1923 Portuguese presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Portugal on 6 August 1923. The Congress of the Republic elected the president in Lisbon instead of the Portuguese people. However the new president Manuel Teixeira Gomes was elected In absentia, meaning that he wasn't present during the election.[1]

Portuguese presidential election of 1923
6 August 1923
 
Candidate Manuel Teixeira Gomes Bernardino Machado
Party Portuguese Democratic Party Portuguese Democratic Party
Popular vote 121 5
Percentage 62.37% 2.57%
President before election

António José de Almeida
Evolutionist Party (Portugal)

 Elected President

Manuel Teixeira Gomes
Democratic Party (Portugal)

There were a total of 5 candidates, 2 from the Democratic Party (Portugal) and 3 from the Republican Party (Portugal). Of these candidates, only the 2 Democratic Party (Portugal) members were left in which Manuel Teixeira Gomes won in a landslide victory against old president and party colleague Bernardino Machado.

Sebastião de Magalhães Lima (Republican)
Duarte Leite (Republican)

Results
 
Portuguese Presidential Election of 1923 - Results (6 August)
Candidates Supporting parties Votes %
Manuel Teixeira Gomes Democratic Party 121 62.37
Bernardino Machado Democratic Party 5 2.57
Duarte Leite Republican Party 0 0
Augusto Luís Vieira Soares[2] Republican Party 0 0
Sebastião de Magalhães Lima Republican Party 0 0
Total Vote (turnout % with 68 blank votes)
 194 100.00
Source:[3]
1st ballot
Manuel Teixeira Gomes
 
 54.82%
Bernardino Machado
 
 37.05%
Duarte Leite
 
 1.52%
Augusto Luís V. Soares
 
 1.01%
Sebastião de Magalhães
 
 0.50%
Blank/Invalid
 
 5.07%
2nd ballot
Manuel Teixeira Gomes
 
 57.86%
Bernardino Machado
 
 36.04%
Duarte Leite
 
 0.50%
Augusto Luís V. Soares
 
 1.01%
Blank/Invalid
 
 4.56%
3rd ballot
Manuel Teixeira Gomes
 
 62.37%
Bernardino Machado
 
 2.57%
Blank/Invalid
 
 34.51%

References
  1. "1923 Presidential Election". Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  2. "Augusto Luís Vieira Soares". Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  3. "Manuel Teixeira Gomes". 26 June 2009. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
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