1858 Portuguese legislative election

2 May 1858

162 seats to the Chamber of Deputies
82 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
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Leader 1st Duke of Loulé Fontes Pereira de Melo
Party Historic Cartista Miguelist
Leader since 1852 1856
Last election 116 seats 41 seats 5 seats
Seats won 138 22 2
Seats after Increase 22 Decrease 19 Decrease 3
Percentage 85% 15% 1%
Swing Increase 13% Decrease 10% Decrease 2%

Prime Minister before election

1st Duke of Loulé
Historic

Prime Minister after election

1st Duke of Loulé
Historic

The Portuguese legislative election, 1858 was held on 2 May.

Parties

Results

Party Votes % Seats
Historic85.0%138
Cartista and Miguelistas15.0%24[1]
Total100.0%162
Note: Table incomplete.
Source:[2][3]
Parliamentary seats
Historic
85.19%
Cartista
13.58%
Miguelists
1.23%

Notes and references

  1. Including 2 miguelistas.
  2. "1858" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 26 September 2004. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  3. "Eleições Gerais Portuguesas desde 1820" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2005-01-05. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
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