Tarragona (Congress of Deputies constituency)

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

Tarragona 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 six deputies. Its boundaries correspond to those of the Spanish province of Tarragona. The electoral system uses the D'Hondt method and closed-list proportional representation, with a minimum threshold of three percent.

Tarragona
Congress of Deputies Electoral constituency
Location of Tarragona within Spain
Province	Tarragona
Autonomous community	Catalonia
Population	861,531 (2024)[1]
Electorate	596,689 (2023)
Major settlements	Tarragona, Reus
Current constituency
Created	1977
Seats	5 (1977–1993) 6 (1993–present)
Member(s)	PSC (2)   ERC (1)   PP (1)   Sumar−ECP (1)   Junts (1)

Electoral system

The constituency was created as per the Political Reform Law and was first contested in the 1977 general election. The Law 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   PSUC   ECP   Sumar   ERC   SC   PSC–PSOE   Junts   JxCat–Junts   Cs   PDC   CDC   DiL   CiU   CC–UCD   PP   CP   AP–PDP
Legislature	Election	Distribution
Constituent	1977	1 1 1 2
1st	1979	1 2 2
2nd	1982	3 1 1
3rd	1986	2 2 1
4th	1989	2 2 1
5th	1993	3 2 1
6th	1996	3 2 1
7th	2000	2 2 2
8th	2004	1 3 1 1
9th	2008	4 1 1
10th	2011	2 2 2
11th	2015	1 1 1 1 1 1
12th	2016	1 1 1 1 1 1
13th	2019 (Apr)	1 2 1 1 1
14th	2019 (Nov)	1 2 2 1
15th	2023	1 1 2 1 1

Elections

2023 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	121,126	32.91	+13.80	2	+1
	Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC)	55,461	15.07	–10.56	1	–1
	People's Party (PP)	51,061	13.87	+6.11	1	±0
	Unite–In Common We Can (Sumar–ECP)2	41,719	11.34	–0.76	1	±0
	Together for Catalonia (Junts)1	40,791	11.08	n/a	1	+1
	Vox (Vox)	38,039	10.34	+2.26	0	±0
	Popular Unity Candidacy–For Rupture (CUP–PR)	8,700	2.36	–3.38	0	±0
	Animalist Party with the Environment (PACMA)3	3,797	1.03	–0.16	0	±0
	Catalan European Democratic Party–CiU Space (PDeCAT–E–CiU)1	2,311	0.63	n/a	0	–1
	Workers' Front (FO)	661	0.18	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Workers of Catalonia (PCTC)	405	0.11	+0.06	0	±0
	Zero Cuts (Recortes Cero)	267	0.07	–0.07	0	±0
	Catalonia Among Neighbors (EVR)	265	0.07	New	0	±0
	United Yes (Unidos SI)	253	0.07	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		3,168	0.86	+0.16
Total		368,024			6	±0
Valid votes		368,024	98.82	–0.49
Invalid votes		4,402	1.18	+0.49
Votes cast / turnout		372,426	62.42	–5.09
Abstentions		224,263	37.58	+5.09
Registered voters		596,689
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 Tarragona

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Republican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntists (ERC–Sobiranistes)	98,782	25.63	–1.60	2	±0
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	73,641	19.11	–2.33	2	+1
	Together for Catalonia–Together (JxCat–Junts)	51,461	13.35	+1.10	1	±0
	In Common We Can–Let's Win the Change (ECP–Guanyem el Canvi)	46,644	12.10	–0.09	1	±0
	Vox (Vox)	31,124	8.08	+3.27	0	±0
	People's Party (PP)	29,923	7.76	+2.65	0	±0
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs)	22,814	5.92	–6.61	0	–1
	Popular Unity Candidacy–For Rupture (CUP–PR)	22,129	5.74	New	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	4,588	1.19	–0.29	0	±0
	Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV)	533	0.14	+0.03	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	351	0.09	+0.02	0	±0
	Left in Positive (IZQP)	343	0.09	+0.04	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Workers of Catalonia (PCTC)	191	0.05	–0.06	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Catalan People (PCPC)	180	0.05	–0.01	0	±0
Blank ballots		2,715	0.70	+0.17
Total		385,419			6	±0
Valid votes		385,419	99.31	–0.08
Invalid votes		2,669	0.69	+0.08
Votes cast / turnout		388,088	67.51	–6.08
Abstentions		186,778	32.49	+6.08
Registered voters		574,866
Sources[16]

April 2019 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Republican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntists (ERC–Sobiranistes)	113,887	27.23	+7.57	2	+1
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	89,650	21.44	+5.78	1	±0
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs)	52,395	12.53	+1.19	1	±0
	Together for Catalonia–Together (JxCat–Junts)1	51,239	12.25	–1.45	1	±0
	In Common We Can–Let's Win the Change (ECP–Guanyem el Canvi)	50,979	12.19	–9.67	1	±0
	People's Party (PP)	21,376	5.11	–9.76	0	–1
	Vox (Vox)	20,105	4.81	New	0	±0
	Free People–We Are Alternative–Pirates: Republican Front (Front Republicà)	8,234	1.97	New	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	6,189	1.48	–0.17	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Workers of Catalonia (PCTC)	471	0.11	New	0	±0
	Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV)	462	0.11	–0.14	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	280	0.07	New	0	±0
	Convergents (CNV)	263	0.06	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Catalan People (PCPC)	260	0.06	–0.06	0	±0
	Left in Positive (IZQP)	200	0.05	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		2,202	0.53	–0.36
Total		418,192			6	±0
Valid votes		418,192	99.39	+0.32
Invalid votes		2,580	0.61	–0.32
Votes cast / turnout		420,772	73.59	+11.80
Abstentions		151,028	26.41	–11.80
Registered voters		571,800
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 Tarragona

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	In Common We Can–Let's Win the Change (ECP)	75,328	21.86	+1.22	1	±0
	Republican Left–Catalonia Yes (ERC–CatSí)	67,759	19.66	+2.17	1	±0
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	53,967	15.66	–0.13	1	±0
	People's Party (PP)	51,241	14.87	+2.64	1	±0
	Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (CDC)1	47,226	13.70	–1.59	1	±0
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	39,082	11.34	–2.90	1	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	5,680	1.65	+0.53	0	±0
	Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV)	853	0.25	+0.01	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Catalan People (PCPC)	424	0.12	–0.07	0	±0
Blank ballots		3,060	0.89	+0.17
Total		344,620			6	±0
Valid votes		344,620	99.07	–0.05
Invalid votes		3,241	0.93	+0.05
Votes cast / turnout		347,861	61.79	–5.10
Abstentions		215,129	38.21	+5.10
Registered voters		562,990
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 Tarragona

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	In Common We Can (En Comú)1	77,036	20.64	+15.29	1	+1
	Republican Left of Catalonia–Catalonia Yes (ERC–CatSí)	65,272	17.49	+10.07	1	+1
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	58,922	15.79	–10.31	1	–1
	Democracy and Freedom (DiL)2	57,071	15.29	–15.24	1	–1
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	53,152	14.24	New	1	+1
	People's Party (PP)	45,619	12.23	–11.41	1	–1
	Democratic Union of Catalonia (unio.cat)	6,324	1.69	New	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	4,170	1.12	+0.50	0	±0
	Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV)	894	0.24	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Catalan People (PCPC)	705	0.19	–0.02	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	686	0.18	–0.88	0	±0
	Blank Seats (EB)	625	0.17	–0.71	0	±0
Blank ballots		2,684	0.72	–1.33
Total		373,160			6	±0
Valid votes		373,160	99.12	+0.97
Invalid votes		3,324	0.88	–0.97
Votes cast / turnout		376,484	66.89	+3.22
Abstentions		186,315	33.11	–3.22
Registered voters		562,799
Sources[16]
Footnotes: 1 In Common We Can results are compared to Initiative for Catalonia Greens–United and Alternative Left: Plural L. totals in the 2011 election. 2 Democracy and Freedom results are compared to Convergence and Union totals in the 2011 election.

2011 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Convergence and Union (CiU)	105,846	30.53	+9.40	2	+1
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	90,496	26.10	–18.82	2	–2
	People's Party (PP)	81,977	23.64	+5.87	2	+1
	Republican Left of Catalonia–Rally–Catalonia Yes (ERC–RI.cat)	25,724	7.42	–1.98	0	±0
	Initiative for Catalonia Greens–United and Alternative Left: Plural L. (ICV–EUiA)	18,561	5.35	+2.31	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	3,672	1.06	+0.93	0	±0
	Platform for Catalonia (PxC)	3,097	0.89	New	0	±0
	Blank Seats (EB)	3,046	0.88	+0.77	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	2,133	0.62	+0.34	0	±0
	Pirates of Catalonia (Pirata.cat)	1,703	0.49	New	0	±0
	Hartos.org (Hartos.org)	1,069	0.31	New	0	±0
	Anti-capitalists (Anticapitalistas)	880	0.25	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Catalan People (PCPC)	712	0.21	+0.07	0	±0
	Left Republican Party–Republicans (PRE–R)	419	0.12	New	0	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	267	0.08	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		7,106	2.05	+0.69
Total		346,708			6	±0
Valid votes		346,708	98.15	–1.10
Invalid votes		6,536	1.85	+1.10
Votes cast / turnout		353,244	63.67	–6.20
Abstentions		201,555	36.33	+6.20
Registered voters		554,799
Sources[16]

2008 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	169,246	44.92	+9.43	4	+1
	Convergence and Union (CiU)	79,601	21.13	–0.42	1	±0
	People's Party (PP)	66,945	17.77	+0.75	1	±0
	Republican Left of Catalonia (esquerra)	35,433	9.40	–10.43	0	–1
	Initiative for Catalonia Greens–United and Alternative Left (ICV–EUiA)	11,448	3.04	–0.78	0	±0
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	1,862	0.49	New	0	±0
	Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	1,048	0.28	New	0	±0
	Catalan Republican Party (RC)	794	0.21	New	0	±0
	Social Democratic Party (PSD)	717	0.19	New	0	±0
	Party for Catalonia (PxCat)	675	0.18	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Catalan People (PCPC)	528	0.14	+0.04	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	498	0.13	New	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	469	0.12	New	0	±0
	Unsubmissive Seats–Alternative of Discontented Democrats (Ei–ADD)	420	0.11	+0.07	0	±0
	Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI)	297	0.08	New	0	±0
	Republican Left–Left Republican Party (IR–PRE)	235	0.06	±0.00	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	215	0.06	+0.03	0	±0
	Engine and Sports Alternative (AMD)	186	0.05	New	0	±0
	National Democracy (DN)	153	0.04	±0.00	0	±0
	Family and Life Party (PFiV)	135	0.04	±0.00	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	126	0.03	–0.01	0	±0
	We Are (N Som)	105	0.03	New	0	±0
	National Alliance (AN)	104	0.03	New	0	±0
	Spain 2000 (E–2000)	101	0.03	±0.00	0	±0
	Carlist Party of Catalonia (PCdeC)	100	0.03	+0.01	0	±0
	Authentic Phalanx (FA)	77	0.02	New	0	±0
	Internationalist Struggle (LI (LIT–CI))	70	0.02	+0.01	0	±0
	Spanish Alternative (AES)	57	0.02	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		5,139	1.36	+0.48
Total		376,784			6	±0
Valid votes		376,784	99.25	–0.28
Invalid votes		2,851	0.75	+0.28
Votes cast / turnout		379,635	69.87	–5.01
Abstentions		163,748	30.13	+5.01
Registered voters		543,383
Sources[16]

2004 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	136,660	35.49	+3.08	3	+1
	Convergence and Union (CiU)	82,954	21.55	–9.52	1	–1
	Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC)	76,330	19.83	+13.69	1	+1
	People's Party (PP)	65,528	17.02	–7.32	1	–1
	Initiative for Catalonia Greens–United and Alternative Left (ICV–EUiA)1	14,694	3.82	+0.32	0	±0
	The Greens–The Ecologist Alternative (EV–AE)	2,618	0.68	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Catalan People (PCPC)	396	0.10	New	0	±0
	Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI)	377	0.10	–0.01	0	±0
	Citizens for Blank Votes (CenB)	350	0.09	New	0	±0
	Republican Left–Left Republican Party (IR–PRE)	227	0.06	–0.02	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	200	0.05	–0.02	0	±0
	Unsubmissive Seats–Alternative of Discontented Democrats (Ei–ADD)	169	0.04	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	160	0.04	–0.01	0	±0
	Family and Life Party (PFiV)	155	0.04	New	0	±0
	National Democracy (DN)	151	0.04	New	0	±0
	The Phalanx (FE)	122	0.03	–0.04	0	±0
	Spain 2000 (E–2000)	117	0.03	±0.00	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	116	0.03	New	0	±0
	Spanish Democratic Party (PADE)	83	0.02	±0.00	0	±0
	Carlist Party of Catalonia (PCdeC)	61	0.02	New	0	±0
	Caló Nationalist Party (PNCA)	58	0.02	–0.02	0	±0
	Republican Social Movement (MSR)	56	0.01	New	0	±0
	Internationalist Struggle (LI (LIT–CI))	33	0.01	–0.03	0	±0
Blank ballots		3,398	0.88	–0.44
Total		385,013			6	±0
Valid votes		385,013	99.53	+0.28
Invalid votes		1,828	0.47	–0.28
Votes cast / turnout		386,841	74.88	+10.27
Abstentions		129,743	25.12	–10.27
Registered voters		516,584
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 Tarragona

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	101,817	32.41	–5.67	2	–1
	Convergence and Union (CiU)	97,616	31.07	+0.30	2	±0
	People's Party (PP)	76,468	24.34	+4.28	2	+1
	Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC)	19,277	6.14	+1.22	0	±0
	Initiative for Catalonia–Greens (IC–V)	6,585	2.10	–2.93	0	±0
	United and Alternative Left (EUiA)	4,405	1.40	New	0	±0
	The Greens–Green Alternative (EV–AV)	1,240	0.39	New	0	±0
	Liberal Independent Group (GIL)	455	0.14	New	0	±0
	Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI)	353	0.11	New	0	±0
	Republican Left–Left Republican Party (IR–PRE)	266	0.08	New	0	±0
	Catalan State (EC)	251	0.08	New	0	±0
	Centrist Union–Democratic and Social Centre (UC–CDS)	220	0.07	+0.02	0	±0
	The Phalanx (FE)	218	0.07	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	167	0.05	+0.01	0	±0
	Natural Law Party (PLN)	167	0.05	New	0	±0
	Caló Nationalist Party (PNCA)	132	0.04	New	0	±0
	Internationalist Struggle (LI (LIT–CI))	126	0.04	New	0	±0
	Spain 2000 Platform (ES2000)	96	0.03	New	0	±0
	Democratic Party of the People (PDEP)	85	0.03	New	0	±0
	Spanish Democratic Party (PADE)	74	0.02	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		4,136	1.32	+0.70
Total		314,154			6	±0
Valid votes		314,154	99.25	–0.23
Invalid votes		2,374	0.75	+0.23
Votes cast / turnout		316,528	64.61	–11.11
Abstentions		173,393	35.39	+11.11
Registered voters		489,921
Sources[16]

1996 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	133,000	38.08	+4.99	3	±0
	Convergence and Union (CiU)	107,473	30.77	–1.28	2	±0
	People's Party (PP)	70,045	20.06	+0.25	1	±0
	Initiative for Catalonia–The Greens (IC–EV)	17,558	5.03	–0.03	0	±0
	Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC)	17,187	4.92	–1.66	0	±0
	The European Greens–Ecologist Alternative of Catalonia (EVE–AEC)1	967	0.28	–0.37	0	±0
	Workers' Revolutionary Party (PRT)2	242	0.07	–0.18	0	±0
	Authentic Spanish Phalanx (FEA)	206	0.06	New	0	±0
	Centrist Union (UC)	158	0.05	–0.67	0	±0
	Citizen Independent Platform of Catalonia (PICC)	145	0.04	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	127	0.04	+0.01	0	±0
	Revolutionary Workers' Party (POR)	0	0.00	–0.08	0	±0
Blank ballots		2,152	0.62	–0.13
Total		349,260			6	±0
Valid votes		349,260	99.48	+0.06
Invalid votes		1,829	0.52	–0.06
Votes cast / turnout		351,089	75.72	+1.25
Abstentions		112,593	24.28	–1.25
Registered voters		463,682
Sources[16]
Footnotes: 1 The European Greens–Ecologist Alternative of Catalonia results are compared to The Greens–Ecologist Confederation of Catalonia totals in the 1993 election. 2 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 Tarragona

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	105,981	33.09	–1.09	3	+1
	Convergence and Union (CiU)	102,629	32.05	–2.01	2	±0
	People's Party (PP)	63,433	19.81	+6.71	1	±0
	Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC)	21,063	6.58	+3.44	0	±0
	Initiative for Catalonia (IC)	16,190	5.06	–0.24	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	2,301	0.72	–3.24	0	±0
	The Greens–Ecologist Confederation of Catalonia (EV–CEC)1	2,086	0.65	–0.60	0	±0
	Ecologist Party of Catalonia–VERDE (PEC–VERDE)	1,070	0.33	–0.12	0	±0
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	805	0.25	–0.11	0	±0
	Ruiz-Mateos Group–European Democratic Alliance (ARM–ADE)	801	0.25	–1.00	0	±0
	The Ecologists (LE)	743	0.23	–0.34	0	±0
	Revolutionary Workers' Party (POR)	244	0.08	–0.07	0	±0
	Natural Law Party (PLN)	161	0.05	New	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	134	0.04	–0.04	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	109	0.03	–0.02	0	±0
	Coalition for a New Socialist Party (CNPS)2	106	0.03	–0.02	0	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	0	0.00	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		2,398	0.75	+0.13
Total		320,254			6	+1
Valid votes		320,254	99.42	–0.01
Invalid votes		1,863	0.58	+0.01
Votes cast / turnout		322,117	74.47	+7.49
Abstentions		110,438	25.53	–7.49
Registered voters		432,555
Sources[16]
Footnotes: 1 The Greens–Ecologist Confederation of Catalonia 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 Tarragona

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	93,456	34.18	–3.71	2	±0
	Convergence and Union (CiU)	93,110	34.06	+2.28	2	±0
	People's Party (PP)1	35,813	13.10	–2.56	1	±0
	Initiative for Catalonia (IC)2	14,478	5.30	+1.42	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	10,829	3.96	–0.14	0	±0
	Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC)	8,593	3.14	+0.53	0	±0
	Ruiz-Mateos Group (Ruiz-Mateos)	3,404	1.25	New	0	±0
	Green Alternative–Ecologist Movement of Catalonia (AV–MEC)3	2,056	0.75	–0.19	0	±0
	Party of the Communists of Catalonia (PCC)	2,040	0.75	–0.29	0	±0
	The Ecologist Greens (EVE)	1,550	0.57	New	0	±0
	The Greens–Green List (EV–LV)	1,355	0.50	New	0	±0
	Ecologist Party of Catalonia–VERDE (PEC–VERDE)	1,221	0.45	New	0	±0
	Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC)4	1,135	0.42	–0.01	0	±0
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	977	0.36	–0.08	0	±0
	Social Democratic Coalition (CSD)5	603	0.22	–0.03	0	±0
	Revolutionary Workers' Party of Spain (PORE)	318	0.12	–0.01	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	222	0.08	New	0	±0
	Centrist Unity–Democratic Spanish Party (PED)	155	0.06	New	0	±0
	Alliance for the Republic (AxR)6	145	0.05	–0.06	0	±0
	Humanist Party of Catalonia (PHC)	132	0.05	New	0	±0
	Valencian Nationalist Left–Valencian Regional Union (ENV–URV)	127	0.05	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,684	0.62	+0.13
Total		273,403			5	±0
Valid votes		273,403	99.43	+0.64
Invalid votes		1,570	0.57	–0.64
Votes cast / turnout		274,973	66.98	–1.96
Abstentions		135,541	33.02	+1.96
Registered voters		410,514
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 Green Alternative–Ecologist Movement of Catalonia results are compared to Green Alternative List totals in the 1986 election. 4 Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity results are compared to Communists' Unity Board totals in the 1986 election. 5 Social Democratic Coalition results are compared to Social Democratic Party of Catalonia totals in the 1986 election. 6 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 Tarragona

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	105,261	37.89	–4.20	2	–1
	Convergence and Union (CiU)	88,278	31.78	+11.00	2	+1
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–PL)1	43,499	15.66	–2.13	1	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	11,376	4.10	+1.66	0	±0
	Union of the Catalan Left (PSUC–ENE)2	10,788	3.88	–1.47	0	±0
	Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC)	7,240	2.61	–1.35	0	±0
	Party of the Communists of Catalonia (PCC)	2,899	1.04	+0.22	0	±0
	Green Alternative List (LAV)	2,603	0.94	New	0	±0
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	1,218	0.44	–0.18	0	±0
	Communists' Unity Board (MUC)	1,196	0.43	New	0	±0
	Social Democratic Party of Catalonia (PSDC)	689	0.25	New	0	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	457	0.16	+0.09	0	±0
	Revolutionary Workers' Party of Spain (PORE)	349	0.13	New	0	±0
	Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI)	293	0.11	New	0	±0
	Republican Popular Unity (UPR)3	287	0.10	+0.04	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,351	0.49	+0.10
Total		277,784			5	±0
Valid votes		277,784	98.79	+0.68
Invalid votes		3,392	1.21	–0.68
Votes cast / turnout		281,176	68.94	–9.68
Abstentions		126,707	31.06	+9.68
Registered voters		407,883
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 Tarragona

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	120,880	42.09	+13.27	3	+1
	Convergence and Union (CiU)	59,677	20.78	+6.74	1	+1
	People's Alliance–People's Democratic Party (AP–PDP)1	51,098	17.79	+13.76	1	+1
	Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC–PCE)	13,313	4.64	–9.60	0	–1
	Centrists of Catalonia (CC–UCD)	12,535	4.36	–23.86	0	–2
	Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC)	11,361	3.96	–0.63	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	7,009	2.44	New	0	±0
	Party of the Communists of Catalonia (PCC)	2,349	0.82	New	0	±0
	Left Nationalists (NE)	2,042	0.71	New	0	±0
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	1,779	0.62	New	0	±0
	New Force (FN)2	1,281	0.45	–0.48	0	±0
	Socialist Party of Andalusia–Andalusian Party (PSA–PA)	719	0.25	New	0	±0
	Communist Front of Catalonia (FCC)3	484	0.17	+0.02	0	±0
	Communist Workers' Party of Catalonia (PCOC)	444	0.15	New	0	±0
	Spanish Solidarity (SE)	311	0.11	New	0	±0
	Conservatives of Catalonia (CiC)	229	0.08	New	0	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	209	0.07	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of Spain (Marxist–Leninist) (PCE (m–l))	183	0.06	New	0	±0
	Falangist Movement of Spain (MFE)	171	0.06	New	0	±0
	Communist League–Internationalist Socialist Workers' Coalition (LC (COSI))	0	0.00	New	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	0	0.00	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,115	0.39	+0.15
Total		287,189			5	±0
Valid votes		287,189	98.11	+0.42
Invalid votes		5,547	1.89	–0.42
Votes cast / turnout		292,736	78.62	+11.01
Abstentions		79,593	21.38	–11.01
Registered voters		372,329
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 Tarragona

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)1	71,417	28.82	+5.10	2	+1
	Centrists of Catalonia (CC–UCD)2	69,926	28.22	+0.90	2	±0
	Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC–PCE)	35,283	14.24	–2.13	1	±0
	Convergence and Union (CiU)3	34,792	14.04	–6.28	0	–1
	Republican Left of Catalonia–National Front of Catalonia (ERC–FNC)4	11,382	4.59	+0.29	0	±0
	Democratic Coalition (CD)5	9,998	4.03	–1.99	0	±0
	National Union (UN)	2,311	0.93	New	0	±0
	Left Bloc for National Liberation (BEAN)	2,117	0.85	New	0	±0
	Workers' Communist Party (PCT)	1,746	0.70	New	0	±0
	Carlist Party (PC)	1,622	0.65	New	0	±0
	Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (MC–OIC)	1,295	0.52	New	0	±0
	Party of Labour of Catalonia (PTC–PTE)	1,201	0.48	New	0	±0
	Republican Left (IR)	1,099	0.44	New	0	±0
	Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT)6	1,038	0.42	–0.03	0	±0
	Communist Organization of Spain (Red Flag) (OCE–BR)	921	0.37	New	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (Authentic) (FE–JONS(A))	410	0.17	New	0	±0
	Revolutionary Communist League (LCR)7	375	0.15	–0.73	0	±0
	Union for the Freedom of Speech (ULE)	291	0.12	New	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx–Falangist Unity (FE–UF)	0	0.00	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		591	0.24	+0.03
Total		247,815			5	±0
Valid votes		247,815	98.53	+0.42
Invalid votes		3,685	1.47	–0.42
Votes cast / turnout		251,500	67.61	–10.00
Abstentions		120,505	32.39	+10.00
Registered voters		372,005
Sources[16]
Footnotes: 1 Socialists' Party of Catalonia results are compared to Socialists of Catalonia totals in the 1977 election. 2 Centrists of Catalonia results are compared to Union of the Democratic Centre 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. 7 Revolutionary Communist League results are compared to Front for Workers' Unity totals in the 1977 election.

1977 general election

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

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	69,014	27.32	n/a	2	n/a
	Socialists of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE)	59,926	23.72	n/a	1	n/a
	Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC–PCE)	41,345	16.37	n/a	1	n/a
	Democratic Pact for Catalonia (PDC)	37,146	14.70	n/a	1	n/a
	Catalan Coexistence–People's Alliance (CC–AP)	15,216	6.02	n/a	0	n/a
	Union of the Centre and Christian Democracy of Catalonia (UCiDCC)	14,199	5.62	n/a	0	n/a
	Left of Catalonia–Democratic Electoral Front (EC–FED)	10,864	4.30	n/a	0	n/a
	Front for Workers' Unity (FUT)	2,219	0.88	n/a	0	n/a
	Workers' Electoral Group (AET)	1,141	0.45	n/a	0	n/a
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (Authentic) (FE–JONS(A))	716	0.28	n/a	0	n/a
	Proverist Party (PPr)	298	0.12	n/a	0	n/a
Blank ballots		540	0.21	n/a
Total		252,624			5	n/a
Valid votes		252,624	98.11	n/a
Invalid votes		4,856	1.89	n/a
Votes cast / turnout		257,480	77.61	n/a
Abstentions		74,264	22.39	n/a
Registered voters		331,744
Sources[16]