Portuguese legislative election, 1897

Portuguese legislative election, 1897
2 May 1897
114 seats to the Chamber of Deputies

  First party Second party
 
Party Progressive Regenerator
Seats won 88 23
Seats after Increase 88 Decrease 91
Prime Minister before election

José Luciano de Castro
Progressive

 Prime Minister-elect

José Luciano de Castro
Progressive

Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 2 May 1897.[1] Boycotted by the Portuguese Republican Party, they resulted in a victory for the Progressive Party, which won 88 seats.[2]

Results

Party Votes % Seats
Progressive Party88
Regeneration Party23
Other parties and independents3
Invalid/blank votes––
Total114
Registered voters/turnout525,466–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

The results exclude seats from overseas territories.[2]

Parliamentary seats
Progressive
 
 77.19%
Regenerator
 
 20.18%
Others/Independent
 
 2.63%

References

  1. ↑ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1541 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. 1 2 Nohlen & Stöver, p1556
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