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{{Infobox referendum |
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| name = Spanish political reform referendum |
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| title = Do you approve of the Political Reform Bill? |
| title = Do you approve of the Political Reform Bill? |
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| country = Spain |
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| flag_year = 1945 |
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| date = {{start date|1976|12|15|df=y}} |
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| yes = 16,573,180 |
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| no = 450,102 |
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| total = 17,599,562 |
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| electorate = 22,644,290 |
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| electorate = 22644290 |
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A '''Spanish political reform referendum''' was held on Wednesday, 15 December 1976, to gauge support for either the ratification or repealing of the [[1977 Political Reform Act|Political Reform Act]] which had been approved by the [[Spanish Cortes]] on 18 November 1976. The question asked was "Do you approve of the Political Reform Bill?" ({{lang-es|"¿Aprueba el Proyecto de Ley para la Reforma Política?"}}). The referendum resulted in 97.4% of voters supporting the bill on a turnout of 77.7%.<ref name=NS>[[Dieter Nohlen|Nohlen, D]] & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1824 {{ISBN|978-3-8329-5609-7}}</ref> |
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A '''referendum on political reform''' was held in [[Spain]] on Wednesday, 15 December 1976, to gauge support for either the ratification or repealing of the [[Political Reform Act]] which had been approved by the [[Cortes Españolas]] on 18 November 1976. The question asked was "Do you approve of the Political Reform Bill?" ({{lang-es|¿Aprueba el Proyecto de Ley para la Reforma Política?}}). The referendum resulted in 97.4% of valid votes in support of the bill on a turnout of 77.7%.<ref name="NS">[[Dieter Nohlen|Nohlen, D]] & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1824 {{ISBN|978-3-8329-5609-7}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=es011976 |title=Spain, 15 December 1976: Political Reform Act |language=German |website=sudd.ch |publisher=Direct Democracy |accessdate=1 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.congreso.es/consti/elecciones/referendos/ref_r_p.htm |title=Referéndum sobre el Proyecto de Ley para la Reforma Política |language=Spanish |website=congreso.es |publisher=Congress of Deputies |accessdate=1 September 2019}}</ref> |
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==Purpose== |
==Purpose== |
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The Political Reform Act ({{lang-es|Ley 1/1977 de 4 de enero}}) was the last of the [[Fundamental Laws of the Realm]] and was approved by the Cortes on 18 November 1976. Its aim was to move away from the dictatorship of the [[ |
The Political Reform Act ({{lang-es|Ley 1/1977 de 4 de enero}}) was the last of the [[Fundamental Laws of the Realm]] and was approved by the Cortes on 18 November 1976. Its aim was to move away from the dictatorship of the [[Francoist Spain|Franco era]] and turn Spain into a [[constitutional monarchy]] with a parliament system based on [[representative democracy]]. It had been drafted by the President of the [[Cortes Españolas]], [[Torcuato Fernández-Miranda]] (including changes that would replace the Cortes Españolas with a [[Cortes Generales]]), and supported by [[Prime Minister of Spain|Prime Minister]] [[Adolfo Suárez]] and King [[Juan Carlos I of Spain|Juan Carlos]]. The law provided for the legalisation of political parties and a democratic election to [[Constituent Cortes]], a committee of which then drafted the Constitution.<ref>{{cite news |date=6 December 1978 |title=1978: Spain set to vote for democracy |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/6/newsid_2534000/2534705.stm |work=BBC News |accessdate=1 September 2019}}</ref> |
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==Opinion polls== |
==Opinion polls== |
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The table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading choice's colour. The "Lead" columns on the right show the percentage-point difference between the "Yes" and "No" choices in a given poll. |
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===On the referendum=== |
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Pollsters started using the actual referendum question ("Do you want Catalonia to be an independent state in the form of a republic?") once it was revealed. |
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{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; line-height:14px;" |
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; line-height:14px;" |
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|- style="height:42px; |
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! style="width: |
! style="width:250px;" rowspan="3"| Polling firm/Commissioner |
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! style="width: |
! style="width:125px;" rowspan="3"| Fieldwork date |
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! style="width:50px;" rowspan=" |
! style="width:50px;" rowspan="3"| Sample size |
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! style="width: |
! style="width:300px;" colspan="6"| Total |
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! style="width: |
! style="width:1px;" rowspan="7"| |
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! style="width: |
! style="width:135px;" colspan="3"| Considering only<br/>Yes/No totals |
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! style="width:50px;" rowspan="2"| {{Qmark}} |
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! style="width:30px;" rowspan="2"| Lead |
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! style=" |
! style="width:40px;"| Yes |
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! style=" |
! style="width:40px;"| No |
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! style=" |
! style="width:40px;" rowspan="2"| Invalid/<br/>Blank |
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! style="width:40px;" rowspan="2"| {{cross}} |
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! style="width:40px;" rowspan="2"| {{Qmark}} |
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! style="width:30px;" rowspan="2"| Lead |
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! style="width:40px;"| Yes |
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! style="width:40px;"| No |
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! style="width:30px;" rowspan="2"| Lead |
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|- style="height:0.5em;" |
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| colspan=" |
| colspan="9" style="background:#A0A0A0"| |
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| colspan="3" style="background:#A0A0A0"| |
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|- style="background:#EFEFEF;" |
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| '''[[Spanish political reform referendum |
| '''[[1976 Spanish political reform referendum#Results|1976 referendum]]''' |
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| 15 Dec 1976 |
| 15 Dec 1976 |
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| {{N/A}} |
| {{N/A}} |
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| style="background:#BCF3CA;"| '''73.2''' |
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| 2.0 |
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| 2.5 |
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| 22.3 |
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| – |
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| style="background:#088A29; color:white;"| 71.2 |
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| style="background:#BCF3CA;"| '''97.4''' |
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| 2.6 |
| 2.6 |
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| style="background:#088A29; color:white;"| 94.8 |
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| 3.0 |
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| — |
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| style="background:#008142; color:white;"| 91.9 |
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| colspan="3" style="background:#A0A0A0"| |
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| IFOP<ref>{{cite web |title=El 80% votará |
| IFOP<ref>{{cite web |title=El 80% votará "sí" en el referéndum |url=https://elpais.com/diario/1976/12/15/espana/219452441_850215.html |language=Spanish |work=El País |date=15 December 1976}}</ref> |
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| 29 Nov–6 Dec 1976 |
| 29 Nov–6 Dec 1976 |
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| 1,439 |
| 1,439 |
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| style="background:# |
| style="background:#BCF3CA;"| '''80.0''' |
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| 4.0 |
| 4.0 |
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| 16.0 |
| 16.0 |
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| – |
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| – |
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| style="background:#008142; color:white;"| 76.0 |
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| style="background:#088A29; color:white;"| 76.0 |
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| style="background:#BCF3CA;"| '''95.0''' |
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| 5.0 |
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| style="background:#088A29; color:white;"| 90.0 |
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==Results== |
==Results== |
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===Overall=== |
===Overall=== |
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{| class="wikitable" |
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! Question |
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|- |
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| style="width:500px;"| {{Cquote|quote=Do you approve of the [[1977 Political Reform Act|Political Reform Bill]]?}} |
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{{Referendum graph |
{{Referendum graph |
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| yespct = 97.36 |
| yespct = 97.36 |
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| turnoutpct = 77.72 |
| turnoutpct = 77.72 |
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{{Referendum |
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right; font-size:95%;" |
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|yes = 16,573,180 |
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|+ Summary of the 15 December 1976 referendum results |
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|yespct = 97.36 |
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|- bgcolor="#D9D9D9" align="center" |
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|no = 450,102 |
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| colspan="4"| '''Question: "Do you approve of the Political Reform Bill?"''' |
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|nopct = 2.64 |
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|- bgcolor="#E9E9E9" align="center" |
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|valid = 17,023,282 |
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! align="left" colspan="2" width="250"| Choice |
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|validpct = 96.73 |
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! width="70"| Votes |
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|invalid = 576,280 |
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! width="40"| % |
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|invalidpct = 3.27 |
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|- |
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|total = 17,599,562 |
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| width="1" bgcolor="#088A29"| |
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|electorate = 22,644,290 |
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| align="left"| {{tick|15}} '''Yes''' |
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|turnoutpct = 77.72 |
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| '''16,573,180''' || '''97.36''' |
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|source = [[Ministry of the Interior (Spain)|Ministry of the Interior]]<ref name="Results">{{cite web |url=http://www.infoelectoral.mir.es/min/busquedaAvanzadaAction.html?vuelta=1&codTipoEleccion=1&codPeriodo=197612&codEstado=99&codComunidad=0&codProvincia=0&codMunicipio=0&codDistrito=0&codSeccion=0&codMesa=0 |title=Electoral Results Consultation. Referendum. December 1976. National totals |language=Spanish |website=infoelectoral.mir.es |publisher=Ministry of the Interior |accessdate=24 September 2017}}</ref> |
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}} |
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| bgcolor="#E90000"| |
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| align="left"| {{cross|15}} No |
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| 450,102 || 2.64 |
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|- |
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| colspan="4" bgcolor="#E9E9E9"| |
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|- style="font-weight:bold;" |
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| align="left" colspan="2"| Total |
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| 17,023,282 || 100.00 |
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|- |
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| colspan="4" bgcolor="#E9E9E9"| |
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|- |
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| align="left" colspan="2"| Valid votes |
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| 17,023,282 || 96.73 |
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|- |
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| align="left" colspan="2"| Invalid or blank votes |
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| 576,280 || 3.27 |
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|- style="font-weight:bold;" |
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| align="left" colspan="2"| Votes cast / turnout |
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| 17,599,562 || 77.72 |
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|- |
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| align="left" colspan="2"| Abstentions |
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| 5,044,728 || 22.28 |
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|- style="font-weight:bold;" |
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| align="left" colspan="2"| Registered voters |
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| 22,644,290 || bgcolor="#E9E9E9"| |
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|- |
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| colspan="4" bgcolor="#E9E9E9"| |
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|- |
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| align="left" colspan="4"| Source: [http://www.infoelectoral.mir.es/min/busquedaAvanzadaAction.html?vuelta=1&codTipoEleccion=1&codPeriodo=197612&codEstado=99&codComunidad=0&codProvincia=0&codMunicipio=0&codDistrito=0&codSeccion=0&codMesa=0 Ministry of the Interior] |
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|} |
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===Results by region=== |
===Results by region=== |
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right |
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right; line-height:20px;" |
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! width=" |
! width="150" colspan="2" rowspan="3"| Region |
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! rowspan="3"| Electorate |
! rowspan="3"| Electorate |
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! rowspan="3"| Turnout |
! rowspan="3"| Turnout |
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! % |
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| width="1" style="color:inherit;background:#CEF6D8;"| |
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| align="left"| [[Andalusia]] |
| align="left"| [[Andalusia]] |
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| 3,622,509 |
| 3,622,509 |
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| 81.90 |
| 81.90 |
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| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| 2,840,336 |
| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| '''2,840,336''' |
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| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| 98.16 |
| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| '''98.16''' |
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| 53,219 |
| 53,219 |
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| 1.84 |
| 1.84 |
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|- |
|- |
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| style="color:inherit;background:#CEF6D8;"| |
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| align="left"| [[Aragon]] |
| align="left"| [[Aragon]] |
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| 798,926 |
| 798,926 |
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| 85.32 |
| 85.32 |
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| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| 642,779 |
| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| '''642,779''' |
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| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| 97.80 |
| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| '''97.80''' |
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| 14,464 |
| 14,464 |
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| 2.20 |
| 2.20 |
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|- |
|- |
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| style="color:inherit;background:#CEF6D8;"| |
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| align="left"| [[Principality of Asturias|Asturias]] |
| align="left"| [[Principality of Asturias|Asturias]] |
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| 740,394 |
| 740,394 |
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| 73.02 |
| 73.02 |
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| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| 502,438 |
| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| '''502,438''' |
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| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| 95.82 |
| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| '''95.82''' |
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| 21,905 |
| 21,905 |
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| 4.18 |
| 4.18 |
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|- |
|- |
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| style="color:inherit;background:#CEF6D8;"| |
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| align="left"| [[Balearic Islands]] |
| align="left"| [[Balearic Islands]] |
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| 379,205 |
| 379,205 |
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| 84.22 |
| 84.22 |
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| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| 303,624 |
| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| '''303,624''' |
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| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| 98.21 |
| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| '''98.21''' |
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| 5,522 |
| 5,522 |
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| 1.79 |
| 1.79 |
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|- |
|- |
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| style="color:inherit;background:#CEF6D8;"| |
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| align="left"| [[Basque Country (autonomous community)|Basque Country]] |
| align="left"| [[Basque Country (autonomous community)|Basque Country]] |
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| 1,277,885 |
| 1,277,885 |
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| 53.86 |
| 53.86 |
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| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| 627,499 |
| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| '''627,499''' |
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| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| 96.47 |
| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| '''96.47''' |
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| 22,956 |
| 22,956 |
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| 3.53 |
| 3.53 |
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|- |
|- |
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| style="color:inherit;background:#CEF6D8;"| |
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| align="left"| [[Canary Islands]] |
| align="left"| [[Canary Islands]] |
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| 740,781 |
| 740,781 |
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| 75.51 |
| 75.51 |
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| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| 537,626 |
| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| '''537,626''' |
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| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| 98.34 |
| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| '''98.34''' |
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| 9,099 |
| 9,099 |
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| 1.66 |
| 1.66 |
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|- |
|- |
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| style="color:inherit;background:#CEF6D8;"| |
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| align="left"| [[Cantabria]] |
| align="left"| [[Cantabria]] |
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| 282,506 |
| 282,506 |
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| 78.22 |
| 78.22 |
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| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| 198,337 |
| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| '''198,337''' |
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| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| 93.05 |
| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| '''93.05''' |
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| 14,812 |
| 14,812 |
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| 6.95 |
| 6.95 |
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|- |
|- |
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| style="color:inherit;background:#CEF6D8;"| |
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| align="left"| [[Castile-La Mancha]] |
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| 1,052,985 |
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| 84.71 |
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| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| 840,286 |
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| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| 96.21 |
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| 33,058 |
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| 3.79 |
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|- |
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| align="left"| [[Castile and León]] |
| align="left"| [[Castile and León]] |
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| 1,687,294 |
| 1,687,294 |
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| 82.52 |
| 82.52 |
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| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| 1,305,391 |
| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| '''1,305,391''' |
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| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| 97.26 |
| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| '''97.26''' |
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| 36,744 |
| 36,744 |
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| 2.74 |
| 2.74 |
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|- |
|- |
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| style="color:inherit;background:#CEF6D8;"| |
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| align="left"| [[Castilla–La Mancha]] |
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| 1,052,985 |
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| 84.71 |
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| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| '''840,286''' |
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| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| '''96.21''' |
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| 33,058 |
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| 3.79 |
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|- |
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| style="color:inherit;background:#CEF6D8;"| |
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| align="left"| [[Catalonia]] |
| align="left"| [[Catalonia]] |
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| 3,710,652 |
| 3,710,652 |
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| 74.10 |
| 74.10 |
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| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| 2,567,147 |
| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| '''2,567,147''' |
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| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| 97.79 |
| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| '''97.79''' |
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| 58,146 |
| 58,146 |
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| 2.21 |
| 2.21 |
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|- |
|- |
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| style="color:inherit;background:#CEF6D8;"| |
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| align="left"| [[Extremadura]] |
| align="left"| [[Extremadura]] |
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| 675,902 |
| 675,902 |
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| 81.97 |
| 81.97 |
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| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| 532,170 |
| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| '''532,170''' |
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| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| 97.96 |
| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| '''97.96''' |
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| 11,067 |
| 11,067 |
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| 2.04 |
| 2.04 |
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|- |
|- |
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| style="color:inherit;background:#CEF6D8;"| |
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| align="left"| [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]] |
| align="left"| [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]] |
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| 1,837,841 |
| 1,837,841 |
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| 69.84 |
| 69.84 |
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| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| 1,225,329 |
| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| '''1,225,329''' |
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| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| 98.04 |
| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| '''98.04''' |
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| 24,547 |
| 24,547 |
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| 1.96 |
| 1.96 |
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|- |
|- |
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| style="color:inherit;background:#CEF6D8;"| |
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| align="left"| [[La Rioja (Spain)|La Rioja]] |
| align="left"| [[La Rioja (Spain)|La Rioja]] |
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| 140,606 |
| 140,606 |
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| 87.15 |
| 87.15 |
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| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| 133,862 |
| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| '''133,862''' |
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| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| 98.30 |
| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| '''98.30''' |
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| 2,312 |
| 2,312 |
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| 1.70 |
| 1.70 |
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|- |
|- |
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| style="color:inherit;background:#CEF6D8;"| |
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| align="left"| [[Community of Madrid|Madrid]] |
| align="left"| [[Community of Madrid|Madrid]] |
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| 2,612,402 |
| 2,612,402 |
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| 78.21 |
| 78.21 |
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| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| 1,883,630 |
| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| '''1,883,630''' |
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| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| 95.91 |
| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| '''95.91''' |
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| 80,304 |
| 80,304 |
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| 4.09 |
| 4.09 |
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|- |
|- |
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| style="color:inherit;background:#CEF6D8;"| |
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| align="left"| [[Region of Murcia|Murcia]] |
| align="left"| [[Region of Murcia|Murcia]] |
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| 540,602 |
| 540,602 |
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| 82.41 |
| 82.41 |
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| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| 427,251 |
| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| '''427,251''' |
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| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| 97.70 |
| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| '''97.70''' |
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| 10,046 |
| 10,046 |
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| 2.30 |
| 2.30 |
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|- |
|- |
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| style="color:inherit;background:#CEF6D8;"| |
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| align="left"| [[Navarre]] |
| align="left"| [[Navarre]] |
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| 318,797 |
| 318,797 |
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| 73.63 |
| 73.63 |
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| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| 217,879 |
| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| '''217,879''' |
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| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| 96.99 |
| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| '''96.99''' |
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| 6,766 |
| 6,766 |
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| 3.01 |
| 3.01 |
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|- |
|- |
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| style="color:inherit;background:#CEF6D8;"| |
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| align="left"| [[Valencian Community]] |
| align="left"| [[Valencian Community]] |
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| 2,149,069 |
| 2,149,069 |
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| 85.72 |
| 85.72 |
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| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| 1,745,436 |
| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| '''1,745,436''' |
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| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| 97.58 |
| style="background:#CEF6D8;"| '''97.58''' |
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| 43,286 |
| 43,286 |
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| 2.42 |
| 2.42 |
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|- |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120220034028/http://www.boe.es/aeboe/consultas/bases_datos/doc.php?coleccion=iberlex&id=1977%2F00165 Text of political reform law] {{in lang|es}} |
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{{Spanish elections}} |
{{Spanish elections}} |
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A referendum on political reform was held in Spain on Wednesday, 15 December 1976, to gauge support for either the ratification or repealing of the Political Reform Act which had been approved by the Cortes Españolas on 18 November 1976. The question asked was "Do you approve of the Political Reform Bill?" (Spanish: ¿Aprueba el Proyecto de Ley para la Reforma Política?). The referendum resulted in 97.4% of valid votes in support of the bill on a turnout of 77.7%.[1][2][3]
Purpose
[edit]The Political Reform Act (Spanish: Ley 1/1977 de 4 de enero) was the last of the Fundamental Laws of the Realm and was approved by the Cortes on 18 November 1976. Its aim was to move away from the dictatorship of the Franco era and turn Spain into a constitutional monarchy with a parliament system based on representative democracy. It had been drafted by the President of the Cortes Españolas, Torcuato Fernández-Miranda (including changes that would replace the Cortes Españolas with a Cortes Generales), and supported by Prime Minister Adolfo Suárez and King Juan Carlos. The law provided for the legalisation of political parties and a democratic election to Constituent Cortes, a committee of which then drafted the Constitution.[4]
Opinion polls
[edit]The table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading choice's colour. The "Lead" columns on the right show the percentage-point difference between the "Yes" and "No" choices in a given poll.
Polling firm/Commissioner | Fieldwork date | Sample size | Total | Considering only Yes/No totals | ||||||||
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1976 referendum | 15 Dec 1976 | — | 73.2 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 22.3 | - | 71.2 | 97.4 | 2.6 | 94.8 | |
IFOP[5] | 29 Nov–6 Dec 1976 | 1,439 | 80.0 | 4.0 | 16.0 | - | - | 76.0 | 95.0 | 5.0 | 90.0 |
Results
[edit]Overall
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Choice | Votes | % |
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Yes | 16,573,180 | 97.36 |
No | 450,102 | 2.64 |
Valid votes | 17,023,282 | 96.73 |
Invalid or blank votes | 576,280 | 3.27 |
Total votes | 17,599,562 | 100.00 |
Registered voters/turnout | 22,644,290 | 77.72 |
Source: Ministry of the Interior[6] |
Results by region
[edit]Region | Electorate | Turnout | Yes | No | |||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | ||||
Andalusia | 3,622,509 | 81.90 | 2,840,336 | 98.16 | 53,219 | 1.84 | |
Aragon | 798,926 | 85.32 | 642,779 | 97.80 | 14,464 | 2.20 | |
Asturias | 740,394 | 73.02 | 502,438 | 95.82 | 21,905 | 4.18 | |
Balearic Islands | 379,205 | 84.22 | 303,624 | 98.21 | 5,522 | 1.79 | |
Basque Country | 1,277,885 | 53.86 | 627,499 | 96.47 | 22,956 | 3.53 | |
Canary Islands | 740,781 | 75.51 | 537,626 | 98.34 | 9,099 | 1.66 | |
Cantabria | 282,506 | 78.22 | 198,337 | 93.05 | 14,812 | 6.95 | |
Castile and León | 1,687,294 | 82.52 | 1,305,391 | 97.26 | 36,744 | 2.74 | |
Castilla–La Mancha | 1,052,985 | 84.71 | 840,286 | 96.21 | 33,058 | 3.79 | |
Catalonia | 3,710,652 | 74.10 | 2,567,147 | 97.79 | 58,146 | 2.21 | |
Extremadura | 675,902 | 81.97 | 532,170 | 97.96 | 11,067 | 2.04 | |
Galicia | 1,837,841 | 69.84 | 1,225,329 | 98.04 | 24,547 | 1.96 | |
La Rioja | 140,606 | 87.15 | 133,862 | 98.30 | 2,312 | 1.70 | |
Madrid | 2,612,402 | 78.21 | 1,883,630 | 95.91 | 80,304 | 4.09 | |
Murcia | 540,602 | 82.41 | 427,251 | 97.70 | 10,046 | 2.30 | |
Navarre | 318,797 | 73.63 | 217,879 | 96.99 | 6,766 | 3.01 | |
Valencian Community | 2,149,069 | 85.72 | 1,745,436 | 97.58 | 43,286 | 2.42 | |
Total | 22,644,290 | 77.72 | 16,573,180 | 97.36 | 450,102 | 2.64 | |
Sources[6] |
References
[edit]- ^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1824 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ "Spain, 15 December 1976: Political Reform Act". sudd.ch (in German). Direct Democracy. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "Referéndum sobre el Proyecto de Ley para la Reforma Política". congreso.es (in Spanish). Congress of Deputies. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "1978: Spain set to vote for democracy". BBC News. 6 December 1978. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "El 80% votará "sí" en el referéndum". El País (in Spanish). 15 December 1976.
- ^ a b "Electoral Results Consultation. Referendum. December 1976. National totals". infoelectoral.mir.es (in Spanish). Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
External links
[edit]- Text of political reform law (in Spanish)