August 1906 Portuguese legislative election

August 1906 Portuguese legislative election
19 August 1906
All seats in the Chamber of Deputies
  First party Second party
 
Leader João Franco José Luciano de Castro
Party PRL Progressive
Seats won 65 45
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Ernesto Hintze Ribeiro José Maria de Alpoim
Party Regenerator DP
Seats won 24 4
Prime Minister before election

João Franco
PRL

Prime Minister after election

João Franco
PRL

Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 19 August 1906, the second that year and the fourth in three years.[1] For the first time in several decades no party won an overall majority, with the Liberal Regenerator Party emerging as the largest party with 65 seats.[2]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
Liberal Regenerator Party65
Progressive Party45
Regenerator Party24
Progressive Dissidence4
Portuguese Republican Party4
Other parties and independents6
Total148
Total votes489,778–
Registered voters/turnout677,69372.27
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, p1557
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