August 1872 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 August 24, 1872. At stake were all 391 seats in the Congress of Deputies. The Radical-Democratic Party won the elections.
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
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