1879 Portuguese legislative election

Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 19 October 1879. The result was a landslide victory for the Progressive Party, which won 106 seats.

1879 Portuguese legislative election

19 October 1879
137 seats to the Chamber of Deputies 69 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Anselmo José Braamcamp Fontes Pereira de Melo Party Progressive Regenerator Leader since 1876 1856 Last election 22 seats 97 seats Seats won 106 21 Seats after 84 76   Third party Fourth party   PRP Leader José Dias Ferreira Political Directory Party Constituent Republican Leader since 1871 1876 Last election 14 seats 1 seat Seats won 6 1 Seats after 8
Prime Minister before election Anselmo José Braamcamp Progressive Prime Minister after election Anselmo José Braamcamp Progressive

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Progressive Party			106	+84
Regeneration Party			21	–76
Constituent Party			6	–8
Portuguese Republican Party			1	0
Other parties and independents			3	0
Invalid/blank votes		–	–	–
Total	539,915	100	137	0
Registered voters/turnout	831,764	64.9	–	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

The results exclude the seats from overseas territories.

Parliamentary seats Progressive   77.37% Regenerator   15.33% Constituents   4.38% Republicans   0.73% Others/Independent   2.19%