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1820 Spanish general election
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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.Fuentes, Juan Francisco (2007). El fin del Antiguo Régimen (1808-1868). Política y sociedad. Madrid: Síntesis. 978-84-975651-5-8.
Constituencies
A majority voting system was used for the election, with 33 multi-member constituencies and various single-member ones.
Results
Party Seats Independents 203Total203
Most MPs were liberals, mainly from the moderate (or doceañista) faction.Trienio Liberal: Cortes de 1820 a 1823. Congreso de los Diputados.
References
Estadísticas históricas de España: siglos XIX-XX.
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