Spain 2019 European Parliament election
What was the result of the 2019 European Parliament election in Spain?
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party won 20 of 54 seats with 32.9% of the vote. 60.7% of registered voters cast a ballot.
Spain- Held:
- Final result
- ParlGov, read 5 October 2026
Which party won the most seats?
Final results from ParlGov, read : Spanish Socialist Workers' Party won 20 of 54 seats with 32.9% of the vote; 60.7% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 16.9 points on 2014.
- Spanish Socialist Workers' Party 20 +6 seats 32.9% +9.8 points
- People's Party 12 −4 seats 20.1% −5.9 points
- Citizens 7 +5 seats 12.2% +9.0 points
- Unidas Podemos 6 10.1%
- Vox 3 +3 seats 6.2% +4.6 points
- Republican Left of Catalonia 3 +1 seat 5.6% +1.6 points
- Democratic Convergence / Together for Catalonia 2 4.5%
- Basque Nationalist Party 1 2.8%
- 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 2014 European Parliament election, party by party.
Key numbers
32.9%
Share of the vote won by Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
It led People's Party by 12.7 points of the vote.
+6 seats
Seats gained by Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
The largest gain in seats compared with 2014. People's Party lost 4 seats.
60.7%
Voter turnout
Up 16.9 points on 2014.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party | 20 | +6 | 32.9 | +9.8 | 7,369,789 |
| People's Party | 12 | −4 | 20.1 | −5.9 | 4,519,205 |
| Citizens | 7 | +5 | 12.2 | +9.0 | 2,731,825 |
| Unidas Podemoswith Podemos and Communist Party / United Left | 6 | 10.1 | 2,258,857 | ||
| Vox | 3 | +3 | 6.2 | +4.6 | 1,393,684 |
| Republican Left of Cataloniawith Galician Nationalist Bloc | 3 | +1 | 5.6 | +1.6 | 1,252,139 |
| Democratic Convergence / Together for Catalonia | 2 | 4.5 | 1,018,435 | ||
| Basque Nationalist Party | 1 | 2.8 | 633,090 | ||
| Europe of the Peoples–Greens | 0 | −1 | 1.3 | −0.6 | 296,491 |
| Animalist Party Against Mistreatment to Animals | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | +0.2 | 295,546 |
± is the change against the Spain 2014 European Parliament election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Spanish Socialist Workers' Party 7,369,789
- People's Party 4,519,205
- Citizens 2,731,825
- Unidas Podemos 2,258,857
- Vox 1,393,684
- Republican Left of Catalonia 1,252,139
- Democratic Convergence / Together for Catalonia 1,018,435
- Basque Nationalist Party 633,090
- Europe of the Peoples–Greens 296,491
- Animalist Party Against Mistreatment to Animals 295,546
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.
ParlGov counts an alliance's votes and seats under its first party: such a row names the allies it counts.
How many people voted?
60.7% of the 37,248,888 registered voters cast a ballot (22,619,984 ballots), up 16.9 points on 2014. 22,426,066 of them were valid votes. The highest turnout since 1999 in our data.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Spanish Socialist Workers' Party32.9% of votes37.0% of seats
- People's Party20.1% of votes22.2% of seats
- Citizens12.2% of votes13.0% of seats
- Unidas Podemos10.1% of votes11.1% of seats
- Vox6.2% of votes5.6% of seats
- Republican Left of Catalonia5.6% of votes5.6% of seats
- Democratic Convergence / Together for Catalonia4.5% of votes3.7% of seats
- Basque Nationalist Party2.8% of votes1.9% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 3.8 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 5.4 by votes and 4.5 by seats; Spanish Socialist Workers' Party led People's Party by 12.7 points of the vote.
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