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Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 20 November 1836. [1]
Elections had been held in July 1836 under the Constitutional Charter of 1826 and the Electoral Law of 7 August 1826. However, following the September Revolution, the 1822 constitution was restored. The constitution, together with decrees issued on 8 October and 10 November, created a 130-seat legislature with 122 members elected from multi-member constituencies on the mainland and islands and eight members elected in overseas colonies (six in single-member constituencies and two in a two-seat constituency). [1] However, restrictions on the electoral franchise meant that only around 4.5% of the population were eligible to vote. [1]
The result was a victory for the moderate Setembristas, who won a majority of seats, with the previously ruling Cartistas winning only two seats. [1]
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Septemberist | 79 | |
| Cartistas | 2 | |
| Others | 49 | |
| Total | 130 | |
| Source: ICSCP [1] | ||
The newly elected Cortes Gerais met on 2 January 1837. [1]
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