Portuguese legislative election, August 1906

Portuguese legislative election, August 1906
19 August 1906
148 seats to the Chamber of Deputies

  First party Second party
 
Party Liberal Regenerator Progressive
Seats won 65 45
Seats after Increase 58 Increase 26
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Regenerator Progressive Dissidence
Seats won 24 4
Seats after Decrease 80 Decrease 5
Prime Minister before election

João Franco
Liberal Regenerator

 Prime Minister-elect

João Franco
Liberal Regenerator

Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 19 August 1906, the second that year and the fourth in three years.[1] For the first time in several decades no party won an overall majority, with the Liberal Regenerator Party emerging as the largest party with 65 seats.[2]

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Liberal Regenerator Party65+58
Regeneration Party24–80
Progressive Party45+26
Progressive Dissidence4–5
Portuguese Republican Party4+3
Other parties and independents6–2
Invalid/blank votes–––
Total489,7781001480
Registered voters/turnout677,69372.3––
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

The results exclude seats from overseas territories.[2]

Parliamentary seats
Liberal Regenerator
 
 43.92%
Progressive
 
 30.41%
Regenerator
 
 16.22%
Progressive Dissi.
 
 2.70%
Republicans
 
 2.70%
Others/Independent
 
 4.05%

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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