Spanish general election, April 1872
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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 | ||||
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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
- CONGRESO DE LOS DIPUTADOS - HISTORICO DE DIPUTADOS 1810-1977
- Elecciones Cortes Constituyentes - 15 de enero de 1869
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