Registered 379,692 4.0% 15 June 1982 1983 13 seats, 16.0% Did not contest Date 8 May 1983 | Turnout 269,042 (70.9%)
0.1 pp 15 seats, 18.9% 13 seats, 16.0% 13 8 | |
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Other Instances Navarrese parliamentary election, 2015 Winner Gabriel Urralburu | ||
The 1983 Navarrese parliamentary election was held on Sunday, 8 May 1983, to elect the 1st Parliament of Navarre, the regional legislature of the Spanish autonomous community of Navarre. At stake were all seats in the Parliament, determining the President of Navarre. The number of members decreased from 70 to 50 compared to the previous election.
Electoral system
The 50 members of the Parliament of Navarre were elected in a single multi-member district, consisting of the Community's territory (the province of Navarre), using the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation system. As the community had not passed an electoral law of its own at the time, the electoral system came regulated under Foral Decree of 9 March 1983.
Voting was on the basis of universal suffrage in a secret ballot. Only lists polling above 5% of the total vote in all of the community (which include blank ballots—for none of the above) were entitled to enter the seat distribution.
As per the regional Statute of Autonomy, in the event of a parliamentary deadlock in the election of a new President, the head of the largest parliamentary party did automatically become President if no candidate obtained a majority within 90 days.