1915 Portuguese legislative election

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Portuguese legislative election, 1915 (Chamber)
Portugal
← 1913 13 June 1915 1918 →
Turnout59.9% (Increase22.8)
Party Leader % Seats +/–
Democratic Afonso Costa 106 +38
Evolutionist António José de Almeida 26 -15
Republican Union Manuel de Brito Camacho 15 -21
Socialist 2 0
Catholic Centre Central commission[n 1] 1 New
[[Others and independents|Others and independents]] 13 +7
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after election
José de Castro
Democratic Party
Afonso Costa
Democratic Party
Portuguese legislative election, 1915 (Senate)
Party Leader % Seats +/–
Democratic Afonso Costa 45 +21
Evolutionist António José de Almeida 9 -7
Republican Union Manuel de Brito Camacho 11 -7
Socialist 0 -2
Catholic Centre 1 New
[[Others and independents|Others and independents]] 3 -3
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

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[]

Party
Portugal Chamber of Deputies 1915.svg
Chamber of Deputies
Portugal Senate 1915.svg
Senate
Votes % Seats +/– Seats +/–
Democratic Party 106 +38 45 +21
Evolutionist Party 26 –15 9 –7
Republican Union 15 –21 11 –7
Portuguese Socialist Party 2 0 0 –2
Catholic Centre Party 1 New 1 New
Other parties and independents 13 +7 3 –3
Invalid/blank votes
Total 282,387 100 163 69
Registered voters/turnout 471,557 59.9
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Notes[]

  1. ^ The central commission was constituted by , and .

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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