August 1915 Portuguese presidential election
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| | | Candidate | Bernardino Machado | António Xavier Correia Barreto [pt] | Party | Democratic | Democratic | Electoral vote | 134 | 18 | Percentage | 74.86% | 10.06% | |
President before election Teófilo Braga Democratic | Elected President Bernardino Machado Democratic | |
Presidential elections were held in Portugal on 6 August 1915. 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. One of the Democratic Party candidates, Bernardino Machado won against his opponents and he was elected as the new President of Portugal.[1]
Results
Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | Third round |
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % |
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| Bernardino Machado | Democratic | 71 | 37.57 | 75 | 40.54 | 134 | 74.86 |
| António Xavier Correia Barreto [pt] | Democratic | 44 | 23.28 | 45 | 24.32 | 18 | 10.06 |
| Guerra Junqueiro | Evolutionist | 33 | 17.46 | 30 | 16.22 | |
| Duarte Leite | Republican Union | 20 | 10.58 | 19 | 10.27 | |
| Augusto Alves da Veiga [pt] | Democratic | 4 | 2.12 | 4 | 2.16 | |
| Joaquim Pedro de Oliveira Martins | Independent | 1 | 0.53 | | |
| José Ernesto de Sousa Caldas | Independent | 1 | 0.53 | | |
Blank votes | 15 | 7.94 | 12 | 6.49 | 27 | 15.08 |
Total | 189 | 100.00 | 185 | 100.00 | 179 | 100.00 |
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Source: Archontology[1] |
References
- ^ a b c "Bernardino Luís Machado Guimarães". 2 October 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
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