Spanish general election, 1891

Spanish general election, 1891

1 February 1891

All 401 seats of the Congress of Deputies 201 seats needed for a majority   First party Second party   Leader Antonio Cánovas del Castillo Práxedes Mateo Sagasta Party PLC PL Leader since 1876 1876 Last election 93 seats 278 seats Seats won 262 105 Seat change 169 173

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 1 February 1891. At stake were all 401 seats in the Congress of Deputies.^[1][2]

Results

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  Spanish Congress of Deputies, after the election

Summary of the 1 February 1891 Spanish Congress of Deputies election results

Parties and coalitions				Votes			Congress
				#	%	Swing	Seats	+/−
		Conservative Party	PLC				251	168
		Liberal Reformist Party	PLR				11	1
Total Conservatives							262	169
		Liberal Party	PL				96	172
		Martist Liberals	LM				9	9
Total Liberals							105	173
		Republican Progressive Party	PRP				11	1
		Possibilist Democratic Party	PDP				7	3
		Republican Democratic Federal Party	PRDF				4	3
		Republican Centralist Party	PRC				3	3
		Independent Republicans	Rep Ind				1	1
Total Republicans							26	3
		Traditionalist Communion	CT				5	4
		Integrist Party	PI				2	2
		Independent Traditionalists	MRT				1	1
Total Carlists and Traditionalists							8	7
	Others						0	0
Total					100.00		401	6
Votes cast / turnout
Abstentions
Registered voters				~4,802,500
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.