Results breakdown of the Spanish general election, 1996 (Congress)

Spain Main: Spanish general election, 1996
Sunday, 3 March 1996
Party
Votes
%
MPs
PP 9,716,006 38.8% 156
PSOE 9,425,678 37.6% 141
IU 2,639,774 10.5% 21
CiU 1,151,633 4.6% 16
EAJ/PNV 318,951 1.3% 5
Others 1,794,234 7.2% 11
Total
25,046,276 100.0% 350

This is the results breakdown of the Congress of Deputies election held in Spain on 3 March 1996.

Nationwide

Overall

← Summary of the 3 March 1996 Congress of Deputies election results →
Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
People's Party (PP)[lower-alpha 1] 9,716,006 38.79 +3.42 156 +14
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 9,425,678 37.63 –1.15 141 –18
United Left (IU) 2,639,774 10.54 +0.99 21 +3
Convergence and Union (CiU) 1,151,633 4.60 –0.34 16 –1
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) 318,951 1.27 +0.03 5 ±0
Canarian Coalition (CC) 220,418 0.88 ±0.00 4 ±0
Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 220,147 0.88 +0.34 2 +2
Popular Unity (HB) 181,304 0.72 –0.16 2 ±0
Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) 167,641 0.67 –0.13 1 ±0
Andalusian Party (PA)[lower-alpha 2] 134,800 0.54 –0.05 0 ±0
Basque Solidarity (EA) 115,861 0.46 –0.09 1 ±0
Valencian Union (UV) 91,575 0.37 –0.11 1 ±0
The European Greens (LVE) 61,689 0.25 –0.54 0 ±0
Aragonese Union (CHA) 49,739 0.20 +0.17 0 ±0
Centrist Union (UC) 44,771 0.18 –1.58 0 ±0
Valencian People's Union–Nationalist Bloc (UPV–BN) 26,777 0.11 –0.06 0 ±0
Socialist Party of Majorca–Nationalist Agreement (PSM–EN) 24,644 0.10 +0.01 0 ±0
Blank ballots 243,345 0.97 +0.17
Total 25,046,276 100.00 350 ±0
Valid votes 25,046,276 99.50 +0.04
Invalid votes 125,782 0.50 –0.04
Votes cast / turnout 25,172,058 77.38 +0.94
Abstentions 7,359,775 22.62 –0.94
Registered voters 32,531,833
Source: Ministry of the Interior
  1. ↑ People's Party results are compared to the combined totals of the PP and PAR in the 1993 election.
  2. ↑ Andalusian Party results are compared to the combined totals of the PA and PAP in the 1993 election.

Distribution by constituency

Summary of constituency results in the 3 March 1996 Congress of Deputies election
Constituency PP PSOE IU CiU PNV CC BNG HB ERC EA UV
% S % S % S % S % S % S % S % S % S % S % S
A Coruña 47.3 5 33.9 3 4.3 − 12.7 1
Álava 27.3 2 25.4 1 11.7 − 20.2 1 7.5 − 5.6 −
Almería 40.2 2 47.1 3 9.9 −
Albacete 44.7 2 43.9 2 9.6 −
Alicante 45.7 5 40.0 5 10.6 1 0.1 − 0.5 −
Asturias 41.0 4 39.9 4 15.5 1
Ávila 58.7 2 30.4 1 7.7 −
Badajoz 39.2 3 48.8 3 9.9 −
Balearic 45.1 4 36.0 3 7.7 − 0.4 −
Barcelona 18.4 6 40.3 13 8.7 2 27.4 9 3.8 1
Biscay 18.4 2 23.8 2 9.7 1 29.2 3 9.9 1 5.2 −
Burgos 54.4 3 30.8 1 11.1 −
Cáceres 42.0 2 47.9 3 7.3 −
Cádiz 35.4 4 43.9 4 13.2 1
Cantabria 50.5 3 35.6 2 11.4 −
Castellón 46.5 3 40.0 2 7.6 − 0.3 − 2.0 −
Ceuta 53.2 1 35.8 − 2.2 −
Ciudad Real 45.0 2 45.2 3 8.2 −
Córdoba 33.0 2 44.6 4 18.6 1
Cuenca 50.2 2 42.4 1 5.6 −
Gipuzkoa 14.3 1 22.7 2 7.3 − 19.7 1 18.4 1 14.7 1
Girona 12.0 − 36.5 2 3.4 − 41.4 3 5.6 −
Granada 38.4 3 46.5 3 12.0 1
Guadalajara 51.9 2 34.9 1 10.7 −
Huelva 33.9 2 52.1 3 10.2 −
Huesca 45.6 2 41.1 1 7.5 −
Jaén 36.9 3 48.7 3 11.7 −
La Rioja 49.4 2 36.6 2 8.7 −
Las Palmas 42.4 3 25.9 2 5.7 − 24.0 2
León 48.7 3 37.9 2 7.7 −
Lleida 17.9 1 33.0 1 3.3 − 39.3 2 5.6 −
Lugo 53.5 3 32.5 1 2.6 − 10.0 −
Madrid 49.3 17 31.4 11 16.4 6
Málaga 38.5 4 42.0 5 15.2 1
Melilla 50.6 1 43.3 − 3.5 −
Murcia 49.9 5 38.0 3 10.5 1
Navarre 37.1 2 30.3 2 12.4 1 1.0 − 8.2 − 3.8 −
Ourense 48.8 2 36.3 2 1.7 − 12.1 −
Palencia 51.3 2 37.9 1 7.9 −
Pontevedra 47.1 4 32.5 3 4.1 − 14.6 1
Salamanca 54.1 3 35.0 1 8.1 −
Santa Cruz 32.4 2 34.5 3 5.2 − 26.3 2
Segovia 54.8 2 32.2 1 8.9 −
Seville 31.4 4 50.1 7 13.4 2
Soria 55.2 2 34.3 1 7.9 −
Tarragona 20.1 1 38.1 3 5.1 − 30.8 2 4.9 −
Teruel 49.2 2 41.2 1 6.0 −
Toledo 48.2 3 41.8 2 8.2 −
Valencia 42.0 7 37.0 6 12.1 2 0.1 − 5.6 1
Valladolid 48.9 3 35.8 2 12.6 −
Zamora 54.0 2 37.0 1 5.6 −
Zaragoza 48.3 4 31.9 3 10.1 −
Total 38.8 156 37.6 141 10.5 21 4.6 16 1.3 5 0.9 4 0.9 2 0.7 2 0.7 1 0.5 1 0.4 1

Autonomous communities

Andalusia

← Summary of the 3 March 1996 Congress of Deputies election results in Andalusia →
Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia (PSOE–A) 2,017,857 46.66 –4.79 32 –5
People's Party (PP) 1,530,057 35.38 +5.58 24 +4
United Left/The Greens–Assembly for Andalusia (IULV–CA) 582,970 13.48 +1.40 6 +2
Andalusian Party (PA)[lower-alpha 1] 134,800 3.12 –0.37 0 ±0
Blank ballots 36,055 0.83 +0.31
Total 4,324,347 100.00 62 +1
Valid votes 4,324,347 99.42 –0.15
Invalid votes 25,418 0.58 +0.15
Votes cast / turnout 4,349,765 78.00 +1.80
Abstentions 1,226,813 22.00 –1.80
Registered voters 5,576,578
Source: Ministry of the Interior
  1. ↑ Andalusian Party results are compared to the combined totals of the PA and PAP in the 1993 election.

Aragon

← Summary of the 3 March 1996 Congress of Deputies election results in Aragon →
Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
People's Party–Aragonese Party (PP–PAR)[lower-alpha 1] 370,975 47.92 –3.96 8 +3
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 268,189 34.64 +0.31 5 –2
United Left of Aragon (IU) 70,755 9.14 –0.57 0 –1
Aragonese Union (CHA) 49,739 6.42 +5.59 0 ±0
Blank ballots 9,359 1.21 +0.49
Total 774,178 100.00 13 ±0
Valid votes 774,178 99.51 +0.10
Invalid votes 3,820 0.49 –0.10
Votes cast / turnout 777,998 77.46 –0.70
Abstentions 226,404 22.54 +0.70
Registered voters 1,004,402
Source: Ministry of the Interior
  1. ↑ People's Party results are compared to the combined totals of the PP and PAR in the 1993 election.

Asturias

← Summary of the 3 March 1996 Congress of Deputies election results in Asturias →
Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
People's Party (PP) 297,079 41.03 +3.66 4 ±0
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 288,558 39.85 +0.53 4 ±0
United Left (IU) 112,339 15.51 +0.07 1 ±0
Asturianist Party (PAS) 12,213 1.69 +0.09 0 ±0
Blank ballots 6,805 0.94 +0.03
Total 724,075 100.00 9 ±0
Valid votes 724,075 99.52 –0.07
Invalid votes 3,492 0.48 +0.07
Votes cast / turnout 727,567 75.91 +0.48
Abstentions 230,845 24.09 –0.48
Registered voters 958,412
Source: Ministry of the Interior

Balearic Islands

← Summary of the 3 March 1996 Congress of Deputies election results in the Balearic Islands →
Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
People's Party (PP) 194,859 45.13 –1.28 4 ±0
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 155,244 35.95 +1.98 3 ±0
United Left of the Balearic Islands (IU) 33,224 7.69 +1.73 0 ±0
Socialist Party of Majorca–Nationalist Agreement (PSM–ENE) 24,644 5.71 +0.83 0 ±0
The Greens of the Balearic Islands (EVIB) 9,539 2.21 +0.04 0 ±0
Majorcan Union (UM) 6,943 1.61 –0.83 0 ±0
Blank ballots 4,318 1.00 +0.16
Total 431,785 100.00 7 ±0
Valid votes 431,785 99.42 –0.02
Invalid votes 2,503 0.58 +0.02
Votes cast / turnout 434,288 71.63 –0.93
Abstentions 172,041 28.31 +0.93
Registered voters 606,329
Source: Ministry of the Interior

Basque Country

← Summary of the 3 March 1996 Congress of Deputies election results in the Basque Country →
Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) 315,793 25.04 +0.99 5 ±0
Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) 298,499 23.67 –0.85 5 –2
People's Party (PP) 231,286 18.34 +3.66 5 +1
Popular Unity (HB) 154,853 12.28 –2.31 2 ±0
United Left (IU–EB) 116,133 9.21 +2.90 1 +1
Basque Solidarity (EA) 103,628 8.22 –1.63 1 ±0
Blank ballots 19,551 1.55 –0.04
Total 1,261,298 100.00 19 ±0
Valid votes 1,261,298 99.31 +0.08
Invalid votes 8,777 0.69 –0.08
Votes cast / turnout 1,270,075 71.53 +1.80
Abstentions 505,605 28.47 –1.80
Registered voters 1,775,680
Source: Ministry of the Interior

Canary Islands

← Summary of the 3 March 1996 Congress of Deputies election results in the Canary Islands →
Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
People's Party (PP) 330,513 37.62 +3.69 5 ±0
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 263,249 29.97 +0.12 5 ±0
Canarian Coalition (CC) 220,418 25.09 –0.49 4 ±0
Canarian United Left (IUC) 48,172 5.48 +0.50 0 ±0
Blank ballots 5,017 0.57 –0.06
Total 878,464 100.00 14 ±0
Valid votes 878,464 99.58 +0.33
Invalid votes 3,699 0.42 –0.33
Votes cast / turnout 882,163 69.14 +0.22
Abstentions 393,751 30.86 –0.22
Registered voters 1,275,914
Source: Ministry of the Interior

Cantabria

← Summary of the 3 March 1996 Congress of Deputies election results in Cantabria →
Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
People's Party (PP) 175,651 50.47 +13.44 3 +1
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 123,940 35.61 –1.56 2 –1
United Left (IU) 39,541 11.36 +3.94 0 ±0
Blank ballots 5,578 1.60 +0.31
Total 348,000 100.00 5 ±0
Valid votes 348,000 99.29 +0.10
Invalid votes 2,477 0.71 –0.10
Votes cast / turnout 350,477 79.31 +0.33
Abstentions 91,457 20.69 –0.33
Registered voters 441,934
Source: Ministry of the Interior

Castile-La Mancha

← Summary of the 3 March 1996 Congress of Deputies election results in Castile-La Mancha →
Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
People's Party (PP) 534,983 47.18 +4.15 11 +1
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 483,251 42.62 –2.68 9 –1
United Left–Left of Castile-La Mancha (IU–ICAM) 95,199 8.40 +0.79 0 ±0
Blank ballots 10,256 0.90 +0.13
Total 1,133,864 100.00 20 ±0
Valid votes 1,133,864 99.37 –0.01
Invalid votes 7,185 0.63 +0.01
Votes cast / turnout 1,141,049 83.09 +0.96
Abstentions 232,263 16.91 –0.96
Registered voters 1,373,312
Source: Ministry of the Interior

Castile and León

← Summary of the 3 March 1996 Congress of Deputies election results in Castile and León →
Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
People's Party (PP) 878,981 52.20 +4.83 22 +2
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 589,869 35.03 –1.68 11 –2
United Left of Castile and León (IU–CL) 153,705 9.13 +0.99 0 ±0
Blank ballots 22,683 1.35 +0.18
Total 1,683,747 100.00 33 ±0
Valid votes 1,683,747 99.38 +0.13
Invalid votes 10,561 0.62 –0.13
Votes cast / turnout 1,694,308 79.01 +0.74
Abstentions 450,054 20.99 –0.74
Registered voters 2,144,362
Source: Ministry of the Interior

Catalonia

← Summary of the 3 March 1996 Congress of Deputies election results in Catalonia →
Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE) 1,531,143 39.36 +4.49 19 +1
Convergence and Union (CiU) 1,151,633 29.61 –2.21 16 –1
People's Party (PP) 698,400 17.96 +0.92 8 ±0
Initiative for Catalonia–The Greens (IC–EV) 296,985 7.64 +0.18 2 –1
Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) 162,545 4.18 –0.92 1 ±0
Blank ballots 25,857 0.66 ±0.00
Total 3,889,629 100.00 46 –1
Valid votes 3,889,629 99.67 +0.08
Invalid votes 12,918 0.33 –0.08
Votes cast / turnout 3,902,547 76.52 +1.15
Abstentions 1,197,184 23.48 –1.15
Registered voters 5,099,731
Source: Ministry of the Interior

Extremadura

← Summary of the 3 March 1996 Congress of Deputies election results in Extremadura →
Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 339,903 48.43 –3.07 6 –1
People's Party (PP) 282,698 40.28 +4.51 5 +1
United Left–The Greens–Commitment for Extremadura (IU–LV) 62,502 8.90 +1.06 0 ±0
Extremaduran Coalition (CEx) 7,312 1.04 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots 5,081 0.72 +0.18
Total 701,883 100.00 11 ±0
Valid votes 701,883 99.57 +0.05
Invalid votes 3,022 0.43 –0.05
Votes cast / turnout 704,905 82.33 +1.87
Abstentions 151,293 17.67 –1.87
Registered voters 856,198
Source: Ministry of the Interior

Galicia

← Summary of the 3 March 1996 Congress of Deputies election results in Galicia →
Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
People's Party (PP) 827,405 48.31 +1.19 14 –1
Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) 574,491 33.54 –2.41 9 –2
Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 220,147 12.85 +4.84 2 +2
United Left–Galician Left (EU–EG) 62,253 3.63 –1.08 0 ±0
Blank ballots 15,683 0.92 +0.05
Total 1,712,818 100.00 25 –1
Valid votes 1,712,818 99.35 +0.08
Invalid votes 11,161 0.65 –0.08
Votes cast / turnout 1,723,979 71.40 +1.76
Abstentions 690,684 28.60 –1.76
Registered voters 2,414,663
Source: Ministry of the Interior

La Rioja

← Summary of the 3 March 1996 Congress of Deputies election results in La Rioja →
Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
People's Party (PP) 88,069 49.41 +3.15 2 ±0
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 65,311 36.65 –0.95 2 ±0
United Left–La Rioja (IU) 15,530 8.71 +1.75 0 ±0
Riojan Party (PR) 6,065 3.40 –1.02 0 ±0
Blank ballots 2,612 1.47 +0.22
Total 178,226 100.00 4 ±0
Valid votes 178,226 99.40 –0.04
Invalid votes 1,080 0.60 +0.04
Votes cast / turnout 179,306 80.92 +0.92
Abstentions 42,277 19.08 –0.92
Registered voters 221,583
Source: Ministry of the Interior

Madrid

← Summary of the 3 March 1996 Congress of Deputies election results in Madrid →
Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
People's Party (PP) 1,642,489 49.29 +5.37 17 +1
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 1,046,904 31.42 –3.54 11 –2
United Left (IU) 547,901 16.44 +1.86 6 +1
Blank ballots 41,927 1.26 +0.28
Total 3,332,046 100.00 34 ±0
Valid votes 3,332,046 99.68 +0.07
Invalid votes 10,582 0.32 –0.07
Votes cast / turnout 3,342,628 79.59 +0.67
Abstentions 857,171 20.41 –0.67
Registered voters 4,199,799
Source: Ministry of the Interior

Murcia

← Summary of the 3 March 1996 Congress of Deputies election results in Murcia →
Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
People's Party (PP) 350,337 49.89 +2.60 5 +1
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 266,738 37.99 –0.60 3 –1
United Left–The Greens Region of Murcia (IU–LV) 73,961 10.53 +0.82 1 ±0
Blank ballots 5,516 0.79 +0.27
Total 702,192 100.00 9 ±0
Valid votes 702,192 99.54 +0.06
Invalid votes 3,251 0.46 –0.06
Votes cast / turnout 705,443 82.00 +0.44
Abstentions 154,862 18.00 –0.44
Registered voters 860,305
Source: Ministry of the Interior

Navarre

← Summary of the 3 March 1996 Congress of Deputies election results in Navarre →
Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
Navarrese People's Union–People's Party (UPN–PP) 120,335 37.12 +0.99 2 –1
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 98,102 30.26 –4.61 2 ±0
United Left of Navarre (IU–EB) 40,354 12.45 +3.74 1 +1
Popular Unity (HB) 26,451 8.16 –2.21 0 ±0
Democrats' Convergence of Navarre (CDN) 17,020 5.25 New 0 ±0
Basque Solidarity (EA) 12,233 3.77 +0.09 0 ±0
Blank ballots 5,480 1.69 +0.24
Total 324,186 100.00 5 ±0
Valid votes 324,186 99.38 +0.14
Invalid votes 2,015 0.62 –0.14
Votes cast / turnout 326,201 73.45 –0.13
Abstentions 117,893 26.55 +0.13
Registered voters 444,094
Source: Ministry of the Interior

Valencian Community

← Summary of the 3 March 1996 Congress of Deputies election results in the Valencian Community →
Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
People's Party (PP) 1,130,813 43.73 +3.25 15 ±0
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 990,993 38.32 –0.03 13 +1
United Left of the Valencian Country (EUPV) 286,582 11.08 +0.55 3 ±0
Valencian Union (UV) 91,575 3.54 –1.07 1 ±0
Valencian People's Union–Nationalist Bloc (UPV–BN) 26,777 1.04 –0.64 0 ±0
Blank ballots 20,731 0.80 +0.22
Total 2,585,785 100.00 32 +1
Valid votes 2,585,785 99.49 +0.04
Invalid votes 13,328 0.51 –0.04
Votes cast / turnout 2,599,113 81.66 –0.05
Abstentions 583,711 18.34 +0.05
Registered voters 3,182,824
Source: Ministry of the Interior

Autonomous cities

Ceuta

← Summary of the 3 March 1996 Congress of Deputies election results in Ceuta →
Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
People's Party (PP) 17,288 53.21 +2.28 1 ±0
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 11,627 35.79 –4.79 0 ±0
Socialist Party of the People of Ceuta (PSPC) 2,365 7.28 +3.43 0 ±0
United Left (IU) 718 2.21 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots 395 1.22 +0.45
Total 32,490 100.00 1 ±0
Valid votes 32,490 99.26 –0.24
Invalid votes 242 0.74 +0.24
Votes cast / turnout 32,732 63.81 +1.68
Abstentions 18,566 36.19 –1.68
Registered voters 51,298
Source: Ministry of the Interior

Melilla

← Summary of the 3 March 1996 Congress of Deputies election results in Melilla →
Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
People's Party (PP) 13,788 50.57 +5.65 1 +1
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 11,810 43.32 –5.47 0 –1
United Left (IU) 950 3.48 +0.88 0 ±0
Blank ballots 441 1.62 +0.39
Total 27,263 100.00 1 ±0
Valid votes 27,263 99.09 –0.48
Invalid votes 251 0.91 +0.48
Votes cast / turnout 27,514 61.95 –4.19
Abstentions 16,901 38.05 +4.19
Registered voters 44,415
Source: Ministry of the Interior
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