Murcian regional election, 1987

Murcian regional election, 1987

← 1983 10 June 1987 1991 →
All 45 seats in the Regional Assembly of Murcia 23 seats needed for a majority
Registered	702,068 4.0%
Turnout	512,444 (73.0%) 4.5 pp
First party Second party Third party   Leader Carlos Collado Juan Ramón Calero Ángel González Party PSOE AP CDS Leader since 31 March 1984 1987 1987 Last election 26 seats, 52.2% 16 seats, 35.4% 0 seats, 1.1% Seats won 25 16 3 Seat change 1 0 3 Popular vote 221,377 159,566 60,419 Percentage 43.7% 31.5% 11.9% Swing 8.5 pp 3.9 pp 10.8 pp   Fourth party   Leader Pedro Antonio Ríos Party IU Leader since 1983 Last election 1 seat, 7.0% Seats won 1 Seat change 0 Popular vote 37,757 Percentage 7.5% Swing 0.5 pp
Constituency results map for the Regional Assembly of Murcia
President before election Carlos Collado PSOE Elected President Carlos Collado PSOE

Carlos Collado
PSOE

Carlos Collado
PSOE

The 1987 Murcian regional election was held on Wednesday, 10 June 1987, to elect the 2nd Regional Assembly of the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia. All 45 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, as well as the 1987 European Parliament election.

The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) emerged as the largest party in the Assembly, but lost nearly 9 percentage points, falling from over 52% to just below 44%. However, Murcia's division into several electoral districts allowed the PSOE to minimize its loses, losing 1 seat from 1983 but still retaining a comfortable absolute majority in the Assembly. The People's Alliance (AP) stood alone in this election, having previously been a founding member of the late People's Coalition. Despite its former allies, the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and the Liberal Party (PL) not running for election in Murcia unlike what they did in other communities, AP still lost votes to the growing Democratic and Social Centre (CDS), a party founded by former Spanish Prime Minister Adolfo Suárez, which broke into the Assembly with 11.9% of the share and 3 seats.