1820 Portuguese legislative election

none Portugal 1816 Parliamentary 1822 Portuguese legislative election 1822 10–27 December 1820 All 110 seats in the Constituent Cortes 56 Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal between 10 and 27 December 1820.Elections of 1820 (December) ISCSP They followed the Liberal Revolution on 24 August. These were the first parliamentary elections in Portugal.Leston-Bandeira Cristina https://books.google.com/books?id=jwD9gnmTY_YC&q=1820+Portuguese+elections&pg=PR12 From Legislation to Legitimation: The Role of the Portuguese Parliament 2004 Psychology Press 978-0-7146-5728-8 en This election aimed to form assemblies in three levels: parochial, provincial, and the Constituent Cortes of 1820.Cortes Gerais e Extraordinárias da Nação Portuguesa http://mapa.an.gov.br/index.php/dicionario-periodo-colonial/164-cortes-gerais-e-extraordinarias-da-nacao-portuguesa 2020-07-18 MAPA Background Portugal was ruled as an absolute monarchy since 1698, the last time Portugal had any sort of representative assembly prior to 1820.J.H. Saraiva, (1993) Historia de Portugal p.231 The Liberal Revolution had as its main political objective the creation of a democratically elected parliament, but there were three approaches to what sort of parliamentary government should be established:Seixo José 2018 O Deputado José António Guerreiro nas Cortes Constituintes de 1821/1822 https://www.academia.edu/42111959 Omni Tempore 3 pt A slight adaptation of the Spanish Constitution of 1812; A revival of the Portuguese Cortes; A direct election parliamentary system. While the latter option initially won, the aftermath of the Martinhada (11 November 1820) would lead to the Spanish Constitution of 1812 option being implemented in the 1820 elections. Electoral system The new electoral law was introduced on 22 November and had been directly translated from 1812 Spanish constitution, which had a wide electoral franchise but indirect electoral system.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1529 978-3-8329-5609-7 All literate men had the right to vote except monks, servants, and some other groups. Otherwise eligible men in Portuguese colonies were also allowed to vote. In a three-stage process, the electorate directly elected members of parochial assemblies, who then elected provincial assemblies whose members then elected the members of the legislature (i.e., the Constituent Cortes of 1820). There were a total of six provinces in mainland Portugal: Alentejo, Beira, Estremadura, Minho, Trás-os-Montes, and Algarve. Results The 110 elected members included 43 jurists and magistrates, 20 academics, 15 members of the church, 11 military personnel, five property owners, three physicians and three tradespeople. The vast majority were members of masonic societies. Aftermath This election would form the Constituent Cortes of 1820, which would nominate a new government (the Regência which replaced the provisional government Junta Provisional do Governo Supremo do Reino), create the Portuguese Constitution of 1822 and order John VI of Portugal to return from Brazil to swear the 1822 Constitution.Monarquia https://www.parlamento.pt/Parlamento/Paginas/monarquia.aspx 2020-07-18 Parliament A second legislative election was held in 1822, the only to be held under the Constitution of 1822.1822 November 22 ISCSP The Vilafrancada (27 May 1823) would bring an end to the 1822 Constitution. References Category:Legislative elections in Portugal Legislative Portugal Portugal