1879 Portuguese legislative election
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Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 19 October 1879.[1] The result was a landslide victory for the Progressive Party, which won 106 seats.[2]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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| Progressive Party | 106 | |||
| Regenerator Party | 21 | |||
| Constituent Party | 6 | |||
| Portuguese Republican Party | 1 | |||
| Other parties and independents | 3 | |||
| Total | 137 | |||
| Total votes | 539,915 | – | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 831,764 | 64.91 | ||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||
The results exclude the seats from overseas territories.[2]
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1541 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ a b Nohlen & Stöver, p1556