Referendums. Votes. By options
| Political reform 1976 | Constitution 1978 | Statute 1979 | NATO 1986 | European constitution 2005 | Statute 2006 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electors | 3,710,652 | 4,398,173 | 4,451,796 | 4,612,529 | 5,316,355 | 5,310,103 |
| Voters | 2,749,555 | 2,986,726 | 2,639,951 | 2,898,112 | 2,157,688 | 2,594,167 |
| Yes | 2,567,147 | 2,701,870 | 2,327,038 | 1,263,484 | 1,386,794 | 1,899,897 |
| No | 58,146 | 137,845 | 204,957 | 1,466,571 | 597,198 | 533,742 |
| Blank | 118,061 | 126,462 | 93,784 | 146,396 | 154,926 | 137,207 |
| Void | 6,201 | 20,549 | 12,576 | 21,661 | 18,770 | 23,321 |
| Source: Departament de Governació i Administracions Públiques. | ||||||
Last update: January 8, 2014.
Methodological note
Definition of concepts
- Electoral roll
- List of all adult people with the right to vote and that are able to fully utilise their civil and political rights. At present, the electoral roll is a state level archive of all people that have the right to vote and its confection and distribution is the responsibility of the National Institute of Statistics (INE). Prior to every consultation, there is period during which it is on display to the general public in order to rectify any possible errors or make any necessary modifications.
- Elector
- Person that satisfies the legal requirements to be able to exercise their right to vote.
- Blank vote
- Vote by an elector who, despite exercising their right to vote, does not select any of the options that are presented in the ballot. A vote for any candidate that has been legally withdrawn from the constituency is also considered a blank vote.
- Void vote
- Vote issued on an unofficial voting slip, that is not in an envelope or when an envelope contains more than one slip, or when the slip contains any kind of comment or modification or does not satisfy the established regulations for elections.
- Voter
- Person who really and effectively exercises their right to vote.
Methodological aspects
The chapter on elections provides detailed information about the last time each type of election was held: European Parliament, general elections for the Congress of Deputies, Parliament of Catalonia, municipal elections and referendums. Also, with respect to previous editions, the results are presented for Catalonia as a whole in order to be able to offer comparable series.
Unavailable information is represented using the symbol ":". When the value is lower than that of the minimum unit to be able to estimate the statistical operation or if it effects statistical confidentiality, the symbol used is "..".