1847 Portuguese legislative election

1847 Portuguese legislative election
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142 seats to the Chamber of Deputies
72 seats needed for a majority
Prime Minister before election

1st Duke of Saldanha
Chartist

Elected Prime Minister

1st Duke of Saldanha
Chartist

Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 28 November and 12 December 1847.[1]

Electoral system

The elections were held under the Constitutional Charter of 1826,[2] and in accordance with a decree issued on 12 August 1847.[1] Members of the Chamber of Deputies were elected in an indirect system in which voters elected provincial assemblies, who in turn elected members of the Chamber.[2]

The 142 members of the Chamber of Deputies included 119 representing the mainland and 10 representing islands (all elected in multi-member constituencies), with another 13 representing overseas colonies (three elected in single-member constituencies and ten in multi-member constituencies).[1]

Campaign

Supporters of the Patuleia boycotted the elections.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Elections of 1847 (28 November and 12 December) Archived 2018-02-09 at the Wayback Machine ISCSP
  2. ^ a b Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1530 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7