Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 19 October 1879.[1] The result was a landslide victory for the Progressive Party, which won 106 seats.[2]
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.[2]
Parliamentary seats
Progressive
77.37%
Regenerator
15.33%
Constituents
4.38%
Republicans
0.73%
Others/Independent
2.19%
References
^Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1541 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7