Spanish general election, April 1872

Spanish general election, April 1872
Spain
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 Increase1 new party
Percentage 60.36% 13.30% 10.74%
Swing Increase0.26 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 Decrease13 Decrease12
Percentage 13.04% 9.72 5.88%
Swing Decrease3.32 Decrease3.07

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

Spanish general election, 3 April 1872
Party Seats Leader
Conservative-Constitutional coalition 236
129
82
25
Práxedes Mateo Sagasta
Democratic Federal Republican Party 52 Francisco Pi i Margall
Radical Democratic Party 42 Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla
Comunión Católico-Monárquica 38 Cándido Nocedal
Moderate Party 11 Alejandro Mon y Menéndez
Independents 12

References


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