1918 Portuguese general election
Presidential election
Turnout 57.0%
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber of Deputies
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Senate
Senate
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
General elections were held in Portugal on 28 April 1918, following a coup by Sidónio Pais in December 1917.[1] Democratic Party , the Evolutionist Party and the Republican Union , who had won over 90% of the seats in the 1915 elections .[2]
Although they included the first direct vote election for the position of President, Pais was the only candidate and the vote was uncontested.[3] National Republican Party , which won 108 of the 155 seats in the House of Representatives and 32 of the 73 seats in the indirectly elected Senate.[4] [5]
Results President Chamber of Deputies
Chamber of Deputies seats
PNR
69.68%
CM
23.87%
CCP
3.23%
Others
3.23%
Senate
Senate seats
PNR
43.84%
CM
13.70%
CCP
1.37%
Others
41.10%
Aftermath Pais was assassinated in Lisbon on 14 December.[3] João do Canto e Castro was elected by parliament for a "transitional term".[1] [6]
References
^ a b Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook , p1542 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7 ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1557
^ a b Nohlen & Stöver, p1563
^ Nohlen & Stöver, pp1557-1558
^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1543
^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1564
External links
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