1949 Portuguese legislative election

1949 Portuguese legislative election

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120 seats in the National Assembly 61 seats needed for a majority
First party   Leader António de Oliveira Salazar Party UN Last election 120 seats Seats won 120 Seat change Popular vote 927,264 Percentage 100.0% Swing
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Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 13 November 1949.^[1] Following the late withdrawal of the Democratic Opposition, only eight opposition candidates ran against the ruling National Union.

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.^[2]

Voters could delete names from the lists of candidates, but could not replace them.^[2] 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.^[2]

Campaign

The Democratic Opposition withdrew from the election shortly before election day.

The communist National Democratic Movement and the Youth Movement for Democratic Union both boycotted the election in protest at a lack of free vote.[4]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
National Union
Independent Agrarians
Regionalists
Invalid/blank votes		–	–
Total	927,264	100	120
Registered voters/turnout	1,223,172	75.8	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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