Salamanca (Congress of Deputies constituency)

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

Salamanca
Congress of Deputies Electoral constituency
Location of Salamanca within Spain
Province	Salamanca
Autonomous community	Castile and León
Population	327,685 (2024) [1]
Electorate	300,506 (2023)
Major settlements	Salamanca
Current constituency
Created	1977
Seats	4
Member(s)	PP (3)   PSOE (1)

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

Elections

2023 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	93,318	46.87	+12.17	3	+1
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	60,718	30.49	+1.04	1	±0
	Vox (Vox)	29,203	14.67	–3.23	0	–1
	Unite (Sumar)1	11,012	5.53	–1.44	0	±0
	Empty Spain (España Vaciada)	1,062	0.53	New	0	±0
	Animalist Party with the Environment (PACMA)2	631	0.32	–0.17	0	±0
	Regionalist Party of the Leonese Country (PREPAL)	489	0.25	+0.09	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Workers of Spain (PCTE)	325	0.16	+0.06	0	±0
	Workers' Front (FO)	278	0.14	New	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	205	0.10	–0.04	0	±0
	Walking Together (CJ)	140	0.07	New	0	±0
	Zero Cuts (Recortes Cero)	80	0.04	–0.12	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,649	0.83	–0.19
Total		199,110			4	±0
Valid votes		199,110	98.85	+0.12
Invalid votes		2,309	1.15	–0.12
Votes cast / turnout		201,419	67.03	+2.33
Abstentions		99,087	32.97	–2.33
Registered voters		300,506
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 Salamanca

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	67,715	34.70	+6.14	2	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	57,481	29.45	+1.28	1	±0
	Vox (Vox)	34,929	17.90	+5.26	1	+1
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs)	16,886	8.65	–12.04	0	–1
	United We Can (Podemos–IU)	13,608	6.97	–0.90	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	964	0.49	–0.16	0	±0
	Regionalist Party of the Leonese Country (PREPAL)	322	0.16	+0.01	0	±0
	Zero Cuts–Green Group–PCAS–TC (Recortes Cero–GV–PCAS–TC)	306	0.16	+0.03	0	±0
	Leonese People's Union (UPL)	286	0.15	New	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	266	0.14	–0.01	0	±0
	With You, We Are Democracy (Contigo)	229	0.12	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Workers of Spain (PCTE)	196	0.10	–0.03	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,982	1.02	+0.15
Total		195,170			4	±0
Valid votes		195,170	98.73	–0.07
Invalid votes		2,503	1.27	+0.07
Votes cast / turnout		197,673	64.70	–4.96
Abstentions		107,863	35.30	+4.96
Registered voters		305,536
Sources [16]

April 2019 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	60,154	28.56	–19.68	2	–1
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	59,331	28.17	+6.81	1	±0
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs)	43,580	20.69	+4.95	1	+1
	Vox (Vox)	26,631	12.64	New	0	±0
	United We Can (Podemos–IU–Equo)	16,575	7.87	–4.69	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	1,370	0.65	–0.02	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	322	0.15	New	0	±0
	Regionalist Party of the Leonese Country (PREPAL)	309	0.15	+0.03	0	±0
	Zero Cuts–Green Group–PCAS–TC (Recortes Cero–GV–PCAS–TC)	275	0.13	–0.03	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Workers of Spain (PCTE)	265	0.13	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,834	0.87	+0.16
Total		210,646			4	±0
Valid votes		210,646	98.80	–0.16
Invalid votes		2,567	1.20	+0.16
Votes cast / turnout		213,213	69.66	+3.36
Abstentions		92,862	30.34	–3.36
Registered voters		306,075
Sources [16]

2016 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	97,672	48.24	+5.57	3	+1
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	43,252	21.36	–0.41	1	±0
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	31,878	15.74	–1.08	0	–1
	United We Can (Podemos–IU–Equo)1	25,441	12.56	–3.08	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	1,359	0.67	+0.11	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	683	0.34	–0.46	0	±0
	Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV)	326	0.16	+0.01	0	±0
	Regionalist Party of the Leonese Country (PREPAL)	233	0.12	±0.00	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	196	0.10	–0.03	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,443	0.71	–0.24
Total		202,483			4	±0
Valid votes		202,483	98.96	+0.03
Invalid votes		2,132	1.04	–0.03
Votes cast / turnout		204,615	66.30	–2.15
Abstentions		103,997	33.70	+2.15
Registered voters		308,612
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 Salamanca

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	89,375	42.67	–17.37	2	–1
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	45,593	21.77	–4.47	1	±0
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	35,242	16.82	New	1	+1
	We Can (Podemos)	25,743	12.29	New	0	±0
	United Left–Popular Unity in Common (IU–UPeC)	7,017	3.35	–0.96	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	1,669	0.80	–5.38	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	1,175	0.56	+0.29	0	±0
	Vox (Vox)	822	0.39	New	0	±0
	Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV)	319	0.15	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	264	0.13	New	0	±0
	Regionalist Party of the Leonese Country (PREPAL)	251	0.12	–0.07	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,997	0.95	–0.55
Total		209,467			4	±0
Valid votes		209,467	98.93	+0.27
Invalid votes		2,276	1.07	–0.27
Votes cast / turnout		211,743	68.45	–1.28
Abstentions		97,615	31.55	+1.28
Registered voters		309,358
Sources [16]

2011 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	128,887	60.04	+6.26	3	+1
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	56,331	26.24	–13.72	1	–1
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	13,276	6.18	+4.45	0	±0
	United Left of Castile and León: Plural Left (IUCyL)	9,256	4.31	+2.58	0	±0
	Equo (Equo)	1,648	0.77	New	0	±0
	Blank Seats (EB)	686	0.32	New	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	584	0.27	+0.14	0	±0
	Regionalist Party of the Leonese Country (PREPAL)	408	0.19	+0.05	0	±0
	Democratic Hygiene (HD)	206	0.10	New	0	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	161	0.08	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		3,223	1.50	+0.27
Total		214,666			4	±0
Valid votes		214,666	98.66	–0.64
Invalid votes		2,905	1.34	+0.64
Votes cast / turnout		217,571	69.73	–6.80
Abstentions		94,430	30.27	+6.80
Registered voters		312,001
Sources [16]

2008 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	127,130	53.78	–0.47	2	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	94,474	39.96	+0.13	2	±0
	United Left–Alternative (IU)	4,085	1.73	–0.25	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	4,083	1.73	New	0	±0
	The Greens of Europe (LVdE)	663	0.28	New	0	±0
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	430	0.18	New	0	±0
	Regionalist Party of the Leonese Country (PREPAL)	322	0.14	–0.08	0	±0
	Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	312	0.13	New	0	±0
	Social Democratic Party (PSD)	299	0.13	New	0	±0
	Carlist Party (PC)	270	0.11	New	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	241	0.10	New	0	±0
	National Democracy (DN)	232	0.10	+0.06	0	±0
	Citizens for Blank Votes (CenB)	206	0.09	–0.11	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Castilian People (PCPC–PCPE)	160	0.07	+0.02	0	±0
	Engine and Sports Alternative (AMD)	127	0.05	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	115	0.05	–0.05	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	98	0.04	±0.00	0	±0
	Authentic Phalanx (FA)	64	0.03	+0.01	0	±0
	Spanish Alternative (AES)	54	0.02	New	0	±0
	State of Spain Unionist Party (PUEDE)	43	0.02	New	0	±0
	Spain 2000 (E–2000)	43	0.02	New	0	±0
	National Alliance (AN)	29	0.01	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		2,914	1.23	–0.74
Total		236,394			4	±0
Valid votes		236,394	99.30	+0.02
Invalid votes		1,674	0.70	–0.02
Votes cast / turnout		238,068	76.53	–0.09
Abstentions		73,027	23.47	+0.09
Registered voters		311,095
Sources [16]

2004 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	128,932	54.25	–4.27	2	–1
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	94,655	39.83	+7.16	2	+1
	United Left (IU)	4,713	1.98	–1.70	0	±0
	Union of the Salamancan People (UPSa)	1,871	0.79	New	0	±0
	Salamanca–Zamora–León–PREPAL (PREPAL)	512	0.22	–0.12	0	±0
	Citizens for Blank Votes (CenB)	485	0.20	New	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	447	0.19	+0.02	0	±0
	Family and Life Party (PFyV)	281	0.12	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	227	0.10	–0.02	0	±0
	Commoners' Land–Castilian Nationalist Party (TC–PNC)	163	0.07	–0.05	0	±0
	Republican Left (IR)	140	0.06	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Castilian People (PCPC–PCPE)	111	0.05	New	0	±0
	National Democracy (DN)	101	0.04	New	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)1	95	0.04	–0.01	0	±0
	The Phalanx (FE)	92	0.04	–0.03	0	±0
	Republican Social Movement (MSR)	83	0.03	New	0	±0
	Authentic Phalanx (FA)	53	0.02	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		4,692	1.97	–0.10
Total		237,653			4	±0
Valid votes		237,653	99.28	+0.07
Invalid votes		1,722	0.72	–0.07
Votes cast / turnout		239,375	76.62	+5.44
Abstentions		73,046	23.38	–5.44
Registered voters		312,421
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 Salamanca

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	130,360	58.52	+4.43	3	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party–Progressives (PSOE–p)	72,769	32.67	–2.37	1	±0
	United Left (IU)	8,195	3.68	–4.40	0	±0
	Regionalist Unity of Castile and León (URCL)	2,917	1.31	+0.78	0	±0
	Independent Salamancan Union (USI)	1,416	0.64	New	0	±0
	Salamanca–Zamora–León–PREPAL (PREPAL)	760	0.34	+0.05	0	±0
	Centrist Union–Democratic and Social Centre (UC–CDS)	386	0.17	–0.08	0	±0
	Natural Law Party (PLN)	309	0.14	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	275	0.12	+0.03	0	±0
	Commoners' Land–Castilian Nationalist Party (TC–PNC)	260	0.12	+0.04	0	±0
	The Phalanx (FE)	167	0.07	New	0	±0
	Spanish Democratic Party (PADE)	118	0.05	New	0	±0
	Independent Spanish Phalanx–Phalanx 2000 (FEI–FE 2000)	106	0.05	New	0	±0
	Spain 2000 Platform (ES2000)	97	0.04	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		4,613	2.07	+0.68
Total		222,748			4	±0
Valid votes		222,748	99.21	–0.19
Invalid votes		1,779	0.79	+0.19
Votes cast / turnout		224,527	71.18	–7.95
Abstentions		90,892	28.82	+7.95
Registered voters		315,419
Sources [16]

1996 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	130,734	54.09	+5.50	3	+1
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	84,687	35.04	–2.28	1	–1
	United Left of Castile and León (IUCL)	19,526	8.08	+1.42	0	±0
	Regionalist Unity of Castile and León (URCL)	1,289	0.53	+0.21	0	±0
	Salamanca–Zamora–León–PREPAL (PREPAL)	702	0.29	+0.17	0	±0
	Centrist Union (UC)	600	0.25	–3.60	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	227	0.09	+0.05	0	±0
	Workers' Revolutionary Party (PRT)	226	0.09	New	0	±0
	Commoners' Land–Castilian Nationalist Party (TC–PNC)	183	0.08	+0.02	0	±0
	Authentic Spanish Phalanx (FEA)	171	0.07	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		3,367	1.39	+0.21
Total		241,712			4	±0
Valid votes		241,712	99.40	+0.08
Invalid votes		1,459	0.60	–0.08
Votes cast / turnout		243,171	79.13	+0.04
Abstentions		64,118	20.87	–0.04
Registered voters		307,289
Sources [16]

1993 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	114,031	48.59	+7.86	2	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	87,578	37.32	+0.33	2	±0
	United Left of Castile and León (IU)	15,633	6.66	+0.97	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	9,041	3.85	–8.67	0	±0
	The Greens (LV)	2,454	1.05	–0.03	0	±0
	Regionalist Unity of Castile and León (URCL)	761	0.32	New	0	±0
	The Ecologists (LE)	679	0.29	–0.31	0	±0
	Ruiz-Mateos Group–European Democratic Alliance (ARM–ADE)	569	0.24	New	0	±0
	Regionalist Party of the Leonese Country (PREPAL)	287	0.12	±0.00	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	169	0.07	–0.06	0	±0
	Coalition for a New Socialist Party (CNPS)1	157	0.07	–0.08	0	±0
	Commoners' Land–Castilian Nationalist Party (TC–PNC)	131	0.06	New	0	±0
	Natural Law Party (PLN)	113	0.05	New	0	±0
	Leonese People's Union (UPL)	110	0.05	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	93	0.04	–0.06	0	±0
	Party of El Bierzo (PB)	83	0.04	New	0	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	0	0.00	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		2,775	1.18	+0.31
Total		234,664			4	±0
Valid votes		234,664	99.32	+0.15
Invalid votes		1,612	0.68	–0.15
Votes cast / turnout		236,276	79.09	+3.74
Abstentions		62,470	20.91	–3.74
Registered voters		298,746
Sources [16]
Footnotes: 1 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 Salamanca

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)1	88,048	40.73	+4.90	2	+1
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	79,966	36.99	–1.70	2	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	27,068	12.52	–5.78	0	–1
	United Left (IU)	12,308	5.69	+3.77	0	±0
	The Greens–Green List (LV–LV)	2,331	1.08	New	0	±0
	The Ecologist Greens (LVE)	1,291	0.60	New	0	±0
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	1,052	0.49	+0.21	0	±0
	Regionalist Party of the Leonese Country (PREPAL)	584	0.27	+0.03	0	±0
	Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC)2	476	0.22	–0.65	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	384	0.18	New	0	±0
	Alliance for the Republic (AxR)3	329	0.15	–0.04	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	278	0.13	–0.06	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	206	0.10	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,877	0.87	–0.17
Total		216,198			4	±0
Valid votes		216,198	99.17	+0.82
Invalid votes		1,801	0.83	–0.82
Votes cast / turnout		217,999	75.35	+0.25
Abstentions		71,323	24.65	–0.25
Registered voters		289,322
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 Salamanca

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	82,548	38.69	–7.32	2	–1
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–PL)1	76,438	35.83	+6.09	1	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	39,044	18.30	+14.48	1	+1
	United Left (IU)2	4,093	1.92	+0.72	0	±0
	Democratic Reformist Party (PRD)	2,544	1.19	New	0	±0
	Communists' Unity Board (MUC)	1,847	0.87	New	0	±0
	Green Alternative List (LAV)	1,138	0.53	New	0	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	750	0.35	+0.19	0	±0
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	608	0.28	New	0	±0
	Regionalist Party of the Leonese Country (PREPAL)	504	0.24	New	0	±0
	Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI)	408	0.19	New	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	406	0.19	+0.19	0	±0
	Leonese Convergence (CL)	327	0.15	New	0	±0
	Party of the Communists of Catalonia (PCC)	235	0.11	New	0	±0
	Republican Popular Unity (UPR)3	224	0.10	–0.02	0	±0
Blank ballots		2,221	1.04	+0.31
Total		213,335			4	±0
Valid votes		213,335	98.35	+1.01
Invalid votes		3,575	1.65	–1.01
Votes cast / turnout		216,910	75.10	–5.87
Abstentions		71,933	24.90	+5.87
Registered voters		288,843
Sources [16]
Footnotes: 1 People's Coalition results are compared to People's Alliance–People's Democratic Party totals in the 1982 election. 2 United Left results are compared to Communist Party of Spain totals in the 1982 election. 3 Republican Popular Unity results are compared to Communist Party of Spain (Marxist–Leninist) totals in the 1982 election.

1982 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	100,534	46.01	+19.43	3	+2
	People's Alliance–People's Democratic Party (AP–PDP)1	64,972	29.74	+22.06	1	+1
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	29,951	13.71	–39.76	0	–3
	Agrarian Bloc Electoral Group (AEBA)	8,748	4.00	New	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	8,338	3.82	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	2,616	1.20	–2.82	0	±0
	New Force (FN)2	362	0.17	–0.83	0	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	342	0.16	New	0	±0
	Spanish Solidarity (SE)	306	0.14	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of Spain (Marxist–Leninist) (PCE (m–l))	269	0.12	New	0	±0
	Falangist Movement of Spain (MFE)	253	0.12	New	0	±0
	Communist Unity Candidacy (CUC)3	192	0.09	+0.09	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	0	0.00	New	0	±0
	Revolutionary Communist League (LCR)	0	0.00	–0.35	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,599	0.73	+0.11
Total		218,482			4	±0
Valid votes		218,482	97.34	–0.94
Invalid votes		5,977	2.66	+0.94
Votes cast / turnout		224,459	80.97	+9.34
Abstentions		52,756	19.03	–9.34
Registered voters		277,215
Sources [16]
Footnotes: 1 People's Alliance–People's Democratic Party results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election. 2 New Force results are compared to National Union totals in the 1979 election. 3 Communist Unity Candidacy results are compared to Workers' Communist Party totals in the 1979 election.

1979 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	104,328	53.47	–2.62	3	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)1	51,866	26.58	–2.33	1	±0
	Democratic Coalition (CD)2	14,992	7.68	–0.18	0	±0
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	7,837	4.02	+1.17	0	±0
	Independent Candidacy of the Countryside (CIC)	6,115	3.13	New	0	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (historical) (PSOEh)	2,642	1.35	New	0	±0
	National Union (UN)	1,946	1.00	New	0	±0
	Party of Labour of Spain (PTE)3	1,133	0.58	+0.13	0	±0
	Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT)	831	0.43	New	0	±0
	Revolutionary Communist League (LCR)	692	0.35	New	0	±0
	Republican Left (IR)	587	0.30	New	0	±0
	Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (MC–OIC)	487	0.25	New	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (Authentic) (FE–JONS(A))	432	0.22	–0.14	0	±0
	Workers' Communist Party (PCT)	0	0.00	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,210	0.62	+0.35
Total		195,098			4	±0
Valid votes		195,098	98.28	+0.88
Invalid votes		3,420	1.72	–0.88
Votes cast / turnout		198,518	71.63	–10.95
Abstentions		78,627	28.37	+10.95
Registered voters		277,145
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 Salamanca

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	108,862	56.09	n/a	3	n/a
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	44,168	22.76	n/a	1	n/a
	People's Alliance (AP)	15,259	7.86	n/a	0	n/a
	People's Socialist Party–Socialist Unity (PSP–US)	11,930	6.15	n/a	0	n/a
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	5,522	2.85	n/a	0	n/a
	Federation of Christian Democracy (FPD–ID)	5,302	2.73	n/a	0	n/a
	Spanish Social Reform (RSE)	929	0.48	n/a	0	n/a
	Democratic Left Front (FDI)	872	0.45	n/a	0	n/a
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (Authentic) (FE–JONS(A))	708	0.36	n/a	0	n/a
Blank ballots		517	0.27	n/a
Total		194,069			4	n/a
Valid votes		194,069	97.40	n/a
Invalid votes		5,190	2.60	n/a
Votes cast / turnout		199,259	82.58	n/a
Abstentions		42,042	17.42	n/a
Registered voters		241,301
Sources [16]

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