1908 Portuguese legislative election

Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 5 April 1908.[1] The Regeneration Party emerged as the largest party in Parliament, winning 62 seats.[2]

1908 Portuguese legislative election
5 April 1908
148 seats to the Chamber of Deputies
75 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Júlio de Vilhena José Luciano de Castro
Party Regenerator Progressive
Leader since 1907 1885
Last election 24 seats 45 seats
Seats won 62 58
Seats after 38 13
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader José Maria de Alpoim Afonso Costa
Party Progressive Dissidence Republicans
Leader since 1905 1897
Last election 4 seats 4 seats
Seats won 7 7
Seats after 3 3
Prime Minister before election

Ferreira do Amaral
Independent

 Prime Minister-elect

Ferreira do Amaral
Independent

Results
Party Votes % Seats +/–
Regeneration Party62+38
Progressive Party58+13
Progressive Dissidence7+3
Portuguese Republican Party7+3
Liberal Regenerator Party3–62
Other parties and independents11+5
Invalid/blank votes–––
Total450,1991001480
Registered voters/turnout655,49168.7––
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

The results exclude seats from overseas territories.[2]

Parliamentary seats
Regenerator
 
 41.89%
Progressive
 
 39.19%
Progressive Dissi.
 
 4.73%
Republicans
 
 4.73%
Liberal Regenerator
 
 2.02%
Others/Independent
 
 7.43%

References
  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1541 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1557
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