1871 Spanish general election
# 1871 Spanish general election

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.

## History

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.

## Results

| Party | 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 | Total | 391 | |
