1910 Portuguese legislative election

Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 28 August 1910.[1] However, before the results were confirmed, a coup d'état overthrew the monarchy on 5 October.[2] In 1911 a Constituent Assembly was elected the following year.[1]

1910 Portuguese legislative election

28 August 1910
155 seats to the Chamber of Deputies 78 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader António Teixeira de Sousa José Luciano de Castro Afonso Costa Party Liberal Bloc (Regenerator) Conservative Bloc (Progressive) Republicans Leader since 1909 1885 1897 Last election 43 seats 87 seats 7 seats Seats won 90 51 14 Seats after 47 36 7
Prime Minister before election António Teixeira de Sousa Regenerator Prime Minister-elect Teófilo Braga (As head of the republican Provisional Government) PRP

Kingdom of Portugal
Topics
Portuguese Monarchs Portuguese Cortes Portuguese Nobility Portuguese Empire Portuguese Discoveries Demise of the Monarchy

Results

Party			Votes	%	Deputies	+/-
		Regenerator (Liberal)	332,000	55.33	30	6
		Progressive Dissidence	16,000	2.67	8	1
	Liberal Bloc (Total)		348,000	58.00	90	47
		Progressive			23	35
		Regenerator (Conservative)			20	6
		Liberal Regenerator			5	2
		Nationalist	8,000	13.33	3	New
	Conservative Bloc (Total)		198,000	33.00	51	36
	Portuguese Republican Party		54,000	9.00	14	7
Invalid Votes			0
Total			600,000	100	155	7
Electorate/Participation			695,471	86.27
Ref			[3]

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1541 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1543
3. "Eleições de 1910". maltez.info. Retrieved 2016-09-17. Eleições de 1910