Members of the 10th Cortes Generales

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
Overview
Legislative bodyCortes Generales
JurisdictionSpain
Meeting placePalacio de las Cortes
Term13 December 2011 – 27 October 2015
Election2011 general election
Members350 (Congress)
266 (Senate)
President of the CongressJesús Posada (PP)
President of the SenatePío García-Escudero (PP)
Prime MinisterMariano Rajoy (PP)
Leader of the OppositionAlfredo 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

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Composition

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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
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References

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  1. ^ "Grupos Parlamentarios en el Congreso de los Diputados y el Senado". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 November 2021.