General elections to the Cortes Generales were held in Spain on April 3, 1872. At stake were all 391 seats in the Congress of Deputies. The Conservative-Constitutional coalition (political heir of the Progressive-Liberal coalition in the previous elections) won the elections.

General elections of Spain of 1872 were held on April 8 under universal male suffrage. The elections were held during the brief reign of Amadeo I, once the Spanish Constitution of 1869 was approved. Práxedes Mateo Sagasta, a member of the Constitutional Party (part of the Conservative-Constitutional coalition), was the prime minister before the elections.

Party		Seats	Difference	Leader
	Conservative-Constitutional coalition	236	1	Práxedes Mateo Sagasta
	Federal Democratic Republican Party	52	=	Francesc Pi i Margall
	Radical Democratic Party	42	New Party	Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla
	Catholic-Monarchist Communion	38	13	Cándido Nocedal
	Moderate Party	11	7	Alejandro Mon y Menéndez
	Independents	12	5
Total		391

• CONGRESO DE LOS DIPUTADOS - HISTORICO DE DIPUTADOS 1810-1977
• Elecciones Cortes Constituyentes - 3 de abril de 1872