1983 Basque foral elections

For results in the concurrent local elections, see 1983 Spanish local elections in the Basque Country.

Foral elections were held in the Basque Country on 8 May 1983 to elect the 2nd General Assemblies of Álava, Biscay and Guipúzcoa. All 153 seats in the three General Assemblies were up for election. They were held concurrently with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all across Spain.

Overall

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 Basque foral election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	395,885	39.56	+2.38	74	−25
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE)	263,436	26.32	+10.99	39	+7
	Popular Unity (HB)	142,481	14.24	−3.72	20	−18
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)1	88,086	8.80	+8.75	14	+14
	Basque Country Left (EE)	79,158	7.91	+0.75	6	−8
	Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK)	20,390	2.04	−2.43	0	−3
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	3,175	0.32	New	0	±0
	Llodian Independent Group (AILL)	741	0.07	±0.00	0	±0
	Communist League–Internationalist Socialist Workers' Coalition (LC (COSI))	724	0.07	New	0	±0
	Revolutionary Communist League (LKI/LCR)	645	0.06	−0.61	0	±0
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	−11.90	0	−32
	Independents (INDEP)	n/a	n/a	−1.98	0	−10
Blank ballots		6,004	0.60	+0.14
Total		1,000,725			153	−75
Valid votes		1,000,725	98.76	+0.07
Invalid votes		12,577	1.24	−0.07
Votes cast / turnout		1,013,302	64.59	+2.72
Abstentions		555,505	35.41	−2.72
Registered voters		1,568,807
Sources
Footnotes: 1 People's Coalition results are compared to Foral Union of the Basque Country totals in the 1979 election.

Popular vote

EAJ/PNV			39.56%
PSE–PSOE			26.32%
HB			14.24%
AP–PDP–UL			8.80%
EE			7.91%
PCE/EPK			2.04%
Others			0.53%
Blank ballots			0.60%

Deputation control

The following table lists party control in the foral deputations. Gains for a party are highlighted in that party's colour.

Province	Population	Previous control		New control
Álava	257,612		Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)		Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)
Biscay	1,227,299		Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)		Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)
Guipúzcoa	694,404		Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)		Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) (EA in 1986)

Historical territories

Álava

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 General Assembly of Álava election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	45,657	37.11	+4.41	23	−3
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE)	34,890	28.36	+12.52	14	+7
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)1	19,147	15.56	+15.24	9	+9
	Popular Unity (HB)	10,872	8.84	New	4	+4
	Basque Country Left (EE)	7,571	6.15	+2.82	1	+1
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	2,163	1.76	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK)	1,070	0.87	−2.25	0	±0
	Llodian Independent Group (AILL)	741	0.60	+0.04	0	±0
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	−25.03	0	−14
	Independents (INDEP)	n/a	n/a	−16.63	0	−10
Blank ballots		920	0.75	+0.31
Total		123,031			51	−6
Valid votes		123,031	98.56	−0.50
Invalid votes		1,793	1.44	+0.50
Votes cast / turnout		124,824	66.80	+1.45
Abstentions		62,046	33.20	−1.45
Registered voters		186,870
Sources
Footnotes: 1 People's Coalition results are compared to Foral Union of the Basque Country totals in the 1979 election.

Biscay

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 General Assembly of Biscay election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	223,572	39.58	+0.16	26	−14
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE)	156,963	27.78	+12.45	13	±0
	Popular Unity (HB)	71,582	12.67	−7.12	6	−13
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)1	55,962	9.91	+9.91	4	+4
	Basque Country Left (EE)	39,229	6.94	+1.46	2	−2
	Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK)	14,181	2.51	−3.00	0	−3
	Communist League–Internationalist Socialist Workers' Coalition (LC (COSI))	724	0.13	New	0	±0
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	−11.13	0	−10
Blank ballots		2,711	0.48	−0.01
Total		564,924			51	−39
Valid votes		564,924	98.81	+0.30
Invalid votes		6,785	1.19	−0.30
Votes cast / turnout		571,709	65.56	+4.26
Abstentions		300,279	34.44	−4.26
Registered voters		871,988
Sources
Footnotes: 1 People's Coalition results are compared to Foral Union of the Basque Country totals in the 1979 election.

Guipúzcoa

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 General Assembly of Guipúzcoa election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	126,656	40.49	+5.46	25	−8
	Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE)	71,583	22.89	+7.74	12	±0
	Popular Unity (HB)	60,027	19.19	−2.21	10	−9
	Basque Country Left (EE)	32,358	10.35	−1.04	3	−7
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)1	12,977	4.15	+4.11	1	+1
	Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK)	5,139	1.64	−1.55	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	1,012	0.32	New	0	±0
	Revolutionary Communist League (LKI/LCR)	645	0.21	−0.61	0	±0
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	−8.42	0	−7
Blank ballots		2,373	0.76	+0.33
Total		312,770			51	−30
Valid votes		312,770	98.74	−0.11
Invalid votes		3,999	1.26	+0.11
Votes cast / turnout		316,769	62.12	+0.46
Abstentions		193,180	37.88	−0.46
Registered voters		509,949
Sources
Footnotes: 1 People's Coalition results are compared to Foral Union of the Basque Country totals in the 1979 election.