Ourense (Congress of Deputies constituency)

For the Parliament of Galicia constituency, see Ourense (Parliament of Galicia constituency). For the Senate constituency, see Ourense (Senate constituency).

Ourense
Congress of Deputies Electoral constituency
Location of Ourense within Spain
Province	Ourense
Autonomous community	Galicia
Population	304,592 (2024) [1]
Electorate	355,765 (2023)
Major settlements	Ourense
Current constituency
Created	1977
Seats	5 (1977–1993) 4 (1993–present)
Member(s)	PP (3)   PSOE (1)

Ourense (Spanish : Orense) 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 Ourense. 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    En Marea    PSOE    CG    UCD    PP    CP    CD    AP
Legislature	Election	Distribution
Constituent	1977	4 1
1st	1979	1 3 1
2nd	1982	1 2 2
3rd	1986	2 1 2
4th	1989	2 3
5th	1993	2 2
6th	1996	2 2
7th	2000	1 3
8th	2004	1 3
9th	2008	2 2
10th	2011	1 3
11th	2015	1 1 2
12th	2016	1 3
13th	2019 (Apr)	2 2
14th	2019 (Nov)	2 2
15th	2023	1 3

Elections

2023 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	93,182	50.02	+10.61	3	+1
	Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE)	56,035	30.08	–3.12	1	–1
	Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)	15,317	8.22	+2.24	0	±0
	Unite Galicia (Sumar)1	10,171	5.46	–2.46	0	±0
	Vox (Vox)	9,080	4.87	–2.88	0	±0
	Animalist Party with the Environment (PACMA)2	700	0.38	–0.26	0	±0
	Workers' Front (FO)	182	0.10	New	0	±0
	Citizens of Democratic Centre (CCD)	153	0.08	New	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	144	0.08	–0.10	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Workers of Galicia (PCTG)	101	0.05	–0.04	0	±0
	Zero Cuts (Recortes Cero)	97	0.05	–0.08	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,109	0.60	–0.37
Total		186,271			4	±0
Valid votes		186,271	99.05	+0.28
Invalid votes		1,794	0.95	–0.28
Votes cast / turnout		188,065	52.86	+4.68
Abstentions		167,700	47.14	–4.68
Registered voters		355,765
Sources [16]
Footnotes: 1 Unite Galicia results are compared to In Common–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 Ourense

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	67,580	39.41	+4.60	2	±0
	Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE)	56,934	33.20	+0.32	2	±0
	In Common–United We Can (Podemos–EU)	13,573	7.92	–1.02	0	±0
	Vox (Vox)	13,285	7.75	+2.56	0	±0
	Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)	10,256	5.98	+2.06	0	±0
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs)	6,397	3.73	–7.02	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	1,094	0.64	–0.18	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	307	0.18	+0.07	0	±0
	Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV)	221	0.13	+0.03	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Workers of Galicia (PCTG)	158	0.09	+0.02	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,666	0.97	+0.03
Total		171,471			4	±0
Valid votes		171,471	98.77	±0.00
Invalid votes		2,127	1.23	±0.00
Votes cast / turnout		173,598	48.18	–5.78
Abstentions		186,704	51.82	+5.78
Registered voters		360,302
Sources [16]

April 2019 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	67,020	34.81	–14.89	2	–1
	Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE)	63,304	32.88	+9.55	2	+1
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs)	20,689	10.75	+3.70	0	±0
	In Common–United We Can (Podemos–EU–Mareas en Común–Equo)1	17,213	8.94	–6.71	0	±0
	Vox (Vox)	9,984	5.19	New	0	±0
	Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)	7,548	3.92	+1.71	0	±0
	In Tide (En Marea)	2,220	1.15	New	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	1,576	0.82	–0.08	0	±0
	Living Ourense (VOU)	335	0.17	New	0	±0
	Commitment to Galicia (CxG)	272	0.14	New	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	213	0.11	New	0	±0
	Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV)	202	0.10	–0.12	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Workers of Galicia (PCTG)	143	0.07	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,804	0.94	+0.12
Total		192,523			4	±0
Valid votes		192,523	98.77	+0.03
Invalid votes		2,390	1.23	–0.03
Votes cast / turnout		194,913	53.96	+2.22
Abstentions		166,275	46.04	–2.22
Registered voters		361,188
Sources [16]
Footnotes: 1 In Common–United We Can results are compared to Podemos–Anova–EU totals in the 2016 election.

2016 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	92,539	49.70	+4.78	3	+1
	Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE)	43,429	23.33	+0.15	1	±0
	In Tide (Podemos–Anova–EU)	29,136	15.65	–2.16	0	–1
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	13,133	7.05	–0.81	0	±0
	Galician Nationalist Bloc–We–Galician Candidacy (BNG–Nós)1	4,107	2.21	–1.14	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	1,671	0.90	+0.17	0	±0
	Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV)	417	0.22	+0.01	0	±0
	Communists of Galicia (PCPE–CdG)	218	0.12	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,527	0.82	–0.09
Total		186,177			4	±0
Valid votes		186,177	98.74	+0.04
Invalid votes		2,385	1.26	–0.04
Votes cast / turnout		188,562	51.74	–1.74
Abstentions		175,907	48.26	+1.74
Registered voters		364,469
Sources [16]
Footnotes: 1 Galician Nationalist Bloc–We–Galician Candidacy results are compared to We–Galician Candidacy totals in the 2015 election.

2015 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	86,673	44.92	–11.76	2	–1
	Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE)	44,726	23.18	–4.89	1	±0
	In Tide (Podemos–Anova–EU)1	34,357	17.81	+14.93	1	+1
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	15,174	7.86	New	0	±0
	We–Galician Candidacy (Nós)2	6,455	3.35	–5.98	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	1,406	0.73	+0.40	0	±0
	For the Left (X Esq)	873	0.45	New	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	777	0.40	–0.42	0	±0
	Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV)	399	0.21	New	0	±0
	Land Party (PT)	344	0.18	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,749	0.91	–0.49
Total		192,933			4	±0
Valid votes		192,933	98.70	+0.08
Invalid votes		2,542	1.30	–0.08
Votes cast / turnout		195,475	53.48	–3.63
Abstentions		170,038	46.52	+3.63
Registered voters		365,513
Sources [16]
Footnotes: 1 In Tide results are compared to United Left–The Greens: Plural Left totals in the 2011 election. 2 We–Galician Candidacy results are compared to Galician Nationalist Bloc totals in the 2011 election.

2011 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	115,796	56.68	+9.39	3	+1
	Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE)	57,340	28.07	–10.91	1	–1
	Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)	19,054	9.33	–1.51	0	±0
	United Left–The Greens: Plural Left (EU–V)	4,757	2.33	+1.64	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	1,677	0.82	+0.37	0	±0
	Equo (Equo)	1,125	0.55	New	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	679	0.33	New	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	654	0.32	+0.09	0	±0
	XXI Convergence (C.XXI)	191	0.09	New	0	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	156	0.08	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		2,857	1.40	+0.66
Total		204,286			4	±0
Valid votes		204,286	98.62	–0.70
Invalid votes		2,854	1.38	+0.70
Votes cast / turnout		207,140	57.11	–11.46
Abstentions		155,539	42.89	+11.46
Registered voters		362,679
Sources [16]

2008 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	114,433	47.29	–7.98	2	–1
	Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE)	94,315	38.98	+7.88	2	+1
	Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)	26,235	10.84	–0.06	0	±0
	United Left–Alternative (EU–IU)	1,658	0.69	–0.17	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	1,101	0.45	New	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	558	0.23	New	0	±0
	The Greens of Europe (LVdE)	508	0.21	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Galician People (PCPG)	319	0.13	New	0	±0
	Social Democratic Party (PSD)	288	0.12	New	0	±0
	Liberal Democratic Centre (CDL)	181	0.07	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	137	0.06	–0.03	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	126	0.05	+0.02	0	±0
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	115	0.05	New	0	±0
	Family and Life Party (PFyV)	104	0.04	New	0	±0
	National Democracy (DN)	82	0.03	±0.00	0	±0
	Spanish Alternative (AES)	43	0.02	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,783	0.74	–0.33
Total		241,986			4	±0
Valid votes		241,986	99.32	–0.04
Invalid votes		1,653	0.68	+0.04
Votes cast / turnout		243,639	68.57	+0.54
Abstentions		111,650	31.43	–0.54
Registered voters		355,289
Sources [16]

2004 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	132,631	55.27	–1.92	3	±0
	Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE)	74,636	31.10	+8.02	1	±0
	Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)	26,153	10.90	–6.06	0	±0
	United Left (EU–IU)	2,055	0.86	+0.14	0	±0
	Galician Coalition (CG)	586	0.24	–0.08	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	233	0.10	+0.02	0	±0
	Party of Self-employed and Professionals (AUTONOMO)	231	0.10	–0.01	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	215	0.09	+0.01	0	±0
	Galician People's Front (FPG)	195	0.08	±0.00	0	±0
	Spanish Democratic Party (PADE)	91	0.04	New	0	±0
	Republican Left–Galician Republican Left (IR–ERG)	87	0.04	New	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	83	0.03	New	0	±0
	National Democracy (DN)	75	0.03	New	0	±0
	The Phalanx (FE)	70	0.03	–0.04	0	±0
	Republican Social Movement (MSR)	53	0.02	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		2,559	1.07	+0.16
Total		239,953			4	±0
Valid votes		239,953	99.36	–0.04
Invalid votes		1,545	0.64	+0.04
Votes cast / turnout		241,498	68.03	+2.85
Abstentions		113,510	31.97	–2.85
Registered voters		355,008
Sources [16]

2000 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	128,535	57.19	+8.40	3	+1
	Socialists' Party of Galicia–Progressives (PSdeG–PSOE–p)	51,864	23.08	–13.18	1	–1
	Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)	38,106	16.96	+4.89	0	±0
	United Left (EU–IU)	1,626	0.72	–0.98	0	±0
	Galician Coalition (CG)	714	0.32	New	0	±0
	Galician Democracy (DG)	688	0.31	New	0	±0
	Party of Self-employed and Professionals (AUTONOMO)	256	0.11	New	0	±0
	Spain 2000 Platform (ES2000)	230	0.10	New	0	±0
	Galician People's Front (FPG)	184	0.08	±0.00	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre–Centrist Union (CDS–UC)	180	0.08	–0.02	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	169	0.08	+0.03	0	±0
	The Phalanx (FE)	149	0.07	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		2,037	0.91	+0.22
Total		224,738			4	±0
Valid votes		224,738	99.40	+0.15
Invalid votes		1,367	0.60	–0.15
Votes cast / turnout		226,105	65.18	–5.68
Abstentions		120,783	34.82	+5.68
Registered voters		346,888
Sources [16]

1996 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	112,326	48.79	–0.33	2	±0
	Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE)	83,474	36.26	–2.97	2	±0
	Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)	27,779	12.07	+5.71	0	±0
	United Left–Galician Left (EU–EG)	3,915	1.70	–0.58	0	±0
	The European Greens–The Greens of Galicia (VE–VG)	611	0.27	–0.03	0	±0
	Centrist Union (UC)	231	0.10	–1.09	0	±0
	Galician People's Front (FPG)	193	0.08	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	110	0.05	+0.01	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,583	0.69	+0.01
Total		230,222			4	±0
Valid votes		230,222	99.15	–0.36
Invalid votes		1,981	0.85	+0.36
Votes cast / turnout		232,203	70.86	+4.59
Abstentions		95,503	29.14	–4.59
Registered voters		327,706
Sources [16]

1993 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	106,471	49.12	+8.39	2	–1
	Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE)	85,035	39.23	+3.87	2	±0
	Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)	13,780	6.36	+3.75	0	±0
	United Left–Galician Unity (EU–UG)	4,952	2.28	+0.32	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	2,570	1.19	–4.38	0	±0
	Ruiz-Mateos Group–European Democratic Alliance (ARM–ADE)	688	0.32	–0.11	0	±0
	The Greens (Os Verdes)1	653	0.30	–0.22	0	±0
	The Ecologists (LE)	344	0.16	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Galician People (PCPG)	244	0.11	+0.02	0	±0
	Coalition for a New Socialist Party (CNPS)	146	0.07	New	0	±0
	Galician Alternative (AG)	144	0.07	New	0	±0
	Party of El Bierzo (PB)	123	0.06	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	80	0.04	–0.04	0	±0
	Natural Law Party (PLN)	69	0.03	New	0	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	0	0.00	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,472	0.68	±0.00
Total		216,771			4	–1
Valid votes		216,771	99.51	+0.61
Invalid votes		1,061	0.49	–0.61
Votes cast / turnout		217,832	66.27	+10.62
Abstentions		110,858	33.73	–10.62
Registered voters		328,690
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 Orense

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party–Centrists of Galicia (PP–CdeG)1	76,707	40.73	+2.20	3	+1
	Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE)	66,592	35.36	+1.56	2	±0
	Galician Coalition (CG)	14,578	7.74	–6.06	0	–1
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	10,486	5.57	+0.07	0	±0
	Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)	4,921	2.61	+1.01	0	±0
	Galician Nationalist Party–Galicianist Party (PNG–PG)	3,764	2.00	New	0	±0
	United Left (EU)	3,691	1.96	+0.91	0	±0
	Galician Socialist Party–Galician Left (PSG–EG)	2,455	1.30	–0.25	0	±0
	The Greens–Green List (LV–LV)	974	0.52	New	0	±0
	Ruiz-Mateos Group (Ruiz-Mateos)	805	0.43	New	0	±0
	Galician People's Front (FPG)	577	0.31	New	0	±0
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	551	0.29	–0.19	0	±0
	Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC)2	238	0.13	–0.26	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Galician People (PCPG)	166	0.09	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	155	0.08	New	0	±0
	Revolutionary Workers' Party of Spain (PORE)	136	0.07	New	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	129	0.07	–0.07	0	±0
	Asturianist Party (PAS)	115	0.06	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,276	0.68	+0.18
Total		188,316			5	±0
Valid votes		188,316	98.90	+0.05
Invalid votes		2,099	1.10	–0.05
Votes cast / turnout		190,415	55.65	+4.85
Abstentions		151,737	44.35	–4.85
Registered voters		342,152
Sources [16]
Footnotes: 1 People's Party–Centrists of Galicia 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.

1986 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–PL)1	67,128	38.53	+2.93	2	±0
	Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdG–PSOE)	58,876	33.80	+5.56	2	+1
	Galician Coalition (CG)	24,045	13.80	New	1	+1
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	9,584	5.50	+3.57	0	±0
	Group of Independent Electors (ADEI)	3,857	2.21	New	0	±0
	Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)	2,783	1.60	–0.68	0	±0
	Galician Socialist Party–Galician Left (PSG–EG)2	2,702	1.55	+1.20	0	±0
	Galicianist and United Left Platform (PG–EU)3	1,823	1.05	+0.19	0	±0
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	841	0.48	–0.11	0	±0
	Communists' Unity Board (MUC)	675	0.39	New	0	±0
	Republican Popular Unity (UPR)4	422	0.24	+0.13	0	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	369	0.21	+0.02	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	241	0.14	+0.05	0	±0
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	–29.17	0	–2
Blank ballots		865	0.50	+0.14
Total		174,211			5	±0
Valid votes		174,211	98.85	+0.11
Invalid votes		2,021	1.15	–0.11
Votes cast / turnout		176,232	50.80	–4.23
Abstentions		170,652	49.20	+4.23
Registered voters		346,884
Sources [16]
Footnotes: 1 People's Coalition results are compared to People's Alliance–People's Democratic Party totals in the 1982 election. 2 Galician Socialist Party–Galician Left results are compared to Galician Left totals in the 1982 election. 3 Galicianist and United Left Platform results are compared to Communist Party of Galicia totals in the 1982 election. 4 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 Orense

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Alliance–People's Democratic Party (AP–PDP)1	63,801	35.60	+16.84	2	+1
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	52,282	29.17	–23.32	2	–1
	Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdG–PSOE)	50,619	28.24	+12.00	1	±0
	Galician Nationalist Bloc–Galician Socialist Party (B–PSG)2	4,081	2.28	–5.56	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	3,467	1.93	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of Galicia (PCE–PCG)	1,534	0.86	–1.81	0	±0
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	1,056	0.59	New	0	±0
	Galician Left (EG)	632	0.35	New	0	±0
	New Force (FN)3	399	0.22	New	0	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	339	0.19	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of Spain (Marxist–Leninist) (PCE (m–l))	190	0.11	New	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	169	0.09	New	0	±0
	Communist Left (LCR–MC)4	0	0.00	–0.75	0	±0
Blank ballots		652	0.36	+0.36
Total		179,221			5	±0
Valid votes		179,221	98.74	–1.26
Invalid votes		2,283	1.26	+1.26
Votes cast / turnout		181,504	55.03	+13.67
Abstentions		148,343	44.97	–13.67
Registered voters		329,847
Sources [16]
Footnotes: 1 People's Alliance–People's Democratic Party results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election. 2 Galician Nationalist Bloc–Galician Socialist Party results are compared to the combined totals of the Galician National-Popular Bloc and Galician Unity in the 1979 election. 3 New Force results are compared to National Union totals in the 1979 election. 4 Communist Left results are compared to the combined totals of Communist Movement of Galicia–Organization of Communist Left and Revolutionary Communist League in the 1979 election.

1979 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	75,271	52.49	–9.24	3	–1
	Democratic Coalition (CD)1	26,901	18.76	+5.41	1	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)2	23,292	16.24	+1.69	1	+1
	Galician National-Popular Bloc (BNPG)	7,899	5.51	+4.01	0	±0
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	3,829	2.67	+1.04	0	±0
	Galician Unity (PG–POG–PSG)3	3,348	2.33	+0.80	0	±0
	Party of Labour of Spain (PTE)4	741	0.52	–0.94	0	±0
	Communist Movement of Galicia–Organization of Communist Left (MCG–OIC)	622	0.43	New	0	±0
	Carlist Party (PC)	606	0.42	New	0	±0
	Revolutionary Communist League (LCR)	465	0.32	New	0	±0
	Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT)	417	0.29	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		0	0.00	–0.37
Total		143,391			5	±0
Valid votes		143,391	100.00	+1.76
Invalid votes		0	0.00	–1.76
Votes cast / turnout		143,391	41.36	–10.69
Abstentions		203,269	58.64	+10.69
Registered voters		346,660
Sources [16]
Footnotes: 1 Democratic Coalition results are compared to People's Alliance totals in the 1977 election. 2 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party results are compared to the combined totals of Spanish Socialist Workers' Party and People's Socialist Party–Socialist Unity in the 1977 election. 3 Galician Unity results are compared to Galician Socialist Party 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 Orense

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	99,440	61.73	n/a	4	n/a
	People's Alliance (AP)	21,502	13.35	n/a	1	n/a
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	21,079	13.09	n/a	0	n/a
	Christian Democratic Team of the Spanish State (PGSD–PPG)	3,384	2.10	n/a	0	n/a
	Spanish Social Reform (RSE)	2,884	1.79	n/a	0	n/a
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	2,627	1.63	n/a	0	n/a
	Galician Socialist Party (PSG)	2,458	1.53	n/a	0	n/a
	Galician National-Popular Bloc (BNPG)	2,412	1.50	n/a	0	n/a
	People's Socialist Party–Socialist Unity (PSP–US)	2,358	1.46	n/a	0	n/a
	Democratic Left Front (FDI)	2,347	1.46	n/a	0	n/a
Blank ballots		590	0.37	n/a
Total		161,081			5	n/a
Valid votes		161,081	98.24	n/a
Invalid votes		2,880	1.76	n/a
Votes cast / turnout		163,961	52.05	n/a
Abstentions		151,072	47.95	n/a
Registered voters		315,033
Sources [16]

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