Castilian-Manchegan regional election, 1983

8 May 1983

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All 44 seats in the Cortes of Castilla-La Mancha
23 seats needed for a majority

Registered

1,230,011

Turnout

901,872 (73.3%)

Constituency results map for the Cortes of Castilla-La Mancha

President before election

Jesús Fuentes Lázaro
PSOE

Elected President

José Bono
PSOE

The 1983 Castilian-Manchegan regional election was held on Sunday, 8 May 1983, to elect the 1st Cortes of the Autonomous Community of Castilla-La Mancha. All 44 seats in the Cortes were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

Only two political parties were able to enter the Courts: the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) under MP José Bono, which won an absolute majority of seats (23 out of 44 seats), and the People's Coalition, an electoral alliance led by the right-wing People's Alliance (AP), which included the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and the Liberal Union (UL).

As a result of the election, José Bono became the first democratically elected President of Castilla-La Mancha.

The Cortes of Castilla-La Mancha were the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Castilian-Manchegan Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to grant or revoke confidence from a President of the Junta of Communities. Voting for the Cortes was on the basis of universal suffrage, with all nationals over eighteen, registered in Castilla-La Mancha and in full enjoyment of all political rights entitled to vote.