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

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148 seats to the Chamber of Deputies
75 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
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LeaderErnesto Hintze RibeiroJosé Luciano de Castro
PartyRegeneratorProgressive
Leader since19001885
Last election32 seats109 seats
Seats won10419
Seats afterIncrease 72Decrease 90

 Third partyFourth party
 
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LeaderJosé Maria de AlpoimJoão Franco
PartyProgressive DissidenceLiberal Regenerator
Leader since19051901
Last electionNew3 seats
Seats won97
Seats afterNewIncrease 4

Prime Minister before election

Ernesto Hintze Ribeiro
Regenerator

Prime Minister after election

Ernesto Hintze Ribeiro
Regenerator

Results

PartyVotes%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