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Elections in Spain

What do we know about elections in Spain?

Next: the general election on Sunday 29 November 2026 (expected). Latest result: Spanish Socialist Workers' Party won 120 of 350 seats in 2019.

  • Latest result:
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  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats at the latest election in our data?

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 25 elections, past and coming.

Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, 120 of 350 seats

176 of 350 seats make a majority

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Latest result

Spain November 2019 general electionFinal result

Spanish Socialist Workers' Party won 120 of 350 seats.

176 of 350 make a majority
  • Spanish Socialist Workers' Party120
  • People's Party89
  • Vox52
  • Podemos26
  • Republican Left of Catalonia13
  • Citizens10
  • Others40
Largest party's seats
120 of 350
Its share of the vote
28.0%
Turnout
66.2%

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What does the latest result show?

  1. The balance

    No single party reached a majority.

    Spanish Socialist Workers' Party won 120 of 350 seats. A majority needs 176.

  2. The change

    The largest seat gain went to Vox.

    Vox gained 28 seats compared with 2019. Citizens lost 47 seats.

  3. Participation

    Turnout reached 66.2%.

    That is down 9.5 points on 2019.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Spanish Socialist Workers' Party28.0% of votes34.3% of seats
  • People's Party20.8% of votes25.4% of seats
  • Vox15.1% of votes14.9% of seats
  • Podemos9.8% of votes7.4% of seats
  • Republican Left of Catalonia3.6% of votes3.7% of seats
  • Citizens6.8% of votes2.9% of seats
  • Democratic Convergence / Together for Catalonia2.2% of votes2.3% of seats
  • En Comú Podem2.3% of votes2.0% of seats
  • Basque Nationalist Party1.6% of votes1.7% of seats
  • EH Bildu1.1% of votes1.4% of seats
  • Greens Equo1.5% of votes0.6% of seats
  • Popular Unity Candidacy1.0% of votes0.6% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 6.5 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 6.2 by votes and 4.7 by seats; Spanish Socialist Workers' Party led People's Party by 7.2 points of the vote.

How many people voted in Spain?

Elections in the turnout line
Turnout at national parliament elections, share of registered voters who cast a ballot
Turnout at national parliament elections, share of registered voters who cast a ballot, last five elections

Which elections are coming in Spain?

Which other elections are coming in Europe?

Which past elections do we list for Spain?

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%SeatsTurnout %
2019 general electionSpanish Socialist Workers' Party28.0120 of 35066.2
2019 general electionSpanish Socialist Workers' Party28.7123 of 35075.8
2016 general electionPeople's Party33.0137 of 35069.8
2015 general electionPeople's Party28.7123 of 35073.2
2011 general electionPeople's Party41.9186 of 35068.9
2008 general electionSpanish Socialist Workers' Party44.4169 of 35073.8
2004 general electionSpanish Socialist Workers' Party43.3164 of 35075.7
2000 general electionPeople's Party45.2183 of 35068.7
1996 general electionPeople's Party39.2156 of 35077.4
1993 general electionSpanish Socialist Workers' Party39.1159 of 35076.4
1989 general electionSpanish Socialist Workers' Party39.9175 of 35069.7
1986 general electionSpanish Socialist Workers' Party44.3184 of 35070.5
Earlier elections
Election and largest party%SeatsTurnout %
1982 general electionSpanish Socialist Workers' Party48.3202 of 35080.0
1979 general electionUnion of the Democratic Centre35.0168 of 35068.0
1977 general electionUnion of the Democratic Centre34.5166 of 35078.8

How did Spain vote in European Parliament elections?

Election and largest party%Turnout %
2024 European Parliament electionPartido Popular34.2
2019 European Parliament electionSpanish Socialist Workers' Party32.960.7
2014 European Parliament electionPeople's Party26.143.8
2009 European Parliament electionPeople's Party42.144.9
2004 European Parliament electionSpanish Socialist Workers' Party43.545.1
1999 European Parliament electionPeople's Party40.463.0
1994 European Parliament electionPeople's Party40.659.1
1989 European Parliament electionSpanish Socialist Workers' Party40.154.7
1987 European Parliament electionSpanish Socialist Workers' Party39.468.5

Which parties have results in our data?

Every party
  • Spanish Socialist Workers' Party28.0% 2019
  • People's Party20.8% 2019
  • Vox15.1% 2019
  • Podemos9.8% 2019
  • Citizens6.8% 2019
  • Republican Left of Catalonia3.6% 2019
  • En Comú Podem2.3% 2019
  • Democratic Convergence / Together for Catalonia2.2% 2019
  • Basque Nationalist Party1.6% 2019
  • Greens Equo1.5% 2019
  • EH Bildu1.1% 2019
  • Animalist Party Against Mistreatment to Animals0.9% 2019

Each party's share of the vote at its latest election in our data, and the year of that election.

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