Valencian People's Union Explained

Valencian People's Union
Native Name:	Unitat del Poble Valencià
Spokesperson:	Pere Mayor i Penadés Josep Lluís Blasco
Founded:	1982 1984
Dissolved:	1998
Merger:	Left Grouping of the Valencian Country Nationalist Party of the Valencian Country
Successor:	Valencian Nationalist Bloc
Seats1 Title:	Corts Valencianes (1987-1991)
Seats2 Title:	Town councillors (1995-1998)
State:	Spain

The Valencian People's Union (in Valencian: Unitat del Poble Valencià, UPV) was a political alliance created in 1982 when the Left Grouping of the Valencian Country (AEPV) and the Nationalist Party of the Valencian Country (PNPV) merged to contest the 1982 general election. In 1983, the United Left of the Valencian Country joined the coalition to contest the 1983 regional election. In 1984, AEPV and PNPV became a unified party.^{[1] [2]}

Electoral performance

Corts Valencianes

Date	Votes			Seats		Status	Size	Notes
		%	±pp		±
1983	58,712	3.1%	—		—	N/A	4th
1987	159,579	7.9%	+4.8		2	Opposition	5th	government support
1991	73,813	3.7%	–4.2		2	N/A	6th
1995	64,253	2.7%	–1.0		0	N/A	5th

• * In coalition with United Left of the Valencian Country.
• ** In coalition with Nationalist Bloc.

Cortes Generales

Valencian Community

Congress of Deputies Date Votes Seats Status Size % ±pp ± 1982 18,516 0.9% +0.1 0 N/A 7th 1986 40,264 1.9% +1.0 0 N/A 6th 1989 40,767 1.9% ±0.0 0 N/A 6th 1993 41,052 1.7% –0.2 0 N/A 5th 1996 26,777 1.0% –0.7 0 N/A 5th

Senate Date Seats Size ± 1982 0 15th 1986 0 6th 1989 0 6th 1993 0 5th 1996 0 5th

• * In coalition with Nationalist Bloc.

Notes and References

1. Book: Català i Oltra, Lluís . Fonaments de la identitat territorial amb especial atenció a la identitat nacional. El cas valencià: discursos polítics sobre la identitat valenciana entre els militants de base del Bloc, EUPV i PSPV-PSOE . . Alacant . 2012.
2. Book: Mayor i Penadés, Pere . Un país amb futur . 24 . Editorial Afers . 1999 . 84-86574-74-9.