(Latin Steampunk) 1857 Riograndense general election

A general election was in held the Riograndense Republic on April 4, 1857 in order to elect the Fifth legislature of the Republic. This election only determined the makeup of the Chamber of Deputies. The Chamber was expanded to 44 seats after the 1854 census. The prolonged economic crisis led to the continuing decline of the Republican Party. For the second election in a row the Republican Party maintained its hold over the Chamber of Deputies despite a significant loss of popularity. José Mariano de Matos was re-elected as president in 1859.