1915 Portuguese legislative election

1915 Portuguese legislative election
13 June 1915
Turnout59.9% (Increase22.8pp)
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Affonso Augusto da Costa (As Constituintes de 1911 e os seus Deputados, Livr. Ferreira, 1911).png
António José d'Almeida (As Constituintes de 1911 e os seus Deputados, Livr. Ferreira, 1911).png
Manuel de Brito Camacho (As Constituintes de 1911 e os seus Deputados, Livr. Ferreira, 1911).png
Leader Afonso Costa António José de Almeida Manuel de Brito Camacho
Party Democratic Evolutionist Republican Union
Last election 68 (Chamber)
24 (Senate) 		41 (Chamber)
16 (Senate) 		36 (Chamber)
18 (Senate)
Seats won 106 (Chamber)
45 (Senate) 		26 (Chamber)
9 (Senate) 		15 (Chamber)
11 (Senate)
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
PSP
D. António Augusto Castro Meireles.png
Leader António Augusto de Castro Meireles
Party Socialist PCC
Last election 2 (Chamber)
2 (Senate) 		Did not contest
Seats won 2 (Chamber)
0 (Senate) 		1 (Chamber)
1 (Senate)
Most voted-for party by municipality
Prime Minister before election

José de Castro
Democratic

Prime Minister after election

Afonso Costa
Democratic

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Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 13 June 1915.[1] The result was a victory for the Democratic Party, which won 106 of the 163 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 45 of the 69 seats in the Senate.[2]

Results

Chamber of Deputies

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Democratic Party106+38
Evolutionist Party26–15
Republican Union15–21
Portuguese Socialist Party20
Catholic Centre Party1New
Other parties and independents13+7
Total163+10
Total votes282,387–
Registered voters/turnout471,55759.88
Source: Nohlen & Stöver
Chamber of Deputies seats
Democratic Party
 
 65.03%
Evolutionist Party
 
 15.95%
Republican Union
 
 9.20%
Socialist Party
 
 1.23%
Catholic Center
 
 0.61%
Others
 
 7.98%

Senate

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Democratic Party45+21
Republican Union11–7
Evolutionist Party9–7
Catholic Centre Party1New
Portuguese Socialist Party0–2
Other parties and independents3–3
Total69+3
Total votes276,188–
Registered voters/turnout471,55758.57
Source: Nohlen & Stöver
Senate seats
Democratic Party
 
 65.22%
Republican Union
 
 15.94%
Evolutionist Party
 
 13.04%
Catholic Center
 
 1.44%
Others
 
 4.35%

Notes

References

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1541 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, pp1557-1558
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