Spanish general election, 1982

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General elections were held in Spain on 28 October 1982. PSOE and PSC presented two different lists of candidates: with the PSOE contesting most of Spain and the PSC (Catalan Social Party) only standing in Catalonia. Despite their subtle differences, both PSC and PSOE would later to merge to form the current Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE). PCE also presented a different list of candidates in Catalonia, called the Partit Socialista Unificat de Catalunya, which obtained one seat, which is included with the PCE in the table below.

Alianza Popular and Unión de Centro Democrático ran on a joint list in the three provinces of the Basque autonomous community and won two seats. [1] These seats are included in the Alianza Popular totals below.

Evolution of popular vote in the Spanish General Elections from the democratic transition until 2008. Voter turnout is usually high.

[edit] References

• El País official webpage (Spanish)
• Congreso de españa official webpage (Spanish)

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