1918 Portuguese presidential election

1918 Portuguese presidential election

16 December 1918

Candidate João do Canto e Castro Party PNR Electoral vote 137 Percentage 99.28%

President before election Sidónio Pais PNR Elected President João do Canto e Castro PNR

Presidential elections were held in Portugal on 16 December 1918. Following Portugal's 1911 constitution, the Congress of the Republic must elect the president in Lisbon instead of the Portuguese people.

The election was held two days after the assassination of the Portuguese president Sidónio Pais on 14 December 1918. There were a total of four candidates. At the first ballot quorum wasn't reached, so the election was repeated, this time with the necessary members present. National Republican João do Canto e Castro won against his opponents and he was elected as the new President of Portugal succeeding the late Sidónio Pais.

Results

Candidate		Party	First round		Second round
			Votes	%	Votes	%
	João do Canto e Castro	National Republican Party	121	96.80	137	99.28
	Tomás Garcia Rosado	Independent	1	0.80
	Basílio Teles	Democratic Party	1	0.80
	José Relvas	Republican Union	1	0.80
Blank votes			1	0.80	1	0.72
Total			125	100.00	138	100.00