1987 European Parliament election in Spain

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1987 European Parliament election in Spain
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10 June 1987 1989  →
All 60 Spanish seats in the European Parliament
Opinion polls
Registered28,450,491
Turnout19,494,098 (68.5%)
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Fernando Moran 1985 (cropped).jpg Manuel Fraga 1983 (cropped).jpg Eduard Punset 2008 (cropped).jpg
Leader Fernando Morán Manuel Fraga Eduard Punset
Party PSOE AP CDS
Alliance SOC ED NI
Leader since10 April 198716 March 198730 April 1987
Leader's seat Spain Spain Spain
Seats won28177
Popular vote7,522,7064,747,2831,976,093
Percentage39.1%24.6%10.3%
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
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Leader Fernando Pérez Royo Carles Gasòliba Txema Montero
Party IU CiU HB
Alliance COM LDR
EPP 		NI
Leader since25 April 19871 January 198628 April 1987
Leader's seat Spain Spain Spain
Seats won331
Popular vote1,011,830853,603360,952
Percentage5.3%4.4%1.9%
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1987 European election in Spain - AC results.svg

The 1987 European Parliament election in Spain was held on Wednesday, 10 June 1987, to elect the MEP delegation from the country for the 2nd European Parliament. All 60 seats allocated to Spain as per the 1985 Treaty of Accession were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

Contents

Spain had acceded the European Communities on 1 January 1986 and had been represented in the European Parliament by 60 temporarily-appointed delegates until a proper election could be held. As a European-wide election was due in 1989, elected MEPs only served for the remainder of the European Parliament term.

Electoral system

60 members of the European Parliament were allocated to Spain as per the 1985 Treaty of Accession. Voting was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over 18 years of age and in full enjoyment of their political rights. [1] [2]

All seats were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with no electoral threshold being applied in order to be entitled to enter seat distribution. Seats were allocated to a single multi-member constituency comprising the entire national territory. The use of the D'Hondt method might result in an effective threshold depending on the district magnitude. [3]

Background

The ruling Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) designated former Foreign Affairs Minister Fernando Morán to lead their campaign. [4] The main opposition People's Alliance party (AP), running on its own after the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and Liberal Party (PL) broke away from the People's Coalition, chose Manuel Fraga—who had resigned as party leader in December 1986—to lead the party list. [5] Adolfo Suárez had considered running as main candidate for his Democratic and Social Centre party (CDS), [6] but declined after the electoral law was amended by the ruling Spanish Socialist Workers' Party to make elected MEPs incompatible for posts in the Cortes Generales—Suárez was deputy in the Congress of Deputies, and would have been forced to renounce one of the two offices if elected. [7]

Outgoing delegation

Outgoing delegation in May 1987 [8]
GroupsPartiesMEPs
SeatsTotal
Socialist Group PSOE 3636
European Democrats AP 1214
UM 1
PDP 1
European People's Party PDP 25
EAJ/PNV 2
UDC 1
Liberal and Democratic Reformist Group CDC 22
INDEP 1
Rainbow Group EE 11
Non-Inscrits INDEP 22

Parties and candidates

The electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, coalitions and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form a coalition ahead of an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election call. In order to be entitled to run, parties, federations, coalitions and groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of at least 15,000 registered electors; this requirement could be lifted and replaced through the signature of at least 50 elected officials—deputies, senators, MEPs or members from the legislative assemblies of autonomous communities or from local city councils. Electors and elected officials were disallowed from signing for more than one list of candidates. [1]

CandidacyParties and
alliances		Leading candidateIdeologyRef.
PSOE Fernando Moran 1985 (cropped).jpg Fernando Morán Social democracy [9]
AP Manuel Fraga 1983 (cropped).jpg Manuel Fraga Conservatism [10]
CDS Eduard Punset 2008 (cropped).jpg Eduard Punset Centrism
Liberalism 		[7]
CiU Portrait placeholder.svg Carles Gasòliba Catalan nationalism
Centrism
IU Portrait placeholder.svg Fernando Pérez Royo Socialism
Communism 		[11]
UE Portrait placeholder.svg Jon Gangoiti Peripheral nationalism [12]
HB Portrait placeholder.svg Txema Montero Basque independence
Abertzale left
Revolutionary socialism 		[13]
IP Portrait placeholder.svg Mario Onaindia Left-wing nationalism [12]
CEP Carlos Garaikoetxea 1979 (cropped).jpg Carlos Garaikoetxea Left-wing nationalism [14]
PDP Portrait placeholder.svg Javier Rupérez Christian democracy
UM
List
 Portrait placeholder.svg Antoni Rosés Liberalism
Regionalism

Opinion polls

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 party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The "Lead" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a given poll. When available, seat projections are also displayed below the voting estimates in a smaller font.

Results

Overall

Summary of the 10 June 1987 European Parliament election results in Spain →
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Parties and alliancesPopular voteSeats
Votes %±pp Total+/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)7,522,70639.06 n/a 28n/a
People's Alliance (AP)4,747,28324.65n/a17n/a
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)1,976,09310.26n/a7n/a
United Left (IU)1,011,8305.25n/a3n/a
Convergence and Union (CiU)853,6034.43n/a3n/a
Popular Unity (HB)360,9521.87n/a1n/a
Coalition for the Europe of the Peoples (EA–ERC–PNG)326,9111.70n/a1n/a
Left of the Peoples (IP)261,3281.36n/a0n/a
Europeanist Union (PNV–PGN)226,5701.18n/a0n/a
Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC)222,6801.16n/a0n/a
Andalusian Party (PA)185,5500.96n/a0n/a
People's Democratic Party (PDP)170,8660.89n/a0n/a
Valencian Union (UV)162,1280.84n/a0n/a
National Front (FN)122,7990.64n/a0n/a
Social Action (AS)116,7610.61n/a0n/a
The Greens (LV)107,6250.56n/a0n/a
Regionalist Aragonese Party (PAR)105,8650.55n/a0n/a
Canarian Independent Groups (AIC)96,8950.50n/a0n/a
Workers' Socialist Party (PST)77,1320.40n/a0n/a
Confederation of the Greens (CV)65,5740.34n/a0n/a
Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)53,1160.28n/a0n/a
United Extremadura (EU)39,3690.20n/a0n/a
Revolutionary Workers' Party of Spain (PORE)30,1570.16n/a0n/a
National Assembly of Medicine Students and Associates (ANEMYA)30,1430.16n/a0n/a
Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI)25,2700.13n/a0n/a
Social Democratic Coalition (CSD)25,0580.13n/a0n/a
Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)23,4070.12n/a0n/a
Humanist Platform (PH–FV)22,3330.12n/a0n/a
Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)21,4820.11n/a0n/a
Majorcan Union (UM)19,0660.10n/a0n/a
Valencian Coalition Party (PCV)14,7490.08n/a0n/a
Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC)14,5530.08n/a0n/a
Nationalist Party of Castile and León (PANCAL)12,6160.07n/a0n/a
Andalusian Liberation (LA)9,8810.05n/a0n/a
Democratic Spanish Party (PED)9,1460.05n/a0n/a
Blank ballots189,7290.99n/a
Total19,261,22660n/a
Valid votes19,261,22698.81n/a
Invalid votes232,8721.19n/a
Votes cast / turnout19,494,09868.52n/a
Abstentions8,956,39331.48n/a
Registered voters28,450,491
Sources [15] [16]
Popular vote
PSOE
 
39.06%
AP
 
24.65%
CDS
 
10.26%
IU
 
5.25%
CiU
 
4.43%
HB
 
1.87%
EA–ERC–PNG
 
1.70%
IP
 
1.36%
PNV–PGN
 
1.18%
PTE–UC
 
1.16%
Others
 
8.11%
Blank ballots
 
0.99%
Seats
PSOE
 
46.67%
AP
 
28.33%
CDS
 
11.67%
IU
 
5.00%
CiU
 
5.00%
HB
 
1.67%
EA–ERC–PNG
 
1.67%

Distribution by European group

Summary of political group distribution in the 2nd European Parliament (1984–1989) [17]
GroupsPartiesSeatsTotal %
Socialist Group (SOC)282846.67
European Democrats (ED)171728.33
Communist and Allies Group (COM)1
1
1		35.00
Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (LDR)223.33
European People's Party (EPP)111.67
Rainbow Group (RBW)111.67
Non-Inscrits (NI)7
1		813.33
Total6060100.00

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    2. 1 2 "El CDS, único partido que ha progresado durante la campaña" (PDF). Diario 16 (in Spanish). 4 June 1987.
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    4. ↑ "PSOE y AP, en cabeza aunque pierden votos". El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). 4 June 1987.
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    6. ↑ "Fernando Morán se impone con claridad a Fraga y al resto de sus adversarios" (PDF). El País (in Spanish). 4 June 1987.
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    Other
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