1969 Portuguese legislative election

none January 2026 Portugal parliamentary 1965 Portuguese legislative election 1965 1973 Portuguese legislative election 1973 All 130 seats in the National Assembly 66 26 October 1969 Marcello caetano.jpg 140 110 150 5 20 Marcello Caetano National Union (Portugal) 130 981,263 88.1% Francisco Pereira de Moura - A Capital (22Out1969).png 160 110 150 10 14 8b0000 Francisco Pereira de Moura CDE 0 114,745 10.3% Prime Minister Prime Minister after election Marcello Caetano National Union (Portugal) Marcello Caetano National Union (Portugal) Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 26 October 1969.Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1542 978-3-8329-5609-7 The elections were announced on 12 August, and were the first under the Prime Minister Marcello Caetano, appointed in the previous year to replace the long-term Prime Minister António de Oliveira Salazar, who had been left incapacitated after a stroke. The ruling National Union won all seats with an official turnout of 62.5%. Electoral system The constitution of 1933 stated that elections were to be held in all of Portugal's 18 constituencies by majority party list system, with all seats in each constituency going to the party list with a plurality of votes. In order to select a specific candidate, voters were formally able to strike out names. The electoral law of 5 December 1958 (rearranged to allow for the National Assembly to appoint the president) guaranteed universal suffrage for all mature, literate citizens, but unofficially curtailed female participation. All natural-born nationals residing in Portugal for the previous five years were allowed to stand for election. The Chamber of Corporations, consisting of 200 members or more, was appointed by the government following the election to the National Assembly. Although Caetano had made some effort to blunt the harsher edges of the regime, the election took place in an environment little different from the past 40 years. Numerous opposition candidates bowed out of the race prematurely due to reportedly extensive harassment and voter manipulation. After the election, the government banned the two opposition "electoral commissions" and ordered them dissolved.Portugal Inter-Parliamentary Union Parties The major parties involved and the respective leaders: Democratic Electoral Commission (CDE), Francisco Pereira de Moura Monarchist Electoral Commission (CEM), Henrique Barrilaro Ruas National Union (UN), Marcello Caetano United Democratic Electoral Commission (CEUD), Mário Soares Results right|thumb|Marcelo Caetano casting his ballot. right|thumb|Mário Soares and his wife, Maria Barroso, casting their ballots. File:Portugal Chamber of Deputies 1961-1969.svg National Union 981263 130 Democratic Electoral Commission 114745 0 United Democratic Electoral Commission 16863 0 Monarchist Electoral Commission darkblue 1324 0 1053 1784341 Inter-Parliamentary Union References Legislative Category:Legislative elections in Portugal Portugal