Barcelona (Spanish Congress Electoral District)

Barcelona
Congress of Deputies
Electoral Constituency

Location of Barcelona within Spain.
Province Province of Barcelona
Autonomous community Catalonia
Population 5,521,463 (2015)
Electorate 4,128,082 (2015)
Major settlements Barcelona, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Badalona, Terrassa, Sabadell, Mataró, Santa Coloma de Gramanet
Current constituency
Created 1977
Seats 33 (1977–1986)
32 (1989–1993)
31 (1996–)

Coordinates: 41°40′N 2°00′W / 41.667°N 2.000°W / 41.667; -2.000 Barcelona is one of the 52 electoral districts (Spanish: circunscripciones) used for the Spanish Congress of Deputies – the lower chamber of the Spanish Parliament, the Cortes Generales. The method of election is the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation, with a minimum threshold of 3%.

As of 2015 it is the second most populated of all the 52 districts. Due to its large seat apportionment, it is one of the few districts (aside from Madrid) where the 3% threshold is effectively applied. In most other districts, the application of the d'Hondt method introduces a de facto threshold at the constituency level.

The most-populated municipalities are Barcelona with over 1,500,000 inhabitants, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Badalona, Terrassa, and Sabadell with over 200,000, and Mataró and Santa Coloma de Gramanet with over 100,000.

Results

General elections

2011

3 2 10 9 7

Vote share

  PSC-PSOE (27.8%)
  CiU (27.2%)
  PP (20.9%)
  ICV-EUiA (9.1%)
  ERC-RI.cat (6.5%)
  PxC (2.0%)
  Eb (1.5%)
  UPyD (1.3%)
  Other (3.7%)
Summary of the 20 November 2011 Spanish Congress of Deputies election results in Barcelona
Party Vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC-PSOE) 727,220 27.80 Decrease18.97 10 Decrease6
Convergence and Union (CiU) 710,178 27.15 Increase7.57 9 Increase3
People's Party (PP) 547,376 20.93 Increase4.12 7 Increase1
Initiative for Catalonia Greens-United and Alternative Left (ICV-EUiA) 237,327 9.07 Increase3.51 3 Increase2
Republican Left of Catalonia-Independence Rally (ERC-RI.cat) 169,601 6.48 Decrease0.11 2 ±0
Platform for Catalonia (PxC) 53,142 2.03 Increase2.00 0 ±0
Blank Seats (Eb) 40,054 1.53 Increase1.40 0 ±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 33,111 1.27 Increase1.08 0 ±0
Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) 18,638 0.71 Increase0.42 0 ±0
Pirates of Catalonia (Pirata.cat) 17,393 0.67 New 0 ±0
Anti-capitalists (Anticapitalistas) 11,346 0.43 New 0 ±0
Communist Unification of Spain (UCE) 3,341 0.13 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots 46,738 1.79 Increase0.27
Total 2,615,465 100.00 31 ±0
Valid votes 2,615,465 98.51 Decrease1.03
Invalid votes 39,462 1.49 Increase1.03
Votes cast / turnout 2,654,927 65.91 Decrease4.74
Abstentions 1,373,190 34.09 Increase4.74
Registered voters 4,028,117
Source: Ministry of the Interior

2008

1 2 16 6 6

Vote share

  PSC-PSOE (46.8%)
  CiU (19.6%)
  PP (16.8%)
  ERC (6.6%)
  ICV-EUiA (5.6%)
  Other (4.6%)
Summary of the 9 March 2008 Spanish Congress of Deputies election results in Barcelona
Party Vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC-PSOE) 1,309,171 46.77 Increase5.11 16 Increase2
Convergence and Union (CiU) 547,993 19.58 Increase0.30 6 ±0
People's Party (PP) 470,677 16.81 Increase0.86 6 Increase1
Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) 184,558 6.59 Decrease7.50 2 Decrease2
Initiative for Catalonia Greens-United and Alternative Left (ICV-EUiA) 155,674 5.56 Decrease0.95 1 Decrease1
Citizens-Party of the Citizenry (C's) 24,220 0.87 New 0 ±0
The Greens-The Ecologist Alternative (EV-AE) 12,561 0.45 Decrease0.43 0 ±0
Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) 8,153 0.29 New 0 ±0
The Greens (LV) 7,324 0.26 New 0 ±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 5,179 0.19 New 0 ±0
Catalan Republic Party (RC) 4,250 0.15 New 0 ±0
Unsubmissive Seats (Ei) 3,733 0.13 Increase0.07 0 ±0
Communist Party of the People of Catalonia (PCPC-PCPE) 3,100 0.11 Increase0.06 0 ±0
Pensioners in Action Party (PDLPEA) 3,050 0.11 New 0 ±0
Citizens for Blank Votes (CenB) 2,851 0.10 Increase0.01 0 ±0
Blank ballots 42,672 1.52 Increase0.60
Total 2,799,228 100.00 31 ±0
Valid votes 2,799,228 99.54 Decrease0.18
Invalid votes 12,834 0.46 Increase0.18
Votes cast / turnout 2,812,062 70.65 Decrease5.52
Abstentions 1,168,119 29.35 Increase5.52
Registered voters 3,980,181
Source: Ministry of the Interior

2004

2 4 14 6 5

Vote share

  PSC-PSOE (41.7%)
  CiU (19.3%)
  PP (16.0%)
  ERC (14.1%)
  ICV-EUiA (6.5%)
  Other (2.4%)
Summary of the 14 March 2004 Spanish Congress of Deputies election results in Barcelona
Party Vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC-PSOE) 1,268,028 41.66 Increase6.15 14 Increase2
Convergence and Union (CiU) 586,854 19.28 Decrease7.02 6 Decrease3
People's Party (PP) 485,504 15.95 Decrease7.58 5 Decrease3
Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) 428,986 14.09 Increase8.97 4 Increase3
Initiative for Catalonia Greens-United and Alternative Left (ICV-EUiA)[lower-alpha 1] 198,116 6.51 Decrease0.04 2 Increase1
The Greens-The Ecologist Alternative (EV-AE) 26,739 0.88 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots 27,979 0.92 Decrease0.50
Total 3,043,835 100.00 31 ±0
Valid votes 3,043,835 99.72 Increase0.14
Invalid votes 8,475 0.28 Decrease0.14
Votes cast / turnout 3,052,310 76.17 Increase12.39
Abstentions 955,020 23.83 Decrease12.39
Registered voters 4,007,330
Source: Ministry of the Interior

2000

1 1 12 9 8

Vote share

  PSC-PSOE (35.5%)
  CiU (26.3%)
  PP (23.5%)
  ERC (5.1%)
  IC-V (4.1%)
  EUiA (2.5%)
  Other (3%)
Summary of the 12 March 2000 Spanish Congress of Deputies election results in Barcelona
Party Vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC-PSOE) 909,601 35.51 Decrease4.81 12 Decrease1
Convergence and Union (CiU) 673,558 26.30 Decrease1.13 9 ±0
People's Party (PP) 602,777 23.53 Increase5.16 8 Increase2
Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) 131,114 5.12 Increase1.29 1 Increase3
Initiative for Catalonia-Greens (IC-V) 103,778 4.05 Decrease4.69 1 Decrease1
United and Alternative Left (EUiA) 64,111 2.50 New 0 ±0
The Greens-Green Group (EV-GV) 14,922 0.58 New 0 ±0
The Greens-Green Alternative (EV-AV) 7,685 0.30 New 0 ±0
Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI) 3,501 0.14 New 0 ±0
Independent Liberal Group (GIL) 2,547 0.10 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots 36,486 1.42 Increase0.74
Total 2,561,508 100.00 31 ±0
Valid votes 2,561,508 99.58 Decrease0.13
Invalid votes 10,920 0.42 Increase0.13
Votes cast / turnout 2,572,428 63.78 Decrease12.87
Abstentions 1,460,589 36.22 Increase12.87
Registered voters 4,033,017
Source: Ministry of the Interior

1996

2 1 13 9 6

Vote share

  PSC-PSOE (40.3%)
  CiU (27.4%)
  PP (18.4%)
  IC-EV (8.7%)
  ERC (3.8%)
  Other (1.4%)
Summary of the 3 March 1996 Spanish Congress of Deputies election results in Barcelona
Party Vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC-PSOE) 1,203,339 40.32 Increase3.95 13 Increase1
Convergence and Union (CiU) 818,832 27.43 Decrease2.62 9 Decrease1
People's Party (PP) 548,323 18.37 Increase1.42 6 ±0
Initiative for Catalonia-The Greens (IC-EV) 260,881 8.74 Increase0.27 2 Decrease1
Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) 114,195 3.83 Decrease0.50 1 ±0
The European Greens-Ecologist Alternative of Catalonia (EVE-AEC)[lower-alpha 2] 6,241 0.21 Decrease0.86 0 ±0
Ecologist Party of Catalonia (PEC) 3,980 0.13 Decrease0.16 0 ±0
Blank ballots 20,365 0.68 Increase0.04
Total 2,984,714 100.00 31 Decrease1
Valid votes 2,984,714 99.71 Increase0.07
Invalid votes 8,710 0.29 Decrease0.07
Votes cast / turnout 2,993,424 76.65 Increase0.90
Abstentions 911,831 23.35 Decrease0.90
Registered voters 3,905,255
Source: Ministry of the Interior

1993

3 1 12 10 6

Vote share

  PSC-PSOE (36.4%)
  CiU (30.1%)
  PP (17.0%)
  IC (8.5%)
  ERC (4.3%)
  EV-CEC (1.1%)
  Other (2.6%)
Summary of the 6 June 1993 Spanish Congress of Deputies election results in Barcelona
Party Vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC-PSOE) 1,030,053 36.37 Decrease0.61 12 Decrease2
Convergence and Union (CiU) 851,105 30.05 Decrease0.30 10 Decrease1
People's Party (PP) 480,204 16.95 Increase6.43 6 Increase3
Initiative for Catalonia (IC) 240,019 8.47 Increase0.28 3 ±0
Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) 122,530 4.33 Increase1.85 1 Increase1
The Greens-Ecologist Confederation of Catalonia (EV-CEC)[lower-alpha 3] 30,188 1.07 Decrease0.43 0 ±0
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 22,446 0.79 Decrease3.74 0 Decrease1
The Ecologists (LE)[lower-alpha 4] 9,495 0.34 Decrease0.46 0 ±0
Ecologist Party of Catalonia-VERDE (PEC-VERDE) 8,179 0.29 Decrease0.04 0 ±0
Workers' Socialist Party (PST) 6,813 0.24 Decrease0.14 0 ±0
Ruiz Mateos' Group-European Democratic Alliance (ARM-ADE) 4,958 0.18 Decrease1.01 0 ±0
Blank ballots 18,229 0.64 Increase0.06
Total 2,832,260 100.00 32 ±0
Valid votes 2,832,260 99.64 Increase0.18
Invalid votes 10,291 0.36 Decrease0.18
Votes cast / turnout 2,842,551 75.75 Increase7.84
Abstentions 909,910 24.25 Decrease7.84
Registered voters 3,752,461
Source: Ministry of the Interior

1989

3 14 11 1 3

Vote share

  PSC-PSOE (37.0%)
  CiU (30.4%)
  PP (10.5%)
  IC (8.2%)
  CDS (4.5%)
  ERC (2.5%)
  ARM (1.2%)
  PCC (1.1%)
  Other (4.6%)
Summary of the 29 October 1989 Spanish Congress of Deputies election results in Barcelona
Party Vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC-PSOE) 903,546 36.98 Decrease6.23 14 Decrease2
Convergence and Union (CiU) 741,682 30.35 Increase0.50 11 ±0
People's Party (PP)[lower-alpha 5] 257,021 10.52 Decrease0.18 3 Decrease1
Initiative for Catalonia (IC)[lower-alpha 6] 200,050 8.19 Increase4.02 3 Increase2
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 110,681 4.53 Increase0.17 1 ±0
Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) 60,642 2.48 Decrease0.08 0 ±0
Ruiz Mateos' Group (ARM) 29,187 1.19 New 0 ±0
Party of the Communists of Catalonia (PCC) 27,746 1.14 Decrease0.69 0 ±0
The Ecologist Greens (EVE) 19,573 0.80 New 0 ±0
Green Alternative-Ecologist Movement of Catalonia (AV-MEC)[lower-alpha 7] 18,518 0.76 Increase0.15 0 ±0
The Greens-Green List (EV-LV) 18,089 0.74 New 0 ±0
Workers' Party of Spain-Communist Unity (PTE-UC)[lower-alpha 8] 10,782 0.44 Decrease0.19 0 ±0
Workers' Socialist Party (PST) 9,270 0.38 Increase0.05 0 ±0
Ecologist Party of Catalonia-VERDE (PEC-VERDE) 8,110 0.33 Decrease0.15 0 ±0
Social Democratic Coalition (CSD) 4,996 0.20 Increase0.07 0 ±0
Blank ballots 14,241 0.58 Increase0.17
Total 2,443,643 100.00 32 Decrease1
Valid votes 2,443,643 99.46 Increase0.27
Invalid votes 13,323 0.54 Decrease0.27
Votes cast / turnout 2,456,966 67.91 Decrease0.87
Abstentions 1,160,982 32.09 Increase0.87
Registered voters 3,617,948
Source: Ministry of the Interior

1986

1 16 11 1 4

Vote share

  PSC-PSOE (43.2%)
  CiU (29.9%)
  AP-PDP-PL (10.7%)
  CDS (4.4%)
  PSUC-ENE (4.2%)
  ERC (2.6%)
  PCC (1.8%)
  Other (3.2%)
Summary of the 22 June 1986 Spanish Congress of Deputies election results in Barcelona
Party Vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC-PSOE) 1,054,135 43.21 Decrease4.98 16 Decrease2
Convergence and Union (CiU) 728,372 29.85 Increase8.95 11 Increase3
People's Coalition (AP-PDP-PL)[lower-alpha 9] 261,166 10.70 Decrease3.69 4 Decrease1
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 106,434 4.36 Increase0.17 1 Increase1
Union of the Catalan Left (PSUC-ENE) 101,654 4.17 Decrease0.73 1 ±0
Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) 62,390 2.56 Decrease1.16 0 Decrease1
Party of the Communists of Catalonia (PCC) 44,757 1.83 Increase0.29 0 ±0
Communists’ Unity Board (MUC) 15,390 0.63 New 0 ±0
Green Alternative List (LAV) 14,788 0.61 New 0 ±0
Ecologist Party of Catalonia-VERDE (PEC-VERDE) 11,746 0.48 New 0 ±0
Workers' Socialist Party (PST) 7,964 0.33 Decrease0.25 0 ±0
Communist Unification of Spain (UCE) 4,411 0.18 Increase0.12 0 ±0
Social Democratic Party of Catalonia (PSDC) 3,137 0.13 New 0 ±0
Spanish Falange of the JONS (FE-JONS) 2,999 0.12 Increase0.12 0 ±0
Republican People's Unity (UPR) 2,658 0.11 Increase0.04 0 ±0
Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI) 2,386 0.10 New 0 ±0
Communist Workers' League (LOC) 1,952 0.08 Increase0.08 0 ±0
Revolutionary Workers' Party of Spain (PORE) 1,626 0.07 New 0 ±0
Democratic Spanish Party (PED) 1,169 0.05 New 0 ±0
Proverist Party (PPR) 756 0.03 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots 9,905 0.41 Increase0.01
Total 2,439,795 100.00 33 ±0
Valid votes 2,439,795 99.19 Increase0.44
Invalid votes 19,897 0.81 Decrease0.44
Votes cast / turnout 2,459,692 68.78 Decrease12.75
Abstentions 1,116,712 31.22 Increase12.75
Registered voters 3,576,404
Source: Ministry of the Interior

1982

Summary of the 28 October 1982 Spanish Congress of Deputies election results in Barcelona
Party Vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Elect. +/−
Socialists' Party of Catalonia-PSOE (PSC-PSOE) 1,292,672 48.19 +17.91 18 +6
Convergence and Union (CiU) 560,555 20.90 +5.10 8 +2
People's Alliance-People's Democratic Party (AP-PDP) 385,967 14.39 +10.72 5 +4
Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC) 131,314 4.90 −14.14 1 −6
Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) 99,852 3.72 −0.15 1 ±0
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 49,772 1.86 New 0 ±0
Communists’ Party of Catalonia (PCC) 41,371 1.54 New 0 ±0
Centrists of Catalonia-UCD (CC-UCD) 40,222 1.50 −15.39 0 −6
Others 69,871 2.60 0 ±0
Blank ballots 10,818 0.40 −0.02
Total 2,682,414 100.00 33 ±0
Valid votes 2,682,414 98.75 +0.58
Invalid votes 33,875 1.25 −0.58
Votes cast / turnout 2,716,289 81.53 +14.11
Abstentions 615,322 18.47 −14.11
Registered voters 3,331,611
Source: Ministry of the Interior

European Parliament elections

2014

Vote share

  ERC-NECat-EPDD (21.9%)
  CiU (19.8%)
  PSC-PSOE (15.2%)
  ICV-EUiA (11.3%)
  PP (10.1%)
  C's (6.9%)
  Podemos (5.2%)
  UPyD (1.4%)
  PACMA (1.4%)
  Other (6.8%)
Summary of the 25 May 2014 European Parliament election results in Barcelona
Party Vote
Votes % ±pp
Republican Left-Catalan New Left-EPDD (ERC-NECat-EPDD) 415,669 21.91 Increase13.60
Convergence and Union-Coalition for Europe (CiU) 376,221 19.83 Decrease0.96
Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC-PSOE) 289,011 15.23 Decrease22.21
Initiative for Catalonia Greens-EUiA: Plural Left (ICV-EUiA) 215,032 11.33 Increase4.62
People's Party (PP) 192,282 10.14 Decrease8.34
Citizens-Party of the Citizenry (C's) 130,132 6.86 Increase6.46
We Can (Podemos) 98,508 5.19 New
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 26,122 1.38 Increase0.50
Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) 26,062 1.37 Increase0.80
Blank Seats (Eb) 15,591 0.82 New
Citizen Democratic Renewal Movement (RED) 11,201 0.59 New
X Party, Party of the Future (Partido X) 10,771 0.57 New
Pirates of Catalonia-Pirate Confederation-European Pirates (Pirata.cat) 9,455 0.50 New
Equo-Compromís-SIEx-PUM+J-Participa: European Spring (PE) 6,627 0.35 New
Vox (VOX) 6,242 0.33 New
The Peoples Decide (LPD) 5,420 0.29 Decrease0.55
Zero Cuts (Recortes Cero) 3,392 0.18 Increase0.15
Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE) 3,369 0.18 Increase0.04
Disabled and Rare Diseases (DER) 3,292 0.17 New
Feminist Initiative (IFem) 2,903 0.15 Increase0.06
United Free Citizens (CILUS) 2,466 0.13 New
Blank ballots 31,421 1.66 Decrease1.12
Total 1,897,074 100.00
Valid votes 1,897,074 99.20 Decrease0.17
Invalid votes 15,236 0.80 Increase0.17
Votes cast / turnout 1,912,310 46.70 Increase9.20
Abstentions 2,182,342 53.30 Decrease9.20
Registered voters 4,094,652
Source: Ministry of the Interior

2009

Summary of the 7 June 2009 European Parliament election results in Barcelona
Party Vote
Votes % ±pp
Socialists' Party of Catalonia-PSOE (PSC-PSOE) 558,776 37.44 −7.18
Convergence and Union-CEU (CiU-CEU) 310,320 20.79 +5.01
People's Party (PP) 275,730 18.48 +0.04
Republican Left of Catalonia-EdPV (ERC-EdPV) 123,962 8.31 −2.08
Initiative for Catalonia Greens-EUiA (ICV-EUiA) 100,179 6.71 −1.18
The Greens-European Green Group (LV-GVE) 15,255 1.02 +0.41
Others 66,653 4.47
Blank ballots 41,411 2.78 +2.25
Total 1,492,286 100.00
Valid votes 1,492,286 99.37 −0.45
Invalid votes 9,534 0.63 +0.45
Votes cast / turnout 1,501,820 37.50 −2.21
Abstentions 2,503,491 62.50 +2.21
Registered voters 4,005,311
Source: Ministry of the Interior

2004

Summary of the 13 June 2004 European Parliament election results in Barcelona
Party Vote
Votes % ±pp
Socialists' Party of Catalonia-PSOE (PSC-PSOE) 711,020 44.62 +7.34
People's Party (PP) 293,873 18.44 +1.26
Convergence and Union-GALEUSCA (CiU-GALEUSCA) 251,545 15.78 −10.22
Republican Left of Catalonia-EDP (ERC-EDP) 165,625 10.39 +5.08
Initiative for Catalonia Greens-EUiA (ICV-EUiA) 125,756 7.89 −0.75
Others 37,308 2.34
Blank ballots 8,451 0.53 −1.12
Total 1,593,578 100.00
Valid votes 1,593,578 99.82 +0.42
Invalid votes 2,840 0.18 −0.42
Votes cast / turnout 1,596,418 39.71 −12.90
Abstentions 2,423,803 60.29 +12.90
Registered voters 4,020,221
Source: Ministry of the Interior

Notes

  1. Compared to the Initiative for Catalonia-Greens+United and Alternative Left results in the 2000 election.
  2. Compared to The Greens-Ecologist Confederation of Catalonia results in the 1993 election.
  3. Compared to the Green Alternative-Ecologist Movement of Catalonia+The Greens-Green List results in the 1989 election.
  4. Compared to The Ecologist Greens results in the 1989 election.
  5. Compared to the People's Coalition results in the 1986 election.
  6. Compared to the Union of the Catalan Left results in the 1986 election.
  7. Compared to the Green Alternative List results in the 1986 election.
  8. Compared to the Communists’ Unity Board results in the 1986 election.
  9. Compared to the People's Alliance-People's Democratic Party results in the 1982 election.
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