May 1909 Madrid City Council election

A municipal election took place in Madrid on Sunday, 2 May 1909, seeking to renew the 22 vacant posts of the City Council. This was the first municipal election celebrated under the 1907 Electoral Law of Antonio Maura, enacting compulsory voting.[1]

Madrid City Council election
Sunday, 2 May 1909
Partisan affiliation Seats
  Republicans
12
  Conservatives
5
  Social Defence
3
  Liberals
1
  Democrats
1

Results

There was no election in the district of Universidad as there was the same number of candidates than vacant councillors; and thus the candidates were proclaimed in accordance with the article 29 of the electoral law.[2] The definitive results (grouped by partisan affiliation) resulted into 12 Republicans, 5 conservatives, 3 from the Social Defence, 1 liberal and 1 democrat.[3]

The general turnout grew up until roughly a 70% of the electorate (manhood suffrage) thanks to the compulsory voting established in the Electoral Law, but it refuted the wrong perception Maura upheld about the until then disenfranchised masses supposedly being conservative, thus guaranteeing Conservative majorities.[4]

The results of the election along those from the next election celebrated in December 1909 would turn the municipal group jointly integrated by Republicans and Socialists the largest in the council (with 23 members).[5]

Elected councillors
DistrictProclaimed elected candidates[6] (partisan affiliation)[3]Votes[3]
Centro		 Bernardo Martín González (Conservative)3,161
Hospicio		 Luis Sainz de los Terreros (Social Defence)2,706
Chamberí		 No vacants/No election-
Buenavista		 Luis Martínez Kléiser (Social Defence)3,087
Ricardo Rodríguez Vilariño (Republican)2,753
Congreso		 Juan Trasserra Conill (Republican)3,523
Hospital		 José Corona Pareja (Republican)3,921
Julio Pérez Guerra (Republican)3,594
Camilo Uceda de la Higuera (demócrata)1,692
Inclusa		 Facundo Dorado Díaz (Republican)2,735
José Pascual Sevilla (Republican)2,222
Alberto Aguilera y Arjona (Republican)2,167
Carlos García Rodríguez (Conservative)1,769
Latina		 Joaquín Dicenta Benedicto (Republican)4,911
José María de la Torre Murillo (Republican)4,041
Silvestre Abellán García (Republican)3,971
Andrés González Alberdi (Liberal)2,604
Palacio		 Prudencio Díaz Agero (Conservative)4,208
Antonio Gómez Vallejo (Conservative)3,883
Manuel de Carlos Colmenero (Social Defence)3,611
Manuel Benedicto Zabalza (Republican)2,263
Universidad		 Eduardo González Hoyos (Republican)n/a
Manuel Ramos Salas (Conservative)n/a

References
Citations
  1. Soldevilla 1910, p. 181.
  2. Soldevilla 1910, pp. 181–182.
  3. "Elecciones municipales. Datos definitivos". Heraldo de Madrid. Madrid. XX (6730). 3 May 1909. ISSN 2171-0090.
  4. Hernández Quero & Miguel Salanova 2018, p. 253.
  5. Hernández Quero & Miguel Salanova 2018, p. 247.
  6. Alcaldía Presidencia: El Conde de Peñalver (10 May 1909). "Bando". Boletín del Ayuntamiento de Madrid. Madrid: Ayuntamiento de Madrid (645): 429. ISSN 1989-9114.
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