Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 2 May 1897.[1] Boycotted by the Portuguese Republican Party, they resulted in a victory for the Progressive Party, which won 88 seats.[2]
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.[2]
Parliamentary seats
Progressive
77.19%
Regenerator
20.18%
Others/Independent
2.63%
References
^Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1541 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7