1858 Portuguese legislative election explained

Election Name:1858 Portuguese legislative election
Country:Portugal
Flag Year:1830
Type:Parliamentary
Previous Election:1856 Portuguese legislative election
Previous Year:1856
Next Election:1860 Portuguese legislative election
Next Year:1860
Majority Seats:82
Election Date:2 May 1858
Colour2:00BFFF
Leader Since2:1856
Last Election2:41 seats
Seats2:22
Seats After2: 19
Percentage2:15%
Swing2: 10%
Colour1:800000
Leader Since1:1852
Last Election1:116 seats
Seats1:138
Seats After1: 22
Percentage1:85%
Swing1: 13%
Colour3:FF8C00
Last Election3:5 seats
Seats3:2
Seats After3: 3
Percentage3:1%
Swing3: 2%
Posttitle:Prime Minister after election
After Party:Historic

Legislative elections were held in Portugal on 2 May 1858.

Parties

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
Historic85.0%138
Cartista and Miguelistas15.0%24[1]
Total100.0%162
align=left colspan=4Note: Table incomplete.
align=left colspan=4Source:[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Including 2 miguelistas.
  2. Web site: 1858. 9 September 2014. pt. https://web.archive.org/web/20040926055027/http://www.iscsp.utl.pt/~cepp/eleicoes_portuguesas/1858.gif. 26 September 2004. dead.
  3. Web site: Eleições Gerais Portuguesas desde 1820. 9 September 2014. pt. https://web.archive.org/web/20050105172845/http://www.iscsp.utl.pt/~cepp/eleicoes_em_portugal.htm. 2005-01-05. dead.