March 1870 Portuguese legislative election

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March 1870 Portuguese legislative election
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  1869 13 March 1870 September 1870  

All 107 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
54 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Duque de Loule, Palacio de Sao Bento.png
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Leader 1st Duke of Loulé 1st Marquis of Sá da Bandeira Fontes Pereira de Melo
Party Historic Reformist Regenerator
Last election20 seats79 seats5 seats
Seats won751514
Seats afterIncrease2.svg 55Decrease2.svg 64Increase2.svg 9

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 13 March 1870.

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Historic Party 75+55
Reformist Party 15–64
Regenerator Party 14+9
Independents3
Total1070
Total votes227,298
Registered voters/turnout366,88661.95
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