2000 Spanish General Election
12 March 2000 · The democratic era · 350 seats, 176 for a majority
A general election was held in Spain on 12 March 2000 to elect the members of the 7th 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 259 seats in the Senate.
Prime Minister before
José María Aznar
PP
Prime Minister (continued)
José María Aznar
PP
Largest force
PP
183 of 350 seats
Turnout
68.7%
The result
| Share of the Congress | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PP | José María Aznar | 183 | +27 | 10.321.178 | 44.5% | +5.7 | |
| CiU | Xavier Trias | 15 | -1 | 970.421 | 4.2% | -0.4 | |
| IU | Francisco Frutos | 8 | -11 | 1.263.043 | 5.4% | -3.9 | |
| EAJ/PNV | Iñaki Anasagasti | 7 | +2 | 353.953 | 1.5% | +0.2 | |
| CC | José Carlos Mauricio | 4 | 0 | 248.261 | 1.1% | +0.2 |
133 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.