Riojan regional election, 1983

Riojan regional election, 1983

8 May 1983 1987 →
All 35 seats in the General Deputation of La Rioja 18 seats needed for a majority
Registered	194,994
Turnout	136,964 (70.2%)
First party Second party Third party   Leader José María de Miguel Joaquín Espert Luis Javier Rodríguez Party PSOE AP–PDP–UL PRP Leader since 1983 1983 6 December 1982 Leader's seat La Rioja La Rioja La Rioja Seats won 18 15 2 Popular vote 63,848 54,121 10,102 Percentage 47.2% 40.0% 7.5%
President before election Antonio Rodríguez Basulto PSOE Elected President José María de Miguel PSOE

Antonio Rodríguez Basulto
PSOE

José María de Miguel
PSOE

The 1983 Riojan regional election was held on Sunday, 8 May 1983, to elect the 1st General Deputation of the Autonomous Community of La Rioja. All 35 seats in the General Deputation were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

The election was won by the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), which obtained an absolute majority of seats, being the only time in which the party achieved this in a regional election in La Rioja.

The People's Coalition, an electoral alliance led by the People's Alliance (AP), which also included the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and the Liberal Union (UL), emerged as the second largest grouping in the General Deputation, while the newly created regionalist Progressive Riojan Party (PRP) came third. Neither the Communist Party of Spain (PCE) or the Democratic and Social Centre (CDS), the only other parties standing in the election, were able to meet the electoral threshold and failed to gain any parliamentary representation.

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