2011 Spanish General Election

20 November 2011 · The democratic era · 350 seats, 176 for a majority

The second term of Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero was quickly overshadowed by the impact of the Great Recession in Spain, aggravated by the Spanish property bubble's crash that led to a real estate crisis.

Prime Minister before

José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero

PSOE

Prime Minister after

Mariano Rajoy

Largest force

186 of 350 seats

Turnout

68.9%

The result

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Mariano Rajoy · 44.6% of votes · +32 seats

186

seats

PSOE

Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba · 28.8% of votes · -59 seats

110

seats

CiU

Josep Antoni Duran i Lleida · 4.2% of votes · +6 seats

seats

Cayo Lara · 6.9% of votes · +9 seats

seats

Amaiur

Iñaki Antigüedad · 1.4% of votes · +7 seats

seats

UPyD

Rosa Díez · 4.7% of votes · +4 seats

seats


PP	Mariano Rajoy	186	+32	10.866.566	44.6%	+4.5
PSOE	Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba	110	-59	7.003.511	28.8%	-15.1
CiU	Josep Antoni Duran i Lleida	16	+6	1.015.691	4.2%	+1.2
IU	Cayo Lara	11	+9	1.686.040	6.9%	+3.0
Amaiur	Iñaki Antigüedad	7	+7	334.498	1.4%	+1.1
UPyD	Rosa Díez	5	+4	1.143.225	4.7%	+3.5

15 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.