Elections in figures

ELECTIONS CALLED PE 2024 G 2023 PE 2019
Deputies to be elected 61* 54
Candidacies presented 39 39
Candidacies announced 34 32
Candidates 4.168 1.902
Men 2.190 973
Women 1.978 929
ELECTORAL CENSUSES (SOURCE INE**) PE 2024 G 2023 PE 2019
De Jure Population 48.592.909 47.475.420 46.722.980
Electoral Census Residents in Spain (CER) 35.361.672 35.140.881 34.803.653
Census of Spaniards residing abroad with the right to vote (CERA) 2.422.716 2.328.261 2.103.216
Census of Foreign Residents in Spain (CERE***) 302.991 365.310
Total census** 38.087.379 37.469.142 37.272.179
New voters since the 2019 European Parliament Elections 2.259.621
New voters since the 2023 General Elections 408.284
ELECTORAL ADMINISTRATION PE 2024 G 2023 PE 2019
1 - Electoral Boards
Central Electoral Board 1 1 1
Provincial Electoral Boards 50 50 50
Area Electoral Boards 303 303 303
     
2 - Constituencies, Places**, Sections**, Polling Stations **
European Parliament constituency 1
Municipalities 8.132 8.131 8.131
Polling Places ** 22.576 22.562 23.194
Polling Sections ** 36.490 36.460 36.301
Polling Stations ** 58.556 60.314 60.076
Polling Station Officers (Incumbents) 175.668 180.942 180.228
Polling Station Officers (Alternates) 351.336 361.884 360.456
Total Polling Station Officers (Incumbents + Alternates) 527.004 542.826 540.684
MATERIAL RESOURCES PE 2024 G 2023 PE 2019
Ballot boxes approx. 70.000 210.000 70.000
Booths approx. 59.000 59.000 59.000
Envelopes to be made State Administration 40.500.000 85.000.000 37.000.000
Instruction Manual for Polling Station Officers 915.000 365.000 900.000

*The number of representatives in the European Parliament was increased from 54 to 61 by European Council Decision (EU) 2023/2061 of 22 September 2023.

** The data on the Census, Sections, Polling Places and Polling Stations that are provided are the INE’s data on the voting lists. For further details on these data:
https://www.ine.es(A new window will open)

*** The CERE census in the European Parliament elections is made up of European Union citizens residing in Spain.