1911 Portuguese presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Portugal on 24 August 1911. Following the Portuguese revolution in 1910 which saw the overthrow of King Manuel II, a Republican Provisional Government was formed under the leadership of Teófilo Braga. This election was held to elect the first official president of the newly established the First Portuguese Republic. Portugal's 1911 constitution stated that the Congress of the Republic must elect the president in Lisbon instead of the Portuguese people.[1]

Portuguese presidential election of 1911

24 August 1911

Candidate Manuel de Arriaga Bernardino Machado Party Portuguese Republican Party Portuguese Republican Party Popular vote 121 86 Percentage 55.76% 39.36%

President before election Teófilo Braga Portuguese Republican Party Elected President Manuel de Arriaga Portuguese Republican Party

There were a total of 5 candidates, all of whome were from the Republican Party (Portugal). Manuel de Arriaga won against his opponents and he was elected as the first President of the First Portuguese Republic.[1]

Duarte Leite

Sebastião de Magalhães Lima

Augusto Manuel Alves da Veiga

Results

Portuguese Presidential Election of 1911 - Results (24 August)
Candidates		Supporting parties	Votes	%
	Manuel José de Arriaga Brum da Silveira	Republican Party	121	55.76
	Bernardino Luís Machado Guimarães	Republican Party	86	39.36
	Duarte Leite Pereira da Silva	Republican Party	4	1.84
	Sebastião de Magalhães Lima	Republican Party	1	0.46
	Augusto Manuel Alves da Veiga	Republican Party	1	0.46
Total Vote (turnout % with 4 blank votes)			217	100.00
Source:[1]

1st ballot Manuel de Arriaga   55.76% Bernardino Machado   39.36% Duarte Leite   1.84% Sebastião de Magalhães   0.46% Augusto Alves da Veiga   0.46% Blank/Invalid   1.84%

References

1. "Manuel José de Arriaga Brum da Silveira e Peyrelongue". 26 June 2009. Retrieved 18 July 2020.