On 8 May 1983, 379,692 voters in Navarre were called to the polls. 70.86% responded, whereby abstention stood at 29.14%, a few tenths below the figure recorded in 1979. The results were as follows: PSOE 20 seats (94,737 votes), UPN 13 (62,072), Coalition AP-PDP-UL 8 (37,554), HB 6 (28,055) and PNV 3 (18,161). The composition of the new Government was as follows: