1989 Spanish General Election
29 October 1989 · The democratic era · 350 seats, 176 for a majority
A general election was held in Spain on 29 October 1989 to elect the members of the 4th 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
175 of 350 seats
Turnout
69.7%
The result
| Share of the Congress | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSOE | Felipe González | 175 | -9 | 8.115.568 | 39.6% | -4.5 | |
| PP | José María Aznar | 107 | +2 | 5.285.972 | 25.8% | -0.2 | |
| CiU | Miquel Roca | 18 | 0 | 1.032.243 | 5.0% | 0.0 | |
| IU | Julio Anguita | 17 | +10 | 1.858.588 | 9.1% | +4.5 | |
| CDS | Adolfo Suárez | 14 | -5 | 1.617.716 | 7.9% | -1.3 | |
| EAJ/PNV | Iñaki Anasagasti | 5 | -1 | 254.681 | 1.2% | -0.3 |
14 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.