1918 Portuguese general election|
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Presidential election |
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Chamber of Deputies |
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All 155 seats in the Chamber of Deputies |
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Senate |
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All 73 seats in the Senate |
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General elections were held in Portugal on 28 April 1918, following a coup by Sidónio Pais in December 1917.[1] The elections were boycotted by the Democratic Party, the Evolutionist Party and the Republican Union, who had won over 90% of the seats in the 1915 elections.[2]
Although they included the first direct vote election for the position of President, Pais was the only candidate and the vote was uncontested.[3] In the parliamentary elections the result was a victory for the National Republican Party, which won 108 of the 155 seats in the House of Representatives and 32 of the 73 seats in the indirectly elected Senate.[4][5]
Results
President
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Sidónio Pais | National Republican Party | 470,831 | 100.00 |
| Total | 470,831 | 100.00 |
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| Valid votes | 470,831 | 91.61 |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 43,127 | 8.39 |
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| Total votes | 513,958 | 100.00 |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 900,000 | 57.11 |
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| Source: Nohlen & Stöver; Presidency[6] |
Chamber of Deputies
| Chamber of Deputies seats |
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| | | | PNR | | 69.68% | | CM | | 23.87% | | CCP | | 3.23% | | Others | | 3.23% | |
Senate
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| | | | PNR | | 43.84% | | CM | | 13.70% | | CCP | | 1.37% | | Others | | 41.10% | |
Aftermath
Pais was assassinated in Lisbon on 14 December.[3] On 16 December João do Canto e Castro was elected by parliament for a "transitional term".[1][7]
References
- ^ a b Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1542 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1557
- ^ a b Nohlen & Stöver, p1563
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, pp1557-1558
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1543
- ^ "Sidónio Pais". Presidency of Portugal (in Portuguese). Lisbon. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1564
External links
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