Cantabria (Congress of Deputies constituency)

Cantabria—Santander until 1982—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 five deputies. Its boundaries correspond to those of the Spanish province of Cantabria. The electoral system uses the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation, with a minimum threshold of three percent.

For the Senate constituency, see Cantabria (Senate constituency).

Cantabria
Congress of Deputies Electoral Constituency
Location of Cantabria within Spain
Province	Cantabria
Autonomous community	Cantabria
Population	581,078 (2019)[1]
Electorate	501,676 (Nov 2019)
Major settlements	Santander, Torrelavega
Current constituency
Created	1977
Seats	5
Member(s)	PP (2)      PSOE (1)      PRC (1)      Vox (1)

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. 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.[3]

Voting is on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprises all nationals over eighteen and in full enjoyment of their political rights. The only exception was in 1977, when this was limited to nationals over twenty-one and in full enjoyment of their political and civil rights. 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).[4] 348 seats are elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with a threshold of three percent of valid votes—which includes blank ballots—being applied in each constituency. Parties not reaching the threshold are not taken into consideration for seat distribution. 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.[3][5][6] The use of the D'Hondt method may result in a higher effective threshold, depending on the district magnitude.[7]

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-thousandth 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.[5][6]

Deputies

Deputies 1977–present
Legislature	Election	Distribution
Constituent	1977	1 3 1
1st	1979	2 3
2nd	1982	3 2
3rd	1986	3 2
4th	1989	3 2
5th	1993	3 2
6th	1996	2 3
7th	2000	2 3
8th	2004	2 3
9th	2008	2 3
10th	2011	1 4
11th	2015	1 1 1 2
12th	2016	1 1 1 2
13th	2019 (Apr)	2 1 1 1
14th	2019 (Nov)	1 1 2 1

Elections

November 2019 general election

Summary of the 10 November 2019 Congress of Deputies election results in Cantabria

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	84,583	25.86	+4.17	2	+1
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	76,028	23.24	–1.97	1	–1
	Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC)	68,830	21.04	+6.49	1	±0
	Vox (Vox)	48,827	14.93	+3.75	1	+1
	United We Can (Podemos–IU)	28,376	8.68	–1.56	0	±0
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs)	15,609	4.77	–10.37	0	–1
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	1,856	0.57	–0.28	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	262	0.08	±0.00	0	±0
	Blank Seats (EB)	259	0.08	–0.04	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Workers of Spain (PCTE)	247	0.08	+0.01	0	±0
	Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV)	232	0.07	–0.02	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	187	0.06	–0.02	0	±0
	Libertarian Party (P–LIB)	126	0.04	–0.01	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,667	0.51	–0.13
Total		327,089			5	±0
Valid votes		327,089	99.17	+0.22
Invalid votes		2,732	0.83	–0.22
Votes cast / turnout		329,821	65.74	–6.64
Abstentions		171,855	34.26	+6.64
Registered voters		501,676
Sources[8]

April 2019 general election

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

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	90,534	25.21	+1.69	2	+1
	People's Party (PP)	77,902	21.69	–19.86	1	–1
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs)	54,361	15.14	+0.74	1	±0
	Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC)	52,266	14.55	New	1	+1
	Vox (Vox)	40,139	11.18	+10.97	0	±0
	United We Can (Podemos–IU–Equo)	36,784	10.24	–7.49	0	–1
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	3,049	0.85	–0.15	0	±0
	Blank Seats (EB)	427	0.12	–0.06	0	±0
	Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV)	332	0.09	–0.05	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	286	0.08	–0.06	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	274	0.08	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Workers of Spain (PCTE)	260	0.07	New	0	±0
	Libertarian Party (P–LIB)	187	0.05	+0.01	0	±0
Blank ballots		2,303	0.64	–0.09
Total		359,104			5	±0
Valid votes		359,104	98.95	+0.06
Invalid votes		3,806	1.05	–0.06
Votes cast / turnout		362,910	72.38	+3.86
Abstentions		138,501	27.62	–3.86
Registered voters		501,411
Sources[9]

2016 general election

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

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	140,252	41.55	+4.64	2	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	79,407	23.52	+1.11	1	±0
	United We Can (Podemos–IU–Equo)^1	59,845	17.73	–4.56	1	±0
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	48,626	14.40	–0.85	1	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	3,369	1.00	+0.16	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	1,051	0.31	–0.51	0	±0
	Vox (Vox)	713	0.21	–0.05	0	±0
	Blank Seats (EB)	596	0.18	New	0	±0
	Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV)	483	0.14	–0.01	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	468	0.14	+0.01	0	±0
	Internationalist Solidarity and Self-Management (SAIn)	156	0.05	±0.00	0	±0
	Libertarian Party (P–LIB)	147	0.04	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		2,454	0.73	–0.08
Total		337,567			5	±0
Valid votes		337,567	98.89	–0.01
Invalid votes		3,781	1.11	+0.01
Votes cast / turnout		341,348	68.52	–2.45
Abstentions		156,855	31.48	+2.45
Registered voters		498,203
Sources[10]

2015 general election

Summary of the 20 December 2015 Congress of Deputies election results in Cantabria

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	129,216	36.91	–15.26	2	–2
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	78,460	22.41	–2.82	1	±0
	We Can (Podemos)	62,569	17.87	New	1	+1
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	53,371	15.25	New	1	+1
	United Left–Popular Unity in Common (IU–UPeC)	15,488	4.42	+0.83	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	2,943	0.84	+0.49	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	2,875	0.82	–2.77	0	±0
	Vox (Vox)	901	0.26	New	0	±0
	Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV)	529	0.15	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	461	0.13	–0.03	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	236	0.07	–0.01	0	±0
	Internationalist Solidarity and Self-Management (SAIn)	173	0.05	–0.03	0	±0
Blank ballots		2,849	0.81	–0.37
Total		350,071			5	±0
Valid votes		350,071	98.90	+0.04
Invalid votes		3,904	1.10	–0.04
Votes cast / turnout		353,975	70.97	–0.59
Abstentions		144,796	29.03	+0.59
Registered voters		498,771
Sources[11]

2011 general election

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

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	183,244	52.17	+2.18	4	+1
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	88,624	25.23	–18.38	1	–1
	Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC)	44,010	12.53	New	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	12,614	3.59	+2.21	0	±0
	United Left of Cantabria: Plural Left (IUC)	12,608	3.59	+1.32	0	±0
	Equo (Equo)	2,482	0.71	New	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	1,232	0.35	+0.16	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	578	0.16	+0.03	0	±0
	Enough is Enough, Open Grouping of Political Parties (Basta Ya)	380	0.11	New	0	±0
	Anti-capitalists (Anticapitalistas)	354	0.10	New	0	±0
	Republicans (RPS)	277	0.08	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	275	0.08	+0.03	0	±0
	Internationalist Solidarity and Self-Management (SAIn)	269	0.08	+0.02	0	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	145	0.04	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		4,157	1.18	–0.05
Total		351,249			5	±0
Valid votes		351,249	98.86	–0.35
Invalid votes		4,040	1.14	+0.35
Votes cast / turnout		355,289	71.56	–4.82
Abstentions		141,194	28.44	+4.82
Registered voters		496,483
Sources[12]

2008 general election

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

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	184,853	49.99	–1.91	3	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	161,279	43.61	+2.74	2	±0
	United Left (IU)	8,395	2.27	–1.04	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	5,094	1.38	New	0	±0
	The Greens of Europe (LVdE)	1,060	0.29	New	0	±0
	Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	713	0.19	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	497	0.13	+0.01	0	±0
	Social Democratic Party (PSD)	444	0.12	New	0	±0
	Engine and Sports Alternative (AMD)	394	0.11	New	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	353	0.10	New	0	±0
	Alternative in Blank (ABLA)	305	0.08	New	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	302	0.08	+0.02	0	±0
	Citizens for Blank Votes (CenB)	297	0.08	–0.28	0	±0
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	286	0.08	New	0	±0
	Internationalist Solidarity and Self-Management (SAIn)	219	0.06	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	175	0.05	–0.14	0	±0
	Family and Life Party (PFyV)	166	0.04	New	0	±0
	Spanish Alternative (AES)	157	0.04	New	0	±0
	National Democracy (DN)	154	0.04	–0.02	0	±0
	Authentic Phalanx (FA)	112	0.03	–0.01	0	±0
Blank ballots		4,551	1.23	–1.02
Total		369,806			5	±0
Valid votes		369,806	99.21	+0.09
Invalid votes		2,926	0.79	–0.09
Votes cast / turnout		372,732	76.38	–0.85
Abstentions		115,277	23.62	+0.85
Registered voters		488,009
Sources[13]

2004 general election

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

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	190,383	51.90	–4.94	3	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	149,906	40.87	+7.40	2	±0
	United Left (IU)	12,146	3.31	–1.71	0	±0
	Cantabrian Nationalist Council (CNC)	1,431	0.39	–0.24	0	±0
	Citizens for Blank Votes (CenB)	1,326	0.36	New	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	896	0.24	+0.02	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	694	0.19	+0.08	0	±0
	Republican Social Movement (MSR)	500	0.14	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	431	0.12	–0.04	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)^1	209	0.06	±0.00	0	±0
	National Democracy (DN)	204	0.06	New	0	±0
	The Phalanx (FE)	167	0.05	–0.04	0	±0
	Authentic Phalanx (FA)	140	0.04	New	0	±0
	Carlist Party (PC)	126	0.03	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		8,267	2.25	–0.37
Total		366,826			5	±0
Valid votes		366,826	99.12	+0.08
Invalid votes		3,244	0.88	–0.08
Votes cast / turnout		370,070	77.23	+5.42
Abstentions		109,119	22.77	–5.42
Registered voters		479,189
Sources[14]

2000 general election

Summary of the 12 March 2000 Congress of Deputies election results in Cantabria

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	189,442	56.84	+6.37	3	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party–Progressives (PSOE–p)	111,556	33.47	–2.14	2	±0
	United Left (IU)	16,714	5.02	–6.34	0	±0
	Cantabrian Nationalist Council (CNC)	2,103	0.63	New	0	±0
	Liberal Independent Group (GIL)	1,343	0.40	New	0	±0
	Centrist Union–Democratic and Social Centre (UC–CDS)	743	0.22	–0.18	0	±0
	Natural Law Party (PLN)	598	0.18	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	536	0.16	–0.02	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	353	0.11	–0.06	0	±0
	Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI)	328	0.10	New	0	±0
	The Phalanx (FE)	293	0.09	New	0	±0
	Independent Spanish Phalanx–Phalanx 2000 (FEI–FE 2000)	194	0.06	New	0	±0
	Spain 2000 Platform (ES2000)	183	0.05	New	0	±0
	Spanish Democratic Party (PADE)	156	0.05	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		8,726	2.62	+1.02
Total		333,268			5	±0
Valid votes		333,268	99.04	–0.25
Invalid votes		3,240	0.96	+0.25
Votes cast / turnout		336,508	71.81	–7.50
Abstentions		132,099	28.19	+7.50
Registered voters		468,607
Sources[15]

1996 general election

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

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	175,651	50.47	+13.44	3	+1
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	123,940	35.61	–1.56	2	–1
	United Left (IU)	39,541	11.36	+3.94	0	±0
	Centrist Union (UC)	1,408	0.40	–1.14	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	640	0.18	+0.02	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	608	0.17	+0.10	0	±0
	Workers' Revolutionary Party (PRT)^1	377	0.11	–0.11	0	±0
	Republican Action (AR)	257	0.07	+0.02	0	±0
Blank ballots		5,578	1.60	+0.31
Total		348,000			5	±0
Valid votes		348,000	99.29	+0.10
Invalid votes		2,477	0.71	–0.10
Votes cast / turnout		350,477	79.31	+0.33
Abstentions		91,457	20.69	–0.33
Registered voters		441,934
Sources[16]

1993 general election

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

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	122,418	37.17	–2.90	3	±0
	People's Party (PP)	121,967	37.03	–1.38	2	±0
	Union for the Progress of Cantabria (UPCA)	27,005	8.20	New	0	±0
	United Left (IU)	24,453	7.42	+1.02	0	±0
	Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC)	18,608	5.65	New	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	5,081	1.54	–8.19	0	±0
	The Greens (LV)	1,777	0.54	–0.08	0	±0
	The Ecologists (LE)	855	0.26	–0.57	0	±0
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	729	0.22	–0.36	0	±0
	Ruiz-Mateos Group–European Democratic Alliance (ARM–ADE)	557	0.17	–0.57	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	537	0.16	–0.22	0	±0
	Nationalist Party of Cantabria (PNC)	383	0.00	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	239	0.07	–0.05	0	±0
	Natural Law Party (PLN)	184	0.06	New	0	±0
	Spanish Democratic Republican Action (ARDE)	152	0.05	New	0	±0
	Coalition for a New Socialist Party (CNPS)^1	147	0.04	–0.05	0	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	0	0.00	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		4,252	1.29	+0.36
Total		329,344			5	±0
Valid votes		329,344	99.19	+0.27
Invalid votes		2,675	0.81	–0.27
Votes cast / turnout		332,019	78.98	+4.70
Abstentions		88,357	21.02	–4.70
Registered voters		420,376
Sources[17]

1989 general election

Summary of the 29 October 1989 Congress of Deputies election results in Cantabria

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	119,352	40.07	–4.26	3	±0
	People's Party (PP)^1	114,403	38.41	+4.35	2	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	28,976	9.73	–3.23	0	±0
	United Left (IU)	19,058	6.40	+3.31	0	±0
	The Ecologist Greens (LVE)	2,481	0.83	New	0	±0
	Ruiz-Mateos Group (Ruiz-Mateos)	2,208	0.74	New	0	±0
	The Greens (LV)	1,860	0.62	New	0	±0
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	1,727	0.58	–0.01	0	±0
	Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC)^2	1,291	0.43	–0.83	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	1,132	0.38	New	0	±0
	Radicals for Cantabria (RxC)	904	0.30	New	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	868	0.29	–0.23	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	347	0.12	New	0	±0
	Alliance for the Republic (AxR)^3	256	0.09	–0.18	0	±0
	Asturianist Party (PAS)	186	0.06	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		2,824	0.95	+0.14
Total		297,873			5	±0
Valid votes		297,873	98.92	+0.99
Invalid votes		3,245	1.08	–0.99
Votes cast / turnout		301,118	74.28	+0.85
Abstentions		104,263	25.72	–0.85
Registered voters		405,381
Sources[18]

1986 general election

Summary of the 22 June 1986 Congress of Deputies election results in Cantabria

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	129,041	44.33	–0.67	3	±0
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–PL)^1	99,149	34.06	–4.85	2	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	37,710	12.96	+7.90	0	±0
	United Left (IU)^2	8,997	3.09	+0.02	0	±0
	Democratic Reformist Party (PRD)	3,866	1.33	New	0	±0
	Communists' Unity Board (MUC)	3,664	1.26	New	0	±0
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	1,713	0.59	+0.01	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	1,503	0.52	New	0	±0
	Republican Popular Unity (UPR)	988	0.34	New	0	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	948	0.33	+0.19	0	±0
	Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI)	783	0.27	New	0	±0
	Party of the Communists of Catalonia (PCC)	331	0.11	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		2,371	0.81	+0.22
Total		291,064			5	±0
Valid votes		291,064	97.93	+0.90
Invalid votes		6,164	2.07	–0.90
Votes cast / turnout		297,228	73.43	–9.24
Abstentions		107,529	26.57	+9.24
Registered voters		404,757
Sources[19]

1982 general election

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

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	135,987	45.00	+14.72	3	+1
	People's Alliance–People's Democratic Party (AP–PDP)^1	117,567	38.91	+28.61	2	+2
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	16,265	5.38	–36.48	0	–3
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	15,281	5.06	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	9,265	3.07	–3.54	0	±0
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	1,760	0.58	New	0	±0
	New Force (FN)^2	1,716	0.57	–3.33	0	±0
	Falangist Mountain Unity–Falangist Movement of Spain (UFM–MFE)	827	0.27	+0.02	0	±0
	Spanish Solidarity (SE)	642	0.21	New	0	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	421	0.14	New	0	±0
	Communist Unity Candidacy (CUC)	404	0.13	New	0	±0
	Communist League–Internationalist Socialist Workers' Coalition (LC (COSI))	262	0.09	New	0	±0
	Socialist Party (PS)^3	0	0.00	–1.44	0	±0
	Revolutionary Communist League (LCR)	0	0.00	–0.29	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	0	0.00	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,768	0.59	+0.14
Total		302,165			5	±0
Valid votes		302,165	97.03	–0.95
Invalid votes		9,250	2.97	+0.95
Votes cast / turnout		311,415	82.67	+12.22
Abstentions		65,297	17.33	–12.22
Registered voters		376,712
Sources[20]

1979 general election

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

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	108,552	41.86	+1.80	3	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)^1	78,512	30.28	+1.21	2	+1
	Right Independent Group (AID)^2	26,707	10.30	–3.97	0	–1
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	17,140	6.61	+1.16	0	±0
	National Union (UN)^3	10,106	3.90	+2.50	0	±0
	Party of Labour of Spain (PTE)^4	4,014	1.55	+0.91	0	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (historical) (PSOEh)	3,735	1.44	–2.04	0	±0
	Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT)^5	3,267	1.26	+0.27	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (Authentic) (FE–JONS(A))	1,387	0.53	–0.08	0	±0
	Carlist Party (PC)	1,013	0.39	New	0	±0
	Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (MC–OIC)	872	0.34	New	0	±0
	Communist Organization of Spain (Red Flag) (OCE–BR)	772	0.30	New	0	±0
	Revolutionary Communist League (LCR)	752	0.29	New	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx–Falangist Unity (FE–UF)	660	0.25	New	0	±0
	Republican Left (IR)	643	0.25	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,175	0.45	+0.30
Total		259,307			5	±0
Valid votes		259,307	97.98	+0.86
Invalid votes		5,351	2.02	–0.86
Votes cast / turnout		264,658	70.45	–10.28
Abstentions		111,008	29.55	+10.28
Registered voters		375,666
Sources[21]

1977 general election

Summary of the 15 June 1977 Congress of Deputies election results in Santander

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	102,719	40.06	n/a	3	n/a
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	67,611	26.37	n/a	1	n/a
	People's Alliance (AP)	36,598	14.27	n/a	1	n/a
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	13,971	5.45	n/a	0	n/a
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (historical) (PSOEh)	8,914	3.48	n/a	0	n/a
	People's Socialist Party–Socialist Unity (PSP–US)	6,923	2.70	n/a	0	n/a
	Federation of Christian Democracy (FPD–ID)	5,930	2.31	n/a	0	n/a
	Spanish Democratic Socialist Party (PSDE)	3,786	1.48	n/a	0	n/a
	National Alliance July 18 (AN18)	3,582	1.40	n/a	0	n/a
	Workers' Electoral Group (AET)	2,551	0.99	n/a	0	n/a
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (Authentic) (FE–JONS(A))	1,797	0.70	n/a	0	n/a
	Democratic Left Front (FDI)	1,633	0.64	n/a	0	n/a
Blank ballots		391	0.15	n/a
Total		256,406			5	n/a
Valid votes		256,406	97.12	n/a
Invalid votes		7,591	2.88	n/a
Votes cast / turnout		263,997	80.73	n/a
Abstentions		63,011	19.27	n/a
Registered voters		327,008
Sources[22]

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