1822 Spanish general election explained

Election Name:1822 Spanish general election
Country:Spain
Flag Year:1785
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1820 Spanish general election
Previous Year:1820
Next Election:1834 Spanish general election
Next Year:1834
Seats For Election:All 203 seats of the Congress of Deputies
Majority Seats:102
Turnout:NA
Election Date:October – December 1822[1]
Map Size:250px
Prime Minister
Posttitle:Prime Minister after election
Before Election:Francisco Martínez de la Rosa
Before Party:Independent
After Election:Evaristo Fernández San Miguel y Valledor
After Party:Independent

General elections to the Cortes Generales were held in Spain in 1822. At stake were all 203 seats in the Congress of Deputies.

History

The 1822 elections were the second ones since the 1820 revolution. The elections were held under the Spanish Constitution of 1812.[2] 3,215,460 people were eligible to vote (universal male suffrage), out of a population of 11,661,865.

Constituencies

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

Results

PartySeats
align=center bgcolor=#808080203
Total203
Almost all MPs were liberals, mainly from the radical veinteañista or exaltada faction.

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. .