Catalan regional election, 1988

Catalan regional election, 1988

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All 135 seats in the Parliament of Catalonia 68 seats needed for a majority
Registered	4,564,389 1.6%
Turnout	2,709,685 (59.4%) 5.0 pp
First party Second party Third party   Leader Jordi Pujol Raimon Obiols Rafael Ribó Party CiU PSC–PSOE IC Leader since 17 November 1974 12 July 1983 23 February 1987 Leader's seat Barcelona Barcelona Barcelona Last election 72 seats, 46.8% 41 seats, 30.1% 6 seats, 5.6% Seats won 69 42 9 Seat change 3 1 3 Popular vote 1,232,514 802,828 209,211 Percentage 45.7% 29.8% 7.8% Swing 1.1 pp 0.3 pp 2.2 pp   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Jorge Fernández Díaz Joan Hortalà Antoni Fernández Teixidó Party AP ERC CDS Leader since 1985 1987 1988 Leader's seat Barcelona Barcelona Barcelona Last election 11 seats, 7.7% 5 seats, 4.4% Did not contest Seats won 6 6 3 Seat change 5 1 3 Popular vote 143,241 111,647 103,351 Percentage 5.3% 4.1% 3.8% Swing 2.4 pp 0.3 pp New party
Constituency results map for the Parliament of Catalonia
President before election Jordi Pujol CiU Elected President Jordi Pujol CiU

Jordi Pujol
CiU

Jordi Pujol
CiU

The 1988 Catalan regional election was held on Sunday, 29 May 1988, to elect the 3rd Parliament of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia. All 135 seats in the Parliament were up for election.

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

The 135 members of the Parliament of Catalonia were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with a threshold of 3 per 100 of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied in each constituency. Parties not reaching the threshold were not taken into consideration for seat distribution. Additionally, the use of the D'Hondt method might result in an effective threshold over three percent, dependant on the district magnitude. Seats were allocated to constituencies, corresponding to the provinces of Barcelona, Gerona, Lérida and Tarragona. Each constituency was allocated a fixed number of seats: 85 for Barcelona, 17 for Gerona, 15 for Lérida and 18 for Tarragona.