1918 Portuguese general election

General elections were held in Portugal on 28 April 1918, following a coup by Sidónio Pais in December 1917.^[1] The elections were boycotted by the Democratic Party, the Evolutionist Party and the Republican Union, who had won over 90% of the seats in the 1915 elections.^[2]

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1918 Portuguese general election

28 April 1918

Presidential election

← Aug. 1915 Dec. 1918 â†’

Nominee Sidónio Pais Party PNR Popular vote 470,831 Percentage 100.0%

President before election Sidónio Pais PNR Elected President Sidónio Pais PNR

Chamber of Deputies

← 1915 1919 â†’

All 155 seats in the Chamber of Deputies

Party Leader Seats +/– PNR Sidónio Pais 108 New CM 37 New PCC António Lino Neto 5 +4 Others – 5 −8 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Senate

← 1915 1919 â†’

All 73 seats in the Senate

Party Leader Seats +/– PNR Sidónio Pais 32 New CM 10 New PCC António Lino Neto 1 0 Others – 30 +27 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after election Sidónio Pais PNR Sidónio Pais PNR

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Although they included the first direct vote election for the position of President, Pais was the only candidate and the vote was uncontested.^[3] In the parliamentary elections the result was a victory for the National Republican Party, which won 108 of the 155 seats in the House of Representatives and 32 of the 73 seats in the indirectly elected Senate.^[4][5]