# Álava (Senate constituency)

Álava (Basque: Araba) is one of the 59 constituencies (Spanish: circunscripciones) represented in the Senate, the upper chamber of the Spanish parliament, the Cortes Generales. The constituency elects four senators. Its boundaries correspond to those of the Spanish province of Álava. The electoral system uses an open list partial block voting, with electors voting for individual candidates instead of parties. Electors can vote for up to three candidates.

## Electoral system

The constituency was created as per the Political Reform Act 1977 and was first contested in the 1977 general election. The Act provided for the provinces of Spain to be established as multi-member districts in the Senate of Spain, with this regulation being maintained under the Spanish Constitution of 1978. Additionally, the Constitution requires for any modification of the provincial limits to be approved under an organic law, needing an absolute majority in the Cortes Generales.
Voting is on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprises all nationals over 18 years of age and in full enjoyment of their political rights. The only exception was in 1977, when this was limited to nationals over 21 years of age and in full enjoyment of their political and civil rights. Amendments to the electoral law in 2011 required for Spaniards abroad to apply for voting before being permitted to vote, a system known as "begged" or expat vote (Spanish: Voto rogado), which was abolished in 2022. 208 seats are elected using an open list partial block voting system, with electors voting for individual candidates instead of parties. In constituencies electing four seats, electors can vote for up to three candidates; in those with two or three seats, for up to two candidates; and for one candidate in single-member districts. Each of the 47 peninsular provinces is allocated four seats, whereas for insular provinces, such as the Balearic and Canary Islands, districts are the islands themselves, with the larger—Mallorca, Gran Canaria and Tenerife—being allocated three seats each, and the smaller—Menorca, Ibiza–Formentera, Fuerteventura, La Gomera and El Hierro (which comprised a single constituency only for the 1977 election), Lanzarote and La Palma—one each. Ceuta and Melilla elect two seats each. Until 1985, the law also provided for by-elections to fill Senate seats vacated up to two years into the legislature.
The electoral law allows for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, coalitions and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form a coalition ahead of an election are required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election call—fifteen before 1985—whereas groupings of electors need to secure the signature of at least one percent of the electorate in the constituencies for which they seek election—one permille of the electorate, with a compulsory minimum of 500 signatures, until 1985—disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates. Also since 2011, parties, federations or coalitions that have not obtained a mandate in either chamber of the Cortes at the preceding election are required to secure the signature of at least 0.1 percent of electors in the aforementioned constituencies.

## Senators

Senators for Álava 1977– :
| Key to parties  EHB  UP  Pod.  PSOE  FA  PNV  UCD  PP |||
| Legislature | Election | Distribution |
| Constituent | 1977 | 3 1 |
| 1st | 1979 | 2 2 |
| 2nd | 1982 | 3 1 |
| 3rd | 1986 | 3 1 |
| 4th | 1989 | 3 1 |
| 5th | 1993 | 3 1 |
| 6th | 1996 | 1 3 |
| 7th | 2000 | 1 3 |
| 8th | 2004 | 3 1 |
| 9th | 2008 | 3 1 |
| 10th | 2011 | 1 3 |
| 11th | 2015 | 3 1 |
| 12th | 2016 | 3 1 |
| 13th | 2019 (Apr) | 1 3 |
| 14th | 2019 (Nov) | 1 3 |
| 15th | 2023 | 1 3 |

## Elections
### 2023 general election

Summary of the 23 July 2023 Senate of Spain election results in Álava :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 130,754 | 27.00 | +4.63 | 3 | +2 |
| | Basque Country Gather–Left for Independence (EH Bildu–IE) | 101,123 | 20.88 | +4.01 | 1 | +1 |
| | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 88,620 | 18.30 | –7.97 | 0 | –3 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 87,136 | 18.00 | +2.12 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Unite (Sumar)$^1$ | 52,177 | 10.78 | –3.29 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Vox (Vox) | 16,906 | 3.49 | +2.30 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Blank Seats to Leave Empty Seats (EB) | 2,782 | 0.57 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Animalist Party with the Environment (PACMA)$^2$ | 1,769 | 0.37 | –0.39 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Zero Cuts (Recortes Cero) | 597 | 0.12 | –0.07 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Communist Party of the Workers of the Basque Country (PCTE/ELAK) | 538 | 0.11 | –0.01 | 0 | ±0 |
| | For a Fairer World (PUM+J) | 310 | 0.06 | –0.11 | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 1,497 | 0.90 | –0.35 | | |
| Total | Total | 484,209 | | | 4 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 167,055 | 98.01 | +0.03 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 3,391 | 1.99 | –0.03 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 170,446 | 65.50 | –0.95 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 89,768 | 34.50 | +0.95 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 260,214 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Unite results are compared to United We Can totals in the November 2019 election.$^2$ Animalist Party with the Environment results are compared to Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals totals in the November 2019 election. |||||||

### November 2019 general election

Summary of the 10 November 2019 Senate of Spain election results in Álava :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 126,270 | 26.27 | +1.99 | 3 | ±0 |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 107,532 | 22.37 | +0.23 | 1 | ±0 |
| | Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu) | 81,106 | 16.87 | +2.32 | 0 | ±0 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 76,326 | 15.88 | +1.91 | 0 | ±0 |
| | United We Can (Podemos–IU) | 67,616 | 14.07 | –2.09 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs) | 8,089 | 1.68 | –2.02 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Vox (Vox) | 5,735 | 1.19 | –1.67 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) | 3,632 | 0.76 | –0.60 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV) | 931 | 0.19 | –0.02 | 0 | ±0 |
| | For a Fairer World (PUM+J) | 798 | 0.17 | –0.02 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Communist Party of the Workers of the Basque Country (PCTE/ELAK) | 576 | 0.12 | –0.01 | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 2,102 | 1.25 | –0.08 | | |
| Total | Total | 480,713 | | | 4 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 168,291 | 97.98 | +0.42 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 3,478 | 2.02 | –0.42 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 171,769 | 66.45 | –3.04 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 86,726 | 33.55 | +3.04 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 258,495 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||

### April 2019 general election

Summary of the 28 April 2019 Senate of Spain election results in Álava :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 122,558 | 24.28 | +5.99 | 3 | +3 |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 111,752 | 22.14 | +5.82 | 1 | +1 |
| | United We Can (Podemos–IU–Equo Berdeak) | 81,548 | 16.16 | –11.76 | 0 | –3 |
| | Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu) | 73,438 | 14.55 | +3.23 | 0 | ±0 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 70,519 | 13.97 | –7.77 | 0 | –1 |
| | Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs) | 18,660 | 3.70 | +1.99 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Vox (Vox) | 14,431 | 2.86 | +2.75 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) | 6,849 | 1.36 | –0.14 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV) | 1,082 | 0.21 | –0.08 | 0 | ±0 |
| | For a Fairer World (PUM+J) | 966 | 0.19 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Communist Party of the Workers of the Basque Country (PCTE/ELAK) | 646 | 0.13 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 2,330 | 1.33 | –0.46 | | |
| Total | Total | 504,779 | | | 4 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 174,772 | 97.56 | +0.16 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 4,378 | 2.44 | –0.16 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 179,150 | 69.49 | +3.31 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 78,647 | 30.51 | –3.31 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 257,797 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||

### 2016 general election

Summary of the 26 June 2016 Senate of Spain election results in Álava :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | United We Can (Podemos/Ahal Dugu–IU–Equo)$^1$ | 129,067 | 27.92 | +1.04 | 3 | ±0 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 100,483 | 21.74 | +2.54 | 1 | ±0 |
| | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 84,567 | 18.29 | +0.75 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 75,455 | 16.32 | +2.23 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu) | 52,314 | 11.32 | –2.16 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) | 7,896 | 1.71 | –3.24 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) | 6,940 | 1.50 | +0.32 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV) | 1,335 | 0.29 | +0.04 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE) | 581 | 0.13 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Vox (Vox) | 503 | 0.11 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Navarrese Freedom (Ln) | 224 | 0.05 | ±0.00 | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 2,934 | 1.79 | –1.71 | | |
| Total | Total | 462,299 | | | 4 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 164,095 | 97.40 | +0.88 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 4,389 | 2.60 | –0.88 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 168,484 | 66.18 | –4.26 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 86,095 | 33.82 | +4.26 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 254,579 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ United We Can results are compared to the combined totals of We Can and United Left–Popular Unity in Common in the 2015 election. |||||||

### 2015 general election

Summary of the 20 December 2015 Senate of Spain election results in Álava :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | We Can (Podemos/Ahal Dugu) | 112,463 | 22.85 | New | 3 | +3 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 94,524 | 19.20 | –9.12 | 1 | –2 |
| | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 86,324 | 17.54 | –2.14 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 69,355 | 14.09 | –8.77 | 0 | –1 |
| | Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu)$^1$ | 66,352 | 13.48 | –6.10 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) | 24,347 | 4.95 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | United Left–Popular Unity in Common (IU–UPeC) | 19,824 | 4.03 | +0.28 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) | 5,829 | 1.18 | +0.77 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Blank Seats (EB/AZ) | 3,093 | 0.63 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) | 2,629 | 0.53 | –0.46 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV) | 1,247 | 0.25 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Navarrese Freedom (Ln) | 231 | 0.05 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 6,050 | 3.50 | –0.97 | | |
| Total | Total | 492,268 | | | 4 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 172,908 | 96.52 | +0.99 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 6,238 | 3.48 | –0.99 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 179,146 | 70.44 | +2.20 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 75,181 | 29.56 | –2.20 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 254,327 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Basque Country Gather results are compared to Amaiur totals in the 2011 election. |||||||

### 2011 general election

Summary of the 20 November 2011 Senate of Spain election results in Álava :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | People's Party (PP) | 129,375 | 28.32 | +1.03 | 3 | +2 |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 104,427 | 22.86 | –16.26 | 1 | –2 |
| | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 89,921 | 19.68 | –0.66 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Amaiur (Amaiur)$^1$ | 89,463 | 19.58 | +14.49 | 0 | ±0 |
| | United Left–The Greens: Plural Left (IU–LV) | 17,115 | 3.75 | –0.56 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Equo (Equo) | 9,653 | 2.11 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) | 4,514 | 0.99 | +0.54 | 0 | ±0 |
| | For a Fairer World (PUM+J) | 2,666 | 0.58 | +0.08 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) | 1,892 | 0.41 | +0.14 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Communist Unification of Spain (UCE) | 536 | 0.12 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 7,304 | 4.47 | +1.99 | | |
| Total | Total | 456,866 | | | 4 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 163,440 | 95.53 | –0.41 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 7,655 | 4.47 | +0.41 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 171,095 | 68.24 | –1.30 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 79,648 | 31.76 | +1.30 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 317,352 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Amaiur results are compared to the combined totals of Basque Solidarity and Aralar in the 2008 election. |||||||

### 2008 general election

Summary of the 9 March 2008 Senate of Spain election results in Álava :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 182,584 | 39.12 | +9.31 | 3 | ±0 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 127,361 | 27.29 | –0.15 | 1 | ±0 |
| | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 94,931 | 20.34 | –6.43 | 0 | ±0 |
| | United Left–Greens–Alternative (EB–B) | 20,133 | 4.31 | –3.42 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Basque Solidarity (EA) | 15,402 | 3.30 | –1.31 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Aralar (Aralar) | 8,354 | 1.79 | –0.06 | 0 | ±0 |
| | The Greens (B/LV) | 4,719 | 1.01 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | For a Fairer World (PUM+J) | 2,342 | 0.50 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain–Basque Communists (PCPE–EK) | 2,146 | 0.46 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) | 2,079 | 0.45 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) | 1,238 | 0.27 | –0.01 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI) | 384 | 0.08 | –0.02 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Humanist Party (PH) | 286 | 0.06 | –0.14 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Family and Life Party (PFyV) | 266 | 0.06 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS) | 103 | 0.02 | –0.01 | 0 | ±0 |
| | National Democracy (DN) | 97 | 0.02 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Carlist Party of the Basque Country–Carlist Party (EKA–PC) | 77 | 0.02 | ±0.00 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Spanish Front (Frente) | 55 | 0.01 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Spanish Alternative (AES) | 44 | 0.01 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Carlist Traditionalist Communion (CTC) | 40 | 0.01 | –0.02 | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 4,100 | 2.48 | +0.13 | | |
| Total | Total | 466,741 | | | 4 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 165,405 | 95.94 | +2.81 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 7,001 | 4.06 | –2.81 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 172,406 | 69.54 | –7.47 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 75,524 | 30.46 | +7.47 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 247,930 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||

### 2004 general election

Summary of the 14 March 2004 Senate of Spain election results in Álava :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 151,393 | 29.81 | +10.54 | 3 | +2 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 139,389 | 27.44 | –14.01 | 1 | –2 |
| | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 135,946 | 26.77 | +4.04 | 0 | ±0 |
| | United Left (EB/IU) | 39,269 | 7.73 | –0.77 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Basque Solidarity (EA) | 23,412 | 4.61 | –0.80 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Aralar–Stand up (Aralar–Zutik) | 9,398 | 1.85 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA/ZAAA) | 1,431 | 0.28 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 1,022 | 0.20 | +0.08 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Humanist Party (PH) | 1,007 | 0.20 | –0.44 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI) | 514 | 0.10 | –0.07 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Another Democracy is Possible (ODeP) | 407 | 0.08 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Carlist Traditionalist Communion (CTC) | 172 | 0.03 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)$^1$ | 159 | 0.03 | ±0.00 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Carlist Party of the Basque Country–Carlist Party (EKA–PC) | 101 | 0.02 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Authentic Phalanx (FA) | 100 | 0.02 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 4,166 | 2.35 | –1.97 | | |
| Total | Total | 507,886 | | | 4 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 177,418 | 93.13 | –2.75 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 13,091 | 6.87 | +2.75 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 190,509 | 77.01 | +7.96 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 56,868 | 22.99 | –7.96 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 247,377 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO results are compared to Independent Spanish Phalanx–Phalanx 2000 totals in the 2000 election. |||||||

### 2000 general election

Summary of the 12 March 2000 Senate of Spain election results in Álava :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | People's Party (PP) | 181,794 | 41.45 | +13.89 | 3 | ±0 |
| | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 99,695 | 22.73 | +1.69 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 84,542 | 19.27 | –5.81 | 1 | ±0 |
| | United Left (EB/IU) | 37,278 | 8.50 | –2.59 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Basque Solidarity (EA) | 23,723 | 5.41 | –0.75 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Humanist Party (PH) | 2,789 | 0.64 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI) | 724 | 0.17 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Democratic and Social Centre–Centrist Union (CDS–UC) | 507 | 0.12 | –0.03 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Valencian Union (UV) | 195 | 0.04 | +0.02 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Internationalist Struggle (LI (LIT–CI)) | 136 | 0.03 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | The Phalanx (FE) | 116 | 0.03 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Independent Spanish Phalanx–Phalanx 2000 (FEI–FE 2000) | 115 | 0.03 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Basque Citizens (EH)$^1$ | 0 | 0.00 | –7.71 | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 6,996 | 4.32 | +1.35 | | |
| Total | Total | 438,610 | | | 4 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 161,867 | 95.88 | +0.32 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 6,954 | 4.12 | –0.32 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 168,821 | 69.05 | –2.91 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 75,656 | 30.95 | +2.91 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 244,477 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Basque Citizens results are compared to Popular Unity totals in the 1996 election. EH called for election boycott and urged its supporters to abstain. |||||||

### 1996 general election

Summary of the 3 March 1996 Senate of Spain election results in Álava :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | People's Party (PP) | 126,432 | 27.56 | +8.00 | 3 | +2 |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 115,076 | 25.08 | –0.58 | 1 | –2 |
| | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 96,522 | 21.04 | +3.42 | 0 | ±0 |
| | United Left (IU/EB) | 50,870 | 11.09 | +4.39 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Popular Unity (HB) | 35,354 | 7.71 | –2.14 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Basque Solidarity (EA) | 28,254 | 6.16 | –0.07 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Centrist Union (UC) | 683 | 0.15 | –0.99 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Workers' Revolutionary Party (PRT) | 333 | 0.07 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Republican Coalition (CR)$^1$ | 252 | 0.05 | +0.03 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Revolutionary Workers' Party (POR) | 188 | 0.04 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Valencian Union (UV) | 96 | 0.02 | +0.01 | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 4,765 | 2.97 | +0.28 | | |
| Total | Total | 458,825 | | | 4 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 160,611 | 95.56 | –0.52 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 7,459 | 4.44 | +0.52 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 168,070 | 71.96 | +0.54 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 65,502 | 28.04 | –0.54 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 233,572 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Republican Coalition results are compared to Coalition for a New Socialist Party totals in the 1993 election. |||||||

### 1993 general election

Summary of the 6 June 1993 Senate of Spain election results in Álava :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE))$^1$ | 110,701 | 25.66 | –9.29 | 3 | ±0 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 84,375 | 19.56 | +5.24 | 1 | +1 |
| | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 76,041 | 17.62 | +0.01 | 0 | –1 |
| | Alavese Unity (UA) | 49,120 | 11.38 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Popular Unity (HB) | 42,489 | 9.85 | –2.46 | 0 | ±0 |
| | United Left (IU/EB) | 28,927 | 6.70 | +3.56 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Basque Solidarity–Basque Left (EA–EuE) | 26,894 | 6.23 | –2.80 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 4,908 | 1.14 | –5.42 | 0 | ±0 |
| | The Greens (Berdeak/LV) | 3,120 | 0.72 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Ruiz-Mateos Group–European Democratic Alliance (ARM–ADE) | 459 | 0.11 | –0.45 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS) | 191 | 0.04 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Coalition for a New Socialist Party (CNPS)$^2$ | 79 | 0.02 | –0.03 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Valencian Union (UV) | 58 | 0.01 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Communist Unification of Spain (UCE) | 0 | 0.00 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 4,107 | 2.69 | +0.56 | | |
| Total | Total | 431,469 | | | 4 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 152,447 | 96.08 | +1.58 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 6,215 | 3.92 | –1.58 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 158,662 | 71.42 | +4.71 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 63,490 | 28.58 | –4.71 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 222,152 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left results are compared to the combined totals of Socialist Party of the Basque Country and Basque Country Left in the 1989 election.$^2$ Coalition for a New Socialist Party results are compared to Alliance for the Republic totals in the 1989 election. |||||||

### 1989 general election

Summary of the 29 October 1989 Senate of Spain election results in Álava :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE) | 97,193 | 25.85 | –8.10 | 3 | ±0 |
| | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 66,227 | 17.61 | –3.13 | 1 | ±0 |
| | People's Party (PP)$^1$ | 53,857 | 14.32 | –2.52 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Popular Unity (HB) | 46,279 | 12.31 | –0.06 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Basque Country Left (EE) | 34,211 | 9.10 | +0.79 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Basque Solidarity (EA) | 33,974 | 9.03 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 24,653 | 6.56 | +1.19 | 0 | ±0 |
| | United Left (IU/EB) | 11,805 | 3.14 | +2.28 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Ruiz-Mateos Group (Ruiz-Mateos) | 2,092 | 0.56 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Workers' Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Workers (PTE–EL)$^2$ | 1,205 | 0.32 | –0.35 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Workers' Socialist Party (PST) | 919 | 0.24 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS) | 328 | 0.09 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Revolutionary Workers' Party of Spain (PORE) | 197 | 0.05 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Alliance for the Republic (AxR)$^3$ | 182 | 0.05 | ±0.00 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Communists in the Senate Coalition (CS) | 137 | 0.04 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 2,799 | 2.13 | –0.02 | | |
| Total | Total | 376,058 | | | 4 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 131,629 | 94.50 | –1.00 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 7,654 | 5.50 | +1.00 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 139,283 | 66.71 | –3.09 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 69,491 | 33.29 | +3.09 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 208,774 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ People's Party results are compared to People's Coalition totals in the 1986 election.$^2$ Workers' Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Workers results are compared to Communist Party of the Basque Country totals in the 1986 election.$^3$ Alliance for the Republic results are compared to Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party totals in the 1986 election. |||||||

### 1986 general election

Summary of the 22 June 1986 Senate of Spain election results in Álava :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE) | 127,122 | 33.95 | –1.24 | 3 | ±0 |
| | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 77,673 | 20.74 | –1.95 | 1 | ±0 |
| | People's Coalition (AP–PDP–PL)$^1$ | 63,043 | 16.84 | –2.36 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Popular Unity (HB) | 46,326 | 12.37 | +2.40 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Basque Country Left (EE) | 31,124 | 8.31 | +1.32 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 20,103 | 5.37 | +1.66 | 0 | ±0 |
| | United Left (IU) | 3,204 | 0.86 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK) | 2,522 | 0.67 | –0.52 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Communist Unification of Spain (UCE) | 327 | 0.09 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI) | 186 | 0.05 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 2,845 | 2.15 | +0.56 | | |
| Total | Total | 374,475 | | | 4 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 132,599 | 95.50 | –0.72 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 6,241 | 4.50 | +0.72 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 138,840 | 69.80 | –11.71 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 60,084 | 30.20 | +11.71 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 198,924 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||

### 1982 general election

Summary of the 28 October 1982 Senate of Spain election results in Álava :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE) | 146,175 | 35.19 | +12.63 | 3 | +3 |
| | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 94,222 | 22.69 | –2.63 | 1 | –1 |
| | Democratic Coalition (AP–PDP–PDL–UCD)$^1$ | 79,744 | 19.20 | –12.28 | 0 | –2 |
| | Popular Unity (HB) | 41,406 | 9.97 | –2.99 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Basque Country Left–Left for Socialism (EE) | 29,037 | 6.99 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 15,404 | 3.71 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK) | 4,948 | 1.19 | –2.83 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Workers' Socialist Party (PST) | 1,327 | 0.32 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Proverist Party (PPr) | 453 | 0.11 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Communist Unity Candidacy (CUC) | 335 | 0.08 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Revolutionary Communist League (LKI) | 0 | 0.00 | –0.60 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Socialist Party (PS)$^2$ | 0 | 0.00 | –0.39 | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 2,288 | 1.59 | +0.35 | | |
| Total | Total | 415,339 | | | 4 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 143,615 | 96.22 | –0.54 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 5,641 | 3.78 | +0.54 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 149,256 | 81.51 | +13.70 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 33,853 | 18.49 | –13.70 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 183,109 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ AP–PDP–PDL–UCD results are compared to the combined totals of the Foral Union of the Basque Country and Union of the Democratic Centre in the 1979 election.$^2$ Socialist Party results are compared to Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (historical) totals in the 1979 election. |||||||

### 1979 general election

Summary of the 1 March 1979 Senate of Spain election results in Álava :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | 83,323 | 25.70 | –6.14 | 2 | +1 |
| | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)$^1$ | 82,094 | 25.32 | n/a | 2 | ±0 |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE)$^1$ | 73,127 | 22.56 | n/a | 0 | –1 |
| | Popular Unity (HB) | 42,003 | 12.96 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Foral Union of the Basque Country (UFPV)$^2$ | 18,754 | 5.78 | –1.82 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK) | 13,038 | 4.02 | +1.21 | 0 | ±0 |
| | National Union (UN) | 3,541 | 1.09 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Revolutionary Communist League (LCR) | 1,958 | 0.60 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (MC–OIC) | 1,875 | 0.58 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Carlist Party (PC) | 1,284 | 0.40 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (historical) (PSOEh)$^3$ | 1,270 | 0.39 | –5.92 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Union for the Freedom of Speech (ULE) | 515 | 0.16 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 1,421 | 1.24 | | | |
| Total | Total | 324,203 | | | 4 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 114,265 | 96.76 | | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 3,828 | 3.24 | | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 118,093 | 67.81 | | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 56,052 | 32.19 | | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 174,145 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Within the Autonomous Front alliance in the 1977 election.$^2$ Foral Union of the Basque Country results are compared to People's Alliance totals in the 1977 election.$^3$ Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (historical) results are compared to Democratic Socialist Alliance totals in the 1977 election. |||||||

### 1977 general election

Summary of the 15 June 1977 Senate of Spain election results in Álava :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Autonomous Front (FA) | 175,848 | 48.40 | n/a | 3 | n/a |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | 115,685 | 31.84 | n/a | 1 | n/a |
| | People's Alliance (AP) | 27,601 | 7.60 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Democratic Socialist Alliance (ASDCI) | 22,943 | 6.31 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Basque Christian Democracy (DCV) | 11,072 | 3.05 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK) | 10,208 | 2.81 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | | | n/a | | |
| Total | Total | 363,357 | | | 4 | n/a |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | | | n/a | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | | | n/a | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | | | n/a | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | | | n/a | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 153,080 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||