April 1872 Spanish general election

General elections to the Cortes Generales were held in Spain on April 3, 1872. At stake were all 391 seats in the Congress of Deputies. The Conservative-Constitutional coalition (political heir of the Progressive-Liberal coalition in the previous elections) won the elections.

April 1872 Spanish general election

3 April 1872
All 391 seats of the Congress of Deputies 196 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Práxedes Mateo Sagasta Francesc Pi i Margall Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla Party Conservative-Constitutional coalition FDRP Radical Democratic Leader's seat Madrid Barcelona Madrid Seats won 236 52 42 Seat change 1 new party Percentage 60.36% 13.30% 10.74% Swing 0.26 new party
Spanish Congress of Deputies, after the election
Prime Minister before election Práxedes Mateo Sagasta Constitutional Party Elected Prime Minister Francisco Serrano y Domínguez Independent

History

General elections of Spain of 1872 were held on April 8 under universal male suffrage. The elections were held during the brief reign of Amadeo I, once the Constitution of 1869 was approved. Práxedes Mateo Sagasta, a member of the Constitutional Party (part of the Conservative-Constitutional coalition), was the prime minister before the elections.

Results

Party		Seats	Difference	Leader
	Conservative-Constitutional coalition	236	1	Práxedes Mateo Sagasta
	Federal Democratic Republican Party	52	=	Francesc Pi i Margall
	Radical Democratic Party	42	New Party	Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla
	Catholic-Monarchist Communion	38	13	Cándido Nocedal
	Moderate Party	11	7	Alejandro Mon y Menéndez
	Independents	12	5
Total		391

References

• CONGRESO DE LOS DIPUTADOS - HISTORICO DE DIPUTADOS 1810-1977
• Elecciones Cortes Constituyentes - 3 de abril de 1872