1871 Portuguese legislative election

Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 9 July 1871.

1871 Portuguese legislative election

9 July 1871
107 seats to 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 Leader since 1852 1870 1856 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 Leader since 1869 1871 Last election 68 seats New Seats won 14 8 Seats after 54 New
Prime Minister before election 1st Duke of Ávila Reformist (Avilista faction) Prime Minister after election 1st Duke of Ávila Reformist (Avilista faction)

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Historic Party			31
Reformist Party (Avilistas)			27
Regenerator Party			22
Reformist Party			14
Constituent Party			8
Total	242,714		107
Registered voters/turnout	430,289	56.4	–
Source: ISCSP, Nohlen & Stöver

Parliamentary seats Historic   28.97% Avilists   25.23% Regenerator   20.56% Reformist   13.08% Constituents   7.48% Others/Independent   4.67%