10th Cortes Generales

Spanish legislators 10th Cortes Generales Escudo de España (mazonado).svg 100px Cortes Generales Spain Palacio de las Cortes 2011 general election 13 December 2011 27 October 2015 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 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. 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 Composition Parliamentary Group Dec2011 Jan2012 Jun2015 Oct2015 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 – – – Sourceshttps://www.historiaelectoral.com/grups.html Grupos Parlamentarios en el Congreso de los Diputados y el Senado es Historia Electoral.com 20 November 2021 References Category:Members of the Cortes Generales