2008 Spanish General Election
9 March 2008 · The democratic era · 350 seats, 176 for a majority
A general election was held in Spain on 9 March 2008 to elect the members of the 9th 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 264 seats in the Senate.
Prime Minister before
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
PSOE
Prime Minister (continued)
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
PSOE
Largest force
PSOE
169 of 350 seats
Turnout
73.8%
The result
| Share of the Congress | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSOE | José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero | 169 | +5 | 11.289.335 | 43.9% | +1.3 | |
| PP | Mariano Rajoy | 154 | +6 | 10.278.010 | 39.9% | +2.2 | |
| CiU | Josep Antoni Duran i Lleida | 10 | 0 | 779.425 | 3.0% | -0.2 | |
| EAJ/PNV | Josu Erkoreka | 6 | -1 | 306.128 | 1.2% | -0.4 | |
| ERC | Joan Ridao | 3 | -5 | 298.139 | 1.2% | -1.3 | |
| IU | Gaspar Llamazares | 2 | -3 | 969.946 | 3.8% | -1.2 |
6 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.