1919 Portuguese presidential election
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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]
There were a total of 7 candidates, 6 from the Republican Party (Portugal) and 1 from the Evolutionist Party. António José de Almeida of the Evolutionist Party won against his opponents and he was elected as the new President of Portugal.
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António Xavier Correia Barreto
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Afonso Costa
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Duarte Leite
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Sebastião de Magalhães Lima
Results[]
Candidates | Supporting parties | Votes | % | ||
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António José de Almeida | Evolutionist Party | 123 | 73.65 | ||
Manuel Teixeira Gomes | Republican Party | 31 | 18.56 | ||
Afonso Augusto da Costa | Republican Party | 0 | 0 | ||
Duarte Leite | Republican Party | 0 | 0 | ||
Republican Party | 0 | 0 | |||
Republican Party | 0 | 0 | |||
Republican Party | 0 | 0 | |||
Total Vote (turnout % with 13 blank votes) | 167 | 100.00 | |||
Source:[2] |
References[]
- ^ "1919 Presidential Election". Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ^ "António José de Almeida". 26 June 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
Categories:
- 1919 elections in Europe
- 1919 elections in Portugal
- Presidential elections in Portugal
- December 1919 events