Portuguese presidential election, 1918

Portuguese presidential election of 1918

16 December 1918



Candidate	João do Canto e Castro Silva Antunes Júnior	Tomás António Garcia Rosado
Party	Portuguese Republican Party	Portuguese Independent Party
Popular vote	138	0
Percentage	99.2%	0.00%

President before election

Sidónio Pais
Portuguese Republican Party

Elected President

João do Canto e Castro
Portuguese Republican Party

Presidential elections were held in Portugal on 16 December 1918. Following Portugal's 1911 constitution, the Congress of the Republic must elect the president in Lisbon instead of the Portuguese people.^[1]

The election was held two days after the assassination of the Portuguese president Sidónio Pais on 14 December 1918. There were a total of 4 candidates, 3 from the Republican Party (Portugal) and 1 from the Independent Party. Republican João do Canto e Castro won against his opponents and he was elected as the new President of Portugal succeeding the late Sidónio Pais.

José Relvas (Republican)

Results


Portuguese Presidential Election of 1918 - Results (16 December)
Candidates		Supporting parties	Votes	%
	João do Canto e Castro	Republican Party	138	99.2
	José Carlos de Mascarenhas Relvas	Republican Party	0	0
	Basílio Teles	Republican Party	0	0
	Tomás António Garcia Rosado	Independent Party	0	0
Total Vote (turnout % with 1 blank vote)			138	100.00
Source:

1st ballot

João do Canto e Castro			96.80%
José Relvas			0.80%
Basílio Teles			0.80%
Tomás António Rosado			0.80%
Blank/Invalid			0.80%
Abstention			0%

2nd ballot

João do Canto e Castro			99.20%
Blank/Invalid			0.80%
Abstention			0%

References

↑ "João do Canto e Castro Silva Antunes". 24 November 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2015.

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