1957 Portuguese legislative election

none Portugal parliamentary 1953 Portuguese legislative election 1953 1961 Portuguese legislative election 1961 All 120 seats in the National Assembly 61 3 November 1957 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 120 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 3 November 1957.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1542 978-3-8329-5609-7 The ruling National Union won all 120 seats."Portuguese Election Government Candidates Win Every Seat" The Times, 4 November 1957, p9, Issue 53989 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 Although the majority of the opposition to the Estado Novo regime boycotted the election in protest at the lack of a free vote, a total of 34 opposition candidates attempted to register for the elections, 12 in Lisbon, 10 in Porto, six in Aveiro and six in Braga. The Lisbon candidates were rejected as their application was a day late, whilst the Porto and Aveiro candidates withdrew after failing to receive a guarantee that they could observe vote counting. Only the six candidates in Braga ultimately contested the election. Results File:Portugal Chamber of Deputies 1945-1957.svg National Union 120 Opposition lists 0 911618 1294368 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:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results