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1856 Portuguese legislative election

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1856 Portuguese legislative election

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162 seats to the Chamber of Deputies
82 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader 1st Duke of Loulé Rodrigo da Fonseca Magalhães
Party Historic Regenerator Miguelist
Leader since 1852 1851
Last election New 121 seats New
Seats won 116 41 5
Seats after New Decrease 80 New
Percentage 72% 25% 3%
Swing New Decrease 53% New

Prime Minister before election

1st Duke of Loulé
Historic

Prime Minister-elect

1st Duke of Loulé
Historic

The Portuguese legislative election, 1856 was held on 9 November.

Parties

  • Históricos
  • Miguelistas
  • Regeneradores

Results

Party Votes % Seats
Historic 72 116
Regenerator Party 25 41
Miguelistas 3 5[1]
Total 100 162
Note: Table incomplete.
Source:[2][3]

Notes and references

  1. ^ Didn't took the oath of office.
  2. ^ "Eleições de 1856" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 11 January 2005. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Eleições Gerais Portuguesas desde 1820" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2005-01-05. Retrieved 9 September 2014.