1897 Portuguese legislative election

1897 Portuguese legislative election

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All seats in the Chamber of Deputies
First party Second party   Leader José Luciano de Castro António de Serpa Pimentel Party Progressive Regenerator Seats won 88 23
Prime Minister before election José Luciano de Castro Progressive Prime Minister after election José Luciano de Castro Progressive

Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 2 May 1897. ^[1] Boycotted by the Portuguese Republican Party, they resulted in a victory for the Progressive Party, which won 88 seats. ^[2]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Progressive Party			88
	Regenerator Party			23
	Other parties and independents			3
Total				114
Registered voters/turnout		525,466	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

The results exclude 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