# Pirate Party of Catalonia

Pirates of Catalonia (Catalan: Pirates de Catalunya, PIRATA.CAT) is a political party in Catalonia. The party is based on the model of the Swedish Pirate Party and is a member of the Pirate Parties International, it supports intellectual property reform, open access to culture and knowledge, transparency and direct democracy.
The party was founded in August 2010 and was officially registered as a political party in October. The party contested for the first time in an election for the 2010 Catalan election, held on 28 November 2010, where it got 6.489 votes (0,21%). The party held its first assembly on 22 December 2010 in Barcelona.

## Electoral results
### Cortes Generales

Cortes Generales :
| Election | Congress | Congress | Congress | Congress | Congress | Congress | Congress | Senate | Senate | Status |
| Election | Vote | % | Score | % | Score | Seats | +/– | Seats | +/– | Status |
| 2011 | 21,876 | 0.09 | 23rd | 0.63 | 10th | 0 / 47 | — | 0 / 16 | — | None |
| 2015 | Did not run | Did not run | Did not run | Did not run | Did not run | 0 / 47 | 0 | 0 / 16 | 0 | None |
| 2016 | Did not run | Did not run | Did not run | Did not run | Did not run | 0 / 47 | 0 | 0 / 16 | 0 | None |
| Apr. 2019 | With Front Republicà | With Front Republicà | With Front Republicà | With Front Republicà | With Front Republicà | 0 / 47 | 0 | 0 / 16 | 0 | None |
| Nov. 2019 | With CUP | With CUP | With CUP | With CUP | With CUP | 2 / 47 | 2 | 0 / 16 | 0 | Opposition |
| 2023 | Did not run | Did not run | Did not run | Did not run | Did not run | 0 / 47 | 2 | 0 / 16 | 0 | None |

### Parliament of Catalonia

The Pirates have never won any seats in the Parliament of Catalonia, but they have been in lists alongside the CUP which have won seats.
Parliament of Catalonia :
| Election | Vote | % | Score | Seats | +/– | Status |
| 2010 | 6,451 | 0.21 | 15th | 0 / 135 | — | None |
| 2012 | 18,219 | 0.50 | 12th | 0 / 135 | — | None |
| 2015 | 327 | 0.01 | 11th | 0 / 135 | — | None |
| 2017 (1) | 195,246 | 4.46 | 6th | 4 / 135 | — | Confidence and supply |
| 2021 (1) | 189,924 | 6.68 | 6th | 9 / 135 | | Confidence and supply |
| 2024 | Did not run | Did not run | Did not run | Did not run | Did not run | None |

### Local elections

The party ran candidates in local elections in May 2011. It gained two municipal councillors, one in Sant Fruitós de Bages and another in Santa Coloma de Gramenet. They tripled results in Barcelona, from 1767 votes (0.25%) to 4659 (0.77%). In l'Hospitalet, they increased from 0.24% to 0.99%. In Lleida from 0.23% to 0.80%. In Mataró, of 0.20% to 1.19%, and Mollet, from 0.20% to 0.83%
| Council | Votes | Valid percent | Seats |
| Barcelona | 4.659 | 0,77% | 0 |
| L'Hospitalet de Llobregat | 837 | 0,99% | 0 |
| Lleida | 360 | 0,80% | 0 |
| Mataró | 530 | 1,19% | 0 |
| Mollet del Vallès | 144 | 0,83% | 0 |
| Reus (1) | 1.918 | 5,11% | 0 |
| Santa Coloma de Gramanet (2) | 2.575 | 6,65% | 1 |
| Sant Fruitós de Bages (3) | 384 | 11,66% | 1 |
| Tarragona (1) | 1.099 | 2,28% | 0 |
(1) In the candidates list of Candidatura d'Unitat Popular. (2) In coalition with Gent de Gramenet. (3) In coalition with Imagina't Sant Fruitós - AM.