1984 Basque regional election

1984 Basque regional election

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All 75 seats in the Basque Parliament
38 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered1,584,540 Green arrow up1.9%
Turnout1,085,304 (68.5%)
Green arrow up8.7 pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Carlos Garaikoetxea Txiki Benegas
Party EAJ/PNV PSE–PSOE HB
Leader since April 1977 26 February 1978
Leader's seat Guipúzcoa Biscay
Last election 25 seats, 38.0% 9 seats, 14.2% 11 seats, 16.5%
Seats won 32 19 11
Seat change Green arrow up7 Green arrow up10 Blue arrow right0
Popular vote 451,178 247,786 157,389
Percentage 41.8% 23.0% 14.6%
Swing Green arrow up3.8 pp Green arrow up8.8 pp Red arrow down1.9 pp

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Jaime Mayor Oreja Mario Onaindia
Party AP–PDP–UL EE
Leader since 1984 1982
Leader's seat Guipúzcoa Álava
Last election 2 seats, 4.8%[a] 6 seats, 9.8%
Seats won 7 6
Seat change Green arrow up5 Blue arrow right0
Popular vote 100,581 85,671
Percentage 9.3% 7.9%
Swing Green arrow up4.5 pp Red arrow down1.9 pp

Vote winner strength by constituency

Lehendakari before election

Carlos Garaikoetxea
EAJ/PNV

Elected Lehendakari

Carlos Garaikoetxea
EAJ/PNV

The 1984 Basque regional election was held on Sunday, 26 February 1984, to elect the 2nd Parliament of the Basque Autonomous Community. All 75 seats in the Parliament were up for election.

The Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) won 32 seats, the Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE) came second with 19 seats, People's Unity (HB) came third with 11 seats, the People's Coalition (APPDPUL) won 7 seats, and Basque Country Left (EE) won 6 seats.
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