Spanish general election, 1879

Spanish general election, 1879
Spain
20 April 1879

All 392 seats of the Congress of Deputies
197 seats needed for a majority
Turnout ~73.9%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Antonio Cánovas del Castillo Práxedes Mateo Sagasta
Party PLC PL
Leader since 1876 1876
Last election 329 seats 49 seats
Seats won 304 78
Seat change Decrease25 Increase29

Congress of Deputies after election.

Prime Minister before election

Antonio Cánovas del Castillo
PLC

Elected Prime Minister

Antonio Cánovas del Castillo
PLC

General elections to the Cortes Generales were held in Spain on 20 April 1879. At stake were all 392 seats in the Congress of Deputies.[1][2]

Results

Summary of the 20 April 1879 Spanish Congress of Deputies election results

Parties and coalitions Votes Congress
# % Swing Seats +/−
Liberal Conservative Party PLC 295 Decrease22
Moderate Party PM 9 Decrease3
Total Conservatives 304 Decrease25
Constitutional Party Const 64 Increase15
Progressive Democratic Party PPD 8 Increase3
Democratic Party PD 6 Increase5
Total Liberals 78 Increase29
Independent Ultra-Moderates U 2 Increase2
Basque Union UV 1 Increase1
Independents Indep 4 Decrease3
Vacant 3 Increase3
Others 0 Steady0
Total ~652,000 100.00 392 Increase1
Votes cast / turnout ~652,000 73.92 Increase15.02
Abstentions ~229,987 26.08 Decrease15.02
Registered voters ~881,987
Source:

References

  1. "Elecciones en la Restauración" (in Spanish). Historiaelectoral.com. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
  2. "Gráfico resumen Diputados 1869-1923" (in Spanish). Historiaelectoral.com. Retrieved 2012-01-20.