April 1906 Portuguese legislative election

Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 29 April 1906.[1] The result was a victory for the Regeneration Party, which won 104 seats.[2] The one elected Portuguese Republican Party MP refused to take his seat in protest at electoral fraud.[2]

April 1906 Portuguese legislative election
29 April 1906
148 seats to the Chamber of Deputies
75 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Ernesto Hintze Ribeiro José Luciano de Castro
Party Regenerator Progressive
Leader since 1900 1885
Last election 32 seats 109 seats
Seats won 104 19
Seats after 72 90
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader José Maria de Alpoim João Franco
Party Progressive Dissidence Liberal Regenerator
Leader since 1905 1901
Last election New 3 seats
Seats won 9 7
Seats after New 4
Prime Minister before election

Ernesto Hintze Ribeiro
Regenerator

 Prime Minister-elect

Ernesto Hintze Ribeiro
Regenerator

Results
Party Votes % Seats +/–
Regeneration Party104+72
Progressive Party19–90
Progressive Dissidence9New
Liberal Regenerator Party7+4
Portuguese Republican Party1New
Other parties and independents8+4
Invalid/blank votes–––
Total491,2871001480
Registered voters/turnout677,69372.5––
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

The results exclude seats from overseas territories.[2]

Parliamentary seats
Regenerator
 
 70.27%
Progressive
 
 12.84%
Progressive Dissi.
 
 6.08%
Liberal Regenerator
 
 4.73%
Republicans
 
 0.68%
Others/Independent
 
 5.41%

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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