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1884 Portuguese legislative election

1884 Portuguese legislative election

← 1881 29 June 1884 1887 →

151 seats to the Chamber of Deputies
76 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
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Anselmo José Braamcamp de Almeida Castelo Branco.jpg
Leader Fontes Pereira de Melo Anselmo José Braamcamp
Party Regenerator Progressive
Leader since 1856 1876
Last election 122 seats 6 seats
Seats won 110 31
Seats after Decrease 12 Increase 25

  Third party Fourth party
 
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PRP
Leader José Dias Ferreira Political Directory
Party Constituent Republican
Leader since 1871 1876
Last election 8 seats 1 seat
Seats won 8 2
Seats after Steady Increase 1

Prime Minister before election

Fontes Pereira de Melo
Regenerator

Prime Minister after election

Fontes Pereira de Melo
Regenerator

Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 29 June 1884.[1] The result was a victory for the Regeneration Party, which won 110 seats.[2]

Results

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Party Votes % Seats +/–
Regeneration Party 110 –12
Progressive Party 31 +25
Constituent Party 8 0
Portuguese Republican Party 2 +1
Invalid/blank votes
Total 151 +14
Registered voters/turnout
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

The results exclude the six seats won at national level and those from overseas territories.[2]

Parliamentary seats
Regenerator
72.85%
Progressive
20.53%
Constituents
5.30%
Republicans
1.32%

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