1982 Spanish general election
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The 1982 Spanish general election was a landmark vote in which the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), led by Felipe González, won a historic landslide that ushered in a long period of socialist government and consolidated Spain's democratic transition.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | general election ⓘ |
| APSeatsWon | 106 ⓘ |
| chamberElected |
Congress of Deputies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| CiUSeatsWon | 12 ⓘ |
| context | took place during Spain's transition to democracy ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| date | 1982-10-28 ⓘ |
| electoralBody |
Congress of Deputies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cortes Generales NERFINISHED ⓘ Senate of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralLaw | Spanish electoral law of 1977 as later amended NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| FelipeGonzálezPositionAfterElection | Prime Minister of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentFormed | first long-lasting PSOE national government ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
consolidated Spain's democratic transition after Francoist dictatorship
ⓘ
marked a historic landslide victory for the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party ⓘ ushered in a long period of socialist government in Spain ⓘ |
| leaderOfMainWinner | Felipe González NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainOppositionLeader | Manuel Fraga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainOppositionParty | People's Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainOppositionPartyAbbreviation | AP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainWinner | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainWinnerAbbreviation | PSOE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchAtTime | Juan Carlos I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextElection | 1986 Spanish general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfSeatsContested | 350 seats in the Congress of Deputies ⓘ |
| otherSignificantParty |
Basque Nationalist Party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Communist Party of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Convergence and Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| otherSignificantPartyAbbreviation |
CiU
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
PCE NERFINISHED ⓘ PNV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| PCESeatsWon | 4 ⓘ |
| PNVSeatsWon | 8 ⓘ |
| preElectionPrimeMinister | Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preElectionRulingParty | Union of the Democratic Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preElectionRulingPartyAbbreviation | UCD NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousElection | 1979 Spanish general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| PSOEResultDescription | absolute majority in the Congress of Deputies ⓘ |
| PSOESeatsWon | 202 ⓘ |
| reasonForSnapElection | political instability and fragmentation of the Union of the Democratic Centre ⓘ |
| resultedInPrimeMinister | Felipe González NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termOfResultingGovernmentStart | 1982 ⓘ |
| type | snap election ⓘ |
| UCDSeatsWon | 11 ⓘ |
| voterTurnout | approximately 79.9% ⓘ |
| votingSystem | proportional representation ⓘ |
| votingSystemDetail | D'Hondt method NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1982 ⓘ |
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