Portuguese presidential election, 1923

Portuguese presidential election of 1923

6 August 1923

Candidate Manuel Teixeira Gomes Bernardino Machado Party Portuguese Republican Party Portuguese Republican Party Popular vote 121 5 Percentage 62.37% 2.57%

President before election António José de Almeida Evolutionist Party (Portugal) Elected President Manuel Teixeira Gomes Democratic Party (Portugal)

Presidential elections were held in Portugal on 6 August 1923. The Congress of the Republic elected the president in Lisbon instead of the Portuguese people. However the new president Manuel Teixeira Gomes was elected In absentia, meaning that he wasn't present during the election.^[1]

There were a total of 5 candidates, 2 from the Democratic Party (Portugal) and 3 from the Republican Party (Portugal). Of these candidates, only the 2 Democratic Party (Portugal) members were left in which Manuel Teixeira Gomes won in a landslide victory against old president and party colleage Bernardino Machado.

Sebastião de Magalhães Lima (Republican)

Duarte Leite (Republican)

Results

Portuguese Presidential Election of 1923 - Results (6 August)
Candidates		Supporting parties	Votes	%
	Manuel Teixeira Gomes	Democratic Party	121	62.37
	Bernardino Machado	Democratic Party	5	2.57
	Duarte Leite	Republican Party	0	0
	Augusto Luís Vieira Soares[2]	Republican Party	0	0
	Sebastião de Magalhães Lima	Republican Party	0	0
Total Vote (turnout % with 68 blank votes)			194	100.00
Source:[3]

1st ballot
Manuel Teixeira Gomes			54.82%
Bernardino Machado			37.05%
Duarte Leite			1.52%
Augusto Luís Vieira Soares			1.01%
Sebastião de Magalhães			0.50%
Blank/Invalid			5.07%
Abstention			0%

2nd ballot
Manuel Teixeira Gomes			57.86%
Bernardino Machado			36.04%
Duarte Leite			0.50%
Augusto Luís Vieira Soares			1.01%
Blank/Invalid			4.56%
Abstention			0%

3rd ballot
Manuel Teixeira Gomes			62.37%
Bernardino Machado			2.57%
Blank/Invalid			34.51%
Abstention			0%

References

1. "1923 Presidential Election". Retrieved 13 December 2015.
2. "Augusto Luís Vieira Soares". Retrieved 13 December 2015.
3. "Manuel Teixeira Gomes". 26 June 2009. Retrieved 13 December 2015.