People's Party of Catalonia

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Not to be confused with People's Party of Catalonia (1973).
People's Party of Catalonia
Partit Popular de Catalunya
PresidentAlejandro Fernández Álvarez
Secretary-General
FoundedJanuary 1989
HeadquartersCalle Urgell, 249
08036, Barcelona
Youth wingNew Generations of Catalonia
Ideology
Political positionCentre-right[1] to right-wing[2]
National affiliationPeople's Party
European Parliament groupEuropean People's Party
Parliament of Catalonia
3 / 135
Congress of Deputies
2 / 48
Senate
0 / 24
Mayors (2019-2023) (2 Mayors) [3]
1 / 946
Local Government (2015-2019)
67 / 9,077
Website
www.ppcatalunya.com

The People's Party of Catalonia (Catalan: Partit Popular de Catalunya, Spanish: Partido Popular de Cataluña, PP or PPC) is a conservative, Christian-democratic political party in Catalonia.[4] It is the Catalan affiliate of the Spanish People's Party and holds strongly unionist positions.[5]

Electoral performance[]

Parliament of Catalonia[]

Parliament of Catalonia
Election Votes % # Seats +/– Leading candidate Status in legislature
1992 157,772 5.97% 5th
7 / 135
 Green Arrow Up Darker.svg1 Alejo Vidal-Quadras Opposition
1995 421,752 13.08% 3rd
17 / 135
 Green Arrow Up Darker.svg10 Alejo Vidal-Quadras Opposition
1999 297,265 9.51% 3rd
12 / 135
 Red Arrow Down.svg5 Alberto Fernández Díaz Confidence and supply
2003 393,499 11.89% 4th
15 / 135
 Green Arrow Up Darker.svg3 Josep Piqué Opposition
2006 316,222 10.65% 4th
14 / 135
 Red Arrow Down.svg1 Josep Piqué Opposition
2010 387,066 12.37% 3rd
18 / 135
 Green Arrow Up Darker.svg4 Alicia Sánchez-Camacho Opposition
2012 471,681 12.98% 4th
19 / 135
 Green Arrow Up Darker.svg1 Alicia Sánchez-Camacho Opposition
2015 349,193 8.49% 5th
11 / 135
 Red Arrow Down.svg8 Xavier García Albiol Opposition
2017 185,670 4.24% 7th
4 / 135
 Red Arrow Down.svg7 Xavier García Albiol Opposition
2021 109,445 3.85% 8th
3 / 135
 Red Arrow Down.svg1 Alejandro Fernández Opposition

Cortes Generales[]

Cortes Generales
Election Catalonia
Congress Senate
Votes % # Seats +/– Seats +/–
1989 336,015 10.64% 3rd
4 / 46
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1993 624,493 17.04% 3rd
8 / 47
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0 / 16
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1996 698,400 17.96% 3rd
8 / 46
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0 / 16
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2000 768,318 22.79% 3rd
12 / 46
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0 / 16
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2004 626,107 15.58% 4th
6 / 47
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0 / 16
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2008 610,473 16.40% 3rd
8 / 47
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0 / 16
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2011 716,371 20.70% 3rd
11 / 47
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0 / 16
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2015 418,369 11.12% 6th
5 / 47
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2016 464,538 13.36% 5th
6 / 47
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0 / 16
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2019 (Apr) 200,841 4.84% 6th
1 / 48
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2019 (Nov) 287,714 7.42% 5th
2 / 48
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0 / 16
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European Parliament[]

European Parliament
Election Catalonia
Votes % #
1989 204,624 8.60% 3rd
1994 473,716 18.50% 3rd
1999 486,471 16.90% 3rd
2004 377,104 17.81% 2nd
2009 354,876 18.02% 3rd
2014 246,698 9.81% 5th
2019 176,752 5.16% 6th

References[]

  1. ^ Henley, Jon. "Catalonia secessionist parties declare victory in regional elections – as it happened". The Guardian.
  2. ^ Burgen, Stephen (16 December 2017). "Catalan left seeks socialist coalition as crucial election looms". The Guardian.
  3. ^ Tugas, R. (2019). ERC creix a costa de JxCat i PSC: així han evolucionat les alcaldies en tres dècades. Nació Digital.
  4. ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2021). "Catalonia/Spain". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  5. ^ El PP se presenta como el único partido 'unionista' de Cataluña frente a la autodeterminación anunciada por Mas, eldiario.es (in Spanish)

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