Pontevedra (Congress of Deputies constituency)

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

Pontevedra
Congress of Deputies Electoral constituency
Location of Pontevedra within Spain
Province	Pontevedra
Autonomous community	Galicia
Population	945,599 (2024) [1]
Electorate	909,434 (2023)
Major settlements	Vigo, Pontevedra
Current constituency
Created	1977
Seats	8 (1977–2004) 7 (2004–present)
Member(s)	PP (3)   PSOE (3)   Sumar (1)

Pontevedra 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 seven deputies. Its boundaries correspond to those of the Spanish province of Pontevedra. 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    BNG    En Marea    EC–UP    Sumar    PSOE    CDS    Cs    UCD    PP    CP    CD    AP
Legislature	Election	Distribution
Constituent	1977	1 6 1
1st	1979	2 5 1
2nd	1982	3 1 4
3rd	1986	3 1 4
4th	1989	4 4
5th	1993	3 5
6th	1996	1 3 4
7th	2000	1 2 5
8th	2004	1 3 3
9th	2008	1 3 3
10th	2011	1 2 4
11th	2015	2 2 3
12th	2016	2 2 3
13th	2019 (Apr)	1 3 1 2
14th	2019 (Nov)	1 3 3
15th	2023	1 3 3

Elections

2023 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	227,658	39.72	+10.66	3	±0
	Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE)	179,737	31.36	–0.45	3	±0
	Unite Galicia (Sumar)1	75,615	13.19	–4.26	1	±0
	Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)	53,828	9.39	+1.91	0	±0
	Vox (Vox)	27,539	4.81	–2.48	0	±0
	Animalist Party with the Environment (PACMA)2	3,003	0.52	–0.36	0	±0
	Workers' Front (FO)	884	0.15	New	0	±0
	Zero Cuts (Recortes Cero)	510	0.09	–0.06	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Workers of Galicia (PCTG)	485	0.08	–0.01	0	±0
Blank ballots		3,865	0.67	–0.31
Total		573,124			7	±0
Valid votes		573,124	98.96	+0.30
Invalid votes		6,001	1.04	–0.30
Votes cast / turnout		579,125	63.68	+5.18
Abstentions		330,309	36.32	–5.18
Registered voters		909,434
Sources [16]
Footnotes: 1 Unite Galicia results are compared to the combined totals of In Common–United We Can and More Country–Equo 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 Pontevedra

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE)	166,377	31.81	–0.43	3	±0
	People's Party (PP)	151,961	29.06	+4.02	3	+1
	In Common–United We Can (Podemos–EU)	81,041	15.50	–1.95	1	±0
	Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)	39,125	7.48	+1.90	0	±0
	Vox (Vox)	38,119	7.29	+2.53	0	±0
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs)	23,984	4.59	–6.49	0	–1
	More Country–Equo (Más País–Equo)	10,207	1.95	New	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	4,619	0.88	–0.31	0	±0
	Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV)	790	0.15	–0.02	0	±0
	Blank Seats (EB)	692	0.13	–0.02	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Workers of Galicia (PCTG)	493	0.09	–0.01	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	447	0.09	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		5,142	0.98	+0.07
Total		522,997			7	±0
Valid votes		522,997	98.66	+0.13
Invalid votes		7,080	1.34	–0.13
Votes cast / turnout		530,077	58.50	–6.12
Abstentions		376,034	41.50	+6.12
Registered voters		906,111
Sources [16]

April 2019 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE)	185,785	32.24	+10.43	3	+1
	People's Party (PP)	144,290	25.04	–13.32	2	–1
	In Common–United We Can (Podemos–EU–Mareas en Común–Equo)1	100,547	17.45	–7.72	1	–1
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs)	63,867	11.08	+2.21	1	+1
	Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)	32,132	5.58	+2.50	0	±0
	Vox (Vox)	27,426	4.76	New	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	6,859	1.19	±0.00	0	±0
	In Tide (En Marea)	6,705	1.16	New	0	±0
	Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV)	1,007	0.17	–0.08	0	±0
	Blank Seats (EB)	886	0.15	+0.01	0	±0
	Commitment to Galicia (CxG)	825	0.14	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Workers of Galicia (PCTG)	601	0.10	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		5,257	0.91	+0.10
Total		576,187			7	±0
Valid votes		576,187	98.53	–0.19
Invalid votes		8,609	1.47	+0.19
Votes cast / turnout		584,796	64.62	+3.40
Abstentions		320,245	35.38	–3.40
Registered voters		905,041
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 Pontevedra

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	208,921	38.36	+3.87	3	±0
	In Tide (Podemos–Anova–EU)	137,088	25.17	–2.75	2	±0
	Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE)	118,816	21.81	+1.00	2	±0
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	48,302	8.87	–0.13	0	±0
	Galician Nationalist Bloc–We–Galician Candidacy (BNG–Nós)1	16,793	3.08	–1.56	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	6,497	1.19	+0.26	0	±0
	Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV)	1,360	0.25	±0.00	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	975	0.18	–0.38	0	±0
	Blank Seats (EB)	785	0.14	New	0	±0
	Communists of Galicia (PCPE–CdG)	718	0.13	–0.11	0	±0
Blank ballots		4,418	0.81	–0.15
Total		544,673			7	±0
Valid votes		544,673	98.72	+0.08
Invalid votes		7,089	1.28	–0.08
Votes cast / turnout		551,762	61.22	–3.04
Abstentions		349,471	38.78	+3.04
Registered voters		901,233
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 Pontevedra

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	197,201	34.49	–16.35	3	–1
	In Tide (Podemos–Anova–EU)1	159,638	27.92	+22.56	2	+2
	Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE)	118,988	20.81	–7.27	2	±0
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	51,453	9.00	New	0	±0
	We–Galician Candidacy (Nós)2	26,537	4.64	–7.39	0	–1
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	5,315	0.93	+0.41	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	3,177	0.56	–0.78	0	±0
	Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV)	1,439	0.25	New	0	±0
	Communists of Galicia (PCPE–CdG)	1,377	0.24	+0.01	0	±0
	Land Party (PT)	1,158	0.20	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		5,481	0.96	–0.48
Total		571,764			7	±0
Valid votes		571,764	98.64	+0.35
Invalid votes		7,883	1.36	–0.35
Votes cast / turnout		579,647	64.26	+0.39
Abstentions		322,323	35.74	–0.39
Registered voters		901,970
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 Pontevedra

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	284,079	50.84	+7.15	4	+1
	Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE)	156,880	28.08	–12.45	2	–1
	Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)	67,227	12.03	+0.52	1	±0
	United Left–The Greens: Plural Left (EU–V)	25,834	4.62	+3.05	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	7,460	1.34	+0.79	0	±0
	Equo (Equo)	4,132	0.74	New	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	2,932	0.52	+0.29	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	809	0.14	New	0	±0
	XXI Convergence (C.XXI)	518	0.09	New	0	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	432	0.08	New	0	±0
	Internationalist Solidarity and Self-Management (SAIn)	408	0.07	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		8,068	1.44	+0.39
Total		558,779			7	±0
Valid votes		558,779	98.29	–0.96
Invalid votes		9,706	1.71	+0.96
Votes cast / turnout		568,485	63.87	–7.41
Abstentions		321,569	36.13	+7.41
Registered voters		890,054
Sources [16]

2008 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	268,446	43.69	–2.30	3	±0
	Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE)	249,086	40.53	+3.00	3	±0
	Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)	70,735	11.51	–0.14	1	±0
	United Left–Alternative (EU–IU)	9,623	1.57	–0.60	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	3,373	0.55	New	0	±0
	Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	1,444	0.23	New	0	±0
	The Greens–Green Group (OV–GV)	1,030	0.17	New	0	±0
	The Greens of Europe (LVdE)	943	0.15	New	0	±0
	Social Democratic Party (PSD)	865	0.14	New	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	575	0.09	New	0	±0
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	396	0.06	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	386	0.06	–0.12	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	380	0.06	+0.01	0	±0
	Family and Life Party (PFyV)	321	0.05	New	0	±0
	National Democracy (DN)	213	0.03	–0.03	0	±0
	Spanish Front (Frente)	114	0.02	New	0	±0
	Spanish Alternative (AES)	100	0.02	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		6,471	1.05	–0.60
Total		614,501			7	±0
Valid votes		614,501	99.25	–0.01
Invalid votes		4,617	0.75	+0.01
Votes cast / turnout		619,118	71.28	–0.85
Abstentions		249,442	28.72	+0.85
Registered voters		868,560
Sources [16]

2004 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	279,454	45.99	–7.43	3	–2
	Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE)	228,016	37.53	+14.50	3	+1
	Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)	70,763	11.65	–7.93	1	±0
	United Left (EU–IU)	13,158	2.17	+0.69	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	1,121	0.18	+0.02	0	±0
	Galician People's Front (FPG)	1,067	0.18	–0.06	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	991	0.16	+0.04	0	±0
	Party of Self-employed and Professionals (AUTONOMO)	911	0.15	–0.03	0	±0
	Galician Coalition (CG)	611	0.10	±0.00	0	±0
	Republican Left–Galician Republican Left (IR–ERG)	378	0.06	New	0	±0
	National Democracy (DN)	366	0.06	New	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)1	308	0.05	–0.01	0	±0
	The Phalanx (FE)	252	0.04	–0.01	0	±0
	Republican Social Movement (MSR)	211	0.03	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		10,009	1.65	+0.26
Total		607,616			7	–1
Valid votes		607,616	99.26	–0.01
Invalid votes		4,521	0.74	+0.01
Votes cast / turnout		612,137	72.13	+6.81
Abstentions		236,570	27.87	–6.81
Registered voters		848,707
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 Pontevedra

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	284,955	53.42	+6.31	5	+1
	Socialists' Party of Galicia–Progressives (PSdeG–PSOE–p)	122,834	23.03	–9.45	2	–1
	Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)	104,453	19.58	+4.99	1	±0
	United Left (EU–IU)	7,883	1.48	–2.58	0	±0
	Galician People's Front (FPG)	1,301	0.24	+0.10	0	±0
	Party of Self-employed and Professionals (AUTONOMO)	952	0.18	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	839	0.16	+0.05	0	±0
	Galician Democracy (DG)	685	0.13	New	0	±0
	Centrist Union–Democratic and Social Centre (UC–CDS)	634	0.12	–0.01	0	±0
	Galician Coalition (CG)	508	0.10	New	0	±0
	Independent Spanish Phalanx–Phalanx 2000 (FEI–FE 2000)	329	0.06	New	0	±0
	The Phalanx (FE)	247	0.05	New	0	±0
	Spanish Democratic Party (PADE)	213	0.04	New	0	±0
	Spain 2000 Platform (ES2000)	199	0.04	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		7,419	1.39	+0.39
Total		533,458			8	±0
Valid votes		533,458	99.27	–0.04
Invalid votes		3,913	0.73	+0.04
Votes cast / turnout		537,371	65.32	–6.73
Abstentions		285,316	34.68	+6.73
Registered voters		822,687
Sources [16]

1996 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	259,634	47.11	–0.08	4	–1
	Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE)	178,981	32.48	–2.09	3	±0
	Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)	80,408	14.59	+5.95	1	+1
	United Left–Galician Left (EU–EG)	22,377	4.06	–1.65	0	±0
	The European Greens–The Greens of Galicia (VE–VG)	2,026	0.37	+0.05	0	±0
	Galician People's Front (FPG)	797	0.14	New	0	±0
	Centrist Union (UC)	715	0.13	–1.36	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	607	0.11	+0.04	0	±0
Blank ballots		5,526	1.00	+0.13
Total		551,071			8	±0
Valid votes		551,071	99.31	–0.10
Invalid votes		3,856	0.69	+0.10
Votes cast / turnout		554,927	72.05	+1.07
Abstentions		215,312	27.95	–1.07
Registered voters		770,239
Sources [16]

1993 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	239,286	47.19	+8.23	5	+1
	Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE)	175,307	34.57	+1.65	3	–1
	Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)	43,806	8.64	+4.85	0	±0
	Galician Unity–United Left (UG–EU)	28,948	5.71	+2.02	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	7,539	1.49	–6.62	0	±0
	The Ecologists (LE)	1,804	0.36	–0.72	0	±0
	Ruiz-Mateos Group–European Democratic Alliance (ARM–ADE)	1,759	0.35	–1.07	0	±0
	The Greens (Os Verdes)1	1,600	0.32	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Galician People (PCPG)	849	0.17	–0.03	0	±0
	Galician Alternative (AG)	642	0.13	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	338	0.07	–0.09	0	±0
	Party of El Bierzo (PB)	291	0.06	New	0	±0
	Coalition for a New Socialist Party (CNPS)	285	0.06	New	0	±0
	Natural Law Party (PLN)	279	0.06	New	0	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	0	0.00	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		4,388	0.87	–0.06
Total		507,121			8	±0
Valid votes		507,121	99.41	+0.29
Invalid votes		2,999	0.59	–0.29
Votes cast / turnout		510,120	70.98	+8.53
Abstentions		208,546	29.02	–8.53
Registered voters		718,666
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 Pontevedra

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)1	164,378	38.96	–0.94	4	±0
	Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE)	138,910	32.92	–2.24	4	+1
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	34,230	8.11	–0.80	0	–1
	Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)	15,990	3.79	+1.86	0	±0
	United Left (EU)	15,558	3.69	+2.52	0	±0
	Galician Socialist Party–Galician Left (PSG–EG)	13,424	3.18	–2.01	0	±0
	Galician Coalition (CG)	12,030	2.85	–1.40	0	±0
	Ruiz-Mateos Group (Ruiz-Mateos)	5,983	1.42	New	0	±0
	The Ecologist Greens (LVE)	4,541	1.08	New	0	±0
	Galician Nationalist Party–Galicianist Party (PNG–PG)	3,885	0.92	New	0	±0
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	2,662	0.63	–0.23	0	±0
	Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC)2	1,957	0.46	–0.60	0	±0
	Galician People's Front (FPG)	1,539	0.36	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Galician People (PCPG)	845	0.20	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	696	0.16	New	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	592	0.14	–0.07	0	±0
	Revolutionary Workers' Party of Spain (PORE)	523	0.12	New	0	±0
	Asturianist Party (PAS)	300	0.07	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of Spain (Marxist–Leninist) (PCE (m–l))3	0	0.00	–0.13	0	±0
Blank ballots		3,906	0.93	+0.41
Total		421,949			8	±0
Valid votes		421,949	99.12	+0.23
Invalid votes		3,758	0.88	–0.23
Votes cast / turnout		425,707	62.45	+2.43
Abstentions		255,918	37.55	–2.43
Registered voters		681,625
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 Pontevedra

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–PL)1	162,434	39.90	+2.37	4	±0
	Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdG–PSOE)	143,118	35.16	+4.70	3	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	36,292	8.91	+5.99	1	+1
	Galician Socialist Party–Galician Left (PSG–EG)2	21,115	5.19	+2.23	0	±0
	Galician Coalition (CG)	17,321	4.25	New	0	±0
	Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)	7,864	1.93	–0.97	0	±0
	Galicianist and United Left Platform (PG–EU)3	4,754	1.17	–0.78	0	±0
	Communists' Unity Board (MUC)	4,296	1.06	New	0	±0
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	3,492	0.86	–0.22	0	±0
	Spanish Vertex Ecological Development Revindication (VERDE)	1,420	0.35	New	0	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	881	0.22	+0.02	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	864	0.21	+0.03	0	±0
	Party of the Communists of Catalonia (PCC)	582	0.14	New	0	±0
	Republican Popular Unity (UPR)4	523	0.13	–0.04	0	±0
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	n/a	n/a	–18.48	0	–1
Blank ballots		2,137	0.52	+0.04
Total		407,093			8	±0
Valid votes		407,093	98.89	+0.65
Invalid votes		4,570	1.11	–0.65
Votes cast / turnout		411,663	60.02	–8.06
Abstentions		274,238	39.98	+8.06
Registered voters		685,901
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 Pontevedra

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Alliance–People's Democratic Party (AP–PDP)1	155,556	37.53	+24.81	4	+3
	Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdG–PSOE)	126,228	30.46	+13.56	3	+1
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	76,575	18.48	–28.83	1	–4
	Galician Left (EG)	12,262	2.96	New	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	12,099	2.92	New	0	±0
	Galician Nationalist Bloc–Galician Socialist Party (B–PSG)2	12,002	2.90	–10.52	0	±0
	Communist Party of Galicia (PCE–PCG)	8,070	1.95	–3.58	0	±0
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	4,487	1.08	New	0	±0
	New Force (FN)3	930	0.22	–0.72	0	±0
	Spanish Solidarity (SE)	867	0.21	New	0	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	827	0.20	New	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	741	0.18	New	0	±0
	Communist Unity Candidacy (CUC)	704	0.17	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of Spain (Marxist–Leninist) (PCE (m–l))	698	0.14	New	0	±0
	Communist Left (LCR–MC)4	425	0.10	–0.86	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,997	0.48	+0.18
Total		414,468			8	±0
Valid votes		414,468	98.24	+0.12
Invalid votes		7,429	1.76	–0.12
Votes cast / turnout		421,897	68.08	+19.99
Abstentions		197,817	31.92	–19.99
Registered voters		619,714
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 Pontevedra

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	137,769	47.31	–9.54	5	–1
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)1	49,213	16.90	–3.72	2	+1
	Democratic Coalition (CD)2	37,046	12.72	+1.22	1	±0
	Galician Unity (PG–POG–PSG)3	21,160	7.27	+5.55	0	±0
	Galician National-Popular Bloc (BNPG)	17,909	6.15	+3.73	0	±0
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	16,111	5.53	+2.14	0	±0
	National Union (UN)	2,733	0.94	New	0	±0
	Party of Labour of Spain (PTE)4	2,637	0.91	+0.40	0	±0
	Communist Movement of Galicia–Organization of Communist Left (MCG–OIC)	1,693	0.58	New	0	±0
	Revolutionary Communist League (LCR)5	1,099	0.38	+0.38	0	±0
	Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT)6	1,081	0.37	+0.11	0	±0
	Republican Left (IR)	970	0.33	New	0	±0
	Carlist Party (PC)	877	0.30	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		884	0.30	+0.04
Total		291,182			8	±0
Valid votes		291,182	98.12	–0.15
Invalid votes		5,588	1.88	+0.15
Votes cast / turnout		296,770	48.09	–16.58
Abstentions		320,357	51.91	+16.58
Registered voters		617,127
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 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. 5 Revolutionary Communist League results are compared to Front for Workers' Unity totals in the 1977 election. 6 Workers' Revolutionary Organization results are compared to Workers' Electoral Group totals in the 1977 election.

1977 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	198,231	56.85	n/a	6	n/a
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	54,642	15.67	n/a	1	n/a
	People's Alliance (AP)	40,104	11.50	n/a	1	n/a
	People's Socialist Party–Socialist Unity (PSP–US)	17,265	4.95	n/a	0	n/a
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	11,835	3.39	n/a	0	n/a
	Galician National-Popular Bloc (BNPG)	8,423	2.42	n/a	0	n/a
	Christian Democratic Team of the Spanish State (PGSD–PPG)	6,956	1.99	n/a	0	n/a
	Galician Socialist Party (PSG)	5,999	1.72	n/a	0	n/a
	Democratic Left Front (FDI)	1,777	0.51	n/a	0	n/a
	Spanish Social Reform (RSE)	1,689	0.48	n/a	0	n/a
	Workers' Electoral Group (AET)	891	0.26	n/a	0	n/a
	Front for Workers' Unity (FUT)	0	0.00	n/a	0	n/a
Blank ballots		898	0.26	n/a
Total		348,710			8	n/a
Valid votes		348,710	98.27	n/a
Invalid votes		6,154	1.73	n/a
Votes cast / turnout		354,864	64.67	n/a
Abstentions		193,847	35.33	n/a
Registered voters		548,711
Sources [16]

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