Socialist Party of Cantabria

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Socialist Party of Cantabria
Partido Socialista de Cantabria
PresidentEduardo Echevarría
Secretary-General Pablo Zuloaga
HeadquartersCalle Bonifaz, 18. 39003 Santander
Youth wing Socialist Youth of Cantabria
Membership (2017)2,815 [1]
Ideology Social democracy
Progressivism
Political position Centre-left
National affiliation Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
Congress of Deputies
1 / 5
(Cantabrian seats)
Spanish Senate
1 / 5
(Cantabrian seats)
Parliament of Cantabria
7 / 35
Mayors (2015-2019) [2]
23 / 101
Local seats (2015-2019)
190 / 1,042
Website
www.psc-psoe.es

The Socialist Party of Cantabria-PSOE (Spanish: Partido Socialista de Cantabria-PSOE, PSC-PSOE) is the Cantabrian federation of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), the main centre-left party in Spain since the 1970s.

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Electoral performance

Parliament of Cantabria

Parliament of Cantabria
ElectionVotes %#Seats+/–Leading candidateStatus in legislature
1983 107,16838.41%2nd
15 / 35
Jaime Blanco Opposition
1987 87,23029.57%2nd
13 / 39
Red Arrow Down.svg 2 Jaime Blanco Opposition (1987–1990)
Coalition (1990–1991)
1991 102,95834.81%1st
16 / 39
Green Arrow Up Darker.svg 3 Jaime Blanco Opposition
1995 80,46425.14%2nd
10 / 39
Red Arrow Down.svg 6Julio NeiraOpposition
1999 105,00433.08%2nd
14 / 39
Green Arrow Up Darker.svg 4Ángel DuqueOpposition
2003 103,60829.99%2nd
13 / 39
Red Arrow Down.svg 1 Dolores Gorostiaga Coalition
2007 84,98224.54%3rd
10 / 39
Red Arrow Down.svg 3 Dolores Gorostiaga Coalition
2011 55,54116.36%3rd
7 / 39
Red Arrow Down.svg 3 Dolores Gorostiaga Opposition
2015 45,65314.04%3rd
5 / 35
Red Arrow Down.svg 2 Eva Díaz Tezanos Coalition
2019 57,38317.61%3rd
7 / 35
Green Arrow Up Darker.svg 2 Pablo Zuloaga Coalition
2023 66,25020.60%3rd
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Green Arrow Up Darker.svg 1 Pablo Zuloaga Opposition

Cortes Generales

Cortes Generales
ElectionCantabria
CongressSenate
Votes %#Seats+/–Seats+/–
1977 67,61126.37%2nd
1 / 5
1 / 4
1979 78,51230.28%2nd
2 / 5
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1 / 4
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1982 135,98745.00%1st
3 / 5
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3 / 4
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1986 129,04144.33%1st
3 / 5
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3 / 4
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1989 119,35240.07%1st
3 / 5
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3 / 4
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1993 122,41837.17%1st
3 / 5
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3 / 4
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1996 123,94035.61%2nd
2 / 5
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1 / 4
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2000 111,55633.47%2nd
2 / 5
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1 / 4
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2004 149,90640.87%2nd
2 / 5
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1 / 4
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2008 161,27943.61%2nd
2 / 5
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1 / 4
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2011 88,62425.23%2nd
1 / 5
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1 / 4
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2015 78,46022.41%2nd
1 / 5
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1 / 4
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2016 79,40723.52%2nd
1 / 5
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1 / 4
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2019 (Apr) 90,53425.21%1st
2 / 5
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3 / 4
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2019 (Nov) 76,02823.24%2nd
1 / 5
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1 / 4
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2023 116,59633.30%2nd
2 / 5
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1 / 4
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European Parliament

European Parliament
ElectionCantabria
Votes %#
1987 107,54136.28%1st
1989 97,04440.29%1st
1994 85,05232.19%2nd
1999 107,21834.26%2nd
2004 104,56442.26%2nd
2009 98,90739.91%2nd
2014 52,25024.31%2nd
2019 117,50837.52%1st

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