1949 Portuguese legislative election

none Portugal parliamentary 1945 Portuguese legislative election 1945 1953 Portuguese legislative election 1953 All 120 seats in the National Assembly 61 13 November 1949 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) 120 seats 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 13 November 1949.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1542 978-3-8329-5609-7 Following the late withdrawal of the Democratic Opposition, only eight opposition candidates ran against the ruling National Union. Electoral system The elections were held using 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 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 if they were the head of a household and met the same literacy and tax criteria as men. Campaign The Democratic Opposition withdrew from the election shortly before election day."General Election In Portugal Only Eight Opposition Candidates" The Times, 12 November 1949, p3, Issue 51537 This left only eight opposition candidates on two lists; a Regionalist list in Castelo Branco including former Prime Minister Francisco Cunha Leal and an Independent Agrarian list in Portalegre including monarchist Pequito Rebelo. The communist National Democratic Movement and the Youth Movement for Democratic Union both boycotted the election in protest at a lack of free vote."Elections In Portugal Opposition Candidates Defeated" The Times, 9 November 1953, p7, Issue 52774 Results National Union Independent Agrarians Regionalists 927264 1223172 Nohlen & Stöver References Category:Legislative elections in Portugal Legislative election Portuguese legislative election Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results