spanish general election elections spain legislature held november seats second spanish republic previous elections new constitution ratified franchise extended million women governing republican socialist coalition fallen apart beginning support newly united political right right formed electoral coalition favoured new electoral system enacted earlier year won seats newly formed catholic conservative autonomous right gained seats right government catholics conservatives campaigned reversing reforms republic freeing political prisoners favoured vote factors helped election result significant victory right left background elections june returned large majority republicans gaining seats state financial position poor wealth supported new government attracted criticism wealthy government attempted tackle poverty rural areas hour day giving security tenure farm workers drawing criticism effective parliamentary opposition led groups included catholic movements second group consisted organisations supported monarchy wanted new republic overthrown violent uprising group fascist organisations members del trade union movement willing cooperate republic forced continued oppose government opposition parties support church new constitution ratified december included controversial articles aimed influence catholic_church constitution liberal democratic nature welcomed republican socialist coalition opposed landowners organised church army officers opposing educational religious reforms spanish catholics forced oppose government press criticised government actions corrupt october prime minister resigned succeeded leader wanted job alienated switching party support opposition left dependent favoured reform conservative right reform critical government continued support left fractured driving left right united embraced october socialist left leader spoke republicans suggesting reform programme government basis republic threat warned government threat withdraw support following day socialist leader declared longer participate government precipitated collapse president requested republican form new government socialist opposition constitutional ideological grounds meant withheld support government formed october called fresh elections held november election common election spain divided multi member example madrid representatives member electorate vote somewhat madrid case favoured madrid won members right votes secured remaining system passed rounds voting vote necessary round win event list candidates reached second round composed achieving round election spain women vote following new constitution incorporated new governing leftist parties went polls divided political right hand formed spanish incorporated parties stood point programme religious social reforms examined rolled needed reform reversed political prisoners released parties threw vast resources campaign million posters radio cinema addresses aerial propaganda drops called catholics defend order religion republic campaigned primarily need help political right government mass appeal republic order freedom social justice amnesty confident following successes municipal level called politicians overthrown revolution right win election uprising promised avoid voting left government supported elections held november second round voting held sixteen december outcome resulted overwhelming victory right winning seats political situation complicated parties right won votes parties centre votes parties left according estimate turnout votes electorate right spent far election campaign campaigned women election mainly voted centre right communist_party members point significant nationalist won seventeen seats considerable victory keeping promise proclaimed revolution reasons republicans lost female vote explain shift political left compared right system favoured broad supporters shifted right hindered socialist republican candidates overall political system spain changed dramatically election spanish formed spanish total deputies similarly republican left formed left deputies joined joined seven member spanish formed group called deputy joined independent favour joined members joined resisted pressure join formed president entrusted formation cabinet reliant support results seats party divisions start seats awarded reorganisation left following divisions
Spanish general election, 1933