Elections in Spain
As of , the next election we list for Spain is the general election on Sunday 29 November 2026 (expected). The latest result in our data is the 2019 general election: Spanish Socialist Workers' Party won 120 of 350 seats. This page lists 24 elections, past and coming.
Coming up
- General electionExpected
Latest result in our data
Spain November 2019 general election176 for a majority
- Spanish Socialist Workers' Party120
- People's Party89
- Vox52
- Podemos26
- Republican Left of Catalonia13
- Citizens10
- Democratic Convergence / Together for Catalonia8
- En Comú Podem7
- Basque Nationalist Party6
- EH Bildu5
- Canarian Coalition2
- En Masse / Common Group of the Left2
- Greens Equo2
- Popular Unity Candidacy2
- Sum Navarre2
- Unnamed party with one seat2
- Compromise / A la valenciana1
- Galician Nationalist Bloc1
Turnout at national parliament elections
Past elections
The latest result we hold for Spain comes from ParlGov, which reaches June 2023: a later election is not in our data yet.
| Election and largest party | % | Seats | Turnout % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 general electionSpanish Socialist Workers' Party | 28.0 | 120 of 350 | 66.2 |
| 2019 general electionSpanish Socialist Workers' Party | 28.7 | 123 of 350 | 75.8 |
| 2016 general electionPeople's Party | 33.0 | 137 of 350 | 69.8 |
| 2015 general electionPeople's Party | 28.7 | 123 of 350 | 73.2 |
| 2011 general electionPeople's Party | 41.9 | 186 of 350 | 68.9 |
| 2008 general electionSpanish Socialist Workers' Party | 44.4 | 169 of 350 | 73.8 |
| 2004 general electionSpanish Socialist Workers' Party | 43.3 | 164 of 350 | 75.7 |
| 2000 general electionPeople's Party | 45.2 | 183 of 350 | 68.7 |
| 1996 general electionPeople's Party | 39.2 | 156 of 350 | 77.4 |
| 1993 general electionSpanish Socialist Workers' Party | 39.1 | 159 of 350 | 76.4 |
| 1989 general electionSpanish Socialist Workers' Party | 39.9 | 175 of 350 | 69.7 |
| 1986 general electionSpanish Socialist Workers' Party | 44.3 | 184 of 350 | 70.5 |
Earlier elections
| Election and largest party | % | Seats | Turnout % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 general electionSpanish Socialist Workers' Party | 48.3 | 202 of 350 | 80.0 |
| 1979 general electionUnion of the Democratic Centre | 35.0 | 168 of 350 | 68.0 |
| 1977 general electionUnion of the Democratic Centre | 34.5 | 166 of 350 | 78.8 |
European Parliament elections
| Election and largest party | % | Turnout % |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 European Parliament electionSpanish Socialist Workers' Party | 32.9 | 60.7 |
| 2014 European Parliament electionPeople's Party | 26.1 | 43.8 |
| 2009 European Parliament electionPeople's Party | 42.1 | 44.9 |
| 2004 European Parliament electionSpanish Socialist Workers' Party | 43.5 | 45.1 |
| 1999 European Parliament electionPeople's Party | 40.4 | 63.0 |
| 1994 European Parliament electionPeople's Party | 40.6 | 59.1 |
| 1989 European Parliament electionSpanish Socialist Workers' Party | 40.1 | 54.7 |
| 1987 European Parliament electionSpanish Socialist Workers' Party | 39.4 | 68.5 |
Parties
Every partyEach party's share of the vote at its latest election in our data, and the year of that election.
Sources and licence
Sources and licence
- ParlGov 2024 Release (Döring and Manow), Harvard Dataverse (source). Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal
- Wikidata (election items) (source). Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal
- Wikidata, party colours (P465) (source). Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal
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