1879 Portuguese legislative election

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]

1879 Portuguese legislative election
19 October 1879
137 seats to the Chamber of Deputies
69 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Anselmo José Braamcamp Fontes Pereira de Melo
Party Progressive Regenerator
Leader since 1876 1856
Last election 22 seats 97 seats
Seats won 106 21
Seats after Increase 84 Decrease 76
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader José Dias Ferreira Political Directory
Party Constituent Republican
Leader since 1871 1876
Last election 14 seats 1 seat
Seats won 6 1
Seats after Decrease 8 Steady
Prime Minister before election

Anselmo José Braamcamp
Progressive

 Prime Minister after election

Anselmo José Braamcamp
Progressive

Results
Party Votes % Seats +/–
Progressive Party106+84
Regeneration Party21–76
Constituent Party6–8
Portuguese Republican Party10
Other parties and independents30
Invalid/blank votes–––
Total539,9151001370
Registered voters/turnout831,76464.9––
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

The results exclude the seats from overseas territories.[2]

Parliamentary seats
Progressive
 
 77.37%
Regenerator
 
 15.33%
Constituents
 
 4.38%
Republicans
 
 0.73%
Others/Independent
 
 2.19%

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