Catalonia in the Senate explained

Catalonia in the Senate
Native Name:	Catalunya al Senat
Spokesperson:	Ramon Sala i Canadell
Ideology:	Catalan nationalism
Blank1 Title:	Members
Blank1:	See list of members
Country:	Spain
State:	Catalonia

Catalonia in the Senate (Catalan; Valencian: Catalunya al Senat) was a Catalan electoral alliance formed by Convergence and Union (CiU) and Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) to contest the 1982 Spanish Senate election.^{[1] [2]} It then existed as a parliamentary group in the Senate of Spain during the 1982–1986 legislature,^[3] whose constitution was allowed through the temporary incorporation of three senators from the Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD),^[4] though in practice it worked as CiU's group upon ERC's withdrawal in April 1983.^{[5] [6]}

Composition

Party
	Convergence and Union (CiU)
		Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (CDC)
		Democratic Union of Catalonia (UDC)
	Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC)

Electoral performance

Senate

Senate
Election	Catalonia
	Seats	+/–
1982		3

Notes and References

1. News: 30 October 1982 . Convèrgencia saca en estas elecciones cuatro senadores más y los socialistas uno . Spanish . El País . 16 July 2020.
2. Web site: Catalonia: Spanish Senate elections 1977-2019 . Spanish . historiaelectoral.com . Electoral History . 16 July 2020.
3. Web site: Parliamentary Groups since 1977 . Spanish . www.senado.es . . 16 July 2020.
4. News: 25 November 1982 . El Parlamento de Cataluña podría aceptar provisionalmente tener sólo seis representantes en el Senado . Spanish . El País . 16 July 2020.
5. Web site: Parliamentary Groups in the Congress of Deputies and Senate . Spanish . historiaelectoral.com . Electoral History . 15 March 2019.
6. Web site: Senate Composition 1977-2019 . Spanish . historiaelectoral.com . Electoral History . 15 March 2019.