1871 Spanish general election

Spanish general election, 1871

8 March 1871
All 391 seats of the Congress of Deputies 196 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Francisco Serrano y Domínguez Francesc Pi i Margall Agustín Crespí de Valldaura Party Progressive-Liberal coalition FDRP CMC Leader's seat Madrid Barcelona Villadiego Seats won 235 52 51 Seat change 1 33 31 Percentage 60.10% 13.03% 13.04% Swing 6.95 10.85 7.40   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Alejandro Mon y Menéndez Antonio Cánovas del Castillo Antoine, Duke of Montpensier Party Moderate Conservative Partidaries of Montpensier Leader's seat Madrid Madrid Madrid Seats won 18 9 9 Seat change new party new party new party Percentage 4.60% Swing new party
Spanish Congress of Deputies, after the election
Prime Minister before election Francisco Serrano y Domínguez Liberal Union Elected Prime Minister Francisco Serrano y Domínguez Liberal Union

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
	Progressive-Liberal coalition	235	1	General Francisco Serrano y Domínguez
	Federal Democratic Republican Party	52	31	Francesc Pi i Margall
	Catholic-Monarchist Communion	51	31	Agustín Crespí de Valldaura y Caro, Count of Orgaz
	Moderate Party	18	18	Alejandro Mon y Menéndez
	Conservative Party	9	9	Antonio Cánovas del Castillo
	Partidaries of Antoine, Duke of Montpensier	9	9	Antoine, Duke of Montpensier
	Other	17	9
Total		391

References

• CONGRESO DE LOS DIPUTADOS - HISTORICO DE DIPUTADOS 1810-1977
• Elecciones Cortes Constituyentes - 8 de marzo de 1871