July 1836 Portuguese legislative election

Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 17 and 31 July 1836.

← 1834

17 and 31 July 1836

All 141 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
71 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party

Leader	José da Silva Carvalho [pt]	Passos Manuel
Party	Cartista	Opposition
Last election	43 seats	32 seats
Seats won	79	30
Seat change	36	2

Prime Minister before election

1st Duke of Terceira
Chamorro

Elected Prime Minister

1st Duke of Terceira
Chamorro

Electoral system

The elections were held under the Constitutional Charter of 1826 and the Electoral Law of 7 August 1826. These provided for a bicameral parliament, the Cortes Gerais, with an elected Chamber of Deputies and a Chamber of Most Worthy Peers whose members were appointed by the monarch or were members of the nobility. The elections were indirect, with voters electing provincial assemblies, who in turn elected members of the Chamber of Deputies. Voting and candidature were restricted to those who met income requirements. The number of Deputies was reduced from 143 in 1834 to 141, with 132 elected from multi-member constituencies on the mainland and islands, and nine from single-member constituencies in overseas colonies.

Results

The result was a victory for the ruling Cartistas, who won 79 seats. The opposition won 30 seats.


Party		Seats	+/–
	Cartistas	79	+36
	Opposition	30	–2
	Others	32	–
Total		141	–2

Source: ISCSP

Aftermath

The newly elected Cortes Gerais did not meet, and fresh elections were held in November following the September Revolution.