Elections to the Aragonese Corts, 1983
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The Elections to the Aragonese Corts, 1983 were the first democratic elections to the Aragonese Corts
, the Argonese regional parliament, in Spain
since the death of the dictator Franco
and were held on 8 May of that year. The elections were held using closed list
proportional representation
in three electoral districts corresponding to each of the three Provinces of Aragon
. Seats were allocated on a Provincial basis using the D'Hondt method
of allocation. Only lists which polled at least 3% of the total votes in a particular province (including votes "en blanco" i.e. for "none of the above") were eligible for seats in that province. With a total number of 66 seats, Zaragoza
elected 32 members, Huesca
18 and Teruel
16.
The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
(PSOE) won the elections winning exactly half the seats and the Corts in turn elected the socialist Santiago Marraco as the first democratically elected President of Aragon. Out of a total of 919,295 voters, the turnout was 604,730 or 66.71% of the total.
Additionally 3,830 (0.6%) votes were cast “en blanco” i.e. for “none of the above.”
Aragonese Corts
The Aragonese Corts is the regional parliament for the Spanish autonomous community of Aragon. The Corts traces its history back to meetings summoned by the Kings of Aragon which began in 1162...
, the Argonese regional parliament, in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
since the death of the dictator Franco
Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco y Bahamonde was a Spanish general, dictator and head of state of Spain from October 1936 , and de facto regent of the nominally restored Kingdom of Spain from 1947 until his death in November, 1975...
and were held on 8 May of that year. The elections were held using closed list
Closed list
Closed list describes the variant of party-list proportional representation where voters can only vote for political parties as a whole and thus have no influence on the party-supplied order in which party candidates are elected...
proportional representation
Proportional representation
Proportional representation is a concept in voting systems used to elect an assembly or council. PR means that the number of seats won by a party or group of candidates is proportionate to the number of votes received. For example, under a PR voting system if 30% of voters support a particular...
in three electoral districts corresponding to each of the three Provinces of Aragon
Aragon
Aragon is a modern autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. Located in northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces : Huesca, Zaragoza, and Teruel. Its capital is Zaragoza...
. Seats were allocated on a Provincial basis using the D'Hondt method
D'Hondt method
The d'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method described is named after Belgian mathematician Victor D'Hondt who described it in 1878...
of allocation. Only lists which polled at least 3% of the total votes in a particular province (including votes "en blanco" i.e. for "none of the above") were eligible for seats in that province. With a total number of 66 seats, Zaragoza
Zaragoza (province)
Zaragoza is a province of northern Spain, in the central part of the autonomous community of Aragon.Its capital is Zaragoza, which is also the capital of the autonomous community. Other towns in Zaragoza include Calatayud, Borja, La Almunia de Doña Godina, Ejea de los Caballeros and Tarazona.Its...
elected 32 members, Huesca
Huesca (province)
Huesca , officially Huesca/Uesca, is a province of northeastern Spain, in northern Aragon. The capital is Huesca.Positioned just south of the central Pyrenees, Huesca borders France and the French Departments of Pyrénées-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyrénées...
18 and Teruel
Teruel (province)
Teruel is a province of Aragon, in the northeast of Spain. The capital is Teruel.It is bordered by the provinces of Tarragona, Castellón, Valencia , Cuenca, Guadalajara, and Zaragoza....
16.
The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party is a social-democratic political party in Spain. Its political position is Centre-left. The PSOE is the former ruling party of Spain, until beaten in the elections of November 2011 and the second oldest, exceeded only by the Partido Carlista, founded in...
(PSOE) won the elections winning exactly half the seats and the Corts in turn elected the socialist Santiago Marraco as the first democratically elected President of Aragon. Out of a total of 919,295 voters, the turnout was 604,730 or 66.71% of the total.
Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| PSOE Spanish Socialist Workers' Party The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party is a social-democratic political party in Spain. Its political position is Centre-left. The PSOE is the former ruling party of Spain, until beaten in the elections of November 2011 and the second oldest, exceeded only by the Partido Carlista, founded in... |
283,226 | 47.13 | 33 |
| 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 :... - Democratic Popular Party Democratic Popular Party (Spain) The People's Democratic Party was a christian-democratic Spanish political party.It was part of the Democratic Centre Union until 1982, when it entered into alliance with the Popular Alliance , which received the second largest number of votes in 1982 and 1986 elections.In 1989 the party, along... - Liberal Party |
136,853 | 22.77 | 18 |
| Aragonese Party Aragonese Party The Aragonese Party is a political party which advocates the interests of Aragon within Spain. The party was founded in 1978 under the name Aragonese Regionalist Party, but changed its name in 1990, keeping the initials PAR.... |
124,018 | 20.64 | 13 |
| Communist Party of Spain | 23,960 | 3.99 | 1 |
| Democratic and Social Centre | 19,902 | 3.31 | 1 |
| Others | 12,941 | 2.15 | |
Additionally 3,830 (0.6%) votes were cast “en blanco” i.e. for “none of the above.”