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August 1915 Portuguese presidential election

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August 1915 Portuguese presidential election

← May 1915 6 August 1915 Apr. 1918 →
 
Candidate Bernardino Machado António Xavier Correia Barreto [pt]
Party Democratic Democratic
Electoral vote 134 18
Percentage 74.86% 10.06%

President before election

Teófilo Braga
Democratic

Elected President

Bernardino Machado
Democratic

Presidential elections were held in Portugal on 6 August 1915. 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 seven candidates. One of the Democratic Party candidates, Bernardino Machado won against his opponents and he was elected as the new President of Portugal.[1]

Results

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CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond roundThird round
Votes%Votes%Votes%
Bernardino MachadoDemocratic7137.577540.5413474.86
António Xavier Correia Barreto [pt]Democratic4423.284524.321810.06
Guerra JunqueiroEvolutionist3317.463016.22
Duarte LeiteRepublican Union2010.581910.27
Augusto Alves da Veiga [pt]Democratic42.1242.16
Joaquim Pedro de Oliveira MartinsIndependent10.53
José Ernesto de Sousa CaldasIndependent10.53
Blank votes157.94126.492715.08
Total189100.00185100.00179100.00
Source: Archontology[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Bernardino Luís Machado Guimarães". 2 October 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2020.