1985 Galician regional election

Election in the Spanish region of Galicia 1985 Galician regional election Galicia parliamentary no 1981 Galician regional election 1981 1989 Galician regional election 1989 All 71 seats in the Parliament of Galicia 36 #Opinion polls 2,226,449 10px 2.4% 1,277,897 (57.4%)10px 11.1 pp 24 November 1985 170x170px Gerardo Fernández Albor AP–PDP–PL–CdG 1981 La Coruña 26 seats, 30.5%Results for AP in the 1981 election. 34 10px 8 516,218 40.9% 10px 10.4 pp 170x170px Fernando González Laxe PSdG–PSOE 19 June 1985 La Coruña 16 seats, 19.6% 22 10px 6 361,946 28.7% 10px 9.1 pp 170x170px Pablo González Mariñas Galician Coalition 23 July 1985 La Coruña Did not contest 11 10px 11 163,425 12.9% New party 170x170px Camilo Nogueira Galician Socialist Party–Galician Left 1980 Pontevedra 1 seat, 3.4%Results for EG in the 1981 election. 3 10px 2 71,599 5.7% 10px 2.3 pp 170x170px Xosé Manuel Beiras Galician Nationalist Bloc 1982 La Coruña 3 seats, 6.3%Results for BNPG–PSG in the 1981 election. 1 10px 2 53,072 4.2% 10px 2.1 pp 1985 Galician regional election.svg 350px Constituency results map for the Parliament of Galicia President President after election Gerardo Fernández Albor AP–PDP–PL–CdG Gerardo Fernández Albor AP–PDP–PL–CdG A regional election was held in Galicia on 24 November 1985 to elect the 2nd Parliament of the autonomous community. All 71 seats in the Parliament were up for election. Overview Under the 1981 Statute of Autonomy, the Parliament of Galicia 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. 10 & 13. The electoral and procedural rules were supplemented by national law provisions.LEG 1985 final prov. 1. Date The term of the Parliament of Galicia expired four years after the date of its previous 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 Journal of Galicia (DOG), with election day taking place between 54 and 60 days after the decree's publication.Statute 1981 art. 11; LEG 1985 art. 12 (suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 art. 42). The previous election was held on 20 October 1981, which meant that the legislature's term would have expired on 20 October 1985. The election decree was required to be published in the DOG no later than 26 September 1985, setting the latest possible date for election day on 25 November 1985. The Parliament of Galicia 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 Parliament was to be automatically dissolved and a snap election called.LJP 1983 arts. 17 & 24. The election to the Parliament of Galicia was officially called on 26 September 1985 with the publication of the corresponding decree in the DOG, setting election day for 24 November and scheduling for the chamber to reconvene on 17 December.Decree 194/1985 1985 arts. 1–2 & 4. Electoral system Voting for the Parliament was based on universal suffrage, comprising all Spanish nationals over 18 years of age, registered in Galicia 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 1981 art. 11; LEG 1985 art. 2 (suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 arts. 2–3). The Parliament of Galicia had a minimum of 60 and a maximum of 80 seats, with electoral provisions fixing its size at 71. All were elected in four multi-member constituencies—corresponding to the provinces of A Coruña, Lugo, Ourense and Pontevedra, 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 art. 11; LEG 1985 arts. 8–10 & trans. prov. 5. 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:LEG 1985 trans. prov. 5; Decree 194/1985 1985 art. 1. Seats Constituencies 22 La Coruña 19 Pontevedra 15 Lugo, Orense 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.LEG 1985 art. 11 (suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 arts. 46 & 48). Outgoing parliament The table below shows the composition of the parliamentary groups in the chamber at the time of dissolution.Lozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/agalicia.html Elecciones al Parlamento de Galicia (desde 1981) es Historia Electoral.com 17 May 2026https://www.parlamentodegalicia.es/sitios/web/BibliotecaResultadoAnteriores/3.pdf Parlamento de Galicia. V Lexislatura (16-01-90 ó 24-08-93) gl Parliament of Galicia 6 June 2026 + Parliamentary composition in September 1985 Groups Parties Legislators Seats Total People's Alliance of Galicia Parliamentary Group AP 26 26 Socialists of Galicia's Parliamentary Group PSdG–PSOE 16 16 Galician Coalition Parliamentary Group CG 10 10 Independents' Parliamentary Group PDP 1 8 INDEP 7 Centrist of Galicia Parliamentary Group CdG 5 5 Mixed Parliamentary Group UPG 2 5 PSG–EG 2 PCE–PCG 1 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; 36 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of Galicia. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Turnout 30px|link=People's Alliance (Spain)|AP 27px|link=Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)|UCD 27px|link=Socialists' Party of Galicia|PSdG–PSOE BNG 28px|link=Galician Socialist Party–Galician Left|PSG–EG 30px|link=Communist Party of Galicia|PCG 25px|link=Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)|CDS 35px|link=People's Coalition (Spain)|AP–PDP–PL–CdG CG Lead 1985 regional election 24 Nov 1985 57.4 "CP" Within CP. – 28.775% Verdana 22 4.275% Verdana 1 5.775% Verdana 3 0.875% Verdana 0 3.375% Verdana 0 40.975% Verdana 34 12.975% Verdana 11 12.2 Alef/El PaísCoalición Popular será la fuerza más votada, pero no tiene segura la mayoría absoluta, según un sondeo de EL PAÍS https://elpais.com/diario/1985/11/18/espana/501116406_850215.html es El País 18 November 1985Coalición Popular roza la mayoría absoluta, según un sondeo de EL PAÍS https://elpais.com/hemeroteca/elpais/portadas/1985/11/18/ es El País 18 November 1985 13–14 Nov 1985 1,200? "CP" – 30.675% Verdana 23/25 6.175% Verdana 2/3 4.975% Verdana 2 1.075% Verdana 0 7.575% Verdana 4 40.075% Verdana 32/34 8.175% Verdana 5/6 9.4 Aresco/ABCCoalición Popular podrá obtener mayoría absoluta en las elecciones del domingo en Galicia http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1985/11/17/060.html es ABC 17 November 1985 4–8 Nov 1985 1,050? "CP" – 28.875% Verdana 21/25 4.275% Verdana 0/2 4.975% Verdana 0/3 2.075% Verdana 0 6.675% Verdana 2/5 41.375% Verdana 35/40 7.175% Verdana 3/7 12.5 Alef/El PaísCoalicion Popular, al borde de la mayoría absoluta en las elecciones gallegas, según un sondeo de EL PAÍS https://elpais.com/diario/1985/11/10/espana/500425215_850215.html es El País 10 November 1985 23–25 Oct 1985 1,000 64.7 "CP" – 31.975% Verdana 23/27 6.075% Verdana 3 – 2.075% Verdana 2 7.375% Verdana 3/4 40.075% Verdana 32/36 7.375% Verdana 4/5 8.1 Sofemasa/CEOECoalición Popular obtendría ahora mayoría absoluta, según la encuesta realizada para la CEOE http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1985/08/25/041.html es ABC 25 August 1985 24 Jun–7 Jul 1985 1,865? "CP" – 31.975% Verdana 27 2.975% Verdana 0 3.575% Verdana 2 1.075% Verdana 0 3.575% Verdana 1 45.175% Verdana 38 5.975% Verdana 3 13.2 Typol/APAlianza Popular relanza la convocatoria de mayoría natural, con el centro y la derecha http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/sevilla/abc.sevilla/1985/01/15/025.html es ABC Sevilla 15 January 1985 18 Sep–9 Oct 1984 2,003 65.5 "CP" – 33.575% Verdana 26/28 6.275% Verdana 1/3 3.575% Verdana 1/2 2.775% Verdana 0 3.775% Verdana 1 38.975% Verdana 30/34 9.275% Verdana 6/8 5.4 1982 general election 28 Oct 1982 63.7 37.675% Verdana (31) 17.775% Verdana (15) 32.875% Verdana (25) 3.075% Verdana (0) 1.7"EG" Results for EG.75% Verdana (0) 1.575% Verdana (0) 2.675% Verdana (0) – – 4.8 1981 regional election 20 Oct 1981 46.3 30.575% Verdana 26 27.875% Verdana 24 19.675% Verdana 16 6.375% Verdana 3 3.4"EG"75% Verdana 1 2.975% Verdana 1 – – – 2.7 Results Overall + ← Summary of the 24 November 1985 Parliament of Galicia election results → center|350px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Coalition (AP–PDP–PL–CdG)1 516,218 40.89 +10.37 34 +8 Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdG–PSOE) 361,946 28.67 +9.05 22 +6 Galician Coalition (CG) 163,425 12.94 New 11 +11 Galician Socialist Party–Galician Left (PSG–EG)2 71,599 5.67 +2.27 3 +2 Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)3 53,072 4.20 −2.07 1 −2 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 41,411 3.28 New 0 ±0 Communist Party of Galicia (PCE–PCG) 10,625 0.84 −2.09 0 −1 Workers' Socialist Party (PST) 9,689 0.77 −1.08 0 ±0 Communist Party of Galicia (Revolutionary Marxist) (PCG (m–r)) 8,318 0.66 New 0 ±0 Humanist Platform (PH) 7,280 0.58 New 0 ±0 Galician Party of the Country (PGC) 3,172 0.25 New 0 ±0 Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS) 2,922 0.23 +0.08 0 ±0 Communist Party of Spain (Marxist–Leninist) (PCE (m–l)) 1,554 0.12 ±0.00 0 ±0 Galician Socialist Unity (USG) 1,379 0.11 −1.18 0 ±0 Communist Movement of Galicia (MCG) 1,327 0.11 −0.38 0 ±0 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) n/a n/a −27.80 0 −24 Blank ballots 8,627 0.68 +0.68 Total 1,262,564 71 ±0 Valid votes 1,262,564 98.80 +0.79 Invalid votes 15,333 1.20 −0.79 Votes cast / turnout 1,277,897 57.40 +11.12 Abstentions 948,552 42.60 −11.12 Registered voters 2,226,449 Sources17 January 1986 Resolución do 15 de xaneiro de 1985, pola que se publican os resultados xerais e por circunscripcións provinciais das eleccións ó Parlamento de Galicia https://www.juntaelectoralcentral.es/cs/jec/documentos/GALICIA_1985_ResultadosyElectos.pdf gl Official Journal of Galicia 12 1130-9229 179–181 6 June 2026 left Footnotes: 1 People's Coalition results are compared to People's Alliance totals in the 1981 election. 2 Galician Socialist Party–Galician Left results are compared to Galician Left totals in the 1981 election. 3 Galician Nationalist Bloc results are compared to Galician National-Popular Bloc–Galician Socialist Party totals in the 1981 election. Popular vote #ddd 550px 500px CP People's Coalition (Spain) 40.89 PSdG–PSOE Socialists' Party of Galicia 28.67 CG Galician Coalition 12.94 PSG–EG Galician Socialist Party–Galician Left 5.67 BNG Galician Nationalist Bloc 4.20 CDS Democratic and Social Centre (Spain) 3.28 Others #777777 3.66 Blank ballots #DDDDDD 0.68 Seats #ddd 550px 500px CP People's Coalition (Spain) 47.89 PSdG–PSOE Socialists' Party of Galicia 30.99 CG Galician Coalition 15.49 PSG–EG Galician Socialist Party–Galician Left 4.23 BNG Galician Nationalist Bloc 1.41 Distribution by constituency Constituency CP PSdG CG PSG–EG BNG % S % S % S % S % S La Coruña 38.0 10 32.3 8 9.9 2 5.7 1 5.2 1 Lugo 44.9 8 24.4 4 20.4 3 2.0 – 3.3 – Orense 40.1 7 25.7 4 22.8 4 3.0 – 3.0 – Pontevedra 43.0 9 27.4 6 8.9 2 8.6 2 3.9 – Total 40.9 34 28.7 22 12.9 11 5.7 3 4.2 1 Sources Aftermath Government formation InvestitureNomination of Gerardo Fernández Albor (AP) Ballot → 16 January 1986 17 January 1986 Required majority → 36 out of 71 15 Simple 15 Yes • AP–PDP–PL–CdG (34) 34 71 green 125px 34 71 green 125px No • PSdG (22) • CG (11) • PSG–EG (3) • BNG (1) 37 71 red 125px 37 71 red 125px Abstentions 0 71 gray 125px 0 71 gray 125px Absentees 0 71 black 125px 0 71 black 125px Sources InvestitureNomination of Gerardo Fernández Albor (AP) Ballot → 20 February 1986 21 February 1986 Required majority → 36 out of 71 15 Simple 15 Yes • AP–PDP–PL–CdG (34) (33 on 20 Feb) 33 71 green 125px 34 71 green 125px No • PSdG (22) • PSG–EG (3) • BNG (1) 26 71 red 125px 26 71 red 125px Abstentions • CG (11) (10 on 20 Feb) 10 71 gray 125px 11 71 gray 125px Absentees • AP–PDP–PL–CdG (1) (on 20 Feb) • CG (1) (on 20 Feb) 2 71 black 125px 0 71 black 125px Sources 1987 motion of no confidence Motion of no confidenceNomination of Fernando González Laxe (PSdG) Ballot → 23 September 1987 Required majority → 36 out of 71 15 Yes • PSdG (22) • CG–UDG (10) • PNG (5) • PSG–EG (3) 40 71 green 125px No • AP–PDP–PL–CdG (29) 29 71 red 125px Abstentions • AP–PDP–PL–CdG (1) • BNG (1) 2 71 gray 125px Absentees 0 71 black 125px Sources Notes References Opinion poll sources "p" Other Bibliography 30em y Ley Orgánica 1/1981, de 6 de abril, de Estatuto de Autonomía para Galicia Organic Law 1/1981 6 April 1981 version as of 28 April 1981 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1981-9564 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1981-9564&tn=1&p=19810428 17 May 2026 Statute 1981 y Ley 1/1983, de 22 de febrero, reguladora de la Junta y su Presidente Law 1/1983 22 February 1983 version as of 21 March 1983 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1983-23788 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1983-23788&tn=1&p=19830321 17 May 2026 LJP 1983 y Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General Organic Law 5/1985 19 June 1985 version as of 20 June 1985 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1985-11672 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1985-11672&tn=1&p=19850620 5 October 2025 LOREG 1985 y Ley 8/1985, de 13 de agosto, de elecciones al Parlamento de Galicia Law 8/1985 13 August 1985 version as of 16 August 1985 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1985-21380 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1985-21380&tn=1&p=19850816 17 May 2026 LEG 1985 y Decreto 194/1985, do 25 de setembro, polo que se convocan eleccións ó Parlamento de Galicia Decree 194/1985 25 September 1985 Official Journal of Galicia gl https://www.juntaelectoralcentral.es/cs/jec/documentos/GALICIA_1985_Convocatoria.pdf 6 June 2026 Decree 194/1985 1985 Regional election Galicia Category:Regional elections in Galicia (Spain) Galicia