1986 Spanish General Election
22 June 1986 · The democratic era · 350 seats
A general election was held in Spain on 22 June 1986 to elect the members of the 3rd Cortes Generales under the Spanish Constitution of 1978. All 350 seats in the Congress of Deputies were up for election, as well as 208 of 254 seats in the Senate.
Prime Minister before
Felipe González
PSOE
Prime Minister (continued)
Felipe González
PSOE
Largest force
PSOE
184 of 350 seats
Turnout
70.5%
The result
| Share of the Congress | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSOE | Felipe González | 184 | -18 | 8.901.718 | 44.1% | -4.0 | |
| AP–PDP–PL | Manuel Fraga | 105 | -2 | 5.247.677 | 26.0% | -0.4 | |
| CDS | Adolfo Suárez | 19 | +17 | 1.861.912 | 9.2% | +6.3 | |
| PRD–CiU–CG | Miquel Roca | 19 | +7 | 1.288.768 | 6.4% | +2.7 | |
| IU | Gerardo Iglesias | 7 | +3 | 935.504 | 4.6% | +0.4 | |
| EAJ/PNV | Iñaki Anasagasti | 6 | -2 | 309.610 | 1.5% | -0.4 |
10 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.