# 1983 Basque foral elections

The 1983 Basque foral elections were held on Sunday, 8 May 1983, to elect the 2nd General Assemblies of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa. All 153 seats in the three General Assemblies were up for election. The elections were held simultaneously with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

## Overall

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 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) | 395,885 | 39.56 | +2.38 | 74 | –25 |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE) | 263,436 | 26.32 | +10.99 | 39 | +7 |
| | Popular Unity (HB) | 142,481 | 14.24 | –3.72 | 20 | –18 |
| | People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)$^1$ | 88,086 | 8.80 | +8.75 | 14 | +14 |
| | Basque Country Left (EE) | 79,158 | 7.91 | +0.75 | 6 | –8 |
| | Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK) | 20,390 | 2.04 | –2.43 | 0 | –3 |
| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 3,175 | 0.32 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Llodian Independent Group (AILL) | 741 | 0.07 | ±0.00 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Communist League–Internationalist Socialist Workers' Coalition (LC (COSI)) | 724 | 0.07 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Revolutionary Communist League (LKI/LCR) | 645 | 0.06 | –0.61 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | n/a | n/a | –11.90 | 0 | –32 |
| | Independents (INDEP) | n/a | n/a | –1.98 | 0 | –10 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 6,004 | 0.60 | +0.14 | | |
| Total | Total | 1,000,725 | | | 153 | –75 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,000,725 | 98.76 | +0.07 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 12,577 | 1.24 | –0.07 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 1,013,302 | 64.59 | +2.72 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 555,505 | 35.41 | –2.72 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 1,568,807 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ People's Coalition results are compared to Foral Union of the Basque Country totals in the 1979 election. |||||||
Popular vote
EAJ/PNV
39.56%
PSE–PSOE
26.32%
HB
14.24%
AP–PDP–UL
8.80%
EE
7.91%
PCE/EPK
2.04%
Others
0.53%
Blank ballots
0.60% :

## Foral deputation control

The following table lists party control in the foral deputations. Gains for a party are displayed with the cell's background shaded in that party's colour.
| Deputation | Previous control | New control |
| Álava | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) |
| Biscay | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) |
| Gipuzkoa | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) (EA in 1986) |

## Historical territories
### Álava

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 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) | 45,657 | 37.11 | +4.41 | 23 | –3 |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE) | 34,890 | 28.36 | +12.52 | 14 | +7 |
| | People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)$^1$ | 19,147 | 15.56 | +15.24 | 9 | +9 |
| | Popular Unity (HB) | 10,872 | 8.84 | New | 4 | +4 |
| | Basque Country Left (EE) | 7,571 | 6.15 | +2.82 | 1 | +1 |
| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 2,163 | 1.76 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK) | 1,070 | 0.87 | –2.25 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Llodian Independent Group (AILL) | 741 | 0.60 | +0.04 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | n/a | n/a | –25.03 | 0 | –14 |
| | Independents (INDEP) | n/a | n/a | –16.63 | 0 | –10 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 920 | 0.75 | +0.31 | | |
| Total | Total | 123,031 | | | 51 | –6 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 123,031 | 98.56 | –0.50 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,793 | 1.44 | +0.50 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 124,824 | 66.80 | +1.45 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 62,046 | 33.20 | –1.45 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 186,870 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ People's Coalition results are compared to Foral Union of the Basque Country totals in the 1979 election. |||||||

### Biscay

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 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) | 223,572 | 39.58 | +0.16 | 26 | –14 |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE) | 156,963 | 27.78 | +12.45 | 13 | ±0 |
| | Popular Unity (HB) | 71,582 | 12.67 | –7.12 | 6 | –13 |
| | People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)$^1$ | 55,962 | 9.91 | +9.91 | 4 | +4 |
| | Basque Country Left (EE) | 39,229 | 6.94 | +1.46 | 2 | –2 |
| | Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK) | 14,181 | 2.51 | –3.00 | 0 | –3 |
| | Communist League–Internationalist Socialist Workers' Coalition (LC (COSI)) | 724 | 0.13 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | n/a | n/a | –11.13 | 0 | –10 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 2,711 | 0.48 | –0.01 | | |
| Total | Total | 564,924 | | | 51 | –39 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 564,924 | 98.81 | +0.30 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 6,785 | 1.19 | –0.30 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 571,709 | 65.56 | +4.26 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 300,279 | 34.44 | –4.26 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 871,988 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ People's Coalition results are compared to Foral Union of the Basque Country totals in the 1979 election. |||||||

### Gipuzkoa

← Summary of the 8 May 1983 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) | 126,656 | 40.49 | +5.46 | 25 | –8 |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE) | 71,583 | 22.89 | +7.74 | 12 | ±0 |
| | Popular Unity (HB) | 60,027 | 19.19 | –2.21 | 10 | –9 |
| | Basque Country Left (EE) | 32,358 | 10.35 | –1.04 | 3 | –7 |
| | People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)$^1$ | 12,977 | 4.15 | +4.11 | 1 | +1 |
| | Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK) | 5,139 | 1.64 | –1.55 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 1,012 | 0.32 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Revolutionary Communist League (LKI/LCR) | 645 | 0.21 | –0.61 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | n/a | n/a | –8.42 | 0 | –7 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 2,373 | 0.76 | +0.33 | | |
| Total | Total | 312,770 | | | 51 | –30 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 312,770 | 98.74 | –0.11 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 3,999 | 1.26 | +0.11 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 316,769 | 62.12 | +0.46 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 193,180 | 37.88 | –0.46 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 509,949 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ People's Coalition results are compared to Foral Union of the Basque Country totals in the 1979 election. |||||||