1897 Portuguese legislative election

1897 Portuguese legislative election

2 May 1897
114 seats to the Chamber of Deputies 58 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader José Luciano de Castro António de Serpa Pimentel Party Progressive Regenerator Leader since 1885 1887 Last election Boycotted 114 seats Seats won 88 23 Seats after 88 91
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 2 May 1897. Boycotted by the Portuguese Republican Party, they resulted in a victory for the Progressive Party, which won 88 seats.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Progressive Party			88	+88
Regeneration Party			23	-91
Other parties and independents			3	+3
Invalid/blank votes		–	–
Total			114
Registered voters/turnout	525,466		–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

The results exclude seats from overseas territories.

Parliamentary seats Progressive   77.19% Regenerator   20.18% Others/Independent   2.63%