1299/1298/Es1298mar.pdf es CIS 1 January 1982 1 Jan 1982 2,000? 57.0 13.0 6.9 10.0 9.6 0.8 44.0 Metra Seis/CISSituación social y política de Andalucía (I) (Estudio nº 1.294) http://www.cis.es/cis/export/sites/default/-Archivos/Marginales/1280_1299/1294/es1294cru_s.pdf es CIS 28 December 1981 23 Nov–9 Dec 1981 2,000? 59.9 8.8 5.2 14.1 9.3 1.7 45.8 1979 general election 1 Mar 1979 68.7 33.575% Verdana (43) 31.875% Verdana (39) 13.375% Verdana (15) 11.175% Verdana (11) 4.3"CD" Results for CD in the 1979 election.75% Verdana (1) – 1.7 Voting preferences The table below lists raw, unweighted voting preferences. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 20px|link=Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia|PSOE 27px|link=Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)|UCD 20px|link=Communist Party of Andalusia|PCA–PCE 27px|link=Andalusian Party|PSA–PA 30px|link=People's Alliance (Spain)|AP UA Lead 1982 regional election 23 May 1982 34.5 8.6 5.6 3.5 11.2 – 33.7 23.3 Emopública/CIS 14 May 1982 4,000 30.9 8.7 3.3 5.5 5.7 – 37.3 7.9 22.2 Sofemasa/El País 8–11 May 1982 3,500 31.9 7.5 4.5 6.4 8.3 – 39.2 23.6 Emopública/CIS 6–8 May 1982 4,000 32.0 9.0 4.0 7.0 6.0 – 33.0 9.0 23.0 ECO/CIS 20–24 Apr 1982 4,012 31.9 9.3 3.7 9.0 6.0 – 32.2 6.8 22.6 APSegún una encuesta de AP, los socialistas lograrán el 30,5 de los votos en las elecciones andaluzas http://diariodenavarra.mynewsonline.com/index.php?screen=preview&ref=NAV19820313G005 es Diario de Navarra 13 March 1982 12 Mar 1982? 30.6 12.1 10.1 8.9 18.8 2.2 – – 11.8 CIS 1 Mar 1982 3,947 27.9 9.3 3.8 5.0 4.3 0.2 39.6 8.5 18.6 CIS 1 Feb 1982 2,000 25.5 7.7 3.1 4.9 4.6 0.3 45.9 6.9 17.8 APLa pasada por la izquierda http://prensahistorica.mcu.es/es/catalogo_imagenes/grupo.cmd?posicion=20&path=5080201&presentacion=pagina&idBusqueda=82816&idImagen=50438781 es Mediterráneo 22 January 1982 22 Jan 1982? 37.0 11.0 6.0 – 24.0 – – – 13.0 CIS 1 Jan 1982 2,000 26.2 6.0 3.2 4.6 4.4 0.3 47.2 6.9 20.2 Metra Seis/CIS 23 Nov–9 Dec 1981 2,000 39.0 5.7 3.4 9.1 6.0 1.1 29.2 6.0 29.9 ECO/CISSondeo expectativas de voto referéndum autonómico en Andalucía (A ocho días de la fecha electoral. Octubre 1981) http://www.cis.es/cis/export/sites/default/-Archivos/Marginales/1280_1299/1288/cru1288_s.pdf es CIS 12 October 1981 9–12 Oct 1981 6,462 29.6 6.9 4.4 5.5 1.3 0.9 47.3 2.6 22.7 1979 general election 1 Mar 1979 22.8 21.6 9.0 7.5 2.9"CD" – 31.3 1.2 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 20px|link=Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia|PSOE 27px|link=Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)|UCD 20px|link=Communist Party of Andalusia|PCA–PCE 27px|link=Andalusian Party|PSA–PA 30px|link=People's Alliance (Spain)|AP Other/None Lead Emopública/CIS 6–8 May 1982 4,000 44.8 9.5 0.5 3.8 1.8 0.3 39.3 35.3 ECO/CIS 20–24 Apr 1982 4,012 39.5 9.3 0.8 4.6 2.6 0.3 42.8 30.2 Results Overall + Summary of the 23 May 1982 Parliament of Andalusia election results → center|350px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia (PSOE–A) 1,498,619 52.60 n/a 66 n/a People's Alliance (AP) 484,474 17.00 n/a 17 n/a Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 371,154 13.03 n/a 15 n/a Communist Party of Andalusia (PCA–PCE) 243,344 8.54 n/a 8 n/a Socialist Party of Andalusia–Andalusian Party (PSA–PA) 153,709 5.39 n/a 3 n/a New Force (FN) 34,948 1.23 n/a 0 n/a Workers' Socialist Party (PST) 14,600 0.51 n/a 0 n/a Communist Unification of Spain (UCE) 8,121 0.29 n/a 0 n/a Spanish Communist Workers' Party (PCOE) 7,891 0.28 n/a 0 n/a Communist Movement of Andalusia (MCA) 6,681 0.23 n/a 0 n/a Communist Party of Spain (Marxist–Leninist) (PCE (m–l)) 6,015 0.21 n/a 0 n/a Communist Party of Spain (Marxist–Leninist) (PCE (m–l)) 3,587 0.13 n/a 0 n/a Granadan Candidacy of Workers (CGT) 2,428 0.09 n/a 0 n/a Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS) 3,589 0.13 n/a 0 n/a Falangist Movement of Spain (MFE) 3,163 0.11 n/a 0 n/a Independent Syndicalists (SI) 1,275 0.04 n/a 0 n/a Socialist Party (PS) 949 0.03 n/a 0 n/a Revolutionary Communist League (LCR) 895 0.03 n/a 0 n/a Andalusian People's Solidarity (SPA) 490 0.02 n/a 0 n/a Communist Organization of Spain (Red Flag) (OCE–BR) 10 0.00 n/a 0 n/a Blank ballots 9,327 0.33 n/a Total 2,849,254 109 n/a Valid votes 2,849,254 99.13 n/a Invalid votes 24,867 0.87 n/a Votes cast / turnout 2,874,121 66.19 n/a Abstentions 1,468,287 33.81 n/a Registered voters 4,342,408 SourcesLozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/aandalucia.html Elecciones al Parlamento de Andalucía (desde 1982) es Historia Electoral.com 19 October 2025http://www.argos.gva.es/ahe/pls/argos_elec/DMEDB_ElecComunidades.informeElecDetallado?aNComuId=1&aNNumElec=1&aVTipoElec=A1&aVFechaElec=1982&aVLengua=c Archivo Histórico Electoral. Datos electorales detallados de las Elecciones Parlamento Andalucía 1982 es argos.gva.es Valencian Government 10 April 2026 Popular vote #ddd 550px 500px PSOE–A Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia 52.60 AP People's Alliance (Spain) 17.00 UCD Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain) 13.03 PCA–PCE Communist Party of Andalusia 8.54 PSA–PA Andalusian Party 5.39 FN New Force (Spain) 1.23 Others #777777 1.88 Blank ballots #DDDDDD 0.33 Seats #ddd 550px 500px PSOE–A Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia 60.55 AP People's Alliance (Spain) 15.60 UCD Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain) 13.76 PCA–PCE Communist Party of Andalusia 7.34 PSA–PA Andalusian Party 2.75 Distribution by constituency Constituency PSOE–A AP UCD PCA–PCE PSA–PA % S % S % S % S % S Almería 48.8 6 17.3 2 22.0 3 4.1 − 3.8 − Cádiz 54.5 9 15.2 2 11.4 2 6.0 1 9.2 1 Córdoba 49.0 7 17.3 2 13.0 2 12.4 2 4.9 − Granada 52.4 8 17.1 2 14.8 2 8.9 1 2.8 − Huelva 55.7 8 12.6 1 18.7 2 5.3 − 4.2 − Jaén 52.0 8 16.4 2 16.2 2 9.0 1 3.5 − Málaga 53.8 9 18.0 3 10.7 1 7.3 1 6.9 1 Seville 53.3 11 18.6 3 9.3 1 10.1 2 5.6 1 Total 52.6 66 17.0 17 13.0 15 8.5 8 5.4 3 Sources Aftermath Analysis The election resulted in a landslide majority for the PSOE, which at the time was at the helm of the Regional Government of Andalusia, securing 52.6% of the vote, 66 seats and outright majorities in all provinces but Almería and Córdoba.24 May 1982 Euforia en las bases y moderación en los dirigentes socialistas https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/24/espana/391039212_850215.html es El País 12 April 202625 May 1982 El PSOE, primera fuerza electoral en todas las provincias https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/25/espana/391125603_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026 The PSOE became the first party obtaining an absolute majority in an election of any kind in Spain since the start of the country's transition to democracy.Prades Joaquina 25 May 1982 El PSOE es el primer partido que obtiene mayoría absoluta en unas elecciones celebradas en España desde la transición https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/25/espana/391125602_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026 The UCD vote plummeted in the region compared to the 1979 general election, going from 31.8% to 13.0% of the share and 15 seats while being surpassed by AP, which became the second political party in Andalusia by securing 17.0% (up from 4.3%) and 17 seats.24 May 1982 Alianza Popular reemplaza a UCD como segunda fuerza política en Andalucía http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1982/05/24/017.html es ABC 22 December 2019 Results for the PCE and PSA were disappointing, as the former went from 13.3% to 8.5% in a region which had been seen as amongst the most favourable to them, whereas the PSA, which had obtained a spectacular result in the 1979 election with 11.1%, plummeted to score 5.4% of the vote and 3 seats; party secretary general Alejandro Rojas-Marcos—who was running as number two in party's list for the Seville constituency—not being able to get elected.Orgambides Fernando Relaño Alfredo 24 May 1982 Felipe González afirma que los resultados contribuyen a la estabilidad democrática al dar opción mayoritaria a un partido https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/24/espana/391039206_850215.html es El País Seville 12 April 2026 While some analyses attributed the election results to the outcome of the 1980 autonomy initiative referendum—which had inflicted a severe political blow to the UCD's government in Spain—these only provided a partial justification of the major vote realignments that had taken place in Andalusia since 1979. The PSOE capitalized on tactical voting from a number of sources: on the one hand, the PCE was mauled as a result of internal infighting, splits and growing dissatisfaction with Santiago Carrillo's leadership style,1 June 1982 La dirección del PCE de Andalucía desautoriza las manifestaciones de descontento https://elpais.com/diario/1982/06/01/espana/391730421_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026 hastening vote transfers to the Socialists amid a growing polarization of the vote;24 May 1982 El PCE cree que ha primado el voto útil https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/24/espana/391039214_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026Prades Joaquina 26 May 1982 La dirección del PCE cree que se está polarizando el voto entre AP y PSOE https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/26/espana/391212004_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026 on the other hand, scaremongering tactics from the CEOE's aggressive campaign, supported by both UCD and AP, were said to have had the opposite effect of bringing a large number of former UCD voters into the PSOE's fold, as the latter was on its way to occupy the ideological's middle ground of Spanish politics after the UCD's growing attempts to lurch away from the centre to appeal to its conservative base.24 May 1982 Mayoría socialista para Andalucía https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/24/opinion/391039203_850215.html es El País 12 April 202625 May 1982 Las razones de una victoria https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/25/opinion/391125602_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026 Commenting on the results, the prime minister and UCD leader Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo claimed that these did not correspond to the "great effort" made by his party in the region, nor with "the political importance that the centre option continues to have in Spain". Party members acknowledged that results were "very negative" and that they had lost a great deal of their votes to the ascending AP,24 May 1982 Calvo Sotelo e Iñigo Cavero insisten en que el centro sigue siendo una opción importante https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/24/espana/391039211_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026 whose result was also attributed by government ministers to the CEOE's campaign in favour of Fraga's party.24 May 1982 El ministro del Interior atribuye indirectamente el ascenso de AP a la campaña empresarial https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/24/ultima/391039205_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026 The election outcome would leave the UCD's leadership bewildered, prompting calls for Calvo-Sotelo to resign as party leader and for a snap general election to be called,Jáuregui Fernando Prades Joaquina 25 May 1982 Desconcierto centrista y moderación en el PSOE tras las elecciones https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/25/espana/391125608_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026Jáuregui Fernando Prades Joaquina 26 May 1982 Los suaristas, partidarios de un congreso extraordinario para colocar a su líder al frente de Unión de Centro Democrático https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/26/espana/391212001_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026Jáuregui Fernando 26 May 1982 Probables cambios en la dirección de UCD https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/26/espana/391212003_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026 whereas some party members acknowledged that Fraga's "natural majority" thesis was disfiguring UCD's position by pulling the party into the right.25 May 1982 Juan Antonio Ortega, contrario a la coalición de UCD con AP https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/25/espana/391125606_850215.html es El País 12 April 202627 May 1982 Primeras lecciones del 23 de mayo https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/27/opinion/391298401_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026Aguilar José 22 June 1982 Alianza Popular quiere 'barrer' a UCD, según Fernando Arenas https://elpais.com/diario/1982/06/22/espana/393544806_850215.html es El País Seville 12 April 2026 The PSA's negative results were attributed to the party having lost the narrative on the autonomy issue to the PSOE, which was seen as having staunchly defended the application of Article 151 and as having succeeded in its pledge to bring full devolution to the region, coupled with a strong disapproval of PSA leader Alejandro Rojas-Marcos's policy of rapprochement to the UCD in September 1980, when he had attempted to marginalize the Andalusian government by unilaterally agreeing on a solution to the autonomy issue with the Spanish government.23 September 1980 El apoyo al proyecto UCD, una necesidad ineludible, según Rojas Marcos https://elpais.com/diario/1980/09/23/espana/338508012_850215.html es El País 12 April 2026Aguilar José 28 May 1982 Rojas Marcos admite que el pueblo andaluz ha desautorizado su política https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/28/espana/391384812_850215.html es El País Seville 12 April 2026 Rojas-Marcos would subsequently resign as party leader.Aguilar José 27 May 1982 Rojas Marcos deja la direccion del PSA tras el desastre andalucista en las elecciones autonómicas https://elpais.com/diario/1982/05/27/espana/391298401_850215.html es El País Seville 12 April 2026 Government formation On 15 July 1982, the Parliament of Andalusia elected Rafael Escuredo as regional president on the first ballot with an absolute majority of votes,16 July 1982 Rafael Escuredo, elegido presidente del primer Gobierno andaluz https://elpais.com/diario/1982/07/16/portada/395618404_850215.html es El País 9 April 2026 with his government being sworn in on 21 July.Aguilar José 21 July 1982 Escuredo anuncia hoy la composición del Gobierno autónomo andaluz https://elpais.com/diario/1982/07/21/espana/396050419_850215.html es El País Seville 9 April 2026Aguilar José 22 July 1982 Rafael Escuredo forma en Andalucía un Gobierno de socialistas y profesionales independientes https://elpais.com/diario/1982/07/22/espana/396136811_850215.html es El País Seville 9 April 202622 July 1982 Tres independientes y una mujer en el primer Gabinete andaluz https://elpais.com/diario/1982/07/22/espana/396136810_850215.html es El País 9 April 2026 InvestitureNomination of Rafael Escuredo (PSOE–A) Ballot → 15 July 1982 Required majority → 55 out of 109 15 Yes • PSOE–A (66) 66 109 green 115px No"Inv" Parliamentary records do not specify the party membership of the 4 opposition MPs that were absent from the voting. • AP (17) • UCD (15) • PCA (8) • PSA (3) 39 109 red 115px Abstentions 0 109 lightgray 115px Absentees"Inv" • AP, UCD, PCA, PSA (4) 4 109 black 115px 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 6/1981, de 30 de diciembre, de Estatuto de Autonomía para Andalucía Organic Law 6/1981 30 December 1981 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1982-633 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1982-633 14 March 2026 Statute 1981 y Decreto 18/1982, de ocho de Marzo, por el que se convocan Elecciones al Parlamento de Andalucía Decree 18/1982 8 March 1982 Official Gazette of the Regional Government of Andalusia es https://www.juntadeandalucia.es/boja/1982/6/d9.pdf 9 April 2026 Decree 18/1982 1982 June 2017 Category:1982 in Andalusia Category:Regional elections in Andalusia Andalusia Category:May 1982 in Europe