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1911 Barcelona City Council election

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The 1911 Barcelona City Council election was held on Sunday, 12 November 1911, to elect half of the Barcelona City Council. 28 out of 50 seats were up for election (3 were vacant seats).

Electoral system

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The number of seats of each council was determined by the population count, according to the 1877 Municipal Law. As Barcelona had more than 200,000 inhabitants, the number of seats composing the city council was 50. The municipal law also established that half of the seats had to be renewed every two years. Therefore, in these elections 25 seats had to be renewed. Additionally, any vacant seat would also be renewed.[1] The municipality was divided in 10 multi-member constituencies, corresponding to the city districts. Seats were elected using limited partial block voting. Candidates winning a plurality in each constituency were elected. In districts electing. Voting was on the basis of universal manhood suffrage, which comprised all national males over twenty-five, having at least a two-year residency in a municipality and in full enjoyment of their civil rights.[2]

The Municipal Law allowed the King of Spain to elect directly the Mayor of Barcelona.[1]

Results

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Summary of the 12 November 1911 Barcelona City Council election results
Party Vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won Total +/−
Barcelonian Candidacy (LRCTCDS) 50,171 36.07 +11.33 11 15 +7
Radical Republican Party (PRR) 45,031 32.37 −8.58 12 24 −5
Republican Nationalist Federal Union (UFNR) 39,890 28.68 −2.50 5 11 −2
Liberal Party (PL) 2,732 1.96 −0.65 0 0 ±0
Independent Republicans (Rep.i) 1,273 0.92 +0.41 0 0 ±0
Total 139,097 100.00 28 50
Source:[3]
Vote share
LR–CT–CDS
36.07%
PRR
32.37%
UFNR
28.68%
PL
1.96%
Rep.i
0.92%
City council seats up for election
LR–CT–CDS
39.29%
PRR
42.86%
UFNR
17.86%

Results by district

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District LRCTCDS PRR UFNR PL Rep.i
% S % S % S % S % S
I BarcelonetaEl Poblenou 18.7 56.2 2 25.1 0.0 0.0
II La Ribera 40.9 1 30.7 1 25.8 0.0 2.6
III Barri Gòtic 65.0 2 19.0 16.0 1 0.0 0.0
IV Dreta de l'Eixample 50.0 1 22.9 27.1 1 0.0 0.0
V Raval 30.2 38.7 2 31.1 1 0.0 0.0
VI Esquerra de l'Eixample 42.5 3 28.4 29.1 1 0.0 0.0
VII Sants-Poble Sec 19.3 39.7 3 32.4 1 8.7 0.0
VIII Gràcia 38.4 2 28.3 33.3 1 0.0 0.0
IX Sant AndreuHorta 35.6 2 30.4 1 30.3 0.0 3.8
X Sant Martí 20.0 45.1 2 17.4 1.7 15.8
Total 36.1 11 32.4 11 28.7 6 2.0 0.9

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ley municipal" (PDF). Gaceta de Madrid. 1877.
  2. ^ "Ley electoral" (PDF). Gaceta de Madrid. 1907.
  3. ^ La Veu de Catalunya, 17-11-1911, p.2