1905 Portuguese legislative election

Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 12 December 1905.[1] The result was a victory for the Progressive Party, which won 109 seats.[2]

1905 Portuguese legislative election

← 1904 12 December 1905 Apr. 1906 →

148 seats to the Chamber of Deputies
75 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
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Leader José Luciano de Castro Ernesto Hintze Ribeiro João Franco
Party Progressive Regenerator Liberal Regenerator
Leader since 1885 1900 1901
Last election 43 seats 100 seats 1 seat
Seats won 109 32 3
Seats after Increase 66 Decrease 68 Increase 2

Prime Minister before election

José Luciano de Castro
Progressive

Prime Minister after election

José Luciano de Castro
Progressive

Results

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Party Votes % Seats +/–
Progressive Party 109 +66
Regeneration Party 32 –68
Liberal Regenerator Party 3 +2
Other parties and independents 4 0
Invalid/blank votes
Total 148 0
Registered voters/turnout 679,926
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

The results exclude seats from overseas territories.[2]

Parliamentary seats
Progressive
73.65%
Regenerator
21.62%
Liberal Regenerator
2.03%
Others/Independent
2.70%

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, p1557