1979 Navarrese foral election

The 1979 Navarrese foral election was held on 3 April 1979 to elect the Foral Parliament of Navarre. All 70 seats in the Parliament were up for election. It was held concurrently with local elections all throughout Spain.

Overview Electoral system Voting for the Foral Parliament was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over 18 years of age, registered in Navarre and in full enjoyment of their civil and political rights. The 70 members of the Foral Parliament of Navarre were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of five percent of valid votes—which includes blank ballots—being applied in each constituency. Seats were allocated to constituencies, corresponding to the historical merindades of Estella, Pamplona—which was sub-divided into two districts, one comprising the capital and another one for the remaining territory—, Sangüesa, Tafalla–Olite and Tudela, with each being allocated an initial minimum of five seats and the remaining 40 allocated among the constituencies in proportion to their populations (provided that no district was allocated more than 1/3 of the forty seats up for distribution).

The use of the D'Hondt method might result in a higher effective threshold, depending on the district magnitude.

Election date The foral election was fixed to be held concurrently with the nationwide 1979 local elections.

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 fifteen days of the election call, whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of at least one-thousandth of the electorate in the constituencies for which they sought election—with a compulsory minimum of 500 signatures—disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates.

Below is a list of the major parties that contested the election:

Candidacy Parties andalliances Leading candidate IdeologyManuel de IrujoBasque nationalismBig tentPSE–PSOE Social democracy PCE/EPK Ángel Pascual Bonis EurocommunismBasque regionalism UCD Jesús María Viana Christian democracySocial democracyLiberalismAmaiur Basque independenceAbertzale leftRevolutionary socialism HB Basque independenceAbertzale leftRevolutionary socialism PC/EKA Mariano Zufía Urrizalqui Basque federalismChristian socialism UNAI Jesús Casajús Martínez CommunismMarxism-Leninism Results Overall + Summary of the 3 April 1979 Foral Parliament of Navarre election results → Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 68,040 26.69 n/a 20 n/a Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE-PSOE) 48,289 18.94 n/a 15 n/a Navarrese People's Union (UPN) 40,764 15.99 n/a 13 n/a Popular Unity (HB) 28,244 11.08 n/a 9 n/a Electoral Groups of Merindad (Amaiur) (HB-EE-UMK) 17,282 6.78 n/a 7 n/a (PNV–EE–) 12,845 5.04 n/a 3 n/a Carlist Party (PC) 12,165 4.77 n/a 1 n/a Navarrese Left Union (UNAI) 7,419 2.91 n/a 1 n/a Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK) 6,231 2.44 n/a 0 n/a Navarrese Foral Independents (IFN) 3,729 1.46 n/a 1 n/a Left Navarrese Assembly (ANIZ) 3,725 1.46 n/a 0 n/a Left Local Councils Navarrese Association (ANAI) 3,165 1.24 n/a 0 n/a Workers' Party of Spain (PTE) 1,979 0.78 n/a 0 n/a Blank ballots 1,043 0.41 n/a Total 254,920 70 n/a Valid votes 254,920 98.68 n/a Invalid votes 3,399 1.32 n/a Votes cast / turnout 258,319 70.76 n/a Abstentions 106,761 29.24 n/a Registered voters 365,080 Sources

Distribution by constituency Constituency UCD PSE-PSOE UPN HB Amaiur EJ PC UNAI IFN % S % S % S % S % S % S % S % S % S Estella 30.5 3 18.3 2 19.0 2 17.6 2 7.9 1 2.1 − Pamplona (capital) 24.6 5 17.3 4 15.3 3 22.4 5 7.8 1 3.6 − Pamplona (rest) 22.1 3 13.3 2 15.0 2 23.7 4 15.0 2 4.7 − 3.0 − Sangüesa 21.3 2 11.3 1 17.6 2 23.5 3 5.3 − 3.8 − 14.7 1 Tafalla–Olite 21.3 3 20.8 2 17.4 2 19.1 2 5.1 − 2.9 − Tudela 31.8 4 31.5 4 14.1 2 3.9 − 8.2 1 Total 26.7 20 18.9 15 16.0 13 11.1 9 6.8 7 5.0 3 4.8 1 2.9 1 1.5 1

Estella + Summary of the 3 April 1979 Foral Parliament of Navarre election results in Estella Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 11,103 30.53 n/a 3 n/a Navarrese People's Union (UPN) 6,902 18.98 n/a 2 n/a Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE-PSOE) 6,670 18.34 n/a 2 n/a Electoral Group of Estella Land (AETE) 6,407 17.62 n/a 2 n/a Carlist Party (PC) 2,861 7.87 n/a 1 n/a Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK) 1,407 3.87 n/a 0 n/a Navarrese Left Union (UNAI) 767 2.11 n/a 0 n/a Blank ballots 246 0.68 n/a Total 36,363 10 n/a Valid votes 36,363 98.75 n/a Invalid votes 461 1.25 n/a Votes cast / turnout 36,824 74.87 n/a Abstentions 12,357 25.13 n/a Registered voters 49,181 Sources

Pamplona (capital) + Summary of the 3 April 1979 Foral Parliament of Navarre election results in Pamplona (capital) Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 19,320 24.57 n/a 5 n/a Popular Unity (HB) 17,606 22.39 n/a 5 n/a Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE-PSOE) 13,581 17.27 n/a 4 n/a Navarrese People's Union (UPN) 12,000 15.26 n/a 3 n/a Basque Nationalists (PNV–EE–) 6,118 7.78 n/a 1 n/a Left Navarrese Assembly (ANIZ) 3,725 4.74 n/a 0 n/a Carlist Party (PC) 2,828 3.60 n/a 0 n/a Workers' Party of Spain (PTE) 1,979 2.52 n/a 0 n/a Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK) 1,281 1.63 n/a 0 n/a Blank ballots 208 0.26 n/a Total 78,646 18 n/a Valid votes 78,646 98.77 n/a Invalid votes 982 1.23 n/a Votes cast / turnout 79,628 65.54 n/a Abstentions 41,862 34.46 n/a Registered voters 121,490 Sources

Pamplona (rest) + Summary of the 3 April 1979 Foral Parliament of Navarre election results in Pamplona (rest) Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Popular Unity (HB) 10,638 23.71 n/a 4 n/a Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 9,917 22.10 n/a 3 n/a Navarrese People's Union (UPN) 6,728 14.99 n/a 2 n/a Basque Nationalists (PNV–EE–) 6,727 14.99 n/a 2 n/a Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE-PSOE) 5,966 13.30 n/a 2 n/a Carlist Party (PC) 2,127 4.74 n/a 0 n/a Navarrese Left Union (UNAI) 1,360 3.03 n/a 0 n/a Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK) 994 2.22 n/a 0 n/a Left Local Councils Navarrese Association (ANAI) 212 0.47 n/a 0 n/a Blank ballots 203 0.45 n/a Total 44,872 13 n/a Valid votes 44,872 97.97 n/a Invalid votes 930 2.03 n/a Votes cast / turnout 45,802 68.50 n/a Abstentions 21,064 31.50 n/a Registered voters 66,866 Sources

Sangüesa + Summary of the 3 April 1979 Foral Parliament of Navarre election results in Sangüesa Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Mount Ohry (Orhi Mendi) 5,954 23.50 n/a 3 n/a Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 5,393 21.29 n/a 2 n/a Navarrese People's Union (UPN) 4,467 17.63 n/a 2 n/a Navarrese Foral Independents (IFN) 3,729 14.72 n/a 1 n/a Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE-PSOE) 2,852 11.26 n/a 1 n/a Carlist Party (PC) 1,335 5.27 n/a 0 n/a Navarrese Left Union (UNAI) 953 3.76 n/a 0 n/a Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK) 459 1.81 n/a 0 n/a Left Local Councils Navarrese Association (ANAI) 117 0.46 n/a 0 n/a Blank ballots 77 0.30 n/a Total 25,336 9 n/a Valid votes 25,336 98.67 n/a Invalid votes 342 1.33 n/a Votes cast / turnout 25,678 70.56 n/a Abstentions 10,715 29.44 n/a Registered voters 36,393 Sources

Tafalla–Olite + Summary of the 3 April 1979 Foral Parliament of Navarre election results in Tafalla–Olite Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 8,337 21.29 n/a 3 n/a Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE-PSOE) 5,344 20.78 n/a 2 n/a People's Electoral Group of the Merindad (AEPM) 4,921 19.14 n/a 2 n/a Navarrese People's Union (UPN) 4,462 17.35 n/a 2 n/a Carlist Party (PC) 1,299 5.05 n/a 0 n/a Navarrese Left Union (UNAI) 746 2.90 n/a 0 n/a Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK) 510 1.98 n/a 0 n/a Blank ballots 96 0.37 n/a Total 25,715 9 n/a Valid votes 25,715 98.85 n/a Invalid votes 298 1.15 n/a Votes cast / turnout 26,013 79.10 n/a Abstentions 6,872 20.90 n/a Registered voters 32,885 Sources

Tudela + Summary of the 3 April 1979 Foral Parliament of Navarre election results in Tudela Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 13,970 31.76 n/a 4 n/a Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE-PSOE) 13,876 31.54 n/a 4 n/a Navarrese People's Union (UPN) 6,205 14.11 n/a 2 n/a Navarrese Left Union (UNAI) 3,593 8.17 n/a 1 n/a Left Local Councils Navarrese Association (ANAI) 2,836 6.45 n/a 0 n/a Carlist Party (PC) 1,715 3.90 n/a 0 n/a Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK) 1,580 3.59 n/a 0 n/a Blank ballots 213 0.48 n/a Total 43,988 11 n/a Valid votes 43,988 99.13 n/a Invalid votes 386 0.87 n/a Votes cast / turnout 44,374 76.16 n/a Abstentions 13,891 23.84 n/a Registered voters 58,265 Sources

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