1933 Spanish general election
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The 1933 Spanish general election was a pivotal Second Spanish Republic parliamentary vote that brought a right-wing majority to power and marked a major shift away from the earlier left-leaning government.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in Spain
ⓘ
general election ⓘ parliamentary election ⓘ |
| abbreviationOfMainRightWingBloc | CEDA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | 1933 general election in Spain ⓘ |
| causeOfElection | dissolution of the Cortes by Niceto Alcalá-Zamora ⓘ |
| chamberElected | Congress of Deputies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence | entry of CEDA support into government via Radical Republican cabinets ⓘ |
| context | political polarization in the Second Spanish Republic ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| date | 19 November 1933 ⓘ |
| electoralAllianceCenter | Radical Republicans and smaller republican groups NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralAllianceLeft | Socialists and left republican parties ⓘ |
| electoralAllianceRight | CEDA and allied right-wing groups ⓘ |
| electoralBody | Cortes Generales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | proportional representation ⓘ |
| expandedSuffrageTo | women ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1936 Spanish general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfStateAtTime | Niceto Alcalá-Zamora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
major setback for left-wing parties in the Second Republic
ⓘ
marked the beginning of the so-called Black Biennium ⓘ |
| impact | increased political instability leading up to the Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| legalFramework | Constitution of 1931 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislature | Cortes Generales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainAnarchistInfluence | CNT-FAI boycott and abstentionism ⓘ |
| mainCatholicParty | Confederación Española de Derechas Autónomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCentristPartyInGovernment | Radical Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainLeftWingParty | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainRepublicanParty | Radical Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainRightWingBloc | Confederación Española de Derechas Autónomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSocialistParty | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | first national election in Spain with women voting ⓘ |
| partOf | Second Spanish Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOutcome | right-wing majority ⓘ |
| politicalShift | from left-leaning to right-leaning government ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1931 Spanish general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterAfterElection | Alejandro Lerroux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterBeforeElection | Manuel Azaña NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionWithStrongLeftVote | Asturias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionWithStrongRightVote | Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Asturian miners' strike of 1934 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedInGovernmentLedBy | Confederación Española de Derechas Autónomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondRoundDate | 3 December 1933 ⓘ |
| temporalLocation | Second Spanish Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| turnoutDescription | high voter turnout ⓘ |
| typeOfFranchise | universal suffrage for men and women ⓘ |
| votingAge | 21 ⓘ |
| womenVotersInfluence | women’s votes were widely debated in relation to the right-wing victory ⓘ |
| year | 1933 ⓘ |
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