The 1979 Canarian Island Cabildo elections were held on Tuesday, 3 April 1979, to elect the 1st Island Cabildos of El Hierro, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, La Gomera, La Palma, Lanzarote and Tenerife. All 137 seats in the seven Island Cabildos were up for election. The elections were held simultaneously with local elections all throughout Spain.
Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
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Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | ||
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | 247,180 | 48.61 | n/a | 79 | n/a | |
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 92,333 | 18.16 | n/a | 26 | n/a | |
Canarian People's Union (UPC) | 77,549 | 15.25 | n/a | 8 | n/a | |
Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 28,363 | 5.58 | n/a | 4 | n/a | |
Neighbours' Assembly (AV) | 26,540 | 5.22 | n/a | 2 | n/a | |
Democratic Coalition (CD) | 15,422 | 3.03 | n/a | 2 | n/a | |
Party of the Canarian Country (PPC) | 6,970 | 1.37 | n/a | 0 | n/a | |
Majorera Assembly (AM) | 5,085 | 1.00 | n/a | 9 | n/a | |
Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) | 2,519 | 0.50 | n/a | 0 | n/a | |
Independent Herrenian Group (AHI) | 1,680 | 0.33 | n/a | 6 | n/a | |
Assembly Independent Party (PIT) | 1,226 | 0.24 | n/a | 1 | n/a | |
Independent Group (GI) | 878 | 0.17 | n/a | 0 | n/a | |
Blank ballots | 2,718 | 0.53 | n/a | |||
Total | 508,463 | 137 | n/a | |||
Valid votes | 508,463 | 98.27 | n/a | |||
Invalid votes | 8,968 | 1.73 | n/a | |||
Votes cast / turnout | 517,431 | 57.66 | n/a | |||
Abstentions | 379,914 | 42.34 | n/a | |||
Registered voters | 897,345 | |||||
Sources[1][2][3] |
The following table lists party control in the Island Cabildos.[1]
Cabildo | New control | |
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El Hierro | Independent Herrenian Group (AHI) | |
Fuerteventura | Majorera Assembly (AM) | |
Gran Canaria | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | |
La Gomera | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) (AGI in 1983) | |
La Palma | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) (AP in 1983) | |
Lanzarote | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | |
Tenerife | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) (ATI in 1983) |
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Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
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Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | ||
Independent Herrenian Group (AHI) | 1,680 | 53.92 | n/a | 6 | n/a | |
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | 1,401 | 44.96 | n/a | 5 | n/a | |
Democratic Coalition (CD) | 23 | 0.74 | n/a | 0 | n/a | |
Blank ballots | 12 | 0.39 | n/a | |||
Total | 3,116 | 11 | n/a | |||
Valid votes | 3,116 | 99.58 | n/a | |||
Invalid votes | 13 | 0.42 | n/a | |||
Votes cast / turnout | 3,129 | 54.21 | n/a | |||
Abstentions | 2,643 | 45.79 | n/a | |||
Registered voters | 5,772 | |||||
Sources[1][2][3] |
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Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
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Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | ||
Majorera Assembly (AM) | 5,085 | 49.54 | n/a | 9 | n/a | |
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | 3,677 | 35.82 | n/a | 6 | n/a | |
Democratic Coalition (CD) | 921 | 8.97 | n/a | 1 | n/a | |
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 575 | 5.60 | n/a | 1 | n/a | |
Blank ballots | 7 | 0.07 | n/a | |||
Total | 10,265 | 17 | n/a | |||
Valid votes | 10,265 | 99.57 | n/a | |||
Invalid votes | 44 | 0.43 | n/a | |||
Votes cast / turnout | 10,309 | 64.80 | n/a | |||
Abstentions | 5,601 | 35.20 | n/a | |||
Registered voters | 15,910 | |||||
Sources[1][2][3] |
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Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
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Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | ||
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | 119,217 | 47.46 | n/a | 17 | n/a | |
Canarian People's Union (UPC) | 50,998 | 20.30 | n/a | 5 | n/a | |
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 32,241 | 12.84 | n/a | 3 | n/a | |
Neighbours' Assembly (AV) | 26,540 | 10.57 | n/a | 2 | n/a | |
Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 12,653 | 5.04 | n/a | 0 | n/a | |
Party of the Canarian Country (PPC) | 6,970 | 2.77 | n/a | 0 | n/a | |
Democratic Coalition (CD) | 1,226 | 0.49 | n/a | 0 | n/a | |
Blank ballots | 1,339 | 0.53 | n/a | |||
Total | 251,184 | 27 | n/a | |||
Valid votes | 251,184 | 97.90 | n/a | |||
Invalid votes | 5,382 | 2.10 | n/a | |||
Votes cast / turnout | 256,566 | 68.44 | n/a | |||
Abstentions | 118,322 | 31.56 | n/a | |||
Registered voters | 374,888 | |||||
Sources[1][2][3] |
Constituency | UCD | UPC | PSOE | AV | ||||
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% | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | |
Guía de Gran Canaria | 61.5 | 3 | 17.1 | 1 | 14.1 | − | 1.3 | − |
Las Palmas | 45.4 | 3 | 25.2 | 1 | 13.9 | 1 | 6.3 | − |
Telde | 46.1 | 3 | 7.0 | − | 8.9 | − | 29.1 | 1 |
Gran Canaria (at-large) | 47.5 | 8 | 20.3 | 3 | 12.8 | 2 | 10.6 | 1 |
Total | 47.5 | 17 | 20.3 | 5 | 12.8 | 3 | 10.6 | 2 |
Sources[2][3][4] |
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Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
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Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | ||
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | 3,748 | 48.96 | n/a | 9 | n/a | |
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 2,830 | 36.96 | n/a | 6 | n/a | |
Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 976 | 12.75 | n/a | 2 | n/a | |
Canarian People's Union (UPC) | 91 | 1.19 | n/a | 0 | n/a | |
Blank ballots | 11 | 0.14 | n/a | |||
Total | 7,656 | 17 | n/a | |||
Valid votes | 7,656 | 99.29 | n/a | |||
Invalid votes | 55 | 0.71 | n/a | |||
Votes cast / turnout | 7,711 | 43.94 | n/a | |||
Abstentions | 9,836 | 56.06 | n/a | |||
Registered voters | 17,547 | |||||
Sources[1][2][3] |
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Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
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Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | ||
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | 19,785 | 65.01 | n/a | 15 | n/a | |
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 6,218 | 20.43 | n/a | 4 | n/a | |
Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 4,290 | 14.10 | n/a | 2 | n/a | |
Blank ballots | 141 | 0.46 | n/a | |||
Total | 30,434 | 21 | n/a | |||
Valid votes | 30,434 | 98.57 | n/a | |||
Invalid votes | 442 | 1.43 | n/a | |||
Votes cast / turnout | 30,876 | 53.69 | n/a | |||
Abstentions | 26,628 | 46.31 | n/a | |||
Registered voters | 57,504 | |||||
Sources[1][2][3] |
Constituency | UCD | PSOE | PCE | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | S | % | S | % | S | |
Los Llanos de Aridane | 72.0 | 4 | 15.9 | 1 | 11.8 | − |
Santa Cruz de La Palma | 58.9 | 3 | 24.4 | 1 | 16.1 | 1 |
La Palma (at-large) | 65.0 | 8 | 20.4 | 2 | 14.1 | 1 |
Total | 65.0 | 15 | 20.4 | 4 | 14.1 | 2 |
Sources[2][3][4] |
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Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
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Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | ||
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | 9,777 | 56.39 | n/a | 11 | n/a | |
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 4,141 | 23.88 | n/a | 5 | n/a | |
Assembly Independent Party (PIT) | 1,226 | 7.07 | n/a | 1 | n/a | |
Independent Group (GI) | 878 | 5.06 | n/a | 0 | n/a | |
Canarian People's Union (UPC) | 669 | 3.86 | n/a | 0 | n/a | |
Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 608 | 3.51 | n/a | 0 | n/a | |
Blank ballots | 40 | 0.23 | n/a | |||
Total | 17,339 | 17 | n/a | |||
Valid votes | 17,339 | 99.13 | n/a | |||
Invalid votes | 152 | 0.87 | n/a | |||
Votes cast / turnout | 17,491 | 58.22 | n/a | |||
Abstentions | 12,554 | 41.78 | n/a | |||
Registered voters | 30,045 | |||||
Sources[1][2][3] |
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Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
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Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | ||
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | 89,575 | 47.53 | n/a | 16 | n/a | |
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 46,328 | 24.58 | n/a | 7 | n/a | |
Canarian People's Union (UPC) | 25,791 | 13.68 | n/a | 3 | n/a | |
Democratic Coalition (CD) | 13,252 | 7.03 | n/a | 1 | n/a | |
Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 9,836 | 5.22 | n/a | 0 | n/a | |
Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) | 2,519 | 1.34 | n/a | 0 | n/a | |
Blank ballots | 1,168 | 0.62 | n/a | |||
Total | 188,469 | 27 | n/a | |||
Valid votes | 188,469 | 98.49 | n/a | |||
Invalid votes | 2,880 | 1.51 | n/a | |||
Votes cast / turnout | 191,349 | 48.36 | n/a | |||
Abstentions | 204,330 | 51.64 | n/a | |||
Registered voters | 395,679 | |||||
Sources[1][2][3] |
Constituency | UCD | PSOE | UPC | CD | ||||
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% | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | |
Granadilla | 65.2 | 2 | 18.0 | − | 4.5 | − | 6.9 | − |
Icod | 55.8 | 2 | 22.9 | − | 7.1 | − | 4.2 | − |
La Laguna | 46.9 | 2 | 24.0 | 1 | 14.6 | − | 7.9 | − |
La Orotava | 47.2 | 2 | 32.7 | 1 | 8.5 | − | 7.5 | − |
Santa Cruz | 40.5 | 1 | 23.1 | 1 | 20.4 | 1 | 7.0 | − |
Tenerife (at-large) | 47.5 | 7 | 24.6 | 4 | 13.7 | 2 | 7.0 | 1 |
Total | 47.5 | 16 | 24.6 | 7 | 13.7 | 3 | 7.0 | 1 |
Sources[2][3][4] |