1919 Portuguese presidential election

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]

1919 Portuguese presidential election

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Presidente António José de Almeida.jpg
Retrato oficial de Manuel Teixeira Gomes.png
Candidate António José de Almeida Manuel Teixeira Gomes
Party Evolutionist Democratic
Electoral vote 123 31
Percentage 73.65% 18.56%

President before election

João do Canto e Castro
PNR

Elected President

António José de Almeida
Evolutionist

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

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CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond roundThird round
Votes%Votes%Votes%
António José de AlmeidaEvolutionist8748.079351.9612373.65
Manuel Teixeira GomesDemocratic8245.308346.373118.56
Afonso CostaDemocratic31.66
Duarte LeiteRepublican Union10.55
António Xavier Correia Barreto [pt]Democratic10.55
Sebastião de Magalhães Lima [pt]Democratic10.55
José Francisco de Azevedo e Silva [pt]Democratic10.55
Blank votes52.7631.68137.78
Total181100.00179100.00167100.00
Source: CPHRC[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "1919 Presidential Election". Retrieved 29 December 2015.