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.
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All 352 seats of the Congress of Deputies 176 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | ~58.9% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Spanish Congress of Deputies, after the election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
editThe 1869 elections were the first ones after the Glorious Revolution of 1868, and also the first ones in the Sexenio Democrático.
Results
edit| Party | Seats | Difference | Leader | |
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| Progressive-Liberal coalition | 236 | New | General Juan Prim y Prats | |
| Federal Democratic Republican Party | 85 | New | Francesc Pi i Margall | |
| Catholic-Traditionalist Communion | 20 | New | Carlos, Duke of Madrid | |
| Right-wing independents | 3 | New | José Ramón Bugallal | |
| Other | 8 | New | ||
| Total | 352 | |||
References
edit- CONGRESO DE LOS DIPUTADOS - HISTORICO DE DIPUTADOS 1810-1977
- Elecciones Cortes Constituyentes - 15 de enero de 1869
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