Congress of Deputies
Spain elections · 1979-03-01 · held
Congress of Deputies: 350 elected seats.
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Results: final · complete coverage · Valid list/candidate votes including labelled blank ballots (17,990,915)
Turnout: 68.04%
| Party / candidate | Votes | Vote share | Seats | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | 6268593 | 34.84% | 168 | — |
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 5469813 | 30.4% | 121 | — |
| Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 1938487 | 10.77% | 23 | — |
| Democratic Coalition (CD) | 1094438 | 6.08% | 9 | — |
| Convergence and Union (CiU) | 483353 | 2.69% | 8 | — |
| National Union (UN) | 378964 | 2.11% | 1 | — |
| Socialist Party of Andalusia–Andalusian Party (PSA–PA) | 325842 | 1.81% | 5 | — |
| Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 296597 | 1.65% | 7 | — |
| Party of Labour of Spain (PTE) | 192798 | 1.07% | 0 | — |
| Popular Unity (HB) | 172110 | 0.96% | 3 | — |
| Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) | 138487 | 0.77% | 0 | — |
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (historical) (PSOEh) | 133869 | 0.74% | 0 | — |
| Republican Left of Catalonia–National Front of Catalonia (ERC–FNC) | 123452 | 0.69% | 1 | — |
| Basque Country Left (EE) | 85677 | 0.48% | 1 | — |
| Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (MC–OIC) | 84856 | 0.47% | 0 | — |
| Galician National-Popular Bloc (BNPG) | 60889 | 0.34% | 0 | — |
| Canarian People's Union (UPC) | 58953 | 0.33% | 1 | — |
| Left Bloc for National Liberation (BEAN) | 56582 | 0.31% | 0 | — |
| Galician Unity (PG–POG–PSG) | 55555 | 0.31% | 0 | — |
| Republican Left (IR) | 55384 | 0.31% | 0 | — |
| Carlist Party (PC) | 50552 | 0.28% | 0 | — |
| Communist Organization–Communist Unification (OCEBR–UCE) | 47937 | 0.27% | 0 | — |
| Workers' Communist Party (PCT) | 47896 | 0.27% | 0 | — |
| Regionalist Aragonese Party (PAR) | 38042 | 0.21% | 1 | — |
| Revolutionary Communist League (LCR) | 36662 | 0.2% | 0 | — |
| Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (Authentic) (FE–JONS(A)) | 30252 | 0.17% | 0 | — |
| Navarrese People's Union (UPN) | 28248 | 0.16% | 1 | — |
| Coalition for Aragon (PSAr–PSDA) | 19220 | 0.11% | 0 | — |
| Nationalist Party of Castile and León (PANCAL) | 16016 | 0.09% | 0 | — |
| Liberal Party (PL) | 15774 | 0.09% | 0 | — |
| Valencian Regional Union (URV) | 15694 | 0.09% | 0 | — |
| Nationalist Party of the Valencian Country (PNPV) | 13828 | 0.08% | 0 | — |
| Spanish Ruralist Party (PRE) | 10324 | 0.06% | 0 | — |
| Party of the Canarian Country (PPC) | 10099 | 0.06% | 0 | — |
| Socialists of Mallorca and Menorca (SMiM) | 10022 | 0.06% | 0 | — |
| Syndicalist Party (PSIN) | 9777 | 0.05% | 0 | — |
| Union for the Freedom of Speech (ULE) | 7126 | 0.04% | 0 | — |
| Catalan State (EC) | 6328 | 0.04% | 0 | — |
| Cantonal Party (PCAN) | 6290 | 0.03% | 0 | — |
| Independent Candidacy of the Countryside (CIC) | 6115 | 0.03% | 0 | — |
| Social Christian Democracy of Catalonia (DSCC) | 4976 | 0.03% | 0 | — |
| Proverist Party (PPr) | 4939 | 0.03% | 0 | — |
| Spanish Democratic Republican Action (ARDE) | 4826 | 0.03% | 0 | — |
| Communist League (LC) | 3614 | 0.02% | 0 | — |
| Asturian Nationalist Council (CNA) | 3049 | 0.02% | 0 | — |
| Authentic Spanish Phalanx (FEA) | 2736 | 0.02% | 0 | — |
| Pro-Austerity Policy Political Party (PIPPA) | 2409 | 0.01% | 0 | — |
| Workers and Peasants Party (POC) | 2314 | 0.01% | 0 | — |
| Independent Candidates of Melilla (CIME) | 1820 | 0.01% | 0 | — |
| Falangist Unity–Independent Spanish Phalanx (UF–FI–AT) | 1188 | 0.01% | 0 | — |
| Spanish Phalanx–Falangist Unity (FE–UF) | 876 | 0% | 0 | — |
| Centre Independent Candidacy (CIC) | — | — | 0 | — |
| Blank ballots | 57267 | 0.32% | 0 | — |
Sources & further reading
Historical national results and certified-source bibliography