December 1909 Barcelona City Council election

The December 1909 Barcelona City Council election was held on Sunday, 12 December 1909, to elect half of the Barcelona City Council. 25 out of 50 seats were up for election. These were the first elections after the Tragic Week (August 1909).

Electoral system

The number of seats of each council was determined by the population count, according to the 1877 Municipal Law. As Barcelona had more than 200,000 inhabitants, the number of seats composing the city council was 50. The municipal law also established that half of the seats had to be renewed every two years. Therefore, in these elections 25 seats had to be renewed. Additionally, any vacant seat would also be renewed.[1] The municipality was divided in 10 multi-member constituencies, corresponding to the city districts. Seats were elected using limited partial block voting. Candidates winning a plurality in each constituency were elected. In districts electing. Voting was on the basis of universal manhood suffrage, which comprised all national males over twenty-five, having at least a two-year residency in a municipality and in full enjoyment of their civil rights.[2]

The Municipal Law allowed the King of Spain to elect directly the Mayor of Barcelona.[1]

Results
← Summary of 12 December 1909 Barcelona City Council election results →
Party Vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won Total +/−
Radical Republican Party (PRR) 57,20140.95+0.47 1429+4
Federal Democratic Republican Party (PRDF) 43,55431.18+2.23 613+2
Regionalist League of Catalonia (LR) 34,55824.74−0.06 58−6
Liberal Party (PL) 3,6522.61+2.24 00±0
Independent Republicans (Rep.i) 7100.51+0.35 00±0
Total 139,675100.00 2550−
Source:[3]
Vote share
PRR
 
 40.95%
PRDF
 
 31.18%
LR
 
 24.74%
PL
 
 2.61%
Rep.i
 
 0.51%
City council seats up for election
PRR
 
 56.00%
PRDF
 
 24.00%
LR
 
 20.00%

Results by district
District PRR PRDF LR PL Rep.i
% S % S % S % S % S
I Barceloneta−El Poblenou 71.3 1 28.7 − 0.0 − 0.0 − 0.0 −
II La Ribera 36.6 2 24.8 − 30.2 1 4.9 − 3.5 −
III Barri Gòtic 34.5 − 12.9 1 52.6 2 0.0 − 0.0 −
IV Dreta de l'Eixample 30.5 1 29.2 − 40.3 2 0.0 − 0.0 −
V Raval 45.8 2 36.0 1 15.1 − 3.1 − 0.0 −
VI Esquerra de l'Eixample 34.6 2 31.6 1 31.1 − 2.1 − 0.6 −
VII Sants-Poble Sec 53.1 2 39.3 1 0.0 − 7.6 − 0.0 −
VIII Gràcia 36.1 2 36.2 1 27.6 − 0.0 − 0.0 −
IX Sant Andreu−Horta 38.4 1 33.1 1 28.5 − 0.0 − 0.0 −
X Sant Martí 64.6 1 32.4 − 0.0 − 2.9 − 0.0 −
Total 41.0 14 31.2 6 24.7 5 2.6 − 0.5 −

References
  1. "Ley municipal" (PDF). Gaceta de Madrid. 1877.
  2. "Ley electoral" (PDF). Gaceta de Madrid. 1907.
  3. La Veu de Catalunya, 17-12-1909, p.2
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