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.[1]
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There were a total of seven candidates. António José de Almeida of the Evolutionist Party won against his opponents and he was elected as the new President of Portugal.
Results edit
| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | Third round | ||||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| António José de Almeida | Evolutionist | 87 | 48.07 | 93 | 51.96 | 123 | 73.65 | |
| Manuel Teixeira Gomes | Democratic | 82 | 45.30 | 83 | 46.37 | 31 | 18.56 | |
| Afonso Costa | Democratic | 3 | 1.66 | |||||
| Duarte Leite | Republican Union | 1 | 0.55 | |||||
| António Xavier Correia Barreto | Democratic | 1 | 0.55 | |||||
| Sebastião de Magalhães Lima | Democratic | 1 | 0.55 | |||||
| José Francisco de Azevedo e Silva | Democratic | 1 | 0.55 | |||||
| Blank votes | 5 | 2.76 | 3 | 1.68 | 13 | 7.78 | ||
| Total | 181 | 100.00 | 179 | 100.00 | 167 | 100.00 | ||
| Source: CPHRC[1] | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ a b "1919 Presidential Election". Retrieved 29 December 2015.