1919 Portuguese presidential election

1919 Portuguese presidential election

6 December 1919

File:Presidente António José de Almeida.jpg File:Retrato oficial de Manuel Teixeira Gomes.png Candidate António José de Almeida Manuel Teixeira Gomes Party Evolutionist Party 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 Party

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.

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
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