1923 Portuguese presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Portugal on 6 August 1923. The Congress of the Republic elected the president in Lisbon instead of the Portuguese people. However the new president Manuel Teixeira Gomes was elected In absentia, meaning that he wasn't present during the election.[1]

1923 Portuguese presidential election

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Candidate Manuel Teixeira Gomes Bernardino Machado
Party Democratic PRN
Electoral vote 121 5
Percentage 62.37% 2.58%

President before election

António José de Almeida
Evolutionist

Elected President

Manuel Teixeira Gomes
Democratic

There were a total of five candidates. Manuel Teixeira Gomes won the election against his opponents and became the next President of the Republic.

Results

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CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond roundThird round
Votes%Votes%Votes%
Manuel Teixeira GomesDemocratic Party10857.7511758.5012162.37
Bernardino MachadoNationalist Republican Party7339.047135.5052.58
Duarte LeiteRepublican Liberal Party31.6010.50
Augusto Vieira SoaresDemocratic Party10.5321.00
Sebastião de Magalhães Lima [pt]Democratic Party10.53
Blank votes10.5394.506835.05
Total187100.00200100.00194100.00
Source: CPHRC[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "1923 Presidential Election". Retrieved 13 December 2015.