Lleida (Congress of Deputies constituency)

For the Parliament of Catalonia constituency, see Lleida (Parliament of Catalonia constituency). For the Senate constituency, see Lleida (Senate constituency).

Lleida (Spanish: Lérida) is one of the 52 constituencies (Spanish: circunscripciones) represented in the Congress of Deputies, the lower chamber of the Spanish parliament, the Cortes Generales. The constituency currently elects four deputies. Its boundaries correspond to those of the Spanish province of Lleida. The electoral system uses the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation, with a minimum threshold of three percent.

Lleida
Congress of Deputies Electoral constituency
Location of Lleida within Spain
Province	Lleida
Autonomous community	Catalonia
Population	451,197 (2024)[1]
Electorate	317,225 (2023)
Major settlements	Lleida
Current constituency
Created	1977
Seats	4
Member(s)	PSC (2)   ERC (1)   Junts (1)

Electoral system

The constituency was created as per the Political Reform Act 1977 and was first contested in the 1977 general election. The Act provided for the provinces of Spain to be established as multi-member districts in the Congress of Deputies,^[2] with this regulation being maintained under the Spanish Constitution of 1978.^[3] Additionally, the Constitution requires for any modification of the provincial limits to be approved under an organic law, needing an absolute majority in the Cortes Generales.^[4]

Voting is on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprises all nationals over 18 years of age and in full enjoyment of their political rights.^[5] The only exception was in 1977, when this was limited to nationals over 21 years of age and in full enjoyment of their political and civil rights.^[6][7] Amendments to the electoral law in 2011 required for Spaniards abroad to apply for voting before being permitted to vote, a system known as "begged" or expat vote (Spanish: Voto rogado),^[8][9] which was abolished in 2022.^[10] 348 seats are elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of three percent of valid votes—which includes blank ballots—being applied in each constituency. Each provincial constituency is entitled to an initial minimum of two seats, with the remaining 248 being distributed in proportion to their populations. Ceuta and Melilla are allocated the two remaining seats, which are elected using plurality voting.^{[2][3][11][12]} The use of the electoral method may result in an effective threshold based on the district magnitude and the distribution of votes among candidacies.^[13]

The electoral law allows for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, coalitions and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form a coalition ahead of an election are required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election call—fifteen before 1985—whereas groupings of electors need to secure the signature of at least one percent of the electorate in the constituencies for which they seek election—one permille of the electorate, with a compulsory minimum of 500 signatures, until 1985—disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates. Also since 2011, parties, federations or coalitions that have not obtained a mandate in either chamber of the Cortes at the preceding election are required to secure the signature of at least 0.1 percent of electors in the aforementioned constituencies.^[14][15]

Deputies

Deputies 1977–present
Key to parties   ECP   ERC   SC   PSC   Junts   JxCat–Junts   PDC   CDC   DiL   CiU   CC–UCD   PP   CP   AP
Legislature	Election	Distribution
Constituent	1977	1 2 1
1st	1979	1 1 2
2nd	1982	2 1 1
3rd	1986	1 2 1
4th	1989	2 2
5th	1993	1 2 1
6th	1996	1 2 1
7th	2000	1 2 1
8th	2004	1 2 1
9th	2008	2 1 1
10th	2011	1 2 1
11th	2015	1 1 1 1
12th	2016	1 1 1 1
13th	2019 (Apr)	2 1 1
14th	2019 (Nov)	2 1 1
15th	2023	1 2 1

Elections

2023 general election

Summary of the 23 July 2023 Congress of Deputies election results in Lleida

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	54,414	29.49	+15.03	2	+1
	Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC)	34,331	18.60	–12.86	1	–1
	Together for Catalonia (Junts)1	33,228	18.01	n/a	1	+1
	People's Party (PP)	23,699	12.84	+5.75	0	±0
	Unite–In Common We Can (Sumar–ECP)2	14,561	7.89	+0.01	0	±0
	Vox (Vox)	12,560	6.81	+2.32	0	±0
	Popular Unity Candidacy–For Rupture (CUP–PR)	5,449	2.95	–3.85	0	±0
	Catalan European Democratic Party–CiU Space (PDeCAT–E–CiU)1	1,865	1.01	n/a	0	–1
	Animalist Party with the Environment (PACMA)3	1,352	0.73	±0.00	0	±0
	Blank Seats to Leave Empty Seats (EB)	462	0.25	New	0	±0
	Workers' Front (FO)	247	0.13	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Workers of Catalonia (PCTC)	192	0.10	+0.04	0	±0
	Zero Cuts (Recortes Cero)	120	0.07	–0.02	0	±0
Blank ballots		2,059	1.12	+0.38
Total		184,539			4	±0
Valid votes		184,539	98.72	–0.62
Invalid votes		2,390	1.28	+0.62
Votes cast / turnout		186,929	58.93	–7.45
Abstentions		130,296	41.07	+7.45
Registered voters		317,225
Sources[16]
Footnotes: 1 Within the Together for Catalonia–Together alliance in the November 2019 election. 2 Unite–In Common We Can results are compared to the combined totals of In Common We Can–Let's Win the Change and More Country in the November 2019 election. 3 Animalist Party with the Environment results are compared to Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals totals in the November 2019 election.

November 2019 general election

Summary of the 10 November 2019 Congress of Deputies election results in Lleida

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Republican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntists (ERC–Sobiranistes)	65,236	31.46	–2.11	2	±0
	Together for Catalonia–Together (JxCat–Junts)	46,773	22.56	+1.83	1	±0
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	29,983	14.46	–2.22	1	±0
	In Common We Can–Let's Win the Change (ECP–Guanyem el Canvi)	16,337	7.88	–0.42	0	±0
	People's Party (PP)	14,697	7.09	+2.15	0	±0
	Popular Unity Candidacy–For Rupture (CUP–PR)	14,098	6.80	New	0	±0
	Vox (Vox)	9,312	4.49	+1.83	0	±0
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs)	7,128	3.44	–5.05	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	1,521	0.73	–0.20	0	±0
	Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV)	183	0.09	±0.00	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	169	0.08	+0.02	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Catalan People (PCPC)	129	0.06	–0.03	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Workers of Catalonia (PCTC)	126	0.06	New	0	±0
	Left in Positive (IZQP)	124	0.06	±0.00	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,540	0.74	+0.08
Total		207,356			4	±0
Valid votes		207,356	99.34	–0.05
Invalid votes		1,375	0.66	+0.05
Votes cast / turnout		208,731	66.38	–5.80
Abstentions		105,694	33.62	+5.80
Registered voters		314,425
Sources[16]

April 2019 general election

Summary of the 28 April 2019 Congress of Deputies election results in Lleida

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Republican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntists (ERC–Sobiranistes)	75,760	33.57	+8.44	2	+1
	Together for Catalonia–Together (JxCat–Junts)1	46,781	20.73	–1.89	1	±0
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	37,637	16.68	+4.24	1	+1
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs)	19,150	8.49	+1.54	0	±0
	In Common We Can–Let's Win the Change (ECP–Guanyem el Canvi)	18,723	8.30	–8.36	0	–1
	People's Party (PP)	11,153	4.94	–8.59	0	–1
	Free People–We Are Alternative–Pirates: Republican Front (Front Republicà)	6,194	2.74	New	0	±0
	Vox (Vox)	6,005	2.66	+2.55	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	2,089	0.93	–0.14	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Catalan People (PCPC)	205	0.09	–0.06	0	±0
	Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV)	204	0.09	–0.07	0	±0
	Left in Positive (IZQP)	138	0.06	New	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	137	0.06	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,479	0.66	–0.53
Total		225,655			4	±0
Valid votes		225,655	99.39	+0.35
Invalid votes		1,391	0.61	–0.35
Votes cast / turnout		227,046	72.18	+13.78
Abstentions		87,512	27.82	–13.78
Registered voters		314,558
Sources[16]
Footnotes: 1 Together for Catalonia–Together results are compared to Democratic Convergence of Catalonia totals in the 2016 election.

2016 general election

Summary of the 26 June 2016 Congress of Deputies election results in Lleida

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Republican Left–Catalonia Yes (ERC–CatSí)	45,525	25.13	+2.82	1	±0
	Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (CDC)1	40,985	22.62	–1.69	1	±0
	In Common We Can–Let's Win the Change (ECP)	30,182	16.66	+1.29	1	±0
	People's Party (PP)	24,503	13.53	+2.28	1	+1
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	22,533	12.44	+0.02	0	–1
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	12,592	6.95	–2.06	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	1,930	1.07	+0.19	0	±0
	Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV)	288	0.16	–0.04	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Catalan People (PCPC)	267	0.15	–0.01	0	±0
	Vox (Vox)	198	0.11	–0.12	0	±0
Blank ballots		2,156	1.19	+0.12
Total		181,159			4	±0
Valid votes		181,159	99.04	–0.05
Invalid votes		1,750	0.96	+0.05
Votes cast / turnout		182,909	58.40	–5.49
Abstentions		130,298	41.60	+5.49
Registered voters		313,207
Sources[16]
Footnotes: 1 Democratic Convergence of Catalonia results are compared to Democracy and Freedom totals in the 2015 election.

2015 general election

Summary of the 20 December 2015 Congress of Deputies election results in Lleida

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Democracy and Freedom (DiL)1	48,289	24.31	–17.01	1	–1
	Republican Left of Catalonia–Catalonia Yes (ERC–CatSí)	44,317	22.31	+13.72	1	+1
	In Common We Can (En Comú)2	30,538	15.37	+11.48	1	+1
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	24,668	12.42	–7.93	1	±0
	People's Party (PP)	22,360	11.25	–8.19	0	–1
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	17,897	9.01	New	0	±0
	Democratic Union of Catalonia (unio.cat)	4,867	2.45	New	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	1,743	0.88	+0.38	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	687	0.35	–0.21	0	±0
	Vox (Vox)	465	0.23	New	0	±0
	Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV)	398	0.20	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Catalan People (PCPC)	316	0.16	–0.02	0	±0
Blank ballots		2,124	1.07	–1.25
Total		198,669			4	±0
Valid votes		198,669	99.09	+0.95
Invalid votes		1,827	0.91	–0.95
Votes cast / turnout		200,496	63.89	+1.35
Abstentions		113,340	36.11	–1.35
Registered voters		313,836
Sources[16]
Footnotes: 1 Democracy and Freedom results are compared to Convergence and Union totals in the 2011 election. 2 In Common We Can results are compared to Initiative for Catalonia Greens–United and Alternative Left: Plural L. totals in the 2011 election.

2011 general election

Summary of the 20 November 2011 Congress of Deputies election results in Lleida

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Convergence and Union (CiU)	79,511	41.32	+12.75	2	+1
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	39,157	20.35	–16.88	1	–1
	People's Party (PP)	37,401	19.44	+4.39	1	±0
	Republican Left of Catalonia–Rally–Catalonia Yes (ERC–RI.cat)	16,529	8.59	–4.29	0	±0
	Initiative for Catalonia Greens–United and Alternative Left: Plural L. (ICV–EUiA)	7,487	3.89	+1.32	0	±0
	Blank Seats (EB)	2,573	1.34	+1.22	0	±0
	Platform for Catalonia (PxC)	1,074	0.56	New	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	1,069	0.56	+0.47	0	±0
	Pirates of Catalonia (Pirata.cat)	915	0.48	New	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	892	0.46	+0.20	0	±0
	Anti-capitalists (Anticapitalistas)	551	0.29	New	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	366	0.19	+0.12	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Catalan People (PCPC)	355	0.18	+0.10	0	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	91	0.05	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		4,468	2.32	+0.56
Total		192,439			4	±0
Valid votes		192,439	98.14	–1.15
Invalid votes		3,644	1.86	+1.15
Votes cast / turnout		196,083	62.54	–6.44
Abstentions		117,433	37.46	+6.44
Registered voters		313,516
Sources[16]

2008 general election

Summary of the 9 March 2008 Congress of Deputies election results in Lleida

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	79,500	37.23	+7.66	2	±0
	Convergence and Union (CiU)	60,995	28.57	–0.89	1	±0
	People's Party (PP)	32,129	15.05	+0.43	1	+1
	Republican Left of Catalonia (esquerra)	27,511	12.88	–8.60	0	–1
	Initiative for Catalonia Greens–United and Alternative Left (ICV–EUiA)	5,489	2.57	–0.39	0	±0
	Catalan Republican Party (RC)	561	0.26	New	0	±0
	Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	548	0.26	New	0	±0
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	506	0.24	New	0	±0
	Social Democratic Party (PSD)	386	0.18	New	0	±0
	Unsubmissive Seats–Alternative of Discontented Democrats (Ei–ADD)	265	0.12	+0.06	0	±0
	Citizens for Blank Votes (CenB)	223	0.10	+0.02	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	199	0.09	New	0	±0
	Party for Catalonia (PxCat)	190	0.09	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Catalan People (PCPC)	180	0.08	+0.04	0	±0
	Republican Left–Left Republican Party (IR–PRE)	179	0.08	–0.08	0	±0
	National Democracy (DN)	165	0.08	+0.05	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	144	0.07	New	0	±0
	Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI)	124	0.06	New	0	±0
	Family and Life Party (PFiV)	98	0.05	+0.01	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	88	0.04	±0.00	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	81	0.04	±0.00	0	±0
	Authentic Phalanx (FA)	46	0.02	New	0	±0
	Carlist Party of Catalonia (PCdeC)	41	0.02	New	0	±0
	Spanish Alternative (AES)	34	0.02	New	0	±0
	Civil Liberties Party (PLCI)	30	0.01	New	0	±0
	Internationalist Struggle (LI (LIT–CI))	25	0.01	±0.00	0	±0
	Spain 2000 (E–2000)	25	0.01	New	0	±0
	National Alliance (AN)	17	0.01	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		3,749	1.76	+0.96
Total		213,528			4	±0
Valid votes		213,528	99.29	–0.30
Invalid votes		1,518	0.71	+0.30
Votes cast / turnout		215,046	68.98	–6.01
Abstentions		96,727	31.02	+6.01
Registered voters		311,773
Sources[16]

2004 general election

Summary of the 14 March 2004 Congress of Deputies election results in Lleida

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	68,971	29.57	+1.96	2	+1
	Convergence and Union (CiU)	68,735	29.46	–9.50	1	–1
	Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC)	50,104	21.48	+14.32	1	+1
	People's Party (PP)	34,116	14.62	–6.36	0	–1
	Initiative for Catalonia Greens–United and Alternative Left (ICV–EUiA)1	6,910	2.96	+0.21	0	±0
	The Greens–The Ecologist Alternative (EV–AE)	1,171	0.50	New	0	±0
	Republican Left–Left Republican Party (IR–PRE)	382	0.16	New	0	±0
	Citizens for Blank Votes (CenB)	190	0.08	New	0	±0
	Unsubmissive Seats–Alternative of Discontented Democrats (Ei–ADD)	135	0.06	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Catalan People (PCPC)	102	0.04	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	96	0.04	–0.03	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	86	0.04	New	0	±0
	Family and Life Party (PFiV)	86	0.04	New	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	85	0.04	–0.03	0	±0
	National Democracy (DN)	73	0.03	New	0	±0
	The Phalanx (FE)	52	0.02	–0.05	0	±0
	Caló Nationalist Party (PNCA)	46	0.02	–0.02	0	±0
	Republican Social Movement (MSR)	36	0.02	New	0	±0
	Internationalist Struggle (LI (LIT–CI))	33	0.01	–0.02	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,874	0.80	–0.64
Total		233,283			4	±0
Valid votes		233,283	99.59	+0.36
Invalid votes		961	0.41	–0.36
Votes cast / turnout		234,244	74.99	+10.46
Abstentions		78,113	25.01	–10.46
Registered voters		312,357
Sources[16]
Footnotes: 1 Initiative for Catalonia Greens–United and Alternative Left results are compared to the combined totals of Initiative for Catalonia–Greens and United and Alternative Left in the 2000 election.

2000 general election

Summary of the 12 March 2000 Congress of Deputies election results in Lleida

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Convergence and Union (CiU)	78,131	38.96	–0.31	2	±0
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	55,374	27.61	–5.39	1	±0
	People's Party (PP)	42,081	20.98	+3.10	1	±0
	Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC)	14,367	7.16	+1.59	0	±0
	Initiative for Catalonia–Greens (IC–V)	3,581	1.79	–1.53	0	±0
	United and Alternative Left (EUiA)	1,931	0.96	New	0	±0
	The Greens–Green Alternative (EV–AV)	864	0.43	New	0	±0
	Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI)	356	0.18	New	0	±0
	Catalan State (EC)	198	0.10	New	0	±0
	Centrist Union–Democratic and Social Centre (UC–CDS)	149	0.07	±0.00	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	142	0.07	+0.02	0	±0
	The Phalanx (FE)	139	0.07	New	0	±0
	Natural Law Party (PLN)	115	0.06	New	0	±0
	Caló Nationalist Party (PNCA)	71	0.04	New	0	±0
	Internationalist Struggle (LI (LIT–CI))	64	0.03	New	0	±0
	Spain 2000 Platform (ES2000)	61	0.03	New	0	±0
	Spanish Democratic Party (PADE)	42	0.02	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		2,897	1.44	+0.73
Total		200,563			4	±0
Valid votes		200,563	99.23	–0.38
Invalid votes		1,561	0.77	+0.38
Votes cast / turnout		202,124	64.53	–10.89
Abstentions		111,115	35.47	+10.89
Registered voters		313,239
Sources[16]

1996 general election

Summary of the 3 March 1996 Congress of Deputies election results in Lleida

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Convergence and Union (CiU)	88,880	39.27	–0.07	2	±0
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	74,686	33.00	+5.91	1	±0
	People's Party (PP)	40,463	17.88	–1.88	1	±0
	Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC)	12,615	5.57	–1.88	0	±0
	Initiative for Catalonia–The Greens (IC–EV)	7,508	3.32	+0.10	0	±0
	Workers' Revolutionary Party (PRT)1	191	0.08	–0.21	0	±0
	Centrist Union (UC)	154	0.07	–0.55	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	121	0.05	±0.00	0	±0
	Citizen Independent Platform of Catalonia (PICC)	99	0.04	New	0	±0
	Revolutionary Workers' Party (POR)	0	0.00	–0.07	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,601	0.71	–0.06
Total		226,318			4	±0
Valid votes		226,318	99.61	+0.23
Invalid votes		884	0.39	–0.23
Votes cast / turnout		227,202	75.42	+2.38
Abstentions		74,066	24.58	–2.38
Registered voters		301,268
Sources[16]
Footnotes: 1 Workers' Revolutionary Party results are compared to Workers' Socialist Party totals in the 1993 election.

1993 general election

Summary of the 6 June 1993 Congress of Deputies election results in Lleida

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Convergence and Union (CiU)	83,092	39.34	–2.42	2	±0
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	57,218	27.09	–1.53	1	–1
	People's Party (PP)	41,744	19.76	+7.38	1	+1
	Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC)	15,742	7.45	+3.79	0	±0
	Initiative for Catalonia (IC)	6,798	3.22	–0.51	0	±0
	The Greens (EV)1	1,563	0.74	–0.47	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	1,310	0.62	–3.35	0	±0
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	614	0.29	–0.08	0	±0
	The Ecologists (LE)	530	0.25	–0.40	0	±0
	Ruiz-Mateos Group–European Democratic Alliance (ARM–ADE)	520	0.25	–0.92	0	±0
	Revolutionary Workers' Party (POR)	155	0.07	–0.02	0	±0
	Natural Law Party (PLN)	143	0.07	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	98	0.05	–0.04	0	±0
	Coalition for a New Socialist Party (CNPS)2	72	0.03	–0.04	0	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	0	0.00	New	0	±0
	Freixes Independent Group (Freixes)	0	0.00	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,618	0.77	+0.04
Total		211,217			4	±0
Valid votes		211,217	99.38	–0.02
Invalid votes		1,316	0.62	+0.02
Votes cast / turnout		212,533	73.04	+7.80
Abstentions		78,450	26.96	–7.80
Registered voters		290,983
Sources[16]
Footnotes: 1 The Greens results are compared to the combined totals of Green Alternative–Ecologist Movement of Catalonia and The Greens–Green List in the 1989 election. 2 Coalition for a New Socialist Party results are compared to Alliance for the Republic totals in the 1989 election.

1989 general election

Summary of the 29 October 1989 Congress of Deputies election results in Lérida

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Convergence and Union (CiU)	76,602	41.76	+1.07	2	±0
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	52,504	28.62	–1.89	2	+1
	People's Party (PP)1	22,713	12.38	–3.74	0	–1
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	7,282	3.97	+0.73	0	±0
	Initiative for Catalonia (IC)2	6,835	3.73	+1.21	0	±0
	Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC)	6,715	3.66	+0.58	0	±0
	Green Alternative–Ecologist Movement of Catalonia (AV–MEC)	2,216	1.21	+0.05	0	±0
	Ruiz-Mateos Group (Ruiz-Mateos)	2,154	1.17	New	0	±0
	The Ecologist Greens (EVE)	1,186	0.65	New	0	±0
	Party of the Communists of Catalonia (PCC)	919	0.50	–0.25	0	±0
	Ecologist Party of Catalonia–VERDE (PEC–VERDE)	723	0.39	New	0	±0
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	674	0.37	+0.03	0	±0
	Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC)3	480	0.26	–0.08	0	±0
	Social Democratic Coalition (CSD)4	418	0.23	+0.02	0	±0
	Revolutionary Workers' Party of Spain (PORE)	170	0.09	±0.00	0	±0
	Humanist Party of Catalonia (PHC)	158	0.09	New	0	±0
	Centrist Unity–Democratic Spanish Party (PED)	153	0.08	New	0	±0
	Alliance for the Republic (AxR)5	120	0.07	–0.06	0	±0
	Valencian Nationalist Left–Valencian Regional Union (ENV–URV)	81	0.04	New	0	±0
	The Greens–Green List (EV–LV)	0	0.00	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,341	0.73	+0.27
Total		183,444			4	±0
Valid votes		183,444	99.40	+0.15
Invalid votes		1,113	0.60	–0.15
Votes cast / turnout		184,557	65.24	–2.41
Abstentions		98,311	34.76	+2.41
Registered voters		282,868
Sources[16]
Footnotes: 1 People's Party results are compared to People's Coalition totals in the 1986 election. 2 Initiative for Catalonia results are compared to Union of the Catalan Left totals in the 1986 election. 3 Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity results are compared to Communists' Unity Board totals in the 1986 election. 4 Social Democratic Coalition results are compared to Social Democratic Party of Catalonia totals in the 1986 election. 5 Alliance for the Republic results are compared to Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party totals in the 1986 election.

1986 general election

Summary of the 22 June 1986 Congress of Deputies election results in Lérida

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Convergence and Union (CiU)	77,645	40.69	+12.73	2	+1
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	58,221	30.51	–4.73	1	–1
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–PL)1	30,759	16.12	+0.28	1	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	6,189	3.24	+0.11	0	±0
	Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC)	5,880	3.08	–2.77	0	±0
	Union of the Catalan Left (PSUC–ENE)2	4,811	2.52	–1.02	0	±0
	Green Alternative List (LAV)	2,222	1.16	New	0	±0
	Party of the Communists of Catalonia (PCC)	1,430	0.75	–0.23	0	±0
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	704	0.37	–0.26	0	±0
	Communists' Unity Board (MUC)	642	0.34	New	0	±0
	Social Democratic Party of Catalonia (PSDC)	395	0.21	New	0	±0
	Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI)	241	0.13	New	0	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	238	0.12	+0.01	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	211	0.11	New	0	±0
	Republican Popular Unity (UPR)3	189	0.10	–0.01	0	±0
	Revolutionary Workers' Party of Spain (PORE)	179	0.09	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		873	0.46	+0.05
Total		190,829			4	±0
Valid votes		190,829	99.25	+0.44
Invalid votes		1,446	0.75	–0.44
Votes cast / turnout		192,275	67.65	–8.19
Abstentions		91,956	32.35	+8.19
Registered voters		284,231
Sources[16]
Footnotes: 1 People's Coalition results are compared to People's Alliance–People's Democratic Party totals in the 1982 election. 2 Union of the Catalan Left results are compared to Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia totals in the 1982 election. 3 Republican Popular Unity results are compared to Communist Party of Spain (Marxist–Leninist) totals in the 1982 election.

1982 general election

Summary of the 28 October 1982 Congress of Deputies election results in Lérida

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	70,821	35.24	+10.30	2	+1
	Convergence and Union (CiU)	56,188	27.96	+12.05	1	±0
	People's Alliance–People's Democratic Party (AP–PDP)1	31,832	15.84	+12.64	1	+1
	Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC)	11,748	5.85	–1.90	0	±0
	Centrists of Catalonia (CC–UCD)	11,484	5.71	–25.97	0	–2
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	6,286	3.13	New	0	±0
	Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC–PCE)	5,495	2.73	–7.92	0	±0
	Party of the Communists of Catalonia (PCC)	1,960	0.98	New	0	±0
	Left Nationalists (NE)	1,630	0.81	New	0	±0
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	1,273	0.63	New	0	±0
	New Force (FN)2	743	0.37	–0.72	0	±0
	Communist Front of Catalonia (FCC)3	255	0.13	–0.09	0	±0
	Communist Party of Spain (Marxist–Leninist) (PCE (m–l))	227	0.11	New	0	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	216	0.11	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		833	0.41	+0.02
Total		200,991			4	±0
Valid votes		200,991	98.81	+0.23
Invalid votes		2,412	1.19	–0.23
Votes cast / turnout		203,403	75.84	+10.57
Abstentions		64,802	24.16	–10.57
Registered voters		268,205
Sources[16]
Footnotes: 1 People's Alliance–People's Democratic Party results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election. 2 New Force results are compared to National Union totals in the 1979 election. 3 Communist Front of Catalonia results are compared to Revolutionary Communist League totals in the 1979 election.

1979 general election

Summary of the 1 March 1979 Congress of Deputies election results in Lérida

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Centrists of Catalonia (CC–UCD)1	54,540	31.68	+7.37	2	+1
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)2	42,937	24.94	+9.98	1	±0
	Convergence and Union (CiU)3	27,399	15.91	–17.99	1	–1
	Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC–PCE)	18,340	10.65	–1.55	0	±0
	Republican Left of Catalonia–National Front of Catalonia (ERC–FNC)4	13,336	7.75	+0.16	0	±0
	Democratic Coalition (CD)5	5,509	3.20	–2.22	0	±0
	Party of Labour of Catalonia (PTC–PTE)	1,914	1.11	New	0	±0
	National Union (UN)	1,875	1.09	New	0	±0
	Left Bloc for National Liberation (BEAN)	1,476	0.86	New	0	±0
	Republican Left (IR)	1,066	0.62	New	0	±0
	Communist Organization of Spain (Red Flag) (OCE–BR)	618	0.36	New	0	±0
	Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (MC–OIC)	562	0.33	New	0	±0
	Catalan State (EC)	561	0.33	New	0	±0
	Carlist Party (PC)	461	0.27	New	0	±0
	Revolutionary Communist League (LCR)	371	0.22	New	0	±0
	Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT)6	355	0.21	–0.49	0	±0
	Union for the Freedom of Speech (ULE)	171	0.10	New	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx–Falangist Unity (FE–UF)	0	0.00	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		679	0.39	+0.19
Total		172,170			4	±0
Valid votes		172,170	98.58	+0.07
Invalid votes		2,486	1.42	–0.07
Votes cast / turnout		174,656	65.27	–12.66
Abstentions		92,928	34.73	+12.66
Registered voters		267,584
Sources[16]
Footnotes: 1 Centrists of Catalonia results are compared to Union of the Democratic Centre totals in the 1977 election. 2 Socialists' Party of Catalonia results are compared to Socialists of Catalonia totals in the 1977 election. 3 Convergence and Union results are compared to the combined totals of Democratic Pact for Catalonia and Union of the Centre and Christian Democracy of Catalonia in the 1977 election. 4 Republican Left of Catalonia–National Front of Catalonia results are compared to Left of Catalonia–Democratic Electoral Front totals in the 1977 election. 5 Democratic Coalition results are compared to Catalan Coexistence–People's Alliance totals in the 1977 election. 6 Workers' Revolutionary Organization results are compared to Workers' Electoral Group totals in the 1977 election.

1977 general election

Summary of the 15 June 1977 Congress of Deputies election results in Lérida

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Democratic Pact for Catalonia (PDC)	45,428	24.44	n/a	2	n/a
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	45,191	24.31	n/a	1	n/a
	Socialists of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	27,809	14.96	n/a	1	n/a
	Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC–PCE)	22,680	12.20	n/a	0	n/a
	Union of the Centre and Christian Democracy of Catalonia (UCiDCC)	17,582	9.46	n/a	0	n/a
	Left of Catalonia–Democratic Electoral Front (EC–FED)	14,118	7.59	n/a	0	n/a
	Catalan Coexistence–People's Alliance (CC–AP)	10,067	5.42	n/a	0	n/a
	Catalan Social Reform (RSC)	1,356	0.73	n/a	0	n/a
	Workers' Electoral Group (AET)	1,295	0.70	n/a	0	n/a
Blank ballots		369	0.20	n/a
Total		185,895			4	n/a
Valid votes		185,895	98.51	n/a
Invalid votes		2,820	1.49	n/a
Votes cast / turnout		188,715	77.93	n/a
Abstentions		53,433	22.07	n/a
Registered voters		242,148
Sources[16]

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