Cantabrian regional election, 1983

8 May 1983

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All 35 seats in the Regional Assembly of Cantabria
18 seats needed for a majority

Registered

384,993

Turnout

283,197 (73.4%)

	First party	Second party	Third party

Leader	José Antonio Rodríguez	Jaime Blanco	Miguel Ángel Revilla
Party	AP–PDP–UL	PSOE	PRC
Leader since	1983	1977	1983
Leader's seat	Cantabria	Cantabria	Cantabria
Seats won	18	15	2
Popular vote	122,748	107,168	18,767
Percentage	44.0%	38.4%	6.7%

President before election

José Antonio Rodríguez
UCD

Elected President

José Antonio Rodríguez
AP–PDP–UL

José Antonio Rodríguez
UCD

José Antonio Rodríguez
AP–PDP–UL

The 1983 Cantabrian regional election was held on Sunday, 8 May 1983, to elect the 1st Regional Assembly of the Autonomous Community of Cantabria. All 35 seats in the Regional Assembly were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in 12 other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

The election was won by the People's Coalition, an electoral alliance led by the People's Alliance (AP) and also including the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and the Liberal Union (UL), with an absolute majority of seats. The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) came second with 15 seats, while the Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC) entered the Assembly with 2 seats.

As a result, AP candidate José Antonio Rodríguez Martínez was elected as regional President. Rodríguez, however, resigned on 2 March 1984 as a result of political discrepancies with AP, being replaced by Ángel Díaz de Entresotos until the end of the legislature.

The Regional Assembly of Cantabria was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Cantabria, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Cantabrian Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to grant or revoke confidence from a President of the Regional Deputation. Voting for the Parliament was on the basis of universal suffrage, with all nationals over eighteen, registered in Cantabria and in full enjoyment of all political rights entitled to vote.

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