1847 Portuguese legislative election explained

Election Name:1847 Portuguese legislative election
Country:Portugal
Flag Year:1830
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1845 Portuguese legislative election
Previous Year:1845
Next Election:1851 Portuguese legislative election
Next Year:1851
Election Date:28 November & 12 December 1847
Seats For Election:142 seats to the Chamber of Deputies
Majority Seats:72
Prime Minister
Before Election:1st Duke of Saldanha
Before Party:Chartist
After Election:1st Duke of Saldanha
After Party:Chartist

Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 28 November and 12 December 1847.[1]

Electoral system

The elections were held under the Constitutional Charter of 1826,[2] and in accordance with a decree issued on 12 August 1847.[1] Members of the Chamber of Deputies were elected in an indirect system in which voters elected provincial assemblies, who in turn elected members of the Chamber.[2]

The 142 members of the Chamber of Deputies included 119 representing the mainland and 10 representing islands (all elected in multi-member constituencies), with another 13 representing overseas colonies (three elected in single-member constituencies and ten in multi-member constituencies).[1]

Campaign

Supporters of the Patuleia boycotted the elections.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.iscsp.ulisboa.pt/~cepp/eleicoes_portuguesas/1847.htm Elections of 1847 (28 November and 12 December)
  2. [Dieter Nohlen]