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1860 Portuguese legislative election

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1860 Portuguese legislative election

← 1858 1 January 1860 1861 ⊟

179 seats to the Chamber of Deputies
90 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
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Leader Fontes Pereira de Melo 1st Duke of Loulé
Party Regenerator Historic Miguelist
Leader since 1856 1852
Last election 22 seats 138 seats 2 seats
Seats won 162 15 2
Seats after Increase 140 Decrease 123 Steady
Percentage 91% 8% 1%
Swing Increase 76% Decrease 77% Steady

Prime Minister before election

1st Duke of Terceira
Regenerator

Prime Minister after election

1st Duke of Terceira
Regenerator

Legislative elections were held in Portugal on 1 January 1860.

Parties

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Results

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Party Votes % Seats
Regenerator Party[1] 91.0% 162
Historic Party 8.0% 15
Miguelistas 1.0% 2
Total 100.0% 179
Registered voters/turnout 310,494
Note: Table incomplete.
Source:[2][3][4]
Parliamentary seats
Regenerator
90.50%
Historic
8.38%
Miguelists
1.11%

Notes and references

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  1. ^ Including Cabralistas.
  2. ^ "Eleições de 1860" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 11 January 2005. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Eleições Gerais Portuguesas desde 1820" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2005-01-05. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Elections in Portugal". Retrieved 5 August 2020.