2016 Spanish General Election

26 June 2016 · The democratic era · 350 seats, 176 for a majority

A general election was held in Spain on 26 June 2016 to elect the members of the 12th 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 266 seats in the Senate.

Prime Minister before

Mariano Rajoy (acting)

Prime Minister after

Mariano Rajoy

Largest force

137 of 350 seats

Turnout

66.5%

The result

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Mariano Rajoy · 33.0% of votes · +14 seats

137

seats

PSOE

Pedro Sánchez · 22.6% of votes · -5 seats

seats

Unidos Podemos

Pablo Iglesias · 21.2% of votes · 0 seats

seats

C's

Albert Rivera · 13.1% of votes · -8 seats

seats

ERC–CatSí

Gabriel Rufián · 2.7% of votes · 0 seats

seats

CDC

Francesc Homs · 2.0% of votes · 0 seats

seats


PP	Mariano Rajoy	137	+14	7.941.236	33.0%	+4.3
PSOE	Pedro Sánchez	85	-5	5.443.846	22.6%	+0.6
Unidos Podemos	Pablo Iglesias	71	0	5.087.538	21.2%	-3.3
C's	Albert Rivera	32	-8	3.141.570	13.1%	-0.8
ERC–CatSí	Gabriel Rufián	9	0	639.652	2.7%	+0.3
CDC	Francesc Homs	8	0	483.488	2.0%	-0.2

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