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Spain 1993 general election

What was the result of the 1993 general election in Spain?

Spanish Socialist Workers' Party won 159 of 350 seats with 39.1% of the vote. 76.4% of registered voters cast a ballot.

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  • Held:
  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Spanish Socialist Workers' Party won 159 of 350 seats with 39.1% of the vote; 76.4% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 6.7 points on 1989.

  • Spanish Socialist Workers' Party 159 −16 seats 39.1% −0.8 points
  • People's Party 141 +34 seats 35.0% +9.1 points
  • Communist Party / United Left 18 +1 seat 9.6% +0.5 points
  • Convergence and Union 17 −1 seat 5.0% −0.1 points
  • Democratic and Social Centre 0 −14 seats 1.8% −6.2 points
  • Basque Nationalist Party 5 0 seats 1.3% 0.0 points
  • Canarian Coalition 4 0.9%
  • Batasuna 2 −2 seats 0.9% −0.2 points
  • Republican Left of Catalonia 1 0.8%
  • Aragonese Party 1 0 seats 0.6% +0.3 points
  • Eusko Alkartasuna 1 −1 seat 0.6% −0.1 points
  • Valencian Union 1 −1 seat 0.5% −0.2 points
  • Seats won
  • Change on the previous election at the right
  • Share of the vote
  • Share at the previous election
  • Change in points at the right

Changes are against the Spain 1989 general election, party by party.

176 of 350 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 39.1%

    Share of the vote won by Spanish Socialist Workers' Party

    Spanish Socialist Workers' Party won 159 of 350 seats. A majority needs 176.

  2. +34 seats

    Seats gained by People's Party

    The largest gain in seats compared with 1989. Spanish Socialist Workers' Party lost 16 seats.

  3. 76.4%

    Voter turnout

    Up 6.7 points on 1989.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party159−1639.1−0.89,150,083
People's Party141+3435.0+9.18,201,463
Communist Party / United Left18+19.6+0.52,253,722
Convergence and Union17−15.0−0.11,165,783
Democratic and Social Centre0−141.8−6.2414,740
Basque Nationalist Party501.30.0291,448
Canarian Coalition40.9207,077
Batasuna2−20.9−0.2206,876
Republican Left of Catalonia10.8189,632
Aragonese Party100.6+0.3144,544
Eusko Alkartasuna1−10.6−0.1129,293
Valencian Union1−10.5−0.2112,341

± is the change against the Spain 1989 general election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • Spanish Socialist Workers' Party 9,150,083
  • People's Party 8,201,463
  • Communist Party / United Left 2,253,722
  • Convergence and Union 1,165,783
  • Democratic and Social Centre 414,740
  • Basque Nationalist Party 291,448
  • Canarian Coalition 207,077
  • Batasuna 206,876
  • Republican Left of Catalonia 189,632
  • Aragonese Party 144,544
  • Eusko Alkartasuna 129,293
  • Valencian Union 112,341

ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.

How many people voted?

76.4% of the 31,030,511 registered voters cast a ballot (23,718,816 ballots), up 6.7 points on 1989. 23,403,185 of them were valid votes. The highest turnout since 1982 in our data.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Spanish Socialist Workers' Party39.1% of votes45.4% of seats
  • People's Party35.0% of votes40.3% of seats
  • Communist Party / United Left9.6% of votes5.1% of seats
  • Convergence and Union5.0% of votes4.9% of seats
  • Basque Nationalist Party1.3% of votes1.4% of seats
  • Canarian Coalition0.9% of votes1.1% of seats
  • Batasuna0.9% of votes0.6% of seats
  • Republican Left of Catalonia0.8% of votes0.3% of seats
  • Aragonese Party0.6% of votes0.3% of seats
  • Eusko Alkartasuna0.6% of votes0.3% of seats
  • Valencian Union0.5% of votes0.3% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 6.8 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.5 by votes and 2.7 by seats; Spanish Socialist Workers' Party led People's Party by 4.1 points of the vote.

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