Albacete (Congress of Deputies constituency)

For the Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha constituency, see Albacete (Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha constituency). For the Senate constituency, see Albacete (Senate constituency).

Albacete
Congress of Deputies Electoral constituency
Location of Albacete within Spain
Province	Albacete
Autonomous community	Castilla–La Mancha
Population	388,599 (2024) [1]
Electorate	307,988 (2023)
Major settlements	Albacete
Current constituency
Created	1977
Seats	4
Member(s)	PP (3)   PSOE (1)

Albacete is one of the 52 constituencies (Spanish : circunscripciones) represented in the Congress of Deputies, the lower chamber of the Spanish parliament, the Cortes Generales. The constituency currently elects four deputies. Its boundaries correspond to those of the Spanish province of Albacete. The electoral system uses the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation, with a minimum threshold of three percent.

Electoral system

The constituency was created as per the Political Reform Act 1977 and was first contested in the 1977 general election. The Act provided for the provinces of Spain to be established as multi-member districts in the Congress of Deputies, ^[2] with this regulation being maintained under the Spanish Constitution of 1978. ^[3] Additionally, the Constitution requires for any modification of the provincial limits to be approved under an organic law, needing an absolute majority in the Cortes Generales. ^[4]

Voting is on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprises all nationals over 18 years of age and in full enjoyment of their political rights. ^[5] The only exception was in 1977, when this was limited to nationals over 21 years of age and in full enjoyment of their political and civil rights. ^{[6] [7]} Amendments to the electoral law in 2011 required for Spaniards abroad to apply for voting before being permitted to vote, a system known as "begged" or expat vote (Spanish : Voto rogado), ^{[8] [9]} which was abolished in 2022. ^[10] 348 seats are elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of three percent of valid votes—which includes blank ballots—being applied in each constituency. Each provincial constituency is entitled to an initial minimum of two seats, with the remaining 248 being distributed in proportion to their populations. Ceuta and Melilla are allocated the two remaining seats, which are elected using plurality voting. ^{[2] [3] [11] [12]} The use of the electoral method may result in an effective threshold based on the district magnitude and the distribution of votes among candidacies. ^[13]

The electoral law allows for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, coalitions and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form a coalition ahead of an election are required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election call—fifteen before 1985—whereas groupings of electors need to secure the signature of at least one percent of the electorate in the constituencies for which they seek election—one permille of the electorate, with a compulsory minimum of 500 signatures, until 1985—disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates. Also since 2011, parties, federations or coalitions that have not obtained a mandate in either chamber of the Cortes at the preceding election are required to secure the signature of at least 0.1 percent of electors in the aforementioned constituencies. ^{[14] [15]}

Deputies

Deputies 1977–present
Key to parties    U.Podemos    PSOE    Cs    UCD    PP    CP    AP    Vox
Legislature	Election	Distribution
Constituent	1977	2 2
1st	1979	2 2
2nd	1982	3 1
3rd	1986	3 1
4th	1989	3 1
5th	1993	2 2
6th	1996	2 2
7th	2000	2 2
8th	2004	2 2
9th	2008	2 2
10th	2011	1 3
11th	2015	1 1 2
12th	2016	1 1 2
13th	2019 (Apr)	2 1 1
14th	2019 (Nov)	2 1 1
15th	2023	1 3

Elections

2023 general election

Summary of the 23 July 2023 Congress of Deputies election results in Albacete

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	88,299	39.92	+12.47	2	+1
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	76,322	34.51	+1.92	2	±0
	Vox (Vox)	36,750	16.61	–4.06	0	–1
	Unite (Sumar)1	15,834	7.16	–2.53	0	±0
	Animalist Party with the Environment (PACMA)2	1,261	0.57	–0.20	0	±0
	Workers' Front (FO)	381	0.17	New	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	325	0.15	–0.02	0	±0
	Zero Cuts (Recortes Cero)	185	0.08	–0.02	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,834	0.83	–0.02
Total		221,191			4	±0
Valid votes		221,191	98.78	–0.02
Invalid votes		2,726	1.22	+0.02
Votes cast / turnout		223,917	72.70	+2.73
Abstentions		84,071	27.30	–2.73
Registered voters		307,988
Sources [16]
Footnotes: 1 Unite results are compared to United We Can totals in the November 2019 election. 2 Animalist Party with the Environment results are compared to Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals totals in the November 2019 election.

November 2019 general election

Summary of the 10 November 2019 Congress of Deputies election results in Albacete

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	69,848	32.59	+0.59	2	±0
	People's Party (PP)	58,835	27.45	+5.34	1	±0
	Vox (Vox)	44,306	20.67	+6.19	1	+1
	United We Can (Podemos–IU)	20,771	9.69	–0.91	0	±0
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs)	15,947	7.44	–11.26	0	–1
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	1,651	0.77	–0.17	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	375	0.17	+0.04	0	±0
	Zero Cuts–Green Group–PCAS–TC (Recortes Cero–GV–PCAS–TC)	222	0.10	–0.04	0	±0
	European Retirees Social Democratic Party (PDSJE)	197	0.09	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	177	0.08	–0.02	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Workers of Spain (PCTE)	153	0.07	–0.01	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,822	0.85	+0.12
Total		214,304			4	±0
Valid votes		214,304	98.80	+0.05
Invalid votes		2,613	1.20	–0.05
Votes cast / turnout		216,917	69.97	–6.55
Abstentions		93,079	30.03	+6.55
Registered voters		309,996
Sources [16]

April 2019 general election

Summary of the 28 April 2019 Congress of Deputies election results in Albacete

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	75,005	32.00	+4.84	2	+1
	People's Party (PP)	51,817	22.11	–18.77	1	–1
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs)	43,835	18.70	+4.13	1	+1
	Vox (Vox)	33,948	14.48	New	0	±0
	United We Can (Podemos–IU–Equo)	24,855	10.60	–4.67	0	–1
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	2,205	0.94	+0.04	0	±0
	Zero Cuts–Green Group–PCAS–TC (Recortes Cero–GV–PCAS–TC)	324	0.14	–0.01	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	304	0.13	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	224	0.10	–0.01	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Workers of Spain (PCTE)	182	0.08	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,705	0.73	+0.08
Total		234,404			4	±0
Valid votes		234,404	98.75	–0.24
Invalid votes		2,978	1.25	+0.24
Votes cast / turnout		237,382	76.52	+5.02
Abstentions		72,825	23.48	–5.02
Registered voters		310,207
Sources [16]

2016 general election

Summary of the 26 June 2016 Congress of Deputies election results in Albacete

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	89,717	40.88	+4.07	2	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	59,617	27.16	–1.00	1	±0
	United We Can (Podemos–IU–Equo)1	33,509	15.27	–2.71	1	+1
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	31,976	14.57	–0.01	0	–1
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	1,985	0.90	+0.22	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	430	0.20	–0.29	0	±0
	Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV)	321	0.15	+0.02	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	255	0.12	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	233	0.11	±0.00	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,430	0.65	–0.10
Total		219,473			4	±0
Valid votes		219,473	98.99	–0.03
Invalid votes		2,233	1.01	+0.03
Votes cast / turnout		221,706	71.50	–3.78
Abstentions		88,377	28.50	+3.78
Registered voters		310,083
Sources [16]
Footnotes: 1 United We Can results are compared to the combined totals of We Can and United Left–Popular Unity in Common in the 2015 election.

2015 general election

Summary of the 20 December 2015 Congress of Deputies election results in Albacete

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	85,241	36.81	–18.28	2	–1
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	65,205	28.16	–1.96	1	±0
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	33,755	14.58	New	1	+1
	We Can (Podemos)	32,320	13.96	New	0	±0
	United Left–Popular Unity in Common (IU–UPeC)	9,306	4.02	–2.15	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	1,583	0.68	+0.28	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	1,146	0.49	–4.51	0	±0
	Vox (Vox)	538	0.23	New	0	±0
	Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV)	305	0.13	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	251	0.11	–0.06	0	±0
	Liberal Party of the Right (PLD)	205	0.09	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,727	0.75	–0.58
Total		231,582			4	±0
Valid votes		231,582	99.02	+0.38
Invalid votes		2,300	0.98	–0.38
Votes cast / turnout		233,882	75.28	–0.83
Abstentions		76,792	24.72	+0.83
Registered voters		310,674
Sources [16]

2011 general election

Summary of the 20 November 2011 Congress of Deputies election results in Albacete

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	127,995	55.09	+7.72	3	+1
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	69,981	30.12	–15.62	1	–1
	United Left of Castilla–La Mancha–The Greens: Plural Left (IUCLM–LV)	14,324	6.17	+2.79	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	11,614	5.00	+3.72	0	±0
	Equo (Equo)	2,077	0.89	New	0	±0
	Blank Seats (EB)	1,153	0.50	New	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	921	0.40	+0.22	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	597	0.26	+0.10	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	386	0.17	+0.11	0	±0
	Centre and Democracy Forum (CyD)	192	0.08	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		3,082	1.33	+0.20
Total		232,322			4	±0
Valid votes		232,322	98.64	–0.64
Invalid votes		3,193	1.36	+0.64
Votes cast / turnout		235,515	76.11	–3.55
Abstentions		73,941	23.89	+3.55
Registered voters		309,456
Sources [16]

2008 general election

Summary of the 9 March 2008 Congress of Deputies election results in Albacete

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	113,609	47.37	+0.42	2	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	109,682	45.74	–0.52	2	±0
	United Left–Alternative (IU)	8,104	3.38	–0.51	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	3,078	1.28	New	0	±0
	Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	443	0.18	New	0	±0
	Social Democratic Party (PSD)	377	0.16	New	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	372	0.16	New	0	±0
	Citizens for Blank Votes (CenB)	327	0.14	–0.11	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	153	0.06	–0.03	0	±0
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	151	0.06	New	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	137	0.06	New	0	±0
	Family and Life Party (PFyV)	130	0.05	–0.10	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	120	0.05	New	0	±0
	Spain 2000 (E–2000)	117	0.05	New	0	±0
	National Democracy (DN)	114	0.05	–0.04	0	±0
	Commoners' Land (TC)	79	0.03	–0.04	0	±0
	Authentic Phalanx (FA)	51	0.02	–0.02	0	±0
	Spanish Alternative (AES)	48	0.02	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		2,717	1.13	–0.73
Total		239,809			4	±0
Valid votes		239,809	99.28	+0.04
Invalid votes		1,741	0.72	–0.04
Votes cast / turnout		241,550	79.66	+0.39
Abstentions		61,678	20.34	–0.39
Registered voters		303,228
Sources [16]

2004 general election

Summary of the 14 March 2004 Congress of Deputies election results in Albacete

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	110,338	46.95	–4.24	2	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	108,715	46.26	+5.06	2	±0
	United Left–Left of Castilla–La Mancha (IU–ICAM)	9,145	3.89	–1.10	0	±0
	Citizens for Blank Votes (CenB)	580	0.25	New	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	371	0.16	+0.05	0	±0
	Family and Life Party (PFyV)	353	0.15	New	0	±0
	National Democracy (DN)	223	0.09	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	212	0.09	New	0	±0
	The Phalanx (FE)	160	0.07	–0.02	0	±0
	Commoners' Land–Castilian Nationalist Party (TC–PNC)	155	0.07	–0.04	0	±0
	Republican Left (IR)	139	0.06	New	0	±0
	Spanish Democratic Party (PADE)	116	0.05	±0.00	0	±0
	Authentic Phalanx (FA)	95	0.04	New	0	±0
	Republican Social Movement (MSR)	49	0.02	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		4,372	1.86	+0.29
Total		235,023			4	±0
Valid votes		235,023	99.24	–0.08
Invalid votes		1,810	0.76	+0.08
Votes cast / turnout		236,833	79.27	+3.69
Abstentions		61,947	20.73	–3.69
Registered voters		298,780
Sources [16]

2000 general election

Summary of the 12 March 2000 Congress of Deputies election results in Albacete

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	113,406	51.19	+6.53	2	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party–Progressives (PSOE–p)	91,270	41.20	–2.69	2	±0
	United Left (IU)	11,062	4.99	–4.63	0	±0
	Liberal Independent Group (GIL)	535	0.24	New	0	±0
	Natural Law Party (PLN)	474	0.21	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	307	0.14	+0.01	0	±0
	Commoners' Land–Castilian Nationalist Party (TC–PNC)	250	0.11	+0.04	0	±0
	Centrist Union–Democratic and Social Centre (UC–CDS)	248	0.11	–0.15	0	±0
	The Phalanx (FE)	207	0.09	New	0	±0
	Spain 2000 Platform (ES2000)	175	0.08	New	0	±0
	Spanish Democratic Party (PADE)	121	0.05	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		3,484	1.57	+0.60
Total		221,539			4	±0
Valid votes		221,539	99.32	–0.18
Invalid votes		1,514	0.68	+0.18
Votes cast / turnout		223,053	75.58	–7.90
Abstentions		72,052	24.42	+7.90
Registered voters		295,105
Sources [16]

1996 general election

Summary of the 3 March 1996 Congress of Deputies election results in Albacete

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	105,294	44.66	+4.16	2	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	103,471	43.89	–2.25	2	±0
	United Left–Left of Castile-La Mancha (IU–ICAM)	22,682	9.62	+0.29	0	±0
	Centrist Union (UC)	617	0.26	–1.64	0	±0
	Regionalist Party of Castilla–La Mancha (PRCM)	495	0.21	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	301	0.13	+0.07	0	±0
	Workers' Revolutionary Party (PRT)	242	0.10	New	0	±0
	Authentic Spanish Phalanx (FEA)	227	0.10	New	0	±0
	Commoners' Land–Castilian Nationalist Party (TC–PNC)	156	0.07	+0.01	0	±0
Blank ballots		2,289	0.97	+0.14
Total		235,774			4	±0
Valid votes		235,774	99.50	+0.04
Invalid votes		1,191	0.50	–0.04
Votes cast / turnout		236,965	83.48	+1.09
Abstentions		46,886	16.52	–1.09
Registered voters		283,851
Sources [16]

1993 general election

Summary of the 6 June 1993 Congress of Deputies election results in Albacete

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	103,057	46.14	–3.51	2	–1
	People's Party (PP)	90,453	40.50	+9.73	2	+1
	United Left (IU)	20,841	9.33	+0.92	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	4,253	1.90	–5.53	0	±0
	The Greens (Verdes)1	1,310	0.59	–0.09	0	±0
	The Ecologists (LE)	619	0.28	–0.17	0	±0
	Ruiz-Mateos Group–European Democratic Alliance (ARM–ADE)	456	0.20	–0.43	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	132	0.06	–0.04	0	±0
	Commoners' Land–Castilian Nationalist Party (TC–PNC)	130	0.06	New	0	±0
	Natural Law Party (PLN)	125	0.06	New	0	±0
	Coalition for a New Socialist Party (CNPS)	116	0.05	New	0	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	0	0.00	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,843	0.83	+0.16
Total		223,335			4	±0
Valid votes		223,335	99.46	+0.08
Invalid votes		1,214	0.54	–0.08
Votes cast / turnout		224,549	82.39	+5.74
Abstentions		47,987	17.61	–5.74
Registered voters		272,536
Sources [16]
Footnotes: 1 The Greens results are compared to The Greens–Green List totals in the 1989 election.

1989 general election

Summary of the 29 October 1989 Congress of Deputies election results in Albacete

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	97,904	49.65	–1.40	3	±0
	People's Party (PP)1	60,664	30.77	–1.11	1	±0
	United Left (IU)	16,580	8.41	+3.86	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	14,651	7.43	–1.31	0	±0
	The Greens–Green List (LV–LV)	1,336	0.68	New	0	±0
	Ruiz-Mateos Group (Ruiz-Mateos)	1,242	0.63	New	0	±0
	The Ecologist Greens (LVE)	891	0.45	New	0	±0
	Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC)2	830	0.42	–0.64	0	±0
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	729	0.37	+0.08	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	557	0.28	New	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	270	0.14	–0.24	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	197	0.10	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of Spain (Marxist–Leninist) (PCE (m–l))3	0	0.00	–0.14	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,322	0.67	±0.00
Total		197,173			4	±0
Valid votes		197,173	99.38	+0.48
Invalid votes		1,236	0.62	–0.48
Votes cast / turnout		198,409	76.65	+3.60
Abstentions		60,446	23.35	–3.60
Registered voters		258,855
Sources [16]
Footnotes: 1 People's Party results are compared to People's Coalition totals in the 1986 election. 2 Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity results are compared to Communists' Unity Board totals in the 1986 election. 3 Communist Party of Spain (Marxist–Leninist) results are compared to Republican Popular Unity totals in the 1986 election.

1986 general election

Summary of the 22 June 1986 Congress of Deputies election results in Albacete

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	97,838	51.05	–2.52	3	±0
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–PL)1	61,093	31.88	+3.02	1	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	16,750	8.74	+6.75	0	±0
	United Left (IU)2	8,729	4.55	–0.05	0	±0
	Communists' Unity Board (MUC)	2,031	1.06	New	0	±0
	Democratic Reformist Party (PRD)	1,871	0.98	New	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	723	0.38	+0.26	0	±0
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	553	0.29	–0.15	0	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	343	0.18	+0.11	0	±0
	Republican Popular Unity (UPR)3	261	0.14	+0.06	0	±0
	Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI)	160	0.08	New	0	±0
	Party of the Communists of Catalonia (PCC)	0	0.00	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,289	0.67	+0.22
Total		191,641			4	±0
Valid votes		191,641	98.90	+0.99
Invalid votes		2,126	1.10	–0.99
Votes cast / turnout		193,767	73.05	–8.98
Abstentions		71,500	26.95	+8.98
Registered voters		265,267
Sources [16]
Footnotes: 1 People's Coalition results are compared to People's Alliance–People's Democratic Party totals in the 1982 election. 2 United Left results are compared to Communist Party of Spain totals in the 1982 election. 3 Republican Popular Unity results are compared to Communist Party of Spain (Marxist–Leninist) totals in the 1982 election.

1982 general election

Summary of the 28 October 1982 Congress of Deputies election results in Albacete

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	103,328	53.57	+14.86	3	+1
	People's Alliance–People's Democratic Party (AP–PDP)1	55,666	28.86	+24.00	1	+1
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	16,755	8.69	–30.27	0	–2
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	8,874	4.60	–7.79	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	3,846	1.99	New	0	±0
	New Force (FN)2	1,388	0.72	–1.50	0	±0
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	855	0.44	New	0	±0
	Spanish Solidarity (SE)	457	0.24	New	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	240	0.12	New	0	±0
	Communist Unity Candidacy (CUC)3	193	0.10	–0.10	0	±0
	Communist Party of Spain (Marxist–Leninist) (PCE (m–l))	149	0.08	New	0	±0
	Falangist Movement of Spain (MFE)	141	0.07	New	0	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	129	0.07	–0.10	0	±0
	Communist Movement (MC)	0	0.00	New	0	±0
	Communist League–Internationalist Socialist Workers' Coalition (LC (COSI))	0	0.00	New	0	±0
	Socialist Party (PS)4	0	0.00	–1.30	0	±0
Blank ballots		861	0.45	+0.24
Total		192,882			4	±0
Valid votes		192,882	97.91	–1.17
Invalid votes		4,110	2.09	+1.17
Votes cast / turnout		196,992	82.03	+10.52
Abstentions		43,163	17.97	–10.52
Registered voters		240,155
Sources [16]
Footnotes: 1 People's Alliance–People's Democratic Party results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election. 2 New Force results are compared to National Union totals in the 1979 election. 3 Communist Unity Candidacy results are compared to Workers' Communist Party totals in the 1979 election. 4 Socialist Party results are compared to Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (historical) totals in the 1979 election.

1979 general election

Summary of the 1 March 1979 Congress of Deputies election results in Albacete

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	65,883	38.96	+0.86	2	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)1	65,465	38.71	–1.52	2	±0
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	20,945	12.39	+4.36	0	±0
	Democratic Coalition (CD)2	8,224	4.86	–4.58	0	±0
	National Union (UN)3	3,753	2.22	–0.69	0	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (historical) (PSOEh)	2,205	1.30	New	0	±0
	Party of Labour of Spain (PTE)4	455	0.27	–0.73	0	±0
	Workers' Communist Party (PCT)	338	0.20	New	0	±0
	Republican Left (IR)	311	0.18	New	0	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	286	0.17	New	0	±0
	Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT)	284	0.17	New	0	±0
	Carlist Party (PC)	241	0.14	New	0	±0
	Communist Organization of Spain (Red Flag) (OCE–BR)	195	0.12	New	0	±0
	Revolutionary Communist League (LCR)	165	0.10	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		359	0.21	–0.07
Total		169,109			4	±0
Valid votes		169,109	99.08	+0.32
Invalid votes		1,569	0.92	–0.32
Votes cast / turnout		170,678	71.51	–9.76
Abstentions		68,004	28.49	+9.76
Registered voters		238,682
Sources [16]
Footnotes: 1 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party results are compared to the combined totals of Spanish Socialist Workers' Party and Centre-Left of Albacete in the 1977 election. 2 Democratic Coalition results are compared to People's Alliance totals in the 1977 election. 3 National Union results are compared to Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO totals in the 1977 election. 4 Party of Labour of Spain results are compared to Democratic Left Front totals in the 1977 election.

1977 general election

Summary of the 15 June 1977 Congress of Deputies election results in Albacete

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	64,603	38.10	n/a	2	n/a
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	56,332	33.22	n/a	2	n/a
	People's Alliance (AP)	16,005	9.44	n/a	0	n/a
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	13,623	8.03	n/a	0	n/a
	Centre-Left of Albacete (CIA)	11,879	7.01	n/a	0	n/a
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	4,939	2.91	n/a	0	n/a
	Democratic Left Front (FDI)	1,698	1.00	n/a	0	n/a
Blank ballots		474	0.28	n/a
Total		169,553			4	n/a
Valid votes		169,553	98.76	n/a
Invalid votes		2,137	1.24	n/a
Votes cast / turnout		171,690	81.27	n/a
Abstentions		39,559	18.73	n/a
Registered voters		211,249
Sources [16]

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