May 1915 Portuguese presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Portugal on 29 May 1915. Following the resignation of president Manuel de Arriaga, an election was held to see who would complete the remainder of his term. Portugal's 1911 constitution stated that the Congress of the Republic must elect the president in Lisbon instead of the Portuguese people.[1]

May 1915 Portuguese presidential election
29 May 1915
 
Candidate Teófilo Braga Duarte Leite
Party Democratic Independent
Popular vote 98 1
Percentage 96.08% 0.98%
President before election

Manuel de Arriaga
Democratic

 Elected President

Teófilo Braga
Democratic

Teófilo Braga, the former President of the Provisional Government was elected to replace Manuel de Arriaga with almost unanimous support from Congress, becoming the second President of the Republic.[1]

Results
May 1915 Portuguese presidential election
Candidate Party 1st Ballot
Votes %
Teófilo Braga Democratic Party 98 96.08
Duarte Leite Independent 1 0.98
Blank votes 3 2.94
Total votes 102 100.00
Source: [1]

References
  1. "Joaquim Teófilo Fernandes Braga". 6 October 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
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