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1979 Basque foral elections

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The 1979 Basque foral elections were held on Tuesday, 3 April 1979, to elect the 1st General Assemblies of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa. All 228 seats in the three General Assemblies were up for election. The elections were held simultaneously with local elections all throughout Spain.

Overall

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Summary of the 3 April 1979 Basque General Assemblies election results
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) 351,349 37.18 n/a 99 n/a
Popular Unity (HB) 169,653 17.96 n/a 38 n/a
Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE) 144,880 15.33 n/a 32 n/a
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 112,449 11.90 n/a 32 n/a
Basque Country Left (EE) 67,633 7.16 n/a 14 n/a
Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK) 42,192 4.47 n/a 3 n/a
Communist MovementOrganization of Communist Left (EMK–OIC) 15,223 1.61 n/a 0 n/a
Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) 7,936 0.84 n/a 0 n/a
Revolutionary Communist League (LKI/LCR) 6,325 0.67 n/a 0 n/a
Carlist Party (EKA/PC) 2,413 0.26 n/a 0 n/a
Llodian Independent Group (AILL) 628 0.07 n/a 0 n/a
Party of Labour of the Basque Country (PTE) 566 0.06 n/a 0 n/a
Foral Union of the Basque Country (UFPV) 505 0.05 n/a 0 n/a
Independents (INDEP) 18,749 1.98 n/a 10 n/a
Blank ballots 4,374 0.46 n/a
Total 944,875 228 n/a
Valid votes 944,875 98.69 n/a
Invalid votes 12,579 1.31 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 957,454 61.87 n/a
Abstentions 590,018 38.13 n/a
Registered voters 1,547,472
Sources[1][2]
Popular vote
EAJ/PNV
37.18%
HB
17.96%
PSE–PSOE
15.33%
UCD
11.90%
EE
7.16%
PCE/EPK
4.47%
EMKOIC
1.61%
Others
3.93%
Blank ballots
0.46%

Foral deputation control

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The following table lists party control in the foral deputations.[2]

Deputation New control
Álava Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)
Biscay Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)
Gipuzkoa Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)

Historical territories

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Álava

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Summary of the 3 April 1979 Álava General Assembly election results
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) 36,866 32.70 n/a 26 n/a
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 28,215 25.03 n/a 14 n/a
Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE) 17,860 15.84 n/a 7 n/a
Basque Country Left (EE) 3,754 3.33 n/a 0 n/a
Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK) 3,512 3.12 n/a 0 n/a
Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) 1,167 1.04 n/a 0 n/a
Communist MovementOrganization of Communist Left (EMK–OIC) 698 0.62 n/a 0 n/a
Llodian Independent Group (AILL) 628 0.56 n/a 0 n/a
Revolutionary Communist League (LKI/LCR) 429 0.38 n/a 0 n/a
Foral Union of the Basque Country (UFPV) 365 0.32 n/a 0 n/a
Independents (INDEP) 18,749 16.63 n/a 10 n/a
Blank ballots 491 0.44 n/a
Total 112,734 57 n/a
Valid votes 112,734 99.06 n/a
Invalid votes 1,069 0.94 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 113,803 65.35 n/a
Abstentions 60,342 34.65 n/a
Registered voters 174,145
Sources[1][2]

Biscay

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Summary of the 3 April 1979 Biscay General Assembly election results
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) 206,212 39.42 n/a 40 n/a
Popular Unity (HB) 103,507 19.79 n/a 19 n/a
Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE) 80,200 15.33 n/a 13 n/a
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 58,217 11.13 n/a 11 n/a
Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK) 28,812 5.51 n/a 3 n/a
Basque Country Left (EE) 28,665 5.48 n/a 4 n/a
Communist MovementOrganization of Communist Left (EMK–OIC) 8,006 1.53 n/a 0 n/a
Revolutionary Communist League (LKI/LCR) 3,373 0.64 n/a 0 n/a
Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) 2,948 0.56 n/a 0 n/a
Party of Labour of the Basque Country (PTE) 566 0.11 n/a 0 n/a
Foral Union of the Basque Country (UFPV) 2 0.00 n/a 0 n/a
Blank ballots 2,543 0.49 n/a
Total 523,051 90 n/a
Valid votes 523,051 98.51 n/a
Invalid votes 7,908 1.49 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 530,959 61.30 n/a
Abstentions 335,226 38.70 n/a
Registered voters 866,185
Sources[1][2]

Gipuzkoa

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Summary of the 3 April 1979 Gipuzkoa General Assembly election results
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) 108,271 35.03 n/a 33 n/a
Popular Unity (HB) 66,146 21.40 n/a 19 n/a
Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE) 46,820 15.15 n/a 12 n/a
Basque Country Left (EE) 35,214 11.39 n/a 10 n/a
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 26,017 8.42 n/a 7 n/a
Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK) 9,868 3.19 n/a 0 n/a
Communist MovementOrganization of Communist Left (EMK–OIC) 6,519 2.11 n/a 0 n/a
Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) 3,821 1.24 n/a 0 n/a
Revolutionary Communist League (LKI/LCR) 2,523 0.82 n/a 0 n/a
Carlist Party (EKA/PC) 2,413 0.78 n/a 0 n/a
Foral Union of the Basque Country (UFPV) 138 0.04 n/a 0 n/a
Blank ballots 1,340 0.43 n/a
Total 309,090 81 n/a
Valid votes 309,090 98.85 n/a
Invalid votes 3,602 1.15 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 312,692 61.66 n/a
Abstentions 194,450 38.34 n/a
Registered voters 507,142
Sources[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Election Results Archive". euskadi.eus (in Spanish). Basque Government. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Elecciones a las Juntas Generales (1979 - 2015)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 February 2020.