1871 Spanish general election

1871 Spanish general election

8 March 1871
All 391 seats of the Congress of Deputies 196 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Francisco Serrano y Domínguez Francesc Pi i Margall Agustín Crespí de Valldaura Party Progressive-Liberal coalition FDRP CMC Leader's seat Madrid Barcelona Villadiego Seats won 235 52 51 Seat change 1 33 31 Percentage 60.10% 13.03% 13.04% Swing 6.95 10.85 7.40   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Alejandro Mon y Menéndez Antonio Cánovas del Castillo Antoine, Duke of Montpensier Party Moderate Conservative Partidaries of Montpensier Leader's seat Madrid Madrid Madrid Seats won 18 9 9 Seat change new party new party new party Percentage 4.60% Swing new party
Spanish Congress of Deputies, after the election
Prime Minister before election Francisco Serrano y Domínguez Liberal Union Prime Minister after election Francisco Serrano y Domínguez Liberal Union

General elections to the Cortes Generales were held in Spain on the 8 March 1871. At stake were all 391 seats in the Congress of Deputies. The Progressive-Liberal coalition won the elections.

History

General elections of Spain of 1871 were held on March 8 under universal male suffrage. The elections were the first held during the brief reign of Amadeo I, once the Spanish Constitution of 1869 was approved. Francisco Serrano y Domínguez, a member of the Liberal Union (part of the Progressive-Liberal coalition), was the prime minister before the elections.

Results

Party		Seats	Difference	Leader
	Progressive-Liberal coalition	235	1	General Francisco Serrano y Domínguez
	Federal Democratic Republican Party	52	31	Francesc Pi i Margall
	Catholic-Monarchist Communion	51	31	Agustín Crespí de Valldaura y Caro, Count of Orgaz
	Moderate Party	18	18	Alejandro Mon y Menéndez
	Conservative Party	9	9	Antonio Cánovas del Castillo
	Partidaries of Antoine, Duke of Montpensier	9	9	Antoine, Duke of Montpensier
	Other	17	9
Total		391

References

• CONGRESO DE LOS DIPUTADOS - HISTORICO DE DIPUTADOS 1810-1977
• Elecciones Cortes Constituyentes - 8 de marzo de 1871