1869 Spanish general election

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.

1869 Spanish general election

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 FDRP CTC
Leader's seat Madrid Barcelona
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

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 Leader
Progressive-Liberal coalition236NewGeneral Juan Prim y Prats
Federal Democratic Republican Party85NewFrancesc Pi i Margall
Catholic-Traditionalist Communion20NewCarlos, Duke of Madrid
Right-wing independents3NewJosé Ramón Bugallal
Other8New
Total352

References


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