1858 Portuguese legislative election

The Portuguese legislative election, 1858 was held on 2 May.

1858 Portuguese legislative election

2 May 1858
162 seats to the Chamber of Deputies 82 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader 1st Duke of Loulé Fontes Pereira de Melo Party Historic Regenerator Miguelist Leader since 1852 1856 Last election 116 seats 41 seats 5 seats Seats won 138 22 2 Seats after 22 19 3 Percentage 85% 15% 1% Swing 13% 10% 2%
Prime Minister before election 1st Duke of Loulé Historic Prime Minister-elect 1st Duke of Loulé Historic

Parties

• Cartistas
• Históricos
• Miguelistas

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Historic		85	138
Cartista and Miguelistas		15	24[1]
Total			162
Note: Table incomplete.
Source:[2][3]

Notes and references

1. Including 2 miguelistas.
2. "1858" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 26 September 2004. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
3. "Eleições Gerais Portuguesas desde 1820" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2005-01-05. Retrieved 9 September 2014.