1871 Spanish general election

1871 Spanish general election
All 391 seats of the Congress of Deputies; 196 seats needed for a majority
	Spanish Congress of Deputies, after the election
Prime Minister before election; Francisco Serrano y Domínguez; Liberal Union	Prime Minister after election ; Francisco Serrano y Domínguez; Liberal Union

General elections to the Cortes Generales were held in Spain on the 8 March 1871. At stake were all 391 seats in the Congress of Deputies. The Progressive-Liberal coalition won the elections.

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General elections of Spain of 1871 were held on March 8 under universal male suffrage. The elections were the first held during the brief reign of Amadeo I, once the Constitution of 1869 was approved. Francisco Serrano y Domínguez, a member of the Liberal Union (part of the Progressive-Liberal coalition), was the prime minister before the elections.

Party		Seats	Difference	Leader
	Progressive-Liberal coalition	235	1	General Francisco Serrano y Domínguez
	Federal Democratic Republican Party	52	31	Francesc Pi i Margall
	Catholic-Monarchist Communion	51	31	Agustín Crespí de Valldaura y Caro, Count of Orgaz
	Moderate Party	18	18	Alejandro Mon y Menéndez
	Conservative Party	9	9	Antonio Cánovas del Castillo
	Partidaries of Antoine, Duke of Montpensier	9	9	Antoine, Duke of Montpensier
	Other	17	9
Total		391

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