1871 Spanish general election
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All 391 seats of the Congress of Deputies 196 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Spanish Congress of Deputies, after the election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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General elections to the Cortes Generales were held in Spain on the 15 January 1869. At stake were all 391 seats in the Congress of Deputies. The Progressive-Liberal coalition won the elections.
History
General elections of Spain of 1871 were held on March 8 under universal male suffrage. The elections were the first held during the brief reign of Amadeo I, once the Constitution of 1869 was approved. Francisco Serrano y Domínguez, a member of the Liberal Union (part of the Progressive-Liberal coalition), was the prime minister before the elections.
Results
Party | Seats | Difference | Leader | |
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Progressive-Liberal coalition | 235 | ![]() |
General Francisco Serrano y Domínguez | |
Federal Democratic Republican Party | 52 | ![]() |
Francesc Pi i Margall | |
Catholic-Monarchist Communion | 51 | ![]() |
Agustín Crespí de Valldaura y Caro, Count of Orgaz | |
Moderate Party | 18 | ![]() |
Alejandro Mon y Menéndez | |
Conservative Party | 9 | ![]() |
Antonio Cánovas del Castillo | |
Partidaries of Antoine, Duke of Montpensier | 9 | ![]() |
Antoine, Duke of Montpensier | |
Other | 17 | ![]() | ||
Total | 391 |
References
- CONGRESO DE LOS DIPUTADOS - HISTORICO DE DIPUTADOS 1810-1977
- Elecciones Cortes Constituyentes - 8 de marzo de 1871