August 1872 Spanish general election

General elections to the Cortes Generales were held in Spain on August 24, 1872. At stake were all 391 seats in the Congress of Deputies. The Radical-Democratic Party won the elections.

August 1872 Spanish general election

24 August 1872

All 391 seats of the Congress of Deputies
196 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla Francesc Pi i Margall Práxedes Mateo Sagasta (with Francisco Serrano)
Party Radical Democratic FDRP Constitutional and conservative independents
Leader's seat Madrid Barcelona Madrid
Seats won 274 78 14
Seat change 232 26 222
Percentage 70.08% 19.95% 3.58%
Swing 59.34 6.65 56.78

Spanish Congress of Deputies, after the election

Prime Minister before election

Práxedes Mateo Sagasta
Constitutional Party

Elected Prime Minister

Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla
Radical-Democratic Party

History

General elections of Spain of 1872 were held on August 24 under universal male suffrage. The elections were held during the brief reign of Amadeo I.

Results

Party Seats Difference Leader
Radical Democratic Party274232Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla
Federal Democratic Republican Party7826Francesc Pi i Margall
Constitutional Party and conservative independents14222Práxedes Mateo Sagasta;
Francisco Serrano y Domínguez
Alfonsinos9New PartyAntonio Cánovas del Castillo
Carlists335Cándido Nocedal
Independent republicans ("Unitarians")2New Party
Independents111
Total391
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