Portuguese legislative election, 1908

Portuguese legislative election, 1908
5 April 1908
148 seats to the Chamber of Deputies

  First party Second party
 
Party Regenerator Progressive
Seats won 62 58
Seats after Increase 38 Increase 13
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Progressive Dissidence Republicans
Seats won 7 7
Seats after Increase 3 Increase 3
Prime Minister before election

Ferreira do Amaral
Independent

 Prime Minister-elect

Ferreira do Amaral
Independent

Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 5 April 1908.[1] The Regeneration Party emerged as the largest party in Parliament, winning 62 seats.[2]

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Regeneration Party62+38
Progressive Party58+13
Progressive Dissidence7+3
Portuguese Republican Party7+3
Liberal Regenerator Party3–62
Other parties and independents11+5
Invalid/blank votes–––
Total450,1991001480
Registered voters/turnout655,49168.7––
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

The results exclude seats from overseas territories.[2]

Parliamentary seats
Regenerator
 
 41.89%
Progressive
 
 39.19%
Progressive Dissi.
 
 4.73%
Republicans
 
 4.73%
Liberal Regenerator
 
 2.02%
Others/Independent
 
 7.43%

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, p1557
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