1868 Portuguese legislative election

1868 Portuguese legislative election

←  1867 22 March and 12 April 1868 1869  →
All 177 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 89 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader António Alves Martins Fontes Pereira de Melo 1st Duke of Loulé Party Reformist & Avilista Regenerator Historic Seats won 157 13 9
Prime Minister before election 1st Marquis of Sá da Bandeira Reformist Prime Minister after election 1st Marquis of Sá da Bandeira Reformist

Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 22 March and 12 April.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Reformist Party			157
	Avilistas
	Regenerator Party			13
	Historic Party			9
Total				179
Total votes		266,018	–
Registered voters/turnout		366,448	72.59
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