1887 Portuguese legislative election

1887 Portuguese legislative election

6 March 1887
152 seats to the Chamber of Deputies 77 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   PRP Leader José Luciano de Castro António de Serpa Pimentel Political Directory Party Progressive Regenerator Republicans Leader since 1885 1887 1876 Last election 31 seats 110 seats 2 seats Seats won 113 36 2 Seats after 82 74
Prime Minister before election José Luciano de Castro Progressive Prime Minister after election José Luciano de Castro Progressive

Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 6 March 1887. The result was a landslide victory for the Progressive Party, which won 113 seats.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Progressive Party			113	+82
Regeneration Party			36	–74
Portuguese Republican Party			2	0
Other parties and independents			1	+1
Invalid/blank votes		–	–	–
Total			152	+1
Registered voters/turnout			–	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

The results exclude the six seats won at national level and those from overseas territories.

Parliamentary seats Progressive   74.34% Regenerator   23.68% Republicans   1.32% Others/Independent   0.66%