Galician regional election, 1989

Galician regional election, 1989

← 1985 17 December 1989 1993 →
All 75 seats in the Parliament of Galicia 38 seats needed for a majority
Registered	2,246,455 0.9%
Turnout	1,336,578 (59.5%) 2.1 pp
First party Second party Third party   Leader Manuel Fraga Fernando González Laxe Xosé Manuel Beiras Party PP PSdG–PSOE BNG Leader since 1989 19 June 1985 1982 Leader's seat Lugo La Coruña La Coruña Last election 34 seats, 40.9% 22 seats, 28.7% 1 seat, 4.2% Seats won 38 28 5 Seat change 4 6 4 Popular vote 583,579 433,256 105,703 Percentage 44.0% 32.7% 8.0% Swing 3.1 pp 4.0 pp 3.8 pp   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Camilo Nogueira Xosé Luís Barreiro Party PSG–EG CG Leader since 1980 22 November 1987 Leader's seat Pontevedra Orense Last election 3 seats, 5.7% 11 seats, 12.9% Seats won 2 2 Seat change 1 9 Popular vote 50,047 48,208 Percentage 3.8% 3.6% Swing 1.9 pp 9.3 pp
Constituency results map for the Parliament of Galicia
President before election Fernando González Laxe PSdG–PSOE Elected President Manuel Fraga PP

Fernando González Laxe
PSdG–PSOE

Manuel Fraga
PP

The 1989 Galician regional election was held on Sunday, 17 December 1989, to elect the 3rd Parliament of the Autonomous Community of Galicia. All 75 seats in the Parliament were up for election.

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

The 75 members of the Parliament of Galicia 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 La Coruña, Lugo, Orense and Pontevedra. Each constituency was entitled to an initial minimum of 10 seats, with the remaining 35 allocated among the constituencies in proportion to their populations.