| Election Name: | July 1836 Portuguese legislative election |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Flag Year: | 1830 |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1834 Portuguese legislative election |
| Previous Year: | 1834 |
| Next Election: | November 1836 Portuguese legislative election |
| Next Year: | 1836 (Nov) |
| Election Date: | 17 & 31 July 1836 |
| Seats For Election: | 141 seats to the Chamber of Deputies |
| Majority Seats: | 71 |
| Colour1: | 376091 |
| Leader1: | José da Silva Carvalho |
| Last Election1: | 43 seats |
| Seats1: | 79 |
| Seats After1: | 36 |
| Colour2: | FF0000 |
| Party2: | Opposition (politics) |
| Last Election2: | 32 seats |
| Seats2: | 30 |
| Seats After2: | 2 |
| Prime Minister | |
| Before Election: | 1st Duke of Terceira |
| Before Party: | Chamorro |
| After Election: | 1st Duke of Terceira |
| After Party: | Chamorro |
Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 17 and 31 July 1836.[1]
The elections were held under the Constitutional Charter of 1826 and the Electoral Law of 7 August 1826. These provided for a bicameral parliament, the Cortes Gerais, with an elected Chamber of Deputies and a Chamber of Most Worthy Peers whose members were appointed by the monarch or were members of the nobility.[2] The elections were indirect, with voters electing provincial assemblies, who in turn elected members of the Chamber of Deputies.[2] Voting and candidature were restricted to those who met income requirements.[2] The number of Deputies was reduced from 143 in 1834 to 141, with 132 elected from multi-member constituencies on the mainland and islands, and nine from single-member constituencies in overseas colonies.[1]
The result was a victory for the ruling Cartistas, who won 79 seats. The opposition won 30 seats.[1]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartistas | 79 | |||
| Opposition | 30 | |||
| Others | 32 | |||
| align=left colspan=2 | Total | 100 | 141 | |
| align=left colspan=5 | Source: | |||
The newly elected Cortes Gerais did not meet,[1] and fresh elections were held in November following the September Revolution.[3]