1983 Canarian Island Cabildo elections

The 1983 Canarian Island Cabildo elections were held on Sunday, 8 May 1983, to elect the 2nd Island Cabildos of El Hierro, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, La Gomera, La Palma, Lanzarote and Tenerife. All 137 seats in the seven Island Cabildos were up for election. The elections were held simultaneously with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

Overall

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 Island Cabildos election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	221,611	38.41	+20.25	51	+25
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)1	148,185	25.68	+22.65	34	+32
	Tenerife Group of Independents (ATI)	48,960	8.49	New	6	+6
	Canarian People's Union–Canarian Assembly (UPC–AC)2	41,515	7.20	−13.27	4	−6
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	34,808	6.03	New	10	+10
	Liberal Canarian Party (PCL)	25,613	4.44	New	3	+3
	Communist Party of the Canaries (PCC–PCE)	24,101	4.18	−1.40	4	±0
	Party of the Canarian Country (PPC)	8,171	1.42	+0.05	0	±0
	Majorera Assembly (AM)	5,692	0.99	−0.01	9	±0
	Gomera Group of Independents (AGI)	3,499	0.61	New	5	+5
	Independents of Fuerteventura (IF)	3,481	0.60	New	5	+5
	Assembly (Tagoror)	2,562	0.44	+0.20	0	−1
	Independent Herrenian Group (AHI)	1,879	0.33	±0.00	6	±0
	Seven Green Stars (SEV)	1,803	0.31	New	0	±0
	Popular Struggle Coalition (CLP)	1,243	0.22	New	0	±0
	Popular Front of the Canaries (FPC)	760	0.13	n/a	0	±0
	Canarian Nationalist Party (PNC)	193	0.03	New	0	±0
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	−48.61	0	−79
Blank ballots		2,870	0.50	−0.03
Total		576,946			137	±0
Valid votes		576,946	97.71	−0.56
Invalid votes		13,498	2.29	+0.56
Votes cast / turnout		590,444	63.08	+5.42
Abstentions		345,533	36.92	−5.42
Registered voters		935,977
Sources [1] [2] [3]
Footnotes: 1 People's Coalition results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 elections. 2 Canarian People's Union–Canarian Assembly results are compared to the combined totals of Canarian People's Union and Neighbours' Assembly in the 1979 elections.

Popular vote PSOE   38.41% AP–PDP–UL   25.68% ATI   8.49% UPC–AC   7.20% CDS   6.03% PCL   4.44% PCC–PCE   4.18% PPC   1.42% AM   0.99% AGI   0.61% IF   0.60% AHI   0.33% Others   1.14% Blank ballots   0.50%

Seats PSOE   37.23% AP–PDP–UL   24.82% CDS   7.30% AM   6.57% ATI   4.38% AHI   4.38% AGI   3.65% IF   3.65% UPC–AC   2.92% PCC–PCE   2.92% PCL   2.19%

Island Cabildo control

The following table lists party control in the Island Cabildos. ^[1] Gains for a party are displayed with the cell's background shaded in that party's colour.

Cabildo	Previous control		New control
El Hierro		Independent Herrenian Group (AHI)		Independent Herrenian Group (AHI)
Fuerteventura		Majorera Assembly (AM)		Majorera Assembly (AM)
Gran Canaria		Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
La Gomera		Gomera Group of Independents (AGI)		Gomera Group of Independents (AGI)
La Palma		People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)		People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)
Lanzarote		Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Tenerife		Tenerife Group of Independents (ATI)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

Islands

El Hierro

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 Island Cabildo of El Hierro election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Independent Herrenian Group (AHI)	1,879	54.69	+0.77	6	±0
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)1	880	25.61	+24.87	3	+3
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	666	19.38	New	2	+2
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	−44.96	0	−5
Blank ballots		11	0.32	−0.07
Total		3,436			11	±0
Valid votes		3,436	99.22	−0.36
Invalid votes		27	0.78	+0.36
Votes cast / turnout		3,463	70.39	+16.18
Abstentions		1,483	29.61	−16.18
Registered voters		4,920
Sources [1] [2] [3]
Footnotes: 1 People's Coalition results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election.

Fuerteventura

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 Island Cabildo of Fuerteventura election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Majorera Assembly (AM)	5,692	45.93	−3.61	9	±0
	Independents of Fuerteventura (IF)	3,481	28.09	New	5	+5
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	1,243	10.03	+4.43	1	±0
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)1	1,086	8.76	−0.21	1	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	874	7.05	New	1	+1
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	−35.82	0	−6
Blank ballots		17	0.14	+0.07
Total		12,393			17	±0
Valid votes		12,393	98.54	−1.03
Invalid votes		183	1.46	+1.03
Votes cast / turnout		12,576	66.14	+1.34
Abstentions		6,439	33.86	−1.34
Registered voters		19,015
Sources [1] [2] [3]
Footnotes: 1 People's Coalition results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election.

Gran Canaria

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 Island Cabildo of Gran Canaria election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	96,488	37.29	+24.45	12	+9
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)1	71,516	27.64	+27.15	8	+8
	Canarian People's Union–Canarian Assembly (UPC–AC)2	26,684	10.31	−20.56	3	−4
	Liberal Canarian Party (PCL)	25,613	9.90	New	3	+3
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	13,515	5.22	New	1	+1
	Communist Party of the Canaries (PCC–PCE)	12,269	4.74	−0.30	0	±0
	Party of the Canarian Country (PPC)	8,171	3.16	+0.39	0	±0
	Assembly (Tagoror)	1,619	0.63	New	0	±0
	Popular Struggle Coalition (CLP)	1,243	0.48	New	0	±0
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	−47.46	0	−17
Blank ballots		1,644	0.64	+0.11
Total		258,762			27	±0
Valid votes		258,762	96.79	−1.11
Invalid votes		8,573	3.21	+1.11
Votes cast / turnout		267,335	63.17	−5.27
Abstentions		155,852	36.83	+5.27
Registered voters		423,187
Sources [1] [2] [3]
Footnotes: 1 People's Coalition results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election. 2 Canarian People's Union–Canarian Assembly results are compared to the combined totals of Canarian People's Union and Neighbours' Assembly in the 1979 election.

La Gomera

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 Island Cabildo of La Gomera election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Gomera Group of Independents (AGI)	3,499	39.80	New	5	+5
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	3,316	37.72	+0.76	5	−1
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)	1,290	14.67	New	2	+2
	Communist Party of the Canaries (PCC–PCE)	664	7.55	−5.20	1	−1
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	−48.96	0	−9
Blank ballots		23	0.26	+0.12
Total		8,792			13	−4
Valid votes		8,792	99.15	−0.14
Invalid votes		75	0.85	+0.14
Votes cast / turnout		8,867	62.46	+18.52
Abstentions		5,330	37.54	−18.52
Registered voters		14,197
Sources [1] [2] [3]

La Palma

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 Island Cabildo of La Palma election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)	12,623	36.36	New	8	+8
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	10,772	31.03	+10.60	6	+2
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	6,312	18.18	New	4	+4
	Communist Party of the Canaries (PCC–PCE)	4,859	14.00	−0.10	3	+1
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	−65.01	0	−15
Blank ballots		152	0.44	−0.02
Total		34,718			21	±0
Valid votes		34,718	98.89	+0.32
Invalid votes		391	1.11	−0.32
Votes cast / turnout		35,109	61.60	+7.91
Abstentions		21,887	38.40	−7.91
Registered voters		56,996
Sources [1] [2] [3]

Lanzarote

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 Island Cabildo of Lanzarote election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	9,817	47.99	+24.11	12	+7
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)	4,064	19.87	New	5	+5
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	3,702	18.10	New	4	+4
	Assembly (Tagoror)	943	4.61	−2.46	0	−1
	Communist Party of the Canaries (PCC–PCE)	878	4.29	+0.78	0	±0
	Popular Front of the Canaries (FPC)	760	3.72	n/a	0	±0
	Canarian Nationalist Party (PNC)	193	0.94	New	0	±0
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	−56.39	0	−11
Blank ballots		100	0.49	+0.26
Total		20,457			21	+4
Valid votes		20,457	98.58	−0.55
Invalid votes		294	1.42	+0.55
Votes cast / turnout		20,751	59.08	+0.86
Abstentions		14,373	40.92	−0.86
Registered voters		35,124
Sources [1] [2] [3]

Tenerife

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 Island Cabildo of Tenerife election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	99,309	41.66	+17.08	13	+6
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)1	56,726	23.80	+16.77	7	+6
	Tenerife Group of Independents (ATI)	48,960	20.54	New	6	+6
	Canarian People's Union–Canarian Assembly (UPC–AC)	14,831	6.22	−7.46	1	−2
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	10,405	4.36	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Canaries (PCC–PCE)	5,431	2.28	−2.94	0	±0
	Seven Green Stars (SEV)	1,803	0.76	New	0	±0
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	−47.53	0	−16
Blank ballots		923	0.39	−0.23
Total		238,388			27	±0
Valid votes		238,388	98.37	−0.12
Invalid votes		3,955	1.63	+0.12
Votes cast / turnout		242,343	63.35	+14.99
Abstentions		140,195	36.65	−14.99
Registered voters		382,538
Sources [1] [2] [3]
Footnotes: 1 People's Coalition results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election.

See also

• 1983 Canarian regional election
• Results breakdown of the 1983 Spanish local elections (Canary Islands)

References

1. "Elecciones al Parlamento de Canarias (1983 - 2019)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 March 2020.
2. García Rojas, José Adrián (2003). Un caso de competencia electoral subestatal: la competencia electoral local en Canarias (1979-1999) (PDF) (in Spanish). Madrid: Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociología. pp. 117–216 (Appendix). ISBN   84-669-2290-3 . Retrieved 4 April 2020.
3. "Election Results in the Canary Islands (1979-1987)" (PDF). datosdelanzarote.com (in Spanish). Statistics and Documentation Center of the Canary Islands. November 1987. Retrieved 23 June 2020.