Spanish general election, April 1872

Spanish general election, April 1872

3 April 1872

All 391 seats of the Congress of Deputies 196 seats needed for a majority   First party Second party Third party   Leader Práxedes Mateo Sagasta Francesc Pi i Margall Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla Party Conservative-Constitutional coalition Democratic Federal Republican Party Radical Democratic Party Leader's seat Madrid Barcelona Madrid Seats won 236 52 42 Seat change 1 new party Percentage 60.36% 13.30% 10.74% Swing 0.26 new party   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Carlos, Duke of Madrid Party Comunión Católico-Monárquica Other Leader's seat Navarre Seats won 38 23 Seat change 13 12 Percentage 13.04% 9.72 5.88% Swing 3.32 3.07

Spanish Congress of Deputies, after the election

Prime Minister before election Práxedes Mateo Sagasta Constitutional Party Elected Prime Minister Francisco Serrano y Domínguez Independent

General elections to the Cortes Generales were held in Spain on April 3, 1871. At stake were all 391 seats in the Congress of Deputies. The Conservative-Constitutional coalition (political heir of the Progressive-Liberal coalition in the previous elections) won the elections.

History

General elections of Spain of 1872were held on April 8 under universal male suffrage. The elections were held during the brief reign of Amadeo I, once the Constitution of 1869 was approved. Práxedes Mateo Sagasta, a member of the Constitutional Party (part of the Conservative-Constitutional coalition), was the prime minister before the elections.

Results

References

• CONGRESO DE LOS DIPUTADOS - HISTORICO DE DIPUTADOS 1810-1977
• Elecciones Cortes Constituyentes - 15 de enero de 1869

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