1869 Portuguese legislative election

1869 Portuguese legislative election

11 April 1869
107 seats to the Chamber of Deputies 54 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader António Alves Martins 1st Duke of Loulé Fontes Pereira de Melo Party Reformist Historic Regenerator Leader since 1868 1852 1856 Last election 157 seats 9 seats 13 seats Seats won 79 15 5 Seats after 78 6 8
Prime Minister before election 1st Marquis of Sá da Bandeira Reformist Prime Minister after election 1st Duke of Loulé Historic

Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 11 April 1869.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Reformist Party			79
Regenerator Party			5
Historic Party			15
Total	222,055		107
Registered voters/turnout	368,237	60.3	–
Source: ISCSP, Nohlen & Stöver[1]

Parliamentary seats Reformist   73.83% Historic   14.02% Regenerator   4.67% Others/Independent   7.48%

References

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