Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 28 November and 12 December 1847.[1]
Electoral system edit
The elections were held under the Constitutional Charter of 1826,[2] and in accordance with a decree issued on 12 August 1847.[1] Members of the Chamber of Deputies were elected in an indirect system in which voters elected provincial assemblies, who in turn elected members of the Chamber.[2]
The 142 members of the Chamber of Deputies included 119 representing the mainland and 10 representing islands (all elected in multi-member constituencies), with another 13 representing overseas colonies (three elected in single-member constituencies and ten in multi-member constituencies).[1]
Campaign edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d Elections of 1847 (28 November and 12 December) Archived 2018-02-09 at the Wayback Machine ISCSP
- ^ a b Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1530 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7