Election Name: | 1934 Portuguese National Assembly election |
Country: | Portugal |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1925 Portuguese legislative election |
Previous Year: | 1925 |
Next Election: | 1938 Portuguese legislative election |
Next Year: | 1938 |
Seats For Election: | 100 seats to the National Assembly |
Majority Seats: | 51 |
Election Date: | 16 December 1934 |
Leader1: | António de Oliveira Salazar |
Party1: | National Union (Portugal) |
Last Election1: | 100 seats |
Seats1: | 100 |
Popular Vote1: | 476,706 |
Percentage1: | 100.0% |
Map Size: | 300px |
Prime Minister | |
Posttitle: | Prime Minister after election |
Before Election: | António de Oliveira Salazar |
Before Party: | National Union (Portugal) |
After Election: | António de Oliveira Salazar |
After Party: | National Union (Portugal) |
Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 16 December 1934,[1] the first following the establishment of the one-party state known as the Estado Novo. The National Union was the only party to contest the elections, and no opposition candidates were allowed to run.[2] It subsequently won all seats in the National Assembly, three of which were taken by women.
For the elections the country formed a single 100-member constituency.[3] Suffrage was extended to all men aged 21 or over as long as they were literate or paid over 100 escudos in taxation, and to women aged over 21 if they had completed secondary education.[3] However, only 8.2% of the population were registered to vote.[4]
Party | Votes | % | Seats |
---|---|---|---|
National Union | 100 | 100 | |
Invalid/blank votes | – | – | |
Total | 476,706 | 100 | 100 |
Registered voters/turnout | 588,957 | 80.2 | – |
align=left colspan=4 | Source: Nohlen & Stöver |