1987 European Parliament election in Spain

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

1987 European Parliament election in Spain
10 June 1987
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All 60 Spanish seats in the European Parliament
Opinion polls
Registered28,450,491
Turnout19,494,098 (68.5%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Fernando Morán Manuel Fraga Eduard Punset
Party PSOE AP CDS
Alliance SOC ED NI
Leader since 10 April 1987 16 March 1987 30 April 1987
Leader's seat Spain Spain Spain
Seats won 28 17 7
Popular vote 7,522,706 4,747,283 1,976,093
Percentage 39.1% 24.6% 10.3%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Fernando Pérez Royo Carles Gasòliba Txema Montero
Party IU CiU HB
Alliance COM LDR
EPP 		NI
Leader since 25 April 1987 1 January 1986 28 April 1987
Leader's seat Spain Spain Spain
Seats won 3 3 1
Popular vote 1,011,830 853,603 360,952
Percentage 5.3% 4.4% 1.9%

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.

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 electoral method resulted in an effective threshold based on the district magnitude and the distribution of votes among candidacies.

Background

The ruling Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) designated former Foreign Affairs Minister Fernando Morán to lead their campaign. 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. Adolfo Suárez had considered running as main candidate for his Democratic and Social Centre party (CDS), 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.

Outgoing delegation

Outgoing delegation in May 1987
Groups Parties MEPs
Seats Total
Socialist Group PSOE 36 36
European Democrats AP 12 14
UM 1
PDP 1
European People's Party PDP 2 5
EAJ/PNV 2
UDC 1
Liberal and Democratic Reformist Group CDC 2 2
INDEP 1
Rainbow Group EE 1 1
Non-Inscrits INDEP 2 2

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.

Candidacy Parties and
alliances 		Leading candidate Ideology Ref.
PSOE
List
  • Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
  • Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC)
Fernando Morán Social democracy
AP
List
  • People's Alliance (AP)
  • Navarrese People's Union (UPN)
  • Centrists of Galicia (CdG)
Manuel Fraga Conservatism
CDS
List
  • Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)
Eduard Punset Centrism
Liberalism
CiU
List
  • Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (CDC)
  • Democratic Union of Catalonia (UDC)
Carles Gasòliba Catalan nationalism
Centrism
IU
List
 Fernando Pérez Royo Socialism
Communism
UE
List
  • Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)
  • Nationalist Galicianist Party (PGN)
Jon Gangoiti Peripheral nationalism
HB
List
  • Popular Unity (HB)
    – People's Socialist Revolutionary Party (HASI)
    – Basque Nationalist Action (EAE/ANV)
    – Patriotic Socialist Committees (ASK)
Txema Montero Basque independence
Abertzale left
Revolutionary socialism
IP
List
  • Basque Country Left (EE)
  • Galician Socialist Party–Galician Left (PSG–EG)
  • Agreement of Left Nationalists (ENE)
  • Socialist Party of Majorca (PSM)
  • Socialist Party of Menorca (PSM)
  • Aragonese Union (UA–CHA)
Mario Onaindia Left-wing nationalism
CEP
List
  • Basque Solidarity (EA)
  • Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC)
  • Galician Nationalist Party (PNG)
Carlos Garaikoetxea Left-wing nationalism
PDP
List
  • People's Democratic Party (PDP)
Javier Rupérez Christian democracy
UM
List
  • Majorcan Union (UM)
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 →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 7,522,706 39.06 n/a 28 n/a
People's Alliance (AP) 4,747,283 24.65 n/a 17 n/a
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 1,976,093 10.26 n/a 7 n/a
United Left (IU) 1,011,830 5.25 n/a 3 n/a
Convergence and Union (CiU) 853,603 4.43 n/a 3 n/a
Popular Unity (HB) 360,952 1.87 n/a 1 n/a
Coalition for the Europe of the Peoples (EA–ERC–PNG) 326,911 1.70 n/a 1 n/a
Left of the Peoples (IP) 261,328 1.36 n/a 0 n/a
Europeanist Union (PNV–PGN) 226,570 1.18 n/a 0 n/a
Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC) 222,680 1.16 n/a 0 n/a
Andalusian Party (PA) 185,550 0.96 n/a 0 n/a
People's Democratic Party (PDP) 170,866 0.89 n/a 0 n/a
Valencian Union (UV) 162,128 0.84 n/a 0 n/a
National Front (FN) 122,799 0.64 n/a 0 n/a
Social Action (AS) 116,761 0.61 n/a 0 n/a
The Greens (LV) 107,625 0.56 n/a 0 n/a
Regionalist Aragonese Party (PAR) 105,865 0.55 n/a 0 n/a
Canarian Independent Groups (AIC) 96,895 0.50 n/a 0 n/a
Workers' Socialist Party (PST) 77,132 0.40 n/a 0 n/a
Confederation of the Greens (CV) 65,574 0.34 n/a 0 n/a
Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 53,116 0.28 n/a 0 n/a
United Extremadura (EU) 39,369 0.20 n/a 0 n/a
Revolutionary Workers' Party of Spain (PORE) 30,157 0.16 n/a 0 n/a
National Assembly of Medicine Students and Associates (ANEMYA) 30,143 0.16 n/a 0 n/a
Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI) 25,270 0.13 n/a 0 n/a
Social Democratic Coalition (CSD) 25,058 0.13 n/a 0 n/a
Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS) 23,407 0.12 n/a 0 n/a
Humanist Platform (PH–FV) 22,333 0.12 n/a 0 n/a
Communist Unification of Spain (UCE) 21,482 0.11 n/a 0 n/a
Majorcan Union (UM) 19,066 0.10 n/a 0 n/a
Valencian Coalition Party (PCV) 14,749 0.08 n/a 0 n/a
Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC) 14,553 0.08 n/a 0 n/a
Nationalist Party of Castile and León (PANCAL) 12,616 0.07 n/a 0 n/a
Andalusian Liberation (LA) 9,881 0.05 n/a 0 n/a
Democratic Spanish Party (PED) 9,146 0.05 n/a 0 n/a
Blank ballots 189,729 0.99 n/a
Total 19,261,226 60 n/a
Valid votes 19,261,226 98.81 n/a
Invalid votes 232,872 1.19 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 19,494,098 68.52 n/a
Abstentions 8,956,393 31.48 n/a
Registered voters 28,450,491
Sources
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%

Maps

Distribution by European group

Summary of political group distribution in the 2nd European Parliament (1984–1989)
Groups Parties Seats Total %
Socialist Group (SOC)
  • Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
 28 28 46.67
European Democrats (ED)
  • People's Alliance (AP)
 17 17 28.33
Communist and Allies Group (COM)
  • Communist Party of Spain (PCE)
  • Initiative for Catalonia (IC)
  • Socialist Action Party (PASOC)
 1
1
1 		3 5.00
Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (LDR)
  • Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (CDC)
 2 2 3.33
European People's Party (EPP)
  • Democratic Union of Catalonia (UDC)
 1 1 1.67
Rainbow Group (RBW)
  • Basque Solidarity (EA)
 1 1 1.67
Non-Inscrits (NI)
  • Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)
  • Popular Unity (HB)
 7
1 		8 13.33
Total 60 60 100.00

Bibliography

  • Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General (Organic Law 5). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Vol. 147. 19 June 1985 [version as of 3 April 1987]. ISSN 0212-033X. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  • Act concerning the election of the representatives of the Assembly by direct universal suffrage. Official Journal of the European Communities. Vol. 19. 20 September 1976. ISSN 0378-6978. 41976X1008(01). Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  • Treaty (signed on 12 June 1985) between the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Hellenic Republic, the French Republic, Ireland, the Italian Republic, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Member States of the European Communities) and the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic concerning the accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the European Economic Community and to the European Atomic Energy Community. Official Journal of the European Communities. Vol. 28. 15 November 1985. ISSN 0378-6978. 11985I/TXT. Retrieved 21 July 2017.

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