Spanish general election, 1879

Spanish general election, 1879
Spain
20 April 1879

All 392 seats in the Congress of Deputies
197 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Antonio Cánovas del Castillo Práxedes Mateo Sagasta Alejandro Pidal
Party PLC PC PM
Leader since 1874 1872 1876
Leader's seat Madrid Zamora Oviedo
Last election 317 seats 48 seats 12 seats
Seats won 295 64 9
Seat change Decrease22 Increase16 Decrease3

Prime Minister before election

Antonio Cánovas del Castillo
PLC

Elected Prime Minister

Antonio Cánovas del Castillo
PLC

The 1876 Spanish general election was held on Sunday, 20 April 1879, to elect the 1st Restoration Cortes of the Kingdom of Spain. At stake were all 392 seats in the Congress of Deputies.[1][2]

Results

Overall

Summary of the 20 April 1879 Spanish Congress of Deputies election results
Party Vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
Liberal Conservative Party (PLC) 295 –22
Constitutional Party (PC) 64 +16
Moderate Party (PM) 9 –3
Progressive Democratic Party (PPD) 8 +3
Democratic Party (PD) 6 +5
Independent Ultra-Moderates (U) 2 +2
Basque Union (UV) 1 +1
Monarchic Radical (RadMon) 0 –1
Independents and vacants 7 ±0
Total 100.00 392 +1
Votes cast / turnout
Abstentions
Registered voters
Source:

References

  1. "Restoration Elections" (in Spanish). historiaelectoral.com. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
  2. "Summary of MPs 1869-1923" (in Spanish). historiaelectoral.com. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
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