Spanish general election, 1884

Spanish general election, 1884

27 April 1884

All 393 seats of the Congress of Deputies 197 seats needed for a majority Turnout ~72.8%   First party Second party   Leader Antonio Cánovas del Castillo Práxedes Mateo Sagasta Party PLC PL Leader since 1876 1876 Last election 62 seats 300 seats Seats won 311 77 Seat change 249 223

Prime Minister before election Antonio Cánovas del Castillo PLC Elected Prime Minister Antonio Cánovas del Castillo PLC

General elections to the Cortes Generales were held in Spain on 27 April 1884. At stake were all 393 seats in the Congress of Deputies.^[1][2]

Results

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  Spanish Congress of Deputies, after the election

Summary of the 27 April 1884 Spanish Congress of Deputies election results

Parties and coalitions				Votes			Congress
				#	%	Swing	Seats	+/−
		Conservative Party	PLC				311	249
Total Conservatives							311	249
		Liberal Fusionist Party	PLF				38	262
		Dynastic Left	ID				38	38
		Liberal Union	UL				1	1
Total Liberals							77	223
		Possibilist Democratic Party	PDP				3	9
		Republican Democratic Party	PRD				2	8
Total Republicans							5	17
	Others						0	8
Total				~581,970	100.00		393	1
Votes cast / turnout				~581,970	72.84	1.38
Abstentions				~217,029	27.16	1.38
Registered voters				~798,999
Source: Historia Electoral Spain Historical Statistics

References

1. "Elecciones en la Restauración" (in Spanish). Historiaelectoral.com. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
2. "Gráfico resumen Diputados 1869-1923" (in Spanish). Historiaelectoral.com. Retrieved 2012-01-20.