Spanish general election, 1907

Spanish general election, 1907
Spain
April 21, 1907
All 404 seats of the Congress of Deputies
203 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Antonio Maura José Canalejas Nicolás Salmerón
Party PLC PL Republican Union
Leader since 1905 1905 1898
Last election 126 seats 228 seats 27 seats
Seats won 250 80 16
Seat change Increase124 Decrease148 Decrease11
Percentage 60.0% 17.7% 3.2%
Prime Minister before election

Antonio Maura
PLC

 Elected Prime Minister

Antonio Maura
PLC

General elections to the Cortes Generales were held in Spain on 21 April 1907. At stake were all 404 seats in the Congress of Deputies.[1][2]

Though formally competitive, the 1907 general election was held under the customary system of Turno Pacifico; in accordance with a long-standing power-sharing arrangement, elections (under influence by machine bosses called caciques) served as a rubber stamp for a routine handover of power initiated by the King. The 1907 election, as expected, sanctioned the pre-arranged handover from the Liberals to the Conservatives.

Results

Popular vote
Conservative Party
  
 60.00%
Liberal Party
  
 17.70%
Republican Union
  
 3.20%
Others
  
 19.10%

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.