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1910 Portuguese legislative election

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1910 Portuguese legislative election

← 1908 28 August 1910 1911 →

All 155 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
78 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Conselheiro António Teixeira de Sousa.jpg
José Luciano de Castro.png
Afonso Augusto da Costa (Arquivo Histórico Parlamentar).png
Leader António Teixeira de Sousa
(Regenerator)
José Luciano de Castro
(Progressive)
Afonso Costa
Party Liberal Bloc Conservative Bloc Republican
Seats won 90 51 14

Prime Minister before election

António Teixeira de Sousa
Regenerator

Prime Minister after election

Teófilo Braga
(Head of the provisional government)
Republican

Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 28 August 1910.[1] However, before the results were confirmed, a coup d'état overthrew the monarchy on 5 October.[2] A Constituent Assembly was elected the following year.[1]

Results

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Party or allianceVotes%Seats
Liberal BlocLiberal Bloc52
Regenerator Party (Liberal)30
Progressive Dissidence8
Total90
Conservative BlocProgressive Party23
Regenerator Party (Conservative)20
Liberal Regenerator Party5
Nationalist Party3
Total51
Portuguese Republican Party14
Total155
Registered voters/turnout695,471
Source: Maltez

References

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  1. ^ a b Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1541 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1543