1951 Portuguese presidential election
The Portuguese presidential election, 1951 was held on 22 July. The elections were called 5 years earlier due to the death of President Óscar Carmona on 18 April 1951. Francisco Craveiro Lopes won. He was the only candidate. Both opposition candidates became ineligible before the election was held; Manuel Quintão Meireles withdrew and Rui Luís Gomes was declared a communist by the Salazar dictatorship and his campaign suspended.
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Results
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Francisco Craveiro Lopes | 965,236 | 100 | |
Manuel Quintão Meireles - Withdrew | |||
Rui Luís Gomes - Candidacy rejected | |||
Invalid/blank votes | – | ||
Total | 965,236 | 100 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 1,250,746 | 77.2 | |
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Notes and references
- "Eleição presidencial de 1951" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 11 May 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- "Eleições Gerais Portuguesas desde 1820" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2005-01-05. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- "Elections in Portugal". Retrieved 5 August 2020.
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