1908 Portuguese legislative election

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1908 Portuguese legislative election
Flag Portugal sea (1830).svg
  Aug. 1906 5 April 1908 1910  

148 seats to the Chamber of Deputies
75 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
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LeaderJúlio de Vilhena José Luciano de Castro
Party Regenerator Progressive
Leader since19071885
Last election24 seats45 seats
Seats won6258
Seats afterIncrease2.svg 38Increase2.svg 13

 Third partyFourth party
 
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Afonso Augusto da Costa (Arquivo Historico Parlamentar).png
Leader José Maria de Alpoim Afonso Costa
Party Progressive Dissidence Republicans
Leader since19051897
Last election4 seats4 seats
Seats won77
Seats afterIncrease2.svg 3Increase2.svg 3

Prime Minister before election

Ferreira do Amaral
Independent

Prime Minister after election

Ferreira do Amaral
Independent

Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 5 April 1908. [1] The Regeneration Party emerged as the largest party in Parliament, winning 62 seats. [2]

Results

Portugal Chamber of Deputies 1908.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Regeneration Party 62+38
Progressive Party 58+13
Progressive Dissidence 7+3
Portuguese Republican Party 7+3
Liberal Regenerator Party 3–62
Other parties and independents11+5
Invalid/blank votes
Total450,1991001480
Registered voters/turnout655,49168.7
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

The results exclude seats from overseas territories. [2]

Parliamentary seats
Regenerator
41.89%
Progressive
39.19%
Progressive Dissi.
4.73%
Republicans
4.73%
Liberal Regenerator
2.02%
Others/Independent
7.43%

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References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1541 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. 1 2 Nohlen & Stöver, p1557