SPAIN

LAST ELECTIONS
 
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Chamber:
  Senado
 
Dates of election / renewal (from/to):
  9 March 2008
 
 
Purpose of elections:
  Elections were held for all the elective seats in the Senate following premature dissolution of this body on 14 January 2008. Elections to the Senate had previously taken place on 14 March 2004.
 
Background and outcome of elections:
  Text is being prepared.
 
STATISTICS
 
Round no 1 (9 March 2008): Election results
Number of registered electors 33'872'901
Voters 25'752'839 (76.03%)
Blank or invalid ballot papers 1'109'398
Valid votes 24'643'441
 
 
Round no 1: Distribution of votes
 
Political Group Candidates Votes %  
People's Party (PP)  
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)  
PSC-ERC-ICV-EUiA Coalition  
Convergence and Union (CiU)  
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ-PNV)  
 
Round no 1: Distribution of seats
 
Political Group Total
People's Party (PP) 101
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 89
PSC-ERC-ICV-EUiA Coalition 12
Convergence and Union (CiU) 4
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ-PNV) 2
 
Comments:
There were ten vacant seats as at 8 April 2008. Sixty-seven women were directly elected, five others were indirectly elected.

Sources:
- http://www.generales2008.mir.es/ini99v.htm
- http://www.senado.es/
 
Distribution of seats according to sex:
Men: 182
Women: 72
Percent of women: 28.35
 
Distribution of seats according to age:
 
Distribution of seats according to profession:


 
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