1860 Portuguese legislative election

The Portuguese legislative election, 1860 was held on 1 January.

1860 Portuguese legislative election

1 January 1860
179 seats to the Chamber of Deputies 90 seats needed for a majority
Leader Fontes Pereira de Melo 1st Duke of Loulé Party Regenerator Historic Miguelist Leader since 1856 1852 Last election 22 seats 138 seats 2 seats Seats won 162 15 2 Seats after 140 123 Percentage 91% 8% 1% Swing 76% 77%
Prime Minister before election 1st Duke of Terceira Regenerator Prime Minister-elect 1st Duke of Terceira Regenerator

Parties

• Históricos
• Miguelistas
• Regeneradores

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Regenerator Party[1]		91	162
Historic Party		8	15
Miguelistas		1	2
Total			179
Registered voters/turnout	310,494
Note: Table incomplete.
Source:[2][3][4]

Notes and references

1. Including Cabralistas.
2. "Eleições de 1860" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 11 January 2005. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
3. "Eleições Gerais Portuguesas desde 1820" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2005-01-05. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
4. "Elections in Portugal". Retrieved 5 August 2020.