1918 Portuguese general election explained

Country:	Portugal
Election Date:	28 April 1918
Module:	Embed: yes Election Name: Presidential election Previous Election: August 1915 Portuguese presidential election Previous Year: Aug. 1915 Next Election: 1918 Portuguese presidential election Next Year: Dec. 1918 Type: presidential Turnout: 57.0% Nominee1: Sidónio Pais Image1: Sidónio Pais.png Party1: National Republican Party (Portugal) Popular Vote1: 513,958 Percentage1: 100% President Before Election: Sidónio Pais Before Party: National Republican Party (Portugal) After Election: Sidónio Pais After Party: National Republican Party (Portugal) Module: Embed: yes Election Name: Chamber of Deputies Previous Election: 1915 Next Election: 1919 Seats For Election: All 155 seats in the Chamber of Deputies Nopercentage: yes Party1: National Republican Party (Portugal) Leader1: Sidónio Pais Last Election1: New Seats1: 108 Party2: Monarchist Cause Last Election2: New Seats2: 37 Party3: Portuguese Catholic Centre Leader3: António Lino Neto Last Election3: 1 Seats3: 5 Party4: Others Leader4: – Last Election4: 13 Seats4: 5 Module: Embed: yes Election Name: Senate Previous Election: 1915 Next Election: 1919 Seats For Election: All 73 seats in the Senate Nopercentage: yes Party1: National Republican Party (Portugal) Leader1: Sidónio Pais Last Election1: New Seats1: 32 Party6: Monarchist Cause Last Election6: New Seats6: 10 Party7: Portuguese Catholic Centre Leader7: António Lino Neto Last Election7: 1 Seats7: 1 Party8: Others Leader8: – Last Election8: 3 Seats8: 30 Prime Minister Posttitle: Prime Minister after election Before Election: Sidónio Pais Before Party: National Republican Party (Portugal) After Election: Sidónio Pais After Party: National Republican Party (Portugal)

General elections were held in Portugal on 28 April 1918, following a coup by Sidónio Pais in December 1917.^[1] The elections were boycotted by the Democratic Party, the Evolutionist Party and the Republican Union, who had won over 90% of the seats in the 1915 elections.^[2]

Although they included the first direct vote election for the position of President, Pais was the only candidate and the vote was uncontested.^[3] In the parliamentary elections the result was a victory for the National Republican Party, which won 108 of the 155 seats in the House of Representatives and 32 of the 73 seats in the indirectly elected Senate.^{[4] [5]}

Results

Senate

Aftermath

Pais was assassinated in Lisbon on 14 December.^[3] On 16 December João do Canto e Castro was elected by parliament for a "transitional term".^{[1] [6]}

External links

• Eleições de 1918

Notes and References

1. [Dieter Nohlen]
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1557
3. Nohlen & Stöver, p1563
4. Nohlen & Stöver, pp1557-1558
5. Nohlen & Stöver, p1543
6. Nohlen & Stöver, p1564