1834 Spanish general election

General elections to the Cortes Generales were held in Spain in 1834. At stake were all 188 seats in the Congress of Deputies.

1834 Spanish general election

1834
All 188 seats of the Congress of Deputies 94 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	~58.9%
First party Second party   Leader Francisco de Paula Martínez de la Rosa y Berdejo Juan Álvarez Mendizábal Party Moderate Progressive Party Leader's seat Madrid Madrid Seats won 111 77 Seat change new party new party Percentage 59.04% 40.96%
Spanish Congress of Deputies, after the election
Prime Minister before election Francisco Cea Bermúdez none Elected Prime Minister Francisco de Paula Martínez de la Rosa y Berdejo Moderate Party

History

The 1834 elections were the first ones since the 1822, and signaled the return of liberalism to Spain after the absolutist Década Ominosa. The elections were held under the Spanish Royal Statute of 1834,[1] not under a full constitutional system. Only around 18,000 people were allowed to vote, out of a population of 12 million.

Constituencies

A majority voting system was used for the election, with 48 multi-member constituencies and 1 single-member constituency.

Results

Party		Seats	Difference
	Moderate Party	111	New
	Progressive Party	77	New
Total		188

References

1. Fuentes, Juan Francisco (2007). El fin del Antiguo Régimen (1808-1868). Política y sociedad. Madrid: Síntesis. ISBN 978-84-975651-5-8.

• Estadísticas históricas de España: siglos XIX-XX.