1931 Spanish General Election
The Republic arrives28 June 1931 · The Second Republic · 470 seats, 236 for a majority
General Primo de Rivera, who had run a military dictatorship in Spain since 1923, resigned as head of government in January 1930. There was little support for a return to the pre-1923 system, and the monarchy had lost credibility by backing the military government.
Prime Minister before
Niceto Alcalá-Zamora
DLR
Prime Minister after
Manuel Azaña
AR
Largest force
PSOE
115 of 470 seats
Turnout
70.1%
The result
| Share of the Congress | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSOE | Julián Besteiro | 115 | +115 | — | — | — | |
| PRR | Alejandro Lerroux | 90 | +90 | — | — | — | |
| PRRS | Marcelino Domingo | 61 | +61 | — | — | — | |
| ERC | Francesc Macià | 29 | +29 | — | — | — | |
| AR | Manuel Azaña | 26 | +26 | — | — | — | |
| DLR | Niceto Alcalá-Zamora | 25 | +25 | — | — | — |
124 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.