1878 Portuguese legislative election

1878 Portuguese legislative election

13 October 1878
All seats in the Chamber of Deputies
First party Second party   Leader Fontes Pereira de Melo Anselmo José Braamcamp Party Regenerator Progressive Seats won 97 22   Third party Fourth party   Rep Leader José Dias Ferreira Political Directory Party Constituent Republican Seats won 14 1
Prime Minister before election Fontes Pereira de Melo Regenerator Prime Minister after election Fontes Pereira de Melo Regenerator

Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 13 October 1878. The result was a victory for the Regenerator Party, which won 97 seats.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Regenerator Party			97
	Progressive Party			22
	Constituent Party			14
	Portuguese Republican Party			1
	Other parties and independents			3
Total				137
Total votes		523,929	–
Registered voters/turnout		824,726	63.53
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

The results exclude the seats from overseas territories.