1911 Portuguese presidential election

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1911 Portuguese presidential election
24 August 1911 1915 →
  Manuel de Arriaga - Fotografia Vasques Bernardino Machado - Presidente Português
Candidate Manuel de Arriaga Bernardino Machado
Party Portuguese Republican Party Portuguese Republican Party
Electoral vote 121 86
Percentage 55.76% 39.36%
President before election

Teófilo Braga
Portuguese Republican Party

Elected President

Manuel de Arriaga
Portuguese Republican Party

Presidential elections were held in Portugal on 24 August 1911. Following the Portuguese revolution in 1910 which saw the overthrow of King Manuel II, a Republican Provisional Government was formed under the leadership of Teófilo Braga. This election was held to elect the first official president of the newly established the First Portuguese Republic. Portugal's 1911 constitution stated that the Congress of the Republic must elect the president in Lisbon instead of the Portuguese people.[1]

There were a total of 5 candidates, all of whome were from the Republican Party (Portugal). Manuel de Arriaga won against his opponents and he was elected as the first President of the First Portuguese Republic.[1]

Duarte Leite
Sebastião de Magalhães Lima
Augusto Manuel Alves da Veiga

Results[]

Portuguese Presidential Election of 1911 - Results (24 August)
Candidates Supporting parties Votes %
Manuel José de Arriaga Brum da Silveira Republican Party 121 55.76
Bernardino Luís Machado Guimarães Republican Party 86 39.36
Duarte Leite Pereira da Silva Republican Party 4 1.84
Republican Party 1 0.46
Republican Party 1 0.46
Total Vote (turnout % with 4 blank votes) 217 100.00
Source:[1]
1st ballot
Manuel de Arriaga
 
 55.76%
Bernardino Machado
 
 39.36%
Duarte Leite
 
 1.84%
Sebastião de Magalhães
 
 0.46%
Augusto Alves da Veiga
 
 0.46%
Blank/Invalid
 
 1.84%

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Manuel José de Arriaga Brum da Silveira e Peyrelongue". 26 June 2009. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
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