1839 Spanish general electionGeneral elections to the Cortes Generales were held in Spain on 24 July 1839. At stake were all 241 seats in the Congress of Deputies.Electoral systemVoting rightsRestricted census suffrage, only 376,255 people out of a total population of 12,162,872 were allowed to vote.ConstituenciesA majority voting system was used for the election, with 48 multi-member constituencies and 1 single-member constituency. Voting was secret and direct.