Orienting Labour Party

The Orienting Labour Party (Portuguese: Partido Orientador Trabalhista, POT) was a political party in Brazil.[1] It supported Cristiano Machado to the presidency of Brazil in the 1950 general elections.[2][3] Owing to unimpressive results, its registration was revoked by the Superior Electoral Court in 1951.[4]

Orienting Labour Party
Partido Orientador Trabalhista
LeaderWaldemar Pinto Peixoto
Founded16 June 1945
Dissolved12 October 1951
HeadquartersRio de Janeiro, RJ

Electoral history

Presidential elections

Election Candidate Running mate Colligation First round Second round Result
Votes % Votes %
1950 Cristiano Machado (PSD) None PSD; PR; POT; PST 1.697.173 21,49% (#3) - - Lost Red XN
None Altino Arantes (PSD) PSD; PR; POT 1.649.309 23,40% (#3) - - Lost Red XN

Chamber of Deputies and Senate elections

Election Chamber of Deputies Senate Notes
Votes % Seats +/- Votes % Seats +/-
1950 19.384 0,25%
0 / 304
Steady 19.479 0,24%
0 / 22
Steady [5][6]

References

  1. Cehelsky, Marta (2019-03-04). Land Reform In Brazil: The Management of Social Change. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-429-70615-8.
  2. Brasil, CPDOC-Centro de Pesquisa e Documentação História Contemporânea do. "PARTIDO ORIENTADOR TRABALHISTA (POT)". CPDOC - Centro de Pesquisa e Documentação de História Contemporânea do Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  3. "Partido Orientador Trabalhista - identificação". www.tse.jus.br. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  4. "Partido Orientador Trabalhista - registro provisório". www.tse.jus.br. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  5. "TRE-RJ - Eleições". www.tre-rj.jus.br. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  6. "Repositório de dados eleitorais". www.tse.jus.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-05-30.


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