March 1870 Portuguese legislative election

Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 13 March 1870.

March 1870 Portuguese legislative election

13 March 1870

107 seats to the Chamber of Deputies
54 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader 1st Duke of Loulé 1st Marquis of Sá da Bandeira Fontes Pereira de Melo
Party Historic Reformist Regenerator
Leader since 1852 1869 1856
Last election 15 seats 79 seats 5 seats
Seats won 75 15 14
Seats after 60 64 9

Prime Minister before election

1st Duke of Loulé
Historic

Prime Minister-elect

1st Duke of Loulé
Historic

Results

Party Votes % Seats
Historic Party75
Reformist Party15
Regenerator Party14
Total227,298107
Registered voters/turnout366,88661.9
Source: ISCSP, Nohlen & Stöver[1]
Parliamentary seats
Historic
70.09%
Reformist
14.02%
Regenerator
13.08%
Others/Independent
2.80%

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1543 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
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