Álava (Congress of Deputies constituency)

Álava
Álava
Congress of Deputies; Electoral constituency
	Location of Álava within Spain.
Province	Province of Álava
Autonomous community	Basque Country
Population	323,648 (2016)
Electorate	254,579 (2016)
Major settlements	Vitoria-Gasteiz
Current constituency
Created	1977
Seats	4 (1977–)

Álava (Basque: Araba) is one of the 52 electoral districts (Spanish: circunscripciones) used for the Congress of Deputies—the lower chamber of the Spanish Parliament, the Cortes Generales. It was first contested in modern times in the 1977 General Election. The largest municipality is Vitoria-Gasteiz where approximately 75% of the electorate live. ^[1]

Overview

Boundaries and electoral system

Under Article 68 of the Spanish constitution ^[2] the boundaries must be the same as the province of Álava and under Article 140 this can only be altered with the approval of congress. Voting is on the basis of universal suffrage in a secret ballot. The electoral system used is closed list proportional representation with seats allocated using the D'Hondt method. Only lists which poll 3% or more of all valid votes cast, including votes "en blanco" i.e. for "none of the above" can be considered for seats. Under article 12 of the constitution, the minimum voting age is 18.

Eligibility

Article 67.3 of the Spanish Constitution prohibits dual membership of the Cortes and regional assemblies, meaning that candidates must resign from Regional Assemblies if elected. Article 70 also makes active judges, magistrates, public defenders, serving military personnel, active police officers and members of constitutional and electoral tribunals ineligible. ^[2]

Number of members

Álava has returned four members at every election from 1977 onwards.

Under Spanish electoral law, all provinces are entitled to a minimum of 2 seats with a remaining 248 seats apportioned according to population. ^[3] These laws are laid out in detail in the 1985 electoral law. (Ley Orgánica del Régimen Electoral General) The practical effect of this law has been to overrepresent smaller provinces like Álava at the expense of larger provinces.

Seat summary (1977–2016)

	1977	1979	1982	1986	1989	1993	1996	2000	2004	2008	2011	2015	2016
Seats	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Podemos/UP												1	1
AP/CD/CP/PP			1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
UCD	2	2	1
PNV	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
PSE–EE	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1
HB/Amaiur/EH Bildu											1

General elections

2016

Summary of the 26 June 2016 Congress of Deputies election results in Álava
Party		Popular vote			Seats
Party		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Unidos Podemos/meta/color"\|	United We Can (Podemos/Ahal Dugu–IU–eQuo)^[a]	51,827	30.92	+0.10	1	±0
bgcolor="Template:People's Party (Spain)/meta/color"\|	People's Party (PP)	34,276	20.45	+1.65	1	±0
bgcolor="Template:Basque Nationalist Party/meta/color"\|	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	26,703	15.93	+0.11	1	±0
bgcolor="Template:Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left/meta/color"\|	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	26,381	15.74	+1.60	1	±0
bgcolor="Template:Euskal Herria Bildu/meta/color"\|	Basque Country Unite (EH Bildu)	15,858	9.46	–2.39	0	±0
bgcolor="Template:Citizens (Spanish political party)/meta/color"\|	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	8,372	4.99	–0.88	0	±0

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		3,145	1.88	—	±0
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals/meta/color"\|	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	1,657	0.99	+0.22	±0
bgcolor="Template:Zero Cuts/meta/color"\|	Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV)	599	0.36	+0.05	±0
bgcolor="Template:Vox (Spanish political party)/meta/color"\|	Vox (Vox)	306	0.18	New	±0
bgcolor="Template:Union, Progress and Democracy/meta/color"\|	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	298	0.18	–0.25	±0
bgcolor="Template:Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain/meta/color"\|	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	211	0.13	+0.03	±0
bgcolor="Template:Navarrese Freedom/meta/color"\|	Navarrese Freedom (Ln)	74	0.04	–0.01	±0

	Blank ballots	1,078	0.64	–0.08

Total		167,640	100.00		4	±0

Valid votes		167,640	99.00	–0.03
Invalid votes		1,691	1.00	+0.03
Votes cast / turnout		169,331	66.51	–4.64
Abstentions		85,248	33.49	+4.64
Registered voters		254,579

Source: Ministry of the Interior
^ Unidos Podemos results are compared to the combined totals of Podemos and IU–UPeC in the 2015 election.

2015

Summary of the 20 December 2015 Congress of Deputies election results in Álava
Party		Popular vote			Seats
Party		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Podemos (Spanish political party)/meta/color"\|	We Can (Podemos/Ahal Dugu)	48,413	27.02	New	1	+1
bgcolor="Template:People's Party (Spain)/meta/color"\|	People's Party (PP)	33,683	18.80	–8.37	1	±0
bgcolor="Template:Basque Nationalist Party/meta/color"\|	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	28,353	15.82	–3.03	1	±0
bgcolor="Template:Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left/meta/color"\|	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	25,331	14.14	–9.29	1	±0
bgcolor="Template:Euskal Herria Bildu/meta/color"\|	Basque Country Unite (EH Bildu)^[a]	21,225	11.85	–7.30	0	–1
bgcolor="Template:Citizens (Spanish political party)/meta/color"\|	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	10,512	5.87	New	0	±0
bgcolor="Template:Popular Unity (Spain)/meta/color"\|	United Left–Popular Unity in Common (IU–UPeC)	6,814	3.80	–0.28	0	±0

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		3,554	1.98	—	±0
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals/meta/color"\|	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	1,385	0.77	+0.07	±0
bgcolor="Template:Union, Progress and Democracy/meta/color"\|	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	768	0.43	–2.32	±0
bgcolor="Template:Zero Cuts/meta/color"\|	Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV)	561	0.31	New	±0
bgcolor="Template:Blank Seats/meta/color"\|	Blank Seats (EB/AZ)	473	0.26	New	±0
bgcolor="Template:Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain/meta/color"\|	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	175	0.10	New	±0
bgcolor="Template:Ongi Etorri/meta/color"\|	Welcome (Ongi Etorri)	110	0.06	New	±0
bgcolor="Template:Navarrese Freedom/meta/color"\|	Navarrese Freedom (Ln)	82	0.05	New	±0

	Blank ballots	1,292	0.72	–0.42

Total		179,177	100.00		4	±0

Valid votes		179,177	99.03	+0.62
Invalid votes		1,764	0.97	–0.62
Votes cast / turnout		180,941	71.15	+2.49
Abstentions		73,386	28.85	–2.49
Registered voters		254,327

Source: Ministry of the Interior
^ EH Bildu results are compared to Amaiur totals in the 2011 election.

2011

Summary of the 20 November 2011 Congress of Deputies election results in Álava
Party		Popular vote			Seats
Party		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:People's Party (Spain)/meta/color"\|	People's Party (PP)	46,034	27.17	+0.63	1	±0
bgcolor="Template:Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left/meta/color"\|	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	39,698	23.43	–17.30	1	–1
bgcolor="Template:Amaiur/meta/color"\|	Amaiur (Amaiur)^[a]	32,439	19.15	+14.33	1	+1
bgcolor="Template:Basque Nationalist Party/meta/color"\|	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	31,931	18.85	+1.10	1	±0
bgcolor="Template:Ezker Anitza/meta/color"\|	United Left–The Greens: Plural Left (IU–LV)^[b]	6,917	4.08	–0.09	0	±0

bgcolor="Template:Union, Progress and Democracy/meta/color"\|	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	4,662	2.75	+0.73	0	±0
bgcolor="Template:Equo/meta/color"\|	Equo (eQuo)	3,574	2.11	New	0	±0

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		2,246	1.33	—	±0
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals/meta/color"\|	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	1,178	0.70	+0.23	±0
bgcolor="Template:For a Fairer World/meta/color"\|	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	778	0.46	+0.07	±0
bgcolor="Template:Communist Unification of Spain/meta/color"\|	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	290	0.17	New	±0

	Blank ballots	1,924	1.14	–0.38

Total		169,425	100.00		4	±0

Valid votes		169,425	98.41	–0.40
Invalid votes		2,729	1.59	+0.40
Votes cast / turnout		172,154	68.66	–0.97
Abstentions		78,589	31.34	+0.97
Registered voters		250,743

Source: Ministry of the Interior
^ Amaiur results are compared to the combined totals of EA and Aralar in the 2008 election. ^ IU–LV results are compared to United Left–Greens–Alternative totals in the 2008 election.

2008

Summary of the 9 March 2008 Congress of Deputies election results in Álava
Party		Popular vote			Seats
Party		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left/meta/color"\|	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	69,479	40.73	+9.94	2	±0
bgcolor="Template:People's Party (Spain)/meta/color"\|	People's Party (PP)	45,276	26.54	–0.33	1	±0
bgcolor="Template:Basque Nationalist Party/meta/color"\|	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	31,983	18.75	–7.08	1	±0
bgcolor="Template:United Left–Greens/meta/color"\|	United Left–Greens–Alternative (EB–B)	7,120	4.17	–3.61	0	±0
bgcolor="Template:Eusko Alkartasuna/meta/color"\|	Basque Solidarity (EA)	5,311	3.11	–1.19	0	±0

bgcolor="Template:Aralar Party/meta/color"\|	Aralar (Aralar)	2,917	1.71	–0.16	0	±0
bgcolor="Template:Union, Progress and Democracy/meta/color"\|	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	2,019	1.18	New	0	±0

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		3,896	2.28	—	±0
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Confederation of the Greens/meta/color"\|	The Greens (B–LV)	1,080	0.63	New	±0
bgcolor="Template:Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals/meta/color"\|	Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	805	0.47	New	±0
bgcolor="Template:For a Fairer World/meta/color"\|	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	662	0.39	New	±0
bgcolor="Template:Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party/meta/color"\|	Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI)	327	0.19	New	±0
bgcolor="Template:Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain/meta/color"\|	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain–Basque Communists (PCPE–EK)	254	0.15	New	±0
bgcolor="Template:Engine and Sports Alternative/meta/color"\|	Engine and Sports Alternative (AMD)	215	0.13	New	±0
bgcolor="Template:Citizens (Spanish political party)/meta/color"\|	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	161	0.09	New	±0
bgcolor="Template:Humanist Party (Spain)/meta/color"\|	Humanist Party (PH)	159	0.09	–0.47	±0
bgcolor="Template:National Democracy (Spain)/meta/color"\|	National Democracy (DN)	63	0.04	–0.02	±0
bgcolor="Template:Carlist Party (1970)/meta/color"\|	Carlist Party of the Basque Country–Carlist Party (EKA–PC)	58	0.03	–0.01	±0
bgcolor="Template:Spanish Falange of the JONS/meta/color"\|	Spanish Falange of the JONS (FE–JONS)	57	0.03	–0.01	±0
bgcolor="Template:Spanish Alternative/meta/color"\|	Spanish Alternative (AES)	29	0.02	New	±0
bgcolor="Template:National Alliance (Spain)/meta/color"\|	National Alliance (AN)	26	0.02	New	±0

	Blank ballots	2,588	1.52	+0.08

Total		170,589	100.00		4	±0

Valid votes		170,589	98.81	+3.37
Invalid votes		2,055	1.19	–3.37
Votes cast / turnout		172,644	69.63	–7.60
Abstentions		75,286	30.37	+7.60
Registered voters		247,930

Source: Ministry of the Interior

2004

Summary of the 14 March 2004 Congress of Deputies election results in Álava
Party		Popular vote			Seats
Party		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left/meta/color"\|	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	56,137	30.79	+6.49	2	+1
bgcolor="Template:People's Party (Spain)/meta/color"\|	People's Party (PP)	48,992	26.87	–12.23	1	–1
bgcolor="Template:Basque Nationalist Party/meta/color"\|	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	47,090	25.83	+5.09	1	±0
bgcolor="Template:United Left–Greens/meta/color"\|	United Left (EB–IU)	14,181	7.78	+2.17	0	±0
bgcolor="Template:Eusko Alkartasuna/meta/color"\|	Basque Solidarity (EA)	7,838	4.30	–0.41	0	±0

bgcolor="Template:Aralar Party/meta/color"\|	Aralar–Standing (Aralar–Zutik)	3,417	1.87	New	0	±0

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		2,059	1.13	—	±0
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Humanist Party (Spain)/meta/color"\|	Humanist Party (PH)	1,021	0.56	+0.19	±0
bgcolor="Template:Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)/meta/color"\|	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	360	0.20	+0.08	±0
bgcolor="Template:Republican Left (Spain, 1977)/meta/color"\|	Republican Left (IR)	281	0.15	New	±0
bgcolor="Template:National Democracy (Spain)/meta/color"\|	National Democracy (DN)	110	0.06	New	±0
bgcolor="Template:Republican Social Movement/meta/color"\|	Republican Social Movement (MSR)	103	0.06	New	±0
bgcolor="Template:Spanish Falange of the JONS/meta/color"\|	Spanish Falange of the JONS (FE–JONS)	71	0.04	New	±0
bgcolor="Template:Carlist Party (1970)/meta/color"\|	Carlist Party of the Basque Country–Carlist Party (EKA–PC)	64	0.04	New	±0
bgcolor="Template:The Falange/meta/color"\|	The Falange (FE)	49	0.03	–0.02	±0

	Blank ballots	2,626	1.44	–1.61

Total		182,340	100.00		4	±0

Valid votes		182,340	95.44	–3.21
Invalid votes		8,709	4.56	+3.21
Votes cast / turnout		191,049	77.23	+6.95
Abstentions		56,328	22.77	–6.95
Registered voters		247,377

Source: Ministry of the Interior

2000

Summary of the 12 March 2000 Congress of Deputies election results in Álava
Party		Popular vote			Seats
Party		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:People's Party (Spain)/meta/color"\|	People's Party (PP)	66,267	39.10	+11.79	2	±0
bgcolor="Template:Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left/meta/color"\|	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	41,182	24.30	–1.12	1	±0
bgcolor="Template:Basque Nationalist Party/meta/color"\|	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	35,155	20.74	+0.58	1	±0
bgcolor="Template:United Left–Greens/meta/color"\|	United Left (EB–IU)	9,509	5.61	–6.06	0	±0
bgcolor="Template:Eusko Alkartasuna/meta/color"\|	Basque Solidarity (EA)	7,985	4.71	–0.88	0	±0

bgcolor="Template:Confederation of the Greens/meta/color"\|	The Greens (B–LV)	1,880	1.11	+0.65	0	±0

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		2,347	1.38	—	±0
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Natural Law Party (Spain)/meta/color"\|	Natural Law Party (PLN)	705	0.42	New	±0
bgcolor="Template:Humanist Party (Spain)/meta/color"\|	Humanist Party (PH)	624	0.37	+0.26	±0
bgcolor="Template:Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party/meta/color"\|	Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI)	372	0.22	New	±0
bgcolor="Template:Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)/meta/color"\|	Democratic and Social Centre–Centrist Union (CDS–UC)	206	0.12	–0.01	±0
bgcolor="Template:Spanish Democratic Republican Action/meta/color"\|	Republican Action (AR)	170	0.10	New	±0
bgcolor="Template:Spain 2000/meta/color"\|	Spain 2000 Platform (ES2000)	116	0.07	New	±0
bgcolor="Template:The Falange/meta/color"\|	The Falange (FE)	89	0.05	New	±0
bgcolor="Template:Internationalist Struggle/meta/color"\|	Internationalist Struggle (LI (LIT–CI))	65	0.04	New	±0
bgcolor="Template:Euskal Herritarrok/meta/color"\|	Basque Citizens (EH)^[a]	0	0.00	–7.50	±0

	Blank ballots	5,163	3.05	+1.56

Total		169,488	100.00		4	±0

Valid votes		169,488	98.65	–0.49
Invalid votes		2,320	1.35	+0.49
Votes cast / turnout		171,808	70.28	–2.02
Abstentions		72,669	29.72	+2.02
Registered voters		244,477

Source: Ministry of the Interior
^ Basque Citizens results are compared to Popular Unity totals in the 1996 election.

1996

Summary of the 3 March 1996 Congress of Deputies election results in Álava
Party		Popular vote			Seats
Party		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:People's Party (Spain)/meta/color"\|	People's Party (PP)	45,731	27.31	+7.75	2	+1
bgcolor="Template:Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left/meta/color"\|	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))	42,561	25.42	–0.66	1	–1
bgcolor="Template:Basque Nationalist Party/meta/color"\|	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	33,761	20.16	+3.36	1	±0
bgcolor="Template:United Left–Greens/meta/color"\|	United Left (IU–EB)	19,535	11.67	+4.81	0	±0
bgcolor="Template:Herri Batasuna/meta/color"\|	Popular Unity (HB)	12,552	7.50	–1.88	0	±0
bgcolor="Template:Eusko Alkartasuna/meta/color"\|	Basque Solidarity (EA)	9,364	5.59	–0.18	0	±0

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		1,432	0.86	—	±0
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Confederation of the Greens/meta/color"\|	European Greens–Basque Country Greens (VE–EHB)	774	0.46	–0.67	±0
bgcolor="Template:Workers' Socialist Party (Spain)/meta/color"\|	Workers' Revolutionary Party (PRT)	255	0.15	New	±0
bgcolor="Template:Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)/meta/color"\|	Centrist Union (UC)	213	0.13	–1.03	±0
bgcolor="Template:Humanist Party (Spain)/meta/color"\|	Humanist Party (PH)	190	0.11	New	±0
bgcolor="Template:Revolutionary Workers' Party (Spain)/meta/color"\|	Revolutionary Workers' Party (POR)	0	0.00	–0.07	±0

	Blank ballots	2,490	1.49	+0.07

Total		167,426	100.00		4	±0

Valid votes		167,426	99.14	–0.10
Invalid votes		1,458	0.86	+0.10
Votes cast / turnout		168,884	72.30	+1.23
Abstentions		64,688	27.70	–1.23
Registered voters		233,572

Source: Ministry of the Interior

1993

Summary of the 6 June 1993 Congress of Deputies election results in Álava
Party		Popular vote			Seats
Party		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left/meta/color"\|	Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))^[a]	40,860	26.08	–8.45	2	±0
bgcolor="Template:People's Party (Spain)/meta/color"\|	People's Party (PP)	30,652	19.56	+5.47	1	±0
bgcolor="Template:Basque Nationalist Party/meta/color"\|	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	26,321	16.80	–0.06	1	±0
bgcolor="Template:Alavese Unity/meta/color"\|	Alavese Unity (UA)	16,623	10.61	New	0	±0
bgcolor="Template:Herri Batasuna/meta/color"\|	Popular Unity (HB)	14,702	9.38	–2.24	0	±0
bgcolor="Template:United Left–Greens/meta/color"\|	United Left (IU–EB)	10,748	6.86	+3.80	0	±0
bgcolor="Template:Eusko Alkartasuna/meta/color"\|	Basque Solidarity–Basque Left (EA–EUE)	9,036	5.77	–2.71	0	±0

bgcolor="Template:Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)/meta/color"\|	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	1,818	1.16	–5.53	0	±0
bgcolor="Template:Confederation of the Greens/meta/color"\|	The Greens (B–LV)	1,775	1.13	New	0	±0

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		1,918	1.22	—	±0
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Ecologists (Spain)/meta/color"\|	The Ecologists (LE)	1,084	0.69	±0.00	±0
bgcolor="Template:Ruiz-Mateos Group/meta/color"\|	Ruiz-Mateos Group–European Democratic Alliance (ARM–ADE)	392	0.25	–1.08	±0
bgcolor="Template:Natural Law Party (Spain)/meta/color"\|	Natural Law Party (PLN)	204	0.13	New	±0
bgcolor="Template:New Socialist Party (Spain)/meta/color"\|	New Socialist Party (NPS)	127	0.08	New	±0
bgcolor="Template:Revolutionary Workers' Party (Spain)/meta/color"\|	Revolutionary Workers' Party (POR)	111	0.07	–0.03	±0
bgcolor="Template:Communist Unification of Spain/meta/color"\|	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	0	0.00	New	±0

	Blank ballots	2,223	1.42	+0.65

Total		156,676	100.00		4	±0

Valid votes		156,676	99.24	+0.25
Invalid votes		1,203	0.76	–0.25
Votes cast / turnout		157,879	71.07	+4.37
Abstentions		64,273	28.93	–4.37
Registered voters		222,152

Source: Ministry of the Interior
^ PSE–EE (PSOE) results are compared to the combined totals of the PSE–PSOE and EE in the 1989 election.

1989

Summary of the 29 October 1989 Congress of Deputies election results in Álava
Party		Popular vote			Seats
Party		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Socialist Party of the Basque Country/meta/color"\|	Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE)	35,723	25.92	–7.22	2	±0
bgcolor="Template:Basque Nationalist Party/meta/color"\|	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	23,247	16.86	–2.20	1	±0
bgcolor="Template:People's Party (Spain)/meta/color"\|	People's Party (PP)^[a]	19,427	14.09	–1.73	1	±0
bgcolor="Template:Herri Batasuna/meta/color"\|	Popular Unity (HB)	16,015	11.62	–0.42	0	±0
bgcolor="Template:Euskadiko Ezkerra/meta/color"\|	Basque Country Left (EE)	11,873	8.61	+0.50	0	±0
bgcolor="Template:Eusko Alkartasuna/meta/color"\|	Basque Solidarity (EA)	11,689	8.48	New	0	±0
bgcolor="Template:Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)/meta/color"\|	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	9,228	6.69	–2.06	0	±0
bgcolor="Template:United Left–Greens/meta/color"\|	United Left (IU–EB)	4,219	3.06	+2.21	0	±0

bgcolor="Template:Ruiz-Mateos Group/meta/color"\|	Ruiz-Mateos Group (Ruiz-Mateos)	1,838	1.33	New	0	±0

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		3,528	2.56	—	±0
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Ecologists (Spain)/meta/color"\|	The Ecologist Greens (LVE)	953	0.69	New	±0
bgcolor="Template:Confederation of the Greens/meta/color"\|	Ecological Party of the Basque Country–Green List (PEE–(LV))	931	0.68	New	±0
bgcolor="Template:Workers' Socialist Party (Spain)/meta/color"\|	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	589	0.43	+0.04	±0
bgcolor="Template:Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity/meta/color"\|	Workers' Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Workers (PTE–EL)^[b]	397	0.29	–0.31	±0
bgcolor="Template:Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain/meta/color"\|	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	186	0.13	New	±0
bgcolor="Template:Revolutionary Workers' Party (Spain)/meta/color"\|	Revolutionary Workers' Party of Spain (PORE)	136	0.10	New	±0
bgcolor="Template:Alliance for the Republic (Spain)/meta/color"\|	Alliance for the Republic (AR)	120	0.09	New	±0
bgcolor="Template:Humanist Party (Spain)/meta/color"\|	Humanist Party (PH)	120	0.09	New	±0
bgcolor="Template:Spanish Falange of the JONS/meta/color"\|	Spanish Falange of the JONS (FE–JONS)	96	0.07	New	±0
bgcolor="Template:Revolutionary Communist League (Spain)/meta/color"\|	Revolutionary Communist League–Communist Movement (LKI–EMK)	0	0.00	±0.00	±0

	Blank ballots	1,059	0.77	+0.05

Total		137,846	100.00		4	±0

Valid votes		137,846	98.99	+0.80
Invalid votes		1,400	1.01	–0.80
Votes cast / turnout		139,246	66.70	+3.22
Abstentions		69,528	33.30	–3.22
Registered voters		208,774

Source: Ministry of the Interior
^ People's Party results are compared to People's Coalition totals in the 1986 election. ^ PTE–EL results are compared to Communist Party of the Basque Country totals in the 1986 election.

1986

Summary of the 22 June 1986 Congress of Deputies election results in Álava
Party		Popular vote			Seats
Party		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Socialist Party of the Basque Country/meta/color"\|	Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE)	45,259	33.14	–2.19	2	±0
bgcolor="Template:Basque Nationalist Party/meta/color"\|	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	26,030	19.06	–2.89	1	±0
bgcolor="Template:People's Coalition (Spain)/meta/color"\|	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–PL)^[a]	21,600	15.82	–3.31	1	±0
bgcolor="Template:Herri Batasuna/meta/color"\|	Popular Unity (HB)	16,440	12.04	+2.10	0	±0
bgcolor="Template:Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)/meta/color"\|	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	11,951	8.75	+4.92	0	±0
bgcolor="Template:Euskadiko Ezkerra/meta/color"\|	Basque Country Left (EE)	11,081	8.11	+1.15	0	±0

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		3,215	2.35	—	±0
width="1" bgcolor="Template:United Left (Spain)/meta/color"\|	United Left (IU)	1,162	0.85	New	±0
bgcolor="Template:Communist Party of the Basque Country/meta/color"\|	Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK)	814	0.60	–0.48	±0
bgcolor="Template:Workers' Socialist Party (Spain)/meta/color"\|	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	533	0.39	–0.19	±0
bgcolor="Template:Communist Unification of Spain/meta/color"\|	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	333	0.24	+0.11	±0
bgcolor="Template:Communist Party of Spain (Marxist–Leninist) (historical)/meta/color"\|	Republican People's Unity (UPR)	193	0.14	+0.05	±0
bgcolor="Template:Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party/meta/color"\|	Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI)	180	0.13	New	±0
bgcolor="Template:Revolutionary Communist League (Spain)/meta/color"\|	Revolutionary Communist League (LKI)	0	0.00	±0.00	±0
bgcolor="Template:Communist Movement of Euskadi/meta/color"\|	Communist Movement of the Basque Country (EMK)	0	0.00	–0.02	±0
bgcolor="Template:Party of the Communists of Catalonia/meta/color"\|	Communists' Party of Catalonia (PCC)	0	0.00	New	±0

	Blank ballots	986	0.72	+0.15

Total		136,562	100.00		4	±0

Valid votes		136,562	98.19	+0.58
Invalid votes		2,522	1.81	–0.58
Votes cast / turnout		139,084	69.92	–11.91
Abstentions		59,840	30.08	+11.91
Registered voters		198,924

Source: Ministry of the Interior
^ People's Coalition results are compared to AP–PDP–PDL–UCD totals in the 1982 election.

1982

Summary of the 28 October 1982 Congress of Deputies election results in Álava
Party		Popular vote			Seats
Party		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Socialist Party of the Basque Country/meta/color"\|	Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE)	51,674	35.33	+13.98	2	+1
bgcolor="Template:Basque Nationalist Party/meta/color"\|	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	32,103	21.95	–0.97	1	±0
bgcolor="Template:AP–PDP–PDL–UCD/meta/color"\|	People's Alliance Coalition (AP–PDP–PDL–UCD)^[a]	27,974	19.13	–12.46	1	–1
bgcolor="Template:Herri Batasuna/meta/color"\|	Popular Unity (HB)	14,540	9.94	±0.00	0	±0
bgcolor="Template:Euskadiko Ezkerra/meta/color"\|	Basque Country Left–Left for Socialism (EE)	10,180	6.96	+2.29	0	±0
bgcolor="Template:Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)/meta/color"\|	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	5,604	3.83	New	0	±0

bgcolor="Template:Communist Party of the Basque Country/meta/color"\|	Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK)	1,573	1.08	–2.25	0	±0

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		1,769	1.21	—	±0
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Workers' Socialist Party (Spain)/meta/color"\|	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	854	0.58	New	±0
bgcolor="Template:New Force (Spain)/meta/color"\|	New Force (FN)^[b]	314	0.21	–0.70	±0
bgcolor="Template:Communist Unification of Spain/meta/color"\|	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	191	0.13	New	±0
bgcolor="Template:Communist Unity Candidacy (Spain)/meta/color"\|	Communist Unity Candidacy (CUC)	140	0.10	New	±0
bgcolor="Template:Communist Party of Spain (Marxist–Leninist) (historical)/meta/color"\|	Communist Party of Spain (Marxist–Leninist) (PCE (m–l))	138	0.09	New	±0
bgcolor="Template:Spanish Solidarity/meta/color"\|	Spanish Solidarity (SE)	132	0.09	New	±0
bgcolor="Template:Revolutionary Communist League (Spain)/meta/color"\|	Revolutionary Communist League (LKI)	0	0.00	–0.52	±0
bgcolor="Template:Communist Workers League (Spain)/meta/color"\|	Communist League–Internationalist Socialist Workers' Coalition (LC (COSI))	0	0.00	New	±0
bgcolor="Template:Communist Movement of Euskadi/meta/color"\|	Communist Movement of the Basque Country (EMK)	0	0.00	–1.07	±0
bgcolor="Template:Socialist Action Party (Spain)/meta/color"\|	Socialist Party (PS)	0	0.00	–0.59	±0

	Blank ballots	834	0.57	+0.16

Total		146,251	100.00		4	±0

Valid votes		146,251	97.61	+0.35
Invalid votes		3,583	2.39	–0.35
Votes cast / turnout		149,834	81.83	+12.98
Abstentions		33,275	18.17	–12.98
Registered voters		183,109

Source: Ministry of the Interior
^ AP–PDP–PDL–UCD results are compared to the combined totals of UFV and UCD in the 1979 election. ^ New Force results are compared to National Union totals in the 1979 election.

1979

Summary of the 1 March 1979 Congress of Deputies election results in Álava
Party		Popular vote			Seats
Party		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)/meta/color"\|	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	29,625	25.41	–5.45	2	±0
bgcolor="Template:Basque Nationalist Party/meta/color"\|	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	26,722	22.92	+5.44	1	±0
bgcolor="Template:Socialist Party of the Basque Country/meta/color"\|	Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE)^[a]	24,891	21.35	–7.57	1	±0
bgcolor="Template:Herri Batasuna/meta/color"\|	Popular Unity (HB)^[b]	11,594	9.94	+7.72	0	±0
bgcolor="Template:Basque Country Foral Union/meta/color"\|	Basque Country Foral Union (UFV)^[c]	7,205	6.18	–0.20	0	±0
bgcolor="Template:Euskadiko Ezkerra/meta/color"\|	Basque Country Left (EE)	5,442	4.67	New	0	±0
bgcolor="Template:Communist Party of the Basque Country/meta/color"\|	Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK)	3,877	3.33	+0.19	0	±0

bgcolor="Template:Communist Movement (Spain)/meta/color"\|	Communist Movement–Communist Left Organization (MC–OIC)	1,246	1.07	New	0	±0
bgcolor="Template:Workers' Revolutionary Organization (Spain)/meta/color"\|	Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT)	1,218	1.04	New	0	±0

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		4,300	3.69	—	±0
width="1" bgcolor="Template:National Union (Spain)/meta/color"\|	National Union (UN)	1,061	0.91	New	±0
bgcolor="Template:Carlist Party (1970)/meta/color"\|	Carlist Party (PC)	972	0.83	New	±0
bgcolor="Template:Party of Labour of Spain/meta/color"\|	Party of Labour of Spain (PTE)^[d]	777	0.67	+0.03	±0
bgcolor="Template:Socialist Action Party (Spain)/meta/color"\|	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (historical) (PSOEh)^[e]	683	0.59	–2.09	±0
bgcolor="Template:Revolutionary Communist League (Spain)/meta/color"\|	Revolutionary Communist League (LCR)	601	0.52	New	±0
bgcolor="Template:Proverist Party/meta/color"\|	Proverist Party (PPR)	199	0.17	+0.03	±0
bgcolor="Template:Workers' Communist Party (Spain)/meta/color"\|	Workers' Communist Party (PCT)	7	0.01	New	±0

	Blank ballots	481	0.41	+0.21

Total		116,601	100.00		4	±0

Valid votes		116,601	97.26	–0.57
Invalid votes		3,291	2.74	+0.57
Votes cast / turnout		119,892	68.85	–14.09
Abstentions		54,253	31.15	+14.09
Registered voters		174,145

Source: Ministry of the Interior
^ Spanish Socialist Workers' Party results are compared to the combined totals of the PSOE and PSP–US in the 1977 election. ^ Herri Batasuna results are compared to the ESB/PSV totals in the 1977 election. ^ Basque Country Foral Union results are compared to People's Alliance totals in the 1977 election. ^ Party of Labour of Spain results are compared to Democratic Left Front totals in the 1977 election. ^ Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (historical) results are compared to Democratic Socialist Alliance totals in the 1977 election.

1977

Summary of the 15 June 1977 Congress of Deputies election results in Álava
Party		Popular vote			Seats
Party		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)/meta/color"\|	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	38,338	30.86	—	2	—
bgcolor="Template:Socialist Party of the Basque Country/meta/color"\|	Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE)	34,244	27.57	—	1	—
bgcolor="Template:Basque Nationalist Party/meta/color"\|	Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)	21,708	17.48	—	1	—
bgcolor="Template:People's Alliance (Spain)/meta/color"\|	People's Alliance (AP)	7,927	6.38	—	0	—
bgcolor="Template:Communist Party of the Basque Country/meta/color"\|	Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK)	3,906	3.14	—	0	—

bgcolor="Template:Basque Christian Democracy/meta/color"\|	Basque Christian Democracy (DCV)	3,439	2.77	—	0	—
bgcolor="Template:Socialist Action Party (Spain)/meta/color"\|	Democratic Socialist Alliance (ASDCI)	3,324	2.68	—	0	—
bgcolor="Template:Basque Socialist Party/meta/color"\|	Basque Socialist Party (ESB/PSV)	2,756	2.22	—	0	—
bgcolor="Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color"\|	Independent (INDEP)	2,622	2.11	—	0	—
bgcolor="Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color"\|	Independent (INDEP)	2,347	1.89	—	0	—
bgcolor="Template:People's Socialist Party (Spain)/meta/color"\|	People's Socialist Party–Socialist Unity (PSP–US)	1,677	1.35	—	0	—

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		1,679	1.35	—	—
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Democratic Left Front (Spain)/meta/color"\|	Democratic Left Front (FDI)	791	0.64	—	—
bgcolor="Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color"\|	Independent (INDEP)	492	0.40	—	—
bgcolor="Template:Spanish Falange of the JONS/meta/color"\|	Authentic Spanish Falange of the JONS (FE–JONS(A))	216	0.17	—	—
bgcolor="Template:Proverist Party/meta/color"\|	Proverist Party (PPR)	180	0.14	—	—

	Blank ballots	245	0.20	—

Total		124,212	100.00		4	—

Valid votes		124,212	97.83	—
Invalid votes		2,756	2.17	—
Votes cast / turnout		126,968	82.94	—
Abstentions		26,112	17.06	—
Registered voters		153,080

Source: Ministry of the Interior

References

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[4] Unidos Podemos results are compared to the combined totals of Podemos and IU–UPeC in the 2015 election.

[5] EH Bildu results are compared to Amaiur totals in the 2011 election.

[6] Amaiur results are compared to the combined totals of EA and Aralar in the 2008 election.

[7] IU–LV results are compared to United Left–Greens–Alternative totals in the 2008 election.

[8] Basque Citizens results are compared to Popular Unity totals in the 1996 election.

[9] PSE–EE (PSOE) results are compared to the combined totals of the PSE–PSOE and EE in the 1989 election.

[10] People's Party results are compared to People's Coalition totals in the 1986 election.

[11] PTE–EL results are compared to Communist Party of the Basque Country totals in the 1986 election.

[12] People's Coalition results are compared to AP–PDP–PDL–UCD totals in the 1982 election.

[13] AP–PDP–PDL–UCD results are compared to the combined totals of UFV and UCD in the 1979 election.

[14] New Force results are compared to National Union totals in the 1979 election.

[15] Spanish Socialist Workers' Party results are compared to the combined totals of the PSOE and PSP–US in the 1977 election.

[16] Herri Batasuna results are compared to the ESB/PSV totals in the 1977 election.

[17] Basque Country Foral Union results are compared to People's Alliance totals in the 1977 election.

[18] Party of Labour of Spain results are compared to Democratic Left Front totals in the 1977 election.

[19] Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (historical) results are compared to Democratic Socialist Alliance totals in the 1977 election.

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