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1858 Portuguese legislative election

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1858 Portuguese legislative election
← 1856 2 May 1858 1860 →
162 seats to the Chamber of Deputies
82 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Duque de Loulé, Palácio de São Bento.png
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Leader 1st Duke of Loulé Fontes Pereira de Melo
Party Historic Cartista Miguelist
Leader since 1852 1856
Last election 116 seats 41 seats 5 seats
Seats won 138 22 2
Seats after Increase 22 Decrease 19 Decrease 3
Percentage 85% 15% 1%
Swing Increase 13% Decrease 10% Decrease 2%
Prime Minister before election

1st Duke of Loulé
Historic

Prime Minister after election

1st Duke of Loulé
Historic

Legislative elections were held in Portugal on 2 May 1858.

Parties

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Results

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Party Votes % Seats
Historic 85.0% 138
Cartista and Miguelistas 15.0% 24[1]
Total 100.0% 162
Note: Table incomplete.
Source:[2][3]
Parliamentary seats
Historic
 
 85.19%
Cartista
 
 13.58%
Miguelists
 
 1.23%

Notes and references

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  1. ^ Including 2 miguelistas.
  2. ^ "1858" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 26 September 2004. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Eleições Gerais Portuguesas desde 1820" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2005-01-05. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
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