1879 Portuguese legislative election
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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]
Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Progressive Party | 106 | +84 | ||
| Regeneration Party | 21 | –76 | ||
| Constituent Party | 6 | –8 | ||
| Portuguese Republican Party | 1 | 0 | ||
| Other parties and independents | 3 | 0 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | – | – | – | |
| Total | 539,915 | 100 | 137 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 831,764 | 64.9 | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||
The results exclude the seats from overseas territories.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1541 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ a b Nohlen & Stöver, p1556
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