1942 Portuguese legislative election

Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 1 November 1942.[1] The country was a one-party state at the time and the National Union was the only party to contest the elections, with no opposition candidates allowed to run.[2]

1942 Portuguese National Assembly election

← 1938 1 November 1942 1945 →

100 seats to the National Assembly
51 seats needed for a majority
  First party
 
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Leader António de Oliveira Salazar
Party UN
Last election 100 seats
Seats won 100
Seat change Steady
Popular vote 758,215
Percentage 100.0%
Swing Steady

Prime Minister before election

António de Oliveira Salazar
UN

Prime Minister after election

António de Oliveira Salazar
UN

Electoral system

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For the elections the country formed a single 100-member constituency.[3] All men aged 21 or over were eligible to vote as long as they were literate or paid over 100 escudos in taxation, whilst women aged over 21 had to have completed secondary education to do so.[3] However, only 11% of the population were registered to vote.[4]

Results

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Party Votes % Seats
National Union 100 100
Invalid/blank votes
Total 758,215 100 100
Registered voters/turnout 870,922 87.1
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1542 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1527
  3. ^ a b Nohlen & Stöver, p1535
  4. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1544

See also

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