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1979 Canarian Island Cabildo elections

The 1979 Canarian Island Cabildo elections were held on Tuesday, 3 April 1979, to elect the 1st 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 local elections all throughout Spain.

Overall edit

Summary of the 3 April 1979 Island Cabildos election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 247,180 48.61 n/a 79 n/a
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 92,333 18.16 n/a 26 n/a
Canarian People's Union (UPC) 77,549 15.25 n/a 8 n/a
Communist Party of Spain (PCE) 28,363 5.58 n/a 4 n/a
Neighbours' Assembly (AV) 26,540 5.22 n/a 2 n/a
Democratic Coalition (CD) 15,422 3.03 n/a 2 n/a
Party of the Canarian Country (PPC) 6,970 1.37 n/a 0 n/a
Majorera Assembly (AM) 5,085 1.00 n/a 9 n/a
Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) 2,519 0.50 n/a 0 n/a
Independent Herrenian Group (AHI) 1,680 0.33 n/a 6 n/a
Assembly Independent Party (PIT) 1,226 0.24 n/a 1 n/a
Independent Group (GI) 878 0.17 n/a 0 n/a
Blank ballots 2,718 0.53 n/a
Total 508,463 137 n/a
Valid votes 508,463 98.27 n/a
Invalid votes 8,968 1.73 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 517,431 57.66 n/a
Abstentions 379,914 42.34 n/a
Registered voters 897,345
Sources[1][2][3]
Popular vote
UCD
 
 48.61%
PSOE
 
 18.16%
UPC
 
 15.25%
PCE
 
 5.58%
AV
 
 5.22%
CD
 
 3.03%
PPC
 
 1.37%
AM
 
 1.00%
AHI
 
 0.33%
PIT
 
 0.24%
Others
 
 0.67%
Blank ballots
 
 0.53%
Seats
UCD
 
 57.66%
PSOE
 
 18.98%
AM
 
 6.57%
UPC
 
 5.84%
AHI
 
 4.38%
PCE
 
 2.92%
AV
 
 1.46%
CD
 
 1.46%
PIT
 
 0.73%

Island Cabildo control edit

The following table lists party control in the Island Cabildos.[1]

Cabildo New control
El Hierro Independent Herrenian Group (AHI)
Fuerteventura Majorera Assembly (AM)
Gran Canaria Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)
La Gomera Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) (AGI in 1983)
La Palma Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) (AP in 1983)
Lanzarote Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)
Tenerife Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) (ATI in 1983)

Islands edit

El Hierro edit

Summary of the 3 April 1979 Island Cabildo of El Hierro election results →
 
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Independent Herrenian Group (AHI) 1,680 53.92 n/a 6 n/a
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 1,401 44.96 n/a 5 n/a
Democratic Coalition (CD) 23 0.74 n/a 0 n/a
Blank ballots 12 0.39 n/a
Total 3,116 11 n/a
Valid votes 3,116 99.58 n/a
Invalid votes 13 0.42 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 3,129 54.21 n/a
Abstentions 2,643 45.79 n/a
Registered voters 5,772
Sources[1][2][3]

Fuerteventura edit

Summary of the 3 April 1979 Island Cabildo of Fuerteventura election results →
 
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Majorera Assembly (AM) 5,085 49.54 n/a 9 n/a
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 3,677 35.82 n/a 6 n/a
Democratic Coalition (CD) 921 8.97 n/a 1 n/a
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 575 5.60 n/a 1 n/a
Blank ballots 7 0.07 n/a
Total 10,265 17 n/a
Valid votes 10,265 99.57 n/a
Invalid votes 44 0.43 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 10,309 64.80 n/a
Abstentions 5,601 35.20 n/a
Registered voters 15,910
Sources[1][2][3]

Gran Canaria edit

Summary of the 3 April 1979 Island Cabildo of Gran Canaria election results →
 
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 119,217 47.46 n/a 17 n/a
Canarian People's Union (UPC) 50,998 20.30 n/a 5 n/a
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 32,241 12.84 n/a 3 n/a
Neighbours' Assembly (AV) 26,540 10.57 n/a 2 n/a
Communist Party of Spain (PCE) 12,653 5.04 n/a 0 n/a
Party of the Canarian Country (PPC) 6,970 2.77 n/a 0 n/a
Democratic Coalition (CD) 1,226 0.49 n/a 0 n/a
Blank ballots 1,339 0.53 n/a
Total 251,184 27 n/a
Valid votes 251,184 97.90 n/a
Invalid votes 5,382 2.10 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 256,566 68.44 n/a
Abstentions 118,322 31.56 n/a
Registered voters 374,888
Sources[1][2][3]

Distribution by constituency edit

Constituency UCD UPC PSOE AV
% S % S % S % S
Guía de Gran Canaria 61.5 3 17.1 1 14.1 − 1.3 −
Las Palmas 45.4 3 25.2 1 13.9 1 6.3 −
Telde 46.1 3 7.0 − 8.9 − 29.1 1
Gran Canaria (at-large) 47.5 8 20.3 3 12.8 2 10.6 1
Total 47.5 17 20.3 5 12.8 3 10.6 2
Sources[2][3][4]

La Gomera edit

Summary of the 3 April 1979 Island Cabildo of La Gomera election results →
 
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 3,748 48.96 n/a 9 n/a
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 2,830 36.96 n/a 6 n/a
Communist Party of Spain (PCE) 976 12.75 n/a 2 n/a
Canarian People's Union (UPC) 91 1.19 n/a 0 n/a
Blank ballots 11 0.14 n/a
Total 7,656 17 n/a
Valid votes 7,656 99.29 n/a
Invalid votes 55 0.71 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 7,711 43.94 n/a
Abstentions 9,836 56.06 n/a
Registered voters 17,547
Sources[1][2][3]

La Palma edit

Summary of the 3 April 1979 Island Cabildo of La Palma election results →
 
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 19,785 65.01 n/a 15 n/a
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 6,218 20.43 n/a 4 n/a
Communist Party of Spain (PCE) 4,290 14.10 n/a 2 n/a
Blank ballots 141 0.46 n/a
Total 30,434 21 n/a
Valid votes 30,434 98.57 n/a
Invalid votes 442 1.43 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 30,876 53.69 n/a
Abstentions 26,628 46.31 n/a
Registered voters 57,504
Sources[1][2][3]

Distribution by constituency edit

Constituency UCD PSOE PCE
% S % S % S
Los Llanos de Aridane 72.0 4 15.9 1 11.8 −
Santa Cruz de La Palma 58.9 3 24.4 1 16.1 1
La Palma (at-large) 65.0 8 20.4 2 14.1 1
Total 65.0 15 20.4 4 14.1 2
Sources[2][3][4]

Lanzarote edit

Summary of the 3 April 1979 Island Cabildo of Lanzarote election results →
 
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 9,777 56.39 n/a 11 n/a
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 4,141 23.88 n/a 5 n/a
Assembly Independent Party (PIT) 1,226 7.07 n/a 1 n/a
Independent Group (GI) 878 5.06 n/a 0 n/a
Canarian People's Union (UPC) 669 3.86 n/a 0 n/a
Communist Party of Spain (PCE) 608 3.51 n/a 0 n/a
Blank ballots 40 0.23 n/a
Total 17,339 17 n/a
Valid votes 17,339 99.13 n/a
Invalid votes 152 0.87 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 17,491 58.22 n/a
Abstentions 12,554 41.78 n/a
Registered voters 30,045
Sources[1][2][3]

Tenerife edit

Summary of the 3 April 1979 Island Cabildo of Tenerife election results →
 
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 89,575 47.53 n/a 16 n/a
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 46,328 24.58 n/a 7 n/a
Canarian People's Union (UPC) 25,791 13.68 n/a 3 n/a
Democratic Coalition (CD) 13,252 7.03 n/a 1 n/a
Communist Party of Spain (PCE) 9,836 5.22 n/a 0 n/a
Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) 2,519 1.34 n/a 0 n/a
Blank ballots 1,168 0.62 n/a
Total 188,469 27 n/a
Valid votes 188,469 98.49 n/a
Invalid votes 2,880 1.51 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 191,349 48.36 n/a
Abstentions 204,330 51.64 n/a
Registered voters 395,679
Sources[1][2][3]

Distribution by constituency edit

Constituency UCD PSOE UPC CD
% S % S % S % S
Granadilla 65.2 2 18.0 − 4.5 − 6.9 −
Icod 55.8 2 22.9 − 7.1 − 4.2 −
La Laguna 46.9 2 24.0 1 14.6 − 7.9 −
La Orotava 47.2 2 32.7 1 8.5 − 7.5 −
Santa Cruz 40.5 1 23.1 1 20.4 1 7.0 −
Tenerife (at-large) 47.5 7 24.6 4 13.7 2 7.0 1
Total 47.5 16 24.6 7 13.7 3 7.0 1
Sources[2][3][4]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Elecciones al Parlamento de Canarias (1983 - 2019)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k 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. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "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.
  4. ^ a b c Real Decreto 118/1979, de 26 de enero, por el que se regulan las elecciones de los Cabildos Insulares del archipiélago canario. Boletín Oficial del Estado (Royal Decree 118) (in Spanish). 26 January 1979. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
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