1923 Spanish general election

1923 Spanish general election
29 April 1923 (Congress)
13 May 1923 (Senate)
All 409 seats in the Congress of Deputies and 180 (of 360) seats in the Senate
205 seats needed for a majority in the Congress of Deputies
Registered4,782,347 (total)
3,128,928 (non-Article 29)
Turnout2,056,974 (65.7%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Manuel García Prieto José Sánchez Guerra Francesc Cambó
Party Liberal Unity Conservative LRC
Leader since 1913 1921 1917
Leader's seat Senator for life Cabra Barcelona
Seats won 223 C / 105 S 124 C / 46 S 22 C / 6 S
Popular vote 979,435 591,026 110,007
Percentage 47.6% 28.7% 5.3%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Alejandro Lerroux Pablo Iglesias José Selva Mergelina
Party Republican PSOE Carlist
Leader since 1908 2 May 1879 1921
Leader's seat Barcelona Madrid —
Seats won 15 C / 3 S 7 C / 0 S 5 C / 3 S
Popular vote 129,225 38,151 19,071
Percentage 6.3% 1.9% 0.9%
Prime Minister before election

Manuel García Prieto
PLD (Liberal Unity)

 Prime Minister after election

Manuel García Prieto
PLD (Liberal Unity)

A general election was held in Spain on Sunday, 29 April (for the Congress of Deputies) and on Sunday, 13 May 1923 (for the Senate), to elect the members of the 20th Restoration Cortes. All 409 seats in the Congress of Deputies were up for election, as well as 180 of 360 seats in the Senate.

This would be the last election under the turno system, as the Cortes would be dissolved and the Constitution suspended as a result of a military coup in September 1923 staged by Captain General Miguel Primo de Rivera. Primo de Rivera would establish a dictatorship which would last until 1930. In 1931, the Second Spanish Republic would be proclaimed.

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