1987 Madrilenian regional election

The 1987 Madrilenian regional election was held on Wednesday, 10 June 1987, to elect the 2nd Assembly of the Autonomous Community of Madrid. All 96 seats in the Assembly were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain, as well as the 1987 European Parliament election.

1987 Madrilenian regional election
10 June 1987
All 96 seats in the Assembly of Madrid
49 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered3,515,847 4.0%
Turnout2,456,467 (69.9%)
0.2 pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Joaquín Leguina Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón Fernando Castedo
Party PSOE AP CDS
Leader since 14 December 1979 8 February 1987 1987
Last election 51 seats, 50.5% 34 seats, 34.1% 0 seats, 3.1%
Seats won 40 32 17
Seat change 11 2 17
Popular vote 932,878 762,102 403,440
Percentage 38.4% 31.4% 16.6%
Swing 12.1 pp 2.7 pp 13.5 pp
  Fourth party
 
Leader Isabel Villalonga
Party IU
Leader since 1987
Last election 9 seats, 8.8%
Seats won 7
Seat change 2
Popular vote 181,512
Percentage 7.5%
Swing 1.3 pp
President before election

Joaquín Leguina
PSOE

 Elected President

Joaquín Leguina
PSOE

The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) under Joaquín Leguina lost its overall majority in the Assembly, but remained the largest party. The most notable election result was the Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) breakthrough, emerging as the third largest party at the expense of all other parties in the regional parliament. The People's Alliance (AP) of newly elected AP Madrid leader Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón remained static, maintaining its position as the second largest party, while United Left (IU), a coalition of the Communist Party of Spain and other left-wing political forces, slipped to fourth place.

In the aftermath of the election, the CDS chose to abstain in the investiture voting in order to allow the PSOE to continue to govern in minority.

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