Galician parliamentary election, 1985
Galician parliamentary election, 1985
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All 71 seats in the Parliament of Galicia
36 seats needed for a majority |
| Opinion polls |
| Registered |
2,226,449  2.4% |
| Turnout |
1,277,897 (57.4%)
11.1 pp |
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First party |
Second party |
Third party |
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| Leader |
Xerardo Fernández Albor |
Fernando González Laxe |
Pablo González Mariñas |
| Party |
AP–PDP–PL–CdG |
PSdG–PSOE |
CG |
| Leader since |
1981 |
19 June 1985 |
23 July 1985 |
| Leader's seat |
A Coruña |
A Coruña |
A Coruña |
| Last election |
26 seats, 30.5%[lower-alpha 1] |
16 seats, 19.6% |
Did not contest |
| Seats won |
34 |
22 |
11 |
| Seat change |
8 |
6 |
11 |
| Popular vote |
516,218 |
361,946 |
163,425 |
| Percentage |
40.9% |
28.7% |
12.9% |
| Swing |
10.4 pp |
9.1 pp |
New party |
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Fourth party |
Fifth party |
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| Leader |
Camilo Nogueira |
Xosé Manuel Beiras |
| Party |
PSG–EG |
BNG |
| Leader since |
1980 |
1982 |
| Leader's seat |
Pontevedra |
A Coruña |
| Last election |
1 seat, 3.4%[lower-alpha 2] |
3 seats, 6.3%[lower-alpha 3] |
| Seats won |
3 |
1 |
| Seat change |
2 |
 2 |
| Popular vote |
71,599 |
53,072 |
| Percentage |
5.7% |
4.2% |
| Swing |
2.3 pp |
2.1 pp |
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The 1985 Galician parliamentary election was held on Sunday, 24 November 1985, to elect the 2nd Parliament of Galicia, the regional legislature of the Spanish autonomous community of Galicia. At stake were all 71 seats in the Parliament, determining the President of the Xunta of Galicia.
Electoral system
The 71 members of the Parliament of Galicia were elected in 4 multi-member districts, corresponding to Galicia's four provinces, using the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation. For the 1985 election, seats were distributed as follows: Corunna (22), Lugo (15), Ourense (15) and Pontevedra (19).
Voting was on the basis of universal suffrage in a secret ballot. Only lists polling above 3% of the total vote in each district (which includes blank ballots—for none of the above) were entitled to enter the seat distribution.[1]
Opinion polls
Party vote
Poll results are listed in the tables below in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first, and using the date the survey's fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. If such date is unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed in bold, and the background shaded in the leading party's colour. In the instance that there is a tie, then no figure is shaded. The lead column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the two parties with the highest figures.
| Polling firm/Link |
Fieldwork/
publication date |
Sample
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CG |
Lead |
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| Regional Election |
24.11.85 |
N/A |
57.4% |
40.9 |
28.7 |
4.2 |
5.7 |
0.8 |
3.3 |
12.9 |
12.2 |
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| Alef |
13.11.85–14.11.85 |
1,200 |
? |
40.0 |
30.6 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
9.4 |
| Aresco |
04.11.85–08.11.85 |
1,050 |
? |
41.3 |
28.8 |
4.2 |
4.9 |
2.0 |
6.6 |
7.1 |
12.5 |
| Alef |
23.10.85–25.10.85 |
1,000 |
64.7% |
40.0 |
31.9 |
6.0 |
— |
2.0 |
7.3 |
7.3 |
8.1 |
| Sofemasa |
24.06.85–07.07.85 |
1,865 |
? |
45.1 |
31.9 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
1.0 |
3.5 |
5.9 |
13.2 |
| Typol |
15.01.85 |
2,003 |
65.5% |
38.9 |
33.5 |
6.2 |
3.5 |
2.7 |
3.7 |
9.2 |
5.4 |
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| Regional Election |
20.10.81 |
N/A |
46.3% |
30.5 |
19.6 |
6.3 |
3.4 |
2.9 |
— |
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2.7 |
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Seat projections
Opinion polls showing seat projections are displayed in the table below. The highest seat figures in each polling survey have their background shaded in the leading party's colour. In the instance that there is a tie, then no figure is shaded. 36 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of Galicia.
| Polling firm/Link |
Fieldwork/
publication date |
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CG |
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| Regional Election |
24.11.85 |
34 |
22 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
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| Alef |
13.11.85–14.11.85 |
32/36 |
23/27 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
3/4 |
4/5 |
| Aresco |
04.11.85–08.11.85 |
35/40 |
21/25 |
0/2 |
0/3 |
0 |
2/5 |
3/7 |
| Alef |
23.10.85–25.10.85 |
32/36 |
23/27 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
3/4 |
4/5 |
| Sofemasa |
24.06.85–07.07.85 |
38 |
27 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
| Typol |
16.01.85 |
32 |
27 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
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| Regional Election |
20.10.81 |
26 |
16 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
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Results
Overall
| Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote |
46,266 |
3.66 |
— |
0 |
–25 |
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Communist Party of Galicia (PCE–PCG) |
10,625 | 0.84 | –2.09 |
0 | –1 |
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Workers' Socialist Party (PST) |
9,689 | 0.77 | –1.08 |
0 | ±0 |
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Communist Party of Galicia (Revolutionary Marxist) (PCG (m–r)) |
8,318 | 0.66 | New |
0 | ±0 |
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Humanist Platform (PH) |
7,280 | 0.58 | New |
0 | ±0 |
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Galician Party of the Country (PGC) |
3,172 | 0.25 | New |
0 | ±0 |
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Spanish Falange of the JONS (FE–JONS) |
2,922 | 0.23 | +0.08 |
0 | ±0 |
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Communist Party of Spain (Marxist–Leninist) (PCE (m–l)) |
1,554 | 0.12 | ±0.00 |
0 | ±0 |
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Galician Socialist Unity (USG) |
1,379 | 0.11 | –1.18 |
0 | ±0 |
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Communist Movement of Galicia (MCG) |
1,327 | 0.11 | –0.38 |
0 | ±0 |
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Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) |
N/A | N/A | –27.80 |
0 | –24 |
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Blank ballots |
8,627 | 0.68 | +0.68 |
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| Total |
1,262,564 | 100.00 | |
71 | ±0 |
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| Valid votes |
1,262,564 | 98.80 | +0.79 |
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| 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 | |
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| Source: Argos Information Portal |
- 1 2 People's Coalition results are compared to People's Alliance totals in the 1981 election.
- 1 2 PSG–EG results are compared to Galician Left totals in the 1981 election.
- 1 2 Galician Nationalist Bloc results are compared to BNPG–PSG totals in the 1981 election.
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References
External links
- Results Electoral History (Spanish)
