People's Party of Catalonia explained

People's Party of Catalonia
Native Name:Partit Popular de Catalunya
President:Alejandro Fernández Álvarez
Secretary General:Santi Rodríguez Serra
Founded:January 1989
Headquarters:Calle Urgell, 249
08036, Barcelona
National:People's Party
Seats1 Title:Parliament of Catalonia
Seats2 Title:Congress of Deputies
Seats3 Title:Senate
Seats5 Title:Local Government (2023-2027)
Country:Spain
State:Catalonia

The People's Party of Catalonia (Catalan; Valencian: Partit Popular de Catalunya, Spanish; Castilian: Partido Popular de Cataluña, PP or PPC) is a conservative, Christian-democratic political party in Catalonia.[1] It is the Catalan affiliate of the Spanish People's Party and holds strongly unionist positions.[2]

Electoral performance

Parliament of Catalonia

Parliament of Catalonia
ElectionLeading candidateVotes%Seats+/–Government
1992Alejo Vidal-Quadras157,7725.97 (#5)1
1995421,75213.08 (#3)10
1999Alberto Fernández Díaz297,2659.51 (#3)5Confidence and supply
2003Josep Piqué393,49911.89 (#4)3
2006316,22210.65 (#4)1
2010Alicia Sánchez-Camacho387,06612.37 (#3)4
2012471,68112.98 (#4)1
2015Xavier García Albiol349,1938.49 (#5)8
2017185,6704.24 (#7)7
2021Alejandro Fernández109,4453.85 (#8)1
2024342,58410.97 (#4)12

Cortes Generales

Cortes Generales
ElectionCatalonia
CongressSenate
Votes%Seats+/–Seats+/–
1989336,01510.64%3rd20
1993624,49317.04%3rd40
1996698,40017.96%3rd00
2000768,31822.79%3rd40
2004626,10715.58%4th60
2008610,47316.40%3rd20
2011716,37120.70%3rd30
2015418,36911.12%6th60
2016464,53813.36%5th10
2019 (Apr)200,8414.84%6th50
2019 (Nov)287,7147.42%5th10
2023473,62013.37%3rd40

European Parliament

European Parliament
ElectionCatalonia
Votes%
1989204,6248.60%3rd
1994473,71618.50%3rd
1999486,47116.90%3rd
2004377,10417.81%2nd
2009354,87618.02%3rd
2014246,6989.81%5th
2019176,7525.16%6th

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Catalonia/Spain. Wolfram. Nordsieck. 2021. Parties and Elections in Europe. 17 February 2021.
  2. http://www.eldiario.es/politica/PP-unionista-Cataluna-autodeterminacion-anunciada_0_51795133.html El PP se presenta como el único partido 'unionista' de Cataluña frente a la autodeterminación anunciada por Mas