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Results breakdown of the 1979 Spanish local elections (Aragon)

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This is the results breakdown of the local elections held in Aragon on 3 April 1979. The following tables show detailed results in the autonomous community's most populous municipalities, sorted alphabetically.[1][2]

Overall

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Councillor share for parties securing >1.0% of councillors up for election.

  UCD (58.78%)
  PSOE (15.42%)
  PAR (5.93%)
  PCE (1.55%)
  CD (1.27%)
  Other (17.05%)
Summary of the 3 April 1979 municipal election results in Aragon
Parties and alliances Popular vote Councillors
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 174,579 32.57 n/a 2,734 n/a
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 144,044 26.87 n/a 717 n/a
Regionalist Aragonese Party (PAR) 58,661 10.94 n/a 276 n/a
Communist Party of Spain (PCE) 38,285 7.14 n/a 72 n/a
Party of Labour of Aragon (PTA) 16,488 3.08 n/a 6 n/a
Communist MovementOrganization of Communist Left (MC–OIC) 13,606 2.54 n/a 7 n/a
Democratic Coalition (CD) 10,213 1.91 n/a 59 n/a
Independent Citizen Candidacy (CCI) 6,428 1.20 n/a 0 n/a
Coalition for Aragon (PSAr–PSDA) 4,781 0.89 n/a 1 n/a
Independent Popular Candidacy (CPI) 2,539 0.47 n/a 6 n/a
Electoral Group of Teruel (AET) 2,504 0.47 n/a 5 n/a
Aragonese Union for Democratic City Councils (UAAD) 2,012 0.38 n/a 25 n/a
Independent Group (AE) 1,982 0.37 n/a 6 n/a
Independent of Huesca (IdH) 1,924 0.36 n/a 2 n/a
Republican Left (IR) 1,791 0.33 n/a 1 n/a
Tarazona Independent Union (UIT) 1,192 0.22 n/a 3 n/a
City and Countryside Independent Candidacy (CYCCI) 790 0.15 n/a 2 n/a
Independent Monzón (MI) 788 0.15 n/a 2 n/a
Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) 773 0.14 n/a 8 n/a
Democratic Unity Candidacy (CUD) 708 0.13 n/a 3 n/a
Revolutionary Communist League (LCR) 690 0.13 n/a 0 n/a
Left Unity Candidacy (CUI) 618 0.12 n/a 2 n/a
Democratic and Progressive Union (UDyP) 557 0.10 n/a 5 n/a
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (historical) (PSOEh) 379 0.07 n/a 4 n/a
Others 48,468 9.04 n/a 705 n/a
Blank ballots 1,277 0.24 n/a
Total 536,077 100.00 4,651 n/a
Valid votes 536,077 97.89 n/a
Invalid votes 11,578 2.11 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 547,655 61.12 n/a
Abstentions 348,443 38.88 n/a
Registered voters 896,098
Sources[1][3]
Popular vote
UCD
32.57%
PSOE
26.87%
PAR
10.94%
PCE
7.14%
PTA
3.08%
MCOIC
2.54%
CD
1.91%
CCI
1.20%
Others
13.52%
Blank ballots
0.24%

City control

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The following table lists party control in the most populous municipalities, including provincial capitals (shown in bold).[1]

Municipality Population New control
Calatayud 17,599 Regionalist Aragonese Party (PAR)
Huesca 38,095 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)
Teruel 24,590 Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)
Zaragoza 555,424 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)

Municipalities

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Calatayud

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Population: 17,599
Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Calatayud election results
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Regionalist Aragonese Party (PAR) 2,408 30.78 n/a 5 n/a
Communist MovementOrganization of Communist Left (MC–OIC) 1,784 22.81 n/a 4 n/a
Democratic Coalition (CD) 1,449 18.52 n/a 3 n/a
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 1,317 16.84 n/a 3 n/a
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 864 11.05 n/a 2 n/a
Blank ballots 0 0.00 n/a
Total 7,822 17 n/a
Valid votes 7,822 98.28 n/a
Invalid votes 137 1.72 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 7,959 61.17 n/a
Abstentions 5,052 38.83 n/a
Registered voters 13,011
Sources[1][4]

Huesca

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Population: 38,095
Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Huesca election results
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 7,334 42.42 n/a 10 n/a
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 5,115 29.59 n/a 7 n/a
Independent of Huesca (IdH) 1,924 11.13 n/a 2 n/a
Communist Movement of Aragon (MCA) 1,002 5.80 n/a 1 n/a
Communist Party of Spain (PCE) 999 5.78 n/a 1 n/a
Republican Left (IR) 535 3.09 n/a 0 n/a
Party of Labour of Aragon (PTA) 380 2.20 n/a 0 n/a
Blank ballots 0 0.00 n/a
Total 17,289 21 n/a
Valid votes 17,289 97.88 n/a
Invalid votes 375 2.12 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 17,664 63.35 n/a
Abstentions 10,217 36.65 n/a
Registered voters 27,881
Sources[1][5]

Teruel

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Population: 24,590
Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Teruel election results
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 4,971 44.28 n/a 10 n/a
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 2,789 24.84 n/a 5 n/a
Electoral Group of Teruel (AET) 2,504 22.31 n/a 5 n/a
Communist Party of Spain (PCE) 677 6.03 n/a 1 n/a
Party of Labour of Aragon (PTA) 183 1.63 n/a 0 n/a
Communist Movement of Aragon (MCA) 102 0.91 n/a 0 n/a
Blank ballots 0 0.00 n/a
Total 11,226 21 n/a
Valid votes 11,226 100.00 n/a
Invalid votes 0 0.00 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 11,226 62.40 n/a
Abstentions 6,763 37.60 n/a
Registered voters 17,989
Sources[1][6]

Zaragoza

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Population: 555,424
Summary of the 3 April 1979 City Council of Zaragoza election results
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 71,967 30.91 n/a 11 n/a
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 47,657 20.47 n/a 7 n/a
Regionalist Aragonese Party (PAR) 43,196 18.55 n/a 7 n/a
Communist Party of Spain (PCE) 26,517 11.39 n/a 4 n/a
Party of Labour of Aragon (PTA) 15,314 6.58 n/a 2 n/a
Communist MovementOrganization of Communist Left (MC–OIC) 9,883 4.24 n/a 0 n/a
Independent Citizen Candidacy (CCI) 6,428 2.76 n/a 0 n/a
Democratic Coalition (CD) 5,817 2.50 n/a 0 n/a
Coalition for Aragon (PSAr–PSDA) 4,623 1.99 n/a 0 n/a
Republican Left (IR) 936 0.40 n/a 0 n/a
Revolutionary Communist League (LCR) 511 0.22 n/a 0 n/a
Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) 0 0.00 n/a 0 n/a
Blank ballots 0 0.00 n/a
Total 232,849 31 n/a
Valid votes 232,849 98.68 n/a
Invalid votes 3,111 1.32 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 235,960 58.56 n/a
Abstentions 166,954 41.44 n/a
Registered voters 402,914
Sources[1][7][8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Elecciones Municipales en Aragón y La Rioja (1979-2019)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Elecciones Municipales. 3 de april de 1979. Aragón". eldiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Aragon". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Calatayud Municipality". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Huesca Municipality". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Teruel Municipality". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. April 1979. Zaragoza Municipality". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Elecciones municipales en Zaragoza (1979 - 2015)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 February 2018.