1871 Portuguese legislative election

1871 Portuguese legislative election

9 July 1871
All 107 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 54 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader 1st Duke of Loulé 1st Duke of Ávila Fontes Pereira de Melo Party Historic Avilists Regenerator Last election 20 seats 16 seats 12 seats Seats won 31 27 22 Seats after 11 11 10   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader 1st Marquis of Sá da Bandeira José Dias Ferreira Party Reformist Constituent Last election 59 seats – Seats won 14 8 Seats after 45 New
Prime Minister before election 1st Duke of Ávila Avilista Prime Minister after election 1st Duke of Ávila Avilista

Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 9 July 1871.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Historic Party			31	+11
	Avilistas			27	+11
	Regenerator Party			22	+10
	Reformist Party			14	–45
	Constituent Party			8	New
	Others			5	–
Total				107	0
Total votes		242,714	–
Registered voters/turnout		430,289	56.41
Source: ISCSP, Nohlen & Stöver