1996 Spanish General Election
3 March 1996 · The democratic era · 350 seats, 176 for a majority
A general election was held in Spain on 3 March 1996 to elect the members of the 6th 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 257 seats in the Senate.
Prime Minister before
Felipe González
PSOE
Prime Minister after
José María Aznar
PP
Largest force
PP
156 of 350 seats
Turnout
77.4%
The result
| Share of the Congress | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PP | José María Aznar | 156 | +14 | 9.716.006 | 38.8% | +3.4 | |
| PSOE | Felipe González | 141 | -18 | 9.425.678 | 37.6% | -1.2 | |
| IU | Julio Anguita | 21 | +3 | 2.639.774 | 10.5% | +0.9 | |
| CiU | Joaquim Molins | 16 | -1 | 1.151.633 | 4.6% | -0.3 | |
| EAJ/PNV | Iñaki Anasagasti | 5 | 0 | 318.951 | 1.3% | +0.1 | |
| CC | José Carlos Mauricio | 4 | 0 | 220.418 | 0.9% | 0.0 |
7 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.