Legality of Cannabis by U.S. Jurisdiction 1879 Portuguese legislative election ← 1878 19 October 1879 1881 → 137 seats to the Chamber of Deputies69 seats needed for a majority First party Second party Leader Anselmo José Braamcamp Fontes Pereira de Melo Party Progressive Regenerator Leader since 1876 1856 Last election 22 seats 97 seats Seats won 106 21 Seats after 84 76 Third party Fourth party PRP Leader José Dias Ferreira Political Directory Party Constituent Republican Leader since 1871 1876 Last election 14 seats 1 seat Seats won 6 1 Seats after 8 Prime Minister before election Anselmo José Braamcamp Progressive Prime Minister after election Anselmo José Braamcamp Progressive Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 19 October 1879.[1] The result was a landslide victory for the Progressive Party, which won 106 seats.[2] Results[edit] Party Votes % Seats +/– Progressive Party 106 +84 Regeneration Party 21 –76 Constituent Party 6 –8 Portuguese Republican Party 1 0 Other parties and independents 3 0 Invalid/blank votes – – – Total 539,915 100 137 0 Registered voters/turnout 831,764 64.9 – – Source: Nohlen & Stöver The results exclude the seats from overseas territories.[2] Parliamentary seats Progressive 77.37% Regenerator 15.33% Constituents 4.38% Republicans 0.73% Others/Independent 2.19% References[edit] ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1541 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7 ^ a b Nohlen & Stöver, p1556 Elections and referendums in PortugalPresidential elections 1918 (Apr) 1923 1928 1935 1942 1949 1951 1958 1976 1980 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026 Parliamentary elections 1820 1822 1826 1828 1834 1836 (Jul) 1836 (Nov) 1838 1840 1842 1845 1847 1851 1852 1856 1858 1860 1861 1864 1865 1868 1869 1870 (Mar) 1870 (Sep) 1871 1874 1878 1879 1881 1884 1887 1889 1890 1892 1894 1895 1897 1899 1900 1901 1904 1905 1906 (Apr) 1906 (Aug) 1908 1910 1913 1915 1918 1919 1921 1922 1925 1934 1938 1942 1945 1949 1953 1957 1961 1965 1969 1973 1976 1979 1980 1983 1985 1987 1991 1995 1999 2002 2005 2009 2011 2015 2019 2022 2024 Next Constituent Assembly elections 1820 1837 1911 1975 Local elections 1976 1979 1982 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 European elections 1987 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 Referendums 1933 1998 (Jun) 1998 (Nov) 2007 See also: Elections in the Azores Madeira Lisbon Presidential elections