1856 Portuguese legislative election|
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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Leader
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1st Duke of Loulé
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Rodrigo da Fonseca Magalhães
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Party
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Historic
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Regenerator
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Miguelist
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Leader since
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1852
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1851
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Last election
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New
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121 seats
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New
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Seats won
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116
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41
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5
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Seats after
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New
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80
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New
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Percentage
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72%
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25%
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3%
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Swing
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New
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53%
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New
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The Portugueses legislatives election, 1856 was held on 9 November.
Parties
- Históricos
- Miguelistas
- Regeneradores
Results
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Party
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Votes
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%
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Seats
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Historic |
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72.0% |
116
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Regenerator Party |
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25.0% |
41
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Miguelistas |
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3.0% |
5[1]
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Total |
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100.0% |
162
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Note: Table incomplete.
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Source:[2][3]
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Parliamentary seats |
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Historic |
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71.60% |
Regenerator |
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25.31% |
Miguelists |
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3.09% |
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Notes and references
- ^ Didn't take the oath of office.
- ^ "Eleições de 1856" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 11 January 2005. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ^ "Eleições Gerais Portuguesas desde 1820" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2005-01-05. Retrieved 9 September 2014.