Galician regional election, 1997

Galician regional election, 1997

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All 75 seats in the Parliament of Galicia 38 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered	2,565,131 11.9%
Turnout	1,603,731 (62.5%) 1.7 pp
First party Second party Third party   Leader Manuel Fraga Xosé Manuel Beiras Abel Caballero Party PP BNG PSdeG–EG–OV Leader since 1989 1982 26 October 1996 Leader's seat Lugo La Coruña Pontevedra Last election 43 seats, 52.1% 13 seats, 18.4% 19 seats, 27.1% Seats won 42 18 15 Seat change 1 5 4 Popular vote 832,751 395,435 310,508 Percentage 52.2% 24.8% 19.5% Swing 0.1 pp 6.4 pp 7.6 pp
Constituency results map for the Parliament of Galicia
President before election Manuel Fraga PP Elected President Manuel Fraga PP

Manuel Fraga
PP

Manuel Fraga
PP

The 1997 Galician regional election was held on Sunday, 19 October 1997, to elect the 5th 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 5 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 five 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.