1951 Portuguese presidential election

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Turnout 77.2% Decrease 0.4 pp
  File:General Francisco Higino Craveiro Lopes, Presidente de Portugal.tif
Candidate Francisco Craveiro Lopes
Party National Union
Popular vote 965,236
Percentage 100%

President before election

Óscar Carmona
National Union

Elected President

Francisco Craveiro Lopes
National Union

The 1951 Portuguese presidential election was held on 22 July, five years earlier than scheduled due to the death of President Óscar Carmona on 18 April 1951.

Francisco Craveiro Lopes won the election unopposed after Manuel Quintão Meireles withdrew, while Rui Luís Gomes was removed from the ballot after being declared a communist by the Salazar dictatorship.

Results

Candidate Votes %
Francisco Craveiro Lopes 965,236 100
Manuel Quintão Meireles Withdrew
Rui Luís Gomes Rejected
Invalid/blank votes
Total 965,236 100
Registered voters/turnout 1,250,746 77.2
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