1871 Spanish general election

General elections were held in Spain on 8 March 1871 to elect the 391 members of the Congress of Deputies. The Progressive-Liberal coalition won the elections.

1871 Spanish general election

← 1869 8 March 1871 April 1872 →
All 391 seats in the Congress of Deputies 196 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Francisco Serrano Francesc Pi i Margall Agustín Crespí de Valldaura [es] Party Progressive–Liberal FDRP CMC Leader's seat Jaén Barcelona Villadiego Seats won 235 52 51 Seat change 1 33 31   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Alejandro Mon y Menéndez Antonio Cánovas del Castillo Antoine, Duke of Montpensier Party Moderate Conservative Partidaries of Montpensier Leader's seat Oviedo (failed to get elected) Yecla San Fernando Seats won 18 9 9 Seat change New New New
Prime Minister before election Francisco Serrano Liberal Union Prime Minister after election Francisco Serrano Liberal Union

Background

The elections were held under universal male suffrage following the promulgation of the 1869 constitution. They were also the first held during the brief reign of Amadeo I. Francisco Serrano, a member of the Liberal Union (part of the Progressive–Liberal coalition), was the prime minister before the elections.

Results

Party		Seats	+/–
	Progressive–Liberal coalition	235	–1
	Federal Democratic Republican Party	52	–33
	Catholic-Monarchist Communion	51	+31
	Moderate Party	18	New
	Conservative Party	9	New
	Partidaries of Antoine, Duke of Montpensier	9	New
	Others	17	–
Total		391	+39