Spanish Senate

__NOTOC__

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The Spanish Senate (Spanish: Senado) is the upper house of the Cortes Generales, Spain's legislative branch.

Related Topics:
Cortes Generales - Spain - Legislative branch

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It has 259 members: 208 are directly elected by popular vote and the other 51 are appointed by the regional legislatures. All senators serve four-year terms.

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The last election was held on 14 March 2004. The results were as follows (regional legislatures-appointed members are counted sepparately):

Related Topics:
14 March - 2004

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PP

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PSOE

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ECP

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PNV

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CiU

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CC

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Other

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Total

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Outgoing

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127 + 24151

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53 + 1467

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8 + 412

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6 + 17

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8 + 210

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5 + 16

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1 + 56

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208 + 51259

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Incoming

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102 + 24126

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79 + 1594

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12 + 416

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6 + 17

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4 + 26

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5 + 16

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0 + 44

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208 + 51259

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Change

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-25

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+27

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+4

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0

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-4

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0

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-2

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0

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(Absolute majority is 130 seats)

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