1847 Portuguese legislative election

1847 Portuguese legislative election
142 seats to the Chamber of Deputies; 72 seats needed for a majority
Prime Minister before election; 1st Duke of Saldanha; Chartist	Elected Prime Minister ; 1st Duke of Saldanha; Chartist

Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 28 November and 12 December 1847.^[1]

Electoral system

The elections were held under the Constitutional Charter of 1826,^[2] and in accordance with a decree issued on 12 August 1847.^[1] Members of the Chamber of Deputies were elected in an indirect system in which voters elected provincial assemblies, who in turn elected members of the Chamber.^[2]

The 142 members of the Chamber of Deputies included 119 representing the mainland and 10 representing islands (all elected in multi-member constituencies), with another 13 representing overseas colonies (three elected in single-member constituencies and ten in multi-member constituencies).^[1]

Campaign

Supporters of the Patuleia boycotted the elections.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Elections of 1847 (28 November and 12 December) Archived 2018-02-09 at the Wayback Machine ISCSP
^ ^a ^b Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1530 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7

[ISCSP-1] Elections of 1847 (28 November and 12 December) Archived 2018-02-09 at the Wayback Machine ISCSP

[NS-2] Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1530 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7

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