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General elections to the Cortes Generales were held in Spain on August 24, 1872. At stake were all 391 seats in the Congress of Deputies. The Radical-Democratic Party won the elections.

History

General elections of Spain of 1872 were held on August 24 under universal male suffrage. The elections were held during the brief reign of Amadeo I.

Results

Party		Seats	Difference	Leader
	Radical Democratic Party	274	232	Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla
	Federal Democratic Republican Party	78	26	Francesc Pi i Margall
	Constitutional Party and conservative independents	14	222	Práxedes Mateo Sagasta; Francisco Serrano y Domínguez
	Alfonsinos	9	New Party	Antonio Cánovas del Castillo
	Carlists	3	35	Cándido Nocedal
	Independent republicans ("Unitarians")	2	New Party
	Independents	11	1
Total		391

References

• CONGRESO DE LOS DIPUTADOS - HISTORICO DE DIPUTADOS 1810-1977
• Elecciones Cortes Constituyentes - 24 de agosto de 1872