1884 Spanish General Election
27 April 1884 · The Restoration and the turno pacífico
A general election was held in Spain on 27 April 1884 (for the Congress of Deputies) and on 8 May 1884 (for the Senate), to elect the members of the 3rd Cortes under the Spanish Constitution of 1876, during the Restoration period. All 433 seats in the Congress of Deputies were up for election, as well as 180 of 360 seats in the Senate.
A turno pacífico election: the result was largely arranged in advance through the Interior Ministry's encasillado and enforced locally by caciques. The recorded majorities describe the system, not free voting.
Prime Minister before
Antonio Cánovas del Castillo
Conservative
Prime Minister (continued)
Antonio Cánovas del Castillo
Conservative
Largest force
Conservative
342 seats
Turnout
72.7%