Spanish general election, 1869

Spanish general election, 1869
Spain
15 January 1869

All 352 seats of the Congress of Deputies
176 seats needed for a majority
Turnout ~58.9%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Juan Prim Francesc Pi i Margall Carlos, Duke of Madrid
Party Progressive-Liberal coalition Democratic Federal Republican Party Comunión Católico-Tradicionalista
Leader's seat Madrid Barcelona Navarre
Seats won 236 85 20
Seat change new party new party new party
Percentage 67.05% 24.15% 5.68%

Spanish Congress of Deputies, after the election

Prime Minister before election

Juan Prim
Progressive Party

Elected Prime Minister

Juan Prim
Progressive Party

General elections to the Cortes Generales were held in Spain on the 15 January 1869. At stake were all 352 seats in the Congress of Deputies, plus 11 Puerto Rican and 18 Cuban additional seats.

History

The 1869 elections were the first ones after the Glorious Revolution of 1869, and also the first ones in the Sexenio Democrático.

Results

Party Seats Difference
Progressive-Liberal coalition 236New
Democratic Federal Republican Party 85New
Comunión Católico-Tradicionalista 20New
Right-wing independents 3New
Other 8 New
Total352

References

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