1820 Spanish general election explained

Election Name:1820 Spanish general election
Country:Spain
Flag Year:1785
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1813 Spanish general election
Previous Year:1813
Next Election:1822 Spanish general election
Next Year:1822
Seats For Election:All 203 seats of the Congress of Deputies
Majority Seats:102
Turnout:NA
Election Date:April - May 1820[1]
Map Size:250px
Before Election:Evaristo Pérez de Castro
Before Party:None
After Party:None

General elections to the Cortes Generales were held in Spain in 1820. At stake were all 203 seats in the Congress of Deputies.

History

The 1820 elections were the first ones since the 1820 revolution. The elections were held under the Spanish Constitution of 1812.[2]

Constituencies

A majority voting system was used for the election, with 33 multi-member constituencies and various single-member ones.

Results

PartySeats
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Total203
Most MPs were liberals, mainly from the moderate (or doceañista) faction.[3]

References

Notes and References

  1. http://humanidades.cchs.csic.es/ih/paginas/jrug/elecciones/cuadro_elec.htm Cuadro de elecciones.
  2. Fuentes, Juan Francisco (2007). El fin del Antiguo Régimen (1808-1868). Política y sociedad. Madrid: Síntesis. .
  3. http://www.congreso.es/portal/page/portal/Congreso/Congreso/Hist_Normas/PapHist/ Trienio Liberal: Cortes de 1820 a 1823