The 16th Senate of Spain will be a meeting of the Senate of Spain, the upper house of the Spanish Cortes Generales, with the membership determined primarily by the results of the general election held on 29 November 2026. The Senate will meet for the first time on December 2026. According to the Constitution of Spain the maximum legislative term of the senate is 4 years from the preceding election. 209 (of 267) members of the Senate of Spain were elected in the 2026 Spanish general election to sit in the 16th Cortes Generales.
Background
Election process Most members of the Senate (currently 209 of 267) are directly elected by the people. Each province elects four senators without regard to population. Insular provinces are treated specially. The larger islands of the Canaries (Canarias) and Balearics (Baleares)—Gran Canaria, Tenerife, and Mallorca—are assigned three seats each, and the smaller islands—Fuerteventura, Gomera, Hierro, Lanzarote, La Palma, Menorca, and since 2026 Ibiza and Formentera—one each; Ceuta and Melilla are assigned two seats each.
This allocation is heavily weighted in favour of small provinces; as the most populated province Madrid, with its 7.2 million people, and Soria, with 90,000 inhabitants, are each represented by four senators.
Election The 16th Spanish general election under the 1978 Constitution was held on 29 November 2026.
Alliance Senate Seats +/−PP 0 ±0PSOE 0 ±0 Vox 0 ±0 Broad Front (FA) 0 ±0 ERC–Sob–ERPV 0 ±0 EH Bildu 0 ±0 JxCat–Junts 0 ±0 EAJ/PNV 0 ±0 Others/blanks 0 ±0 Total 208 ±0
Composition PPPSOEVoxERCJuntsPNVEH BilduBNGCCUPNAHIASGPARTotalPSOEPSCElected in 2026000000000000209Elected before 20260000000000058Total00000000000000267Changes during 2027 Spanish regional elections0000000000028±0±0±0±0±0±0±0±0±0±0±0±0
History The new Senate will meet for the first time on December 2026 and elected a new President of the Senate of Spain.
Other members of the Bureau of the Senate were also elected first vice-president; second vice-president; first secretary; second secretary; third secretary; and fourth secretary.
President Candidate Votes TBD — 0 TBD — 0 Blank ballots 0 Invalid ballots 0 Absentees 0 Vacant 0 Total 267
Vice-president Candidate Votes TBD — 0 TBD — 0 TBD — 0 Blank ballots 0 Invalid ballots 0 Absentees 0 Vacant 0 Total 267
Secretary Candidate Votes TBD — 0 TBD — 0 TBD — 0 TBD — 0 TBD — 0 TBD — 0 Blank ballots 0 Invalid ballots 0 Absentees 0 Vacant 0 Total 0
Aftermath and Government formation
Deaths, disqualifications, resignations, suspensions and regional legislature appointments The 16th Senate has seen the following deaths, disqualifications, resignations, suspensions and regional legislature appointments:
Elected senators
Appointed senators
Members by constituency NameConstituencyNo.VotesPartyAllianceGroupTook officeLeft officeNotes
See also 16th Cortes Generales 16th Congress of Deputies
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