1837 Spanish general election

General elections to the Cortes Generales were held in Spain in November 1837. At stake were all 241 seats in the Congress of Deputies.

1837 Spanish general election

← October 1836 19 November 1837 1839 →
All 241 seats of the Congress of Deputies 121 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	55.43%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Francisco Javier de Istúriz Vicente Sancho y Cobertores Party Independents Moderate Progressive Party Leader's seat Madrid Madrid Seats won 94 88 59 Percentage 39% 36.51% 24.49%
Prime Minister before election Baldomero Espartero Progressive Party Prime Minister after election Eusebio Bardají Azara Moderate Party

Electoral system

Voting rights

Restricted census suffrage, only 262,000 people out of a total population of 12,162,872 were allowed to vote. The elections were held on 22 September, at the peak of the First Carlist War.

Constituencies

A majority voting system was used for the election, with 51 multi-member constituencies and 1 single-member constituency.^[1] Voting was secret and direct.^[2]

Results

Party		Seats
	Other and independents	94
	Moderate Party	88
	Progressive Party	59
Total		241[3][4][5]