Palencia (Congress of Deputies constituency)

For the Cortes of Castile and León constituency, see Palencia (Cortes of Castile and León constituency). For the Senate constituency, see Palencia (Senate constituency).

Palencia
Congress of Deputies Electoral constituency
Location of Palencia within Spain
Province	Palencia
Autonomous community	Castile and León
Population	158,115 (2024) [1]
Electorate	137,642 (2023)
Major settlements	Palencia
Current constituency
Created	1977
Seats	3
Member(s)	PP (2)   PSOE (1)

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

Elections

2023 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	40,709	41.98	+6.28	2	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	33,613	34.67	+1.42	1	±0
	Vox (Vox)	12,504	12.90	–1.52	0	±0
	Unite (Sumar)1	5,877	6.06	–2.03	0	±0
	Let's Go Palencia (VP)	1,917	1.98	New	0	±0
	Empty Spain (España Vaciada)	384	0.40	New	0	±0
	Alive Land Palencia Independent Group (GIPTV)	366	0.38	New	0	±0
	Animalist Party with the Environment (PACMA)2	295	0.30	–0.31	0	±0
	Workers' Front (FO)	139	0.14	New	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	99	0.10	–0.12	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Workers of Spain (PCTE)	80	0.08	–0.03	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	71	0.07	New	0	±0
	Zero Cuts (Recortes Cero)	42	0.04	–0.23	0	±0
	Walking Together (CJ)	33	0.03	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		833	0.86	–0.20
Total		96,962			3	±0
Valid votes		96,962	98.86	+0.15
Invalid votes		1,117	1.14	–0.15
Votes cast / turnout		98,079	71.26	+2.60
Abstentions		39,563	28.74	–2.60
Registered voters		137,642
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 Palencia

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	34,195	35.70	+6.15	2	+1
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	31,847	33.25	+1.93	1	±0
	Vox (Vox)	13,816	14.42	+2.72	0	±0
	United We Can (Podemos–IU)	7,746	8.09	–1.14	0	±0
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs)	5,937	6.20	–9.68	0	–1
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	582	0.61	–0.14	0	±0
	Zero Cuts–Green Group–PCAS–TC (Recortes Cero–GV–PCAS–TC)	256	0.27	+0.02	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	209	0.22	+0.07	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Workers of Spain (PCTE)	106	0.11	–0.02	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	79	0.08	–0.01	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,015	1.06	+0.11
Total		95,788			3	±0
Valid votes		95,788	98.71	–0.01
Invalid votes		1,250	1.29	+0.01
Votes cast / turnout		97,038	68.66	–7.14
Abstentions		44,283	31.34	+7.14
Registered voters		141,321
Sources [16]

April 2019 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	33,209	31.32	+6.72	1	±0
	People's Party (PP)	31,332	29.55	–16.13	1	–1
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs)	16,843	15.88	+3.53	1	+1
	Vox (Vox)	12,407	11.70	New	0	±0
	United We Can (Podemos–IU–Equo)	9,787	9.23	–5.75	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	799	0.75	–0.01	0	±0
	Zero Cuts–Green Group–PCAS–TC (Recortes Cero–GV–PCAS–TC)	265	0.25	+0.05	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	159	0.15	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Workers of Spain (PCTE)	133	0.13	New	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	99	0.09	–0.09	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,010	0.95	+0.12
Total		106,043			3	±0
Valid votes		106,043	98.72	–0.09
Invalid votes		1,373	1.28	+0.09
Votes cast / turnout		107,416	75.80	+4.97
Abstentions		34,298	24.20	–4.97
Registered voters		141,714
Sources [16]

2016 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	45,965	45.68	+5.38	2	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	24,751	24.60	+0.05	1	±0
	United We Can (Podemos–IU–Equo)1	15,077	14.98	–2.96	0	±0
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	12,428	12.35	–1.80	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	761	0.76	+0.16	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	273	0.27	–0.52	0	±0
	Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV)	202	0.20	+0.05	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	184	0.18	–0.03	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	90	0.09	–0.03	0	±0
	Internationalist Solidarity and Self-Management (SAIn)	57	0.06	–0.01	0	±0
Blank ballots		838	0.83	–0.12
Total		100,626			3	±0
Valid votes		100,626	98.81	+0.02
Invalid votes		1,212	1.19	–0.02
Votes cast / turnout		101,838	70.83	–2.53
Abstentions		41,931	29.17	+2.53
Registered voters		143,769
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 Palencia

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	42,182	40.30	–14.85	2	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	25,698	24.55	–6.73	1	±0
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	14,814	14.15	New	0	±0
	We Can (Podemos)	14,083	13.45	New	0	±0
	United Left–Popular Unity in Common (IU–UPeC)	4,699	4.49	–1.38	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	828	0.79	–3.61	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	624	0.60	+0.27	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	218	0.21	–0.01	0	±0
	Blank Seats (EB)	182	0.17	New	0	±0
	Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV)	159	0.15	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	126	0.12	New	0	±0
	Internationalist Solidarity and Self-Management (SAIn)	72	0.07	–0.01	0	±0
Blank ballots		993	0.95	–0.72
Total		104,678			3	±0
Valid votes		104,678	98.79	+0.31
Invalid votes		1,277	1.21	–0.31
Votes cast / turnout		105,955	73.36	+0.15
Abstentions		38,472	26.64	–0.15
Registered voters		144,427
Sources [16]

2011 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	58,759	55.15	+5.43	2	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	33,328	31.28	–12.31	1	±0
	United Left of Castile and León: Plural Left (IUCyL)	6,259	5.87	+3.27	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	4,686	4.40	+3.12	0	±0
	Party of Castile and León (PCAL)1	565	0.53	+0.18	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	352	0.33	+0.18	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	249	0.23	+0.12	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	234	0.22	+0.14	0	±0
	Regionalist Unity of Castile and León (URCL)	174	0.16	New	0	±0
	Internationalist Solidarity and Self-Management (SAIn)	89	0.08	New	0	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	77	0.07	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,775	1.67	+0.45
Total		106,547			3	±0
Valid votes		106,547	98.48	–0.77
Invalid votes		1,644	1.52	+0.77
Votes cast / turnout		108,191	73.21	–5.96
Abstentions		39,592	26.79	+5.96
Registered voters		147,783
Sources [16]
Footnotes: 1 Party of Castile and León results are compared to Commoners' Land totals in the 2008 election.

2008 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	58,649	49.72	–0.53	2	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	51,426	43.59	+0.51	1	±0
	United Left–Alternative (IU)	3,069	2.60	–0.24	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	1,510	1.28	New	0	±0
	Commoners' Land (TC)	417	0.35	–0.32	0	±0
	The Greens (LV)	338	0.29	New	0	±0
	The Greens of Europe (LVdE)	183	0.16	New	0	±0
	Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	177	0.15	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Castilian People (PCPC–PCPE)	132	0.11	+0.01	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	132	0.11	New	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	100	0.08	+0.02	0	±0
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	80	0.07	New	0	±0
	Engine and Sports Alternative (AMD)	74	0.06	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	67	0.06	–0.07	0	±0
	National Democracy (DN)	56	0.05	±0.00	0	±0
	Authentic Phalanx (FA)	37	0.03	±0.00	0	±0
	Spanish Alternative (AES)	36	0.03	New	0	±0
	Spanish Front (Frente)	24	0.02	New	0	±0
	Centrist Party (PCTR)	17	0.01	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,440	1.22	–0.74
Total		117,964			3	±0
Valid votes		117,964	99.25	+0.06
Invalid votes		892	0.75	–0.06
Votes cast / turnout		118,856	79.17	–0.27
Abstentions		31,274	20.83	+0.27
Registered voters		150,130
Sources [16]

2004 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	60,449	50.25	–5.27	2	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	51,824	43.08	+7.30	1	±0
	United Left (IU)	3,415	2.84	–1.41	0	±0
	Commoners' Land–Castilian Nationalist Party (TC–PNC)	804	0.67	–0.26	0	±0
	Citizens for Blank Votes (CenB)	287	0.24	New	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	279	0.23	+0.04	0	±0
	Family and Life Party (PFyV)	164	0.14	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	152	0.13	+0.03	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Castilian People (PCPC–PCPE)	124	0.10	–0.04	0	±0
	Spanish Democratic Party (PADE)	118	0.10	+0.05	0	±0
	Republican Left (IR)	109	0.09	New	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)1	70	0.06	–0.03	0	±0
	National Democracy (DN)	55	0.05	New	0	±0
	The Phalanx (FE)	41	0.03	–0.04	0	±0
	Authentic Phalanx (FA)	34	0.03	New	0	±0
	Republican Social Movement (MSR)	20	0.02	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		2,362	1.96	+0.01
Total		120,307			3	±0
Valid votes		120,307	99.19	+0.02
Invalid votes		979	0.81	–0.02
Votes cast / turnout		121,286	79.44	+4.09
Abstentions		31,395	20.56	–4.09
Registered voters		152,681
Sources [16]
Footnotes: 1 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 Palencia

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	64,185	55.52	+4.23	2	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party–Progressives (PSOE–p)	41,368	35.78	–2.13	1	±0
	United Left (IU)	4,910	4.25	–3.69	0	±0
	Commoners' Land–Castilian Nationalist Party (TC–PNC)	1,080	0.93	+0.67	0	±0
	Regionalist Unity of Castile and León (URCL)	556	0.48	+0.06	0	±0
	Natural Law Party (PLN)	257	0.22	New	0	±0
	Centrist Union–Democratic and Social Centre (UC–CDS)	225	0.19	–0.21	0	±0
	Cives (Cives)	206	0.18	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	161	0.14	+0.02	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	113	0.10	–0.03	0	±0
	Independent Spanish Phalanx–Phalanx 2000 (FEI–FE 2000)	100	0.09	New	0	±0
	The Phalanx (FE)	78	0.07	New	0	±0
	Spain 2000 Platform (ES2000)	64	0.06	New	0	±0
	Spanish Democratic Party (PADE)	59	0.05	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		2,251	1.95	+0.58
Total		115,613			3	±0
Valid votes		115,613	99.17	–0.22
Invalid votes		963	0.83	+0.22
Votes cast / turnout		116,576	75.35	–5.63
Abstentions		38,142	24.65	+5.63
Registered voters		154,718
Sources [16]

1996 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	63,245	51.29	+3.67	2	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	46,740	37.91	–0.39	1	±0
	United Left of Castile and León (IUCL)	9,784	7.94	+1.54	0	±0
	Regionalist Unity of Castile and León (URCL)	515	0.42	+0.07	0	±0
	Centrist Union (UC)	492	0.40	–2.66	0	±0
	Commoners' Land–Castilian Nationalist Party (TC–PNC)	321	0.26	+0.08	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	165	0.13	+0.09	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	143	0.12	±0.00	0	±0
	Authentic Spanish Phalanx (FEA)	134	0.11	New	0	±0
	Workers' Revolutionary Party (PRT)	71	0.06	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,688	1.37	+0.34
Total		123,298			3	±0
Valid votes		123,298	99.39	+0.02
Invalid votes		762	0.61	–0.02
Votes cast / turnout		124,060	80.98	+0.39
Abstentions		29,145	19.02	–0.39
Registered voters		153,205
Sources [16]

1993 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	57,744	47.62	+3.11	2	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	46,448	38.30	+1.66	1	±0
	United Left of Castile and León (IU)	7,761	6.40	+0.61	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	3,714	3.06	–5.54	0	±0
	People's Palentine Group (APP)	1,410	1.16	New	0	±0
	The Greens (LV)1	826	0.68	–0.48	0	±0
	Ruiz-Mateos Group (ARM)	550	0.45	New	0	±0
	Regionalist Unity of Castile and León (URCL)	428	0.35	New	0	±0
	The Ecologists (LE)	322	0.27	–0.41	0	±0
	Commoners' Land–Castilian Nationalist Party (TC–PNC)	216	0.18	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	147	0.12	–0.08	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	122	0.10	–0.10	0	±0
	Natural Law Party (PLN)	94	0.08	New	0	±0
	Castilianist Union (UC)	93	0.08	New	0	±0
	Leonese People's Union (UPL)	52	0.04	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	51	0.04	–0.09	0	±0
	Party of El Bierzo (PB)	35	0.03	New	0	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	0	0.00	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,250	1.03	+0.11
Total		121,263			3	±0
Valid votes		121,263	99.37	+0.33
Invalid votes		771	0.63	–0.33
Votes cast / turnout		122,034	80.59	+4.05
Abstentions		29,389	19.41	–4.05
Registered voters		151,423
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 Palencia

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)1	50,186	44.51	+4.85	2	+1
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	41,313	36.64	–3.59	1	–1
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	9,696	8.60	–3.77	0	±0
	United Left (IU)	6,533	5.79	+2.86	0	±0
	The Greens–Green List (LV–LV)	1,307	1.16	New	0	±0
	The Ecologist Greens (LVE)	768	0.68	New	0	±0
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	735	0.65	+0.28	0	±0
	Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC)2	398	0.35	–0.62	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	226	0.20	–0.26	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	222	0.20	New	0	±0
	Alliance for the Republic (AxR)3	182	0.16	–0.12	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	145	0.13	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,041	0.92	+0.18
Total		112,752			3	±0
Valid votes		112,752	99.04	+0.86
Invalid votes		1,088	0.96	–0.86
Votes cast / turnout		113,840	76.54	+0.49
Abstentions		34,891	23.46	–0.49
Registered voters		148,731
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 Alliance for the Republic results are compared to Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party totals in the 1986 election.

1986 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	44,952	40.23	–2.71	2	±0
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–PL)1	44,311	39.66	+0.86	1	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	13,819	12.37	+8.47	0	±0
	United Left (IU)2	3,271	2.93	+0.62	0	±0
	Democratic Reformist Party (PRD)	1,634	1.46	New	0	±0
	Communists' Unity Board (MUC)	1,081	0.97	New	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	519	0.46	New	0	±0
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	410	0.37	New	0	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	364	0.33	+0.11	0	±0
	Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI)	317	0.28	New	0	±0
	Republican Popular Unity (UPR)	234	0.21	New	0	±0
	Party of the Communists of Catalonia (PCC)	0	0.00	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		827	0.74	+0.15
Total		111,739			3	±0
Valid votes		111,739	98.18	+0.08
Invalid votes		2,077	1.82	–0.08
Votes cast / turnout		113,816	76.05	–7.79
Abstentions		35,841	23.95	+7.79
Registered voters		149,657
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.

1982 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	49,756	42.94	+16.87	2	+1
	People's Alliance–People's Democratic Party (AP–PDP)1	44,965	38.80	+29.38	1	+1
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	12,330	10.64	–40.79	0	–2
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	4,516	3.90	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	2,679	2.31	–2.24	0	±0
	New Force (FN)2	707	0.61	–3.16	0	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	250	0.22	New	0	±0
	Revolutionary Communist League (LCR)	0	0.00	New	0	±0
	Communist Movement of Castile and León (MC–CL)	0	0.00	–0.30	0	±0
Blank ballots		678	0.59	–0.06
Total		115,881			3	±0
Valid votes		115,881	98.10	–0.33
Invalid votes		2,248	1.90	+0.33
Votes cast / turnout		118,129	83.84	+12.69
Abstentions		22,767	16.16	–12.69
Registered voters		140,896
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.

1979 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	51,069	51.43	+0.91	2	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)1	25,888	26.07	–2.30	1	±0
	Democratic Coalition (CD)2	9,351	9.42	–4.92	0	±0
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	4,517	4.55	+0.88	0	±0
	National Union (UN)	3,746	3.77	New	0	±0
	Party of Labour of Spain (PTE)3	1,033	1.04	+0.23	0	±0
	Workers' Communist Party (PCT)	571	0.58	New	0	±0
	Workers and Peasants Party (POC)	493	0.50	New	0	±0
	Spanish Ruralist Party (PRE)	466	0.47	New	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (Authentic) (FE–JONS(A))	367	0.37	New	0	±0
	Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT)	325	0.33	New	0	±0
	Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (MC–OIC)	302	0.30	New	0	±0
	Communist Organization of Spain (Red Flag) (OCE–BR)	244	0.25	New	0	±0
	Carlist Party (PC)	153	0.15	New	0	±0
	Proverist Party (PPr)	117	0.12	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		648	0.65	+0.35
Total		99,290			3	±0
Valid votes		99,290	98.43	+0.08
Invalid votes		1,587	1.57	–0.08
Votes cast / turnout		100,877	71.15	–11.62
Abstentions		40,906	28.85	+11.62
Registered voters		141,783
Sources [16]
Footnotes: 1 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. 2 Democratic Coalition results are compared to People's Alliance totals in the 1977 election. 3 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 Palencia

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	51,568	50.52	n/a	2	n/a
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	25,878	25.35	n/a	1	n/a
	People's Alliance (AP)	14,638	14.34	n/a	0	n/a
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	3,744	3.67	n/a	0	n/a
	People's Socialist Party–Socialist Unity (PSP–US)	3,084	3.02	n/a	0	n/a
	City and Country Independent Electoral Group (AEICC)	1,623	1.59	n/a	0	n/a
	Democratic Left Front (FDI)	829	0.81	n/a	0	n/a
	Group of Carlist Electors (ADC)	396	0.39	n/a	0	n/a
Blank ballots		310	0.30	n/a
Total		102,070			3	n/a
Valid votes		102,070	98.35	n/a
Invalid votes		1,708	1.65	n/a
Votes cast / turnout		103,778	82.77	n/a
Abstentions		21,607	17.23	n/a
Registered voters		125,385
Sources [16]

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