April 1872 Spanish general election

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All 391 seats of the Congress of Deputies 196 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Práxedes Mateo Sagasta Francesc Pi i Margall Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla Party Conservative-Constitutional coalition FDRP Radical Democratic Leader's seat Madrid Barcelona Madrid Seats won 236 52 42 Seat change 1 new party Percentage 60.36% 13.30% 10.74% Swing 0.26 new party
Spanish Congress of Deputies, after the election
Prime Minister before election Práxedes Mateo Sagasta Constitutional Party Prime Minister after election Francisco Serrano y Domínguez Independent

General elections to the Cortes Generales were held in Spain on April 3, 1872. At stake were all 391 seats in the Congress of Deputies. The Conservative-Constitutional coalition (political heir of the Progressive-Liberal coalition in the previous elections) won the elections.

History

General elections of Spain of 1872 were held on April 8 under universal male suffrage. The elections were held during the brief reign of Amadeo I, once the Constitution of 1869 was approved. Práxedes Mateo Sagasta, a member of the Constitutional Party (part of the Conservative-Constitutional coalition), was the prime minister before the elections.

Results

Party		Seats	Difference	Leader
	Conservative-Constitutional coalition	236	1	Práxedes Mateo Sagasta
	Federal Democratic Republican Party	52	=	Francesc Pi i Margall
	Radical Democratic Party	42	New Party	Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla
	Catholic-Monarchist Communion	38	13	Cándido Nocedal
	Moderate Party	11	7	Alejandro Mon y Menéndez
	Independents	12	5
Total		391