1871 Spanish general election

1871 Spanish general election

← 1869 8 March 1871 April 1872 →
All 391 seats of the Congress of Deputies 196 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Francisco Serrano y Domínguez Francesc Pi i Margall Agustín Crespí de Valldaura Party Progressive-Liberal coalition FDRP CMC Leader's seat Madrid Barcelona Villadiego Seats won 235 52 51 Seat change 1 33 31 Percentage 60.10% 13.03% 13.04% Swing 6.95 10.85 7.40   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Alejandro Mon y Menéndez Antonio Cánovas del Castillo Antoine, Duke of Montpensier Party Moderate Conservative Partidaries of Montpensier Leader's seat Madrid Madrid Madrid Seats won 18 9 9 Seat change new party new party new party Percentage 4.60% Swing new party
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.