1919 Portuguese presidential election

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]

1919 Portuguese presidential election
6 December 1919
 
Candidate António José de Almeida Manuel Teixeira Gomes
Party Evolutionist Democratic
Popular vote 123 31
Percentage 73.65% 18.56%
President before election

João do Canto e Castro
National Republican

 Elected President

António José de Almeida
Evolutionist

There were a total of 7 candidates. António José de Almeida of the Evolutionist Party won against his opponents and he was elected as the new President of Portugal.

Results
1919 Portuguese presidential election
Candidate Party 1st Ballot 2nd Ballot 3rd Ballot
Votes % Votes % Votes %
António José de Almeida Evolutionist Party 87 48.07 93 51.96 123 73.65
Manuel Teixeira Gomes Democratic Party 82 45.30 83 46.37 31 18.56
Afonso Costa Democratic Party 3 1.66
Duarte Leite Republican Union 1 0.55
António Correia Barreto Democratic Party 1 0.55
Sebastião de Magalhães Lima Democratic Party 1 0.55
Francisco Azevedo e Silva Democratic Party 1 0.55
Blank votes 5 2.76 3 1.68 13 7.78
Total votes 181 100.00 179 100.00 167 100.00
Source: [1]

References
  1. "1919 Presidential Election". Retrieved 29 December 2015.
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