The 10th Cortes Generales comprised both the lower (Congress) and upper (Senate) houses of the legislature of Spain following the 2011 general election on 20 November 2011. They first convened on 13 December 2011, and were dissolved on 27 October 2015.
| 10th Cortes Generales | |
|---|---|
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| Overview | |
| Legislative body | Cortes Generales |
| Jurisdiction | Spain |
| Meeting place | Palacio de las Cortes |
| Term | 13 December 2011 – 27 October 2015 |
| Election | 2011 general election |
| Members | 350 (Congress) 266 (Senate) |
| President of the Congress | Jesús Posada (PP) |
| President of the Senate | Pío García-Escudero (PP) |
| Prime Minister | Mariano Rajoy (PP) |
| Leader of the Opposition | Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba (PSOE) (2011–14) Pedro Sánchez (PSOE) (2014–15) |
The 2011 election saw 52 constituencies return 350 MPs for Congress and 208 for Senate. The People's Party (PP), led by Mariano Rajoy, obtained an absolute majority of seats with 186. The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) had its worst performance until that time and secured 110 seats. Minoritary parties United Left (IU) and Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) came out reinforced, with 11 and 5 seats, respectively, and over 1 million votes each.
Congress of Deputies
editComposition
edit| Parliamentary Group | Dec 2011 |
Jan 2012 |
Jun 2015 |
Oct 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's Group | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | |
| Socialist Group | 110 | 110 | ↓109 | ↑110 | |
| Convergence and Union Catalan Group | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
| Plural Left Group | 14 | ↓11 | 11 | 11 | |
| Union, Progress and Democracy Group | 6 | ↓5 | 5 | ↓4 | |
| PNV Basque Group | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| Mixed Group | 13 | ↑18 | ↑19 | ↓18 | |
| Vacant | 1 | – | – | – | |
| Sources[1] | |||||
References
edit- ^ "Grupos Parlamentarios en el Congreso de los Diputados y el Senado". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 November 2021.