1918 Portuguese general election

none Portugal 28 April 1918 yes Presidential election August 1915 Portuguese presidential election Aug. 1915 1918 Portuguese presidential election Dec. 1918 presidential Sidónio Pais Sidónio Pais.png National Republican Party (Portugal) 470,831 100.0% President Sidónio Pais National Republican Party (Portugal) Sidónio Pais National Republican Party (Portugal) yes Chamber of Deputies 1915 1919 All 155 seats in the Chamber of Deputies yes National Republican Party (Portugal) Sidónio Pais New 108 Monarchist Cause New 37 Portuguese Catholic Centre António Lino Neto 1 5 Others – 13 5 yes Senate 1915 1919 All 73 seats in the Senate yes National Republican Party (Portugal) Sidónio Pais New 32 Monarchist Cause New 10 Portuguese Catholic Centre António Lino Neto 1 1 Others – 3 30 Prime Minister Prime Minister after election Sidónio Pais National Republican Party (Portugal) Sidónio Pais National Republican Party (Portugal) General elections were held in Portugal on 28 April 1918, following a coup by Sidónio Pais in December 1917.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1542 978-3-8329-5609-7 The elections were boycotted by the Democratic Party, the Evolutionist Party and the Republican Union, who had won over 90% of the seats in the 1915 elections.Nohlen & Stöver, p1557 Although they included the first direct vote election for the position of President, Pais was the only candidate and the vote was uncontested.Nohlen & Stöver, p1563 In the parliamentary elections the result was a victory for the National Republican Party, which won 108 of the 155 seats in the House of Representatives and 32 of the 73 seats in the indirectly elected Senate.Nohlen & Stöver, pp1557-1558Nohlen & Stöver, p1543 Results President Sidónio Pais National Republican Party 470831 43127 900000 Nohlen & Stöver; Presidencyhttp://www.presidencia.pt/?idc=13&idi=34 Sidónio Pais pt Presidency of Portugal Lisbon 23 March 2025 Chamber of Deputies File:Portugal Chamber of Deputies 1918.svg National Republican Party 108 New Monarchist Cause 37 New Portuguese Catholic Centre 5 4 Other parties and independents 5 –8 –8 900000 Nohlen & Stöver Chamber of Deputies seats #ddd 550px 500px PNR #4A452A 69.68 CM #014A94 23.87 CCP #00BFFF 3.23 Others #DDDDDD 3.23 Senate File:Portugal Senate 1918.svg National Republican Party 32 New Monarchist Cause 10 New Portuguese Catholic Centre 1 0 Other parties and independents 30 +27 +4 900000 Nohlen & Stöver Senate seats #ddd 550px 500px PNR #4A452A 43.84 CM #014A94 13.70 CCP #00BFFF 1.37 Others #DDDDDD 41.10 Aftermath Pais was assassinated in Lisbon on 14 December. On 16 December João do Canto e Castro was elected by parliament for a "transitional term".Nohlen & Stöver, p1564 References External links Eleições de 1918 Category:Legislative elections in Portugal General Portugal Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results