Election Name: | August 1906 Portuguese legislative election |
Country: | Portugal |
Flag Year: | 1830 |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Previous Election: | April 1906 Portuguese legislative election |
Previous Year: | Apr. 1906 |
Next Election: | 1908 Portuguese legislative election |
Next Year: | 1908 |
Majority Seats: | 75 |
Election Date: | 19 August 1906 |
Colour4: | 0070C0 |
Leader Since4: | 1900 |
Last Election4: | 104 seats |
Seats4: | 24 |
Seats After4: | 80 |
Colour2: | FF0000 |
Leader Since2: | 1885 |
Last Election2: | 19 seats |
Seats2: | 45 |
Seats After2: | 26 |
Colour5: | 8B0000 |
Leader Since5: | 1905 |
Last Election5: | 9 seats |
Seats5: | 4 |
Seats After5: | 5 |
Colour1: | 00008b |
Leader Since1: | 1901 |
Last Election1: | 7 seats |
Seats1: | 65 |
Seats After1: | 58 |
Posttitle: | Prime Minister after election |
After Party: | Liberal Regenerator |
Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 19 August 1906, the second that year and the fourth in three years.[1] For the first time in several decades no party won an overall majority, with the Liberal Regenerator Party emerging as the largest party with 65 seats.[2]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Regenerator Party | 65 | +58 | ||
Regeneration Party | 24 | –80 | ||
Progressive Party | 45 | +26 | ||
Progressive Dissidence | 4 | –5 | ||
Portuguese Republican Party | 4 | +3 | ||
Other parties and independents | 6 | –2 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | – | – | – | |
Total | 489,778 | 100 | 148 | 0 |
Registered voters/turnout | 677,693 | 72.3 | – | – |
align=left colspan=5 | Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
The results exclude seats from overseas territories.[2]