October 1836 Spanish general election

October 1836 Spanish general election

17 october to 4 november 1836
All 242 seats of the Congress of Deputies 121 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	N/A
First party Second party Third party   125x150px 125x150px 125x150px Leader Agustín Argüelles Francisco Martínez de la Rosa Fermín Caballero Party Independents PM Progressive Party Leader's seat Asturias Madrid Madrid Seats won 90 70 30 Percentage 37% 29% 12.4%
Prime Minister before election José María Calatrava Moderate Party Prime Minister after election José María Calatrava Moderate Party

General elections to the Cortes Generales were held in Spain in October 1836. At stake were all 149 seats in the Congress of Deputies, in order to adopt a new constitution to replace the Royal Statute of 1834. The Cortes eventually enacted the Constitution of 1837.

Electoral system

Right to vote

All male citizens older than 21 had the right to vote.

Constituencies

A majority voting system was used for the election, with 48 multi-member constituencies and 1 single-member constituency. Voting was secret and indirect.

Results

Party		Seats
	Independents	90
	Moderate Party	70
	Progressive Party	30
Total		242

References

• Estadísticas históricas de España: siglos XIX-XX.