Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Spain Election 2008: Redistribution of seats slightly favors Socialist Party
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In the general election of next March 9 in Spain, four provinces - Córdoba, La Coruña, Soria and Vizcaya - will lose a seat in the Congress of Deputies, while another four - Alicante, Almería, Murcia and Toledo - will have an extra seat in the lower house of the Spanish Cortes.
Had the 2004 general election taken place under the new distribution of Congress seats, the ruling Socialist Party (PSOE) would have lost one seat in both La Coruña and Vizcaya, while the opposition People's Party (PP) would have had a seat fewer in Córdoba as well as Soria. However, PSOE would have captured the additional seats in Alicante, Murcia and Toledo, whereas PP would have only won the newly-added seat in Almería. In all, PSOE would have had a net gain of one seat, for a total of 165, while PP would have come down by one, to 147 seats. Meanwhile, the remaining nine parties represented in Congress would have obtained the same number of seats they won in the last election.
In the general election of next March 9 in Spain, four provinces - Córdoba, La Coruña, Soria and Vizcaya - will lose a seat in the Congress of Deputies, while another four - Alicante, Almería, Murcia and Toledo - will have an extra seat in the lower house of the Spanish Cortes.Had the 2004 general election taken place under the new distribution of Congress seats, the ruling Socialist Party (PSOE) would have lost one seat in both La Coruña and Vizcaya, while the opposition People's Party (PP) would have had a seat fewer in Córdoba as well as Soria. However, PSOE would have captured the additional seats in Alicante, Murcia and Toledo, whereas PP would have only won the newly-added seat in Almería. In all, PSOE would have had a net gain of one seat, for a total of 165, while PP would have come down by one, to 147 seats. Meanwhile, the remaining nine parties represented in Congress would have obtained the same number of seats they won in the last election.
