1945 Portuguese legislative election

none Portugal parliamentary 1942 Portuguese legislative election 1942 1949 Portuguese legislative election 1949 All 120 seats in the National Assembly 61 18 November 1945 Oliveira Salazar, retratado por San Payo (Arquivo Municipal de Lisboa, MNV001514).png 140 110 150 5 10 center António de Oliveira Salazar National Union (Portugal) 100 seats 120 20 Prime Minister Prime Minister after election António de Oliveira Salazar National Union (Portugal) António de Oliveira Salazar National Union (Portugal) Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 18 November 1945.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1542 978-3-8329-5609-7 Following reforms introduced by António de Oliveira Salazar, they were the first elections in the Estado Novo to allow opposition parties. The Movement of Democratic Unity was formed by opposition activists, but alongside all opposition candidates,Raby DL (1991) Fascism and resistance in Portugal: communists, liberals and military dissidents in the opposition to Salazar, 1941-1974 Manchester University Press, p25 they withdrew from the election before polling day, alleging electoral fraud.The New State Country Studies As a result, only candidates of the National Union contested the election."Portugal at the Polls" The Times, 20 November 1945, p5, Issue 50304 Electoral system Prior to the elections, the electoral system underwent significant reform. The single 100-member national constituency was replaced by 21 multi-member constituencies and one single-member constituency covering the Azores, together electing a total of 120 members, 13 of which were from Portuguese colonies.Nohlen & Stöver, p1535 Voters could now delete names from the lists of candidates, but could not replace them. Suffrage was given 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, or, in an extension to the rules, if they were the head of a household and met the same literacy and tax criteria as men. Results File:Portugal Chamber of Deputies 1945-1957.svg National Union 120 489133 909456 Nohlen & Stöver References See also Politics of Portugal List of political parties in Portugal Elections in Portugal Category:Legislative elections in Portugal Legislative Portugal Category:One-party elections Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results