1856 Portuguese legislative election
← 1852 9 November 1856 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 Rodrigo da Fonseca Magalhães
Party Historic Regenerator Miguelist
Leader since 1852 1851
Last election New 121 seats New
Seats won 116 41 5
Seats after New Decrease 80 New
Percentage 72% 25% 3%
Swing New Decrease 53% New
Prime Minister before election

1st Duke of Loulé
Historic

Prime Minister after election

1st Duke of Loulé
Historic

The Portugueses legislatives election, 1856 was held on 9 November.

Parties

Results

Party Votes % Seats
Historic 72.0% 116
Regenerator Party 25.0% 41
Miguelistas 3.0% 5[1]
Total 100.0% 162
Note: Table incomplete.
Source:[2][3]
Parliamentary seats
Historic
 
 71.60%
Regenerator
 
 25.31%
Miguelists
 
 3.09%

Notes and references

  1. ^ Didn't take the oath of office.
  2. ^ "Eleições de 1856" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 11 January 2005. 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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