Election Name: | 1828 Portuguese legislative election |
Country: | Portugal |
Flag Year: | 1707 |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1826 Portuguese legislative election |
Previous Year: | 1826 |
Next Election: | 1834 Portuguese legislative election |
Next Year: | 1834 |
Election Date: | May 1828 |
Seats For Election: | 138 seats to the Chamber of Deputies |
Majority Seats: | 70 |
Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal in May 1828.[1]
After Dom Miguel returned to the country in February, the electoral law of 7 August 1826 was annulled by a decree by Miguel on 3 March.[2] The Constitutional Charter of 1826 was suspended,[3] and the Cortes Gerais was subsequently dissolved on 13 March 1828, with the Three Estates was restored. Elections were called to the People's Branch of the Estates and held in May to elect 154 members.[1]
The Three Estates met in Ajuda on 23 May, although delegates from Braga, GuimarĂ£es and Viseu were unable to attend due to the nascent civil war.[1]