- Source: 1898 Puerto Rican general election
General elections were held for the first time in Puerto Rico on 27 March 1898, as part of the Spanish general elections. This followed the island being granted a Charter of Autonomy by the Spanish government, which allowed Puerto Rico to elect members to the Spanish parliament and established a bicameral legislature for the island, with a fully-elected House of Representatives and a Council of Administration, whose members were a mix of elected delegates and appointees made by the Governor. The elections were held under universal male suffrage with a voting age of 25.
Four parties contested the elections; the Liberal Fusionist Party led by Luis Muñoz Rivera, the Orthodox Autonomist Party, the Unconditional Party and the Opportunistic Autonomous Group.
Results
The result was a victory for the Liberal Fusionist Party, which won a majority of seats in the new legislature. Voter turnout was 71%.
= House of Representatives
== Council of Administration
== Cortes Generales
=Aftermath
The newly elected legislature met for the first time on 17 July, but was dissolved a week later after the United States took over the island as part of the Spanish–American War.
References
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- 1898 Puerto Rican general election
- Independence movement in Puerto Rico
- Puerto Rican Socialist Party
- Flag of Puerto Rico
- List of political parties in Puerto Rico
- List of Puerto Ricans
- History of Puerto Rico
- Political status of Puerto Rico
- Puerto Rico statehood movement
- Gag Law (Puerto Rico)
