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
  First party Second party Third party
 
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 Increase 82 Decrease 74 Steady
Prime Minister before election

José Luciano de Castro
Progressive

 Prime Minister after election

José Luciano de Castro
Progressive

Results
Party Votes % Seats +/–
Progressive Party113+82
Regeneration Party36–74
Portuguese Republican Party20
Other parties and independents1+1
Invalid/blank votes–––
Total152+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
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