Portuguese presidential election, 1919
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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]
There were a total of 7 candidates, 6 from the Republican Party (Portugal) and 1 from the Evolutionist Party. António José de Almeida of the Evolutionist Party won against his opponents and he was elected as the new President of Portugal.
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António Xavier Correia Barreto

Afonso Costa

Duarte Leite

Sebastião de Magalhães Lima
Results
Portuguese Presidential Election of 1919 - Results (6 December) | |||||||
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Candidates | Supporting parties | Votes | % | ||||
António José de Almeida | Evolutionist Party | 123 | 73.65 | ||||
Manuel Teixeira Gomes | Republican Party | 31 | 18.56 | ||||
Afonso Augusto da Costa | Republican Party | 0 | 0 | ||||
Duarte Leite | Republican Party | 0 | 0 | ||||
António Xavier Correia Barreto | Republican Party | 0 | 0 | ||||
Sebastião de Magalhães Lima | Republican Party | 0 | 0 | ||||
José Francisco Azevedo e Silva | Republican Party | 0 | 0 | ||||
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167 | 100.00 | |||||
Source:[2] |
References
- ↑ "1919 Presidential Election". Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ↑ "António José de Almeida". 26 June 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
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