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

16 February 1936 (first round) 4 March 1936 (second round) 3 May 1936 (second round, partial re-run)
All 473 seats of the Congress of Deputies 237 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	72.95%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Indalecio Prieto José María Gil-Robles Manuel Azaña Party PSOE CEDA IR Leader's seat Vizcaya-capital Salamanca Madrid-capital Last election 59 seats 115 seats 14 seats Seats won 99 88 87 Seat change 40 27 73   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Diego Martínez Barrio Lluís Companys Manuel Portela Party Republican Union Republican Left of Catalonia Party of the Democratic Centre Leader's seat Madrid-province Barcelona-capital Pontevedra Last election N/A 17 N/A Seats won 37 21 17 Seat change 37 4 17
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.