1925 Portuguese presidential election

1925 Portuguese presidential election

11 December 1925

File:BernardinoMachado.png Candidate Bernardino Machado Duarte Leite Party Democratic Party (Portugal) Liberal Republican Popular vote 148 5 Percentage 93.08% 3.14%

President before election Manuel Teixeira Gomes Democratic Party (Portugal) Elected President Bernardino Machado Democratic Party (Portugal)

Presidential elections were held in Portugal on 11 December 1925. 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. Bernardino Machado won against his opponents and he was granted a second term as the President of Portugal.

Results

1925 Portuguese presidential election

Candidate		Party	1st Ballot		2nd Ballot
			Votes	%	Votes	%
	Bernardino Machado	Democratic Party	124	70.86	148	93.08
	Duarte Leite	Liberal Republican Party	33	18.86	5	3.14
	Francisco Gomes Teixeira	Liberal Republican Party	5	2.86
	Jacinto Nunes	Liberal Republican Party	5	2.86
	António Bettencourt Rodrigues	Liberal Republican Party	1	0.57	1	0.63
	Afonso Costa	Democratic Party	1	0.57
	Carlos Belo de Morais	Independent	1	0.57
Blank votes			5	2.86	5	3.14
Total votes			175	100.00	159	100.00
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