1822 Portuguese legislative election

none Portugal 1816 Parliamentary 1820 Portuguese legislative election 1820 1826 Portuguese legislative election 1826 22 November 1822 All 154 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 78 Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 22 November 1822.1822 November 22 ISCSP The elections were the only vote held under the 1822 constitution, which provided for a unicameral legislature.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1529 978-3-8329-5609-7 Background The Liberal Revolution of 1820 would lead to the 1820 Portuguese elections and to the Constituent Cortes of 1820.Monarquia https://www.parlamento.pt/Parlamento/Paginas/monarquia.aspx 2020-07-18 Parliament of Portugal The Constituent Cortes would approve the Portuguese Constitution of 1822, along with alterations to the electoral system that would be implemented in 1822.Costa Joana Filipa Pereira 2019-05-14 O processo eleitoral de 1822 na província de Entre-Douro-e-Minho https://impactum-journals.uc.pt/rhi/article/view/2183-8925_37_4 Revista de História das Ideias pt 37 79–108 10.14195/2183-8925_37_4 2183-8925 free Electoral system Unlike in 1820, when an indirect system was used, members of the new 154-seat legislature were elected directly by secret vote according to the electoral law passed on 11 July 1822; 102 were elected from multi-member constituencies on the mainland with between three and six seats, six were elected from Maderia and the Azores, 39 from Brazil and seven from single-member constituencies representing overseas colonies. A two-round system was used, with candidates needing to receive at least 50% of the vote in the first round to be elected; in the second round only a plurality was required.Nohlen & Stöver, p1530 All men over the age of 25 were enfranchised except members of religious orders, servants, vagabonds and those still dependent on their parents. Men who were married, serving in the military, had graduated from university or were part of the secular clergy were allowed to vote if they were aged 20 or over. In comparison with the previous election of 1820, this election would also restrict voting rights to the literate.Ramos Rui 2004 Para uma história política da cidadania em Portugal http://www.scielo.mec.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0003-25732004000400002&lng=pt&nrm=iso&tlng=en Análise Social 172 547–569 0003-2573 ProvinceElectoral districtsNumber of deputiesMinhoArcos de Valdevez, Barcelos, Braga, Guimarães, Penafiel, Porto25Trás-os-MontesBragança, Vila Real9Beira Arganil, Aveiro, Castelo Branco, Coimbra, Feira, Guarda, Lamego, Trancoso, Viseu32EstremaduraAlenquer, Leiria, Lisboa, Setúbal, Tomar23AlentejoBeja, Évora, Portalegre9AlgarveFaro4Outside of mainland PortugalAdjacent IslandsMadeira (3) and Açores (3)6BrazilAlagoas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Pará, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Negro, Santa Catarina, São Paulo39ColoniesAngola (1), Cabo Verde (2), São Tomé e Príncipe (1), Moçambique (1), Goa (1), Macau, Timor e Solor (1)7 Aftermath thumb|Prince Miguel during the events of Vilafrancada The Vilafrancada (27 May 1823) would mark the beginning of the end of the 1822 constitution and a return to absolutism. The parliament held its last session on 2 June 1823, when it approved a declaration against any change to the 1822 constitution.Monarquia https://www.parlamento.pt/Parlamento/Paginas/monarquia.aspx 2020-07-20 Parliament of Portugal Two days later, John VI of Portugal signs a letter declaring that the constitution needs reform and later summons the Portuguese Cortes. The Septembrism movement would reinstate the 1822 constitution (12 September 1836 - 4 April 1838). References Category:Legislative elections in Portugal Legislative Portugal Portugal Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results