November 1836 Portuguese legislative election

Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 20 November 1836.

20 November 1836

1838 →

All 130 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
66 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party

Leader	Passos Manuel	José da Silva Carvalho [pt]
Party	Septembrist	Cartista
Last election	30 seats	79 seats
Seats won	79	2
Seats after	49	77

Prime Minister before election

1st Marquis of Sá da Bandeira
Septembrist

Elected Prime Minister

1st Marquis of Sá da Bandeira
Septembrist

Electoral system

Elections had been held in July 1836 under the Constitutional Charter of 1826 and the Electoral Law of 7 August 1826. However, following the September Revolution, the 1822 constitution was restored. The constitution, together with decrees issued on 8 October and 10 November, created a 130-seat legislature with 122 members elected from multi-member constituencies on the mainland and islands and eight members elected in overseas colonies (six in single-member constituencies and two in a two-seat constituency). However, restrictions on the electoral franchise meant that only around 4.5% of the population were eligible to vote.

Results

The result was a victory for the moderate Setembristas, who won a majority of seats, with the previously ruling Cartistas winning only two seats.


Party		Seats
	Septembrist	79
	Cartistas	2
	Others	49
Total		130

Source: ICSCP

Parliamentary seats

Septemberist			60.77%
Cartista			1.54%
Others			37.69%

Aftermath

The newly elected Cortes Gerais met on 2 January 1837.