Socialist Party of La Rioja

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Socialist Party of La Rioja
Partido Socialista de La Rioja
President José Ignacio Pérez Sáenz
Secretary-General Francisco Ocón [1]
HeadquartersCalle Francisco Martínez Zaporta, 7, 26001 Logroño, La Rioja
Youth wing Socialist Youth of La Rioja
Membership (2017)1,151 [2]
Ideology Social democracy
Progressivism
Political position Centre-left
National affiliation Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
Congress of Deputies
2 / 4
(Riojan seats)
Spanish Senate [3]
3 / 5
(Riojan seats)
Parliament of La Rioja
15 / 33
Mayors (2015-2019) [4]
45 / 174
Local seats (2015-2019)
337 / 1,046
Website
www.psoelarioja.es

The Socialist Party of La Rioja (Spanish: Partido Socialista de La Rioja, PSOE La Rioja) is the Riojan 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 La Rioja

Parliament of La Rioja
ElectionVotes %#Seats+/–Leading candidateStatus
1983 63,84847.17%1st
18 / 35
José María de MiguelGovernment
1987 57,17839.64%1st
14 / 33
Red Arrow Down.svg 4Alicia IzaguirreOpposition (1987–90)
Coalition (1990–91)
1991 60,84342.37%1st
16 / 33
Green Arrow Up Darker.svg 2 José Ignacio Pérez Sáenz Coalition
1995 56,33534.09%2nd
12 / 33
Red Arrow Down.svg 4 José Ignacio Pérez Sáenz Opposition
1999 55,12635.28%2nd
13 / 33
Green Arrow Up Darker.svg 1 José Ignacio Pérez Sáenz Opposition
2003 66,41038.18%2nd
14 / 33
Green Arrow Up Darker.svg 1Francisco Martínez-AldamaOpposition
2007 69,85840.41%2nd
14 / 33
Arrow Blue Right 001.svg 0Francisco Martínez-AldamaOpposition
2011 50,16930.33%2nd
11 / 33
Red Arrow Down.svg 3Francisco Martínez-AldamaOpposition
2015 43,68926.74%2nd
10 / 33
Red Arrow Down.svg 1 Concha Andreu Opposition
2019 63,06838.67%1st
15 / 33
Green Arrow Up Darker.svg 5 Concha Andreu Coalition
2023 53,56231.90%2nd
12 / 33
Red Arrow Down.svg 3 Concha Andreu Opposition

Cortes Generales

Cortes Generales
ElectionLa Rioja
CongressSenate
Votes %#Seats+/–Seats+/–
1977 36,18626.29%2nd
1 / 4
0 / 4
1979 39,24529.13%2nd
1 / 4
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1 / 4
Green Arrow Up Darker.svg 1
1982 67,78143.45%1st
2 / 4
Green Arrow Up Darker.svg 1
3 / 4
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1986 65,15143.92%1st
2 / 4
Arrow Blue Right 001.svg 0
3 / 4
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1989 58,67839.70%2nd
2 / 4
Arrow Blue Right 001.svg 0
1 / 4
Red Arrow Down.svg 2
1993 64,03737.60%2nd
2 / 4
Arrow Blue Right 001.svg 0
1 / 4
Arrow Blue Right 001.svg 0
1996 65,31136.65%2nd
2 / 4
Arrow Blue Right 001.svg 0
1 / 4
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2000 59,17134.87%2nd
1 / 4
Red Arrow Down.svg 1
1 / 4
Arrow Blue Right 001.svg 0
2004 81,39043.97%2nd
2 / 4
Green Arrow Up Darker.svg 1
1 / 4
Arrow Blue Right 001.svg 0
2008 82,03243.63%2nd
2 / 4
Arrow Blue Right 001.svg 0
1 / 4
Arrow Blue Right 001.svg 0
2011 54,06631.09%2nd
1 / 4
Red Arrow Down.svg 1
1 / 4
Arrow Blue Right 001.svg 0
2015 41,97323.69%2nd
1 / 4
Arrow Blue Right 001.svg 0
1 / 4
Arrow Blue Right 001.svg 0
2016 42,01024.29%2nd
1 / 4
Arrow Blue Right 001.svg 0
1 / 4
Arrow Blue Right 001.svg 0
2019 (Apr) 57,30731.69%1st
2 / 4
Green Arrow Up Darker.svg 1
3 / 4
Green Arrow Up Darker.svg 2
2019 (Nov) 57,48534.85%1st
2 / 4
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2 / 4
Red Arrow Down.svg 1

European Parliament

European Parliament
ElectionLa Rioja
Votes %#
1987 57,43939.96%1st
1989 45,96538.67%1st
1994 39,43030.13%2nd
1999 57,19236.81%2nd
2004 55,41043.85%2nd
2009 48,89840.56%2nd
2014 27,16623.69%2nd
2019 60,22937.37%1st

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