1813 Spanish general election
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General elections to the Cortes Generales were held in Spain in 1813. At stake were all 149 seats in the Congress of Deputies.
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May - September 1813[1]
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All 149 seats of the Congress of Deputies 75 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||
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History
The 1813 elections were the first ones held since the approval of the 1812 Cádiz Constitution. Vote was secret for the first time. All males over 21 years old, a total of 3,216,460 people,[2] had the right to vote.
Results
| Party | Seats | |
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| Liberals | 80 | |
| Absolutists (also called "persas") | 69 | |
| Total | 149 | |
