1822 Spanish general election

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1822 Spanish general election

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All 203 seats of the Congress of Deputies
102 seats needed for a majority
TurnoutNA

Spanish Congress of Deputies, after the election

Prime Minister before election

Francisco Martínez de la Rosa
Independent

Prime Minister after election

Evaristo Fernández San Miguel y Valledor
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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Results[edit]

Party Seats
Independents 203
Total 203

Almost all MPs were liberals, mainly from the radical veinteañista or exaltada faction.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Cuadro de elecciones. CSIC
  2. ^ Fuentes, Juan Francisco (2007). El fin del Antiguo Régimen (1808–1868). Política y sociedad. Madrid: Síntesis. ISBN 978-84-975651-5-8.