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1921 Portuguese legislative election

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1921 Portuguese legislative election

← 1919 10 July 1921 1922 →

163 seats to the Chamber of Deputies
82 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
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Leader António Granjo Afonso Costa Álvaro de Castro
Party PLR PD PR
Leader since 1919 1912 1920
Last election 55 seats[n 1] 86 seats Did not contest
Seats won 79 54 12
Seat change Increase 24 Decrease 32 Increase 12

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
CM
CCP
PR
Leader António Lino Neto
Party CM CCP PR
Leader since 1915
Last election Did not contest 1 seat Did not contest
Seats won 4 3 2
Seat change Increase 4 Increase 2 Increase 2

Prime Minister before election

Tomé José de Barros Queirós
PLR

Prime Minister after election

António Granjo
PLR

Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 10 July 1921.[1] Prior to the elections, the Republican Union had merged with the Evolutionist Party to form the Republican Liberal Party (PLR).[2] The elections resulted in the PLR becoming the largest in Parliament, winning 79 of the 163 seats in the House of Representatives and 32 of the 71 seats in the Senate.[3]

The government that was subsequently formed lasted only a few months, as on 19 October (the "night of blood"), a military coup resulted in the deaths of several prominent conservative figures including prime minister António Granjo.[2] New elections were held in January 1922.

Results

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Party
House of Representatives
Senate
Votes % Seats +/– Votes % Seats +/–
Republican Liberal Party 79 +24 32 +5
Democratic Party 54 –32 22 –14
Reconstitution Party 12 New 7 New
Monarchist Cause 4 New 0 New
Catholic Centre Party 3 +2 3 +2
Portuguese Socialist Party 0 –8 0 0
Regionalist Party 2
Other parties and independents 9 7 0
Invalid/blank votes
Total 163 0 71 0
Registered voters/turnout
Source: Nohlen & Stöver
Chamber of Deputies seats
PLR
48.47%
Democratic Party
33.13%
PR
7.36%
CM
2.45%
Catholic Center
1.84%
Regionalist Party
1.23%
Others
5.52%
Senate seats
PLR
45.07%
Democratic Party
30.99%
PR
9.86%
Catholic Center
4.23%
Others
9.86%

Notes

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  1. ^ The combined results of the PRE and PUR who merged prior to this election.

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1542 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ a b Baiôa, Manuel Pimenta Morgado; Fernandes, Paulo Jorge; Ribeiro de Meneses, Filipe (2003). "The Political History of Twentieth-Century Portugal". e-Journal of Portuguese History. ISSN 1645-6432.
  3. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, pp1557-1558