Galician parliamentary election, 1997

Galician parliamentary election, 1997

19 October 1997

All 75 seats in the Parliament of Galicia 38 seats needed for a majority Opinion polls Registered 2,565,131 11.9% Turnout 1,603,731 (62.5%) 1.7 pp   First party Second party Third party   Leader Manuel Fraga Xosé Manuel Beiras Abel Caballero Party PPdeG BNG PSdeG–EG–OV Leader since 1989 1982 26 October 1996 Leader's seat Lugo A Coruña Pontevedra Last election 43 seats, 52.1% 13 seats, 18.4% 19 seats, 27.1%[lower-alpha 1] Seats won 42 18 15 Seat change 1 5 4 Popular vote 832,751 395,435 310,508 Percentage 52.2% 24.8% 19.5% Swing 0.1 pp 6.4 pp 7.6 pp

President before election Manuel Fraga PPdeG Elected President Manuel Fraga PPdeG

The 1997 Galician parliamentary election was held on Sunday, 19 October 1997, to elect the 5th Parliament of Galicia, the regional legislature of the Spanish autonomous community of Galicia. All 75 seats in the Parliament were up for election.

Electoral system

The 75 members of the Parliament of Galicia were elected in 4 multi-member districts, corresponding to Galicia's four provinces, using the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation. Each district was entitled to an initial minimum of 10 seats, with the remaining 35 seats being allocated among the four provinces in proportion to their populations. For the 1997 election, seats were distributed as follows: Corunna (24), Lugo (15), Ourense (14) and Pontevedra (22).

Voting was on the basis of universal suffrage in a secret ballot. Only lists polling above 5% of the total vote in each district (which includes blank ballots—for none of the above) were entitled to enter the seat distribution.^[1]

Opinion polls

Vote

Poll results are listed in the table below in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed in bold, and the background shaded in the leading party's colour. In the instance that there is a tie, then no figure is shaded. The lead column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the two parties with the highest figures. Poll results use the date the survey's fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. However, if such date is unknown, the date of publication will be given instead.

Seat projections

Opinion polls showing seat projections are displayed in the table below. The highest seat figures in each polling survey have their background shaded in the leading party's colour. In the instance that there is a tie, then no figure is shaded. 38 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of Galicia.

Results

Overall

← Summary of the 19 October 1997 Galician Parliament election results →

Party		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	People's Party of Galicia (PPdeG)	832,751	52.19	+0.05	42	–1
	Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)	395,435	24.78	+6.40	18	+5
	Socialists' Party of Galicia–Galician Left–The Greens (PSdeG–EG–OV)[lower-alpha 1]	310,508	19.46	–7.61	15	–4

References

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