1881 Portuguese legislative election

1881 Portuguese legislative election

21 August 1881

All seats in the Chamber of Deputies
  First party Second party
 
Leader Fontes Pereira de Melo José Dias Ferreira
Party Regenerator Constituent
Leader's seat Alcobaça Aveiro
Seats won 122 8

  Third party Fourth party
 
Rep
Leader Anselmo José Braamcamp Political Directory
Party Progressive Republican
Leader's seat Not standing
Seats won 6 1

Prime Minister before election

António Rodrigues Sampaio
Regenerator

Prime Minister after election

António Rodrigues Sampaio
Regenerator

Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 21 August 1881.[1] The result was a landslide victory for the Regenerator Party, which won 122 seats.[2]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
Regenerator Party122
Constituent Party8
Progressive Party6
Portuguese Republican Party1
Total137
Total votes491,766
Registered voters/turnout841,51158.44
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