# 1979 Basque foral elections

The 1979 Basque foral elections were held on Tuesday, 3 April 1979, to elect the 1st General Assemblies of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa. All 228 seats in the three General Assemblies were up for election. The elections were held simultaneously with local elections all throughout Spain.

## Overall

Summary of the 3 April 1979 Basque General Assemblies election results → :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 351,349 | 37.18 | n/a | 99 | n/a |
| | Popular Unity (HB) | 169,653 | 17.96 | n/a | 38 | n/a |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE) | 144,880 | 15.33 | n/a | 32 | n/a |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | 112,449 | 11.90 | n/a | 32 | n/a |
| | Basque Country Left (EE) | 67,633 | 7.16 | n/a | 14 | n/a |
| | Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK) | 42,192 | 4.47 | n/a | 3 | n/a |
| | Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (EMK–OIC) | 15,223 | 1.61 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) | 7,936 | 0.84 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Revolutionary Communist League (LKI/LCR) | 6,325 | 0.67 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Carlist Party (EKA/PC) | 2,413 | 0.26 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Llodian Independent Group (AILL) | 628 | 0.07 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Party of Labour of the Basque Country (PTE) | 566 | 0.06 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Foral Union of the Basque Country (UFPV) | 505 | 0.05 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Independents (INDEP) | 18,749 | 1.98 | n/a | 10 | n/a |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 4,374 | 0.46 | n/a | | |
| Total | Total | 944,875 | | | 228 | n/a |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 944,875 | 98.69 | n/a | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 12,579 | 1.31 | n/a | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 957,454 | 61.87 | n/a | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 590,018 | 38.13 | n/a | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 1,547,472 | | | | |
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Popular vote
EAJ/PNV
37.18%
HB
17.96%
PSE–PSOE
15.33%
UCD
11.90%
EE
7.16%
PCE/EPK
4.47%
EMK–OIC
1.61%
Others
3.93%
Blank ballots
0.46% :

## Foral deputation control

The following table lists party control in the foral deputations.
| Deputation | New control |
| Álava | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) |
| Biscay | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) |
| Gipuzkoa | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) |

## Historical territories
### Álava

Summary of the 3 April 1979 Álava General Assembly election results → :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 36,866 | 32.70 | n/a | 26 | n/a |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | 28,215 | 25.03 | n/a | 14 | n/a |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE) | 17,860 | 15.84 | n/a | 7 | n/a |
| | Basque Country Left (EE) | 3,754 | 3.33 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK) | 3,512 | 3.12 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) | 1,167 | 1.04 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (EMK–OIC) | 698 | 0.62 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Llodian Independent Group (AILL) | 628 | 0.56 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Revolutionary Communist League (LKI/LCR) | 429 | 0.38 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Foral Union of the Basque Country (UFPV) | 365 | 0.32 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Independents (INDEP) | 18,749 | 16.63 | n/a | 10 | n/a |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 491 | 0.44 | n/a | | |
| Total | Total | 112,734 | | | 57 | n/a |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 112,734 | 99.06 | n/a | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,069 | 0.94 | n/a | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 113,803 | 65.35 | n/a | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 60,342 | 34.65 | n/a | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 174,145 | | | | |
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### Biscay

Summary of the 3 April 1979 Biscay General Assembly election results → :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 206,212 | 39.42 | n/a | 40 | n/a |
| | Popular Unity (HB) | 103,507 | 19.79 | n/a | 19 | n/a |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE) | 80,200 | 15.33 | n/a | 13 | n/a |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | 58,217 | 11.13 | n/a | 11 | n/a |
| | Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK) | 28,812 | 5.51 | n/a | 3 | n/a |
| | Basque Country Left (EE) | 28,665 | 5.48 | n/a | 4 | n/a |
| | Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (EMK–OIC) | 8,006 | 1.53 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Revolutionary Communist League (LKI/LCR) | 3,373 | 0.64 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) | 2,948 | 0.56 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Party of Labour of the Basque Country (PTE) | 566 | 0.11 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Foral Union of the Basque Country (UFPV) | 2 | 0.00 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 2,543 | 0.49 | n/a | | |
| Total | Total | 523,051 | | | 90 | n/a |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 523,051 | 98.51 | n/a | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 7,908 | 1.49 | n/a | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 530,959 | 61.30 | n/a | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 335,226 | 38.70 | n/a | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 866,185 | | | | |
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### Gipuzkoa

Summary of the 3 April 1979 Gipuzkoa General Assembly election results → :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 108,271 | 35.03 | n/a | 33 | n/a |
| | Popular Unity (HB) | 66,146 | 21.40 | n/a | 19 | n/a |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE) | 46,820 | 15.15 | n/a | 12 | n/a |
| | Basque Country Left (EE) | 35,214 | 11.39 | n/a | 10 | n/a |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | 26,017 | 8.42 | n/a | 7 | n/a |
| | Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK) | 9,868 | 3.19 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (EMK–OIC) | 6,519 | 2.11 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) | 3,821 | 1.24 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Revolutionary Communist League (LKI/LCR) | 2,523 | 0.82 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Carlist Party (EKA/PC) | 2,413 | 0.78 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Foral Union of the Basque Country (UFPV) | 138 | 0.04 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 1,340 | 0.43 | n/a | | |
| Total | Total | 309,090 | | | 81 | n/a |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 309,090 | 98.85 | n/a | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 3,602 | 1.15 | n/a | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 312,692 | 61.66 | n/a | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 194,450 | 38.34 | n/a | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 507,142 | | | | |
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