Barcelona City Council election, 1979
Barcelona City Council election, 1979
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All 43 seats in the Barcelona City Council 22 seats needed for a majority |
Registered |
1,487,392 |
Turnout |
794,874 (53.4%) |
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First party |
Second party |
Third party |
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Leader |
Narcís Serra |
Josep Miquel Abad |
Xavier Millet |
Party |
PSC |
PSUC |
CiU |
Leader since |
1979 |
1979 |
1979 |
Seats won |
16 |
9 |
8 |
Popular vote |
269,006 |
151,245 |
144,701 |
Percentage |
33.9% |
19.1% |
18.2% |
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The 1979 Barcelona City Council election was held on Tuesday, 3 April 1979, to elect the 1st Barcelona City Council, the unicameral local legislature of the municipality of Barcelona. At stake were all 43 seats in the City Council, determining the Mayor of Barcelona.
Electoral system
The number of seats in the Barcelona City Council was determined by the population count. According to the municipal electoral law, the population-seat relationship on each municipality was to be established on the following scale:
Inhabitants |
Seats |
<250 |
5 |
251–1,000 |
7 |
1,001–2,000 |
9 |
2,001–5,000 |
11 |
5,001–10,000 |
13 |
10,001–20,000 |
17 |
20,001–50,000 |
21 |
50,001–100,000 |
25 |
Additionally, for populations greater than 100,000, 1 seat was to be added per each 100,000 inhabitants or fraction, according to the most updated census data, and adding 1 more seat if the resulting seat count gives an even number. As the updated population census for the 1979 election was 1,886,921, the Barcelona City Council size was set to 43 seats.
All City Council members were elected in a single multi-member district, consisting of the Barcelona municipality, using the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation system. Voting was on the basis of universal suffrage in a secret ballot. Only lists polling above 5% of valid votes in all of the municipality (which include blank ballots—for none of the above) were entitled to enter the seat distribution.
The Spanish municipal electoral law established a clause stating that, if no candidate was to gather an absolute majority of votes to be elected as mayor of a municipality, the candidate of the most-voted party would be automatically elected to the post.[1]
Results
Summary of the 3 April 1979 Barcelona City Council election results →
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Party |
Vote |
Seats |
Votes |
% |
±pp |
Won |
+/− |
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Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC-PSOE) |
269,006 | 33.89 | − |
16 | − |
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Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC) |
151,245 | 19.05 | − |
9 | − |
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Convergence and Union (CiU) |
144,701 | 18.23 | − |
8 | − |
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Centrists of Catalonia (CC-UCD) |
132,296 | 16.67 | − |
8 | − |
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Republican Left of Catalonia-National Front (ERC-FNC) |
42,167 | 5.31 | − |
2 | − |
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Democratic Coalition (CD) |
23,469 | 2.96 | − |
0 | − |
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Party of Labour of Catalonia (PTC) |
8,776 | 1.11 | − |
0 | − |
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Communists of Catalonia (Com.C) |
6,148 | 0.77 | − |
0 | − |
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Communist Movement-Communist Left Organization (MC-OIC) |
5,500 | 0.69 | − |
0 | − |
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Socialist Party of National Liberation (PSAN) |
3,773 | 0.48 | − |
0 | − |
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Christian Social Democracy of Catalonia (DSCC) |
3,171 | 0.40 | − |
0 | − |
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Revolutionary Communist League (LCR) |
1,939 | 0.24 | − |
0 | − |
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Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) |
906 | 0.11 | − |
0 | − |
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Catalan Left Bloc (BEC) |
362 | 0.05 | − |
0 | − |
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Democratic Municipal Action (AMD) |
307 | 0.04 | − |
0 | − |
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Blank ballots |
0 | 0.00 | − |
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Total |
793,766 | 100.00 | |
43 | − |
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Valid votes |
793,766 | 99.86 | − |
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Invalid votes |
1,108 | 0.14 | − |
Votes cast / turnout |
794,874 | 53.44 | − |
Abstentions |
692,518 | 46.56 | − |
Registered voters |
1,487,392 | |
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Source: Ministry of the Interior |
Vote share |
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PSC-PSOE |
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33.89% |
PSUC |
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19.05% |
CiU |
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18.23% |
UCD |
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16.67% |
ERC-FNC |
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5.31% |
CD |
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2.96% |
PTE |
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1.11% |
Others |
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2.79% |
Blank ballots |
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0.00% |
City council seats |
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PSC-PSOE |
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37.21% |
PSUC |
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20.93% |
CiU |
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18.60% |
UCD |
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18.60% |
ERC-FNC |
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4.65% |
Councillors elected
- Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC-PSOE):
- Narcís Serra
- Pasqual Maragall
- Francesc Martí Jusmet
- Josep Ignaci Urenda i Bariego
- Jordi Valiverdú i Gimeno
- Felip Soler i Sabaris
- Francesca Masgoret i Llardent
- César López Vera
- Lluís Reverter i Gelabert
- Gonzalo Crespo Prieto
- Mercé Sala Schnorkowski
- Pablo Cernuda Barrios
- Jacint Humet i Palet
- Enric Truño i Lagares
- Ramón Martínez i Fraile
- Josep Octavio i Fabregat
- Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC):
- Josep Miquel Abad Silvestre
- Justiniano Martínez Medina
- Agustí de Semir Rovira (Independent)
- Jordl Conill Valls
- Rafael Pradas Camps
- Nuria Gíspert Feliu
- Miguel Bonilla Ruiz
- Ricardo Boix Junquera
- Francesc Reguant Fosas
- Convergence and Union (CiU):
- Francisco Javier Millet Tuseil (CDC)
- Josep Cullel Nadal (CDC)
- Francesc Borreli Mas (UDC)
- Alberto Serratosa Palet (Independent)
- Antoni Comas Baldellou (CDC)
- Albert Pons Valon (CDC)
- Ramón Martínez Callen (UDC)
- José Thio de Pol (UDC)
- Centrists of Catalonia (CC-UCD):
- Carlos Güell de Sentmenat (UCC)
- José Pujadas Porte (UCD)
- José Miró Ardevol (UCC)
- José María Comalrena de Sobregrau (UCD)
- Francisco Blanch Terradas (UDCA)
- Jorge Guillén Montenegro (UCD)
- Santiago Sánchez Pradell (UCC)
- Carlos Soldevila Rodríguez (UCD)
- Republican Left of Catalonia-National Front (ERC-FNC):
- Joan Hortola i Arau (ERC)
- Frederic Rahola i Aguade (ERC)[2]
References