1886 Spanish General Election
4 April 1886 · The Restoration and the turno pacífico
A general election was held in Spain on 4 April 1886 (for the Congress of Deputies) and on 25 April 1886 (for the Senate), to elect the members of the 4th Cortes under the Spanish Constitution of 1876, during the Restoration period. All 434 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
Práxedes Mateo Sagasta
Liberal
Prime Minister (continued)
Práxedes Mateo Sagasta
Liberal
Largest force
Liberal
309 seats
Turnout
58.9%
The result
| Share of the Congress | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Práxedes Mateo Sagasta | 309 | +266 | — | — | — | |
| Conservative | Antonio Cánovas del Castillo | 70 | -272 | — | — | — | |
| Republican | Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla | 20 | +11 | — | — | — | |
| Leftist | José López Domínguez | 12 | -24 | — | — | — | |
| Liberal Reformist | Francisco Romero Robledo | 11 | +11 | — | — | — | |
| Possibilist | Emilio Castelar | 11 | +8 | — | — | — |