1936 Spanish general election

The 1936 Spanish general election was an election held on February 16 1936 during the Second Republic. It took place in several rounds. It resulted in a victory for the Popular Front, a coalition of the main left-wing parties.

1936 Spanish general election

← 1933 16 February 1936 (first round)
4 March 1936 (second round)
3 May 1936 (second round, partial re-run)
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All 473 seats of the Congress of Deputies
237 seats needed for a majority
Turnout72.95%
  First party Second party Third party
  Indalecio Prieto, 1936 (cropped).jpg José María Gil-Robles (cropped).jpg Manuel Azaña, 1933.jpg
Leader Indalecio Prieto José María Gil-Robles Manuel Azaña
Party PSOE CEDA IR
Leader since 1935 4 March 1933 3 April 1934
Leader's seat Vizcaya-capital Salamanca Madrid-capital
Last election 59 seats 115 seats 14 seats [nb 1]
Seats won 99 88 87
Seat change Increase40 Decrease27 Increase73

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
  Diego Martinez Barrio.jpg Lluís Companys i Jover.jpg Portela1935.jpg
Leader Diego Martínez Barrio Lluís Companys Manuel Portela
Party Republican Union Republican Left of Catalonia Party of the Democratic Centre
Leader since 1934 1932 1936
Leader's seat Madrid-province Barcelona-capital Pontevedra
Last election N/A 17 N/A
Seats won 37 21 17
Seat change Increase37 Increase4 Increase17

1936 Spanish general election - Results.svg

1936 Spanish general election - Detailed Results.svg


Prime Minister before election

Manuel Portela Valladares (acting)
PCD

Prime Minister after election

Manuel Azaña
IR

This was the last election of the Second Republic before the Spanish Civil War began a few months later, and there was already tension between the left and the right.

1936 Spanish General Election Media

Notes

  1. compared to the results of the Republican Action (5 seats), the Galician Republican Party (6 seats) and the Independent Radical Socialist Republican Party (3 seats) in 1933, who merged to form IR in 1934