August 1915 Portuguese presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Portugal on 6 August 1915. 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 August 1915

6 August 1915

Candidate Bernardino Machado Correia Barreto Party Portuguese Democratic Party Portuguese Republican Party Popular vote 134 18 Percentage 74.86% 10.06%

President before election Teófilo Braga Portuguese Democratic Party Elected President Bernardino Machado Portuguese Democratic Party

There were a total of 7 candidates, all but one were from the Republican Party (Portugal). The only Democratic Party candidate Bernardino Machado won against his opponents and he was elected as the new President of Portugal.[1]

Abílio de Guerra Junqueiro

Duarte Leite

Augusto Manuel Alves da Veiga

Joaquim Pedro de Oliveira Martins

Results

Portuguese Presidential Election of August 1915 - Results (6 August)
Candidates		Supporting parties	Votes	%
	Bernardino Luís Machado Guimarães	Democratic Party	134	74.86
	António Xavier Correia Barreto	Republican Party	18	10.06
	Abílio de Guerra Junqueiro	Republican Party	0	0
	Duarte Leite Pereira da Silva	Republican Party	0	0
	Augusto Manuel Alves da Veiga	Republican Party	0	0
	Joaquim Pedro de Oliveira Martins	Republican Party	0	0
	José Ernesto de Sousa Caldas	Republican Party	0	0
Total Vote (turnout % with 27 blank votes)			179	100.00
Source:[1]

1st ballot Bernardino Machado   37.57% Correia Baretto   23.28% Guerra Junqueiro   17.46% Duarte Leite   10.58% Augusto Alves da Veiga   2.12% Joaquim Pedro Martins   0.53% José de Sousa Caldas   0.53% Blank/Invalid   7.94%

2nd ballot Bernardino Machado   40.98% Correia Baretto   24.59% Guerra Junqueiro   16.39% Duarte Leite   10.38% Augusto Alves da Veiga   1.09% Blank/Invalid   6.56%

3rd ballot Bernardino Machado   74.86% Correia Baretto   10.06% Blank/Invalid   15.08%

References

1. "Bernardino Luís Machado Guimarães". 2 October 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2020.