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 coalition2361Práxedes Mateo Sagasta
Federal Democratic Republican Party52=Francesc Pi i Margall
Radical Democratic Party42New PartyManuel Ruiz Zorrilla
Catholic-Monarchist Communion3813Cándido Nocedal
Moderate Party117Alejandro Mon y Menéndez
Independents125
Total391

References
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