Spanish general election, 1899

Spanish general election, 1899
Spain
16 April 1899

All 402 seats of the Congress of Deputies
202 seats needed for a majority
Turnout ~66.0%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Francisco Silvela Práxedes Mateo Sagasta Nicolás Salmerón
Party PLC PL Republican Fusion
Leader since 1897 1876 1898
Last election 97 seats 272 seats 18 seats
Seats won 244 130 11
Seat change Increase147 Decrease142 Decrease7

Prime Minister before election

Francisco Silvela
PLC

Elected Prime Minister

Francisco Silvela
PLC

General elections to the Cortes Generales were held in Spain on 16 April 1899. At stake were all 402 seats in the Congress of Deputies.[1][2]

Results

Summary of the 16 April 1899 Spanish Congress of Deputies election results

Parties and coalitions Votes Congress
# % Swing Seats +/−
Conservative Union UC+PLC 228 Increase146
'Tetuanist' Conservatives T 12 Increase3
Liberal Reformist Party PLR 4 Decrease2
Total Conservatives 244 Increase147
Liberal Party PL 102 Decrease170
'Gamacist' Liberals LG 28 Increase28
Total Liberals 130 Decrease142
Republican Fusion FR 11 Decrease7
Independent Republicans Rep.ind 4 Increase4
Republican Democratic Federal Party PRDF 2 Increase2
Total Republicans 17 Decrease1
Carlist Coalition CC 3 Decrease3
Independent Catholics Cat.ind 2 Increase1
Total Carlists and Traditionalists 5 Decrease2
Independents Indep 6 Decrease1
Others 0 Steady0
Total ~2,798,262 100.00 402 Increase1
Votes cast / turnout ~2,798,262 66.04
Abstentions ~1,439,134 33.96
Registered voters ~4,237,396
Source:

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.
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