16th Senate of Spain

Session of Spain after 2026 election October 2026 25em 16th Senate of Spain Senado fachada Madrid.jpg Senate of Spain Palacio del Senado 29 November 2026 TBD December 2026 15th 17th senado.es Senators Spanish Senate template.svg 267 President TBD First Vice-President TBD Second Vice-President TBD First Secretary TBD Second Secretary TBD Third Secretary TBD Fourth Secretary TBD The 16th Senate of Spain will be a meeting of the Senate of Spain, the upper house of the Spanish Cortes Generales, with the membership determined primarily by the results of the general election held on 29 November 2026. The Senate will meet for the first time on December 2026. According to the Constitution of Spain the maximum legislative term of the senate is 4 years from the preceding election. 209 (of 267) members of the Senate of Spain were elected in the 2026 Spanish general election to sit in the 16th Cortes Generales. Background Election process Most members of the Senate (currently 209 of 267) are directly elected by the people. Each province elects four senators without regard to population. Insular provinces are treated specially. The larger islands of the Canaries (Canarias) and Balearics (Baleares)—Gran Canaria, Tenerife, and Mallorca—are assigned three seats each, and the smaller islands—Fuerteventura, Gomera, Hierro, Lanzarote, La Palma, Menorca, and since 2026 Ibiza and Formentera—one each; Ceuta and Melilla are assigned two seats each.Título III. De las Cortes Generales - Constitución Española https://app.congreso.es/consti/constitucion/indice/titulos/articulos.jsp?ini=69&tipo=2 2023-08-19 app.congreso.esJefatura del Estado Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General 1985-06-20 https://www.boe.es/eli/es/lo/1985/06/19/5 Ley Orgánica 5/1985 19110–19134 2023-08-19 This allocation is heavily weighted in favour of small provinces; as the most populated province Madrid, with its 7.2 million people, and Soria, with 90,000 inhabitants, are each represented by four senators.2017-09-01 The Most Populated Provinces in Spain https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-most-populated-provinces-of-spain.html 2023-08-23 WorldAtlas en-US Election The 16th Spanish general election under the 1978 Constitution was held on 29 November 2026. Alliance Senate Seats +/−PP 0 ±0PSOE 0 ±0 Vox 0 ±0 Broad Front (FA) 0 ±0 ERC–Sob–ERPV 0 ±0 EH Bildu 0 ±0 JxCat–Junts 0 ±0 EAJ/PNV 0 ±0 Others/blanks 0 ±0 Total 208 ±0 Composition PPPSOEVoxERCJuntsPNVEH BilduBNGCCUPNAHIASGPARTotalPSOEPSCElected in 2026000000000000209Elected before 20260000000000058Total00000000000000267Changes during 2027 Spanish regional elections0000000000028±0±0±0±0±0±0±0±0±0±0±0±0 History The new Senate will meet for the first time on December 2026 and elected a new President of the Senate of Spain. Other members of the Bureau of the Senate were also elected first vice-president; second vice-president; first secretary; second secretary; third secretary; and fourth secretary. auto PresidentJunta Preparatoria y Sesión Constitutiva Diario de Sesiones del Senado - Pleno 21 May 2019 XIII 1 11–14 http://www.senado.es/legis13/publicaciones/pdf/senado/ds/DS_P_13_1.PDF 4 June 2019 Cortes Generales Madrid, Spain esEl federalista Manuel Cruz, elegido nuevo presidente del Senado https://www.lavanguardia.com/politica/20190521/462388536492/manuel-cruz-presidente-senado-cristina-narbona-pio-garcia-escudero.html 4 June 2019 La Vanguardia 21 May 2019 Barcelona, Spain esCasillas Bayo Juan Manuel Cruz, elegido nuevo presidente del Senado https://www.abc.es/espana/abci-manuel-cruz-elegido-nuevo-presidente-senado-201905211100_noticia.html 4 June 2019 ABC 21 May 2019 Madrid, Spain es Candidate Votes 15 TBD — 0 15 TBD — 0 Blank ballots 0 Invalid ballots 0 Absentees 0 Vacant 0 Total 267 2em Vice-president Candidate Votes 15 TBD — 0 15 TBD — 0 15 TBD — 0 Blank ballots 0 Invalid ballots 0 Absentees 0 Vacant 0 Total 267 2em Secretary Candidate Votes 15 TBD — 0 15 TBD — 0 15 TBD — 0 15 TBD — 0 15 TBD — 0 15 TBD — 0 Blank ballots 0 Invalid ballots 0 Absentees 0 Vacant 0 Total 0 Aftermath and Government formation Aftermath Deaths, disqualifications, resignations, suspensions and regional legislature appointments The 16th Senate has seen the following deaths, disqualifications, resignations, suspensions and regional legislature appointments: Elected senators Appointed senators Members by constituency NameConstituencyNo.VotesPartyAllianceGroupTook officeLeft officeNotes See also 16th Cortes Generales 16th Congress of Deputies Notes Sources Otras Disposiciones: Junta Electoral Central – Elecciones generales. Proclamación de candidaturas Boletín Oficial del Estado 2 April 2019 79 34184–34462 https://boe.es/boe/dias/2019/04/02/pdfs/BOE-A-2019-4902.pdf 27 May 2019 Government of Spain Madrid, Spain es 0212-033X Otras Disposiciones: Junta Electoral Central – Elecciones generales. Resultados Boletín Oficial del Estado 30 May 2019 129 57384–57391 https://boe.es/boe/dias/2019/05/30/pdfs/BOE-A-2019-8070.pdf 30 May 2019 Government of Spain Madrid, Spain es 0212-033X References 30em Category:2026 establishments in Spain Category:2026 disestablishments in Spain Category:Senate of Spain