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Spain's General Election: Final Results

General election in Spain 1986

Spanish Election Results: June 22, 1986

Electoral Threshold

The electoral threshold for the election in Spain is 3%.

Current Election Trend: Spain
Poll results, coalitions, and election data
Historical Elections: Spain
Results, coalitions, and historical data
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Seat Distribution and Mathematical Majorities

The current government could maintain its majority

The incumbent governing parties secured 52.6% of the seats.

PSOE
Left
52.6%

Governments of the Current Legislative Period

Gonzalez II
1986
PSOE
Historical Government Cabinets: Spain
Cabinets and governing parties since 1945

Polling Accuracy: How Precise Were the Forecasts?

Comparison: Pre-Election Polls vs. Actual Election Results

Party Results: Vote Shares and Gains/Losses

PSOE

Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
Social Democratic
Pro EU
44.3
±0.0

Partido Popular

Alliance-Popular Party / Popular Party
Conservative
Pro EU
26.1
±0.0

Centro Democrático y Social

Democratic and Social Centre
Christian Democratic
Pro EU
9.3
±0.0

Other Parties

Other Parties
Unknown
10.5
±0.0

Convergència i Unió

Convergence and Union
Conservative
Pro EU
5.1
±0.0

Izquierda Unida

United Left
Left-wing
4.7
±0.0

Euzko Alderdi Jeltzalea/Partido Nacionalista Vasco

Basque Nationalist Party
Christian Democratic
Pro EU
1.5
±0.0

Herri Batasuna

People's Unity
Regional
Far-Left
EU-Skeptic
1.2
±0.0

Unidad Comunista

Workers' Party of Spain-Communist Unity
Left-wing
EU-Skeptic
1.1
±0.0

Euzkadiko Ezkerra

Left of Euskadi
Left-wing
0.5
±0.0

Partido Aragonés

Aragonese Regionalist Party
Regional
Centre-Right
Pro EU
0.4
±0.0

Unión Valenciana

Valencian Union
Regional
Right
Pro EU
0.3
±0.0

Data Sources and Methodology

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ParlGov – Parliamentary Democracy Data

A comprehensive research database from the University of Bremen, documenting parties, elections, and governments for comparative analysis.

Additional Sources

Döring, Holger and Philip Manow. 2024. Parliaments and governments database (ParlGov).

CHES – Chapel Hill Expert Survey

The leading expert survey on party positions in Europe. Over 400 political scientists document party stances based on rigorous scientific criteria.

Additional Sources

Rovny, Jan, et al. “25 Years of Political Party Positions in Europe: The Chapel Hill Expert Survey, 1999-2024.”