1861 Portuguese legislative election

1861 Portuguese legislative election

←  1860 22 April 1861 1864  →
All 177 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 89 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader 1st Duke of Loulé Fontes Pereira de Melo Party Historic Regenerator Last election 15 seats 162 seats Seats won 137 40 Seats after 122 122
Prime Minister before election 1st Duke of Loulé Historic Prime Minister after election 1st Duke of Loulé Historic

Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 22 April 1861.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Historic Party			137	+122
	Regenerator Party			40	–122
Total				177	–2
Total votes		194,818	–
Registered voters/turnout		302,169	64.47
Source: ISCSP, Nohlen & Stöver [1]

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1543 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7