1982 Spanish General Election
The PSOE landslide28 October 1982 · The democratic era · 350 seats
The election was called several months ahead of schedule by Prime Minister Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo, amid poor polling ratings and severe infighting within the ruling Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) party, which had seen the splits of former prime minister Adolfo Suárez's Democratic and Social Centre (CDS), Óscar Alzaga's People's Democratic Party (PDP), and the Democratic Ac
Prime Minister before
Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo
UCD
Prime Minister after
Felipe González
PSOE
Largest force
PSOE
202 of 350 seats
Turnout
80.0%
The result
| Share of the Congress | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSOE | Felipe González | 202 | +81 | 10.127.392 | 48.1% | +17.7 | |
| AP–PDP | Manuel Fraga | 107 | +91 | 5.548.108 | 26.4% | +19.0 | |
| CiU | Miquel Roca | 12 | +4 | 772.726 | 3.7% | +1.0 | |
| UCD | Landelino Lavilla | 11 | -152 | 1.425.094 | 6.8% | -27.1 | |
| EAJ/PNV | Íñigo Aguirre | 8 | +1 | 395.656 | 1.9% | +0.3 | |
| PCE | Santiago Carrillo | 4 | -19 | 865.272 | 4.1% | -6.7 |
6 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.