1932 Catalan regional election

The 1932 Catalan regional election was held on 20 November 1932 to elect the first legislature of the Parliament of the autonomous region of Catalonia.

Quick facts All 85 seats in the Parliament of Catalonia 43 seats needed for a majority, Turnout ...

1932 Catalan regional election

20 November 1932 1980 â†’
All 85 seats in the Parliament of Catalonia 43 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	466,000
First party Second party Third party   Leader Francesc Macià Joan Ventosa Lluís Nicolau d'Olwer Party ERC LR PCR Leader since 22 February 1931 N/A 22 March 1931 Leader's seat Barcelona City Barcelona City (lost) Seats won 67 17 1 Popular vote 224,800 138,500 39,100 Percentage 47.1 % 29.0 % 8.2 %
Election results by province
President before election Francesc Macià ERC Elected President Francesc Macià ERC

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It was the sole Catalan parliamentary election held during the Second Spanish Republic (1931-1939). Between 1939 and 1980 the Parliament, as the rest of the institutions of the Generalitat of Catalonia, remained in exile as a consequence of the Republican defeat in the Spanish Civil War, and there wasn't another election until 1980.

All 85 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC), led by the acting President of the Generalitat of Catalonia, Francesc Macià, was the winning party. the conservative Regionalist League, almost hegemonic in Catalonia during the reign of Alfonso XIII, reached the second place but far from the Republican Left. The third list was the Republican Catalanist Party, which won one seat.