1813 Spanish general election explained

Election Name:1813 Spanish general election
Country:Spain
Flag Year:1785
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1810 Spanish general election
Previous Year:1810
Next Election:1820 Spanish general election
Next Year:1820
Seats For Election:All 149 seats of the Congress of Deputies
Majority Seats:75
Turnout:NA
Election Date:May - September 1813[1]
Party1:Liberals
Seats1:80
Party2:Absolutist "Persians"
Seats2:69

General elections to the Cortes Generales were held in Spain in 1813. At stake were all 149 seats in the Congress of Deputies.

History

The 1813 elections were the first ones held since the approval of the 1812 Cádiz Constitution. Vote was secret for the first time. All males over 21 years old, a total of 3,216,460 people,[2] had the right to vote.

Results

PartySeats
align=center bgcolor=yellow 80
align=center bgcolor=black Absolutists (also called "persas") 69
Total149

References

Notes and References

  1. http://humanidades.cchs.csic.es/ih/paginas/jrug/elecciones/cuadro_elec.htm Cuadro de elecciones.
  2. López, C. B., Carreras, A., & Tafunell, X. (2005). Estadísticas históricas de España: siglos XIX-XX (Vol. 1). Fundacion BBVA. pp. 1089.