1868 Portuguese legislative election

1868 Portuguese legislative election

22 March and 12 April 1868

All 177 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
89 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader António Alves Martins Fontes Pereira de Melo 1st Duke of Loulé
Party Reformist & Avilista Regenerator Historic
Seats won 157 13 9

Prime Minister before election

1st Marquis of Sá da Bandeira
Reformist

Prime Minister after election

1st Marquis of Sá da Bandeira
Reformist

Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 22 March and 12 April.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
Reformist Party157
Avilistas
Regenerator Party13
Historic Party9
Total179
Total votes266,018
Registered voters/turnout366,44872.59
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