1951 Portuguese presidential election
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Presidential elections were held in Portugal on 22 July 1951, five years earlier than scheduled due to the death of President Óscar Carmona on 18 April 1951.
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22 July 1951
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| Turnout | 77.17% ( 0.44pp) | |||||||||
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Francisco Craveiro Lopes won the election unopposed after Manuel Quintão Meireles withdrew, while Rui Luís Gomes was removed from the ballot after being declared a communist by the Salazar dictatorship.
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| Francisco Craveiro Lopes | National Union | |||
| Manuel Quintão Meireles (withdrew) | Independent | |||
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| Total votes | 965,236 | – | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,250,746 | 77.17 | ||
| Source: ISCSP,[1][2] De Almeida[3] | ||||
