1884 Portuguese legislative election

Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 29 June 1884.[1] The result was a victory for the Regeneration Party, which won 110 seats.[2]

1884 Portuguese legislative election
29 June 1884
151 seats to the Chamber of Deputies
76 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Fontes Pereira de Melo Anselmo José Braamcamp
Party Regenerator Progressive
Leader since 1856 1876
Last election 122 seats 6 seats
Seats won 110 31
Seats after Decrease 12 Increase 25
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader José Dias Ferreira Political Directory
Party Constituent Republican
Leader since 1871 1876
Last election 8 seats 1 seat
Seats won 8 2
Seats after Steady Increase 1
Prime Minister before election

Fontes Pereira de Melo
Regenerator

 Prime Minister after election

Fontes Pereira de Melo
Regenerator

Results
Party Votes % Seats +/–
Regeneration Party110–12
Progressive Party31+25
Constituent Party80
Portuguese Republican Party2+1
Invalid/blank votes–––
Total151+14
Registered voters/turnout––
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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

Parliamentary seats
Regenerator
 
 72.85%
Progressive
 
 20.53%
Constituents
 
 5.30%
Republicans
 
 1.32%

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