1879 Portuguese legislative election

1879 Portuguese legislative election
19 October 1879
All seats in the Chamber of Deputies
  First party Second party
 
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Leader Anselmo José Braamcamp Fontes Pereira de Melo
Party Progressive Regenerator
Seats won 106 21
  Third party Fourth party
 
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Rep
Leader José Dias Ferreira Political Directory
Party Constituent Republican
Seats won 6 1
Prime Minister before election

Anselmo José Braamcamp
Progressive

Prime Minister after election

Anselmo José Braamcamp
Progressive

Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 19 October 1879.[1] The result was a landslide victory for the Progressive Party, which won 106 seats.[2]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
Progressive Party106
Regenerator Party21
Constituent Party6
Portuguese Republican Party1
Other parties and independents3
Total137
Total votes539,915–
Registered voters/turnout831,76464.91
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

The results exclude the seats from overseas territories.[2]

References

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1541 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ a b Nohlen & Stöver, p1556
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