1911 Portuguese Constituent National Assembly election

1911 Portuguese Constituent National Assembly election

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234 seats to the Chamber of Deputies 118 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Teófilo Braga Azedo Gneco Party Republican Party Socialist Party Leader since 1910 1895 Last election 14 Did not run Seats won 229 2 Seat change 215 New Popular vote 210,000 8,000 Percentage 84% 7% Swing 75% New
Prime Minister before election Teófilo Braga PRP Prime Minister after election Teófilo Braga PRP

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Constituent Assembly elections were held in Portugal on 28 May 1911, following a coup in October 1910.^[1] The result was a victory for the Portuguese Republican Party, which won 229 of the 234 seats.^[2]

Electoral system

The country was divided into 51 constituencies for the election.

Property qualifications for voters were abolished and suffrage was extended to all adults who were either literate or heads of their households, as well as soldiers, who had previously been barred from voting.[4] Bankrupts and "vagabonds" were excluded from the electoral roll.^[3]

Candidates for the election had to be literate, and could not run in more than one seat.^[3] Party lists had to obtain a certain number of signatures in every constituency (100 in Lisbon and Oporto and 25 in other constituencies) in order to contest the election.^[3]

Parties

The table below lists the parties that contested the elections:

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Portuguese Republican Party			229
Portuguese Socialist Party			2
Other parties			3
Invalid/blank votes		–	–
Total			234
Registered voters/turnout	846,801		–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Aftermath

The 1911 constitution was subsequently drawn up, which provided for a bicameral parliament and a president elected by a two-thirds vote in Parliament.^[3]

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