Portuguese legislative election, 1919
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Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 11 May 1919.[1] The three main parties that boycotted the 1918 elections returned to contest the elections. The result was a victory for the Democratic Party, which won 86 of the 163 seats in the House of Representatives and 36 of the 71 seats in the Senate.[2][3]
Results
Party | House of Representatives | Senate | ||||||
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Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
Democratic Party | 86 | New | 36 | New | ||||
Evolutionist Party | 38 | New | 27 | New | ||||
Republican Union | 17 | New | New | |||||
Portuguese Socialist Party | 8 | New | 0 | New | ||||
Catholic Centre Party | 1 | –4 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Other parties and independents | 13 | –8 | 7 | –23 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
Total | 163 | +8 | 71 | –2 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 500,000 | – | – | 500,000 | – | – | ||
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
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