People's Party of Catalonia

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

Not to be confused with People's Party of Catalonia (1973).
People's Party of Catalonia

Partit Popular de Catalunya
PresidentAlejandro Fernández Álvarez
Secretary-GeneralSanti Rodríguez Serra
FoundedJanuary 1989
HeadquartersCalle Urgell, 249
08036, Barcelona
Youth wingNew Generations of Catalonia
IdeologyConservatism[1]
Christian democracy[1]
Spanish unionism[2]
Political positionCentre-right[3] to right-wing[4]
National affiliationPeople's Party
European Parliament groupEuropean People's Party
Parliament of Catalonia
4 / 135
Congress of Deputies
2 / 48
Senate
0 / 24
Mayors (2019-2023) (2 Mayors) [5]
1 / 946
Local Government (2015-2019)
67 / 9,077
Website
www.ppcatalunya.com

Electoral performance

Parliament of Catalonia
Parliament of Catalonia
Election Votes % # Seats +/– Leading candidate Status in legislature
1992 157,772 5.97% 5th
7 / 135
 1 Alejo Vidal-Quadras Opposition
1995 421,752 13.08% 3rd
17 / 135
 10 Alejo Vidal-Quadras Opposition
1999 297,265 9.51% 3rd
12 / 135
 5 Alberto Fernández Díaz Confidence and supply
2003 393,499 11.89% 4th
15 / 135
 3 Josep Piqué Opposition
2006 316,222 10.65% 4th
14 / 135
 1 Josep Piqué Opposition
2010 387,066 12.37% 3rd
18 / 135
 4 Alicia Sánchez-Camacho Opposition
2012 471,681 12.98% 4th
19 / 135
 1 Alicia Sánchez-Camacho Opposition
2015 349,193 8.49% 5th
11 / 135
 8 Xavier García Albiol Opposition
2017 185,670 4.24% 7th
4 / 135
 7 Xavier García Albiol Opposition
2021
0 / 135
 Alejandro Fernández TBD

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

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. Nordsieck, Wolfram (2017). "Catalonia/Spain". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  2. El PP se presenta como el único partido 'unionista' de Cataluña frente a la autodeterminación anunciada por Mas, eldiario.es (in Spanish)
  3. Henley, Jon. "Catalonia secessionist parties declare victory in regional elections – as it happened". The Guardian.
  4. Burgen, Stephen (16 December 2017). "Catalan left seeks socialist coalition as crucial election looms". The Guardian.
  5. Tugas, R. (2019). ERC creix a costa de JxCat i PSC: així han evolucionat les alcaldies en tres dècades. Nació Digital.
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