Basque regional election, 1980

Basque regional election, 1980

9 March 1980 1984 →
All 60 seats in the Basque Parliament 31 seats needed for a majority
Registered	1,554,527
Turnout	929,051 (59.8%)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Carlos Garaikoetxea — Ramón Rubial Party EAJ/PNV HB PSE–PSOE Leader since 1977 — 1978 Leader's seat Guipúzcoa — — Seats won 25 11 9 Popular vote 349,102 151,636 130,221 Percentage 38.0% 16.5% 14.2%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Juan María Bandrés Jesús María Viana Florencio Aróstegui Party EE UCD AP Leader since 1979 1980 1980 Leader's seat Guipúzcoa Álava Biscay Seats won 6 6 2 Popular vote 89,953 78,095 43,751 Percentage 9.8% 8.5% 4.8%
Constituency results map for the Basque Parliament
Lehendakari before election Carlos Garaikoetxea EAJ/PNV Elected Lehendakari Carlos Garaikoetxea EAJ/PNV

Carlos Garaikoetxea
EAJ/PNV

Carlos Garaikoetxea
EAJ/PNV

The 1980 Basque regional election was held on Sunday, 9 March 1980, to elect the 1st Parliament of the Basque Autonomous Community. All 60 seats in the Parliament were up for election.

The Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) won 25 seats, People's Unity (HB) came second with 11 seats, the Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE) came third with 9 seats. The Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) and Basque Country Left (EE) won 6 seats each.

The Basque Parliament was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of the Basque Country, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Basque Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a Lehendakari. Voting for the Parliament was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered in the Basque Country and in full enjoyment of their political rights.