1837 Spanish general election

1837 Spanish general election
All 241 seats of the Congress of Deputies; 121 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	55.43%
Prime Minister before election; Baldomero Espartero; Progressive Party	Prime Minister after election ; Eusebio Bardají Azara; Moderate Party

General elections to the Cortes Generales were held in Spain in November 1837. At stake were all 241 seats in the Congress of Deputies.

Electoral system

Voting rights

Restricted census suffrage, only 262,000 people out of a total population of 12,162,872 were allowed to vote. The elections were held on 22 September, at the peak of the First Carlist War.

Constituencies

A majority voting system was used for the election, with 51 multi-member constituencies and 1 single-member constituency.^[1] Voting was secret and direct.^[2]

Results

Party		Seats
	Other and independents	94
	Moderate Party	88
	Progressive Party	59
Total		241^[3]^[4]^[5]

References

^ Carreras, Albert; Tafunell, Xavier (Coords.) (2005). Estadísticas históricas de España, siglos XIX-XX. Bilbao: Fundación BBVA. pp. 1074-1091. ISBN 84-96515-00-1.
^ Marichal, Carlos (1980). La revolución liberal y los primeros partidos políticos en España, 1834-1844. Cátedra. ISBN 8437602459.
^ Estrada Sánchez, Manuel (1998). El enfrentamiento entre doceañistas y moderados por la cuestión electoral (1834-1836). Revista de Estudios Políticos (Nueva Época) 100.
^ Marichal, Carlos (1980). La revolución liberal y los primeros partidos políticos en España, 1834-1844. Cátedra. ISBN 8437602459.
^ Cases Méndez, José Ignacio (1983). «La Práctica Electoral bajo la Constitución de 1837». Revista de Derecho Político 20. ISSN 2174-5625.

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[1] Carreras, Albert; Tafunell, Xavier (Coords.) (2005). Estadísticas históricas de España, siglos XIX-XX. Bilbao: Fundación BBVA. pp. 1074-1091. ISBN 84-96515-00-1.

[2] Marichal, Carlos (1980). La revolución liberal y los primeros partidos políticos en España, 1834-1844. Cátedra. ISBN 8437602459.

[3] Estrada Sánchez, Manuel (1998). El enfrentamiento entre doceañistas y moderados por la cuestión electoral (1834-1836). Revista de Estudios Políticos (Nueva Época) 100.

[4] Marichal, Carlos (1980). La revolución liberal y los primeros partidos políticos en España, 1834-1844. Cátedra. ISBN 8437602459.

[5] Cases Méndez, José Ignacio (1983). «La Práctica Electoral bajo la Constitución de 1837». Revista de Derecho Político 20. ISSN 2174-5625.

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