1st Marquis of Sá da Bandeira Septembrist 1st Marquis of Sá da Bandeira Septembrist Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 20 November 1836.

[1] Elections had been held in July 1836 under the Constitutional Charter of 1826 and the Electoral Law of 7 August 1826.

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).

[1] However, restrictions on the electoral franchise meant that only around 4.5% of the population were eligible to vote.

[1] The newly elected Cortes Gerais met on 2 January 1837.