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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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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Confederación Española de Derechas Autónomas wonElection 1933 Spanish general election