Voting for the Assembly was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over 18 years of age, registered in Extremadura and in full enjoyment of their political rights.[3][4]
The law did not provide for by-elections to fill vacated seats; instead, any vacancies that occurred after the proclamation of candidates and into the legislative term were to be covered by the successive candidates in the list and, when required, by the designated substitutes.[5]
Election date
The Regional Government of Extremadura, in agreement with the Government of Spain, was required to call an election to the Assembly before 31 May 1983.[3] The Assembly of Extremadura could not be dissolved before the date of expiry of parliament, except in the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional president within a two-month period from the first ballot.[2] In such a case, the Assembly was to be automatically dissolved and a snap election called, with elected deputies merely serving out what remained of their original four-year term.[7]
On 7 March 1983, it was confirmed that the first election to the Assembly of Extremadura would be held on Sunday, 8 May, together with regional elections for twelve other autonomous communities as well as the regularly scheduled nationwide local elections.[8][9][10]
The election to the Assembly of Extremadura was officially called on 10 March 1983 with the publication of the corresponding decree in the DOE, setting election day for 8 May.[6]
Outgoing parliament
The regional Statute established a provisional composition for the Assembly of Extremadura until an election could be held, which was to be made up of all elected members in the Cortes Generales, as well as by members designated by political parties which had obtained at least three percent of the valid votes cast at the regional level in the 1982 Spanish general election (in proportion to the number of votes obtained).[11]
The table below shows the composition of the parliamentary groups in the chamber at the time of the election call.[12]
The electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, alliances and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form an alliance ahead of an election were required to inform the relevant electoral commission within fifteen days of the election call, whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of at least one permille—and, in any case, 500 signatures—of the electorate in the constituencies for which they sought election, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates.[3][13]
Below is a list of the main parties and electoral alliances which contested the election:
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