1934 Portuguese legislative election

none Portugal parliamentary 1925 Portuguese legislative election 1925 1938 Portuguese legislative election 1938 All 100 seats in the National Assembly 51 16 December 1934 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 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 16 December 1934,Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1542 978-3-8329-5609-7 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.Nohlen & Stöver, p1527 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.Nohlen & Stöver, p1535 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. However, only 8.2% of the population were registered to vote.Nohlen & Stöver, p1544 Results File:Portugal Chamber of Deputies 1934-1942.svg National Union 100 476706 588957 Nohlen & Stöver References See also Politics of Portugal List of political parties in Portugal Elections in Portugal Category:Legislative elections in Portugal Legislative Category:One-party elections Category:Single-candidate elections Portugal Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results