Barcelona (Spanish Congress electoral district)

Barcelona
Congress of Deputies Electoral Constituency
Location of Barcelona within Spain.
Province	Province of Barcelona
Autonomous community	Catalonia
Population	5,523,922 (2016)
Electorate	4,131,319 (2016)
Major settlements	Barcelona, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Badalona, Terrassa, Sabadell, Mataró, Santa Coloma de Gramanet
Current constituency
Created	1977
Seats	33 (1977–1986) 32 (1989–1993) 31 (1996–)

Barcelona is one of the 52 electoral districts (Spanish: circunscripciones) used for the Congress of Deputies—the lower chamber of the Spanish Parliament, the Cortes Generales. The method of election is the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation, with a minimum threshold of 3%.

As of 2015 it is the second most populated of all the 52 districts. Due to its large seat apportionment, it is one of the few districts (aside from Madrid) where the 3% threshold is effectively applied. In most other districts, the application of the d'Hondt method introduces a de facto threshold at the constituency level.

The most-populated municipalities are Barcelona with over 1,500,000 inhabitants, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Badalona, Terrassa, and Sabadell with over 200,000, and Mataró and Santa Coloma de Gramanet with over 100,000.

Overview

Boundaries and electoral system

Under Article 68 of the Spanish constitution ^[1] the boundaries must be the same as the province of Barcelona and under Article 140 this can only be altered with the approval of congress. Voting is on the basis of universal suffrage in a secret ballot. The electoral system used is closed list proportional representation with seats allocated using the D'Hondt method. Only lists which poll 3% or more of all valid votes cast, including votes "en blanco" i.e. for "none of the above" can be considered for seats. Under article 12 of the constitution, the minimum voting age is 18.

Eligibility

Article 67.3 of the Spanish Constitution prohibits dual membership of the Cortes and regional assemblies, meaning that candidates must resign from Regional Assemblies if elected. Article 70 also makes active judges, magistrates, public defenders, serving military personnel, active police officers and members of constitutional and electoral tribunals ineligible.^[1]

Number of members

In the general elections of 1977, 1979, 1982 and 1986 Barcelona returned 33 members. That figure was reduced to 32 members for the 1989 General Election. It lost a further seat in the 1990s and from the 1996 election onwards has elected 31 members.

Under Spanish electoral law, all provinces are entitled to a minimum of 2 seats with a remaining 248 seats apportioned according to population.^[2] These laws are laid out in detail in the 1985 electoral law. (Ley Orgánica del Régimen Electoral General) The practical effect of this law has been to overrepresent smaller provinces at the expense of larger provinces like Barcelona.

In 2004 for example Spain had 34,571,831 voters giving an average of 98,777 voters per deputy.^[3] In Barcelona however the number of voters per deputy was 129,269 - the highest ratio of all 52 constituencies. In contrast the ratio was only 38,714 and 26,177 respectively in the smaller provinces of Teruel ^[4] and Soria.^[5]

Seat summary (1977–2016)

	1977	1979	1982	1986	1989	1993	1996	2000	2004	2008	2011	2015	2016
Seats	33	33	33	33	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Podemos/ECP												9	9
PSUC/ICV–EUiA	7	7	1	1	3	3	2	1	2	1	3	9	9
PSC	11	12	18	16	14	12	13	12	14	16	10	5	5
ERC	1	1	1			1	1	1	4	2	2	5	5
AP/CD/CP/PP	1	1	5	4	3	6	6	8	5	6	7	4	4
PDC/CiU/DiL/CDC	6	6	8	11	11	10	9	9	6	6	9	4	4
UDC	2	6	8	11	11	10	9	9	6	6	9
C's												4	4
CDS				1	1
UCD	5	6

General elections

2016

Summary of the 26 June 2016 Congress of Deputies election results in Barcelona
Party		Popular vote			Seats
Party		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	In Common We Can–Let's Win the Change (Podemos–BComú–ICV–EUiA)	694,315	26.26	–0.62	9	±0
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	444,812	16.82	+0.57	5	±0
	Republican Left of Catalonia–Catalonia Yes (ERC–CatSí)	438,126	16.57	+2.08	5	±0
	People's Party (PP)	357,759	13.53	+2.27	4	±0
	Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (CDC)^{[lower-alpha 1]}	323,824	12.25	–1.00	4	±0
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	305,075	11.54	–2.00	4	±0

	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	47,660	1.80	+0.60	0	±0

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		11,281	0.43	—	±0
	Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV)	8,006	0.30	–0.08	±0
	Communist Party of the Catalan People (PCPC)	3,275	0.12	–0.07	±0

	Blank ballots	21,081	0.80	+0.17

Total		2,643,933	100.00		31	±0

Valid votes		2,643,933	99.40	–0.08
Invalid votes		15,885	0.60	+0.08
Votes cast / turnout		2,659,818	64.38	–5.22
Abstentions		1,471,501	35.62	+5.22
Registered voters		4,131,319

Source: Ministry of the Interior
↑ CDC results are compared to Democracy and Freedom totals in the 2015 election.

2015

Summary of the 20 December 2015 Congress of Deputies election results in Barcelona
Party		Popular vote			Seats
Party		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	In Common We Can (Podemos–BComú–ICV–EUiA)^{[lower-alpha 1]}	768,235	26.88	+17.81	9	+6
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	464,588	16.25	–11.55	5	–5
	Republican Left of Catalonia–Catalonia Yes (ERC–CatSí)	414,163	14.49	+8.01	5	+3
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	387,061	13.54	New	4	+4
	Democracy and Freedom: Convergence–Democrats–Realignment (DiL)^{[lower-alpha 2]}	378,723	13.25	–13.90	4	–5
	People's Party (PP)	321,980	11.26	–9.67	4	–3

	Democratic Union of Catalonia (unio.cat)	48,326	1.69	New	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	34,394	1.20	+0.49	0	±0

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		22,818	0.80	—	±0
	Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV)	10,730	0.38	New	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	6,595	0.23	–1.04	±0
	Communist Party of the Catalan People (PCPC)	5,493	0.19	New	±0

	Blank ballots	18,119	0.63	–1.16

Total		2,858,407	100.00		31	±0

Valid votes		2,858,407	99.48	+0.97
Invalid votes		14,976	0.52	–0.97
Votes cast / turnout		2,873,383	69.60	+3.69
Abstentions		1,254,798	30.40	–3.69
Registered voters		4,128,181

Source: Ministry of the Interior
↑ En Comú Podem results are compared to ICV–EUiA totals in the 2011 election. ↑ DiL results are compared to Convergence and Union totals in the 2011 election.

2011

Summary of the 20 November 2011 Congress of Deputies election results in Barcelona
Party		Popular vote			Seats
Party		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	727,220	27.80	–18.97	10	–6
	Convergence and Union (CiU)	710,178	27.15	+7.57	9	+3
	People's Party (PP)	547,376	20.93	+4.12	7	+1
	Initiative for Catalonia Greens–United and Alternative Left (ICV–EUiA)	237,327	9.07	+3.51	3	+2
	Republican Left of Catalonia–Catalonia Yes (ERC–RI.cat)	169,601	6.48	–0.11	2	±0

	Platform for Catalonia (PxC)	53,142	2.03	+2.00	0	±0
	Blank Seats (EB)	40,054	1.53	+1.40	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	33,111	1.27	+1.08	0	±0

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		50,718	1.94	—	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	18,638	0.71	+0.42	±0
	Pirates of Catalonia (Pirata.cat)	17,393	0.67	New	±0
	Anti-capitalists (Anticapitalistas)	11,346	0.43	New	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	3,341	0.13	New	±0

	Blank ballots	46,738	1.79	+0.27

Total		2,615,465	100.00		31	±0

Valid votes		2,615,465	98.51	–1.03
Invalid votes		39,462	1.49	+1.03
Votes cast / turnout		2,654,927	65.91	–4.74
Abstentions		1,373,190	34.09	+4.74
Registered voters		4,028,117

Source: Ministry of the Interior

2008

Summary of the 9 March 2008 Congress of Deputies election results in Barcelona
Party		Popular vote			Seats
Party		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	1,309,171	46.77	+5.11	16	+2
	Convergence and Union (CiU)	547,993	19.58	+0.30	6	±0
	People's Party (PP)	470,677	16.81	+0.86	6	+1
	Republican Left of Catalonia (esquerra)	184,558	6.59	–7.50	2	–2
	Initiative for Catalonia Greens–United and Alternative Left (ICV–EUiA)	155,674	5.56	–0.95	1	–1

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		88,483	3.16	—	±0
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	24,220	0.87	New	±0
	The Greens–The Ecologist Alternative (EV–AE)	12,561	0.45	–0.43	±0
	Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	8,153	0.29	New	±0
	The Greens (EV–LV)	7,324	0.26	New	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	5,179	0.19	New	±0
	Catalan Republican Party (RC)	4,250	0.15	New	±0
	Unsubmissive Seats (Ei)	3,733	0.13	+0.07	±0
	Communist Party of the Catalan People (PCPC)	3,100	0.11	+0.06	±0
	Pensioners in Action Party (PDLPEA)	3,050	0.11	New	±0
	Citizens for Blank Votes (CenB)	2,851	0.10	+0.01	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	1,525	0.05	New	±0
	Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI)	1,486	0.05	New	±0
	Republican Left–Left Republican Party (IR–PRE)	1,387	0.05	–0.01	±0
	National Democracy (DN)	1,326	0.05	+0.02	±0
	Family and Life Party (PFiV)	1,279	0.05	±0.00	±0
	Spanish Falange of the JONS (FE–JONS)	1,102	0.04	±0.00	±0
	Engine and Sports Alternative (AMD)	1,079	0.04	New	±0
	Party for Catalonia (PxCat)	823	0.03	New	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	627	0.02	–0.02	±0
	Civil Liberties Party (PLCI)	594	0.02	New	±0
	Spain 2000 (E–2000)	527	0.02	New	±0
	Authentic Falange (FA)	524	0.02	New	±0
	Spanish Alternative (AES)	509	0.02	New	±0
	National Alliance (AN)	359	0.01	New	±0
	Internationalist Struggle (LI (LIT–CI))	321	0.01	±0.00	±0
	Carlist Party of Catalonia (PCdeC)	301	0.01	New	±0
	Internationalist Solidarity and Self-Management (SAIn)	293	0.01	New	±0

	Blank ballots	42,672	1.52	+0.60

Total		2,799,228	100.00		31	±0

Valid votes		2,799,228	99.54	–0.18
Invalid votes		12,834	0.46	+0.18
Votes cast / turnout		2,812,062	70.65	–5.52
Abstentions		1,168,119	29.35	+5.52
Registered voters		3,980,181

Source: Ministry of the Interior

2004

Summary of the 14 March 2004 Congress of Deputies election results in Barcelona
Party		Popular vote			Seats
Party		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	1,268,028	41.66	+6.15	14	+2
	Convergence and Union (CiU)	586,854	19.28	–7.02	6	–3
	People's Party (PP)	485,504	15.95	–7.58	5	–3
	Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC)	428,986	14.09	+8.97	4	+3
	Initiative for Catalonia Greens–United and Alternative Left (ICV–EUiA)^{[lower-alpha 1]}	198,116	6.51	–0.04	2	+1

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		48,368	1.59	—	±0
	The Greens–The Ecologist Alternative (EV–AE)	26,739	0.88	New	±0
	Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI)	2,691	0.09	–0.05	±0
	Citizens for Blank Votes (CenB)	2,686	0.09	New	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	2,113	0.07	+0.01	±0
	Republican Left–Left Republican Party (IR–PRE)	1,889	0.06	+0.01	±0
	Unsubmissive Seats (Ei)	1,812	0.06	New	±0
	Family and Life Party (PFiV)	1,586	0.05	New	±0
	Communist Party of the Catalan People (PCPC)	1,534	0.05	New	±0
	Spanish Falange of the JONS (FE–JONS)	1,359	0.04	+0.01	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	1,141	0.04	–0.01	±0
	National Democracy (DN)	1,029	0.03	New	±0
	The Falange (FE)	999	0.03	±0.00	±0
	Spanish Democratic Party (PADE)	591	0.02	±0.00	±0
	Caló Nationalist Party (PNCA)	566	0.02	–0.01	±0
	Republican Social Movement (MSR)	522	0.02	New	±0
	European National State (N)	410	0.01	–0.02	±0
	Spanish Democratic Front (FDE)	377	0.01	New	±0
	Internationalist Struggle (LI (LIT–CI))	324	0.01	–0.01	±0

	Blank ballots	27,979	0.92	–0.50

Total		3,043,835	100.00		31	±0

Valid votes		3,043,835	99.72	+0.14
Invalid votes		8,475	0.28	–0.14
Votes cast / turnout		3,052,310	76.17	+12.39
Abstentions		955,020	23.83	–12.39
Registered voters		4,007,330

Source: Ministry of the Interior
↑ ICV–EUiA results are compared to the combined totals of IC–V and EUiA in the 2000 election.

2000

Summary of the 12 March 2000 Congress of Deputies election results in Barcelona
Party		Popular vote			Seats
Party		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	909,601	35.51	–4.81	12	–1
	Convergence and Union (CiU)	673,558	26.30	–1.13	9	±0
	People's Party (PP)	602,777	23.53	+5.16	8	+2
	Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC)	131,114	5.12	+1.29	1	±0
	Initiative for Catalonia–Greens (IC–V)	103,778	4.05	–4.69	1	–1

	United and Alternative Left (EUiA)	64,111	2.50	New	0	±0

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		40,083	1.56	—	±0
	The Greens–Green Group (EV–GV)	14,922	0.58	New	±0
	The Greens–Green Alternative (EV–AV)	7,685	0.30	New	±0
	Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI)	3,501	0.14	New	±0
	Independent Liberal Group (GIL)	2,547	0.10	New	±0
	Catalan State (EC)	1,538	0.06	New	±0
	Centrist Union–Democratic and Social Centre (UC–CDS)	1,450	0.06	–0.01	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	1,333	0.05	+0.01	±0
	Republican Left–Left Republican Party (IR–PRE)	1,275	0.05	New	±0
	Natural Law Party (PLN)	1,048	0.04	New	±0
	Caló Nationalist Party (PNCA)	861	0.03	New	±0
	Independent Spanish Falange–Falange 2000 (FEI–FE 2000)	826	0.03	New	±0
	The Falange (FE)	826	0.03	New	±0
	European National State (N)	710	0.03	+0.01	±0
	Spain 2000 Platform (ES2000)	613	0.02	New	±0
	Internationalist Struggle (LI (LIT–CI))	518	0.02	New	±0
	Spanish Democratic Party (PADE)	430	0.02	New	±0

	Blank ballots	36,486	1.42	+0.74

Total		2,561,508	100.00		31	±0

Valid votes		2,561,508	99.58	–0.13
Invalid votes		10,920	0.42	+0.13
Votes cast / turnout		2,572,428	63.78	–12.87
Abstentions		1,460,589	36.22	+12.87
Registered voters		4,033,017

Source: Ministry of the Interior

1996

Summary of the 3 March 1996 Congress of Deputies election results in Barcelona
Party		Popular vote			Seats
Party		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	1,203,339	40.32	+3.95	13	+1
	Convergence and Union (CiU)	818,832	27.43	–2.62	9	–1
	People's Party (PP)	548,323	18.37	+1.42	6	±0
	Initiative for Catalonia–The Greens (IC–EV)	260,881	8.74	+0.27	2	–1
	Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC)	114,195	3.83	–0.50	1	±0

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		18,779	0.63	—	±0
	The European Greens–Ecologist Alternative of Catalonia (EVE–AEC)	6,241	0.21	–0.86	±0
	Ecologist Party of Catalonia (PEC)	3,980	0.13	–0.16	±0
	Centrist Union (UC)	2,221	0.07	–0.72	±0
	Workers' Revolutionary Party (PRT)	1,936	0.06	–0.18	±0
	Authentic Spanish Falange (FEA)	1,296	0.04	+0.01	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	1,060	0.04	±0.00	±0
	Citizen Independent Platform of Catalonia (PICC)	895	0.03	New	±0
	Republican Coalition (CR)	655	0.02	New	±0
	European National State (N)	495	0.02	New	±0
	Revolutionary Workers' Party (POR)	0	0.00	–0.09	±0

	Blank ballots	20,365	0.68	+0.04

Total		2,984,714	100.00		31	–1

Valid votes		2,984,714	99.71	+0.07
Invalid votes		8,710	0.29	–0.07
Votes cast / turnout		2,993,424	76.65	+0.90
Abstentions		911,831	23.35	–0.90
Registered voters		3,905,255

Source: Ministry of the Interior

1993

Summary of the 6 June 1993 Congress of Deputies election results in Barcelona
Party		Popular vote			Seats
Party		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	1,030,053	36.37	–0.61	12	–2
	Convergence and Union (CiU)	851,105	30.05	–0.30	10	–1
	People's Party (PP)	480,204	16.95	+6.43	6	+3
	Initiative for Catalonia (IC)	240,019	8.47	+0.28	3	±0
	Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC)	122,530	4.33	+1.85	1	+1

	The Greens–Ecologist Confederation of Catalonia (EV–CEC)^{[lower-alpha 1]}	30,188	1.07	–0.43	0	±0

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		59,932	2.12	—	–1
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	22,446	0.79	–3.74	–1
	The Ecologists (LE)	9,495	0.34	–0.46	±0
	Ecologist Party of Catalonia–VERDE (PEC–VERDE)	8,179	0.29	–0.04	±0
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	6,813	0.24	–0.14	±0
	Ruiz-Mateos Group–European Democratic Alliance (ARM–ADE)	4,958	0.18	–1.01	±0
	Revolutionary Workers' Party (POR)	2,557	0.09	±0.00	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	1,181	0.04	–0.05	±0
	Spanish Falange of the JONS (FE–JONS)	1,132	0.04	–0.05	±0
	Natural Law Party (PLN)	1,118	0.04	New	±0
	Authentic Spanish Falange (FEA)	747	0.03	New	±0
	New Socialist Party (NPS)	712	0.03	New	±0
	Union of Autonomies (UDLA)	594	0.02	New	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	0	0.00	New	±0

	Blank ballots	18,229	0.64	+0.06

Total		2,832,260	100.00		32	±0

Valid votes		2,832,260	99.64	+0.18
Invalid votes		10,291	0.36	–0.18
Votes cast / turnout		2,842,551	75.75	+7.84
Abstentions		909,910	24.25	–7.84
Registered voters		3,752,461

Source: Ministry of the Interior
↑ EV–CEC results are compared to the combined totals of AV–MEC and The Greens–Green List in the 1989 election.

1989

Summary of the 29 October 1989 Congress of Deputies election results in Barcelona
Party		Popular vote			Seats
Party		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	903,546	36.98	–6.23	14	–2
	Convergence and Union (CiU)	741,682	30.35	+0.50	11	±0
	People's Party (PP)^{[lower-alpha 1]}	257,021	10.52	–0.18	3	–1
	Initiative for Catalonia (IC)^{[lower-alpha 2]}	200,050	8.19	+4.02	3	+2
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	110,681	4.53	+0.17	1	±0

	Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC)	60,642	2.48	–0.08	0	±0
	Ruiz-Mateos Group (Ruiz-Mateos)	29,187	1.19	New	0	±0
	Communists' Party of Catalonia (PCC)	27,746	1.14	–0.69	0	±0

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		98,847	4.05	—	±0
	The Ecologist Greens (EVE)	19,573	0.80	New	±0
	Green Alternative–Ecologist Movement of Catalonia (AV–MEC)^{[lower-alpha 3]}	18,518	0.76	+0.15	±0
	The Greens–Green List (EV–LV)	18,089	0.74	New	±0
	Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC)^{[lower-alpha 4]}	10,782	0.44	–0.19	±0
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	9,270	0.38	+0.05	±0
	Ecologist Party of Catalonia–VERDE (PEC–VERDE)	8,110	0.33	–0.15	±0
	Social Democratic Coalition (CSD)	4,996	0.20	+0.07	±0
	Revolutionary Workers' Party of Spain (PORE)	2,276	0.09	+0.02	±0
	Humanist Party of Catalonia (PHC)	2,223	0.09	New	±0
	Spanish Falange of the JONS (FE–JONS)	2,087	0.09	–0.03	±0
	Centrist Unity–Democratic Spanish Party (PED)	1,200	0.05	±0.00	±0
	Alliance for the Republic (AR)	1,127	0.05	New	±0
	Valencian Nationalist Left-Valencianist Regional Union (ENV–URV)	596	0.02	New	±0
	Communist Party of Spain (Marxist–Leninist) (PCE (m–l))	0	0.00	–0.11	±0

	Blank ballots	14,241	0.58	+0.17

Total		2,443,643	100.00		32	–1

Valid votes		2,443,643	99.46	+0.27
Invalid votes		13,323	0.54	–0.27
Votes cast / turnout		2,456,966	67.91	–0.87
Abstentions		1,160,982	32.09	+0.87
Registered voters		3,617,948

Source: Ministry of the Interior
↑ People's Party results are compared to People's Coalition totals in the 1986 election. ↑ Initiative for Catalonia results are compared to Union of the Catalan Left totals in the 1986 election. ↑ AV–MEC results are compared to the Green Alternative List totals in the 1986 election. ↑ PTE–UC results are compared to Communists' Unity Board totals in the 1986 election.

1986

Summary of the 22 June 1986 Congress of Deputies election results in Barcelona
Party		Popular vote			Seats
Party		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	1,054,135	43.21	–4.98	16	–2
	Convergence and Union (CiU)	728,372	29.85	+8.95	11	+3
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–PL)^{[lower-alpha 1]}	261,166	10.70	–3.69	4	–1
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	106,434	4.36	+2.50	1	+1
	Union of the Catalan Left (PSUC–ENE)^{[lower-alpha 2]}	101,654	4.17	–1.64	1	±0

	Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC)	62,390	2.56	–1.16	0	–1
	Communists' Party of Catalonia (PCC)	44,757	1.83	+0.29	0	±0

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		70,982	2.91	—	±0
	Communists' Unity Board (MUC)	15,390	0.63	New	±0
	Green Alternative List (LAV)	14,788	0.61	New	±0
	Ecologist Party of Catalonia–VERDE (PEC–VERDE)	11,746	0.48	New	±0
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	7,964	0.33	–0.25	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	4,411	0.18	+0.12	±0
	Social Democratic Party of Catalonia (PSDC)	3,137	0.13	New	±0
	Spanish Falange of the JONS (FE–JONS)	2,999	0.12	+0.12	±0
	Republican People's Unity (UPR)	2,658	0.11	+0.04	±0
	Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI)	2,386	0.10	New	±0
	Communist Workers' League (LOC)	1,952	0.08	+0.08	±0
	Revolutionary Workers' Party of Spain (PORE)	1,626	0.07	New	±0
	Democratic Spanish Party (PED)	1,169	0.05	New	±0
	Proverist Party (PPR)	756	0.03	New	±0

	Blank ballots	9,905	0.41	+0.01

Total		2,439,795	100.00		33	±0

Valid votes		2,439,795	99.19	+0.44
Invalid votes		19,897	0.81	–0.44
Votes cast / turnout		2,459,692	68.78	–12.75
Abstentions		1,116,712	31.22	+12.75
Registered voters		3,576,404

Source: Ministry of the Interior
↑ People's Coalition results are compared to AP–PDP totals in the 1982 election. ↑ Union of the Catalan Left results are compared to the combined totals of PSUC–PCE and NE in the 1982 election.

1982

Summary of the 28 October 1982 Congress of Deputies election results in Barcelona
Party		Popular vote			Seats
Party		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	1,292,672	48.19	+17.91	18	+6
	Convergence and Union (CiU)	560,555	20.90	+5.10	8	+2
	People's Alliance–People's Democratic Party (AP–PDP)^{[lower-alpha 1]}	385,967	14.39	+10.72	5	+4
	Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC–PCE)	131,314	4.90	–14.14	1	–6
	Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC)	99,852	3.72	–0.15	1	±0

	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	49,772	1.86	New	0	±0
	Communists' Party of Catalonia (PCC)	41,371	1.54	New	0	±0
	Centrists of Catalonia (CC–UCD)	40,222	1.50	–15.39	0	–6

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		69,871	2.60	—	±0
	Left Nationalists (NE)	24,382	0.91	New	±0
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	15,462	0.58	New	±0
	New Force (FN)^{[lower-alpha 2]}	8,724	0.33	–0.57	±0
	Socialist Party of Andalusia–Andalusian Party (PSA–PA)	6,687	0.25	New	±0
	Communist Front of Catalonia (FCC)	3,937	0.15	–0.10	±0
	Communist Workers' Party of Catalonia (PCOC)	2,699	0.10	New	±0
	Spanish Solidarity (SE)	2,391	0.09	New	±0
	Communist Party of Spain (Marxist–Leninist) (PCE (m–l))	2,011	0.07	New	±0
	Conservatives of Catalonia (CC)	1,889	0.07	New	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	1,689	0.06	–0.22	±0
	Communist League–Internationalist Socialist Workers' Coalition (LC (COSI))	0	0.00	±0.00	±0
	Spanish Falange of the JONS (FE–JONS)	0	0.00	–0.17	±0
	Socialist Party (PS)	0	0.00	–1.30	±0

	Blank ballots	10,818	0.40	–0.02

Total		2,682,414	100.00		33	±0

Valid votes		2,682,414	98.75	+0.58
Invalid votes		33,875	1.25	–0.58
Votes cast / turnout		2,716,289	81.53	+14.11
Abstentions		615,322	18.47	–14.11
Registered voters		3,331,611

Source: Ministry of the Interior
↑ AP–PDP results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election. ↑ New Force results are compared to National Union totals in the 1979 election.

1979

Summary of the 1 March 1979 Congress of Deputies election results in Barcelona
Party		Popular vote			Seats
Party		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)^{[lower-alpha 1]}	694,847	30.28	–2.02	12	+1
	Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC–PCE)	436,908	19.04	–0.82	7	±0
	Centrists of Catalonia (CC–UCD)	387,543	16.89	+1.83	6	+1
	Convergence and Union (CiU)^{[lower-alpha 2]}	362,427	15.80	–5.04	6	–2
	Republican Left of Catalonia–National Front (ERC–FN)	88,770	3.87	–0.90	1	±0
	Democratic Coalition (CD)^{[lower-alpha 3]}	84,195	3.67	+0.49	1	±0

	Left Bloc for National Liberation (BEAN)	41,430	1.81	New	0	±0
	Party of Labour of Catalonia (PTC–PTE)	36,001	1.57	New	0	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (historical) (PSOEh)^{[lower-alpha 4]}	29,868	1.30	+0.93	0	±0

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		122,853	5.35	—	±0
	National Union (UN)^{[lower-alpha 5]}	20,743	0.90	+0.52	±0
	Republican Left (IR)	15,019	0.65	New	±0
	Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT)	11,122	0.48	+0.06	±0
	Communist Movement–Communist Left Organization (MC–OIC)	10,714	0.47	New	±0
	Workers' Communist Party (PCT)	10,022	0.44	New	±0
	Communist Organization of Spain (Red Flag) (OCE–BR)	8,120	0.35	New	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	6,515	0.28	New	±0
	Syndicalist Party (PSIN)	5,932	0.26	New	±0
	Revolutionary Communist League (LCR)	5,775	0.25	–0.32	±0
	Catalan State (EC)	5,767	0.25	New	±0
	Social Christian Democracy of Catalonia (DSCC)	4,976	0.22	–0.17	±0
	Authentic Spanish Falange of the JONS (FE–JONS(A))	3,908	0.17	–0.10	±0
	Liberal Party of Catalonia (PLC)	3,267	0.14	New	±0
	Carlist Party (PC)	2,554	0.11	New	±0
	Basque Country Left (EE)	2,550	0.11	New	±0
	Pro-Austerity Policy Political Party (PIPPA)	2,409	0.10	New	±0
	Union for the Freedom of Speech (ULE)	1,838	0.08	New	±0
	Proverist Party (PPR)	1,622	0.07	–0.10	±0
	Communist League (LC)	0	0.00	New	±0
	Spanish Falange–Falangist Unity (FE–UF)	0	0.00	New	±0

	Blank ballots	9,714	0.42	+0.24

Total		2,294,556	100.00		33	±0

Valid votes		2,294,556	98.17	–0.59
Invalid votes		42,753	1.83	+0.59
Votes cast / turnout		2,337,309	67.42	–12.21
Abstentions		1,129,224	32.58	+12.21
Registered voters		3,466,533

Source: Ministry of the Interior
↑ Socialists' Party of Catalonia results are compared to the combined totals of the PSC–PSOE and PSP–US in the 1977 election. ↑ Convergence and Union results are compared to the combined totals of PDC and UC–DCC in the 1977 election. ↑ Democratic Coalition results are compared to Catalan Coexistence totals in the 1977 election. ↑ Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (historical) results are compared to Democratic Socialist Alliance totals in the 1977 election. ↑ National Union results are compared to National Alliance July 18 totals in the 1977 election.

1977

Summary of the 15 June 1977 Congress of Deputies election results in Barcelona
Party		Popular vote			Seats
Party		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	Socialists of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	721,880	30.55	—	11	—
	Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC–PCE)	469,361	19.86	—	7	—
	Democratic Agreement for Catalonia (PDPC)	364,798	15.44	—	6	—
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	355,857	15.06	—	5	—
	Union of the Centre and Christian Democracy of Catalonia (UC–DCC)	127,679	5.40	—	2	—
	Left of Catalonia–Democratic Electoral Front (EC–FED)	112,794	4.77	—	1	—
	Catalan Coexistence (CC–AP)	75,097	3.18	—	1	—

	People's Socialist Party–Socialist Unity (PSP–US)	41,356	1.75	—	0	—

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		90,016	3.81	—	—
	Workers' Unity Front (FUT)	13,559	0.57	—	—
	People's Unity Candidates for Socialism (CUPS)	12,040	0.51	—	—
	Workers' Electoral Group (AET)	10,017	0.42	—	—
	League of Catalonia–Catalan Liberal Party (LC–PLC)	9,203	0.39	—	—
	Social Christian Democracy of Catalonia (DSCC)	9,157	0.39	—	—
	National Alliance July 18 (AN18)	8,895	0.38	—	—
	Democratic Socialist Alliance (ASDCI)	8,738	0.37	—	—
	Catalan Social Reform (RSC)	7,900	0.33	—	—
	Authentic Spanish Falange of the JONS (FE–JONS(A))	6,395	0.27	—	—
	Proverist Party (PPR)	4,112	0.17	—	—

	Blank ballots	4,279	0.18	—

Total		2,363,117	100.00		33	—

Valid votes		2,363,117	98.76	—
Invalid votes		29,657	1.24	—
Votes cast / turnout		2,392,774	79.63	—
Abstentions		612,214	20.37	—
Registered voters		3,004,988

Source: Ministry of the Interior

References

1 2 Spanish Constitution Archived September 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
↑ General features of Spanish electoral system
↑ 2004 Spanish election
↑ Teruel 2004 election results
↑ Soria 2004 elections results

Electoral districts of the Spanish Congress of Deputies

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