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Portugal presidential election (August, round 1) 1919

Portugal elections · 1919-08-06 · held

Presidential ballot in Congress.

Indirect election — selection through an electoral body rather than a direct national popular vote. The record notes explain the selection process.

Results: final · partial coverage · Votes cast by parliamentarians or electoral-college members; shares include blank/invalid ballots

Portugal presidential election (August, round 1) 1919 — recorded results
Party / candidateElector ballotsElector ballot shareSeatsElectoral votes
António José de Almeida
Evolutionist Party
8748.07%——
Manuel Teixeira Gomes
Democratic Party
8245.3%——
Afonso Costa
Democratic Party
31.66%——
Duarte Leite
Republican Union
10.55%——
António Xavier Correia Barreto
Democratic Party
10.55%——
Sebastião de Magalhães Lima
Democratic Party
10.55%——
José Francisco de Azevedo e Silva
Democratic Party
10.55%——

Indirect election: candidate votes are parliamentary or electoral-college ballots, not public votes. Public turnout and previous seat counts do not apply. 181 ballots were cast in this round, including 5 blank or invalid ballots. The date follows Parliament's archival record: 6 August, resolving a conflicting December date in the secondary article.

Sources & further reading

Historical presidential ballot results

Parliament / Presidency historical archive