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]
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]
Supporters of the Patuleia boycotted the elections.[1]