1858 Portuguese legislative election

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1858 Portuguese legislative election
Flag Portugal (1830).svg
  1856 2 May 1858 1860  

162 seats to the Chamber of Deputies
82 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
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Leader 1st Duke of Loulé Fontes Pereira de Melo
Party Historic Cartista Miguelist
Leader since18521856
Last election116 seats41 seats5 seats
Seats won138222
Seats afterIncrease2.svg 22Decrease2.svg 19Decrease2.svg 3
Percentage85%15%1%
SwingIncrease2.svg 13%Decrease2.svg 10%Decrease2.svg 2%

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 2 May 1858.

Contents

Parties

Results

Portugal Chamber of Deputies 1858.svg
PartyVotes%Seats
Historic 85.0%138
Cartista and Miguelistas15.0%24 [1]
Total100.0%162
Note: Table incomplete.
Source: [2] [3]
Parliamentary seats
Historic
85.19%
Cartista
13.58%
Miguelists
1.23%

Notes and references

  1. Including 2 miguelistas.
  2. "1858" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 26 September 2004. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  3. "Eleições Gerais Portuguesas desde 1820" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2005-01-05. Retrieved 9 September 2014.

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