1925 Portuguese presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Portugal on 11 December 1925. Following Portugal's 1911 constitution, the Congress of the Republic must elect the president in Lisbon instead of the Portuguese people.[1]

Portuguese presidential election of 1925

11 December 1925

Candidate Bernardino Machado Duarte Leite Party Portuguese Democratic Party Portuguese Republican Party Popular vote 148 5 Percentage 92.5% 3.12%

President before election Manuel Teixeira Gomes Democratic Party (Portugal) Elected President Bernardino Machado Democratic Party (Portugal)

There were a total of 7 candidates, 1 from the Democratic Party (Portugal), 3 from the Republican Party (Portugal), 2 from the Liberal Regenerator Party and 1 candidate from the Independent party . Of these candidates, only the 1 Democratic Party (Portugal) member, 1 Republican Party (Portugal) member and 1 Liberal Regenerator Party member were left in which Bernardino Machado won in a landslide victory against his opponents and he was granted a second term as the President of Portugal.

Francisco Gomes Teixeira (Liberal)

António Maria de Bettencourt Rodrigues (Liberal)

Afonso Costa (Republican)

José Jacintho Nunes (Republican)

Results

Portuguese Presidential Election of 1925 - Results (11 December)
Candidates		Supporting parties	Votes	%
	Bernardino Machado	Democratic Party	148	92.50
	Duarte Leite	Republican Party	5	3.12
	Francisco Gomes Teixeira	Liberal Regenerator Party	0	0
	António Maria de Bettencourt Rodrigues	Liberal Regenerator Party	1	0.62
	Carlos Belo de Morais	Independent Party	0	0
	Afonso Costa	Republican Party	0	0
	José Jacinto Nunes	Republican Party	0	0
Total Vote (turnout % with 5 blank votes)			160	100.00
Source:[2]

1st ballot Bernardino Machado   72.94% Duarte Leite   19.41% Francisco Gomes Teixeira   2.94% António Rodrigues   0.58% Carlos Belo de Morais   0.58% Afonso Costa   0.58% José Jacinto Nunes   0.58% Blank/Invalid   2.94%

2nd ballot Bernardino Machado   92.50% Duarte Leite   3.12% António Rodrigues   0.62% Blank/Invalid   3.12%

References

1. "1925 Presidential Election". Retrieved 13 December 2015.
2. "Bernardino Machado". 2 October 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2015.