# 1979 Canarian Island Cabildo elections

The 1979 Canarian Island Cabildo elections were held on Tuesday, 3 April 1979, to elect the 1st Island Cabildos of El Hierro, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, La Gomera, La Palma, Lanzarote and Tenerife. All 137 seats in the seven Island Cabildos were up for election. The elections were held simultaneously with local elections all throughout Spain.

## Overall

Summary of the 3 April 1979 Island Cabildos 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 | +/− |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | 247,180 | 48.61 | n/a | 79 | n/a |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 92,333 | 18.16 | n/a | 26 | n/a |
| | Canarian People's Union (UPC) | 77,549 | 15.25 | n/a | 8 | n/a |
| | Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 28,363 | 5.58 | n/a | 4 | n/a |
| | Neighbours' Assembly (AV) | 26,540 | 5.22 | n/a | 2 | n/a |
| | Democratic Coalition (CD) | 15,422 | 3.03 | n/a | 2 | n/a |
| | Party of the Canarian Country (PPC) | 6,970 | 1.37 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Majorera Assembly (AM) | 5,085 | 1.00 | n/a | 9 | n/a |
| | Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) | 2,519 | 0.50 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Independent Herrenian Group (AHI) | 1,680 | 0.33 | n/a | 6 | n/a |
| | Assembly Independent Party (PIT) | 1,226 | 0.24 | n/a | 1 | n/a |
| | Independent Group (GI) | 878 | 0.17 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 2,718 | 0.53 | n/a | | |
| Total | Total | 508,463 | | | 137 | n/a |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 508,463 | 98.27 | n/a | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 8,968 | 1.73 | n/a | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 517,431 | 57.66 | n/a | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 379,914 | 42.34 | n/a | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 897,345 | | | | |
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Popular vote
UCD
48.61%
PSOE
18.16%
UPC
15.25%
PCE
5.58%
AV
5.22%
CD
3.03%
PPC
1.37%
AM
1.00%
AHI
0.33%
PIT
0.24%
Others
0.67%
Blank ballots
0.53% :
Seats
UCD
57.66%
PSOE
18.98%
AM
6.57%
UPC
5.84%
AHI
4.38%
PCE
2.92%
AV
1.46%
CD
1.46%
PIT
0.73% :

## Island Cabildo control

The following table lists party control in the Island Cabildos.
| Cabildo | New control |
| El Hierro | Independent Herrenian Group (AHI) |
| Fuerteventura | Majorera Assembly (AM) |
| Gran Canaria | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) |
| La Gomera | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) (AGI in 1983) |
| La Palma | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) (AP in 1983) |
| Lanzarote | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) |
| Tenerife | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) (ATI in 1983) |

## Islands
### El Hierro

Summary of the 3 April 1979 Island Cabildo of El Hierro 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 | +/− |
| | Independent Herrenian Group (AHI) | 1,680 | 53.92 | n/a | 6 | n/a |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | 1,401 | 44.96 | n/a | 5 | n/a |
| | Democratic Coalition (CD) | 23 | 0.74 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 12 | 0.39 | n/a | | |
| Total | Total | 3,116 | | | 11 | n/a |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 3,116 | 99.58 | n/a | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 13 | 0.42 | n/a | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 3,129 | 54.21 | n/a | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 2,643 | 45.79 | n/a | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 5,772 | | | | |
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### Fuerteventura

Summary of the 3 April 1979 Island Cabildo of Fuerteventura 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 | +/− |
| | Majorera Assembly (AM) | 5,085 | 49.54 | n/a | 9 | n/a |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | 3,677 | 35.82 | n/a | 6 | n/a |
| | Democratic Coalition (CD) | 921 | 8.97 | n/a | 1 | n/a |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 575 | 5.60 | n/a | 1 | n/a |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 7 | 0.07 | n/a | | |
| Total | Total | 10,265 | | | 17 | n/a |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 10,265 | 99.57 | n/a | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 44 | 0.43 | n/a | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 10,309 | 64.80 | n/a | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 5,601 | 35.20 | n/a | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 15,910 | | | | |
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### Gran Canaria

Summary of the 3 April 1979 Island Cabildo of Gran Canaria 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 | +/− |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | 119,217 | 47.46 | n/a | 17 | n/a |
| | Canarian People's Union (UPC) | 50,998 | 20.30 | n/a | 5 | n/a |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 32,241 | 12.84 | n/a | 3 | n/a |
| | Neighbours' Assembly (AV) | 26,540 | 10.57 | n/a | 2 | n/a |
| | Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 12,653 | 5.04 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Party of the Canarian Country (PPC) | 6,970 | 2.77 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Democratic Coalition (CD) | 1,226 | 0.49 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 1,339 | 0.53 | n/a | | |
| Total | Total | 251,184 | | | 27 | n/a |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 251,184 | 97.90 | n/a | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 5,382 | 2.10 | n/a | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 256,566 | 68.44 | n/a | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 118,322 | 31.56 | n/a | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 374,888 | | | | |
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#### Distribution by constituency

| Constituency | UCD | UCD | UPC | UPC | PSOE | PSOE | AV | AV |
| Constituency | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S |
| Guía de Gran Canaria | 61.5 | 3 | 17.1 | 1 | 14.1 | − | 1.3 | − |
| Las Palmas | 45.4 | 3 | 25.2 | 1 | 13.9 | 1 | 6.3 | − |
| Telde | 46.1 | 3 | 7.0 | − | 8.9 | − | 29.1 | 1 |
| Gran Canaria (at-large) | 47.5 | 8 | 20.3 | 3 | 12.8 | 2 | 10.6 | 1 |
| Total | 47.5 | 17 | 20.3 | 5 | 12.8 | 3 | 10.6 | 2 |
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### La Gomera

Summary of the 3 April 1979 Island Cabildo of La Gomera 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 | +/− |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | 3,748 | 48.96 | n/a | 9 | n/a |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 2,830 | 36.96 | n/a | 6 | n/a |
| | Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 976 | 12.75 | n/a | 2 | n/a |
| | Canarian People's Union (UPC) | 91 | 1.19 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 11 | 0.14 | n/a | | |
| Total | Total | 7,656 | | | 17 | n/a |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 7,656 | 99.29 | n/a | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 55 | 0.71 | n/a | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 7,711 | 43.94 | n/a | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 9,836 | 56.06 | n/a | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 17,547 | | | | |
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### La Palma

Summary of the 3 April 1979 Island Cabildo of La Palma 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 | +/− |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | 19,785 | 65.01 | n/a | 15 | n/a |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 6,218 | 20.43 | n/a | 4 | n/a |
| | Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 4,290 | 14.10 | n/a | 2 | n/a |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 141 | 0.46 | n/a | | |
| Total | Total | 30,434 | | | 21 | n/a |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 30,434 | 98.57 | n/a | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 442 | 1.43 | n/a | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 30,876 | 53.69 | n/a | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 26,628 | 46.31 | n/a | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 57,504 | | | | |
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#### Distribution by constituency

| Constituency | UCD | UCD | PSOE | PSOE | PCE | PCE |
| Constituency | % | S | % | S | % | S |
| Los Llanos de Aridane | 72.0 | 4 | 15.9 | 1 | 11.8 | − |
| Santa Cruz de La Palma | 58.9 | 3 | 24.4 | 1 | 16.1 | 1 |
| La Palma (at-large) | 65.0 | 8 | 20.4 | 2 | 14.1 | 1 |
| Total | 65.0 | 15 | 20.4 | 4 | 14.1 | 2 |
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### Lanzarote

Summary of the 3 April 1979 Island Cabildo of Lanzarote 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 | +/− |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | 9,777 | 56.39 | n/a | 11 | n/a |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 4,141 | 23.88 | n/a | 5 | n/a |
| | Assembly Independent Party (PIT) | 1,226 | 7.07 | n/a | 1 | n/a |
| | Independent Group (GI) | 878 | 5.06 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Canarian People's Union (UPC) | 669 | 3.86 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 608 | 3.51 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 40 | 0.23 | n/a | | |
| Total | Total | 17,339 | | | 17 | n/a |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 17,339 | 99.13 | n/a | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 152 | 0.87 | n/a | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 17,491 | 58.22 | n/a | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 12,554 | 41.78 | n/a | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 30,045 | | | | |
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### Tenerife

Summary of the 3 April 1979 Island Cabildo of Tenerife 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 | +/− |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | 89,575 | 47.53 | n/a | 16 | n/a |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 46,328 | 24.58 | n/a | 7 | n/a |
| | Canarian People's Union (UPC) | 25,791 | 13.68 | n/a | 3 | n/a |
| | Democratic Coalition (CD) | 13,252 | 7.03 | n/a | 1 | n/a |
| | Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 9,836 | 5.22 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) | 2,519 | 1.34 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 1,168 | 0.62 | n/a | | |
| Total | Total | 188,469 | | | 27 | n/a |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 188,469 | 98.49 | n/a | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,880 | 1.51 | n/a | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 191,349 | 48.36 | n/a | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 204,330 | 51.64 | n/a | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 395,679 | | | | |
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#### Distribution by constituency

| Constituency | UCD | UCD | PSOE | PSOE | UPC | UPC | CD | CD |
| Constituency | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S |
| Granadilla | 65.2 | 2 | 18.0 | − | 4.5 | − | 6.9 | − |
| Icod | 55.8 | 2 | 22.9 | − | 7.1 | − | 4.2 | − |
| La Laguna | 46.9 | 2 | 24.0 | 1 | 14.6 | − | 7.9 | − |
| La Orotava | 47.2 | 2 | 32.7 | 1 | 8.5 | − | 7.5 | − |
| Santa Cruz | 40.5 | 1 | 23.1 | 1 | 20.4 | 1 | 7.0 | − |
| Tenerife (at-large) | 47.5 | 7 | 24.6 | 4 | 13.7 | 2 | 7.0 | 1 |
| Total | 47.5 | 16 | 24.6 | 7 | 13.7 | 3 | 7.0 | 1 |
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