Basque parliamentary election, 1980
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The first elections to the Parliament of the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country
, Spain
, were held on March 9, 1980.
The Basque Nationalist Party
(PNV) won 25 seats, Herri Batasuna came second with 11 seats, the Socialist Party came third with 9 seats. The Union of the Democratic Centre and Euskadiko Ezkerra
won 6 seats each.
Basque Country (autonomous community)
The Basque Country is an autonomous community of northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa, also called Historical Territories....
, Spain
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, were held on March 9, 1980.
The Basque Nationalist Party
Basque Nationalist Party
The Basque National Party is the largest and oldest Basque nationalist party. It is currently the largest political party in the Basque Autonomous Community also with a minor presence in Navarre and a marginal one in the French Basque Country...
(PNV) won 25 seats, Herri Batasuna came second with 11 seats, the Socialist Party came third with 9 seats. The Union of the Democratic Centre and Euskadiko Ezkerra
Euskadiko Ezkerra
Euskadiko Ezkerra or EE was a Basque socialist political organisation. It was founded as a coalition of Euskal Iraultzarako Alderdia and other Basque Marxist forces in 1977 to present lists for the Spanish general elections in the constituencies of Vizcaya,...
won 6 seats each.
| Party | Party List votes | Vote percentage | Total Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basque Nationalist Party Basque Nationalist Party The Basque National Party is the largest and oldest Basque nationalist party. It is currently the largest political party in the Basque Autonomous Community also with a minor presence in Navarre and a marginal one in the French Basque Country... (EAJ-PNV) |
349,102 | 38.10% | 25 | |
| Herri Batasuna (HB) | 151,636 | 16.55% | 11 | |
| Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE) | 130,221 | 14.21% | 9 | |
| Euskadiko Ezkerra Euskadiko Ezkerra Euskadiko Ezkerra or EE was a Basque socialist political organisation. It was founded as a coalition of Euskal Iraultzarako Alderdia and other Basque Marxist forces in 1977 to present lists for the Spanish general elections in the constituencies of Vizcaya,... (EE) |
89,953 | 9.82% | 6 | |
| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | 78,095 | 8.52% | 6 | |
| Popular Alliance Popular Alliance (Spain) The People's Alliance was a electoral coalition, and later a political party, founded in 1976 by Manuel Fraga along with six other former Francoist ministers.- History :... (AP) |
43,751 | 4.77% | 2 | |
| Communist Party of Euskadi Communist Party of Euskadi Communist Party of Euskadi , is the federation of the Communist Party of Spain in Basque Country and Navarre.... (PCE-EPK) |
36,845 | 4.02% | 1 | |
| All Others | 36,672 | 4.01% | 0 | |
| Totals | 916,275 | 100.00% | 60 |