Navarrese parliamentary election, 1983

Navarrese parliamentary election, 1983

← 1979 8 May 1983 1987 →
All 50 seats in the Parliament of Navarre 26 seats needed for a majority
Registered	379,692 4.0%
Turnout	269,042 (70.9%) 0.1 pp
First party Second party Third party   Leader Gabriel Urralburu Balbino Bados José Luis Monge Recalde Party PSN–PSOE UPN AP–PDP–PL Leader since 15 June 1982 1983 1983 Last election 15 seats, 18.9% 13 seats, 16.0% Did not contest Seats won 20 13 8 Seat change 5 ±0 8 Popular vote 94,737 62,072 37,554 Percentage 35.6% 23.3% 14.1% Swing 16.7 pp 7.3 pp New party   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Iñaki Aldekoa Ignacio Cabasés Party HB EAJ/PNV Leader since 1983 1983 Last election 9 seats, 11.1% 3 seats, 5.0% Seats won 6 3 Seat change 3 ±0 Popular vote 28,055 18,161 Percentage 10.6% 6.8% Swing 0.5 pp 1.8 pp
President before election Juan Manuel Arza UCD Interim President Juan Manuel Arza Independent

Juan Manuel Arza
UCD

Juan Manuel Arza
Independent

The 1983 Navarrese parliamentary election was held on Sunday, 8 May 1983, to elect the 1st Parliament of Navarre, the regional legislature of the Spanish autonomous community of Navarre. At stake were all seats in the Parliament, determining the President of Navarre. The number of members decreased from 70 to 50 compared to the previous election.

The 50 members of the Parliament of Navarre were elected in a single multi-member district, consisting of the Community's territory (the province of Navarre), using the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation system. As the community had not passed an electoral law of its own at the time, the electoral system came regulated under Foral Decree of 9 March 1983.

Voting was on the basis of universal suffrage in a secret ballot. Only lists polling above 5% of the total vote in all of the community (which include blank ballots—for none of the above) were entitled to enter the seat distribution.

As per the regional Statute of Autonomy, in the event of a parliamentary deadlock in the election of a new President, the head of the largest parliamentary party did automatically become President if no candidate obtained a majority within 90 days.

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