1820 Spanish general election
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All 203 seats of the Congress of Deputies 102 seats needed for a majority | ||
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 Spanish Congress of Deputies, after the election | ||
General elections to the Cortes Generales were held in Spain in 1820. At stake were all 203 seats in the Congress of Deputies.
History[edit]
The 1820 elections were the first ones since the 1820 revolution. The elections were held under the Spanish Constitution of 1812.[2]
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 | |
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| Independents | 203 | |
| Total | 203 | |
Most MPs were liberals, mainly from the moderate (or doceañista) faction.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Cuadro de elecciones. CSIC
- ^ Fuentes, Juan Francisco (2007). El fin del Antiguo Régimen (1808-1868). Política y sociedad. Madrid: Síntesis. ISBN 978-84-975651-5-8.
- ^ Trienio Liberal: Cortes de 1820 a 1823. Congreso de los Diputados.
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