1934 Portuguese legislative election explained

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.

Electoral system

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]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
National Union100100
Invalid/blank votes
Total476,706100100
Registered voters/turnout588,95780.2
align=left colspan=4Source: Nohlen & Stöver

See also

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1527
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p1535
  4. Nohlen & Stöver, p1544