Spanish general election, 1918

Spanish general election, 1918

February 24, 1918

All 409 seats of the Congress of Deputies 205 seats needed for a majority   First party Second party Third party   Leader Manuel García Prieto Eduardo Dato Francesc Cambó Party PL PLC LRC Leader since 1918 1913 1901 Last election 233 seats 113 seats 14 seats Seats won 174 154 21 Seat change 39 41 7   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Melquíades Álvarez Pablo Iglesias Alejandro Lerroux Party PR PSOE PRR Leader since 1912 2 May 1879 1908 Last election 12 seats 1 seat 5 seats Seats won 9 6 2 Seat change 3 5 3

Prime Minister before election Manuel García Prieto PL Elected Prime Minister Manuel García Prieto PL

General elections to the Cortes Generales were held in Spain on 24 February 1918. At stake were all 409 seats in the Congress of Deputies.^[1][2]

The 1918 general election represented a break in the customary turno system, and saw the Liberals retained in power.

Results

Parliamentary seats
Liberal Party			42.54%
Conservative Party			37.65%
Regionalist League			5.13%
Reformist Party			2.20%
PSOE			1.47%
PRR			0.49%
Others			10.52%

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.