Spanish Socialist Workers' Party - Electoral History

Electoral History

PSOE Electoral Results
Year
 Seats
in Congress
 Seats
won
 Seat
Change
 Popular
vote
 % of
popular
vote
 Result
 PSOE
leader
1910 404 1 +1 40,899 Lib. majority Iglesias
1914 408 1 ±0 21,956 Cons. majority Iglesias
1916 409 1 ±0 18,054 Lib. majority Iglesias
1918 409 6 +5 Lib. minority Iglesias
1919 409 6 ±0 Cons. minority Iglesias
1920 437 4 −2 Cons. majority Iglesias
1923 437 7 +3 Lib. majority Iglesias
1931 470 115 +115 AR minority Besteiro
1933 472 59 −56 PRR minority Largo Caballero
1936 473 99 +40 IR minority Prieto
1977 350 118 +118 5,371,866 29.3% UCD minority González
1979 350 121 +3 5,469,813 30.4% UCD minority González
1982 350 202 +81 10,127,392 48.1% Majority gov't González
1986 350 184 −18 8,901,718 44.1% Majority gov't González
1989 350 175 −9 8,115,568 39.6% Majority gov't González
1993 350 159 −16 9,150,083 38.8% minority gov't González
1996 350 141 −18 9,425,678 37.6% PP minority González
2000 350 125 −16 7,918,752 34.2% PP majority Almunia
2004 350 164 +39 11,026,163 42.6% minority gov't Zapatero
2008 350 169 +5 11,289,335 43.9% minority gov't Zapatero
2011 350 110 −59 7,003,511 28.8% PP majority Rubalcaba
Source=Elections in Spain

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