1871 Spanish general election

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1871 Spanish general election
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  1869 8 March 1871 April 1872  

All 391 seats in the Congress of Deputies
196 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Francisco Serrano (cropped).jpg Pi i Margall 1869 cropped.png Agustin crespi de valldaura y caro.png
Leader Francisco Serrano Francesc Pi i Margall Agustín Crespí de Valldaura  [ es ]
Party ProgressiveLiberal FDRP CMC
Leader's seat Jaén Barcelona Villadiego
Seats won2355251
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 33Increase2.svg 31

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
  Alejandro Mon 1872 (cropped).jpg Antonio Canovas del Castillo 1872 (cropped).png Montpensier 1870 cropped.png
Leader Alejandro Mon y Menéndez Antonio Cánovas del Castillo Antoine, Duke of Montpensier
Party Moderate Conservative Partidaries of Montpensier
Leader's seat Oviedo (failed to get elected) Yecla San Fernando
Seats won1899
Seat changeNewNewNew

Prime Minister before election

Francisco Serrano
Liberal Union

Prime Minister after election

Francisco Serrano
Liberal Union

General elections were held in Spain on 8 March 1871 to elect the 391 members of the Congress of Deputies. The Progressive-Liberal coalition won the elections.

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Background

The elections were held under universal male suffrage following the promulgation of the 1869 constitution. They were also the first held during the brief reign of Amadeo I. Francisco Serrano, a member of the Liberal Union (part of the ProgressiveLiberal coalition), was the prime minister before the elections.

Results

Congreso de los Diputados 1871.svg
PartySeats+/–
ProgressiveLiberal coalition235–1
Federal Democratic Republican Party 52–33
Catholic-Monarchist Communion 51+31
Moderate Party 18New
Conservative Party 9New
Partidaries of Antoine, Duke of Montpensier 9New
Others17
Total391+39

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