Barcelona (Congress of Deputies constituency)

For the Parliament of Catalonia constituency, see Barcelona (Parliament of Catalonia constituency). For the Senate constituency, see Barcelona (Senate constituency).

Barcelona
Congress of Deputies Electoral constituency
Location of Barcelona within Spain
Province	Barcelona
Autonomous community	Catalonia
Population	5,899,063 (2024) [1]
Electorate	4,243,500 (2023)
Major settlements	Barcelona, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Badalona, Terrassa, Sabadell, Mataró, Santa Coloma de Gramanet
Current constituency
Created	1977
Seats	33 (1977–1989) 32 (1989–1996) 31 (1996–Apr 2019) 32 (Apr 2019–present)
Member(s)	PSC (13)   Sumar−ECP (5)   PP (5)   ERC (4)   Junts (3)   Vox (2)

Barcelona 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 32 deputies. Its boundaries correspond to those of the Spanish province of Barcelona. 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    CUP–PR    PSUC   UEC    ICV/ICV–EUiA    ECP    Sumar    EC–FED    ERC    SC    PSC–PSOE    Junts    JxCat–Junts    CDS    Cs    PDC    CDC    DiL    CiU    UCiDCC    UCD/CC–UCD    PP    CP    CD    AP    CC–AP    Vox
Legislature	Election	Distribution
Constituent	1977	7 1 11 6 2 5 1
1st	1979	7 1 12 6 6 1
2nd	1982	1 1 18 8 5
3rd	1986	1 16 1 11 4
4th	1989	3 14 1 11 3
5th	1993	3 1 12 10 6
6th	1996	2 1 13 9 6
7th	2000	1 1 12 9 8
8th	2004	2 4 14 6 5
9th	2008	1 2 16 6 6
10th	2011	3 2 10 9 7
11th	2015	9 5 5 4 4 4
12th	2016	9 5 5 4 4 4
13th	2019 (Apr)	6 8 9 3 4 1 1
14th	2019 (Nov)	2 5 7 8 4 2 2 2
15th	2023	5 4 13 3 5 2

Elections

2023 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	952,347	35.70	+13.90	13	+5
	Unite–In Common We Can (Sumar–ECP)1	405,993	15.22	–1.66	5	±0
	People's Party (PP)	367,519	13.78	+6.07	5	+3
	Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC)	328,697	12.32	–8.82	4	–3
	Together for Catalonia (Junts)2	258,159	9.68	n/a	3	±0
	Vox (Vox)	201,775	7.56	+1.25	2	±0
	Popular Unity Candidacy–For Rupture (CUP–PR)	67,266	2.52	–3.60	0	–2
	Animalist Party with the Environment (PACMA)3	28,201	1.06	–0.13	0	±0
	Catalan European Democratic Party–CiU Space (PDeCAT–E–CiU)2	24,452	0.92	n/a	0	–1
	Workers' Front (FO)	6,048	0.23	New	0	±0
	Zero Cuts (Recortes Cero)	3,104	0.12	–0.04	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Workers of Catalonia (PCTC)	2,858	0.11	+0.06	0	±0
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs)	n/a	n/a	–5.95	0	–2
Blank ballots		21,059	0.79	+0.09
Total		2,667,478			32	±0
Valid votes		2,667,478	99.21	–0.29
Invalid votes		21,242	0.79	+0.29
Votes cast / turnout		2,688,720	63.36	–6.68
Abstentions		1,554,780	36.64	+6.68
Registered voters		4,243,500
Sources [16]
Footnotes: 1 Unite–In Common We Can results are compared to the combined totals of In Common We Can–Let's Win the Change and More Country in the November 2019 election. 2 Within the Together for Catalonia–Together alliance in the November 2019 election. 3 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 Barcelona

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	638,319	21.80	–2.86	8	–1
	Republican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntists (ERC–Sobiranistes)	618,909	21.14	–1.83	7	–1
	In Common We Can–Let's Win the Change (ECP–Guanyem el Canvi)	452,482	15.45	–0.86	5	–1
	Together for Catalonia–Together (JxCat–Junts)	343,931	11.75	+1.59	4	+1
	People's Party (PP)	225,645	7.71	+2.71	2	+1
	Vox (Vox)	184,715	6.31	+2.72	2	+1
	Popular Unity Candidacy–For Rupture (CUP–PR)	179,041	6.12	New	2	+2
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs)	174,124	5.95	–6.03	2	–2
	More Country (Más País)	41,826	1.43	New	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	34,752	1.19	–0.43	0	±0
	Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV)	4,698	0.16	–0.03	0	±0
	Feminist Initiative (IFem)	3,005	0.10	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Workers of Catalonia (PCTC)	1,587	0.05	–0.01	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	1,577	0.05	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Catalan People (PCPC)	1,509	0.05	–0.03	0	±0
	Left in Positive (IZQP)	1,178	0.04	–0.03	0	±0
Blank ballots		20,457	0.70	+0.16
Total		2,927,755			32	±0
Valid votes		2,927,755	99.50	–0.04
Invalid votes		14,599	0.50	+0.04
Votes cast / turnout		2,942,354	70.04	–4.98
Abstentions		1,258,797	29.96	+4.98
Registered voters		4,201,151
Sources [16]

April 2019 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	769,548	24.66	+7.84	9	+4
	Republican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntists (ERC–Sobiranistes)	716,714	22.97	+6.40	8	+3
	In Common We Can–Let's Win the Change (ECP–Guanyem el Canvi)	509,016	16.31	–9.95	6	–3
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs)	373,820	11.98	+0.44	4	±0
	Together for Catalonia–Together (JxCat–Junts)1	316,904	10.16	–2.09	3	–1
	People's Party (PP)	155,935	5.00	–8.53	1	–3
	Vox (Vox)	112,019	3.59	New	1	+1
	Free People–We Are Alternative–Pirates: Republican Front (Front Republicà)	84,945	2.72	New	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	50,505	1.62	–0.18	0	±0
	Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV)	5,845	0.19	–0.11	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Catalan People (PCPC)	2,555	0.08	–0.04	0	±0
	Left in Positive (IZQP)	2,213	0.07	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Workers of Catalonia (PCTC)	1,882	0.06	New	0	±0
	Convergents (CNV)	1,793	0.06	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		16,747	0.54	–0.26
Total		3,120,441			32	+1
Valid votes		3,120,441	99.54	+0.14
Invalid votes		14,440	0.46	–0.14
Votes cast / turnout		3,134,881	75.02	+10.64
Abstentions		1,044,046	24.98	–10.64
Registered voters		4,178,927
Sources [16]
Footnotes: 1 Together for Catalonia–Together results are compared to Democratic Convergence of Catalonia totals in the 2016 election.

2016 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	In Common We Can–Let's Win the Change (ECP)	694,315	26.26	–0.62	9	±0
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	444,812	16.82	+0.57	5	±0
	Republican Left–Catalonia Yes (ERC–CatSí)	438,126	16.57	+2.08	5	±0
	People's Party (PP)	357,759	13.53	+2.27	4	±0
	Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (CDC)1	323,824	12.25	–1.00	4	±0
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	305,075	11.54	–2.00	4	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	47,660	1.80	+0.60	0	±0
	Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV)	8,006	0.30	–0.08	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Catalan People (PCPC)	3,275	0.12	–0.07	0	±0
Blank ballots		21,081	0.80	+0.17
Total		2,643,933			31	±0
Valid votes		2,643,933	99.40	–0.08
Invalid votes		15,885	0.60	+0.08
Votes cast / turnout		2,659,818	64.38	–5.22
Abstentions		1,471,501	35.62	+5.22
Registered voters		4,131,319
Sources [16]
Footnotes: 1 Democratic Convergence of Catalonia results are compared to Democracy and Freedom totals in the 2015 election.

2015 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	In Common We Can (En Comú)1	768,235	26.88	+17.81	9	+6
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	464,588	16.25	–11.55	5	–5
	Republican Left of Catalonia–Catalonia Yes (ERC–CatSí)	414,163	14.49	+8.01	5	+3
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	387,061	13.54	New	4	+4
	Democracy and Freedom (DiL)2	378,723	13.25	–13.90	4	–5
	People's Party (PP)	321,980	11.26	–9.67	4	–3
	Democratic Union of Catalonia (unio.cat)	48,326	1.69	New	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	34,394	1.20	+0.49	0	±0
	Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV)	10,730	0.38	New	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	6,595	0.23	–1.04	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Catalan People (PCPC)	5,493	0.19	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		18,119	0.63	–1.16
Total		2,858,407			31	±0
Valid votes		2,858,407	99.48	+0.97
Invalid votes		14,976	0.52	–0.97
Votes cast / turnout		2,873,383	69.60	+3.69
Abstentions		1,254,798	30.40	–3.69
Registered voters		4,128,181
Sources [16]
Footnotes: 1 In Common We Can results are compared to Initiative for Catalonia Greens–United and Alternative Left: Plural L. totals in the 2011 election. 2 Democracy and Freedom results are compared to Convergence and Union totals in the 2011 election.

2011 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	727,220	27.80	–18.97	10	–6
	Convergence and Union (CiU)	710,178	27.15	+7.57	9	+3
	People's Party (PP)	547,376	20.93	+4.12	7	+1
	Initiative for Catalonia Greens–United and Alternative Left: Plural L. (ICV–EUiA)	237,327	9.07	+3.51	3	+2
	Republican Left of Catalonia–Rally–Catalonia Yes (ERC–RI.cat)	169,601	6.48	–0.11	2	±0
	Platform for Catalonia (PxC)	53,142	2.03	New	0	±0
	Blank Seats (EB)	40,054	1.53	+1.40	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	33,111	1.27	+1.08	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	18,638	0.71	+0.42	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	+0.27
Total		2,615,465			31	±0
Valid votes		2,615,465	98.51	–1.03
Invalid votes		39,462	1.49	+1.03
Votes cast / turnout		2,654,927	65.91	–4.74
Abstentions		1,373,190	34.09	+4.74
Registered voters		4,028,117
Sources [16]

2008 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	1,309,171	46.77	+5.11	16	+2
	Convergence and Union (CiU)	547,993	19.58	+0.30	6	±0
	People's Party (PP)	470,677	16.81	+0.86	6	+1
	Republican Left of Catalonia (esquerra)	184,558	6.59	–7.50	2	–2
	Initiative for Catalonia Greens–United and Alternative Left (ICV–EUiA)	155,674	5.56	–0.95	1	–1
	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	–0.43	0	±0
	Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	8,153	0.29	New	0	±0
	The Greens (EV–LV)	7,324	0.26	New	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	5,179	0.19	New	0	±0
	Catalan Republican Party (RC)	4,250	0.15	New	0	±0
	Unsubmissive Seats–Alternative of Discontented Democrats (Ei–ADD)	3,733	0.13	+0.07	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Catalan People (PCPC)	3,100	0.11	+0.06	0	±0
	Pensioners in Action Party (PDLPEA)	3,050	0.11	New	0	±0
	Citizens for Blank Votes (CenB)	2,851	0.10	+0.01	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	1,525	0.05	New	0	±0
	Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI)	1,486	0.05	New	0	±0
	Republican Left–Left Republican Party (IR–PRE)	1,387	0.05	–0.01	0	±0
	National Democracy (DN)	1,326	0.05	+0.02	0	±0
	Family and Life Party (PFiV)	1,279	0.05	±0.00	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	1,102	0.04	±0.00	0	±0
	Engine and Sports Alternative (AMD)	1,079	0.04	New	0	±0
	Party for Catalonia (PxCat)	823	0.03	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	627	0.02	–0.02	0	±0
	Civil Liberties Party (PLCI)	594	0.02	New	0	±0
	Spain 2000 (E–2000)	527	0.02	New	0	±0
	Authentic Phalanx (FA)	524	0.02	New	0	±0
	Spanish Alternative (AES)	509	0.02	New	0	±0
	National Alliance (AN)	359	0.01	New	0	±0
	Internationalist Struggle (LI (LIT–CI))	321	0.01	±0.00	0	±0
	Carlist Party of Catalonia (PCdeC)	301	0.01	New	0	±0
	Internationalist Solidarity and Self-Management (SAIn)	293	0.01	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		42,672	1.52	+0.60
Total		2,799,228			31	±0
Valid votes		2,799,228	99.54	–0.18
Invalid votes		12,834	0.46	+0.18
Votes cast / turnout		2,812,062	70.65	–5.52
Abstentions		1,168,119	29.35	+5.52
Registered voters		3,980,181
Sources [16]

2004 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	1,268,028	41.66	+6.15	14	+2
	Convergence and Union (CiU)	586,854	19.28	–7.02	6	–3
	People's Party (PP)	485,504	15.95	–7.58	5	–3
	Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC)	428,986	14.09	+8.97	4	+3
	Initiative for Catalonia Greens–United and Alternative Left (ICV–EUiA)1	198,116	6.51	–0.04	2	+1
	The Greens–The Ecologist Alternative (EV–AE)	26,739	0.88	New	0	±0
	Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI)	2,691	0.09	–0.05	0	±0
	Citizens for Blank Votes (CenB)	2,686	0.09	New	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	2,113	0.07	+0.01	0	±0
	Republican Left–Left Republican Party (IR–PRE)	1,889	0.06	+0.01	0	±0
	Unsubmissive Seats–Alternative of Discontented Democrats (Ei–ADD)	1,812	0.06	New	0	±0
	Family and Life Party (PFiV)	1,586	0.05	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Catalan People (PCPC)	1,534	0.05	New	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)2	1,359	0.04	+0.01	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	1,141	0.04	–0.01	0	±0
	National Democracy (DN)	1,029	0.03	New	0	±0
	The Phalanx (FE)	999	0.03	±0.00	0	±0
	Spanish Democratic Party (PADE)	591	0.02	±0.00	0	±0
	Caló Nationalist Party (PNCA)	566	0.02	–0.01	0	±0
	Republican Social Movement (MSR)	522	0.02	New	0	±0
	European Nation State (N)	410	0.01	–0.02	0	±0
	Spanish Democratic Front (FDE)	377	0.01	New	0	±0
	Internationalist Struggle (LI (LIT–CI))	324	0.01	–0.01	0	±0
Blank ballots		27,979	0.92	–0.50
Total		3,043,835			31	±0
Valid votes		3,043,835	99.72	+0.14
Invalid votes		8,475	0.28	–0.14
Votes cast / turnout		3,052,310	76.17	+12.39
Abstentions		955,020	23.83	–12.39
Registered voters		4,007,330
Sources [16]
Footnotes: 1 Initiative for Catalonia Greens–United and Alternative Left results are compared to the combined totals of Initiative for Catalonia–Greens and United and Alternative Left in the 2000 election. 2 Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO results are compared to Independent Spanish Phalanx–Phalanx 2000 totals in the 2000 election.

2000 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	909,601	35.51	–4.81	12	–1
	Convergence and Union (CiU)	673,558	26.30	–1.13	9	±0
	People's Party (PP)	602,777	23.53	+5.16	8	+2
	Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC)	131,114	5.12	+1.29	1	±0
	Initiative for Catalonia–Greens (IC–V)	103,778	4.05	–4.69	1	–1
	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
	Liberal Independent Group (GIL)	2,547	0.10	New	0	±0
	Catalan State (EC)	1,538	0.06	New	0	±0
	Centrist Union–Democratic and Social Centre (UC–CDS)	1,450	0.06	–0.01	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	1,333	0.05	+0.01	0	±0
	Republican Left–Left Republican Party (IR–PRE)	1,275	0.05	New	0	±0
	Natural Law Party (PLN)	1,048	0.04	New	0	±0
	Caló Nationalist Party (PNCA)	861	0.03	New	0	±0
	Independent Spanish Phalanx–Phalanx 2000 (FEI–FE 2000)	826	0.03	New	0	±0
	The Phalanx (FE)	826	0.03	New	0	±0
	European Nation State (N)	710	0.03	+0.01	0	±0
	Spain 2000 Platform (ES2000)	613	0.02	New	0	±0
	Internationalist Struggle (LI (LIT–CI))	518	0.02	New	0	±0
	Spanish Democratic Party (PADE)	430	0.02	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		36,486	1.42	+0.74
Total		2,561,508			31	±0
Valid votes		2,561,508	99.58	–0.13
Invalid votes		10,920	0.42	+0.13
Votes cast / turnout		2,572,428	63.78	–12.87
Abstentions		1,460,589	36.22	+12.87
Registered voters		4,033,017
Sources [16]

1996 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	1,203,339	40.32	+3.95	13	+1
	Convergence and Union (CiU)	818,832	27.43	–2.62	9	–1
	People's Party (PP)	548,323	18.37	+1.42	6	±0
	Initiative for Catalonia–The Greens (IC–EV)	260,881	8.74	+0.27	2	–1
	Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC)	114,195	3.83	–0.50	1	±0
	The European Greens–Ecologist Alternative of Catalonia (EVE–AEC)1	6,241	0.21	–0.86	0	±0
	Ecologist Party of Catalonia (PEC)	3,980	0.13	–0.16	0	±0
	Centrist Union (UC)	2,221	0.07	–0.72	0	±0
	Workers' Revolutionary Party (PRT)2	1,936	0.06	–0.18	0	±0
	Authentic Spanish Phalanx (FEA)	1,296	0.04	+0.01	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	1,060	0.04	±0.00	0	±0
	Citizen Independent Platform of Catalonia (PICC)	895	0.03	New	0	±0
	Republican Coalition (CR)3	655	0.02	–0.01	0	±0
	European Nation State (N)	495	0.02	New	0	±0
	Revolutionary Workers' Party (POR)	0	0.00	–0.09	0	±0
Blank ballots		20,365	0.68	+0.04
Total		2,984,714			31	–1
Valid votes		2,984,714	99.71	+0.07
Invalid votes		8,710	0.29	–0.07
Votes cast / turnout		2,993,424	76.65	+0.90
Abstentions		911,831	23.35	–0.90
Registered voters		3,905,255
Sources [16]
Footnotes: 1 The European Greens–Ecologist Alternative of Catalonia results are compared to The Greens–Ecologist Confederation of Catalonia totals in the 1993 election. 2 Workers' Revolutionary Party results are compared to Workers' Socialist Party totals in the 1993 election. 3 Republican Coalition results are compared to Coalition for a New Socialist Party totals in the 1993 election.

1993 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	1,030,053	36.37	–0.61	12	–2
	Convergence and Union (CiU)	851,105	30.05	–0.30	10	–1
	People's Party (PP)	480,204	16.95	+6.43	6	+3
	Initiative for Catalonia (IC)	240,019	8.47	+0.28	3	±0
	Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC)	122,530	4.33	+1.85	1	+1
	The Greens–Ecologist Confederation of Catalonia (EV–CEC)1	30,188	1.07	–0.43	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	22,446	0.79	–3.74	0	–1
	The Ecologists (LE)	9,495	0.34	–0.46	0	±0
	Ecologist Party of Catalonia–VERDE (PEC–VERDE)	8,179	0.29	–0.04	0	±0
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	6,813	0.24	–0.14	0	±0
	Ruiz-Mateos Group–European Democratic Alliance (ARM–ADE)	4,958	0.18	–1.01	0	±0
	Revolutionary Workers' Party (POR)	2,557	0.09	±0.00	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	1,181	0.04	–0.05	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	1,132	0.04	–0.05	0	±0
	Natural Law Party (PLN)	1,118	0.04	New	0	±0
	Authentic Spanish Phalanx (FEA)	747	0.03	New	0	±0
	Coalition for a New Socialist Party (CNPS)2	712	0.03	–0.02	0	±0
	Union of Autonomies (UDLA)	594	0.02	New	0	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	0	0.00	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		18,229	0.64	+0.06
Total		2,832,260			32	±0
Valid votes		2,832,260	99.64	+0.18
Invalid votes		10,291	0.36	–0.18
Votes cast / turnout		2,842,551	75.75	+7.84
Abstentions		909,910	24.25	–7.84
Registered voters		3,752,461
Sources [16]
Footnotes: 1 The Greens–Ecologist Confederation of Catalonia results are compared to the combined totals of Green Alternative–Ecologist Movement of Catalonia and The Greens–Green List in the 1989 election. 2 Coalition for a New Socialist Party results are compared to Alliance for the Republic totals in the 1989 election.

1989 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	903,546	36.98	–6.23	14	–2
	Convergence and Union (CiU)	741,682	30.35	+0.50	11	±0
	People's Party (PP)1	257,021	10.52	–0.18	3	–1
	Initiative for Catalonia (IC)2	200,050	8.19	+4.02	3	+2
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	110,681	4.53	+0.17	1	±0
	Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC)	60,642	2.48	–0.08	0	±0
	Ruiz-Mateos Group (Ruiz-Mateos)	29,187	1.19	New	0	±0
	Party of the Communists of Catalonia (PCC)	27,746	1.14	–0.69	0	±0
	The Ecologist Greens (EVE)	19,573	0.80	New	0	±0
	Green Alternative–Ecologist Movement of Catalonia (AV–MEC)3	18,518	0.76	+0.15	0	±0
	The Greens–Green List (EV–LV)	18,089	0.74	New	0	±0
	Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC)4	10,782	0.44	–0.19	0	±0
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	9,270	0.38	+0.05	0	±0
	Ecologist Party of Catalonia–VERDE (PEC–VERDE)	8,110	0.33	–0.15	0	±0
	Social Democratic Coalition (CSD)5	4,996	0.20	+0.07	0	±0
	Revolutionary Workers' Party of Spain (PORE)	2,276	0.09	+0.02	0	±0
	Humanist Party of Catalonia (PHC)	2,223	0.09	New	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	2,087	0.09	–0.03	0	±0
	Centrist Unity–Democratic Spanish Party (PED)	1,200	0.05	±0.00	0	±0
	Alliance for the Republic (AxR)6	1,127	0.05	–0.05	0	±0
	Valencian Nationalist Left–Valencian Regional Union (ENV–URV)	596	0.02	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of Spain (Marxist–Leninist) (PCE (m–l))7	0	0.00	–0.11	0	±0
Blank ballots		14,241	0.58	+0.17
Total		2,443,643			32	–1
Valid votes		2,443,643	99.46	+0.27
Invalid votes		13,323	0.54	–0.27
Votes cast / turnout		2,456,966	67.91	–0.87
Abstentions		1,160,982	32.09	+0.87
Registered voters		3,617,948
Sources [16]
Footnotes: 1 People's Party results are compared to People's Coalition totals in the 1986 election. 2 Initiative for Catalonia results are compared to Union of the Catalan Left totals in the 1986 election. 3 Green Alternative–Ecologist Movement of Catalonia results are compared to Green Alternative List totals in the 1986 election. 4 Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity results are compared to Communists' Unity Board totals in the 1986 election. 5 Social Democratic Coalition results are compared to Social Democratic Party of Catalonia totals in the 1986 election. 6 Alliance for the Republic results are compared to Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party totals in the 1986 election. 7 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 Barcelona

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	1,054,135	43.21	–4.98	16	–2
	Convergence and Union (CiU)	728,372	29.85	+8.95	11	+3
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–PL)1	261,166	10.70	–3.69	4	–1
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	106,434	4.36	+2.50	1	+1
	Union of the Catalan Left (PSUC–ENE)2	101,654	4.17	–1.64	1	±0
	Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC)	62,390	2.56	–1.16	0	–1
	Party of the Communists of Catalonia (PCC)	44,757	1.83	+0.29	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	–0.25	0	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	4,411	0.18	+0.12	0	±0
	Social Democratic Party of Catalonia (PSDC)	3,137	0.13	New	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	2,999	0.12	+0.12	0	±0
	Republican Popular Unity (UPR)3	2,658	0.11	+0.04	0	±0
	Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI)	2,386	0.10	New	0	±0
	Communist Workers' League (LOC)	1,952	0.08	+0.08	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	+0.01
Total		2,439,795			33	±0
Valid votes		2,439,795	99.19	+0.44
Invalid votes		19,897	0.81	–0.44
Votes cast / turnout		2,459,692	68.78	–12.75
Abstentions		1,116,712	31.22	+12.75
Registered voters		3,576,404
Sources [16]
Footnotes: 1 People's Coalition results are compared to People's Alliance–People's Democratic Party totals in the 1982 election. 2 Union of the Catalan Left results are compared to the combined totals of Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia and Left Nationalists 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 Barcelona

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (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)1	385,967	14.39	+10.72	5	+4
	Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC–PCE)	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
	Party of the Communists of Catalonia (PCC)	41,371	1.54	New	0	±0
	Centrists of Catalonia (CC–UCD)	40,222	1.50	–15.39	0	–6
	Left Nationalists (NE)	24,382	0.91	New	0	±0
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	15,462	0.58	New	0	±0
	New Force (FN)2	8,724	0.33	–0.57	0	±0
	Socialist Party of Andalusia–Andalusian Party (PSA–PA)	6,687	0.25	New	0	±0
	Communist Front of Catalonia (FCC)3	3,937	0.15	–0.10	0	±0
	Communist Workers' Party of Catalonia (PCOC)	2,699	0.10	New	0	±0
	Spanish Solidarity (SE)	2,391	0.09	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of Spain (Marxist–Leninist) (PCE (m–l))	2,011	0.07	New	0	±0
	Conservatives of Catalonia (CiC)	1,889	0.07	New	0	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	1,689	0.06	–0.22	0	±0
	Communist League–Internationalist Socialist Workers' Coalition (LC (COSI))	0	0.00	±0.00	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	0	0.00	New	0	±0
	Socialist Party (PS)4	0	0.00	–1.30	0	±0
Blank ballots		10,818	0.40	–0.02
Total		2,682,414			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
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 Front of Catalonia results are compared to Revolutionary Communist League 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 Barcelona

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)1	694,847	30.28	–2.02	12	+1
	Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC–PCE)	436,908	19.04	–0.82	7	±0
	Centrists of Catalonia (CC–UCD)2	387,543	16.89	+1.83	6	+1
	Convergence and Union (CiU)3	362,427	15.80	–5.04	6	–2
	Republican Left of Catalonia–National Front of Catalonia (ERC–FNC)4	88,770	3.87	–0.90	1	±0
	Democratic Coalition (CD)5	84,195	3.67	+0.49	1	±0
	Left Bloc for National Liberation (BEAN)	41,430	1.81	New	0	±0
	Party of Labour of Catalonia (PTC–PTE)	36,001	1.57	New	0	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (historical) (PSOEh)6	29,868	1.30	+0.93	0	±0
	National Union (UN)7	20,743	0.90	+0.52	0	±0
	Republican Left (IR)	15,019	0.65	New	0	±0
	Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT)8	11,122	0.48	+0.06	0	±0
	Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (MC–OIC)9	10,714	0.47	–0.04	0	±0
	Workers' Communist Party (PCT)	10,022	0.44	New	0	±0
	Communist Organization of Spain (Red Flag) (OCE–BR)	8,120	0.35	New	0	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	6,515	0.28	New	0	±0
	Syndicalist Party (PSIN)	5,932	0.26	New	0	±0
	Revolutionary Communist League (LCR)10	5,775	0.25	–0.32	0	±0
	Catalan State (EC)	5,767	0.25	New	0	±0
	Social Christian Democracy of Catalonia (DSCC)	4,976	0.22	–0.17	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (Authentic) (FE–JONS(A))	3,908	0.17	–0.10	0	±0
	Liberal Party of Catalonia (PLC)	3,267	0.14	New	0	±0
	Carlist Party (PC)	2,554	0.11	New	0	±0
	Basque Country Left (EE)	2,550	0.11	New	0	±0
	Pro-Austerity Policy Political Party (PIPPA)	2,409	0.10	New	0	±0
	Union for the Freedom of Speech (ULE)	1,838	0.08	New	0	±0
	Proverist Party (PPr)	1,622	0.07	–0.10	0	±0
	Communist League (LC)	0	0.00	New	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx–Falangist Unity (FE–UF)	0	0.00	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		9,714	0.42	+0.24
Total		2,294,556			33	±0
Valid votes		2,294,556	98.17	–0.59
Invalid votes		42,753	1.83	+0.59
Votes cast / turnout		2,337,309	67.42	–12.21
Abstentions		1,129,224	32.58	+12.21
Registered voters		3,466,533
Sources [16]
Footnotes: 1 Socialists' Party of Catalonia results are compared to the combined totals of Socialists of Catalonia and People's Socialist Party–Socialist Unity in the 1977 election. 2 Centrists of Catalonia results are compared to Union of the Democratic Centre totals in the 1977 election. 3 Convergence and Union results are compared to the combined totals of Democratic Pact for Catalonia and Union of the Centre and Christian Democracy of Catalonia in the 1977 election. 4 Republican Left of Catalonia–National Front of Catalonia results are compared to Left of Catalonia–Democratic Electoral Front totals in the 1977 election. 5 Democratic Coalition results are compared to Catalan Coexistence–People's Alliance totals in the 1977 election. 6 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (historical) results are compared to Democratic Socialist Alliance totals in the 1977 election. 7 National Union results are compared to National Alliance July 18 totals in the 1977 election. 8 Workers' Revolutionary Organization results are compared to Workers' Electoral Group totals in the 1977 election. 9 Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left results are compared to Popular Unity for Socialism Candidacy totals in the 1977 election. 10 Revolutionary Communist League results are compared to Front for Workers' Unity totals in the 1977 election.

1977 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Socialists of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	721,880	30.55	n/a	11	n/a
	Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC–PCE)	469,361	19.86	n/a	7	n/a
	Democratic Pact for Catalonia (PDC)	364,798	15.44	n/a	6	n/a
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	355,857	15.06	n/a	5	n/a
	Union of the Centre and Christian Democracy of Catalonia (UCiDCC)	127,679	5.40	n/a	2	n/a
	Left of Catalonia–Democratic Electoral Front (EC–FED)	112,794	4.77	n/a	1	n/a
	Catalan Coexistence–People's Alliance (CC–AP)	75,097	3.18	n/a	1	n/a
	People's Socialist Party–Socialist Unity (PSP–US)	41,356	1.75	n/a	0	n/a
	Front for Workers' Unity (FUT)	13,559	0.57	n/a	0	n/a
	Popular Unity for Socialism Candidacy (CUPS)	12,040	0.51	n/a	0	n/a
	Workers' Electoral Group (AET)	10,017	0.42	n/a	0	n/a
	League of Catalonia–Catalan Liberal Party (LC–PLC)	9,203	0.39	n/a	0	n/a
	Social Christian Democracy of Catalonia (DSCC)	9,157	0.39	n/a	0	n/a
	National Alliance July 18 (AN18)	8,895	0.38	n/a	0	n/a
	Democratic Socialist Alliance (ASDCI)	8,738	0.37	n/a	0	n/a
	Catalan Social Reform (RSC)	7,900	0.33	n/a	0	n/a
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (Authentic) (FE–JONS(A))	6,395	0.27	n/a	0	n/a
	Proverist Party (PPr)	4,112	0.17	n/a	0	n/a
Blank ballots		4,279	0.18	n/a
Total		2,363,117			33	n/a
Valid votes		2,363,117	98.76	n/a
Invalid votes		29,657	1.24	n/a
Votes cast / turnout		2,392,774	79.63	n/a
Abstentions		612,214	20.37	n/a
Registered voters		3,004,988
Sources [16]

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