General elections to the Cortes Generales were held in Spain on August 24, 1872. At stake were all 391 seats in the Congress of Deputies. The Radical-Democratic Party won the elections.
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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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History edit
General elections of Spain of 1872 were held on August 24 under universal male suffrage. The elections were held during the brief reign of Amadeo I.
Results edit
Party | Seats | Difference | Leader | |
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Radical Democratic Party | 274 | 232 | Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla | |
Federal Democratic Republican Party | 78 | 26 | Francesc Pi i Margall | |
Constitutional Party and conservative independents | 14 | 222 | Práxedes Mateo Sagasta; Francisco Serrano y Domínguez | |
Alfonsinos | 9 | New Party | Antonio Cánovas del Castillo | |
Carlists | 3 | 35 | Cándido Nocedal | |
Independent republicans ("Unitarians") | 2 | New Party | ||
Independents | 11 | 1 | ||
Total | 391 |
References edit
- CONGRESO DE LOS DIPUTADOS - HISTORICO DE DIPUTADOS 1810-1977
- Elecciones Cortes Constituyentes - 24 de agosto de 1872