1822 Spanish general election
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All 203 seats of the Congress of Deputies 102 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 in 1822. At stake were all 203 seats in the Congress of Deputies.
History
[edit]The 1822 elections were the second ones since the 1820 revolution. The elections were held under the Spanish Constitution of 1812.[2] 3,215,460 people were eligible to vote (universal male suffrage), out of a population of 11,661,865.
Constituencies
[edit]A majority voting system was used for the election, with 33 multi-member constituencies and various single-member ones.
Results
[edit]| Party | Seats | |
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| Independents | 203 | |
| Total | 203 | |
Almost all MPs were liberals, mainly from the radical veinteañista or exaltada faction.
References
[edit]- ^ Cuadro de elecciones. CSIC
- ^ Fuentes, Juan Francisco (2007). El fin del Antiguo Régimen (1808–1868). Política y sociedad. Madrid: Síntesis. ISBN 978-84-975651-5-8.
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