1887 Portuguese legislative election

Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 6 March 1887.[1] The result was a landslide victory for the Progressive Party, which won 113 seats.[2]

1887 Portuguese legislative election

6 March 1887
152 seats to the Chamber of Deputies 77 seats needed for a majority
Leader José Luciano de Castro Fontes Pereira de Melo Political Directory Party Progressive Regenerator Republicans Leader since 1885 1856 1876 Last election 31 seats 110 seats 2 seats Seats won 113 36 2 Seats after 82 74
Prime Minister before election José Luciano de Castro Progressive Prime Minister-elect José Luciano de Castro Progressive

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Progressive Party			113	+82
Regeneration Party			36	–74
Portuguese Republican Party			2	0
Other parties and independents			1	+1
Invalid/blank votes		–	–	–
Total			152	+1
Registered voters/turnout			–	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

The results exclude the six seats won at national level and those from overseas territories.[2]

Parliamentary seats Progressive   74.34% Regenerator   23.68% Republicans   1.32% Others/Independent   0.66%

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1541 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1556