1879 Portuguese legislative election

1879 Portuguese legislative election

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All seats in the Chamber of Deputies
First party Second party   Leader Anselmo José Braamcamp Fontes Pereira de Melo Party Progressive Regenerator Seats won 106 21   Third party Fourth party   Rep Leader José Dias Ferreira Political Directory Party Constituent Republican Seats won 6 1
Prime Minister before election Anselmo José Braamcamp Progressive Prime Minister after election Anselmo José Braamcamp Progressive

Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 19 October 1879. ^[1] The result was a landslide victory for the Progressive Party, which won 106 seats. ^[2]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Progressive Party			106
	Regenerator Party			21
	Constituent Party			6
	Portuguese Republican Party			1
	Other parties and independents			3
Total				137
Total votes		539,915	–
Registered voters/turnout		831,764	64.91
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

The results exclude the seats from overseas territories. ^[2]

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1541 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1556