1861 Portuguese legislative election

1861 Portuguese legislative election

← 1860 22 April 1861 1864 →

177 seats to the Chamber of Deputies
89 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
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Leader 1st Duke of Loulé Fontes Pereira de Melo
Party Historic Regenerator
Leader since 1852 1856
Last election 15 seats 162 seats
Seats won 137 40
Seats after Increase 122 Decrease 122
Percentage 78% 22%
Swing Increase 70% Decrease 69%

Prime Minister before election

1st Duke of Loulé
Historic

Prime Minister after election

1st Duke of Loulé
Historic

Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 22 April 1861.

Results

Party Votes % Seats
Historic Party 78.0% 137
Regenerator Party 22.0% 40
Total 194,818 100.0% 177
Registered voters/turnout 302,169 64.5%
Source: ISCSP, Nohlen & Stöver[1]
Parliamentary seats
Historic
77.40%
Regenerator
22.60%

References

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1543 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7