1851 Portuguese legislative election

1851 Portuguese legislative election

2 and 16 November 1851

All 159 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
80 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Rodrigo da Fonseca Magalhães
Party Regenerator Cartista
Seats won 125 34

Prime Minister before election

1st Duke of Saldanha
Regenerator

Prime Minister after election

1st Duke of Saldanha
Regenerator

Legislative elections were held in Portugal on 2 and 16 November 1851.

Results

PartySeats
Regenerator Party125
Cartistas34
Total159
Source: ISCSP[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Eleições de 1851" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2005-01-11. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Eleições Gerais Portuguesas desde 1820" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2005-01-05. Retrieved 9 September 2014.