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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%.
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
^ Mariano Negrón-Portillo (1981). A Study of the Newspaper La Democracia, Puerto Rico, 1895-1914: A Historical Analysis. pp. 49–50.
Elections and referendums in Puerto Rico