1897 Portuguese legislative election

1897 Portuguese legislative election

2 May 1897

All seats in the Chamber of Deputies
  First party Second party
 
Leader José Luciano de Castro António de Serpa Pimentel
Party Progressive Regenerator
Seats won 88 23

Prime Minister before election

José Luciano de Castro
Progressive

Prime Minister after election

José Luciano de Castro
Progressive

Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 2 May 1897.[1] Boycotted by the Portuguese Republican Party, they resulted in a victory for the Progressive Party, which won 88 seats.[2]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
Progressive Party88
Regenerator Party23
Other parties and independents3
Total114
Registered voters/turnout525,466
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

The results exclude seats from overseas territories.[2]

References

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1541 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ a b Nohlen & Stöver, p1556