1856 Portuguese legislative election

1856 Portuguese legislative election

←  1852 9 November 1856 1858  →
All 162 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 82 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader 1st Duke of Loulé Rodrigo da Fonseca Magalhães  [ pt ] Party Historic Regenerator Miguelistas Last election – 121 seats – Seats won 116 41 5 Seats after New 80 New
Prime Minister before election 1st Duke of Loulé Historic Prime Minister after election 1st Duke of Loulé Historic

Legislative elections were held in Portugal on 9 November 1856.

Results

The elected Miguelistas did not take their oath of office.

Party		Seats	+/–
	Historic Party	116	New
	Regenerator Party	41	–79
	Miguelistas	5	New
Total		162	+8
Source: ISCSP [1] [2]

References

1. "Eleições de 1856" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 11 January 2005. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
2. "Eleições Gerais Portuguesas desde 1820" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2005-01-05. Retrieved 9 September 2014.