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1881 Portuguese legislative election

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1881 Portuguese legislative election

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All seats in the Chamber of Deputies
  First party Second party
 
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Leader Fontes Pereira de Melo José Dias Ferreira
Party Regenerator Constituent
Seats won 122 8

  Third party Fourth party
 
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Rep
Leader Anselmo José Braamcamp Political Directory
Party Progressive Republican
Seats won 6 1

Prime Minister before election

António Rodrigues Sampaio
Regenerator

Prime Minister after election

António Rodrigues Sampaio
Regenerator

Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 21 August 1881.[1] The result was a landslide victory for the Regenerator Party, which won 122 seats.[2]

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats
Regenerator Party122
Constituent Party8
Progressive Party6
Portuguese Republican Party1
Total137
Total votes491,766
Registered voters/turnout841,51158.44
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

The results exclude seats from overseas territories.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1541 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ a b Nohlen & Stöver, p1556