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Spanish Congress Of Deputies




The Spanish Congress of Deputies (Spanish: '''Congreso de los Diputados''') is the lower house of the Cortes Generales , Spain 's Legislative Branch .

It has 350 members, elected by popular vote on block lists by Proportional Representation in Constituencies matching the Spanish Province s using the D'Hondt Method . Deputies serve four-year terms.



















































PSOE PP CiU ERC PNV IU Other Total
Outgoing 125 183 15 1 7 8 11 350
Incoming ''164'' 148 10 8 7 5 8 350
Change +39 -35 -5 +7 0 -3 -3 0



(Absolute majority is 176 seats. Bold: majority. ''Italic'': plurality)

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HISTORY


The building, ''Congreso de los Diputados'', has a neoclassical style. It was designed by Narcisco Pascual Y Colomer , and built between 1843 and 1850. It sits by the Carrera de San Jerónimo, in Madrid.


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