1938 Portuguese legislative election

none Portugal parliamentary 1934 Portuguese legislative election 1934 1942 Portuguese legislative election 1942 All 100 seats in the National Assembly 51 30 October 1938 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 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 30 October 1938.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1542 978-3-8329-5609-7 The country was a one-party state at the time and the National Union was the only party to contest the elections, with no opposition candidates allowed to run.Nohlen & Stöver, p1527 Electoral system For the elections the country formed a single 100-member constituency.Nohlen & Stöver, p1535 All men aged 21 or over were eligible to vote as long as they were literate or paid over 100 escudos in taxation, whilst women aged over 21 had to have completed secondary education to do so. However, only 11% of the population were registered to vote.Nohlen & Stöver, p1544 Results File:Portugal Chamber of Deputies 1934-1942.svg National Union 100 694290 829054 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