Spain

Senate

Political system: Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament: Bicameral
IPU membership: Yes

Election results

Data on parliamentary elections, including the background, candidates, voter turnout, results and the formation of the new legislature. By default the latest election results are displayed. Select a date to view results from previous elections.

Background

Election date(s): 10 Nov 2019
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature: No information available
Timing of election: Early elections
Number of seats at stake: 208
Scope of elections: Full renewal

Voter turnout

Registered voters: 37,001,219
Voters: 24,190,917
Voter turnout: 65.4%

Results

About the election: The second snap elections in 2019 returned a more fragmented parliament. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) remained the largest party in both chambers of the Cortes but failed to secure the majority again. It lost seats in both chambers, winning 120 seats in the 350-member Chamber of Deputies and 92 seats in the 265-member Senate (of whom 208 are directly elected). On the contrary, the People's Party (PP, led by Mr. Pablo Casado) increased its share in both chambers. The Vox, led by former PP member Mr. Santiago Abascal, became the third largest party, winning 52 deputy seats; twice more seats than Podemos ("We Can") – IU (United Left) led by Mr. Pablo Iglesias. Ciudadanos ("Citizens", C's) leader, Mr. Albert Rivera, resigned after the party lost 47 deputy seats (holding 10) and all directly elected senate seats. The newly elected Congress of Deputies re-elected Ms. Meritxell Batet (PSOE) as its Speaker while the Senate elected Ms. María Pilar Llop Cuenca, an indirectly elected senator from Madrid, as its new President.

During election campaigning, the major parties focused on reforms on the educational system, income and corporate taxes. The second snap elections in 2019 were held shortly after the Supreme Court ruling in October, which sentenced nine Catalan separatists to prison for their involvement in the 2017 independence bid. The court ruling triggered violent protests in Barcelona, with hundreds of people injured. On 27 October, thousands of people marched against Catalan independence, calling for unity. The major parties, including the PSOE, the PP and C’s backed the pro-union march.
Number of parties winning seats: 10
Percentage of seats won by largest party or coalition: 44.2%

Parties or coalitions winning seats

Parties or coalitions winning seats
Political group	Total
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	92
People's Party (PP)	84
Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) - Sovereigntists (Sobiranistes)	11
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ-PNV)	9
Navarra Suma (NA+)	3
Junts per Catalunya (“Together for Catalonia”, JxCAT) - Junts	3
¡Teruel Existe!	2
Vox	2
Gomera Socialist Group (ASG)	1
Unite Basque Country (Euskal Herria Bildueh Bildu, EH Bildu)	1

Members elected, by sex

Number of men elected: 126
Number of women elected: 82
Percentage of women elected: 39.4%
Women Directly Elected: 82
Women Indirectly Elected: 21
Sources: IPU Group (05.12.2019)

http://www.senado.es/web/conocersenado/temasclave/presenciamujeres/listasenadoras/index.html

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) - Spanish National Statistical Institute (21.11.2019)

https://resultados.10noviembre2019.es/Senado/Total-nacional/0/es

https://www.ine.es/

BBC

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theguardian.com

elpais.com

New legislature

Total number of men after the election: 161
Total number of women after the election: 103
Percentage of women after the election: 39.0%
First-term parliamentarians: 49
Percentage of first-term parliamentarians: 18.6%
Date of the first session: 03 Dec 2019

First Speaker of the new legislature

Personal details for the first Speaker of the new legislature: María Pilar Llop Cuenca (Female)
Date of birth: 1973
Date of election: 03 Dec 2019