1919 Portuguese presidential election
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← Dec. 1918 | 6 December 1919 | 1923 → |
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| | | Candidate | António José de Almeida | Manuel Teixeira Gomes | Party | Evolutionist | Democratic | Electoral vote | 123 | 31 | Percentage | 73.65% | 18.56% | |
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Presidential elections were held in Portugal on 6 December 1919. Following Portugal's 1911 constitution, the Congress of the Republic must elect the president in Lisbon instead of the Portuguese people.[1]
There were a total of seven candidates. António José de Almeida of the Evolutionist Party won against his opponents and he was elected as the new President of Portugal.
Results
Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | Third round |
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % |
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| António José de Almeida | Evolutionist | 87 | 48.07 | 93 | 51.96 | 123 | 73.65 |
| Manuel Teixeira Gomes | Democratic | 82 | 45.30 | 83 | 46.37 | 31 | 18.56 |
| Afonso Costa | Democratic | 3 | 1.66 | | |
| Duarte Leite | Republican Union | 1 | 0.55 | | |
| António Xavier Correia Barreto [pt] | Democratic | 1 | 0.55 | | |
| Sebastião de Magalhães Lima [pt] | Democratic | 1 | 0.55 | | |
| José Francisco de Azevedo e Silva [pt] | Democratic | 1 | 0.55 | | |
Blank votes | 5 | 2.76 | 3 | 1.68 | 13 | 7.78 |
Total | 181 | 100.00 | 179 | 100.00 | 167 | 100.00 |
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Source: CPHRC[1] |
References
- ^ a b "1919 Presidential Election". Retrieved 29 December 2015.
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