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to the presidency of Brazil in the 1950 general elections.[2][3] Owing to unimpressive results, its registration was revoked by the Superior Electoral Court in 1951.[4]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

Election results

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Presidential elections

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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  N
None Altino Arantes (PSD) PSD; PR; POT 1.649.309 23,40% (#3) - - Lost  N

Parliamentary elections

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Election Chamber of Deputies Senate Notes
Votes % Seats +/- Votes % Seats +/-
1950 19.384 0,25%
0 / 304
  19.479 0,24%
0 / 22
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References

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  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. Archived from the original on 2021-07-17. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  4. ^ "Partido Orientador Trabalhista - registro provisório". www.tse.jus.br. Archived from the original on 2019-10-16. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  5. ^ "TRE-RJ - Eleições". www.tre-rj.jus.br. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  6. ^ "Repositório de dados eleitorais". www.tse.jus.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2018-05-15. Retrieved 2020-05-30.