August 1906 Portuguese legislative election

Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 19 August 1906, the second that year and the fourth in three years.[1] For the first time in several decades no party won an overall majority, with the Liberal Regenerator Party emerging as the largest party with 65 seats.[2]

August 1906 Portuguese legislative election
19 August 1906
148 seats to the Chamber of Deputies
75 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader João Franco José Luciano de Castro
Party Liberal Regenerator Progressive
Leader since 1901 1885
Last election 7 seats 19 seats
Seats won 65 45
Seats after Increase 58 Increase 26
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Ernesto Hintze Ribeiro José Maria de Alpoim
Party Regenerator Progressive Dissidence
Leader since 1900 1905
Last election 104 seats 9 seats
Seats won 24 4
Seats after Decrease 80 Decrease 5
Prime Minister before election

João Franco
Liberal Regenerator

 Prime Minister after election

João Franco
Liberal Regenerator

Results
Party Votes % Seats +/–
Liberal Regenerator Party65+58
Regeneration Party24–80
Progressive Party45+26
Progressive Dissidence4–5
Portuguese Republican Party4+3
Other parties and independents6–2
Invalid/blank votes–––
Total489,7781001480
Registered voters/turnout677,69372.3––
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

The results exclude seats from overseas territories.[2]

Parliamentary seats
Liberal Regenerator
 
 43.92%
Progressive
 
 30.41%
Regenerator
 
 16.22%
Progressive Dissi.
 
 2.70%
Republicans
 
 2.70%
Others/Independent
 
 4.05%

References
  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1541 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1557
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