1869 Spanish general election explained

Election Name:1869 Spanish general election
Country:Spain
Flag Year:1785
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1867 Spanish general election
Previous Year:1867
Next Election:1871 Spanish general election
Next Year:1871
Seats For Election:All 352 seats of the Congress of Deputies
Majority Seats:176
Turnout:~58.9%
Election Date:15 January 1869
Leader1:Juan Prim
Party1:Progressive-Liberal coalition
Leaders Seat1:Madrid
Seats1:236
Seat Change1:new party
Percentage1:67.05%
Leader2:Francesc Pi i Margall
Party2:FDRP
Leaders Seat2:Barcelona
Seats2:85
Seat Change2:new party
Percentage2:24.15%
Leader3:Carlos, Duke of Madrid
Party3:CTC
Seats3:20
Seat Change3:new party
Percentage3:5.68%
Map Size:300px
Prime Minister
Posttitle:Prime Minister after election
Before Election:Juan Prim
Before Party:Progressive Party
After Election:Juan Prim
After Party:Progressive Party

General elections to the Cortes Generales were held in Spain on the 15 January 1869. At stake were all 352 seats in the Congress of Deputies, plus 11 Puerto Rican and 18 Cuban additional seats.

History

The 1869 elections were the first ones after the Glorious Revolution of 1868, and also the first ones in the Sexenio Democrático.

Results

PartySeatsDifferenceLeader
align=center bgcolor=lightgreenProgressive-Liberal coalition 236NewGeneral Juan Prim y Prats
align=center bgcolor=purple85NewFrancesc Pi i Margall
align=center bgcolor=darkred20NewCarlos, Duke of Madrid
align=center bgcolor=#FF8800Right-wing independents 3NewJosé Ramón Bugallal
align=center bgcolor=greyOther 8 New
Total352

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