August 1872 Spanish general election

General elections to the Cortes Generales were held in Spain on August 24, 1872. At stake were all 391 seats in the Congress of Deputies. The Radical-Democratic Party won the elections.

August 1872 Spanish general election

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All 391 seats of the Congress of Deputies 196 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla Francesc Pi i Margall Práxedes Mateo Sagasta (with Francisco Serrano) Party Radical Democratic FDRP Constitutional and conservative independents Leader's seat Madrid Barcelona Did not participate Seats won 274 78 14 Seat change 232 26 222 Percentage 70.08% 19.95% 3.58% Swing 59.34 6.65 56.78
Spanish Congress of Deputies, after the election
Prime Minister before election Práxedes Mateo Sagasta Constitutional Party Prime Minister after election Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla Radical-Democratic Party

History

General elections of Spain of 1872 were held on August 24 under universal male suffrage. The elections were held during the brief reign of Amadeo I.

Results

Party		Seats	Difference	Leader
	Radical Democratic Party	274	232	Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla
	Federal Democratic Republican Party	78	26	Francesc Pi i Margall
	Constitutional Party and conservative independents	14	222	Práxedes Mateo Sagasta; Francisco Serrano y Domínguez
	Alfonsinos	9	New Party	Antonio Cánovas del Castillo
	Carlists	3	35	Cándido Nocedal
	Independent republicans ("Unitarians")	2	New Party
	Independents	11	1
Total		391