1820 Spanish general election

1820 Spanish general election

April - May 1820

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

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

The 1820 elections were the first ones since the 1820 revolution. The elections were held under the Spanish Constitution of 1812.

Constituencies

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

Results

Party Seats
Independents 203
Total 203

Most MPs were liberals, mainly from the moderate (or doceañista) faction.