El eje derecha-izquierda: El voto en las elecciones generales en Espa？a (1977-2008)

the aim of this paper is to find out the ideological bent of the electorate in spain and the correlation of political forces in the spanish political arena. to do this, we have focused on analyzing the distribution of votes in the house of representatives and the senate, the effects produced by the electoral law and who favors a vote for political parties who have not obtained parliamentary representation, autoubicación abstinence and the electorate. all to know one of the fundamental characteristics of the electorate, their ideology and their behavior.