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

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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 Prime Minister after election Juan Prim Progressive Party

History

The 1869 elections were the first ones after the Glorious Revolution of 1868, and also the first ones in the Sexenio Democrático.

Results

Party		Seats	Difference	Leader
	Progressive-Liberal coalition	236	New	General Juan Prim y Prats
	Federal Democratic Republican Party	85	New	Francesc Pi i Margall
	Catholic-Traditionalist Communion	20	New	Carlos, Duke of Madrid
	Right-wing independents	3	New	José Ramón Bugallal
	Other	8	New
Total		352