1845 Portuguese legislative election

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1845 Portuguese legislative election
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  1842 3 & 17 August 1845 1847  

142 seats to the Chamber of Deputies
72 seats needed for a majority

Prime Minister before election

1st Duke of Terceira
Chartist

Elected Prime Minister

1st Duke of Terceira
Chartist

Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 3 and 17 August 1845. [1]

Contents

Electoral system

The elections were held under the Constitutional Charter of 1826, [2] and in accordance with a decree issued on 28 April 1845. [1] Members of the Chamber of Deputies were elected in an indirect system in which voters elected provincial assemblies, who in turn elected members of the Chamber. [2]

The 142 members of the Chamber of Deputies included 119 representing the mainland and 10 representing islands (all elected in multi-member constituencies), with another 13 representing overseas colonies (three elected in single-member constituencies and ten in multi-member constituencies). [1]

Results

The result was a victory for the Cabralistas, with Miguelistas advising voters to boycott the elections. [1] The opposition won only six seats in Alentejo. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Elections of 1845 (3 and 17 August) Archived 2018-02-09 at the Wayback Machine ISCSP
  2. 1 2 Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1530 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7