1905 Spanish General Election
10 September 1905 · The Restoration and the turno pacífico · 404 seats, 203 for a majority
A general election was held in Spain on 10 September 1905 (for the Congress of Deputies), and on 24 September 1905 (for the Senate), to elect the members of the 12th Cortes under the Spanish Constitution of 1876, during the Restoration period. All 404 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
Eugenio Montero Ríos
Liberal
Prime Minister (continued)
Eugenio Montero Ríos
Liberal
Largest force
Liberal–Democratic
226 of 404 seats
Turnout
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The result
| Share of the Congress | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal–Democratic | Eugenio Montero Ríos | 226 | +122 | — | — | — | |
| Conservative | Antonio Maura | 105 | -129 | — | — | — | |
| Republican | Nicolás Salmerón | 25 | -3 | — | — | — | |
| Villaverdist | — | 16 | +16 | — | — | — | |
| Regionalist | Enric Prat de la Riba | 7 | +3 | — | — | — | |
| Liberal Reformist | Francisco Romero Robledo | 7 | 0 | — | — | — |
18 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.